Revit Starting View – What you see First!
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!
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
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!
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
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
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
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!
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…
How to quickly split columns in Revit – The 2 Best methods
On a project recently we had only preliminary sizes for the beams and columns. The columns were modeled spanning from Ground level right up to level 5. Upon investigation, we found…
