Ramp spot slope
Ever notice that the Spot Slope annotation doesn't display the slope on a ramp when the annotation is placed in a plan view?
The easy...
White colour
There is a weird (but logical) behaviour when you change the colour of Text to white. It actually shows (and prints) it as black.
There...
Invisible shared parameters
The Shared Parameters file, which is the one that contains your custom parameters which you can Tag and Schedule, contains a rather hidden feature.
This...
Adaptive Component Railing and Fence
Revit's Adaptive Component tools provide workflows for more complex tasks. Tasks that would otherwise take considerable time to complete using more manual workflows.
In this...
Working with point clouds
You'll notice that after you link in a Point Cloud file and put your cursor over it that it gets a pre-selection highlight.
This highlighting...
Odd or even parameter values
When creating families, have you ever needed a formula to work out if an Integer parameter is odd or even?
This might sound like a...
Instance parameters
There are some categories (like Casework) that come with a range of starting parameters such as Width, Depth, and Height, which are initially set...
Strip foundation
There are already a number of foundation tools available, including the Wall Foundation. A limitation of the Wall Foundation tool though is that it...
Corner windows
Corner windows can be somewhat tricky to create, especially when deciding how you might go about cutting an opening in the second wall where...
Trimming circles
In some instances you are able to Trim a circle without needing to Split it first.
Take this image. It has a full (un-split) circle...
Convert wall hosted to face hosted
This tip is mainly for those who are using Revit 'Onebox' (Building Design Suites), or Revit MEP. Let me know if it works in...
Painting a parameter
This has got to be one of my all time favourite hidden Family editing features.
Did you know that you can Paint a parameter? No?...