Rotate and copy
Don’t neglect your Options Bar when running commands!
If you want to copy something and then rotate it in another direction, there is one simple way to do this. You will need to run the rotate command instead of the copy command.
Once you start this command, the Options Bar will appear with some modifiers specific to this action.
We can just hit the check box for Copy
We set our base point and click a second time for the rotation.
This time when we rotate our object Revit will copy it also.
This is a great tool for saving time. You should always check your Options Bar for more ways to expand the basic commands and work more efficiently.
If you have any tips you’d like to see or questions you’d like
answered, please submit them here in the comments section or write to
us at lmc@tangentworks.com.
Poché walls
I was working on schematic plans
recently, and ran into a design dilemma. We wanted to show the existing columns and walls as solid black entities.
Revit will allow you to do this when you have demolition plans.
I want to do this, but I am not phasing the project yet. Instead, I can create a new wall type for the poché by duplicating the one I want.
I will edit the structure of the wall.
Open the material of the main structure of the wall.
Duplicate again, this time it’s the material. This way any other walls or objects that use this material don’t get affected by our little change.
Now I get to make it work. We are just going to change the cut pattern to Solid Fill and make sure the color is Black.
There you have it. I also did this with my columns to help them read a bit heavier in the schematic portion of the project.
If you have any tips you’d like to see or questions you’d like
answered, please submit them here in the comments section or write to
us at lmc@tangentworks.com.
