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The Revit Clinic
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Model Groups and View Phase Reminder
Elements inside a model group retain the phase created and phase demolished properties as other Revit elements do. This is important to keep in mind when creating a new instance of a model group. When inserting an instance of a...
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IFC Export with Shared or Project Coordinates using Revit 2011
Did you know that in Revit 2011 IFC files can be exported with Shared Coordinates? This is a new feature in 2011. In previous releases, only the project coordinates would be exported to IFC. This feature works by exporting to...
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Multiple Layer Slabs and Slab Edges
When a substrate layer is added to a floor's structure, it will cut the slab edge, rather than the edge cutting through and directly attaching to the slab. While some of you may be aware of possible ways to work...
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Adaptive Components and Creating Forms
Included below are 2 videos covering some approaches for using adaptive components to create forms in Revit 2011: Full Size Video Link Full Size Video Link
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Changing the Offset of a Column Affects its Grid Intersection in the Graphical Column Schedule
I have seen some users report that they change the offset of a column, and then when they go to their Graphical Column Schedule either the column is no longer reported on an intersection or they receive a message that...
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Quick Tip to Toggle Revit 2011 Help Documentation Location
We still see this request come up from time to time, so I wanted to send out a quick tip and reference our technical solution. It is possible to toggle the location Revit 2011 products use for the Help documentation....
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Where is the ceiling?!!? Check the Underlay Orientation
Fewer things in life are more frustrating then when you think you have all the bases covered, and yet you’ve overlooked the obvious. Here’s a real-life example: A friend of mine owned a lawn mower that would not start. So...
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Shared Positioning: Acquiring Coordinates from a CAD Link and Rotating True North
I want to demonstrate some examples with the acquire coordinates workflow below. Linking a CAD file, moving into place, and acquiring coordinates to align the Revit coordinate system with the CAD file are covered in the video below. Additionally, True...
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Shared Positioning: Linking, Recording and Publishing Multiple Revit Site Locations to Linked Project Files
Using an example of a campus site, with 4 linked Revit projects for each individual building, the following 2 videos [with sound] walk through the process: If coordinates have never been modified with the specific Revit link, follow these steps:...
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Room computations only succeeded without considering the following elements
Should you see this message, it would be after linking a Revit file into the host project. The warning is as follows: Room computations only succeeded without considering the following elements. In the Revit 2011 release, room bounding elements are...
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