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Revisions & Keynotes & Worksets & Revit 2014

I want to update and elaborate on our previous post: When Adding a Keynote Tag the User Borrows a Sheet Workset For Revit 2013 or earlier there are 2 common scenarios where sheet view worksets can be borrowed working with... Continue reading

Posted 4 days ago at The Revit Clinic

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Model Elements on View Worksets

Revit has 4 main categories for worksets: User-Created Families Project Standards Views The only category directly accessible to users (to change the workset assignment) is User-Created. In Revit 2013 or earlier you may occasionally notice a model element (such as... Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2013 at The Revit Clinic

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Revit 2014 Schedules Tips

I’ve included a few tips using some of the new schedules features from Revit 2014: Formatting in your Project Template Formatting for the schedule title \ header \ body section can be added in your Revit template file even if... Continue reading

Posted Apr 23, 2013 at The Revit Clinic

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Revit 2013 20121003_2115 is up to date (Update Release 2) so you should be all set.

Commented Apr 4, 2013 on Revit 2012 Hotfix Available for .NET 4.5 Contextual Tab Behavior at The Revit Clinic

Annotation in Revit Link has Shifted Location in Host Model

We have a previous post that discusses some troubleshooting approaches for missing annotation (from a linked model, in the host model): Using Annotation from Linked Views & Troubleshooting Missing Annotation In a related scenario you could potentially see the annotation... Continue reading

Posted Mar 29, 2013 at The Revit Clinic

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Revit 2012 Hotfix Available for .NET 4.5 Contextual Tab Behavior

For Revit 2012 users affected by Microsoft .NET 4.5, a hotfix is now available. The original post describing this issue has also been updated: Revit 2013 \ 2012 Contextual Panels do not display or update The hotfix link is included... Continue reading

Posted Mar 18, 2013 at The Revit Clinic

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Crash when Right-Clicking or Creating a New Folder in the Open \ Save dialog

I wanted to describe a crash in Revit 2012 & 2013 that was resolved with the Revit 2013 Update Release 1 \ 2 that some users have reported: The underlying cause is while in the Revit file navigation dialog (such... Continue reading

Posted Mar 14, 2013 at The Revit Clinic

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Load as Group and Project Parameters

Load as Group gives you the ability to load a Revit project as a group into the current project. The project that you are loading (as a group) may contain various project parameters. Revit determines whether a parameter will come... Continue reading

Posted Jan 18, 2013 at The Revit Clinic

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Autodesk FormIt & Revit

If anyone missed the Autodesk FormIt announcement during AU, I thought it would be helpful to organize some resources and links below. Here are some app highlights, including Revit interoperability: Express design ideas with easy-to-use tools: Create forms quickly from... Continue reading

Posted Dec 5, 2012 at The Revit Clinic

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Revit user-interface ribbon appears blank for some tabs

A few users have reported completely blank ribbon tabs while other tabs appear normal. If this occurs the entire tab may look similar to the image below: If you should run into this behavior there are a few recommendations to... Continue reading

Posted Sep 13, 2012 at The Revit Clinic

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The features available in Revit LT are based on Revit Architecture; so there are some structural features available as well. For a more complete list check out this comparison matrix: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/compare/index?siteID=123112&id=20336963

Commented Sep 12, 2012 on Revit LT at The Revit Clinic

Revit LT

In case you missed it earlier today Autodesk announced Revit LT! The Revit LT page with additional information is available here: Autodesk Revit LT Feature comparison between Revit LT and Revit \ FAQ: Compare Autodesk Revit LT and Autodesk Revit... Continue reading

Posted Sep 5, 2012 at The Revit Clinic

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New feature in Revit 2013. Grid > Multi-Segment.

Commented May 30, 2012 on Multi-Segment Grids – Multiple Segments Visible in an Elevation \ Section View at The Revit Clinic

Multi-Segment Grids – Multiple Segments Visible in an Elevation \ Section View

For multi-segment grids you could potentially have several grid segments [of the same gridline] perpendicular to an elevation \ section view. As with standard grids, when a datum element is perpendicular to the view by default it will display. For... Continue reading

Posted May 29, 2012 at The Revit Clinic

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Revit 2013 \ 2012 Contextual Panels do not display or update

We’ve had a few users report missing panels or contextual panels one command behind in Revit 2012 and 2013. The symptom looks similar to the image comparison below: Revit 2013 – Incorrect Result Notice on selection the expected contextual panels... Continue reading

Posted May 7, 2012 at The Revit Clinic

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Do you know if this user has ever been in the model? If they did at some point become the sheet borrower, and then since closed out but did not relinquish the sheet view workset, they would hold onto it indefinitely. Otherwise, if this was not the case, does this message occur when a user attempts to open the model or during normal activity in the model?

Commented Mar 15, 2012 on When Adding a Keynote Tag the User Borrows a Sheet Workset at The Revit Clinic

When Adding a Keynote Tag the User Borrows a Sheet Workset

You may on occasion notice a user becoming the borrower of a specific sheet workset in the project. This user may never have opened or explicitly borrowed that particular sheet. To confirm this navigate to Workset > Views > with... Continue reading

Posted Mar 15, 2012 at The Revit Clinic

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Linked Model Edited By Username changes after Synchronize with Central

Let’s look at a quick scenario that could potentially cause confusion after a synchronize with central: UserB creates a new project > enables worksets > saves central model. UserD creates a new local from central model > then creates a... Continue reading

Posted Feb 27, 2012 at The Revit Clinic

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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... Continue reading

Posted Feb 10, 2012 at The Revit Clinic

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Using Annotation from Linked Views & Troubleshooting Missing Annotation

By default you can utilize annotation, such as dimensions \ room tags \ text \ etc, from a linked model view in the host model view. Under Visibility \ Graphic Overrides > Revit Links, you can set the link to... Continue reading

Posted Jan 27, 2012 at The Revit Clinic

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Interior Elevations and Large Coordinates in the Project

Let’s look at a quick troubleshooting scenario around interior elevations, which appear distorted. You have an interior elevation of a room which looks like this in 3D: However the interior elevation is displaying the cabinets as transparent: This type of... Continue reading

Posted Dec 15, 2011 at The Revit Clinic

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This post specifically deals with a non-Revit Server environment. For Revit Server and this dialog, you can find additional information at the link below: http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Revit/enu/2012/Help/Revit_Administration_Guide/0002-Revit_Se2/0008-Revit_Se8/0010-Managing10/Troubleshooting_Model-Level_Locks_in_Revit_Server Thank you

Commented Nov 9, 2011 on File is being accessed by someone else and is not available at The Revit Clinic

Project Spark Learning Materials & Survey

I wanted to post some information around learning materials and a survey from the Project Spark Team; included below: Have you used the Project Spark Getting Started Guide? Did you watch the Essential Skills Videos? What about the WikiHelp? However... Continue reading

Posted Oct 6, 2011 at The Revit Clinic

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Adding a Spot Elevation in the Host Project to a Linked Revit Floor

One common reason for not being able to add a spot elevation to a floor in the linked or host project is if the view visual style is set to wireframe [since the top face isn’t visible]. There is another... Continue reading

Posted Sep 23, 2011 at The Revit Clinic

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Why Can’t I Drag the 3D Model End of a Level Past a Specific Point?

Here’s the scenario: In an elevation or section view, you are dragging the model-end of a Level, and you notice it will not drag past a specific point. Some other levels work, but this particular level[s] just quietly snaps back... Continue reading

Posted Aug 25, 2011 at The Revit Clinic

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