General Revit Tips Archives

Advanced Revit Schedules – Calculated Fields and Conditional Formats

·February 20, 2019
·Karl Tanner
·0 Comments

I've already mentioned how powerful Revit schedules can be here. They are really useful for displaying model information in your documentation. They are also extremely powerful ways to check and validate…

How To Find Out What Version Of Revit A File Is Without Opening Revit

·December 12, 2018
·Karl Tanner
·7 Comments

As we all know, Autodesk bring out a new version of Revit every year. I for one have multiple versions of Revit loaded, as I have worked on a lot…

You Legend! – Creating Legends in Revit using Legend Components

·November 12, 2018
·Karl Tanner
·6 Comments

Whilst we create digital models and work in 3D, at the end of the day we still need to produce 2D drawings which can be understood by many. Our drawings…

Revit Family Guidelines: Top 20 Rules for Properly Built Revit Families

·October 23, 2018
·Pete Heibel
·1 Comment

Architects, draftsmen, designers, and engineers regularly encounter moments where we need to represent a building component in Revit and we’re faced with a decision. How are we going to represent…

How to Edit Profile of Curved Wall In Revit

·July 30, 2018
·Karl Tanner
·4 Comments

I was working on some interesting curved Retaining Walls in Revit the other day, and needed the top of the wall to slope and match the ground contours. When your…

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

·June 18, 2018
·Karl Tanner
·0 Comments

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…

Advanced Revit Schedules – Calculated Fields and Conditional Formats

How To Find Out What Version Of Revit A File Is Without Opening Revit

You Legend! – Creating Legends in Revit using Legend Components

Revit Family Guidelines: Top 20 Rules for Properly Built Revit Families

How to Edit Profile of Curved Wall In Revit

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

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