There are several different methods to use when creating duct systems. You can create all the duct and let the systems create themselves, which is never really a good idea. Continue reading

Modelling pipes in Revit at a 45 degree angle is necessary for a variety of situations. Lucky for us the trick to be able to do this is easy. Continue reading

There is now an option for Revit projects to choose the worksets coming in from your other linked files you would like to work with. This is the perk of opening up a Revit file that you receive from a consultant and check it out before you link it to yours and use it. You can explore the worksets and see if there is any way you can use them. Continue reading

There are several methods or Appending a Revit model into Navisworks. The method that is most efficient is debatable and often a compromise between performance and manual effort, unless you have IMAGINiT Clarity which can export .nwc (Navisworks Cache) automatically by schedule or on demand. Continue reading

I was attempting to make an embedded schedule this week. Much to my surprise the tab was missing! Embedded schedules are schedules within a schedule. They are only available to specific Schedule Categories ... Continue reading

In a recent Project in Revit we wanted to do (what we thought would be) a simple task. When we do our Elevation Datum Lines, we wanted to show a “+” in front of the elevation for Positive Elevation Numbers, like shown... Continue reading

We ran into a gotcha moment recently. When designing a residential storage closet that was 1’-3” deep, the Door Schedule would not read properly. Continue reading

5 things I learned after completing my first Collaboration for Revit Project: 1. The Publish button is REALLY important. 2. Controlling ... Continue reading

AU is that magical time of year when you and 10,000 of your closest Autodesk-loving friends come together in Las Vegas for 3 days and nights of non-stop fun. Continue reading

Old as-built fabrication models just got a lot more valuable to the design engineer and owner. This also means that the life cycle of an MEP BIM model is now infinite. Continue reading

Autodesk has worked hard to create tools to help architects and engineers make intelligent decisions for more sustainable design. Continue reading

By Veredith Keller, IMAGINiT Building Solutions One of the best workflows for detailing steel connections is to model the steel framing in Autodesk Revit 2016 and Export the model to Advance Steel 2016 for detailing. With the Advance Steel 2016 Extension, Autodesk® Revit® 2016 users can quickly connect their models to Advance Steel 2016 using the export, import, and synchronize functionalities to transfer the model BIM data. This interoperability allows users to rapidly produce general arrangement drawings, fabrication drawings, BOMs, and Numerical Control (NC) files for steel structures. The synchronization of BIM data between applications allows the user to update... Continue reading

This short video will show you how to add crown molding to walls in your Revit project by loading in a profile to be utilized as a sweep in the wall editor. Continue reading

When the floors are in a different model, the Attach Top/Base option isn’t available. Well, it is, there just isn’t anything to attach or join those walls to. Continue reading

Have you ever edited a family and afterward, you had extra types in the list that you didn't make? Keeping the original type even though you made two fresh new ones in the Family Editor? Continue reading

In this video we go over inserting a custom border in a new Isometric Styles as well as talk about some of the Isometric modifications that are available within the Project Setup. Continue reading

In this video we go over the different ways of creating a new Isometric style using the new tools available in 2016 AutoCAD Plant 3D. Continue reading

In residential architecture, as well as other types, it is often a required part of the working drawing set to be able to show the roof overhang as a hidden line on the floor plan views. Out of the box, Revit doesn’t do this because Revit shows it as it’s built. Meaning that in the real world we don’t see a dashed lines on the ground so we know there is a roof above. To get Revit to do this there is a simple work around that I have outlined below. Continue reading

There are new styles for how you can tell the software to fill out your Panel Schedules in 2016. In 2015 and before, circuits were only assigned sequentially. If you wanted something different, it involved a little more manual intervention; assigning spaces, spares, etc. There are now three different choices. Continue reading

Here is a quick tip for those of you out there in ACAD land that like to have as few tabs open as possible when working in ACAD. In the new release of ACAD 2016 the “Start” page is now a tab that is always on by default. Continue reading

Rerouting around obstructions is an everyday occurrence in the electrical discipline so it is good to know how to create jogs or kicks in a conduit run. Continue reading

By Jordan Mussett, IMAGINiT Building Solutions Deliverables for projects utilizing Revit often include dwg copies of the drawings in addition to the pdfs and native Revit files. That is normal, but sometimes the client has their own CAD standards that you have to comply with for that deliverable. This post will explain how to override necessary layers in the export dialogue so you don’t have to get into scripting a bunch of AutoCAD dwgs unnecessarily. Let’s start with the high level options. You have a default layer export that is chosen for you based on the AIA layer guidelines. There... Continue reading

Remember when we all call called it AEC… Continue reading