Using text symbols in Revit, like ø

For most of you this will be obvious. Anyhow, you can use the ALT button in combination with 4 numbers to insert a text symbol in Revit. You can use this in each Text, Family Name, Type Name and so on because Revit uses True Type Fonts (TTF).

To find out which number code I need, I do the following:

1. start Microsoft Word
2. Go to Insert Symbol
3. Select your symbol
4. Select ASCII (Decimal)
5. Now, you see the Number code. Remember this one, eg 248 will become 0248 -this looks like ø
6. Go to Revit start eg a Text and use ALT + 0248 (ALT button in combination with 0248)

Bridge toolkit for Revit

On the subscription site of Autodesk you can download a bridge toolkit (appr. 132 MB) full of datasets and methods how to do this in combination with AutoCAD or Civil 3D.

And more important, Autodesk created an Revit extension. It is a good start, especially when you are in a feasability study or even before that phase.

Structural Column shown in every plan view - solution

Okay, I ran into this issue...

When a Structural Column is located in a plan view, but the top of the column is way down this level, so it should not appear there, but it is!

However, when you look to the Element Properties of that Structural Column you will see that within the Analytical Model group the parameter "Top Vertical Projection" is set to "Top of Column". I do not know why it is set this way, but it appears to be this way sometimes...

Change this parameter to "Auto-detect". Click on OK and now your plan view looks right again.

New Web update available for Revit Architecture, Structure and MEP

To download go to this internet page for Revit Structure.

Object Enabler for Civil 3D

I did not test it, but it seems very interesting.

Look at this Autodesk site. There you can download a Civil 3D Object Enabler. This should help you see Object information in other applications different from Civil like NavisWorks, AutoCAD, ....

Great! I will test it

Back from the BIMstorm

It was great. With a number of 50 participants we were able to integrate models from different platforms and disciplines together into one big "Super BIM model" and next to this we were able to add Custom properties to our objects that could be shared with anyone else in the BIMcaseweek (all in Dutch).

It looks like a small step. But I think this is very important!

Import SKP into Revit - units again!

When importing/linking Google Sketchup files into Revit the units can be a problem. Especially when you are working in mm in Revit...

Let's see...

The steps:
- Open Revit
- Create a Mass
- Within the Mass go to File\Import/Link\CAD Formats
- Use for Import units: Auto-detect
- Select SKP for the file type and search your Google Sketchup file
- Finish Mass

You will notice that the linked Sketchup object is too small! Although you have set the units in Google Sketchup to mm. Strange isn't it?!

- Select the Mass
- Hit the Edit button in the Option bar
- Select the Imported Sketchup object
- Go to the Element properties and you will see this.
The import units is set to inch and the scale factor to 1.000

- Change the scale factor to 1000. Do NOT change the units

That's all!