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| Resources - tips page 2 | Mar 2013 update |
the rate of acquisition of Revit tips makes it more of a scribbling pad...
Revit Resources Index page 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 |
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| adesk Tips & Tricks on Revit - how to remove Wall layer function to clean up joins autodesk UK tips&tricks |
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| How to set defaults in Revit AUGI Revit forum thread |
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| How to clean up short staggered cavity walls (brilliant this from David Light's blog ;-) Revit blogspot by David Light |
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| How to create traditional dormers in pitched roofs Avatech tutorial via cadalyst.com |
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| How to neutralise units in family parameters - 'inconsistent units' error Revit blogspot by David Light |
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| How to create a curved profile to a curved wall - A'desk support Autodesk Knowledgebase |
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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
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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!
Revit Resources Index page Revit Tips page 1 Commercial Revit-related firms that I have had good experiences with[Overall site since March 2001]
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