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Revit TotD – 1.25.10 | Profile Origins and Wall Openings

rkitect — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:52:26 +0000

So yeah, it’s been really busy around here, what with finally getting a new job, moving my family halfway across the country, settling in, making sure the new mom is doing good… well, I could go on with the excuses but the truth is I just missed you guys and gals! So here I am, finally [...]

Revit TotD – 7.23.09: Family Materials, Parameter Application

rkitect — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:01:18 +0000

So to wrap up this series on Family Material application, today I am going to show how to apply materials through a parameter in the family.

Creating the Parameter:

Types button on the Ribbon (it’s static, so you should be able to access it from any Ribbon) New under the Parameters section. Name the parameter, group it under whatever category [...]

Revit TotD – 7.22.09: Family Materials, Subcategories

rkitect — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:01:44 +0000

Yesterday I showed you how to directly apply materials to objects in your families and the reasons to do such a thing. Today I’m going to do the same thing, except we’ll be talking about the Subcategory approach.

Create the Subcategory:

(In the family creator) Manage Ribbon > Settings > Object Styles New in the Modify Subcategories section Name the [...]

Revit TotD – 7.21.09: Assigning Family Materials, the Direct Approach

rkitect — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:28:05 +0000

I often see people struggling with getting a component in a project to render with the material they want it to render with. Usually upon inspecting the family that they are using I find that the materials are setup improperly, making it hard for the user to change materials to begin with (this does not include [...]

Revit TotD – 6.30.09: Room Tag Types “I don’t have that option!”

rkitect — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:03:28 +0000

As usual, this tip is the result of coming across another odd “I don’t have that option” when trying to help another fellow revitcity.com member. When he asked about how to show the Volume and are information in his room tags, I simply remarked that he should choose the correct Room Tag type from the Type [...]