Revit Build Number
This might not be obvious. For those of you who needs to manage Revit (UR) updates would agree with me that Revit 2015 was/has been a pain to keep up with. There are as many as 11 updates in the 2015...
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Can't Create Local File
I have run into this issue a lot in the past few months and I think it deserves a post. Here's the scenario: A user who tries to create a local file and encounters this error. They cancel it and re-try...
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Color Fill Your RCP
A question was asked recently by a designer in our Chicago office. He wants to apply "color scheme" for different ceiling height areas in the RCP (Reflected Ceiling Plan). Revit doesn't support such a...
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RTC NA 2016 this week!
Revit Technology Conference will be held this week at Scottsdale, Arizona. I will be presenting a class called "Railing, Railing, Railing". Railing tool has gained some improvements in Revit 2017. I...
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Mind Your CAD File
This is the second time I have come across with this weird issue. It was puzzling at first and I thought that it was a glitch from Revit. In the elevation view, some of the families (in this case,...
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Missing Your Project Info !?
Got this weird bug a few days ago for the first time. Someone reached out to me and said the "Project Info" button is greyed out that you can't even click on it. Turns out this has been a known issue...
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Season Greeting 2016
It is the time of the year again, I wish you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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Vetting BIM content for your office
During the recent workshop at my Midwest offices visit, this same question was raised many times during the discussion. "Should we be downloading and using content from other websites for our project?...
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Wall Opening - What's New?
I stumped something new just few days ago as I have never paid attention to the native opening tool in Revit. I wrote this post back in September 2015 about some common methods I use when it comes to...
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Season's Greetings 2017!
Another year has gone by fast! I wish all of you have a Happy Holiday and Happy New Year in 2018! To follow my tradition, I have been working on this holiday project on the side. It has been a good...
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Making of Holiday Card - Part 1 (Christmas Light)
Happy New Year 2018! I have waited long enough to start this post to share the making of my holiday greeting card in Revit. I will choose a few components from the scene and I am going to break it down...
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Getting Rid of Stubborn System Family Using Revit Lookup
It all started with a tweet posted few days ago. Kieren Porter (@snowyweston) posted an image about some nasty system family type in the project. It got my attention simply because I was in the middle...
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Quick Way to Identify BIM360 Local File
I stumped on this the other day and thought it is interesting to share. If you have ever worked on any BIM360 (C4R) project, you should know by now that your local file resides on a hidden location...
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Something Borrowed
I can't believe it has been a long time I haven't written a single post. I definitely got lazy and didn't write anything even though I have number of things of Revit's tips and tricks to share. So,...
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BIM 360 Doc - Giving It a Home
We have been hosting many new projects on BIM 360 Doc these days. It's not a new concept of collaborating our work with our extended teams over the cloud platform anymore. I still come across with a...
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Season's Greetings 2019
It's a bit late as I already posted this on other social media outlets already. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2020! Cheers!
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10 Years in the Making
As year 2019 comes to the end, I look back to my journey of making the digital greeting card using just Revit. It has been 10 years since I made my first one back in 2010. I was trying to send out a...
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BIM 360 Doc - Schedule Publish Feature
While most of us are going through the stay-at-home ordeal, this gives me some time to finish this blogpost that has been sitting in my draft folder since last December. It also happens to be the week...
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I know what you might be thinking. Don't let the title deceive you. 😝 Last Thursday, I had the honor to be a guest to present at the famous Revit Kid's BIM After Dark live show on YouTube channel. This...
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Season's Greetings 2020
Too much has happened in 2020 and I can't wait to say goodbye to 2020. May all my friends and readers to have a prosperous New Year in 2021. Please be safe and care about each other. All the best!
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