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How do I add text to a Revit dimension?

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HOK CAD Solutions 2008-04-29 14:20:00
Currently in Revit Architecture 2008 you can not override dimension text, to be honest that?s not a bad things! However, on those rare occasions where you have to, there are a couple of ways around this, if you refer to Steve?s blog article this explains how to use a font which has been stripped of all symbols.http://www.revitoped.blogspot.com/2005/11/de-value-engineering-dimensions.htmlAlternatively, you could create a …

Revit 2009 Keyboard Shortcuts

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HOK CAD Solutions 2008-04-14 11:45:00
Here are Revit 2009 keyboard shortcuts. This file is located is located C:\Program Files\Revit Architecture 2009\Program\KeyboardShortcuts.txt. It is not recommended that this file is amended as it is not user defined. Thanks to Paul Duggelby for locating this.Modelling menuFile menu"ER" menu:"File-Editing Requests""RL" menu:"File-Reload Latest""RW" menu:"File-Reload Latest"Edit menu"DE" menu:"Edit-Delete""MD" menu:"Edit-Modify""SA" menu:"Edit-Select All Instances""MV" menu:"Edit-Move""CO" menu:"Edit-Copy""RO" menu:"Edit-Rotate""AR" menu:"Edit-Array""MM" menu:"Edit-Mirror""RE" menu:"Edit-Resize""GP" menu:"Edit-Group-Create Group""EG" menu:"Edit-Group-Edit …

Revit - controlling wall hatch patterns

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HOK CAD Solutions 2008-04-10 10:15:00
Sometimes there are occasion when you what to control the hatch pattern in walls. One particular situation is if you have a wall at a 45 degree angle on plan and the hatch pattern runs parallel with the wall. Graphical, this does not look good.However, you can control how hatch patterns in materials display on screen. There are three different conditions:-Orient …

CAD Surveys and Your Revit Project

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HOK CAD Solutions 2008-04-03 14:30:00
This text was posted at AUGI by David Conant (Autodesk Revit Product Designer) in February this year. It is very important information.This method should ALWAYS be followed. It is critical to follow when the survey coordinates of your building site have large values (> 2 miles/3km from site 0,0):ALWAYS locate sites underneath buildings. Revit buildings like to stay near home and …

Interference Detection & Detail Level

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HOK CAD Solutions 2008-04-02 16:43:00
Interference Detection does not include solids that have a specific Visibilty assignment for Detail Level. This is the dialog box we are referring to.In testing we've determined that assigning the visibility of a solid to Medium and/or Fine ONLY (not checking Coarse) harms the ability of Revit to detect that solid while running Interference Check. The issue has been submitted to …

Slab Editing - Edit Cut Profile Issue

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HOK CAD Solutions 2008-04-01 15:33:00
You can generate this message (and you probably don't want to) when using the Edit Cut Profile tool on a Floor slab which has been altered using the Shape Editing tools.The cause of this message is sketching the Cut Profile at the intersection of the slope condition of the slab as shown in this image. To get what you want, almost, …

Revit to Max workflow

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HOK CAD Solutions 2008-03-21 04:31:00
Robert O, from Atlanta asks: "How can I pass a Revit model to max without it becoming a a gigantic file. For example, when I export out of Revit to a dwg and it becomes a 6-8meg file...in Max it becomes a 186meg file. Is there another way to import that I am not aware of?"Steve B from our Dallas office …

Revit - Dimensions to Existing Walls

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HOK CAD Solutions 2008-03-21 02:51:00
When working on existing building where wall faces are often not parallel how can dimensions be placed?Revit errors occur when trying to dimension walls that are not parallel as follows ?The References of the highlighted Dimension are no longer parallel? and ?Can?t create dimension. Highlighted references are not parallel to first selection?.In this example the highlighted wall is less than 0.7 …

Revit: Hidden Constraints

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HOK CAD Solutions 2008-02-15 15:14:00
Tim Rogers, CA problem: "I have run into an issue where two levels are constrained to one another. I have searched all through my model and cannot find dimensions or anything else that would constrain the two levels to one another. Is there something else that would cause this?"Kevin Shumbera, HOU solution: "If a dimension is locked and then deleted, Revit …

Revit: Select with TAB Key

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HOK CAD Solutions 2008-02-15 12:52:00
Alvaro, HOU asks "Can someone help me snap drafting lines to corner wall situations - when drawing roof drain lines?" Solution: "Selecting the TAB key repeatedly cycles through the snaps. This should help." Michael R, ATL

How do I create ceilings in Revit

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HOK CAD Solutions 2008-02-12 09:40:00
Here are some simple steps to creating Ceiling in Revit, leading to a feature ceiling and a dropped bulkhead ceiling (click on images to see full size).1. Open a Ceiling Plan view. If you add ceiling in the floor plan view you will get this warning. (If the walls are not showing correctly it is likely that your view range is …

Creating matchlines in Revit

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HOK CAD Solutions 2008-02-03 14:30:00
How do I create a matchline to references small views of a building that is too large to fit on one sheet?1. Select a floor plan view that will become your ?primary view?, right click and create a new view by using the command Duplicate View/Duplicate as a Dependent.2. Label the view in CAPITALS as this will distinguish from those views …

Don't forget about the Shaft Opening Tool

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HOK CAD Solutions 2008-01-30 16:23:00
A recurring theme is the use of model lines to indicate where an opening occurs in a floor. In the transition from 2D drafting it seems a bit counterintuitive to bother to create a floor. In plans the perimeter of the building defines the floor...or does it? Sometimes. In Revit the task of creating a floor should essentially equal the task …

Radial Dimensions and Annotation Crop Boundary

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HOK CAD Solutions 2008-01-28 17:00:00
These two features interact poorly when you choose to display the center mark of a radial dimension. Radial dimensions have two parameters which control the display of a center mark and its size.When you use these to display the center mark you will need to expand the annotation crop region so that the center mark is visible, otherwise the dimension will …

Identical Grid Numbers

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HOK CAD Solutions 2008-01-24 23:03:00
In some situations it may be desireable to define two Column Grid segments as the "same" grid number/letter. Revit however restricts each Column Grid" to a single segment and a unique number. A structural grid layout that simply changes direction but is the "same" grid as far as the team is concerned as pictured here.The above example shows the use of …

Revit to Navisworks workflow

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HOK CAD Solutions 2008-01-23 11:58:00
Autodesk NavisWorks Jetstream needs to be installed to enable an export from Revit. Here are some simple steps to achieve this.1. Install NavisWorks Jetstream v5.4 for compatibility with Revit Architecture 20082. Via Windows Control Panel add the Revit plug-in > Add or Remove Programs > NavisWorks Jetstream v5 > Change/Remove > Modify > Select Autodesk Revit Architecture...3. Create a 3D view …

Exporting/Plotting - Multiple View Selection

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HOK CAD Solutions 2008-01-09 22:26:00
We resolved an issue in Houston today that was causing some confusion. You are probably familiar with these dialog boxes.The Show options that appear for Sheets and Views are filters to control the display of views in the list above. They do not affect whether a view is selected or not. If you have Views selected and turn off Views display, …

Detailing and Error "Line is slightly off axis..."

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HOK CAD Solutions 2008-01-08 20:21:00
Revit is quite controlling about the tolerance we use to create things. This is because Revit's internal mathematics is ordered according the the scale or tolerance of buildings (inches/mms), not manufacturing tolerances (thousandths of inches/mms).For example we cannot draw a line segment smaller than 1/32" (0.79mm). Revit will generate an error message, "Line is too short". Also, Revit will generate errors …

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