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Great Revit Quote

Here is a quote taken from a recent discussion from an AIA TAP forum discussion on Revit Implementation:
"But for more work, if you can't put it in Revit, then either: a)You don't know how to use Revit; or b) you don't know how a building actually goes together in the real world"

I thought this sums it up pretty nicely.

Creating Door Legends

One of the strongest features of BIM is the 'I', the 'Information' that is contained in the model. The information is only as good as what you put in, so statements such as "Revit is wrong" really have no merit because the only reason it is wrong is because you put the wrong information in.

Want to add checkmarks in a drawing index?

Something that was frequently done in AutoCAD was adding checkmarks or an 'x' on an index, everything from room finish schedules to drawing indexes. When you moved to Revit you probably struggled to figure out how to do this, but eventually just gave up and decided the ability to automatically fill the schedule, sort and format to your liking outweighed the convenience of the checkmark.


Here is an article from the AUGI library about adding checkmarks to a drawing index:http://www.augi.com/library/check-marks-in-a-drawing-index

Elevator Doors

I'm sure we have covered this before, but another example of it and its importance has been uncovered. Using a correct family for model elements.

Saving to Central? Leave a Note!

Ever get this annoying pop up box while trying to save to central? You probably just click OK and let Revit do it's saving and move on.

AUGI World November Released

The November issue of AUGI World has been released. Read it online or download it: http://www.augi.com/publications/augiworld/issues/