Tag Archives for: "Family Creation"

If you managed to get out to Autodesk University towards the end of last year and attended Phil Read’s fantastic class titled "Into the Void: The Zen of Creating Complex Sculptural Forms with Autodesk Revit". 
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Well its been a long time since my last blog.  We have been really busy developing a new software application for Revit which is aaaaaalmost ready for release so that's been taking up most of my time.
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I'm often asked what the difference is between Instance and Type parameters including how and when they should be used in a family or project.  I recently found a very useful and informative article explaining the
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Here's a new system I developed for coordinating levels across multiple linked Revit models and disciplines.  Typically, on a collaborative project with multiple disciplines working in Revit, the levels can often be duplicated in each model and
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Has anyone else noticed that the Planar Glazing Curtain Wall Panel in the Autodesk Revit Metric Library has been broken since as long as I can remember? I’m sick of fixing it so finally decided
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Here is a free Revit Family I created to get around a problem with the display of curved or angular grid lines in a Section or Elevation view.  It is not a 100% foolproof solution but
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Here's another fantastic video from David Light showing us some more unique ways of using the new adaptive component tool in Revit 2011.  Ive just watched the video and had to have a go myself. 
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This blog discusses a technique for changing Model Lines to Detail Lines and Detail Lines to Model Lines. People will sometimes draw details in their live model views using Model Lines not realising the impact it
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When creating components in Revit it is essential that you test your creations in a project before using or sharing them with others. Your component may look correct in the family editor but you will
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Using Revit for Surveys: A different approach to modelling in Revit is required when it comes to existing buildings. For instance, depending on the age and design of the building, a site survey would probably
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