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Revit OpEd: Measure Between Two References

Revit OpEd

Not much of a catch but there is no equivalent floor in this case. If there was a floor there Id just check the properties of the floor. you could sketch your own a floor around the perimeter pretty quickly. For my money, Id probably favor a floor. Steve - Have you considered mass floors? ► 2011.

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Revit OpEd: Finish and Cancel Inequity

Revit OpEd

He mentioned the inconsistency between the way some elements that are sketch based are finished and the way shape editing for floors and roofs finish. Floor, roof, stair or ramp Sketch Creation = Finish and Cancel. Floor or roof Shape Editing = Accidentally hitting the escape key and getting kicked out of it. ► 2011.

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Revit OpEd: Layer Function Setting

Revit OpEd

System families have a Function setting. Thats true for Walls, Floor, Roofs and Ceilings. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. ► 2011. ► December 2011. (19). ► November 2011. (21). ► October 2011. (16). ► September 2011. (28). ► August 2011. (37).

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Balfour Beatty Construction's San Diego Office Achieves LEED-Gold Certification

Construction Superintendent Magazine

The firm occupies the third floor of the Cush Plaza Office Building located in Scripps Ranch. Construction of the 22,100-square-foot space required full system design and implementation, as the existing structure consisted of the core only. frontpage'

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

Revit OpEd

We have been using the basic ceilings where we have an exposed floor assembly above. Could make a neww floor tag that resembles a ceiling tag, but that also seems wrong. ► 2011. ► December 2011. (19). ► November 2011. (21). ► October 2011. (16). ► September 2011. (28).

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Revit OpEd: Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models

Revit OpEd

Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. The wall continues past the floor as if it isnt there. I should mention that this works the other direction too, since the reveal is part of the wall it will leave a "hollow" space for the structural models floor slab to occupy. Labels: Collaboration , Floors , Linked Files , Walls.

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Revit OpEd: Happy Birthday Revit

Revit OpEd

Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. ► 2011. ► December 2011. (19). ► November 2011. (21). ► October 2011. (16). ► September 2011. (28). ► August 2011. (37). ► July 2011. (20). ► June 2011. (13). ► May 2011. (26).