tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post7544543853379684268..comments2024-03-28T14:45:49.929-07:00Comments on Revit OpEd: Projects with Shared DetailsStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14230364057800484763noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-67065047712659627192019-05-07T17:49:05.027-07:002019-05-07T17:49:05.027-07:00Wow,thanks Steve! Very much appreciate the detail ...Wow,thanks Steve! Very much appreciate the detail in that message!!! Very very helpful for a new Revit user. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038187141588702173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-920556936124319642019-05-07T11:05:45.548-07:002019-05-07T11:05:45.548-07:00For a project with two buildings I'd have a si...For a project with two buildings I'd have a site model and two building model, one for each building. I'd link the buildings to the site so I can deal with their site relationship and Publish Coordinates from Site to the Buildings. Afterward I can link either building into the other using By Shared Coordinates. I can also link the site into either building the same way.<br /><br />In the site model I link a survey in and use Acquire Coordinates so it matches the survey's "world". Then I deal with the buildings and Publish Coordinates. The survey should use North is "up" in the World Coordinate System (WCS). I link it in and leave its "North" and Revit's North the same (top of the view is up/north).<br /><br />In the buildings I model them using Project North to begin, make it easy to "draw". Then once I use Publish Coordinates from Site I can choose to show either Project North or True North in views in each building model, if necessary.<br /><br />Good luck!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230364057800484763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-87624702864038549392019-05-06T16:56:07.869-07:002019-05-06T16:56:07.869-07:00Great, thanks Steve. I suppose the first question ...Great, thanks Steve. I suppose the first question i should have asked though is whether you support the idea of having two files linked to one another when working on a project with two buildings on the site. i have one project at concept stage and the file has 3d survey information linked in, with a survey point etc. i need to now build the second building - House B - (of two) on site - the proposed neighbouring house. the floor levels differ slightly from house A as the site has a slight slope. should i create a new file and link in House A's file? house A then becomes the host model? and presumably i can edit the drawing list on Project A to include linked revit elements?... I'm sorry if this is confusing/incorrect. this is my first revit project and im trying to establish proper workflows from the beginning. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038187141588702173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-48971693644443620682019-05-06T16:46:02.184-07:002019-05-06T16:46:02.184-07:00See my new post this evening for my response, good...See my new post this evening for my response, good luck!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230364057800484763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-85717230679433075602019-05-06T16:25:23.797-07:002019-05-06T16:25:23.797-07:00hi Steve i can't seem to find revolution desig...hi Steve i can't seem to find revolution designs revit workflow for this issue. i really appreciated your above suggestions. would you be able to link or outline the workflow you would recommend for this issue as per current revit tools? I have been looking for the best solution for a couple of hours now and feel like im going around in circles. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038187141588702173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-3532569760714000172015-10-30T07:30:59.854-07:002015-10-30T07:30:59.854-07:00looks good.
thanks for the tip.looks good.<br /><br />thanks for the tip.ambrozotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01507731908370351557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-69427790076049084452015-10-29T22:32:22.089-07:002015-10-29T22:32:22.089-07:00This post pre-dates the more recent tools that Rev...This post pre-dates the more recent tools that Revit Workflow offers to manage external references to details. Check out Revolution Design's Revit Workflow.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230364057800484763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-22334345205069890042015-10-29T03:33:56.484-07:002015-10-29T03:33:56.484-07:00Hello, not sure if this helps.
We have a differen...Hello, not sure if this helps.<br /><br />We have a different situation where we need to reference views from another linked Revit model.<br /><br />In the process, we created a Dummy Callout Boundary and Dummy Tag to suffice.<br /><br />Link to screencast provided.<br />https://screencast.autodesk.com/main...1-f6187d23bf41<br /><br />Cheers<br />Joaquimambrozotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01507731908370351557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-18433901794444959322014-10-31T07:35:08.385-07:002014-10-31T07:35:08.385-07:00Our firm made the jump to Revit from AAD two years...Our firm made the jump to Revit from AAD two years ago. That being said we are still in the "learning" phase. What frustrates me (a Autocad user since 1994) is that the KISS principle is completely missed in Revit. For example, it took how long to have a callout shape other than a rectangle? And to hear "sharing details between projects violates the core principles of Revit"? Really? The whole idea of construction documents is to work smarter and not harder. The quicker a set of CDs can be completed the quicker you can move onto the next project. In this day and age time is still money....And from what Im hearing, if I cant share sections and details on a multi- building project in Revit (a simple principle), than why should I continue to use the "square wheel" instead of the "round wheel", i.e. Revit vs AAD? This is the major frustraition in our office, tasks which should be simple, take hours or "cant be done" in Revit and therefore require workarounds. Ridiculous.Tim M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-15171623614294458212014-08-28T07:20:04.163-07:002014-08-28T07:20:04.163-07:00Steve,
I agree with the principle of Revit being ...Steve,<br /><br />I agree with the principle of Revit being a single model and attempting to link a detail "master file(details.rvt)" goes against core principles of Revit.<br /><br />This desire stems from years of linking/viewing detail blocks from a master detail dwg file into projects as needed.<br /><br />Since this post in just over three years, I thought I would see if you had any new insights on this process or is it the same workflow you have described above?<br /><br />Thanks - your blog is a great resource.<br /><br />BoydAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04236359618811730031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-33713446749226890202014-08-28T06:37:33.338-07:002014-08-28T06:37:33.338-07:00Steve,
Your blog is great resource. This post is...Steve,<br /><br />Your blog is great resource. This post is almost 3 years old, but it deals with the issue I am trying to solve. I agree, attempting to document (details) outside of a single model goes against the principles of Revit.<br /><br />Obviously this desire comes from a CAD mentality - wanting to pull blocks from a master detail library as needed into your project.<br /><br />That said, projects are getting bigger and bigger and more complex. Do you have any new insights on using "live" details across multiple projects (rvt files)?<br /><br />Ideally, where a detail can be modified in master file and it will update in other linked models. I know, it goes against the principle of Revit...but I thought I would refresh the question to see if there is a new way.<br /><br />thanks!<br /><br />BoydAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04236359618811730031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-36167554019112629902012-06-10T06:48:21.787-07:002012-06-10T06:48:21.787-07:00I appreciate that what I've described is more ...I appreciate that what I've described is more complex to set up. But once it is set up (by one or two people) - then Callouts to details in each building are placed via the linked view without having to open each project. I don't have to make a placeholder view to refer to, and I don't have to check & recheck that where I have placed it in my model is the same as where it was placed where it's been drawn. References just appear in the right place as long as RVT link to 'Details_project' on Level x is shown by linked view to Level x.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132168197798806993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-58605332330277873062012-04-30T07:55:48.686-07:002012-04-30T07:55:48.686-07:00My post describes a workflow that lives within the...My post describes a workflow that lives within the confines of Revit processes, intentional process. Revit was never meant to do documentation in a separate project from the geometry.<br /><br />Over time it has expanded on what is possible through links but it is never as integrated as a single model. Fundamentally Revit is meant to do one building in one file (per discipline).<br /><br />The effort required to pull off what is described in the AUGI post will be much more tedious and finicky than the process I describe.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230364057800484763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9240097.post-45019492014668785072012-04-29T23:30:47.034-07:002012-04-29T23:30:47.034-07:00I've described my proposed solution here at AU...I've described my proposed solution here at AUGI: http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?139087-Detailing-a-multi-building-%28campus%29-project&p=1170962#post1170962Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132168197798806993noreply@blogger.com