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The practicalBIM REVIT MANUAL
1. PROTOCOLS
BIM MANAGEMENT PLAN
BIM Plan Resources
LOD Concepts
LOD Example
LOD explained
CHECKING WARNINGS
Create an Archive copy
LINKED FILE MANAGEMENT
LOCAL FILE MANAGEMENT
MAIN CENTRAL FILE MANAGEMENT
REVIT EXECUTION MANUAL
TEAM STRUCTURE
TEAM TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
WHEN TO USE REVIT
2. PRACTICE
DETAILING - USE MODEL AS BACKGROUND
ISSUING DRAWINGS - MANUAL
ISSUING DRAWINGS - NEWFORMA
ISSUING NAVISWORKS EXPORTS
ISSUING REVIT MODELS
ISSUING REVIT MODELS - SAVE VIEW METHOD
LEVEL OF DETAIL
Newforma - Find an issued Transmittal
Newforma Transmittal Creation
REVISION PROTOCOL
SCHEDULING
SHEET VIEW SETUP
SPLITTING A MODEL INTO MULTIPLE FILES
STANDARD VIEW GROUPING and NAMING
TITLE BLOCK SETUP
VIEW TEMPLATE SETUP
WALL TYPE DETAILS
3. STANDARDS
AUSTRALIAN Q.S. ACMM CODES
COMPONENT FOLDERS
DOOR PARAMETERS
Example Wall Names
LINE WEIGHTS
MATERIAL PARAMETERS
Name Example: Walls
NAMING DIMENSIONS
Naming Annotation Components
NAMING ARROWHEADS
NAMING COMPONENT FILES
Naming Detail Items
NAMING DRAFTING ELEMENTS
NAMING FILLED REGIONS
NAMING LEVELS & GRIDS
NAMING LINKED FILES
NAMING MATERIALS
NAMING PARAMETERS
NAMING PDF FILES
NAMING PROJECT FILES
NAMING PROTOCOLS
NAMING SCHEDULES
NAMING REPEATING DETAIL COMPONENTS
NAMING REPEATING DETAIL COMPONENTS
NAMING SCHEDULES
NAMING SUBCATEGORIES
NAMING SYSTEM FAMILIES
NAMING TEXT
NAMING VIEW FILTERS
NAMING VIEW TEMPLATES
NAMING VIEW TYPES
NAMING VIEWS
Naming Walls, Floors, Roofs, Ceilings
NAMING WORKSETS
PARAMETER NAMES
PROJECT REVIT FOLDERS
REVIT SUPPORT FOLDERS
SHEET NUMBERING
Specific Category Naming
Standard Line Patterns
Standard Line Styles
STANDARD LINE WEIGHTS FOR PDF
SYSTEM PARAMETERS
4. GUIDELINES
ARCHIVING PROJECT FILES
AREA SCHEDULE LIMITATIONS
ASSEMBLY CODES & OMNICLASS NUMBER
CHANGE PROJECT NORTH
COBie in General
COBie Preparation
COBie Revit Addin
Collaboration Guidelines
COLUMN GUIDELINES
COMPONENT GUIDELINES - DOORS
CONVERT BETWEEN GROUPS and LINKS
COPY COLOR FILL SCHEME
CREATE COLOR FILL SCHEME
CREATE MASS FLOOR AREA SCHEDULE
CREATING AREA PLANS
CREATING DESIGN OPTIONS
CREATING NEXT STAGE PROJECT FILE
CREATING TERRAIN
Define IFC export values within Families
DETAILING - DISPLAYING THE MODEL BACKGROUND
DETAILING CHECKLIST
DETAILING IN REVIT
DOOR SCHEDULES GUIDELINES
EXCEL AREA SCHEDULE
FAMILY CREATION GUIDE - DOORS
FAMILY GUIDE - GENERAL
FAMILY GUIDE - LOURVES
FAMILY GUIDE - NESTING
Family Parameter Data Type and Group Lists
FORMATS EXPLAINED
GROUPS BEST PRACTICE
HOW TO CREATE SIMPLE 2D FAMILY
HOW TO CREATE SIMPLE 3D FAMILY
ADD PLAN AND ELEVATION DETAIL TO SIMPLE 3D FAMILY
IFC General Export Guidelines
IFC General Import Guidelines
IMAGES IN SCHEDULES
IMPORTING 2D CAD FILES
IMPORTING 3D CAD FILES
IMPORTING 3DMAX
IMPORTING CAD DETAILS
IMPORTING GOOGLE EARTH TOPOGRAPHY
IMPORTING POINT CLOUDS
IMPORTING RHINO FILES
ISO PAPER SIZES
KEY PLAN CREATION
KEYNOTE GUIDELINES
LINK SCHEDULE EXPORT TO EXCEL
LINKED FILE STRUCTURE
Project FFE Comparison
LINKING EXCEL FILES INTO REVIT
LINKING RHINO GEOMETRY TO REVIT
MANUAL REFERENCING
MASSES FOR FEASIBILITY
MATERIAL SCHEDULES & LEGENDS
MULTI-PAGE SCHEDULES
NEW AND EXISTING SHADOWS
NEW PROJECT PREPARATION
NEWFORMA - ADD CONTACT TO INFO EXCHANGE
NEWFORMA - ADD CONTACTS
NEWFORMA - ADD GLOBAL CONTACTS
NEWFORMA - EXPORT CAD
NEWFORMA - SET UP A PROJECT
NEWFORMA - SET UP REVIT ADD-IN
NOTEBLOCKS AS KEYNOTES
PRECAST CONCRETE PANELS
PREPARING for NAVISWORKS
PRESENTING DESIGN OPTIONS
PRINT USING BLUEBEAM
PRINT USING NEWFORMA
RENAME DWFs - PROCEDURE
RENAME PDFs - PROCEDURE
RENAME PDFS - SETUP
REVIT INTERFERENCE CHECK
ROOMS and DESIGN OPTIONS
SCHEDULE LIMITATIONS
SCOPE BOXES USES
SET AHD LEVELS
SET PROJECT BASE POINT - EMPTY PROJECTS
SET PROJECT BASE POINT - ROTATE PROJECT NORTH
SET PROJECT BASE POINT - SPECIFY COORDINATES
SET TRUE NORTH
SETTING UP SCHEDULES
SHADOW GENERAL GUIDELINES
SHARED PARAMETERS EXPLAINED
SLAB EDGE REBATES
SLAB SET-DOWNS
SPECIFICATION HEADINGS in SCHEDULES
SPECIFICATION HEADINGS in SCHEDULES - SETUP
START A NEW PROJECT
STARTING VIEW
TAGGING AND SCHEDULING GUTTERS, FASCIAS
USE CAD FILES TO CREATE 2D FAMILIES
VIEW FILTERS
VIEW GUIDELINES
WALL TYPE DETAILS
WHAT TYPE OF CALLOUT VIEW TO USE
WHERE TO GET COMPONENTS FROM
WORKING IN DESIGN OPTIONS
5. TIPS & TRICKS
2D CAD AS ELEVATIONS
3D PLAN VIEW
3D VIEW SNAPSHOT CREATION
ADDING COLOUR FOR READABILITY
As Paint IN MATERIAL SCHEDULES
ASSOCIATED LEVEL OF A PLAN VIEW
BATCH RENDER CREATION
CALCULATE PERSPECTIVE VIEW FOCAL LENGTH
CHANGE WINDOWS EXPLORER
CHANGE WORKSET OF ARRAY GROUP
COMBINE PDF FILES
CONCEPTUAL MODELLING BASICS
CONCEPTUAL MODELLING TIPS
CONTROLLING WHERE ROOM AREA IS MEASURED
CONVERT IN-PLACE FAMILY TO FAMILY FILE
CONVERT PDF to DWG or DXF
COPY LINKS BETWEEN REVIT FILES
COPY MACROS BETWEEN PROJECT FILES
COPY ROOMS BETWEEN REVIT FILES
COPY VIEWS
CREATE 3D PDF
CREATE 3D PDF
CREATE A MATERIAL LEGEND
CREATE FAMILY TYPE CATALOG FILE
CREATE KERBS
CREATE MASS THAT FOLLOWS TOPOGRAPHY
CREATE RENDER IMAGE WITHOUT A BACKGROUND
CREATE SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
CREATE SYSTEM FAMILY FILES
CREATE TOPOSURFACE FROM POINT CLOUD
CREATE TOPOSURFACE FROM SKETCHUP
CREATE WALKTHROUGH
CREATE WALLS THAT FOLLOW SITE TOPOGRAPHY
CREATING MATERIAL SCHEDULES
CREATING PLANAR SURFACES
CREATE 4 POINT PLANAR ADAPTIVE FAMILY
CURTAIN WALL BASICS
DELETE UNREFERENCED LEVELS
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DETAIL VIEWS
DIMENSION IN 3D VIEWS
DOORS IN CONC - ALLOWING FOR CONC OPENING
DUPLICATE DEPENDENT VIEWS
DUPLICATE VIEWS WITH LINEWORK
EDITING WALL PROFILES
EXTRA METHODS for CONTROLLING VISIBILITY
FAMILY MODELLING TIPS
FAMILY SETTING - SHOW ONLY IF INSTANCE CUT
FILL PATTERN LINE WEIGHTS
FIND FLOOR PLAN VIEW ASSOCIATED WITH A LEVEL
FIND MISSING MATERIAL IMAGE FILES
FIND REFERING VIEWS
FIND VIEWS FAMILY PLACED IN
GROUPS BEST PRACTICE
HATCH CEILINGS OF DIFFERENT HEIGHTS
HIDE IRRELEVANT GRIDS & LEVELS
HOW TO ADD A PREFIX TO REVISIONS
HOW TO CREATE MASSES
HOW TO MAKE WALLS IN REVIT LINKS ROOM BOUNDING
HOW TO USE FAMILY TYPES AS PARAMETER
IFC EXPORT & IMPORT
REVIT 2012 IFC EXPORT WYSIWYG PROBLEMS
IMPORT and LINK CAD files
IMPORT CAD DUCT
IMPORT INTO PREVIOUS REVIT VERSION
import-DGN-files
IMPORTING FILL PATTERNS
INTRODUCTION TO DIMENSIONING
JOINING & OVERLAPPED MASSES
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS - REVIT CUSTOM
List of Keyboard Shortcuts
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS - REVIT STANDARD
LINE WEIGHT EXCEPTIONS
LOAD MULTIPLE SHARED PARAMETERS
LOOKUP TABLES
RETURN A TEXT VALUE BASED ON A NUMERIC VALUE
LOURVES as CURTAIN WALLS
MANAGING LINE WEIGHTS IN A VIEW
MANUAL REFERENCING
MATCH DEPENDENT VIEW CROP OVER MULTIPLE LEVELS
MATCH REVIT CAMERA TO A REAL PHOTOGRAPH
MODEL TEXT HOW TO
MOVE CALLOUT REFERENCES TO ANOTHER VIEW
MULTI-LINE TITLES
OBJECTS NOT DISPLAYING PROPERLY
ORGANIZE TILED WINDOWS
ORIENTATE 3D VIEW TO A SECTION
PARAMETER TIPS FOR FAMILIES
PATTERN BASED CURTAIN PANELS
PHASES - GENERAL TIPS
PLAN DISPLAY TIPS FOR FAMILIES
PLAN REGIONS - GENERAL TIPS
RAILINGS - GENERAL TIPS
RAMP LIMITATIONS
RE-SYNC LEVEL AND PLAN NAMES
REFERENCE CAMERA VIEWS
REFERENCE PLANE BEHAVIOUR
RENAME PDFs - SET UP PROCEDURE
PDFcreator Installation Instructions
RENAMING DWF FILES
RENAMING DWG FILES
RENAMING FILES IN A FOLDER
RENAMING PDF FILES
RENDERING TIME TIPS
RESET CURTAIN WALL
REVIT ARCHITECTURAL CATEGORIES
REVIT COORDINATE SYSTEM
REVIT RENDER FARMING
ROTATE ELEVATION MARKS
ROTATE PROJECT NORTH
ROTATE VIEWS
ROTATE WORKPLANE
SCHEDULING DOORS TIPS
SECTIONAL VIEW WITHOUT INTERNAL SHADOWS
SELECT MULTIPLE CURTAIN WALL ELEMENTS
SET CENTRE POINT and EXTENTS of 3D VIEWS
SET CUT PATTERN IN SECTIONAL 3D VIEW
SET UP 3D VIEWS OF LEVELS
SOURCES FOR RGB COLOR VALUES
SOURCES OF TOPOSURFACE DATA
SPLIT COLUMNS BY LEVEL
STAIR ARROWS
STAIR SUBCATEGORIES AND MATERIALS
STAIRS - GENERAL TIPS
STOP CROSS LINES DISPLAYING
THUMBNAIL FOR FACE BASED FAMILIES
TOPOSURFACE - IMPORTING LEVELS DATA
TOPOSURFACE TOOLS
TRANSFER QUICK ACCESS TOOLBARS
TURN HOSTED FAMILY TO NON-HOSTED
USING FORMULAS IN FAMILIES
USING SYMBOLS IN TEXT
VIEW RANGE & PLAN REGIONS
VISIBILITY HIERARCHY
WALK IN REVIT MODEL USING NAVISWORKS
WALLS - GENERAL TIPS
WHEN TO USE GROUPS
WINDOWS NOT DISPLAYING IN PLAN VIEWS
6. HELP
3D VIEWS ARE BLANK
AUTODESK INFORMATION ON WARNINGS
BLUEBEAM PDF PRINTING SETUP
CAD FILE ROTATES ON RELOAD
CAN NOT CLOSE OR EXIT BECAUSE CENTRAL FILE NOT FOUND
CAN NOT SAVE PUBLISHED COORDINATES
CAN NOT SEE OBJECTS IN A VIEW
CAN NOT SEE UNDERLAY
CAN NOT SELECT A FILLED REGION
CAN'T DRAG END OF LEVEL WHERE I WANT
CANNOT RESTORE BACKUP
CHANGE REVIT 2011 HELP SOURCE
COLUMN PROBLEMS
CONVERTING DOORS TO INSTANCE
COPYCLIP DOES NOT PASTE ANYTHING
CORRUPT FILE CATALOGUE
DIMENSIONS DON'T WORK IN AN ELEVATION OR SECTION
DISPLAY GLITCH IN 3D VIEWS
DISPLAY GLITCHES
ELEMENTS APPEARING SOLID WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT BE
ELEMENTS APPEARING TRANSPARENT
ELEV REFERENCE TEXT ROTATES
ELEVATION IS NOT PERPENDICULAR TO VIEW
ELEVATION REFERENCE NOT VISIBLE
ELEVATIONS LOOK TRANSPARENT
ERROR & CRASHES CATALOGUE
CRASH ON DIMENSIONING IN SECTION
CRASH ON USING LINEWORK TOOL
ROOMS NOT FILLING A SPACE
EXCEL NOT PRINTING ENTIRE WORKBOOK
FAMILIES DUPLICATED BY REVIT
FILTERS USING WORKSETS ACT ON LINKED REVIT FILES DIFFERENTLY
Find line work overrides
FIX IT YOURSELF
FLOORS NOT VISIBLE IN ANY VIEWS
FORMULAS IN SCHEDULES
GRAPHIC CARD ISSUES
GRID LINES NOT VISIBLE
GROUP PANEL NOT VISIBLE
IDENTIFY REVISIONS IN A VIEW
INSTALL PDF PRINTER FOR REVIT
JWA Newsletters
LEVELS NOT VISIBLE
LINKED OR IMPORTED 3D CAD DOES NOT CUT
LINKED REVIT FILE CORRUPT
LINKED TOPOSURFACE NOT VISIBLE
LOW HEIGHT WALLS NOT SHOWING AS CUT
Lyons Newsletters
MATERIAL & DECALS NOT SHOWING IN REALITIC VIEW
MINIMUM COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS
MODEL DOES NOT PRINT IN A VIEW
OBJECTS NOT REPORTING ROOM THEY ARE IN
OBJECTS REPORTING WRONG ROOM THEY ARE IN
OBJECTS WITHIN IN-PLACE FAMILY NOT VISIBLE WHEN EDITING
PHASE FILTERS DON'T WORK
PHASING AND LINKED FILES
PROJECT BASE POINT UNEXPLICITLY CHANGE
PROJECT BROWSER AND PROPERTIES DIALOG BECOME UNRESPONSIVE
PROJECT EXPERTS
PROPERTIES and PROJECT BROWSER WINDOW PROBLEMS
QUESTION MARKS IN TAGS PRINTING
RAILING HOSTING PROBLEMS
RECOVER LOST COLOR SCHEME
REMOVE ANALYTICAL MODEL ELEMENTS
RESET STAND-ALONE AUTODESK LICENSES
RESTORE CENTRAL FILE BACKUP
REVIT OPTION SETTINGS
SCALE IN TITLEBLOCK WRONG
SECTION IS NOT PERPENDICULAR TO VIEW
SELECTION BY WINDOW DOESN'T SELECT EVERYTHING
SHADOWS MIS-ALIGNED
SPOT ELEVATION PROBLEMS
STRATEGIES TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEMS
GATHER EVIDENCE
JOURNAL FILES
METHODS WITHIN REVIT
SYNCHRONISE WITH CENTRAL PROBLEMS
WORKSHARE LOG FILE
SURVEY POINT OF LINKED FILES NOT CORRECT
SYMBOLIC LINES NOT SHOWING ON CEILING PLANS
TEXT ARROWS NOT DISPLAYING PROPERLY
THUMBNAILS NOT APPEARING IN WINDOWS EXPLORER
TOPOSURFACE PROBLEMS
UNINSTALL REVIT
VIEW NOT IN REFERENCE OTHER VIEW LIST
VIEW TEMPLATES CONTROLLING DESIGN OPTION VISIBILITY
WALL OPENING HEAD CHANGES WHEN CHANGING WALL LAYERS
WALL TOP OR BOTTOM CHANGES WHEN JOINING WALLS
WALLS NOT DISPLAYING IN PLAN VIEW
WHEN UNDO LIST IS REMOVED
WINDOW NOT DISPLAYING PROPERLY IN PLAN VIEW
WORKSET OWNER IS NOT HERE TO RELINQUISH
ADVANCED METHODS TO RELINQUISH
7. INSTALL & EXTRAS
ADD-IN INSTALLATION TIPS
ADD-INS for REVIT
FORCE FILES TO OPEN IN ANOTHER REVIT VERSION
MATERIALS - BLUESCOPE LYSAGHT
OPTION SETTINGS REVIT
8. LINKS
OTHER SOFTWARE
Blog Posts on Dynamo
CREATE EMAIL TEMPLATE
Dynamo for managing View Naming
DYNAMO GRAPHS
Dynamo Video Tutorials
Dynamo-Installing
Dynamo-Training Help
EXCEL PIVOT TABLES
EXCEL TIPS AND TRICKS
EXCEL USEFUL FORMULAS
EXCEL VLOOKUP
FILE EMAIL TO PUBLIC FOLDERS
GIMP INSTALLATION
GIMP TASKS
IDENTIFY FORMULAS WITH CONDITIONAL FORMATING
NAVISWORKS TIPS
NEWFORMA EMAIL LARGE FILES VIA LINK
Recap Photo Starting Guide
Recap Photography Recommendations
SHEETS-CONDITIONAL FORMATTING
VIEW DGN FILES
Revit for Project Architects
ANNOTATION TOOLS
CLOSE and SAVE
CREATE A 3D VIEW
CREATE A COPY OF A VIEW or SCHEDULE
CREATE A DETAIL VIEW
CREATE A PLAN VIEW
CREATE A SCHEDULE
CREATE A SECTION VIEW
CREATE A SHEET
CREATE AN ELEVATION VIEW
DETAILING TOOLS
EXPORT A VIEW TO CAD
EXPORT SHEETS TO CAD
FIND A SHEET (DRAWING)
MEASURE
OPEN A COPY OF A PROJECT REVIT FILE
OPEN A PROJECT REVIT FILE
PRINT A VIEW
PRINT SHEETS
QUIT WITHOUT SAVING
REFRESH - RELOAD LATEST
RELEASE OBJECTS YOU LOCKED
SAVE TO CENTRAL PROJECT FILE
WHAT REVIT CAN DO
roadmap
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Family Parameter Data Type and Group Lists
DATA TYPES OF PARAMETER
PARAMETER GROUPS
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