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RTCUSA 2011 - Speaker Ranking

Revit OpEd

Techniques for Designing and Documenting Panelized Wall Systems in Revit). Congratulations to the following speakers who provided the top 10 presentations at the conference according to our respondents: Paul Aubin (Still Not Sharing Your Coordinates?). Brian Mackey (LAB: Nesting Families). Thomas Weir (LAB: BIM for Wood Structures).

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Earth USA 2011

Natural Building

October 23, 2011. Earth USA 2011. The Sixth International Conference on Earthen Building and Architecture, Earth USA 2011, met in Albuquerque, NM at the National Hispanic Cultural Center September 30 through October 2, 2011. This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar. -->. where it is defined.

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Revit OpEd: Detail Level Ignored with Unlocked Wall Layers

Revit OpEd

Detail Level Ignored with Unlocked Wall Layers. We can unlock a layer or layers in a wall to allow "pulling" them up or down separately from the rest of a wall. of Subtle , Detail Level , Walls. Could it be that the wall is not being cut in the ceiling plan view and the multiple lines are actually projection lines?

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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. I run into wall types quite often that have these wrong or inconsistently applied. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. ► 2011. ► December 2011. (19). ► November 2011. (21). at 8:00 AM.

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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. We dont use the Door tool.

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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. Reference Planes and Wall Closure. ► 2011. ► December 2011. (19). ► November 2011. (21). ► October 2011. (16). ► September 2011. (28).