Revit revision cloud arc length can you change it to a single arc?

[Anonymous]

Hello,

Does anyone know if you can change the ugly revision cloud double arc to a single arc instead? 

[RobDraw]

Ugly is a relative term.

You're stuck with ugly.

[barthbradley]

Say again? "Double Arc"??? Mine aren't. Can you post a screenshot? 

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Do you see how there is a smaller arc and a larger arc? I looking for a way to change it to one arc. 

[barthbradley]

That looks pretty to me. 

I guess you mean that you want all the arcs the same radius; right? No can do. Besides, this has been the universal revision cloud shape since the beginning of drafting.  

[cbcarch]

I'm assuming you already looked at this?

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/EN...

[MostafaElashmawy]

it can't be done.

[RobDraw]

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@Anonymous wrote:

this has been the universal revision cloud shape since the beginning of drafting.  

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I'm pretty sure there has never been a universal revision cloud style. In fact, what the OP is describing is standard at many places. It just can't be done in Revit, yet.

[barthbradley]

@RobDraw: Maybe I'm missing something here, but in all my life I've never seen a revision CLOUD without billows. We were drawing them that way back in Junior High drafting (1969), as per textbook instructions.  

[RobDraw]

Well, yeah, of course. It's called a cloud for a reason, unlike these architectural "clouds" that are so popular now and make misery for the MEP world.

The OP is about the only "style" that is available in Revit. There are several styles available in AutoCAD.

Oh yeah, just one more thing. Be careful with revision clouds. If not annotated correctly, you just might get this:

[barthbradley]

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@RobDraw wrote:

There are several styles available in AutoCAD.

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Normal and Calligraphy are the only two I know of in AutoCAD. 

As far as for the shape: you can use any of the drawing tools in Revit to guide you as you draw a Revision Cloud (i.e. Inscribed Polygon, Circumscribed Polygon, Spline, etc.). 

[RobDraw]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@RobDraw wrote:

There are several styles available in AutoCAD. 

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Normal and Calligraphy are the only two I know of in AutoCAD.  

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I thought there was also one equal to Revit's with the long arc/short arc pattern.

[Viveka_CD]

Hi @Anonymous

I just wanted to follow up here, any progress on this issue? Did the recommendations from the experts help resolve your issue?

check this article: Specifying Arc Length for Revision Clouds

Please mark any posts that help with "Accept as Solution" and thanks! Kudos welcome.

Regards,

[Anonymous]

 Yes, you can. See the link below from Auto desk - it's super simple

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2017/EN...

[ToanDN]

The link has nothing to do with the original question.

[Viveka_CD]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Hello,

Does anyone know if you can change the ugly revision cloud double arc to a single arc instead? 

@Anonymous

There is a set value for the minimum arc length that is a  2-arc segment that is used to draw the revision cloud annotation. So the answer to yoru original question is no, we cannot do a single arc.

Regards.

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[barthbradley]

I'm confused @Anonymous; what exactly is the solution here? 

[SPWhitney]

The picture of the rev cloud turned core drill the exact reason why you should use calligraphy for rev clouds.  When the foreman goes and spray paints the floor thin/thick/thin, the drill boy will be confused and ask the question, and I would rather wait two weeks to get that RFI than the one of how to patch the 6' hole in the center of the stage.

Also, the Revit clouds are ugly and look like they were drawn by a pre-schooler.

[RobDraw]

Really? I think it serves as another example of so called professionals not knowing their job. How can you turn that into a fault with the drawings?

The boss at my first drafting job once told me to assume that the people reading my drawings were idiots. Those people were also his employees. There are many examples of poor construction that just don't make sense but it takes a special kind of stupid to think that a revision cloud is direction for core drilling. I don't think the style of the cloud can fix that. It's not a drafting problem.