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Revit Cannot Run the External Application

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Error:“Revit cannot run the external application “Collaborate”. Contact the provider for assistance. Information they provide to Revit about their identity: Autodesk, www.autodesk.com” This is commonly caused by the version of Revit and the Collaboration for Revit plugin not matching. This can easily be solved by uninstalling Collaboration for Revit and downloading and installing the latest …

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Revit – Turning Snaps On or Off

Revit comes with a number of standard snaps to help when working in projects however you are able to control which ones to have on or off. To turn access snap settings: Go to the Manage Tab. Click the Snaps button. Use the Snaps Off tick box at the top of the snaps window to …

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Assigning Status Codes as Sets in BIM 360

When publishing PDF documents in the Plans area of BIM 360 Docs you can assign Document Sets. When the Document Sets are setup these could be anything you like, such as transmittal between project team or members, discipline specific documents, or even the status codes for information containers identified within ISO 19650-2 National Annex NA …

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Revit – Split Face

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The Revit split face tool allows us to split the face of a surface without having to split the element.For example if I had a wall and wanted to apply paint but for a shorter length of wall I can use the Split Face tool to split the area I wish to paint. How to …

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Revit – Selection Sets

In Revit we can save selection sets if we have a group of elements we know we will want to easily select again. Creating Selection Sets Select all the elements you wish to save as a Selection Set. Go to the Manage tab in the Ribbon bar. In the grouping “Selection” click the Save button. …

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Autodesk BIM 360

What is Autodesk’s BIM 360 Docs? Well if you read the Autodesk website it is says Construction document management software. I personally feel it is so much more than that. Let me explain. BIM 360 Docs is an electronic document management system which sits in the cloud for all who use it to access their …

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Revit – Painting Walls and Surfaces

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In Revit you can apply a material to a surface such as paint onto a wall or carpet onto a floor. Applying Paint The Paint Tool allows you to apply any material you have loaded into the project so you will firstly want to make sure you have the material loaded into your project Go …

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Revit – Match Type Properties

In Revit we can use the Match Type properties tool when we have an instance of two elements with different type properties and we want to correct one to match the other element. Using Match Type Properties Go to the Modify tab. In the grouping “Clipboard” Select the Match Type Properties button. Now in the …

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