What Revit Wants
Hey Revit, look what I can do!
if you bring a #Revit model into #Vasari the grid lines show up in 3D like reference planes-that can be really useful for coordination
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This is actually pretty cool.
The same goes for Levels – in Vasari they show up in the 3D View. Obviously, normal Reference Planes also show up in 3D:
If you want to learn more about the Revit 2012 Construction Modeling features, including::
then check out the video below:
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Revit Architecture 2012: Construction Modeling & Assemblies – YouTube
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Depending on where you live in the world, you likely have to satisfy certain regulatory authorities as to the environmental performance of you building. Various external tools may be used for this.
However, what if you could configure your Schedules in Revit to do these calculations for you? Youtube user FreshgroundEarth has uploaded a video describing how to do this to satisfy SANS (South Africa National Standards) requirements:
At about 7 mins, he demonstrates the use of a ‘gizmo’ placed on elevation, enabling the calculation of facade area, which in turn relates to mechanical heating / cooling calculations. He also calculates glazing areas using a parameter filtering method.
This is a good demonstration of leveraging the Revit model for a specific regulatory condition.
It would be nice if *one day* the various regulatory authorities actually provide Revit templates that are already set up for these calculations, to save each company in each part of the world from reinventing the wheel to suit the regulatory constraints of each particular project.
Sometimes you may want to use a Door or Window family that is not hosted by a particular wall. That way, if the host wall is deleted, the unhosted component will still persist. Here’s how:
These unhosted components can be useful if you want to retain schedule information for a door that has been removed from the project design. You can make an unhosted door that only has a few invisible symbolic lines in it – nothing that will print, but it will still schedule and can have a Description like “Door deleted from Construction Set”.
You may be interested in this list of abbreviations and definitions.
For example, have you ever wonder what IFC means?
IFC’s – Industry Foundation Classes, is a data exchange method that specifies elements that are used in building construction in an agreed manner that define a common language for construction. IFCs provide a foundation for the exchange and sharing of information directly between software applications of a shared building project model. The IFC data model is a neutral and open specification that is not controlled by a single vendor or group of vendors. It is an object oriented file format to facilitate interoperability in the building industry, and is a commonly used format for BIM. The format is known as ifcXML. ifcXML2x3 (current version) is currently supported by Autodesk, Graphisoft, Nemestchek and Bentley. www.iai-international.org
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BIM Terminology
If you head over to this link, you will find a nice collection of Revit API resources, including:
There is also a very handy package from the Revit API Labs. If you unzip the following file, you can find actual class handout documents, presentation slides, and source code samples for both VB and CS (C Sharp, C#) languages:
Revit API 2012 Training (zip – 12726Kb)
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Autodesk – Developer Center – Autodesk� Revit� Architecture, Autodesk� Revit� Structure and Autodesk� Revit� MEP
Here is how to add the ‘Run as Administrator’ right-click option for .VBS and .JS scripts:
1. Download script_runas.reg and save to Desktop
2. Right-click on the file and choose Merge
3. Click Yes when prompted.
Use at your own risk.
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Adding the Run as Administrator option for .VBS and .JS files – The Winhelponline Blog
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It looks like 3D PDF technology is starting to ‘wake up’. Another company, Intratech, plans to release a Revit 3D PDF export plugin in January 2012.
This will likely be in direct competition to the Tetra offering.
I have already described a free method of generating 3D PDFs from Revit, and a method that allows DWFs to be a converted to 3D PDFs.
Another commercial option is SimLab Composer. From Revit, you export a FBX or DWG file, and then use SimLab Composer to turn the exported file into a 3D PDF.
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Intratech 3D Consulting Corp. – EAGLE 3D PDF 익스포터
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Dante van Wettum from The Netherlands has posted a brilliant little Journal File cleanup script at this link. What I like about it is that the paths are all automatically set – all you need to do is change the USERNAME and Revit_Map to suit your installation.
To quote:
… put in the parameter USERNAME (so you replace the d.van.wettum) with the correct name for your path, and change the part “Autodesk Revit Structure 2012” depending on your revit version (Structure/MEP/Architecture)
Example file can be downloaded Here
DELETED FILES WILL NOT GO TO TRASH BIN. GONE = GONE
Save the code as a .bat file. If you run it, it will clean your journal folder.
Once the file is saved as .bat, it can be set to auto-run, either at startup or as a Windows Task. Personally, I would prefer to manually run this. There are things in the journal folder that can help you rescue from a bad no save / crash scenario.
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1869* Web – News� � �Revit 2012 Journal files
EDIT: There is an error in the path below, please use the download link above only…it is correct.
