JH75
2010-03-10, 11:29 PM
Hi,
We have used RST for a while now and we have cut down the time spent on a project a fair bit – especially precast sheds that we do a lot of.
But I still feel that we are not using Revit to its full potential and that we are still stuck in AutoCAD mode ie how plans/layouts have to look like.
I’m after some input on what you guys have done to speed up drafting/modelling/presentation of plans etc. I know this questions is like “How long is a piece of string” and methods/standards vary from office to office but it is a bit frustrating at the moment knowing that we can do things quicker but I am not sure how to get there. I am not asking anyone to give away all their secrets
Obviously a well developed library of detail components will get you a long way and we are still working on it
For example:
Set downs in slab: In AutoCAD we used to draw line through the step and say “50 set down” or we used the step symbol. We do the same thing in Revit. Sometimes I wonder if it wouldn’t be quicker to create another plan that shows the different setdowns with different hatch patterns (or colours). This could easily be achieved by setting up filters. This plan can then be place on a separate sheet.
Calling up (tagging) purlins: In Autocad we draw a line through each bay of purlins and added a dot at the intersection (see attached image). We then call up the purlins as “Purlins P1”. We do it similar now in RST ie I place a dot on the intersection and then array it across and then tag the purlins. It is a bit tedious and was wondering how others do this.
Member Schedules: How do you filter members in members schedules? 9 times out of 10 we don’t want to show all members in the schedule – for example some members only occur in a truss and no where ells. As we call the truss members up separately I don’t want them in the members schedule. To filter members in our schedule we use the cost fielded – as we use letters for our Type Marks (a, b , c etc) we also use the cost field for sorting the members.
Framing Members: Have you added additional parameters to your framing families? The only modifications we have done is the ability to move the Stick Line of the centre line (LHS or RHS) of the framing member as sometimes you have 2 members above each other. We have also setup parameters to change the cutback of the stickline. I have considered adding a Parameter for “Used for” or “Used as” and then modify the filters to get the proper graphical representation.
Thanks,
J
We have used RST for a while now and we have cut down the time spent on a project a fair bit – especially precast sheds that we do a lot of.
But I still feel that we are not using Revit to its full potential and that we are still stuck in AutoCAD mode ie how plans/layouts have to look like.
I’m after some input on what you guys have done to speed up drafting/modelling/presentation of plans etc. I know this questions is like “How long is a piece of string” and methods/standards vary from office to office but it is a bit frustrating at the moment knowing that we can do things quicker but I am not sure how to get there. I am not asking anyone to give away all their secrets
Obviously a well developed library of detail components will get you a long way and we are still working on it
For example:
Set downs in slab: In AutoCAD we used to draw line through the step and say “50 set down” or we used the step symbol. We do the same thing in Revit. Sometimes I wonder if it wouldn’t be quicker to create another plan that shows the different setdowns with different hatch patterns (or colours). This could easily be achieved by setting up filters. This plan can then be place on a separate sheet.
Calling up (tagging) purlins: In Autocad we draw a line through each bay of purlins and added a dot at the intersection (see attached image). We then call up the purlins as “Purlins P1”. We do it similar now in RST ie I place a dot on the intersection and then array it across and then tag the purlins. It is a bit tedious and was wondering how others do this.
Member Schedules: How do you filter members in members schedules? 9 times out of 10 we don’t want to show all members in the schedule – for example some members only occur in a truss and no where ells. As we call the truss members up separately I don’t want them in the members schedule. To filter members in our schedule we use the cost fielded – as we use letters for our Type Marks (a, b , c etc) we also use the cost field for sorting the members.
Framing Members: Have you added additional parameters to your framing families? The only modifications we have done is the ability to move the Stick Line of the centre line (LHS or RHS) of the framing member as sometimes you have 2 members above each other. We have also setup parameters to change the cutback of the stickline. I have considered adding a Parameter for “Used for” or “Used as” and then modify the filters to get the proper graphical representation.
Thanks,
J