Construction Specifier
JUNE 25, 2024
Aiming to enhance the fire safety standards in exterior walls, fireblocking is now mandatory behind ventilated cladding , with few exceptions. Simultaneously, it enables the design of exterior walls which can meet the other stringent performance requirements imposed on today’s buildings. By Antonie Habellion, P.Eng., from the 2000 IBC.
Revit OpEd
APRIL 11, 2012
Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. When we have architecture and structure in separate Revit models we end up with somewhat clumsy graphics in wall sections. The wall continues past the floor as if it isnt there. Labels: Collaboration , Floors , Linked Files , Walls. It's a little easier to manage than reveals.
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Revit OpEd
APRIL 25, 2012
Delete Sheets In Browser or Schedules. Revit warns us that they have been deleted from the model but they are still listed in schedules. To really delete them we have to open a schedule view and delete them there. How about instead having a Rooms explorer, like you can explore Schedules, Sheets and Families? Whadya think?
Revit OpEd
APRIL 2, 2012
That post is about Openings and this one is about curtain wall panel doors. When people first make a curtain wall that is supposed to get a door they quite naturally assume the door tool is the right place to start. Curtain walls are special and they are made up of curtain grids, panels and mullions. We dont use the Door tool.
Revit OpEd
JULY 20, 2012
Improves stability when selecting a new host for an element within an In-place Wall. Improves creation consistency with Physical Wall when coping an Analytical Model Wall. Improves stability when splitting pipes which belong to different systems. Improves consistency of unit formatting within Panel Schedules.
Revit OpEd
APRIL 19, 2012
System families have a Function setting. Thats true for Walls, Floor, Roofs and Ceilings. I run into wall types quite often that have these wrong or inconsistently applied. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Delete Sheets In Browser or Schedules. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models.
Revit OpEd
JULY 5, 2012
It offers a Curtain Grid Manager that controls both panels and grids now, offers a preview of the system as well as helping to distinguish between vertical and horizontal orientations. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Panel Schedule and Load Calculation Addition. Reference Planes and Wall Closure.
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