Weekly New Knowledge Articles by Support team | July 20th -26th, 2022

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Knowledge articles written by our Revit support team to resolve the problem on your own. There're couple of incidents reported, do take a look at them for possible workarounds.

Published Date	Summary	Knowledge Article	Incident Logged
26-Jul-22	Modifying Revit warning settings by adding custom entries in Revit.ini file does not work.	Changing Revit settings by adding custom entries in Revit.ini file does not work	No
26-Jul-22	When synchronizing changes in a Cloud Worksharing host model in Revit, a linked point cloud unexpectedly shifts its position in the model space.	Point cloud shifts position when synchronizing changes in a Cloud Worksharing host model in Revit	No
26-Jul-22	When using Place On Face option, some air terminal families in Revit rotate to align with the face, it is being placed on instead of being aligned with the view.	Some air terminal families are placed at a different rotation after rotating the project north in Re...	Yes
26-Jul-22	There is a parameter "FM-Geschoss" at most of the elements in German Revit projects. What does it mean?	What does it mean the parameter "FM-Geschoss" in German Revit projects?	No
25-Jul-22	Users reported that shadows are incorrectly displayed in Revit views.	Incorrect shadows in Revit	Yes
25-Jul-22	Linking the Revit model instance and assigning a project parameter to that link instance in the host model and creating a multi-category schedule to report the parameter which is assigned to the link instance. In schedule, the parameter is not reported and the column stays blank.	Parameter assigned to link instances are not appearing in multi-category schedules created in host R...	Yes
25-Jul-22	When the top of the wall is attached to the specific sloped floor, a small gap is visible between the elements in Revit.	When the top of the wall is attached to the specific floor, a small gap is visible between the eleme...	No
23-Jul-22	When drawing a piping/ductwork system out of a equipment, the system automatically does not show the correct system in Revit.	Piping/Ductwork automatically does not draw the correct system out of a equipment in Revit	Yes
23-Jul-22	The site plan in national coordinates is not displayed correctly in Revit	The site plan is not displayed correctly in Revit	No
22-Jul-22	End Caps don't convert to Fabrication Parts in Revit	End Caps don't convert to Fabrication Parts in Revit	No
22-Jul-22	How to read the elevation of a window or door in relation to the Survey point in Revit. Sill height and head height are calculated in relation to the insertion level.	How to read the elevation of a window or door in relation to the Survey point in Revit	No
22-Jul-22	The phase filter in the wall lists does not work, when upgrading a model in Revit.	The phase filter in the schedules does not work when upgrading a model in Revit	No
22-Jul-22	Unable to tag a parameter from a linked Revit model	Unable to tag a parameter from a linked Revit model	No
21-Jul-22	What issues may occur when using Revit in different language versions in one project?	What difficulties may occur when using Revit in different language versions in one project	No
20-Jul-22	Changing a length parameter moves a furniture family containing a mirrored and rotated nested family away from its host in Revit.	Changing a length parameter moves a furniture family containing a mirrored and rotated nested family...	Yes
20-Jul-22	The dormer opening tool does not cut the roof surface properly in the ridge area, the roof should be cut horizontally in this area in Revit.	Dormer opening does not cut the roof correctly in Revit	Yes
20-Jul-22	How to display structural elements from the linked file on top of architectural elements in the Revit host file?	How to display structural elements from linked file on top of architectural elements in Revit host f...	No
20-Jul-22	The appearance of the structural elements is not consistent with the plan view in Revit	Inconsistent appearance of the structural elements in plan view in Revit	Yes
20-Jul-22	The room color fill , which is created via the color scheme, hides the hatchings from the floor slabs in the background in Revit 2023. This happens regardless of the fill pattern (solid or e.g. diagonal). In Revit 2022, the surface patterns of the floor slabs are always in the foreground.	Room color fill hides the background fill from the Floor slab in Revit	Yes
19-Jul-22	"Constrains are not satisfied" message appears while rotating Reference Line when nested family is aligned to it in Revit. The rotation can be completed when the nested family is not aligned to the Reference Line.	"Constrains are not satisfied" while rotating Reference Line when nested family is aligned to it in ...	No