One of a couple of new tools which have been added to the BIM Interoperability Toolset, the new equipment data tool adds some new control over metadata and parameters being added to project objects or object libraries to aid consistent delivery. This tool can be accessed through the BIM Interoperability Toolbar and is represented on …
Creating a Revit repeating detail component is super easy and below I will show you step by step how to create one. Before You Start Firstly you need a standard detail family, the one you want to repeat. Detail families are created using the family editor using a template such as Detail Item. This template …
Are you looking for how you can downgrade your model to an older version of Revit? If you are, you are likley stuck in the predicament of having realised that Revit is version specific and you have worked on a project in the wrong version and need to downgrade. How does Revit Version Compatibility work? …
Saving a model file to the cloud (BIM360 Docs or Autodesk Docs) is straight forward as saving locally. We can save a model which can be used by an individual or workshared and used by multiple users directly from the cloud. Saving a Non-Workshared Model Following the similar steps to save your model locally but …
When a model has been set as a workshared model and saved on your local network, it will become a model which can now be used by multiple team members who can work on it at the same time. Now the central model file is set up there will no longer be backup files as …
When saving your Revit model file, you have two options; Save and Save As, which I am sure you will know how to save a file. The first time you save, the Save As dialog will appear on screen. In this window you will see the Options button (as shown in figure 1). I would …
In this blog I want to give you my top 3 packages in Dynamo (all of which are freely available, links included). These packages allow you to do things that perhaps you might not have known that Dynamo could do. These are use cases that have been created by the Dynamo community and are freely …
One small script, one giant leap for company efficiency In this blog I want to talk about the opportunities of implementing and using dynamo within Revit. I am expecting anyone reading this to have heard about dynamo but perhaps not be using it. If dynamo is something new to you then all I can say …