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Which alphabet is avoided in naming grids in revit.

joetheinvader — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 19:15:37 GMT

I was asked for a revit interview that which alphabet is not used while naming grids? I was very puzzled to hear such a question. Does someone know about this or is it false?

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ToanDN — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 19:23:44 GMT

O, I, XXX, FU

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joetheinvader — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 19:38:13 GMT

do you have any explanation why these are avoided?

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barthbradley — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 19:41:03 GMT

What alphabet are we talking about? This is an international forum.

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joetheinvader — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 19:41:46 GMT

English alphabets

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barthbradley — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 19:44:09 GMT

I've never heard of such a thing, and I've been doing this gig for 3 decades.

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ToanDN — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 19:56:14 GMT

@joetheinvader wrote:
do you have any explanation why these are avoided?

Yes.

Letter O look like number 0

Letter I look like number 1

XXX is known for adult websites

FU is a common curse in English

Some people even avoid H and 8 for grid line because they sound the same when speak. I understand the reason but I wouldn't go that far.

Re: Which alphabet is avoided in naming grids in revit.

mhiserZFHXS — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 19:51:35 GMT

That sounds like a really dumb "gotcha" question. Probably trying to intentionally make you uncomfortable to see how you react. Not saying its not a valid point, but I don't see the point in asking this in an interview beyond this.

Just a guess.

Re: Which alphabet is avoided in naming grids in revit.

barthbradley — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 19:51:45 GMT

I can add to @ToanDN list.

666. The sign of the devil.

69. I think you can guess.

SOB. Common abbreviation for "Son of a bitch".

More to come...

Re: Which alphabet is avoided in naming grids in revit.

barthbradley — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 19:52:59 GMT

13. It's unlucky.

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barthbradley — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 20:02:29 GMT

Actually, I think I just lost the job. 666, 69 and 13 are numbers - not letters of the alphabet. Arrgh!

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joetheinvader — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 20:02:24 GMT

0 is the alphabet I guess, maybe because its same as 0.

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barthbradley — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 20:11:49 GMT

So, let's say you're looking at 28 grids from A to Z. Is it really going to be that difficult to decide whether O is a number or a letter?

I would think a missing O grid would be more confusing.

Re: Which alphabet is avoided in naming grids in revit.

ToanDN — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 20:12:20 GMT

On a serious note, I would only avoid letter O and letter I for the reason I already mentioned.

I personally use XXX and FU all the time for temporary grids and refer to them with a straight face during project team meeting.

Re: Which alphabet is avoided in naming grids in revit.

RobDraw — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:38:34 GMT

Those are letters, not alphabets...