Tag Archives: Revit

ahhhh, ADA clearances! (fist shaking)

Posted on June 21, 2011 by nmcclure

Everyone wants to have accessibility clearances built into families. Sure, why not? Pop in that door or drinking fountain, and BAM! (sorry, Emeril!) you got your clearances RIGHT HERE! This topic came up in a recent AUGI post, and I … Continue reading →

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Understanding Family hosting relationships

Posted on June 2, 2011 by nmcclure

Component Family Template Hosting Options: When creating custom component families, be aware of which family template is selected at the onset, as each template can have built-in behaviors regarding required hosting conditions. Most common hosting options are: Wall-Based – Must … Continue reading →

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Troubleshooting Guide – sample

Posted on June 1, 2011 by nmcclure

Initial training a team on new software is one task – educating them on the often analytical means of troubleshooting issues as the model progresses is a completely separate one. I’m working on an extensive Troubleshooting Guide – divided up … Continue reading →

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Realities of Revit implementation (and why I won’t answer to ‘guru’)

Posted on May 27, 2011 by nmcclure

I consult for several architectural and engineering firms, and on occasion I hear the team(s) refer to me as their Revit ‘guru’. While the intention is innocent enough, it always makes me cringe. Guru seems to suggest someone who has … Continue reading →

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Proper application of a Type Catalog

Posted on May 27, 2011 by nmcclure

I recently replied to an AUGI posting from a user who was struggling with a test case for building a Type Catalog. Type Catalogs are great tools for families that need many types, each with new parameter values, such as … Continue reading →

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Cautionary Tale?

Posted on May 20, 2011 by nmcclure

A cautionary tale of #BIM? I say it’s a segway to an important discussion on LOD definitions on your projects! Interesting comments unfolding through the LinkedIn RTC Community group – join the discussion!

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Weaning down the model warnings

Posted on May 3, 2011 by nmcclure

As a design model grows in complexity, and multiple relationships between elements are created either by the system or by the user, it is inevitable that changes will either invalidate relationships, or create conflicts with intermediary items. Significant changes such … Continue reading →

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New Project Setup Guidelines

Posted on April 19, 2011 by nmcclure

I’m often asked to outline definitive steps for a team to setup a new Revit project.  If you review a typical Revit manual or handbook, the process seems pretty straight-forward: Start a New Project – Select a Template Setup Levels … Continue reading →

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Worksharing: RL early, RL often!

Posted on April 12, 2011 by nmcclure

During the early modeling phase of a project, as team members are busy creating new elements, there may not be much traffic conflict regarding worksharing. You’re creating something new, so there’s relatively little conflict with other users’ actions. Later on … Continue reading →

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Revit Language Skills

Posted on October 1, 2010 by nmcclure

“Parlez-vous Francais? Non? Pourqoi pas?”  I spent a week in Paris in 2009, and while I had attempted to dredge up my high-school french vocabulary, I was sadly at a loss to communicate with language-proud Parisians.  I faltered, I feined, … Continue reading →

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