tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14161916874960355422024-03-14T14:49:57.861-04:00Revit Learning ClubResources for Revit PracticeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1416191687496035542.post-70421255191866317412016-01-18T21:04:00.000-05:002016-01-18T21:04:26.992-05:00Dynamo VideosAt AU:<br />
<a href="http://au.autodesk.com/au-online/classes-on-demand/search?full-text=Dynamo+">http://au.autodesk.com/au-online/classes-on-demand/search?full-text=Dynamo+</a><br />
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Youtube from the last year:<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1416191687496035542.post-79378919516412889862015-02-15T20:25:00.000-05:002015-02-16T05:36:39.158-05:00Big Project CommandmentsLast year I was working on a large, multi-phase, multi-discipline project at an architectural firm. These are some notes I took. Please consider this advice:<br />
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<li>Everybody, including people sending in RVTs from other disciplines, must have the same update release of Revit. The "Application Manager" that installs with Revit 2015 may falsely indicate that the software is all up to date. This post gives directions on how to get to R2: <a href="http://revitlearningclub.blogspot.com/2014/12/latest-autodesk-revit-2015-update-r2.html">http://revitlearningclub.blogspot.com/2014/12/latest-autodesk-revit-2015-update-r2.html</a><br /><br />When everyone is using the same software version, we can seek other explanations when strange bugs are encountered. </li>
<li>Decide early what Phases will be used and what they will be called.</li>
<li>Location: Everyone must know what the origin of the project should be so we can link our RVTs together without having to move them. If using laser scans, ideally they will use the same origin.</li>
<li>Levels and Grids: Do not add unnecessary ones willy-nilly. Decide who controls them. Use Scope Boxes on large projects to control Level and Grid extents.</li>
<li>Model things in 3D where possible if they will be seen in more than one view.</li>
<li>Worksets: Use them for performance only. They are not layers. They are not phases.</li>
<li>Model things rectilinearly when at all possible. Capturing reality has its limitations in Revit. Modelling walls not rectilinearly has a big overhead. Using a point cloud can help us average out the position of things and still keep them square. If you have to skew things, think about the implications.</li>
<li>To keep maximum performance, when sharing RVTs in a large project between the architects and subs, the files need to have the views & sheets deleted and purge-unused. This is somewhat laborious. Decide who will do it. It's nice to have it done before the RVTs are transmitted.</li>
<li>Press & Drag: It's on by default when Revit is installed. Having it turned off is safest in most cases while modelling in Revit. This will avoid inadvertent dragging of elements.</li>
<li>Move with Disjoin. Be careful. Sometimes it's needed but it can cause major problems. See <a href="http://revitlearningclub.blogspot.com/2012/08/beware-disjoin.html">http://revitlearningclub.blogspot.com/2012/08/beware-disjoin.html</a></li>
<li>Forget using Wall Sweeps. Model in-place with sketched profiles or profile families. This gives us more control, plus we can copy them around.</li>
<li>Last one leaving for the evening does a save-as with compress Central.</li>
<li>Everyone makes a new Local in the morning when starting work. Keep your old Locals if you have space. If something gets deleted accidently, it may be able to be copy-pasted in from an old Local.</li>
<li>Purging-unused can help performance. It can also erase things we need. Use prudently.</li>
<li><a href="http://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2015/ENU/?guid=GUID-14CD8006-F0DF-4223-A748-36EFA751FA09" target="_blank">Worksharing Monitor</a> is a good thing. It lets us see when others are synchronizing, etc. </li>
<li>Laser Scans: If existing conditions are important, having an in-context point cloud allows us to have a mostly objective knowledge of where things are in 3D space. If you've ever worked with scan data, going back to projects that don't have it and guessing where everything is is tough.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1416191687496035542.post-5247839741509684382015-01-05T23:18:00.000-05:002015-02-15T19:24:13.462-05:00Turning artwork to mesh for import to RevitThis is a tutorial on making meshes for the <a href="http://truevis.com/revit-mesh-import/" target="_blank"><b>Mesh Import</b></a> app, which lets us bring meshes into Revit's project environment. This is one way of making a mesh.<br />
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The free online app, <a href="https://tinkercad.com/" target="_blank">Tinkercad</a>, lets one import an SVG and turn it into a solid.<br />
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Find or make an image and turn it into <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalable_Vector_Graphics" target="_blank">SVG format</a>. <a href="http://image.online-convert.com/convert-to-svg">http://image.online-convert.com/convert-to-svg</a> is an easy way to do it.</div>
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In Tinkercad, select your SVG:</div>
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Give it some parameters and click "Import":</div>
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Using the Revit add-in <a href="http://truevis.com/revit-mesh-import/" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank"><b>Mesh Import</b></a>, import the new OBJ file:</div>
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Use the art as you wish in your project:</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1416191687496035542.post-17981675088817982632015-01-01T22:34:00.000-05:002015-01-01T22:40:21.006-05:00Getting Revit to start while debugging API apps with Visual Studio 2013To debug Revit API apps with Visual Studio 2013, one has to start Revit 2015 and then run the DLL created.<br />
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Out of the box, one will get this crash of Revit before Revit even gets open:<br />
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As indicated in Jeremy Tammik's <a href="http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2013/11/debugging-revit-2014-api-with-visual-studio-2013.html" target="_blank">blog</a>, the answer is to <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudioalm/archive/2013/10/16/switching-to-managed-compatibility-mode-in-visual-studio-2013.aspx" target="_blank">switch to managed compatibility mode</a>.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1416191687496035542.post-4713767496147050492014-12-23T16:37:00.000-05:002016-03-23T02:56:42.013-04:00Photogrammetry Mesh into Revit as Point Cloud<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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I made a photogrammetry mesh of a building facade in the free version of <a href="https://recap360.autodesk.com/" target="_blank">Recap 360</a> from about 50 images. It came out really well, even though all of the photos were taken from ground level.</div>
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From there, I downloaded the files as a ZIP, which contains the mesh as OBJ. Its "materials" are also included, but using them is another issue.</div>
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I opened the mesh in the open-source <a href="http://meshlab.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">MeshLab</a>. It looks very good. </div>
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The big challenge is to get it to the <b>proper scale</b>. A known distance on the building is required. I assumed that the double doors are 6 feet wide.</div>
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From the mesh, using the <i>Measuring Tool</i> in MeshLab, it read 4.493.</div>
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6 feet equals 1.83 meters </div>
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I calculated 1.83 รท 4.493 = <b>0.407</b> (remembering that number).</div>
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I export from MeshLab as format XYZ. I believe that MeshLab writes a line in the file for each vertex point in mesh.</div>
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Thence, I started a new project in <a href="http://www.autodesk.com/products/recap/free-trial" target="_blank">ReCap</a> and chose the XYZ file.</div>
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ReCap's units are meters. Under the scan settings, I changed "Unit: 1 Meter" to <b>0.407.</b></div>
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The points came into ReCap.</div>
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Using <i>Measure Between Two References</i> in Revit, I found the point cloud's size to be correct. </div>
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PS: An alternative method would be to scale the mesh in MeshLab to meters before exporting the XYZ file. The concept is explained in this video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6psAppbOOXM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6psAppbOOXM</a> . That way, the scale would not have to be altered in ReCap.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1416191687496035542.post-70782133620873761392014-12-01T01:33:00.000-05:002018-04-03T13:39:51.010-04:00Autodesk Revit 2015 Update -- R2In September, 2015, Autodesk published their latest update release "R2". It is actually the fifth update release to Revit 2015. Its name, getting it, and installing it, are all rather confusing. When it's all installed, if you look at Revit's "About" dialog...<br />
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Yes, they're calling it "Update Release 4" in that dialog.</div>
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You can get the update from the Autodesk's Subscription Center at<br />
<a href="http://revit.downloads.autodesk.com/download/2015RVT_RTM/UR6/AutodeskRevit2015UR6andA360CollaborationforRevitv3downloadlinks.htm#Sub_Prod_Line">http://revit.downloads.autodesk.com/download/2015RVT_RTM/UR6/AutodeskRevit2015UR6andA360CollaborationforRevitv3downloadlinks.htm#Sub_Prod_Line</a><br />
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You need to have a valid log-in to get it.<br />
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The installer for full Revit is named "Autodesk_Revit_2015_R2.sfx.exe". Be particular about which one you download, and match the flavor of Revit you are updating. For example, if one has full Revit installed, the Architecture one won't do anything.<br />
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The update will only work on the initial release of Autodesk Revit 2015 (build: 20140223_1515) or Autodesk Revit 2015 Update Release 3 (build: 20140606_1530), according to its release notes (and my limited experience). If you have an update release installed besides 3, you can uninstall and install Revit 2015, then run the EXE.<br />
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Application Manager</h3>
If you have Autodesk's app, "<a href="http://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Application-Manager-FAQ.html#general" target="_blank">Application Manager</a>" installed but don't have admin rights in Windows, it may tell you it's already installed the update. However, it doesn't actually do anything (in my experience). Even if you have an administrator account, the notices of "Application Manager" may be wrong. You really have to check Revit's "About" dialog to see what version of 2015 you are actually running. "Application Manager" is a good idea but it installs without asking the user, runs on startup, and doesn't seem to work right. It can be uninstalled after the initial Suite install.<br />
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R2 Thoughts</h3>
Everyone knows that it's best for people working on the same Revit project all to run the same version (update release) of Revit. There is no sure way to know what the side effects of not doing that are.<br />
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Autodesk claims that a productivity enhancement of R2 is <i>"Work in perspective views, making quick adjustments without having to change views with some modeling capabilities now available in perspective views."</i> If anyone can find that enhancement in reality, please let me know. <span style="color: red;">Update:</span> Autodesk has documented the features, including a video at <a href="http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/Revit-DocumentPresent/files/GUID-32B9E3E8-75C3-466D-A0E7-A8F377A851ED-htm.html">http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/Revit-DocumentPresent/files/GUID-32B9E3E8-75C3-466D-A0E7-A8F377A851ED-htm.html</a><br />
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An interesting feature of R2 is that it comes with Dynamo installed. That's a whole new world of programmatically controlling Revit. See <a href="http://dynamobim.org/">http://dynamobim.org</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1416191687496035542.post-27953408054259522632014-05-26T17:02:00.000-04:002014-05-26T17:11:04.646-04:00Sketchy Lines In Revit 2015This is an improvement, especially when one is trying to imply that one's design is still in the conceptual stage. People often see things produced on computers and take them for the literal outcome.<br />
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I have observed that sketchy lines <b>do not affect arcs</b> in views, which limits the usefulness of the feature. Text is also not affected, so fonts need to be changed appropriately to add to the sketchy effect<br />
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You can go from this:<br />
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First, "Enable Sketchy Lines" in the view's Graphics Display Options:</div>
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Set the parameters: </div>
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You may like to set the Course Scale Fill Pattern to a solid grey color for your Course detail level for each wall type:</div>
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In all of your tags, you will want a sketchy font like "Buxton Sketch"</div>
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The only workaround for arcs not being sketchy that I know of is to replace them with straight line segments but that is not too practical. Making door swing lines thicker helps the appearance, somewhat.</div>
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<b><i>Standard Building Design Suite</i></b><br />
<i> Monthly</i><br />
<i>$360 <span style="font-size: x-small;">Suggested Retail Price (SRP)</span></i><br />
<i> Quarterly</i><br />
<i>$1085</i><br />
<i> Annually</i><br />
<i>$2890</i><br />
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<b><i>Premium Building Design Suite</i></b><br />
<i> Monthly</i><br />
<i>$425</i><br />
<i> Quarterly</i><br />
<i>$1280</i><br />
<i> Annually</i><br />
<i>$3415</i><br />
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<b><i>Ultimate Building Design Suite</i></b><br />
<i> Monthly</i><br />
<i>$755</i><br />
<i> Quarterly</i><br />
<i>$2265</i><br />
<i> Annually</i><br />
<i>$6040</i><br />
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<i>Monthly plans can be purchased only through the online store and quarterly/annual plans can be purchased only through a reseller.</i><br />
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I haven't found any mention of just the individual flavors of Revit (Architectural, Structural, MEP) being able to be rented, yet. There is <a href="http://www.autodesk.com/products/revit-lt/buy" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">AutoCAD Revit LT Suite</a> at $95/month, but its Revit files are not compatible with the full version of Revit as far as I know. (Please correct me if I am wrong.)<br />
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Here is the chart of what software is included in the Building Design Suites: <a href="http://www.autodesk.com/suites/building-design-suite/included-software" target="_blank">http://www.autodesk.com/suites/building-design-suite/included-software</a> . Mainly, the Standard one does not have Max or Navisworks with it.<br />
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This is the Autodesk page with the rental prices: <a href="http://www.autodesk.com/suites/building-design-suite/buy" target="_blank">http://www.autodesk.com/suites/building-design-suite/buy</a> . They use the term "PAY AS YOU GO" and don't write "RENT" on that page.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">UPDATE:</span> The latest page for renting and buying Autodesk software is at <a href="http://www.autodesk.com/store/suites">http://www.autodesk.com/store/suites</a> . At Autodesk University 2014, they announced their plans to enable a "Subscribe to Autodesk" way of paying for everything at once.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1416191687496035542.post-65689447084411715782013-10-16T11:55:00.002-04:002013-10-16T11:55:12.679-04:00I will be presenting about Revit Families Thursday, October 17, 2013 for Boston Revit Users Group at Autodesk, Waltham. http://www.meetup.com/Boston-Revit-Users-Group/events/142198972/<br />
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The event will also be webcast.<br />
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<li>ReCap demonstration with a mechanical room scan </li>
<li>Revit and point clouds demonstration </li>
<li>AutoCAD and point clouds demonstration </li>
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See <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/LTC3D">https://www.youtube.com/user/LTC3D</a><br />
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To check oneโs Revit version, click the little down-arrow next to the question mark in the upper-right corner of Revit:<br />
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If you need to download the update for Revit <b>MEP</b>, its URL is <a href="http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=20679258&linkID=12828318">http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=20679258&linkID=12828318</a> then select the appropriate download e.g., <i>โRevit MEP 2013 UR2 (64-bit) (exe - 83079Kb)โ</i><br />
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Revit <b>Architecture</b>:<br />
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Revit <b>Structure</b>:<br />
<a href="http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=20679170&linkID=9280927">http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=20679170&linkID=9280927</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1416191687496035542.post-88281877233302053842013-05-13T14:57:00.000-04:002013-05-13T15:07:30.150-04:00Cleaning Up The DisksJust found an open-source utility that maps out disk usage: <b>WinDirStat </b><<a href="http://windirstat.info/">http://windirstat.info</a>><br />
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You let it run and it shows an overview of all of your disk usage. It also lets you delete selected files -- nice!<br />
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The largest rectangles in the drive map are the largest files, click on one and it shows you its info and lets you manipulate it.<br />
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I have been working with laser scan point clouds recently. We fill up disk space very quickly; I think this will come in handy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1416191687496035542.post-33327881636152676622012-08-21T03:46:00.000-04:002012-08-21T03:49:40.219-04:00Beware the Disjoin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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When we do a <b>Move </b>command in Revit, on the Option Bar there is an option for <b>Disjoin</b>. this option stays as it was set for every Move and even stays set from session-to-session.<br />
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When Move is done with Disjoin, it is as if we'd copied the selected element(s) and the deleted the original selection. This is sometimes very useful, especially when Revit has set up some association (especially with walls) that is affecting other elements that we don't want to move.<br />
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On the other hand, when elements are moved with Disjoin, most <b>associated elements are deleted</b>. This includes dimensions, tags, keynotes, etc. "Based" families are also deleted, with the exception of Wall-based Doors & Windows (there may be others). One will get this warning if something is about to be deleted because of the Move:<br />
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<b>Be aware and do not blithely select OK.</b> "Can be ignored" -- yeah, if you don't mind perhaps destroying thousands of dollars of work.<br />
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Most importantly, <b>never move a Level with Disjoin without really thinking about the implications</b>. The views and anything else associated with that Level will also be deleted. That could be really bad. Also in a worksharing situation, there may be no Undo after that's happened. If you find yourself in that situation, consider not Synchronizing, discarding your session, and making a new Local.<br />
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Here is the "<a href="http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Revit/enu/2013/Help/00005-More_Inf0/0421-Sample_F421/0422-Autodesk422" target="_blank">Advanced Sample Project</a>" before, and after, moving "01 - Entry Level" with Disjoin on:<br />
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So, when doing Move in Revit, I suggest <b>always looking up</b> on the screen and checking the status of the Disjoin option.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1416191687496035542.post-67414999171935229782012-05-04T07:00:00.000-04:002012-05-18T15:09:11.720-04:00Revit Learning Club Content Clinic to be Held at BSA<h2>
Revit Learning Club Content Clinic</h2>
<span style="color: red;">Update:</span> <i>The clinic at BSA has been cancelled due to not enough people registering.</i><br />
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Learn and practice in-depth aspects of content creation in Revit. Parametric solids, Family Types, references, constraints, Type Catalogs, Materials, and embedded Families will be covered.<br />
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Optionally, bring a laptop with the latest version of Revit installed and a mouse if you would like to practice the subjects covered.<br />
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The instructor, Eric Boehlke (<a href="http://truevis.com/">truevis.com</a>), has made myriad Revit Families professionally in his consulting business. See <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/109753118129490550355/ContentPortfolio?authuser=0&feat=directlink" target="_blank">this album</a> to view some of them.<br />
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Sunday, May 20, 2012, 10:30am to 2:30pm. Price: $60/$45 BSA members. At BSA Space, 290 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts.<br />
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Parking meters are free on Sundays in Boston.<br />
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The course is limited to the first 20 applicants and advance registration is required. Enroll by noon on May 18. <a href="https://online.architects.org/bsassa/evtssareg.custid?p_event_id=1157" target="_blank">Online registration</a><br />
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It's on the Boston Society of Architects calendar at <a href="http://www.architects.org//calendar">http://www.architects.org//calendar</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1416191687496035542.post-66094435634714728592012-03-13T17:44:00.002-04:002012-03-15T21:12:38.112-04:00How to Get a Color From Your Screen into a Revit Material<div style="text-align: left;">
Someone has shared a very nice color picker utility called <b>Colorette</b>, which was written in AutoHotKey<i>. </i>The app description is at <a href="http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic69559.html">http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic69559.html</a> and the EXE itself is <a href="http://www.autohotkey.net/~sumon/apps/colorette/Colorette.exe">http://www.autohotkey.net/~sumon/apps/colorette/Colorette.exe</a> .</div>
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For an example of how to use Colorette with Revit, save the EXE to your Desktop and run it. Find a web page with the color you want to find, like <a href="http://www.jameshardie.com/homeowner/colorplus-palette.shtml">http://www.jameshardie.com/homeowner/colorplus-palette.shtml</a> , hover your mouse over the color on the screen and press Space on your keyboard. A color dialog will appear with the RGB values.</div>
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In Revit, find a similar material to what you want and copy it or edit an existing material. In the appearance settings, edit the Color of the material.</div>
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If you want to change a "wood" siding material to that of your picked color, duplicate the "Siding - Clapboard" material (which is in the Residential template) with your new name.</div>
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Change the material's image to "Thermal_Moisture.Roofing_Siding Panels.Wood.Horizontal.White.png".</div>
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Edit the color's RGB values. The color will mix in with the siding image to make the new material appearance.</div>
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A rendering of the result:</div>
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If you need editing and measuring, etc. <b><a href="http://www.3ds.com/products/draftsight/download-draftsight/">DraftSight</a> </b>is free CAD software from Dassault. It requires registration, but it's rather heavy-duty and the price is pretty good.<br />
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Autodesk has some <a href="http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=6703438&siteID=123112">Free DWG viewing</a> software. Last time I tried their <b><a href="http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/item?siteID=123112&id=9078813">TrueView</a> </b>app, I found it to be just too big to be convenient for a quick viewer because it seems to be full AutoCAD with all of the editing tools turned off. It would surely be the most accurate, though, because it's from the mother ship. <a href="http://usa.autodesk.com/design-review/"><b>Design Review</b></a> is also said to work to view DWGs but this is what you see if TrueView is not installed:<br />
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<b><a href="https://code.google.com/p/copy-unc-path/" target="_blank">copy-unc-path</a></b> adds an item to the right-click menu of any file in Explorer that copies the text path to the clipboard. This is very useful in Revit when you have to enter a filename (DWG import, etc.) and saves lots of clicking up and down folders.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner">CCleaner</a> </b>has a startup configurator and is nice for cleaning the recycle bin, the registry, and uninstalling programs among other functions.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/clipboardhelpandspell/index.html">Clipboard Help+Spell</a></b> is a text-based clipboard utility that keeps an accessible list of all of the things that you copy to the Windows clipboard. (Not to be confused with Revit's clipboard which is separate and has no history). It also has spell check and change case functions.<br />
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<a href="http://onlineclock.net/"><b>On-line Alarm Clock</b></a> reminds you when to wake up or leave. I also use it to remind me when to move my car in Boston when it's at a meter. Just don't leave it unattended because it has a very annoying alarm sound.<br />
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<a href="http://timecardcalculator.net/"><b>Time Card Calculator & Timesheet Manager</b></a> a great on-line calculator for converting work start and stop times to decimal hours.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.ghisler.com/">Total Commander</a></b> a super powerful alternative to Windows Explorer. Has a built-in FTP client, too. Search <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">*.00??.r??</span> to find your Revit backups. (Not free per se but has just one nag screen.)<br />
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<a href="http://efficientcomfort.net/jsp/DuctCalculator_Web.jsp" style="font-weight: bold;">Air Duct Calculator</a> -- who needs a cardboard <i>ductulator</i>?<br />
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<b><a href="http://ninite.com/">ninite.com</a> </b>lets one install many different apps all at once. Great for setting up a new computer quickly. <b>FastStone Image Viewer</b> is a great app there for viewing and light editing of your images. <b>Chrome, VLC, Winamp, CutePDF</b> are all splendid apps.<br />
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<span style="color: #0000ee;"><b><u><a href="http://getgreenshot.org/" target="_blank">Gre<span id="goog_1765642599"></span><span id="goog_1765642600"></span>enshot</a></u></b></span> -- utility for screen captures. Grabbing a rectangular area of one's screen and putting the image in an email is an effective way of communication. (I did recommend <a href="http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/">Gadwin PrintScreen</a><b> </b>, but their newer versions don't work as well as their older versions.)<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.pcwintech.com/cleanmem">CleanMem</a></b> is good for if you are running out of RAM when working with large RVTs. It seems to help performance. It can make the difference between painfully slow performance and being able to work if your RAM is limited.<br />
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<a href="http://www.autohotkey.com/"><b>AutoHotkey</b></a> is a free utility for Windows. With it, you can automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. Repetitive Revit tasks may also be automated.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1416191687496035542.post-14657895286732864002011-10-26T12:37:00.000-04:002011-10-26T12:37:12.861-04:00Revit 101 for Thursday, October 27, 2011<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Download <a href="http://www.truevis.com/Files/Mixed_Use_from_class_10-12.zip" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">http://www.truevis.com/Files/<wbr></wbr>Mixed_Use_from_class_10-12.zip</a> if you'd like to use my model from the previous week. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Drop-ins remain welcome ($25) if you are at all familiar with Revit's interface. This will be the last class.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1416191687496035542.post-36802604506749670932011-09-14T16:13:00.000-04:002011-09-14T16:13:12.381-04:00HiatusWe have been meeting every Monday since the spring of 2010 with an original Revit lesson. I am thinking of taking a hiatus. Let's see in a month or so if there is enough demand to start up again.<br />
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Please <a href="mailto:design@truevis.com">email</a> me if you'd be in for more <i>Revit Learning Club</i> starting in October or November.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1416191687496035542.post-1256252026211198802011-09-11T20:13:00.000-04:002011-09-11T20:13:26.052-04:00For Monday, September 12, 2011 - The Family EditorLet's look at Revit's Family editor. What do all of those tools do? What are some of the issues that one needs to know to make content in Revit?<br /><br />Some subjects to cover:<br /><ul>
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<li>The Reference Plane tool </li>
<li>The Reference Line tool </li>
<li>The Void tool</li>
<li>The Extrusion, Blend, Revolve, Sweep, Swept Blend tools</li>
<li>Profiles</li>
<li>The Load into Project tool </li>
<li>Parameters</li>
<li>Flexing the model</li>
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For further study, see <b>The Families Guide</b> -- <i>"A guide that contains conceptual explanations, hands-on tutorials, and reference information to help you understand how to work with Revit Architecture families." </i><a href="http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=13376394">http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=13376394</a></div>
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This will also be the last meeting of our 8-week session. Revit Learning Club may go on hiatus after September 12th.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1416191687496035542.post-16212883690761956712011-08-31T10:30:00.005-04:002011-09-07T21:31:29.461-04:00Revit 101 is starting 6pm, Thursday, September 1, 2011It is a chance to start learning Revit Architecture or to review some of the things you know about the software. Eight Thursdays, 6-8pm, starting September 1, 2011.<br />
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Address: Microsoft's Seminar Facility, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=201+Jones+Road,+Waltham,+MA&gl=us&t=h&z=16&vpsrc=0">201 Jones Road, Waltham, MA 02451</a>. There is free parking.<br />
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See more about the course in in the <a href="http://revitlearningclub.blogspot.com/2011/08/revit-101-offered-in-waltham.html">original announcement</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1416191687496035542.post-80718008077830857532011-08-27T11:36:00.002-04:002011-08-29T16:40:23.775-04:00For Monday, August 29, 2011 - A Kitchen DiagramThe inspiration comes from this article about a kitchen in <i>Design New England</i> magazine:<br />
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How might we make such an image and list intelligently using Revit?</div>
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The schedule and the color scheme are both parametric and not just drawn in.</div>
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Due to strong interest, another <i><b>Revit 101</b></i> group class is planned. We will cover the basics of Revit Architecture over eight two-hour sessions. Thursdays, 6-8pm, starting September 1, 2011.</div>
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The venue is Microsoft's Seminar Facility, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=201+Jones+Road,+Waltham,+MA+02451&ll=42.375317,-71.273782&spn=0.010304,0.022895&gl=us&t=h&z=16&vpsrc=6">201 Jones Road, Waltham, MA 02451</a>. It is convenient to Routes 128, 2, and the Mass. Pike; there is free parking and wi-fi.</div>
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The fee will be $160 for the full 8-week session, two hours per week. If people want to drop-in, the fee will be $25 per session. A prerequisite for dropping-in after the first session is a familiarity with the Revit user interface.</div>
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Bring a laptop with <a href="http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=16841348">Revit Architecture 2012</a> installed (and a mouse). No Revit license is needed since you will not have to save any files. Watching only (without a laptop) is an option, too.</div>
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RSVP to <a href="mailto:design@truevis.com">design@truevis.com</a> ; this is contingent on at least eight people committing to attend.</div>
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The plan is to model and document as much of this mixed-use building design as possible:</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1416191687496035542.post-62365248480979468962011-08-12T00:03:00.001-04:002011-08-12T00:06:52.827-04:00For Monday, August 15, 2011 - Complex Roofs<div style="text-align: left;">
The inspiration comes from a house by <a href="http://www.nehomemag.com/business/houses-barns-john-libby">John Libby</a>:</div>
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Some of those roofs are quite challenging to make with Revit. </div>
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We will attempt to model the different roof shapes from the photograph. We will use roofs by footprint, extrusion, and in-place. The use of voids in in-place families are required, too. </div>
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