Power Editing

[barathd]

I swear I am "zombied out". I am working on a multi storey building doing purely structural drawings. I am creating openings in walls rather than windows and doors. I have gone through a week of hell - sorting things out with Revit support - as to how to get proper structural representations of my plan views. This did not go over very well since reflected plan underlays do not print. Well - found a work around.

Now I thought no problem - just copy one floor to the other - good luck. All sorts of problems with wall joins since I have wall openings adjoining party walls, etc. Go to select similar items in a plan representation - selects everything through out the model not just the level I am working on. Want to add another opening in another wall - can not do so without repeating the whole command (hundreds of times).

No doubt I am not 100% efficient in my technique but neither is Revit. We have Revit - Structure, MEP and who knows what next. But serious problems continue to plague us - when in ??? are these problems going to get any attention ... ... after Revit Civil, Site, etc. are released?

Its about time the developers took these pleas seriously.

[dhurtubise]

Now I thought no problem - just copy one floor to the other
Why do you do that, interior layout ??? Aren't you doing structural ? Wall should be draw the way they're gonna be buit (from ground to roof for exmaple)

Go to select similar items in a plan representation - selects everything through out the model not just the level I am working on.
Use filter for that

Want to add another opening in another wall - can not do so without repeating the whole command (hundreds of times).
Create an opening family


And keep posting ;-)

[barathd]

Daniel:

Subsequent floors step in and out PLUS they obscure my openings in plan view from level below.

Filters are just another hoop to jump through.

Opening family - sounds promising - will try.

Thanks for the comments.

Regards

db

[dhurtubise]

Did you give a shot to Revit Structural ?

[barathd]

Daniel:

Yes I did - too much money for too little. I work both disciplines.

Regards

db