Want to create a section box around the elements you have selected? In Revit there is a tool just for this. Section Box In Revit you can manually turn the section box on and using the grips manually adjust it around the area of interest. But we also have a tool which if we select …
In Revit overriding the lifestyle of a single or multiple lines couldn’t be easier. Go to the Modify tab. Click the Line works button. Select the new line style from the dropdown in the Ribbon bar. Click the line you want to override. Repeat step four as many times as necessary. ConclusionThis is a really …
Revit journal files are a log of everything you have been doing in Revit. They are commonly used to help with diagnosing issues you may have experienced while in Revit. Where are they stored?Revit journal files are created and stored in the Windows Temp directory: C:\Users{username}\AppData\Local\Temp You can also get to the Windows Temp folder …
In Revit you can change the background colour from the default white to black or any other colour. This can sometimes be beneficial if you have come from another application such as AutoCAD where the default background colour is black. Following the below steps I will show you how to change the background colour in …
Want to know how to change a view title on a sheet in Revit? In this article I will explain how you can change them. In Revit the name of the view and the title when placed on the sheet are two different settings and can be set individually. All views have a name, this …
Did you know you can add dimensions in a 3D view? In revit dimensions can only be placed on a 2D surface, if your in a 3D view you will find that all your dimension tools are greyed out.So how can we add dimensions onto a 3D view? Adding Dimensions to a 3D View First …
AutoCAD – The Even Quicker than Ctrl Z Undo Have you ever made a mistake in AutoCAD that you want to undo, I know I have. Thankfully we have the undo button for that, but what if I’m too lazy to click the undo button? Well that’s simple, most of us use the keyboard shortcut …
In Revit we can use section boxes to crop our 3D views to size, but did you know that Revit has an Automatic Section Box tool? Section Box Tool In Revit you can manually adjust a section box to get the desired view but by using the section box tool, Revit will automatically create a …