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Keep Emergency Communication Out of the “Dead Zone”

CCR Magazine

In-building radio signals are often absorbed or blocked by structures that are larger, underground, or constructed of concrete or metal. Additionally, building features designed to create more sustainable facilities such as low-E glass windows can attenuate the signal from public safety radio systems.

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Chicago LiUNA Center: Echelon’s Trendstone Plus® Showcase

CCR Magazine

The Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA) Training Center has provided instruction for Chicagoland Laborers’ Union members since 2009. Plans for the LiUNA expansion included classrooms, high ceiling equipment and vehicle training bays, an enhanced piping shop, an auditorium and a cafeteria.

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Revit OpEd: Dept. of Echo - Don't use the Basic Ceiling

Revit OpEd

of Echo - Dont use the Basic Ceiling. Originally posted here August 2009 and still true with Revit 2013. When an architect uses the Basic Ceiling-Generic type they are creating a situation for the Revit MEP user they may not be aware of. Face based content does not orient themselves to the correct side or face of this ceiling.

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Revit OpEd: BIM Coordinator for Civil 3D and Revit

Revit OpEd

It allows a Civil 3D user to define the shared coordinate system to be passed on to a Revit project. Note that it uses a file formatted as ACCSXML (Autodesk Consulting Coordinate System eXtensible Markup Language). of Echo - Don't use the Basic Ceiling. ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16). ► 2008.

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Revit OpEd: Moving Ceiling Grid Pattern

Revit OpEd

Moving Ceiling Grid Pattern. He wrote: "When you tab through to the ceiling grid while in the move command, look near the top (meaning Options Bar) at the "disjoin" check box. The next time you go to move the ceiling grid the box should be unchecked!". Labels: Ceilings , Dept. Moving Ceiling Grid Pattern.

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Revit OpEd: YUZU Site Measuring

Revit OpEd

For readers that are already familiar with the Point Known PKNail site measuring system it appears to be similar, at least in concept. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. Moving Ceiling Grid Pattern. ► 2009. ► July 2009. (20).

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Revit OpEd: Detail Level Ignored with Unlocked Wall Layers

Revit OpEd

To make this possible you need to edit the walls structure and select a layer to unlock, like this: 1 - Click Modify, 2 - Select the edge of a layer, 3 - Unlock the padlock. Interestingly, in Ceiling Plan views only, when we take advantage of this we lose the ability to show just two lines with Detail Level: Coarse. ► 2009.