Old PC Deals

  • Subscribe to our RSS feed.
  • Twitter
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Digg

Wednesday, 3 October 2007

Think twice and place once: Section Marker Control and other Revitisms

Posted on 23:59 by Unknown
So here's the down-low on Section Markers turning off at certain scales; along with a Revitism that's useful for most everything: "Think twice and place once"

Ooooh, I like that -even though it is bastardized from "measure twice and cut once"

Anyways: The 'on and off-ed-ness' of these Section markers is controlled by the Hide at Scales Coarser Than property.
And:
The Hide at Scales Coarser Than property defaults to the scale value of the view where you placed the section. Right??? Right!!! And if used mindfully can really make this functionality unbeatable!!! That's where the "Think twice and place once" comes into play. (as with most things in Revit!!!)

If you want the section marker to be visible in views with scales 1/8"=1'-0" and larger (1/4"=1'-0", etc.) then place the sections in a 1/8"=1'-0" view and they (the section markers) will show in views of all scales down to 1/8"=1'-0" but not smaller (or "coarser than" 1/8"=1'-0"; such as 1/16"=1'-0", etc.).

As I said before, the scale of the view where the Section is placed becomes the default value to be found next to Hide at Scales Coarser Than in the properties (see above image), for each section marker... So when working on a project try to (do) keep this in mind since these are instance parameters... so placing a shit-load of sections with an undesired Hide at Scales Coarser Than value can make extra work for...ummm...you???...or those interns (if we can force (i mean convince...I mean ask) them to fix this for us).

Hey J, Can we have Building Sections turn off below 1/8"=1'-0" and Wall Sections turn off below 1/4"=1'-0" just by changing views, or better yet, just by changing the scale of the view we're in?


Yes!!!
Oh, and does this apply to Elevation markers as well??? What do you think???

...I love asking myself 3rd person questions...

BTW: sorry (again) to all the interns, but think of it at this as if it's going to help you out...

So to recap:
1) "Use Revit Like Revit"
2) "Think Twice and Place Once"

Let's see where these Revitisms go!!!

P.S. Has anyone noticed that we can now "Duplicate" Elevation Views??? Sneaky ADSK!!! I like it though...

Good times,
-J
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook
Posted in Hide at Scales Coarser Than, Revit, Revitisms, scale, section, Think Twice and Place Once, Use Revit Like Revit, view | No comments
Newer Post Older Post Home

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Popular Posts

  • Do You Want To Be An Architect?
    Sage advice that is spot on. Too bad the damned video isn't shown in Architecture Schools (or earlier)!!!
  • ____(1)fest 2009
    ____ing (2) in a ____ (3)can? Better than that!!! First off to Virginia Gardiner, the Designer of the Loowatt, I apologize for the low-brow ...
  • Central File Transfer Processes
    Whether transferring to others or even working from home (see the BONUS!!! section) Central files need extra attention paid when dealing wit...
  • RTC USA Me Part 2: A+Revit Families
    This time the presentation is first & the handout after... Only one may be needed, as they are mainly the same... you decide though... C...
  • Fun With Revit & Cows
    Here's a bit of fun with Marcello's Cow for LARUG (Hey, check out LARUG's Group Site and sign up/join if you want to come to ...
  • MythBusted? BIM/CAD is no panacea for lacking experience
    Images from the Gommateshvara Statue I visited yesterday... and some of those 650 steps that I am about to mention (yikes on the calf muscl...
  • Namaste From India (not na)
    5:00 am, India time... do you know where your J is? So after the 20 some odd hours of flying time, I am finally here in Bangalore; the Silic...
  • Slanted Volumes...I guess the Ramp tool isn't enough?
    I've been asked several times in the past few months to create (or show others how to create) Parametric Slanted Volumes. It seems that...
  • Scope Boxes Redux
    Looking for some guidance on how to use scope boxes? Wondering just what you can use them for? Thought so...Here is one way to use them to g...
  • Revit Users and You (Sirs?)
    An excerpt from an Evite for the Los Angeles Revit Users Group meeting for July : (yes, click the link if you'd like to be invited...ju...

Categories

  • Addons
  • AEC
  • angled
  • Architecture
  • Arrays
  • AU
  • AUGI
  • Autodesk
  • Autodesk University
  • BIM
  • calculated values
  • Content
  • dirty
  • DWF
  • Elevations
  • Engineering
  • Error Reporting
  • Errors
  • Extensions
  • family
  • Family Types
  • File Locations
  • Filters
  • fire rated
  • fire rating filters revit
  • Fire Ratings
  • formula
  • formulas
  • Future
  • Graphic Overrides
  • graphics
  • Happy New Year
  • Helix
  • Hide at Scales Coarser Than
  • inconsistent units
  • Las Vegas
  • marketing
  • MEP
  • model
  • Multiple Page PDF from Revit
  • New Features Workshop
  • no one said to model a cow
  • object overrides
  • Overrides
  • Parameters
  • PDF
  • Ramp
  • Revit
  • Revit 2009 New Features Workshop
  • Revit 2010
  • Revit Architecture 2009 New Features Workshop
  • Revit Crash
  • Revit Families
  • Revit filters
  • revit formulas
  • Revit Web Update
  • Revitisms
  • scale
  • section
  • Shared Parameters
  • slanted
  • sloped
  • solids
  • Spiral
  • Spiral Ramp
  • Spiral Stairs
  • Structure
  • Think Twice and Place Once
  • Tools
  • Use Revit Like Revit
  • view
  • Views
  • volumes

Blog Archive

  • ►  2013 (17)
    • ►  October (2)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  July (1)
    • ►  June (2)
    • ►  May (2)
    • ►  April (2)
    • ►  March (3)
    • ►  February (3)
    • ►  January (1)
  • ►  2012 (24)
    • ►  December (2)
    • ►  November (1)
    • ►  October (2)
    • ►  September (2)
    • ►  August (2)
    • ►  July (1)
    • ►  May (3)
    • ►  April (1)
    • ►  March (3)
    • ►  February (3)
    • ►  January (4)
  • ►  2011 (55)
    • ►  December (8)
    • ►  November (4)
    • ►  October (3)
    • ►  September (1)
    • ►  August (3)
    • ►  July (4)
    • ►  June (3)
    • ►  May (8)
    • ►  April (3)
    • ►  March (7)
    • ►  February (9)
    • ►  January (2)
  • ►  2010 (55)
    • ►  December (7)
    • ►  November (5)
    • ►  October (4)
    • ►  September (4)
    • ►  August (4)
    • ►  July (6)
    • ►  June (4)
    • ►  May (7)
    • ►  April (3)
    • ►  March (2)
    • ►  February (3)
    • ►  January (6)
  • ►  2009 (68)
    • ►  December (6)
    • ►  November (3)
    • ►  October (6)
    • ►  September (5)
    • ►  August (8)
    • ►  July (13)
    • ►  June (13)
    • ►  May (2)
    • ►  April (6)
    • ►  March (4)
    • ►  February (1)
    • ►  January (1)
  • ►  2008 (27)
    • ►  November (2)
    • ►  October (1)
    • ►  September (1)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  July (5)
    • ►  June (2)
    • ►  May (4)
    • ►  April (3)
    • ►  March (2)
    • ►  February (5)
    • ►  January (1)
  • ▼  2007 (39)
    • ►  December (4)
    • ►  November (4)
    • ▼  October (5)
      • More with: Filters, Fire Ratings & Graphic Overrides
      • Filters, Fire Ratings & Graphic Overrides
      • Slanted Volumes...I guess the Ramp tool isn't enough?
      • Have You Been Overridden...Again?
      • Think twice and place once: Section Marker Control...
    • ►  September (1)
    • ►  August (4)
    • ►  July (6)
    • ►  June (3)
    • ►  May (5)
    • ►  April (2)
    • ►  March (4)
    • ►  February (1)
  • ►  2006 (14)
    • ►  December (2)
    • ►  November (1)
    • ►  October (2)
    • ►  September (5)
    • ►  August (4)
Powered by Blogger.

About Me

Unknown
View my complete profile