Let’s say you want to tag Duct Accessories in a linked Revit model. That’s easy, because Revit can Tag All… Linked Elements by Category. Just tick the box in the dialog below:
But what if you only want to Tag certain Duct Accessories, like those that actually have a value in a given parameter? What we need to do is limit the view to only showing what you want to tag, and then run the Tag All Not Tagged command as above.
Here’s how:
Duplicate the view you are working in
Hide all unnecessary Links
Use View Filters to hide the elements you don’t need, by using the parameter you actually want, something like this:
After you have hidden off these elements, run the Tag All command in this view
Select all of those new tags (right-click on one of them, Select All Instances – Visible in View)
Copy
Switch back to the original view and Paste Aligned to Current View
So What does Revit Want? For you to think about how it works, and then use it accordingly. In this case, we realised “hey, Revit tags only what it sees…” Then, we can develop the workflow above to solve the problem.
Simon Moreau has shared a nice addin for Navisworks that allows the automatic grouping of clashes. From his blog: “This plug-in enables a lot of possibilities for sorting clash detection results in a meaningful report, and will become a full-time member of my coordination toolbox.
To install this plug-in, you can copy-paste the ClashDetective.ADSK.dll file available here in a new ClashDetective.ADSK folder in C:Program FilesAutodeskNavisworks Manage 2016Plugins. You can also see my edited version of the example code here.”
Choose NWC or NWD to Attach (this lets you view the Navisworks file in your AutoCAD drawing).
Untick Insertion point (so it uses 0,0,0) and tick Show current drawing geometry…
Switch your VISUALSTYLE to Realistic
Confirm CMOSNAP is set to 1
Try using measure or make a dimension
Try modelling – you can snap to geometry in the attached NWD / NWC file. One of the easiest things to draw is a 3DPOLY (3d polyline). It will snap freely to vertexes in your model.
You may have to do a ‘refresher’ course on UCS in AutoCAD, but one easy way to quickly start modelling is switch to a view using ViewCube (such as Right), then type UCS, then type V for View. You can now model on the plane of these view to make new AutoCAD geometry.
Info: This Feature Update provides a way to specify precise locations on an attached coordination model using the standard 2D endpoint and center object snaps. If Endpoint or Center are set as running object snaps, a marker and a tooltip display when you move the cursor over these locations on an attached coordination model. You can also use these object snaps any time you are prompted for a location and you want to specify a precise location on an attached coordination model. Hold down Shift and right-click in the drawing area to display the Object Snap shortcut menu. Select Endpoint or Center to snap to precise locations on the attached coordination model. The following system variable has been added. CMOSNAP (System Variable) Controls object snapping for coordination models.
Type: Integer Saved in: Registry Initial value: 1 0 – Object snapping is disabled for geometry in all coordination model attachments in the drawing. 1 – Object snapping is enabled for geometry in all coordination model attachments in the drawing.
I guess I need to have a Revit 2016 new features post, even if I don’t have a lot to say right now… I have started putting together a list of Revit 2016 videos at the end of this post too. I have to say, I miss the days when there was just one good, long post about new features and everyone just linked to that one 🙂
My top feature for Revit 2016? I suppose its the MEP fabrication integration. Even if its not one-click, design to fabrication solution yet, I personally think that any effort made to make fabrication from Revit easier or more predictable is definitely a step in the right direction.
Rendering in Revit can be a somewhat fiddly process. André Aksetøy shared some great Revit rendering advice via the autodesk360rendering blog recently.
Here is a sample of it: “I also like it when the crop region aligns with lines in the scene (fig 6). Figure 6 When it comes to lighting I always render with both sun and artificial lighting to get some contrast, I try however to avoid direct sunlight through the windows to avoid too much contrast.
Figure 7 I take several test renders to make sure I’m on the right track.
I think the ability to adjust exposure online is a great feature. Usually I enhance the contrast and reduce the colors before I bring the picture into photoshop for post-processing. In fig.9 you see the raw render and in fig.10 the same picture after the adjustments.
