Stump the Chump 2005 - Answers

Okay here's a revised image:


Who's who? (left to right and their current affliation)

David Conant - Autodesk & Revit Technology Corporation
Jim Balding - Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (really early adopter)
Matt Jezyk - Autodesk & Revit Technology Corporation
Scott Davis - Autodesk (WLC Architects back then and very early adopter)
Me - Yours Truly - Mr. OpEd aka "Revit guy"
James Vandezande - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Scott Brown - Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (very early adopter)
Chris Zoog - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Zoogdesign!! and very early adopter)
Phil Read - HNTB (formerly with Autodesk and Revit Technology)

If anything this photo proves you can have fun and Revit as long as someone brings the beer? Scott Brown is the designated Revit driver, he's drinking water. Me...I look like I've slipped into the photo unnoticed and going to get caught any second.

Stump the Chump @ AU 2005

Okay, here is a little quiz! Can you name anyone in the photo? How many? All of them makes you a serious Revit trivia guru...or you attended the Revit Mixer at Autodesk University 2005, or...well you get the idea!


Names and relationship to Revit posted tomorrow!!

STC - Spot Elevation - Answer

As Afaq says in his comment, a color fill can interfere with placing a Spot Dimension. The other thing that can interfere is Model Graphics Style: Wireframe. A Spot Dimension can't "see" a surface if you are using Wireframe. It won't mind having a color fill or using wireframe after you place the Spot Dimension but you won't be able to place one while either condition exists.

STC - Spot Dimension > Spot Elevation Won't Work

"Stump the Chump...again"

Monica wants to place a Spot Elevation in a plan view. Revit just offers her the "nope you can't" symbol (circle with the line through it). What could be wrong?? Did Monica make Revit mad? She did notice when she put the cursor above an edge it started working however...is that a clue?

Answer tomorrow AM. Post your answer in a comment. Answers/Comments, if any, will be posted in the morning too. (This is probably too easy....)