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If you haven't already discovered it yourself, it's not possible to perform tagging lines in Revit.  As frustrating as this is, its actually a blessing in disguise. Lines are what we would term as 'dumb modelling'.
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Asda supermarkets have been advocates of BIM technology and more specifically Revit for well over a decade.  Until now, its use has been predominantly for planning stage and beyond by Asda's framework of designers and
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Today we released our training webinar on the learning center which demonstrates how to quickly generate components which look complex in section and elevation but are simplified in 3D. The session runs through some of
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Whilst preparing a dataset for a webinar I discovered a handy workaround that I wish I'd discovered several years ago! The scenario: You have a concrete retaining wall with a curtain wall sat on top;
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Revit Factory we're pleased to host the return of the Leeds Revit User Group. It was great to see such a good turnout. (Hopefully not just for the beer and pizza!) Chris Senior of Revit
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Isn't it annoying when you are working on a project and you notice a grid line has inadvertently moved? Even though it was pinned? Whilst working in a client's office I stumbled across an interesting
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Ever found yourself getting increasingly frustrated trying to create a glazed balustrade? Yeah me too. This got me thinking of possible work-arounds, one of which is explained below….. First of all we need to remove
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In a recent Webinar on site coordinates and topography I was asked a question with regards to parking bays. The question was 'can we get the standard parking bay component to follow the slope of
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Today I attended the Autodesk roadshow event in Leeds. It was a good format with lots of animated presentations (not the usual dull slide shows). Some of the things I took away from today are
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Suddenly it doesn't seem so unrealistic...