Convert Family from Wall to Face Based
Thank you Jarod for posting this!
Steven Shell
Convert Family from Wall to Face Based
Thank you Jarod for posting this!
Steven Shell
Level of Development Specification
LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT SPECIFICATION
The AIA has finally released a level of development specification draft and it’s pretty in depth and worth checking out
Thank you Brendon for posting this.
Steven Shell
The Need:
When working on a large project I needed to create a level that allowed me to set a base level of 0’-0” for a stair tower that did not share the same level as the ground floor of the building. I was then going to provide spot elevations from this 0-0 reference for each landing and level as a means to providing fabrication reference points for the overall 6 story stair assembly.
The Problem:
In a drawing set which contained 100’s of drawings that would inherit the new level (that no one wanted to see) let alone have to hide in every drawing where it appeared, I needed a way to control a single level’s visibility throughout the project. In my case I had two separate stair towers so I needed to hide two independent levels. I needed these levels to give my spot elevations for the towers a base reference.
The Caveat:
You only get to utilize this solution if you have created Worksets for a Central project file. For those one man firms not using a central file approach it’s probably not such a big deal to hide the level in the few drawings where they will appear.
The Solution:
CREATING THE CENTRAL FILE – In Revit
CREATE THE LEVEL YOU INTEND TO HIDE.
CONTROLLING THE SPOT ELEVATIONS:
HIDING THE LEVEL:
Now all those team members won’t be screaming at you when you add that extra level.
Enjoy
Carl