Chad Smith
Chad is a consultant to the AEC industry, a design technologist, VDC advocate, BIM Manager, early Revit adopter, and public speaker.
Nudging elements
Select an element and use the keyboard arrow keys to nudge it left, right, up & down. Holding down the Shift key nudges the...
Keyboard shortcut tooltips
There is no need to print out a reference list of the Keyboard Shortcuts because it's shown in the tool's ToolTip. Just hover over...
Create a flat roof
You can use the Shape Editing tools on Roof objects, but only if the Roof starts off as flat. i.e. All of the sketch...
Don’t create demolition phases
When using Phasing, don't create a Demolition phase. Instead, use the Demolish tool to demo elements in their respective phase.
Find views that are not on sheets
Can't find the view you just created in the Project Browser due to having so many?
Try selecting Views (all) at the top of the...
Review your project warnings
Regularly check and address your Warnings as they can contribute to your project running slow. You should do this regularly at the end of...
Show elements above as dashed
To show a floor or roof above as a dashed line, in the view's Properties set the Underlay parameter to the level that the...
Quick copy
While holding down the CTRL button and dragging an element, you can quickly create a copied instance.
Improving performance by closing worksets
Worksets aren't solely used for Worksharing. They also serve as a means to minimise used PC memory by closing non-essential Worksets. This helps to...
