We’ve been placing wall in our Revit model. So far, we use generic type. It only has one layer, so you might not notice that you can actually define exterior and interior wall. Activate modify tool. Select one of your wall. You should see arrow symbol to flip your wall. The arrows are supposed to […]
Use BURST for block with attributes instead of Explode!
Did you ever explode AutoCAD block that contains attributes? We use the command to convert your AutoCAD objects to its basic component. We can convert it back to lines, text, and other basic objects. But after exploding, you will see the attributes will lose all the data you have given. It will show the attribute […]
Add Pattern to Roof
Can I add pattern to my roof in Revit Architecture? Sure! Image above is actually plotted from sheet. You can apply surface pattern to your family for this purpose. Open your roof type properties, edit the material. Duplicate any material from the list, rename it. Now we will apply pattern to this material. Understanding Pattern […]
Creating Angular Dimension Larger than 180 deg
Do you need to create angular dimension larger than 180 degrees? See how you can do it here!
AutoCAD Solid History
With solid history, we can change object sizes like before Boolean operation like union and subtract.
Enable Object Snap to Hatch
Do you need to snap to hatch objects? You can do it, but need to change an option first.
Revit Tutorial: Placing Doors and Windows
From the Revit Architecture tutorial series, in this step, you will place the doors and windows.
Create a Report Table with Data Extraction
Have you use AutoCAD data extraction? You can extract any properties from any objects in your AutoCAD drawings with data extraction. I believe some of you have seen a nice demo from Autodesk about this. They use a data set to create door schedule from a drawing. It count the number of door blocks, and […]
