I wanted to make a thread about sharing your favorite tips, tricks, or workflows found within Revit. From hotkey combos to those really essential tools that everyone may not know about, this is the place to share!
I've set the ball rolling below with some simple cool tidbits 'using formulas in fields' that people may not be aware of.
If you have a requirement to reduce the size of an architectural element, maybe a wall which needs to be cut down to half its size - you can use a formula in the 'unconnected height' field, input =20' 0"*.5 and yes the wall's height is reduced by half! Don't forget to use the '=' sign in front of your formula!
Please, share your tips too! Feel free to use images and screencasts!
AutodeskHelp is proud to present Karam Baki, a young Expert Elite member hailing from Jordan, in this edition of Expert Elite Highlight series. At 21, Karam is already recognized as a top user and expert of Revit. Follow along the videos created by Karam on integrating Revit, Fusion 360 and Dynamo to create a fluid workflow of a Voronoi pattern
INTRODUCTION
The aim of this workflow is Freedom.
The freedom of designing free-forms and organic, fluid Architectural forms. It's true that Revit can design it, but let's face it, when it comes to Fluidity, it's trickier to achieve them in Revit without incorporating a lot of formulas and a lot of calculations.
But this is where the help of other tools can come in handy. Using Fusion 360's T-Spline environment can be valuable in these situations.
This workflow explains how to properly link Fusion 360's forms with Revit.
In addition, the infamous Voronoi pattern is pretty difficult to achieve using Dynamo's out-of-the-box nodes, I'm sharing with you a workflow that contains a custom-made package (Synthesize toolkit) to help achieve the great results.
EXAMPLES
Please refer to some samples below, each example completed within 10 minutes.
HIGHLIGHT
I will be going through the main topics below:
Software Requirements
Package Requirements
Understanding the Praxis chart
Exercises
Let's get started!
1. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
I will be utilizing the different software below in this workflow:
Note: Revit 2017 now ships with Dynamo,so it should already be installed by default. However you can update it optionally from its website or inside Dynamo when it first launches inside Revit directly
2. PACKAGES REQUIREMENTS
Synthesis Toolkit in Dynamo
i. Start a Project, then open Dynamo from the 'Manage' tab inside Revit.
ii. From the Menus inside Dynamo, you will find Packages on the Menu bar
iii. Search for Package : Synthesize. Click on it then install the latest version (Dynamo will notify you about any updates if needed)
3. Understanding the Praxis chart
Here I have utilized Autodesk Praxis tool to help visualize the workflow. You can understand it by watching this quick 5 minute video (It's easier to explain it verbally than writing it down):
That's it from me, hope you've enjoyed my video blog on creating Voronoi patterns using Revit, Fusion 360 and Dynamo!
About KARAM BAKI
Karam Baki is an Architect currently studying in the University of Jordan.
He started his Revit journey in 2009 when he was only 16 years old. Now when he's 21, he became an Autodesk ExpertElite,
He's one of the Top StudentExperts at the StudentExpert Network.
Also, Autodesk have requested a step-by-step of his rendering technics regarding to 360 Cloud Rendering to be classified as "360 RenderingPro"
Karam has been invited to participate in the Inside The Factory "Gunslinger" Events for Revit Architecture, to meet and work with the creators of Revit.
He's also considered a leading expert in Jordan for Revit, instructing at the University of Jordan while still a student in it. Karam has created many projects for various clients as well, although he still has not graduated.
Please join us in praising Karam for his excellent work using Autodesk tools. We'd like to thank Karam for the workflow he's created for the AutodeskHelp Expert Elite Highlight series, and for his contributions in the Revit community. We hope his work will inspire many more young folks to explore and test out the creative world of architecture.
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Great article and videos...I followed all the YouTube videos you posted...lots of possibilities with this new found understanding of Revit, Dynamo anf Fusion 360...Thanks!
Dzan Ta, AEE, ASM, ACI.
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Salam @BIMologist_ - Thank you for pointing out the link error, I have made the correction. We are very happy that you've enjoyed Karam's article! We value the contributions. Best, Azmeera
Thank Bjoern (wittenb), am pleased to share knowledge and inspire other Expert Elites and Student Experts around the globe,
And Nauman, thank you for pointing this out, Glad you liked it, there's also an update to this, am publishing it soon on the Youtube channel, which allow fully manual control in addition to automatic layout of the Voronoi and Delaunay grids, stay tuned for it 🙂
Alright Viveka, I’ll help you to get your thread going here with one that always pleases.
Is anybody out there bothered by an ugly Thumbnail Preview for a family they built? Did you know that you can change it quickly and easily?
Here’s how:
Open the family and create the View you’d like to see as the Thumbnail Preview Image. Name that view something snappy like “Thumbnail”, and then…now follow closely; this is the tricky part…open the “Save As: Family” Dialog box, and press the “Options” button in the lower-right corner. This will open the “File Save Options” dialog box. There you will see “Thumbnail Preview” with a “Source” drop-down box listing all the views in the Family. Select the view you just created. Press “OK” and then “Save”. That view is now the Thumbnail Preview Image for that family.
Wicked cool, huh? I know somebody out there thinks it is.
We recently posted an article and Dynamo graph on how to align text or labels with detail lines onto our blog. For those who are interested how to do this you can view it here: Revit Dynamo Graph to Align Text or Label with Detail Lines.
1) Anyone frustrated with the fact that Revit only creates sweeps in one direction? Here's what you can do - divide up the curve, create smaller sweeps in individual families, nest into a final family, tweak the assembly. Do remember that the resulting product may not be absolutely precise and applying parameters may not be an option! For anything too complex, 3DS Max may be the best option......
2) The big three of creating complex families - lock to reference planes NOT geometry, nest families, associate parameters.
Rina Sahay Autodesk Expert Elite Revit Architecture Certified Professional
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I wanted to share this awesome post by @italonge on Dividing a Mass Surface
Here you go:
Set 3 planes to work.
So I draw the lines, Spline, I guess. Place several points. Draw one line then copy and paste it.
Form created!
And move each point from XYZ axes. New mass ... tweak the edges using the edge point ...move X and Y axes to make a rounded line.
Image below with edges moved above and the original points without X and Y axes moved.
I moved others points above, I guess If I had more points it would be easier to reach the form that I wanted... Finally, I divided it and selected the hexagonal pattern. Few distortions but can fine tune them.
Another one. If you have too many Annotation families cluttering up your Project Browser, try nesting similar families into one as Types. Easy-peasy. Less scrolling!
Rina Sahay Autodesk Expert Elite Revit Architecture Certified Professional
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Here is a tutorial to export your level curves (contours) to .DWG format from google earth
exportar sus curvas de nivel al formato .DWG desde google earth
Hoy les traigo un tutorial para que exporten sus curvas de nivel al formato .DWG desde google earth, el cual les va a servir para levantar su terreno en revit .... mas preguntas me las dejan abajo y por favor delen muchos kurdos !!!!
butonu ile ödüllendire bilirsiniz.
