How do you save a new template file in Revit? Perhaps you’re wanting to create a new company template or use an existing Revit project as a template, but how do you create one? First of all lets just clarify what a Revit Template is.A template is what controls the starting conditions of any new …
Have you ever found it annoying in Revit how when you save a 3D view, it can accidentally be rotated or moved about? What if there was some way we can lock the 3D view to stop it accidentally being changed. There is a tiny button which allows us to do exactly this which is …
When creating animations within Enscape it is possible to change the time of day during the animation to give the impression of time has passing by. This is also the ideal opportunity to showcase any artificial lighting within your model. I will show you how this can be done within Enscape when used with Autodesk …
Issue If you are being asked to ensure that your models are compliant with Uniclass 2015 or need to produce COBie deliverables on your Revit projects then the Autodesk BIM Interoperability Pack may be able to help with useful tools for the production and verification of information within and from your model environment. Detail This …
Imports in families You’re having one of those days on Revit where you’re trouble shooting why you can’t see something. You try all the usual suspects – scale based hiding, family settings, detail level, plain old hidden by element, hidden by category etc. But you’ve lost something important, the family you downloaded is not showing. …
Filters are a view specific element that allow you to control how certain objects will display according to set conditions or criteria. For example you may need to show each door type as a different colour based on its type, size or function. You can create filters to control how different objects will display. See …
We recently came across a case where Revit was crashing when closing a Revit window or saving the project. This was caused by a faulty Site Designer Extension file. In most cases if Revit is slow or freezes there is a problem with an add in, so that is usually the first place to look. …
When working on large projects with a lot of data, you may need to isolate specific elements within a model to easily identify them based on criteria that they do or do not meet. Filters allow users to change the appearance of particular objects that match certain conditions. This enables us to easily identify those …