Revit users often prefer that everyone works in Revit. This allows coordination to be smooth and seamless when everyone’s using the same software. However, more often than not, software coordination is overlooked, not specified, glazed over in meetings, especially for smaller projects. Project Managers tend to skip technical small talk Read more
When you’re up against a deadline, it’s inevitable that shortcuts need to be taken. There’s just too much pressure to deliver and not enough time to do things the right way. This still happens everyday, especially for small projects with short deadlines and revisions that require a fast turn around. Read more
Do not use the “monitor” function of the “copy/monitor” button. The button in discussion is the one on the left in the image below. Using the copy/monitor button is fine for copying. However, I highly suggest clicking “Stop monitoring” for all elements that are copied. That way the elements will Read more
Shared Coordinates How To: Scenario 2 This article demonstrates how to set up shared coordinates in a model that is already in progress, but needs to be realigned to the established Shared Coordinate System (SCS). In general, you will likely find yourself in this scenario more often than Scenario 1. Read more
One of the quickest ways to select elements in Revit and bring them into Dynamo is by using the “Collect.CurrentSelection” node from the Spring Nodes package. This node is very quick and versatile allowing you to control the active selected elements on screen rather than filtering down elements using Dynamo Read more
This article will show you how to set up Shared Coordinates for a Revit Model. When setting up coordinates, there are two scenarios you may find yourself in. Scenario 1: You are starting a fresh Revit Model by creating a New Project or a new model based on a Revit Read more
One of the easiest ways to insert Shared Parameters into a model is by copying and pasting a schedule with established Shared Parameters from another model rather than establishing Shared Parameters one-by-one through the insert Project Parameters menu. Revit will automatically load and establish the same Shared Parameters as they Read more
What are Shared Coordinates and why are they important? A Shared Coordinate System in Revit is the common coordinate system that aligns multiple software in the same XYZ world coordinate system. This commonality allows models & drawings to overlay on top of each other in a common file format. Some Read more
When opening a “work-shared” model (a model with worksets) sometimes the “Create New Local” is greyed out. There are a few possibilities why the button is greyed out. The workshared model was saved in a different version than the Revit version used to open the model. The central model has Read more
Searching for views, schedules, sheets, or families in project browser can sometimes be very difficult. Elements may not be organized well, depending on the model setup, or they may have moved to an unexpected location in the project browser causing them to seemingly disappear. Manually searching for specific items can Read more