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Resources - tips page 2  
Mar 2013 update
Apologies to anyone coming across this page from a search engine link... well out of date as we await release of Revit 2014... but occasionally hand ;-)
the rate of acquisition of Revit tips makes it more of a scribbling pad...


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Revit Tips page 1

 
- How to get rid of the annoying 'drag' marks onscreen when you move a dialog box or window in Revit?
go to Windows Display Properties (right click desktop or via Control Panel) and click Appearance->Effects and uncheck 'Show Windows contents while dragging'
- Keyboard Shortcuts
1. Hold the Delete key and delete items one-by-one by clicking on them
2. Hold the Ctrl key and drag an object to copy it to a new location
3. Select an object and Alt+Enter to edit the Element properties
4. When placing an object next to an angled line or wall the spacebar will align the object to the line or wall.
- Render an Elevation with background image
(thread on AUGI)
- If problems arise -
Try looking at Tools->Review Warnings... and deal with any issues
- Making nested door families
thread from AUGI Revit forum
- Always hit F8 and Save 3D views
thread from AUGI Revit forum
- Custom pattern fills
thread from AUGI Revit forum
- Amy's Tutorials
Autodesk free tutorials on Revit Architecture 2008
- Revitup Tips
excellent tips section
- Site tools explanation
excellent thread from AUGI forum
- How to make sloping beams (1)
Autodesk knowledge base
- Revitzone
good Revit information and links to useful articles
- Cavity Wall Returns
Cavity Wall Returns
from David Duarte's blog Revitbeginners
AUGI Revit forum related thread with downloads on
revitup further, more detailed explanation
- Video Tutorials
DGcad.com - some free but all very good, and well worth the subscription
- Change size of temp dimensions
AUGI Revit forum thread
- Publishing to DWF
AUGI Revit forum thread with links to DWF Blog
- Create Plan Section
AUGI Revit forum thread
- Partial Demolition of elements and phasing - excellent discussion
AUGI Revit forum thread
- Create Sectional Perspective
AUGI Revit forum thread
- Custom Curtain Wall panels tutorial
autodesk-revit.blogspot.com
  another great tip from David Light - how to put sketchup content into Revit
autodesk-revit.blogspot.com
  adesk Tips & Tricks on Revit - how to remove Wall layer function to clean up joins
autodesk UK tips&tricks
  How to set defaults in Revit
AUGI Revit forum thread
  How to clean up short staggered cavity walls
(brilliant this from David Light's blog ;-)
Revit blogspot by David Light
  How to create traditional dormers in pitched roofs
Avatech tutorial via cadalyst.com
  How to neutralise units in family parameters - 'inconsistent units' error
Revit blogspot by David Light
  How to create a curved profile to a curved wall - A'desk support
Autodesk Knowledgebase
   
   




Revit Support /

Revit Community on AUGI
augi.com/revit

Revit Discussion Group
discussion.autodesk.com

Revitcity Forums

revitcity.com

Autodesk Revit Client Support FAQ
RevitFAQ

Revit Articles / online /

AECMag article June 07 by Paul Woddy on self annotating objects
aecmag.com


Autodesk UK -
extensive list of articles

AECmag article on how Revit can be used in computing material quantities
aecmag.com

aecbytes review of Revit 9 by Lachmi Khemlani
aecbytes.com

tenlinks post of Autodesk PR on linkup with Glasgow based IES for
sustainable design

tenlinks.com



Revit Blogs/

Revit beginners
details of Revit 2008

good advice on what to detail in 2D or 3D in Revit
revit-in-plain-English

a Revit blog

dorevit

another Revit blog - UK author
autodesk-revit.blogspot

revitrants - nice features on corner window cutouts and swappable door family components
revitrants.blogspot.com

Lots of general information, demo and tutorial videos
bimboom.blogspot.com

Nice tutorials and general information
revitzone.com


there are dozens of Revit blogs out there... follow the links from one to another



Revit Tips / tutorials /

some tips from Cadline - UK Autodesk reseller
cadline.co.uk

Caddigest list of Revit tutorials

caddigest.com

Vizdepot article on how to link Revit files into Viz (via .dwg export)

vizdepot.com

US Autodesk webcast archive, including one on Family Editor
usa.autodesk.com

US Autodesk article on working without Layers
usa.autodesk.com



Commercial Video Tutorials /

DGcad - great value - very good tutorials - free samples
dgcad.com

4dtechnologies - more expensive than above but good quality, well put together
4dtechnologies.net

CDV Systems - Family Editor, Schedules video tutorials - rare, good value
CDV Systems

Avatech Solutions - free video tutorials and tips
avat.com


Training Manuals /reference books

Mastering Autodesk Revit Architecture 2008 -
Outstanding book - sets a new standard in 'beyond beginner' books on Revit


Mastering Autodesk Revit by Paul F. Aubin
Excellent - nice quickstart intro followed by lots of detail (Amazon UK link)




Revit Resources /objects /textures /

Official Revit libraries plus Modern Medium and Andersen windows plus others
revit.autodesk.com

huge compilation of detail items kindly posted via AUGI from a couple of years ago - scroll down to near the foot of the page for the link

revit.autodesk.com

Cadforum Revit catalogue
cadforum.cz

Formfonts for Revit ($168 per year sub for excellent models & textures
mainly .3ds, dwg and Sketchup but growing number of Revit format objects,
Also has some good seamless textures )

formfonts.com

Revitcity member's uploads - huge range of objects in Revit format
revitcity.com

a site for revit objects and bits and pieces
revitfactory.com

symbolmachine - detail exchange
symbolmachine.com

Family of the week from
RevitFamilyman

Accustudio - textures and support for the renderer within Revit
Accustudio.com

Sketchup plug-in for Revit
Avatech Solutions

Bimworld
bimworld.com

Revittv drawing manager
revittv.com

ongoing... there are a lot of links out there!



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