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| Zoom | ZZ | |||||
| Zx | ||||||
| visual style | HL | |||||
| WF | ||||||
| view adjustment- shift+w | shift+w | |||||
| Units- | UN | |||||
| Fillet- | TR | |||||
| keyboard shortcuts- | KS | |||||
| To select | the connected wall or element (Faster way to select) Just move the mouse over that ovject/line & Press Tab | |||||
| E means HIDE (Use carefully) | ||||||
| Offsetting | (if the direction is from upwards, then the offset is upwards) | |||||
| import cad, to control layer visibility use- | VV (go to imported categories) | |||||
| Import CAD | Set up levels first, then the grid so that grid displays in the elevations correctly!! | |||||
| Step 1. import CAD, check in 'current view only' so that dwg doesnt show in other views. | ||||||
| Step 2. Make Grid by picking on the existing Grid Lines. (Be careful that the CAD file lines must not be messy !!) | ||||||
| Step 3. Place columns Manually or by choosing the 'Place on grid intersections' option. Have to select the Grid first. | ||||||
| Step 4. Change heights of the columns, One by one or all in one go. | ||||||
| Select Wall, | Right click on Grip to get the Menu. | |||||
| Match properties- | MA | |||||
| No. of Undo - | 50 times approx by default. | |||||
| Cascade windows- | WT (then maximize to any one) | |||||
| Copy Paste | Copy to clipboard & Explore Paste options. But window/door tags may have problem !! | |||||
| Select | one type- Right click & Select all instances !! | |||||
| Filter | Filter while selecting- Intersting Option !! | |||||
| Annotation | TAG ALL- will tag all the doors & windows. depending on the tag (label info) the tagging will be numbered or classified. | |||||
| walls | can be customized- Reveal & other elements to appear seamlessly. | |||||
| Drawing clockwise will keep the exterior face outside !! | ||||||
| Curtain wall has 'EMBED AUTOMATICALLY' option, very important !! | ||||||
| When creating 'DOOR' make it sit on the structural floor (maybe) add the floor finish later so we dont have to adjust the door height later. | ||||||
| learn about 0,0 (it might be important while importing CAD drawings)- Always use 'Origin to Origin' | ||||||
| if i add column at 2nd storey, then how to stretch it to first storey. (Out of Height/ Depth, Depth can vary but thats not wise to do) | ||||||
| Click on TAG, go to EDIT FAMIY on top right corner. then click on LABEL & edit label. plenty of options here !! | ||||||
| In curtain wall- panel can not be deleted but can only be replaced with an empty panel !! | ||||||
| In curtain wall- doors cannot be inserted (maybe) but an empty panel can be changed into a door !! | ||||||
| Use DI dimension to "See the distance & Change the distance" !! | ||||||
| Isolate objects- HI. click on the Spectacle at the bottom icon bar... type HR to come un-isolate !! | ||||||
| Select window type -IC it will isolate all windows (by category) | ||||||
| Duplicate view to create diffrent plans/ elevations/ section with different information. | ||||||
| VG controls the visibility of elements on the view. | ||||||
| Hatch is controlled in VG or VV visibility graphics window !! | ||||||
| view- view template- make template from current view and apply in other view to copy settings of one view to the other.. | ||||||
| manage- transfer project standards to other projects. create a new project first. then go to the new project and transfer... | ||||||
| how to show two different views in one sheet- go to sheet & drag views into the sheet. | ||||||
| How to make a new exterior glazing system with its own parameters - use curtain wall option !! | ||||||
| Properties- view range controls where the plan is cut, what level... | ||||||
| to change the cut plane for a specific area only, go to view- plan views- plan region (vv- annotation categories-plan region switch it off to hide the rectangle ) | ||||||
| view depth is a very important point in the view range option | ||||||
| crop region at the bottom is very handy in cutting the grid short etc... | ||||||
| graphic display options in the bottom bar- go to visual styles- very good to get realistic shadows !! | ||||||
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| 3d view- properties- check 3d box to create 3d section !! | ||||||
| callout is interesting option to add detail in 2d, it shows only in callout plan & not in the main plan !! | ||||||
| EL- spot level | ||||||
| RP- reference plane | ||||||
| Shaft- edit sketch- draw symbolic line (2d) | ||||||
| Floor- edit boundary- any closed shape in another shape will become a void !! | ||||||
| crop options at the bottom bar- very handy in displaying the entire drawing !! | ||||||
| How to change floor level for a part of the floor- create another entity whose level is lower. | ||||||
| normally floors can be drawn as composite elements, just like walls, | ||||||
| but since structural part of the floor is controlled by the engineer. | ||||||
| so architects need to add flooring layer on top. it makes the model heavy but no choice !! | ||||||
| View Schedule/ quantities- very important to explore !! | ||||||
| Press space bar when placing components, to rotate the components !! | ||||||
| Insert-Search !! | ||||||
| Some of the components are wall/floor/ceiling hosted !! | ||||||
| drop ceiling need to be constructed of ceiling + wall element !! Use align command to change the height of the vertical element of the ceiling !! | ||||||
| how to create a lift pit in the floor- cut floor, add floor, add walls !! | ||||||
| how to add edge detail to the sloped/ curved roof- use gutter/ fascia command (customize gutter proflie). | ||||||
| Create new family type to create custom elements/ profiles !! | ||||||
| Cornice is a wall sweep !! | ||||||
| In a floor, sub-elements are editable- VERTICES & EDGES ONLY !! | ||||||
| to cut openings in the roof- use 'BY FACE' or 'VERTICAL' | ||||||
| OPening or cutout is also an object. an empty object hosted by the roof or floor !! | ||||||
| reference plane is a non-printable entity !! | ||||||
| reference plane can be named !! | ||||||
| nothing can be drawn in elevations without Reference planes or without a wall or without a line which is associated with a reference plan !! | ||||||
| when drawing roof- draw single line only if drawing by profile !! | ||||||
| staircase- always draw in plan (mostly) | ||||||
| click on any element- if it shows 3D sign next to it, that means that any changes to it will be reflected in all views. | ||||||
| if it shows 2D then the changes will only show in that particular view !! | ||||||
| Stairs- decide on the type first, decide the width & then use Run first to draw the first set of stairs. | ||||||
| by clicking the next run, revit will try to create a landing !! | ||||||
| stairs can also be drawn by boundary !! | ||||||
| tread height can be zero if the stairs is monolithic !! | ||||||
| How to select part of an object. or how to divide an object into equal length? NOt possible - use array !! | ||||||
| How to modify mullion-choose different type !! | ||||||
| Very inmportant- in Revit, understand the property of each element & maximize the use of all its properties. dont copy. this will make the file very light !! | ||||||
| How to draw a ramp- use ramp command !! | ||||||
| we can draw in sheets. | ||||||
| Use Legend drawing to use it as 2d drawing to copy it multiple times. View-Legend View (Legend can use 2d dwg file, need to use import/export) | ||||||
| one view can only be inserted in one sheet, one time !! | ||||||
| dimensioning- first click defines the alignment & everything else !! | ||||||
| can railing be drawn without stairs-use railing command !! | ||||||
| manage-additional settings- line styles !! | ||||||
| select, press control & drag to copy quickly !! | ||||||
| View- schedule-schedule/ quantities !! | ||||||
| create a new legend sheet !! annotate-component-legend component !! very imporant to create door elevations or detail drawings !! | ||||||
| View-Drafting View - to draw in 2d details ! | ||||||
| Annotate-Region- Filled region . to use hatch !! in 2d !! | ||||||
| Home- Room to tag rooms (use separation lines to divide the open area into two or more areas) | ||||||
| align only works with model elements !! or 2d-2d, 3d-3d case !! | ||||||
| view-plan views- plan region !! to change view range for a part of the drawing !! | ||||||
| furniture & some more object are non-cuttable. they dont react to cut plane. very important to know if i want to hide the objects below !! | ||||||
| ARC | keep concentric' option locks the centre of the arc, no matter what changes we do. | |||||
| it also changes the geomatery connected with the arc though… imp. To remember. | ||||||
| CAD (Import vs. Link) | If you importthe file, you can explode the nested xrefs to Revit elements. However, if the xref file is updated after the import, Revit will not automatically reflect changes to the xref file. | |||||
| If you linkthe file, Revit automatically updates the geometry to reflect changes to the xref files. However, you cannot explode the nested xrefs to Revit elements. | ||||||
| If the Linked file is not displaying, press 'ZA' | ||||||
| Curtain Wall | Door in Curtain wall, Curtain wall door- Delete the bottom rail first< then select the panel< then go totype selectorabove the properties palette< from the family drop-down menu, select the door to be used or window…. | |||||
| Cut Profile | Use the Cut Profile tool to change the shape of elements that are cut in a view, such as roofs, floors, walls, and the layers of compound structures. The tool is available in plan, RCP, and section views. Changes made to theprofile are view-specific; that is, the element's 3D geometry or its appearance in other views does not change. | |||||
| Click Modify tab< Edit Linework panel< Cut Profile. | ||||||
| Collaborate (Share project in a Team) | ||||||
| 1 | sharing file- ensure that your name is unique. (start- options) | |||||
| then create workset & only after creating workset, the file must be saved. after closing the file use 'relinquish....' | ||||||
| then the file is set to be shared. | ||||||
| 2 | there are two options to 'SAVE' | |||||
| 3 | then choose the proper workset below before drawing !! | |||||
| 4 | 'reload latest' to bring the changes from the mother file !! | |||||
| 5 | maintain proper worksets & use 'relinquish' command | |||||
| Coordinates | ||||||
| Click the Survey Point< Click over the clip to unlock the value< Change Coordinates as per the survey drawing. | ||||||
| Link the model from which we need to acquire coordinates… Then click on Manage< Coordinates< Acquire Coordinates | ||||||
| DATUM | Always dimension to Datum & Lock it… that ways when levels move, everything gets adjusted accordingly… but use it wisely !! | |||||
| All levels/grids/sections (referred to as datums) have 3D and 2D extents. If the 3D extents of that level don’t cross the 3D extents of the section or the elevation they will not show. | ||||||
| Delete | Delete is unavailable for some Elements in a Revit Family You are editing a family file and select elements to delete. You notice the Delete tool is grayed out; you cannot delete these elements in the family. How did the family get to this current state? By default if you start a new family file, add some elements, save the family, navigate to the family file, and rename the extension from .RFA [Family File] to .RFT [Family Template File] the elements you added in that file will now be locked from deletion if you create a new family from this template. Or simply take an existing family and rename the extension using the same process as above. What if you need to delete these elements? When considered a template and you start a new family file from this template, the elements from the template will be locked from deletion. If you simply make a copy of the file, and rename the extension back to .RFA, you can open the file normally and delete any of these elements. If needed you could rename the extension back to .RFT afterward to set it back as a family template. | |||||
| Design Options | Use it to Create 'Design Options' | |||||
| There can be Multiple Options in Each Phase of the Project !! | ||||||
| Similarly, There can be Multiple Phases in One Option !! | ||||||
| Note: LINKS, GROUPS, PHASINGcan all exist within Design Options. | ||||||
| Always Keep Hosted Elements with their Host when using Design Options | ||||||
| Door | Door in Curtain wall, Curtain wall door- Delete the bottom rail first< then select the panel< then go totype selectorabove the properties palette< from the family drop-down menu, select the door to be used or window…. | |||||
| Drafting View | Very important when there is a standard detail, to be referenced in multiple views… | |||||
| View< Callout< Reference other views< Choose the drafting view !! | ||||||
| But important to remember that- one drafting view/ any other view can be placedonly onceon a sheet !! | ||||||
| Drawing a spiral staircase? | ||||||
| How to Array on a Curve? is there any add-on? | ||||||
| How to introduce a new Symbol (not edit an existing one)? Make a new one from family template | ||||||
| How to use Circular array? | ||||||
| how to use subtract command? | ||||||
| How to draw a metal strip? or a metal channel ? 10mm x 10mm? with which element? Draw in the family as extrusion (option 1) | ||||||
| How to exclude a particular storey in one staircase ? Make 2 staircases. | ||||||
| How to customize Tags/ Text/ Dimension/ symbol? | ||||||
| How to draw 2d lines/pattern on wall? | ||||||
| how to cut irregular opening in wall ? | ||||||
| how to set camera height? | ||||||
| how to edit dimension lines, delete a few or add ? | ||||||
| how to dimension diagonally? | ||||||
| how to add line styles? | ||||||
| how to add arrow ? (there are no leader heads?) | ||||||
| how to show 2d detail in the 3d sections ?? | ||||||
| does more no. of instance in revit means a heavier file ? | ||||||
| can revit auto-correct the CAD drawing while picking line ? Don’t use 'Import' but 'Link' when bringing CAD to revit | ||||||
| Duplicate | Duplicates the view without any Annotations/ Detail Lines…. | |||||
| Duplicate with Dependent | To split one plan into many. Also use Match Line to establish relation among the dependent views. Any changes to Annotation/ Detail lines are reflected automatically !! | |||||
| Duplicate with Detailing | Duplicates the view with Annotation & Detail Lines. Copies the annotation & detail lines. Any changes to annotation/ detail lines arenotreflected automatically !! | |||||
| Elevation | can not see anything in the elevation ?? | |||||
| Elevation> Properties> Extents> switch off 'crop view' 'crop region visibility' change 'far clipping'properties !! | ||||||
| 3 types of Elevations- Exterior, Interior & Framing Elevations Exterior by default have no active crop boundary,Interiorhave crop boundary & attempt to find crop boundary of host elements such as, floor, wall, ceiling etc.... Framing elevations become active in the presence of grids and their cut plane corresponds to their grid. | ||||||
| All levels/grids/sections (referred to as datums) have 3D and 2D extents. If the 3D extents of that level don’t cross the 3D extents of the section or the elevation they will not show. | ||||||
| Relative Elevation- Always use 'Specify Coordinates at a Point' Tool to specify 'Shared Elevation Value' @ any one level. | ||||||
| FAMILY | 3 types- System, Loadable, In-place | |||||
| System familiescreate basic building elements such as walls, roofs, ceilings, floors, and other elements that you would assemble on a construction site. System settings, which affect the project environment and include types for levels, grids, drawing sheets, and viewports, are also system families.Can Duplicate or create Types... Cannot Create New !! | ||||||
| Loadable familiesare families used to create both building components and some annotation elements. Loadable families create the building components that would usually be purchased, delivered, and installed in and around a building, such as windows, doors, casework, fixtures, furniture, and planting. They also include some annotation elements that are routinely customized, such as symbols and titleblocks. One Can Create NewLoadable Family, DuplicateLoadable Family or create Typesof a Loadable Family to cater to Variation in size/ finish!! | ||||||
| In-place elementsare unique elements that you create when you need to create a unique component that is specific to the current project. You can create in-place geometry so that it references other project geometry, resizing or adjusting accordingly if the referenced geometry changes. Can not be duplicated or created types of... !! | ||||||
| how to create a new family ?- Revit Icon< New< Family< Choose a Tempalate< Draw Elements to Create a New Family OR open an old (relevent) family, save it as a new family & edit it !! | ||||||
| HOW TO EDIT FAMILY ELEMENTS, like callout tags, level marker etc. ? Scroll down to the particular Family element< Right-click< Edit OR Create a New one by choosing Annotation Family Template | ||||||
| Why Can't IN-PLACE family be duplicated? Can be duplicated if we right-click on the in-place family & SAVE as a family. Then load that family later on… | ||||||
| Can not delete some elements in a Family in Family Editor- Refer to'Delete' | ||||||
| Family | Create a New In-Place Family- | |||||
| (In-Place) | 1. Open a project. | |||||
| 2. Home tab | ||||||
| Build panel | ||||||
| Component drop-down | ||||||
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| 3. In the Family Category and Parameters dialog, select a category for the element, and click OK. | ||||||
| The category that you choose will be the category under which the family for the in-place element will display in the Project Browser, in which it will schedule, and in which you can control its visibility. | ||||||
| 4. In the Name dialog, type a name, and click OK. | ||||||
| The Family Editor opens. | ||||||
| 5. Use the Family Editor tools to create the in-place element. | ||||||
| 6. When you finish creating the in-place element, click Finish Model. | ||||||
| Family | If a family is cuttable, the family displays as cut when the cut plane of a view intersects that family in all types of views. | |||||
| (Cuttable) | ||||||
| In the Family Element Visibility Settings dialog, there is an option called When cut in Plan/RCP. This option determines if family geometry is shown when the cut plane intersects that family. | ||||||
| Family Editor | You access the Family Editor when you create or modify the geometry of a loadable family or an in-place family. | |||||
| Family Template | Elements in a Family Template Cannot be deleted, only modified….why?? Because it is a Template !! | |||||
| Floor Plan | How to Delete an entire Floor plan ?? | |||||
| Deleting the floor plan in project browser does not delete the plan, but deleting the level delets the floor plan entirely !! | ||||||
| Grid | All levels/grids/sections (referred to as datums) have 3D and 2D extents. If the 3D extents of that level don’t cross the 3D extents of the section or the elevation they will not show. | |||||
| Group | very handy in putting together a few elements & repeating the 'GROUP INSTANCE'. | |||||
| all groups can be viewed & selectedin model from GROUPS in the Project Browser. One can select all instances of the group in the view or in the entire project to see where that particular group has been used. | ||||||
| Group vs Assembly | Both behave like Blocks. But if an element is moved; Group Moves as a Whole, Assembly gets stretched in the direction of the Moved Element !! Revit Group= SketchUp Component Revit Assembly= SketchUp Group (if anything is changed in assembly, the name of that assembly is automatically changed to a new one !!) | |||||
| Import CAD | Import 'Survey Drawing', always with Units Set to 'Meters'. Define the 'Project North'& 'True North' Before Importing. | |||||
| Import 'Survey Drawing', always with Units Set to 'Meters'. Define the 'Project North'& 'True North' Before Importing. | ||||||
| Positioning:- Auto- Centre to Centre:- Works fine. Brings the objects in the centre of Revit Space. | ||||||
| Positioning:- Auto- Origin to Origin:- Doesn't work for dwgs where the object is more than 20 miles from the autocad origin. | ||||||
| Positioning:- Auto- By Shared Coordinates:- Doesn't work for dwgs where the object's coordinates are bigger than 20 miles distance. Works fine for 'Survey Drawings' because these are drawn in 'Meters'. That’s why we must always use 'Meters' units while importing/ linking Survey Drawings (with correct North Settings) | ||||||
| Positioning:- Manual- Origin:- Works fine, except where the object is more than 20 miles from the autocad origin. | ||||||
| Positioning:- Manual- Base Point:- Works exceptionally fine for dwgs where objects are more than 20 miles from the autocad origin (due to their correct coordinates or whatever). First, Use 'Base' command in autocad to establish a 'Base Point' on the drawing, it could be the survey point or any other point. Then use this Base Point to Place the Drawing Maually everytime one imports. | ||||||
| Positioning:- Manual- Centre:- Works fine where the centre of the drawing is specifically important. | ||||||
| Be Very Careful About the North Point (Project or True) when Importing Dwgs !! | ||||||
| Imported Objects | HOW TO ASSIGN MATERIAL TO SKETCHUP OBJECTS IMPORTED? VV< Object Styles< Imported Object< Change Properties…etc. | |||||
| Label | Label is an 'Attribute' (double click & edit) Label can only be used inside a Family (Block) | |||||
| Level | All levels/grids/sections (referred to as datums) have 3D and 2D extents. If the 3D extents of that level don’t cross the 3D extents of the section or the elevation they will not show. | |||||
| Library Online | IS THERE A STANDARD REVIT LIBRARY ONLINE?Autodesk Seek, revit components… | |||||
| Line Type Edit | HOW TO CHANGE SECTION LINE TO DASHED? VV< Object Styles< Change Section Line type & Color…etc. | |||||
| Lines showing in all views?? OR Lines not showing in a particular view but all other?? Check whether the line is a 'Model Line' or 'Symbolic Line' | ||||||
| Link Revit | Very Useful.When Linked, The Grid & Datumare also displayed from the Linked file. So one central file can be used to generate multiple revit files for different Drawing Sets. | |||||
| Lock | Objects can only be Locked by using worksets in a Multi-User Environment. Where objects created by one user can not be deleted by other users, unless they have permission to do so. | |||||
| Mass | Use Component< In-place Massfor small objects. Use Massing & Site< In-Place massfor Building Forms. | |||||
| Create Surface- Use Model Linesto create mass to modify arbitrarily. Use Reference Lines to create mass to modify parametrically. | ||||||
| Select Surface/ Mass< Edit in place< select line/ form< Dissolve, to extract line/ form from a Mass. | ||||||
| Match Line | use match line to establish relationship between smaller different parts of one big plans. | |||||
| Go to Primary plan< Show Crop Region< View< Sheet composition< Matchline | ||||||
| Parameter | Parameter has a 'Name' & 'Sample Value' | |||||
| Shared- if you need to create 2 different Isolated Foundation families, and need the Thickness parameter of both families scheduled in the same column, Thickness needs to be a shared parameter that is loaded in both Isolated Foundation families. E.g.- Door Width is a Shared Parameter, shared by all doors so that it appears in the Schedule correctly. | ||||||
| Project-parameters are specific to a single project file. Information stored in project parameters cannot be shared with other projects. | ||||||
| Phasing | CHANGE COLORS INTO 3 COLOR SCHEME- MAGENTA, YELLOW, CYAN- Manage < Phasing | |||||
| Use Graphic Overrides to change into 3-Color Scheme & change pattern of the elements in different phases. | ||||||
| Use Phase Filterto display the elements of the Drawing differently. | ||||||
| Choose Phase Filter- Show All, Then change Phaseto see the different phase drawings. | ||||||
| Pin | How to Pin objects? Select<Modify Panel<Pin | |||||
| Before Printing- Hide scope boxes, crop boundaries, ref/ work planes….. | ||||||
| Before Printing- Open all worksets (to be printed) | ||||||
| Project Set-Up | Always establish the North firstly, then check both 'True North'& 'Project North' | |||||
| The survey drawing is at an angle, how to bring it into Revit ?? Establish the 'True North' first… Then with Orientation set to 'True North', Link the Survey Drawing. After that when we set the Orientation to Project North, it should work fine. | ||||||
| The Survey Drawing is in meters (300 mm is drawn as 0.3), should I scale it? No, Just Link it into Revit with Units set to Meters. | ||||||
| Property Line | How to enter in Degrees, Minutes & Seconds ? Use Space 23 45 34 in Revit is considered as 23 Degrees 45 Minutes 34 Seconds | |||||
| input between 0 0 0 & 90 0 0 ?? How to enter angle bigger than 90 ?? First of all go to Site settings and change the 'Angle Display' under 'Property Data' to 'Degrees'. Then enter the values you have in the Table. | ||||||
| Purge | HOW TO DELETE IMPORTED OBJECTS COMPLETELY….like purge?Manage< Purge Unused…But Be careful before using this… it can not be undone !! | |||||
| Revision Cloud | HOW TO USE REVISION CLOUDS? Annotate< Revision Cloud< Use dates etc… | |||||
| Section | Do not Rotate Sections in 'Elevation or Section'…. Otherwise it will start to dissappear from the views & leads to confusion in the drawings. | |||||
| How to break the Detail Section into Parts, to show the detail in large scale ?? | ||||||
| Just select the section< click on the break sign on the crop boundary of the section….and done !! | ||||||
| All levels/grids/sections (referred to as datums) have 3D and 2D extents. If the 3D extents of that level don’t cross the 3D extents of the section or the elevation they will not show. | ||||||
| Shared Parameter | Use shared parameters when the same piece of information must exist in more than one project or family. | |||||
| if you need to create 2 different Isolated Foundation families, and need the Thickness parameter of both families scheduled in the same column, Thickness needs to be a shared parameter that is loaded in both Isolated Foundation families. | ||||||
| Temporary Hide/ Isolate | 1. In the drawing area, select one or more elements. | |||||
| 2. On the View Control Bar, click | ||||||
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| Isolate Category. In other words, if you select some walls and doors, only walls and doors will remain visible in the view. | ||||||
| Hide Category. Hides all selected categories in the view. If you select some walls and doors, all walls and doors will be hidden in the view. | ||||||
| Isolate Element. Isolates only the selected elements. | ||||||
| Hide Element. Hides only the selected elements. | ||||||
| When you temporarily hide an element or element category, the Temporary Hide/Isolate icon displays with a border ( | ||||||
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| To exit temporary hide/isolate mode without saving changes: | ||||||
| 3. On the View Control Bar, click | ||||||
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| All temporarily hidden elements are restored to the view. | ||||||
| Text | its different from label, in the sense that it is fixed data while 'label' is attribute. | |||||
| Topography | ||||||
| 3 methods- | ||||||
| Bring Points @ Proper elevation from CAD | ||||||
| Bring Plines @ Proper elevation from CAD | ||||||
| Bring Survey Dwg from CAD & Pick Each Point by first specifying the Elevation. | ||||||
| CANNOT USE SHARED DATUM/ COORDINATES. ONLY PROJECT BASE POINT !! | ||||||
| Underlay | Very useful command. | |||||
| Use Underlay from the Properties palette to show the floors above or below for reference !! | ||||||
| User Name | To change the user name in Revit: | |||||
| 1. Click Options. | ||||||
| 2. Click the General tab. | ||||||
| 3. For Username, specify the user name. | ||||||
| 4. Click OK. | ||||||
| View Properties | http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Revit/enu/2013/Help/00001-Revit_He0/1468-Document1468/1630-Use_and_1630/1726-View_Pro1726#GUID-BE5C9A3A-14C9-4A76-9ACB-D7A016131055 | |||||
| View Range |
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| In a floor plan, View depth (6) should be below the cut plane. In a reflected ceiling plan (RCP), it should be above. | ||||||
| Viewport Tag | To edit view/ viewport tag- select the view first. | |||||
| View Tag | ||||||
| View Template | How to standardize the View settings of multiple views?? USE THIS !! | |||||
| Very Important tool to standardize the view settings of multiple views… View< View Template | ||||||
| If a view property displays in gray and you cannot change it, see Cannot Change a View Property?Click on empty area inside the view< Properties palette< View Template< change to None… | ||||||
| VOID | before creating 'void forms', create a Ref. Plane….Important !! | |||||
| How to cut multiple walls/ elements with one void? Cut them one by one….Void is already there…just hover the mouse over to select it properly… | ||||||
| how to edit void?? Go to VV & show Mass… then select the object which was cut with void…then edit the void as needed :-) | ||||||
| Important: Always make reference to Datum & Lock it… in case we need to change the levels !! | ||||||
| Never use too many turns in the 'Void Form'… It will mess up the Wall Structure !! | ||||||
| WALL | Always draw from Level to Level(restrain from specifying height) | |||||
| this would be particularly helpful while changing levels. Cause the | ||||||
| moment 'A LEVEL' is changed, it changes all wall heights as well !! | ||||||
| HOW TO STRETCH DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WALL IN DIFFERENT LENGTH? | ||||||
| Edit Type< Edit Structure< Unlock the different parts (build-up) of the wall… After that different parts of the wall build-up can be stretched to different length... | ||||||
| Use 'Cut Profile' to trim part of the wall in a particular view… | ||||||
| Worksets | How to check the elements which are not part of the 'desired workset' !! | |||||
| (Gray Inactive Worksets). | ||||||
| One can not complete 'relinquish all mine' request without synchronizing the changes. | ||||||
| 1. Select the workset from the Active Workset drop-down on the status bar or the Collaborate tab | ||||||
| Worksets panel. | ||||||
| NoteYou can select a non-editable workset as the active workset. If you place an element in a non-editable workset, the element becomes non-editable after you synchronize with central. If you add view-specific elements, such as detail lines or dimensions, they are added to the workset of the active project view. | ||||||
| 2. If you want all elements that were not created in the active workset to display as gray, click Collaborate tab | ||||||
| Worksets panel | ||||||
| Owner. Indicates the owner of the workset. If the Editable status of the workset is Yes, or you change the Editable status of the workset to Yes, then you are the owner of the workset. | ||||||
| How to hide a particular Workset ? Use OPEN, CLOSE only; its enough !! | ||||||
| Opened. Indicates if a workset is open (Yes) or closed (No). Elements in open worksets are visible in the project, elements in closed worksets are not. | ||||||
| How to Delete Worksets? Note that You cannot delete the Workset1, Project Standards, Families, or View worksets. | ||||||
| Worksharing can be done two ways- By Designating Different Zone (One Zone per Person) OR By Designating Different Elements (e.g.- walls, doors, windows by One Person & so on…) | ||||||
| Labels & Tags | ||||||
| Staircase | ||||||
| Shared Datum (How to use) | ||||||
| FAMILY | sliding door family. 1. Create a Door Panel with simple Height & Width parameter 2. Make both the parameters 'Shared' 3. Create a new 'door family' 4. use 'load family' tool & load the 'door panel' into this new door family 5. Create a formula for the 'door panel width' & 'door panel height' 6. always consider the centre to centre distance only, when calculating the distance. (e.g.- panel width for 4-panel sliding door with frame can be calculated as (Width-2*Frame-door frame)/4 + door frame 7. select the 'door panel'< Edit Types 8. Click on 'panel width' & 'panel height', both should be shared parameters 9. Remember: to change anything within the door panel family, select the door & click on 'Edit Type' & to change anything in the sliding door family, just click on the 'Family Types' icon. | |||||
| Adding a 'Detail Component' inside the Family !! E.g.- Adding a Door handle as a Detail Component…Always use Separate Ref. Planes & Separate Parameters to Tie down the location of Detail Component… A Detail Component Doesn’t Move with other objects automatically !! | ||||||
| Always use 'Shared Parameter' inside the family. Shared Parameters can be scheduled in a table. E.g.- Glass thickness in the Doors & Windows can be tabulated using Shared Parameter. | ||||||
| Revit Visibility Hierarchy | Revit gives the user a number of ways to override the display of an element. It may not always be clear which method “wins” over another method, but there is a visibility hierarchy. This list may not cover every possible scenario but does include common overrides. 10 being the lowest and 1 being the highest using walls as an example: 1. Line Work Tool 2. Override Graphics in View > By Element > Halftone 3. Graphic Display Options – Silhouette Edges 4. Override Graphics in View > By Element 5. View Filters 6. View Depth – “Beyond” Line Style 7. Phasing Graphic Overrides 8. Visibility / Graphic Overrides > Override Host Layers > Cut Line Styles 9. Visibility / Graphic Overrides > Projection \ Cut Lines 10. Project Object Styles |
