Revit Family Error Automatically Resolved
Some of you may not be aware but Autodesk sneaked in a new "Feature/Enhancement" in about version 2018 (I think?) - I do not remember any discussion or announcement about this in the testing/release...
View ArticleFamily Types Dialog Column Widths in Revit
Does anyone find trying to control the column width in the Family Types dialog box annoying?The "Lock" column in particular, has been driving me mad for the last 16 years!About 7 or 8 years ago (?),...
View ArticleFiltering Filters in Revit
The term "Filter" is much used in Revit - and it means different things in different situations. Filters also follow varied and confusing rules depending on what you are doing. Below are some of the...
View ArticleDisplay Priorities of Solid Fill in Revit Materials
Back in Revit 2012 Autodesk changed the way materials work - so that they had separate graphics and appearance properties. This was the start of much confusion for many users - and still to this day...
View ArticleRevit 2022.1 So Good it Trashed the Installer
Excited by all the hype about Revit 2022.1, I just downloaded and installed it.All went well apart from a couple of minor glitches:1 - Parallel InstallsIt decided that it could not install more than...
View ArticleDouble-Click Trouble in Revit
In Revit 2019, one of the fantastic new features was the ability to slow double-click to rename views in the Project Browser ! Fantastic? Not true - it is an almost universally hated new feature. If...
View ArticleRevit Mirror Command is So Not BIM
What is one of the first things that you teach people who are moving from Autocad to Revit?"When making changes in Revit, DO NOT delete and replace elements - you should always modify the original...
View ArticleUpgrading to Revit 2022 and Windows 10
Way back in 2016 I posted about my dislike of Windows 10 (not to mention 8 and 8.1 which I thought were diabolical). I resisted upgrading from Windows 7 for several more years - even after Microsoft...
View ArticleThey Broke Their Own Cloud Space in Revit 2022
Way back in Revit 2015, Autodesk gave us a really nice enhancement:Ability to use all the sketch line drawing tools to quickly create Revision Clouds. Prior to v2015 we had to laboriously draw each arc...
View ArticleStepped Handrail on Stepped Stairs in Revit
A couple of years back I posted on how to create a stair with stepped sides. I always intended to follow it up with what happens to the handrail, and how to solve it? Well, it is never too late. Just...
View ArticlePoor Man's Array in Revit
There are several situations in Revit where the Array tool is not available - one of those is when using the Sketch commands. Here is a quick workaround.Stair Sketch ExampleIn this example I wanted to...
View ArticleStepped Stair Railing Top Rail Extension in Revit
Following on from an earlier post about stepped railings, here is a bit more information about what happens when you try to add Top Rail extensions.Weird Railing Stuff - part 18If the lowest boundary...
View ArticleZoom in Family Types Dialog Box
Today I watched episode 99 of BIM After Dark, hosted by the Revit Kid. The guest presenter was Nicolas Catellier (Revit Pure), showing Advanced Revit Family Concepts. However much you might think...
View ArticleBIM History - Rucaps User Group Newsletter
Although this blog is mostly about my trials and tribulations with Revit, my experience with BIM software started many years before Revit was even dreamed of. There have been many forerunners to the...
View ArticleBIM History - RUN Part 2 - RUCAPS and Sonata User Newsletter
Following on from my previous post on BIM History, here are some more covers from RUN - the RUCAPS Users Newsletter.RUN 16 - Sept 1988The Front and back covers featured drawing competition winners from...
View ArticleFastest CAD PCs on Earth 1994
I recently found an old Architecture Australia magazine from 1994 - this ad caught my eye.It reminded me how blindingly fast our computer power was back then - trying to run "Caddsman" at the time I...
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