Revit 2011 Level and Grid Visibility in Sections

Resizing datum extent controls:  Sometimes we don't want to see gridlines or level lines going all the way across a view.  The tendency is to just grab an endpoint and drag it.

Problem:  The grid bubble or level marker will often disappear mysteriously from other views.  This is because of a default setting to change the actual 3D extent of the datum plane in all views, not just the current view.  Turns out it's not really a "problem", it's a "feature".

Solution:  Notice that there is a control titled 3D that displays at the ends of the datum. With the 3D designation, the datum is in Model Extent mode.  Click it to switch to 2D mode, see example images below.

Before: Model extent mode

After:  View-specific mode

 
Clicking the 3D control changes to display 2D, and the control changes from an open circle to a filled circle. This means the datum is in view-specific mode. If you resize the datum, the change occurs in that view only.

Clicking again toggles back to 3D mode.

Revit Model Content Style Guide

From Autodesk Seek, the Revit Model Content Style Guide:

Revit Modeling Just Got Easier!

We’ve taken the guesswork out of making BIM-ready models for Revit! The Revit Model Content Style Guide assists building product manufacturers and members of the Autodesk Seek Service Provider Network in building information-rich, BIM-ready models of branded building product information. Manufacturers can be confident their product information is built to consistent quality standards that allow design professionals to select and specify branded products in Autodesk® Seek directly from within their Revit® Architecture , Revit® MEP and Revit® Structure applications.

Download the Revit® Model Content Style Guide (zip - 40.2MB)

Moving a set of views from one sheet to another

Good dwg tip from Revitize.   dwg views can't be copy-pasted, so drag-and-drop.  Works for Revit views also-
Moving a set of views from one sheet to another

Revit 2011 Can't Print Ambient Occlusion (AO)

Revit printing bummer from Autodesk support:
 Printing Ambient Occlusion

It also won't export an image with AO.  However, AO does work with walkthrough export, so there's a possible work-around.

Code Analysis in Revit Architecture

In AutoCAD Architecture I made a table to calculate IBC plumbing fixture requirements. I'm hoping that Revit can take it another step and calculate occupant load as well.

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Code Analysis in Revit Architecture

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