3D-tails

[BillyGrey]

Hmmm....

I think I read a post by someone, somewhere, that went something like


" a quick way to do 3D detailing that will blow your mind "

Now I won't admit that is baiting or teasing, but we are such a hungry crowd around here.

I hope somebody throws us a bone (:))

[sfaust]

was intrigued by that as well... waiting patiently for followup...

[beegee]

Posted by someone whose name begins with... S....

[Scott D Davis]

Will be posted as the December Tips and Trick of the month....gotta build some screen captures and try and post it tonight!

hmmmm....now I hope it's not one of those "I already knew that!" Although we demostrated it at the "What's New in 7.0 Lab" at AU, and everyone was pretty impressed!

[BillyGrey]

I promise not to say that. :P

[SCShell]

Hey there,
I was impressed just hearing about it there!
Steve

[Scott D Davis]

.....its posted!

http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=11672

[aggockel50321]

Dang Scott!

Nice one!

Fooling with your method a bit, I tried a callout, selecting the bottom corner of the window in an elevation view of the window, then found that it was listed as a view to orient to, and got similar results.

[Davied2]

Nice Tip Scott

Got it working, added it to my little blue book.

However, when I look at mine in shaded mode in Revit 6.1 it does not show any wall thickness like in your example.

Instead it shows the internal wall as a face, same with the external wall.

Does this happen to anyone else or am I doing something wrong as usual.

One Again nice tip though.

Regards from Wales

David
The Welshman

[BillyGrey]

Thanks for being a good sport Scott.
Your help around this place is invaluable.

Thanks,

Bill

[jtobin.68416]

I had the same experience as David The Welshman, so I think it's universal.
Then I noticed I was in 6.1, but when I went to 7 it was exactly as Scott had mentioned.

Excellent tip! Really great capability!

[Scott D Davis]

Now we need to "wish" for the ability to pick a work plane in a 3D view, and draft in 2D or place 2D components. Currently, you can't 'draft' in this view, and I tried to pick a cut surface as a workplane, and it wont allow me.

[hand471037]

That's one of the really cool features of a little-known BIM system called BOA. You can draw 2D stuff over the 3D cuts, if I remember correctly. It was over a year since I looked at it.

[aggockel50321]

Currently, you can't 'draft' in this view,
In a pinch, there is a workaround that seems to give a reasonable result.

Set up & lock the 3d view.
Place it on a blank sheet.
Export the sheet to .dwg or .dgn.
Once done delete the sheet, (or, duplicate the 3d view)
Import the resultant .dwg or .dgn into a drafting view. (same scale as 3d view)
Add the 2d linework / fills, text, etc.
Place the 3d view on your sheet.
Place / align the drafting view over the 3d view.
Activate the drafting view & turn off the imported .dwg/.dgn linework.
Deactivate the view.

[Scott D Davis]

there is a workaround
nice, that will work! But it would still be nice to 'draft' and pick workplanes in a 3D view......