Posts tagged Autodesk Families
5 Rules for Better Project Notes
5 Rules for Better Project Notes

Text notes are over relied on in drawings., which creates clutters drawings, creates repetitive notes, and QAQC issues. Read our method for producing BIM quality notes!

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WorkflowsJacob Wrighttechnical, Revit, project management, Professional Standards, Standard, Revit Template, Revit Families, families, Autodesk Families, workflows, revit drafting view, detail view, legend views, legend components, drafting detail views, detail legend views, keynote legends, Revit keynote legend components, import CAD details, CAD drawings, revit detail library files, how to use a drafting view, drafting view tags, legend tags, detail tags, save drafting view external projectComment
Revit Drafting Views Vs. Legend Views: Which is best?
Revit Drafting Views Vs. Legend Views: Which is best?

Revit has two different view types for two completely separate function, yet people are still confused about their difference. Read more…

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WorkflowsJacob Wrighttechnical, Revit, project management, Professional Standards, Standard, Revit Template, Revit Families, families, Autodesk Families, workflows, revit drafting view, detail view, legend views, legend components, drafting detail views, detail legend views, keynote legends, Revit keynote legend components, import CAD details, CAD drawings, revit detail library files, how to use a drafting view, drafting view tags, legend tags, detail tags, save drafting view external projectComment
7 Tips for Updating Existing Project With New Standards
7 Tips for Updating Existing Project With New Standards

Some projects are hard to justify time and money to update existing project standards. Here are my 7 tips on how to efficiently update existing projects!

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WorkflowsJacob Wrighttechnical, Revit, project management, Professional Standards, Standard, Revit Template, Revit Families, families, Autodesk Families, workflows, template, revit template, custom template, update template standards, apply view templates, apply standards to new template, update template, revit custom templateComment
Easiest Way to Straighten Angled Plans
Easiest Way to Straighten Angled Plans

Have weirdly shaped floor plans with angled sections? Ever try Scope Boxes?

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WorkflowsJacob Wrighttechnical, Revit, project management, Professional Standards, Standard, Revit Template, Revit Families, families, Autodesk Families, floor plans, scope boxes, workflows, plan orientation, true north, project north, revit scope boxes, perpendicular plans, angled floor plans, align floor plans, revit section boxes, revit crop region, plan crop regionComment
Revit hatch patterns are hard…
Revit hatch patterns are hard…

What are Revit hatch patterns and how do I make or find custom fill patterns?

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FamiliesJacob Wrighttechnical, Revit, project management, Professional Standards, Standard, Revit Template, Revit Families, families, Autodesk Families, revit hatch patterns, revit fill patterns, fill patterns, family fill pattern, hatch pattern, fill pattern, design fill pattern, drafting hatch patterns, model hatch patterns, graphic design fill patterns, custom fill patterns, custom hatch patternsComment
Revit window families can be better!
Revit window families can be better!

My old window library was found online, free, or came with Revit. It is hard to find time between projects, to set up families and unify graphics, parameters, and features across the board. So I built better ones.

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FamiliesJacob Wrighttechnical, Revit, project management, Professional Standards, Standard, Revit Template, Revit Families, families, Autodesk Families, window families, revit window families, revit window collectionComment
Revit door families need to be better
Revit door families need to be better

My old door library was found online, free, or came with Revit. It is hard to find time between projects, to set up families and unify graphics, parameters, and features across the board. Classic band-aid situation. So I built better ones.

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Jacob Wrighttechnical, Revit, project management, Professional Standards, Standard, Revit Template, Revit Families, families, Revit door families, Door families, Autodesk Families, door families Comment