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Revit OpEd: Finish and Cancel Inequity

Revit OpEd

Finish and Cancel Inequity. 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. Edit Profile = Finish and Cancel. Model Groups = Finish and Cancel.

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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. Finish 1 [4] = Finish Exterior [4]. Finish 2 [5] = Finish Interior [5]. I run into wall types quite often that have these wrong or inconsistently applied. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models.

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Revit OpEd: Reference Planes and Wall Closure

Revit OpEd

Reference Planes and Wall Closure. Control Wall’s Material Return. Layers) for the host wall in a project. Note the two “wall closure” parameters (shown below) need to be “locked” so they stay positive (in the correct direction) when the host wall thickness changes. ► 2011.

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Designing for recovery: The role of flooring in healthcare facilities

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When specifying interior finishes such as flooring, building professionals should take the utmost care to ensure all materials help advance these overarching quality measurement components. healthcare system every year, with “tens of thousands of lives lost” annually.

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Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 Service Pack 1 Available

Revit OpEd

Allows exporting of materials painted on elements to ODBC. Improves stability when selecting a new host for an element within an In-place Wall. Corrects the display of the materials category within the Paint interface. Improves creation consistency with Physical Wall when coping an Analytical Model Wall.

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Revit OpEd: Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models

Revit OpEd

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. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models.

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Revit OpEd: The Missing Door

Revit OpEd

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. Finish and Cancel Inequity.