General Revit Tips Archives

Revit Tags Rotate with Component – Some do and some don’t!

·June 18, 2018
·Karl Tanner
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Revit Tags are such a Powerful tool for annotating elements within your project. They make life so much easier when dealing with changes. They provide consistency with your annotations and save time…

Revit Starting View – What you see First!

·May 29, 2018
·Karl Tanner
·5 Comments

The starting view in Revit is the very first thing you, your team members or other consultants see when they open a project. It is often overlooked, but can be a…

Creating a Rebar Schedule in Revit – with Images!

·April 23, 2018
·Karl Tanner
·6 Comments

Schedules are very powerful tools in Revit. They are a really useful way to display model information and are essential when documenting your project. There are times when we would like to…

Attachment vs Overlay when Linking Revit Files

·February 2, 2018
·Karl Tanner
·2 Comments

Once you link a Revit or IFC model into your project, you have the option to change the Reference Type to either Overlay or Attachment. What the heck does that mean? If you select…

Creating Revit 3d Presentation Views That Look Cool!

·June 15, 2017
·Karl Tanner
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Recently my company was updating our pitch documents and brochures that we give to potential clients. We didn't want to show just drawings, or photos of the finished building, but…

Export Revit models – Local files, Archiving, and eTransmit

·May 22, 2017
·Karl Tanner
·4 Comments

Have you ever been asked to send a client or consultant your Revit file for them to use? If you have worksharing enabled, do you send your Local file or…

Quick Tip – How to Create A Metal deck profile family

·March 30, 2017
·Karl Tanner
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This is a quick guide on creating a Metal Deck Profile to be used within Structural decking flooring systems in Revit. To find out how to create a structural decking floor…

Blank Dimensions – How to create a dimension without text in Revit

·February 14, 2017
·Karl Tanner
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Here is a tip I picked up recently about creating "Blank dimensions" in Revit, which I wanted to share with you all quickly. Often times when Drafting we need to add…

Custom Revit Hatch Patterns – The EASY way!

·January 10, 2017
·Karl Tanner
·13 Comments

A question I get asked about a lot (and I’m sure you have probably asked this yourself!) is how do I make my own Revit hatch patterns?! Revit comes with a…

Revit Tags Rotate with Component – Some do and some don’t!

Revit Starting View – What you see First!

Creating a Rebar Schedule in Revit – with Images!

Attachment vs Overlay when Linking Revit Files

Creating Revit 3d Presentation Views That Look Cool!

Export Revit models – Local files, Archiving, and eTransmit

Quick Tip – How to Create A Metal deck profile family

Blank Dimensions – How to create a dimension without text in Revit

Custom Revit Hatch Patterns – The EASY way!

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