When you work on a large BIM model in Revit you will waste a lot of time if you didn’t set up models correctly. The opening and manipulation will be slow which takes your time and working energy. Here are… Continue Reading
When you submit documentation from Revit usually you also submit Revit models. Of course, it depends on scope of work and it should be specified in the BEP do you submit BIM models. In general there are two workflows for… Continue Reading
During CAD-to-BIM transition period it was usual practice to use AutoCAD software together with Revit in a BIM workflow. It was so-called BIM Level 1. However, even if you evolve to BIM Level 2 and use full potential of BIM… Continue Reading
The main difference between artificial and natural impacts is that natural processes are circular while artificial processes are linear. In nature, waste equals food. In built environment, waste equals landfills and pollution. It is very challenging to mimic nature in… Continue Reading
Although parameters are at the very core of any BIM software, many users are confused about how to use it. But it’s very important to be familiar with parameters when you start modeling in a BIM software. Read about some… Continue Reading
Walls are Revit’s system families that you can use to create compound walls and curtain walls. Design, project stage, scheduling are a few things that can affect the way how you will model walls in your project. In this article… Continue Reading
If you work on a workshared Revit project you will probably take advantage of worksets. You can compare Revit worksets to layers in AutoCAD or layers in Photoshop but it’s not the best comparison. Worksets are available only in projects… Continue Reading
Transfer Project Standards is probably the Revit’s core function for managing workshared projects. This function enables you to easily maintain a “single source of truth” and spread project standards across the project team. The best practice when you manage a… Continue Reading
Almost at every Revit project you will have to deal with links. In order to adopt a good linking strategy you need to have in mind several things. At first you need to get familiar with positioning options. There are… Continue Reading
Many Revit users are confused about Revit’s coordinate origin points. How to correctly configure them, what is the difference between them, etc. In this article it is explained how to use these points. There are three coordinate origin points in… Continue Reading