DWF Underlay from Revit into AutoCAD

FAQ:

The background color of the DWF file which I inserted into AutoCAD drawing is white. I need a black background while drawing in model space.

Fix:

In Revit, before you do an export to DWF, make sure that view’s Visual Style is set to Hidden Line and nothing else.

Pile Auto Numbering

I have seen a thread in one of Revit forums and also in our office this question is often asked. "How do I auto number all of the piles in a piling plan?"

Well, since Revit Extensions 2008 was out, it is there, this auto numbering. It is called “Element Positioning” to be found under Extension Manager, see figure 1 below. Please take note that figures shown in this article may vary from the current Revit Extensions version.

Procedures:

1.      Open Element Positioning.

2.      Select or filtered the piles you want to number, (pile mark), see my example below.

3.      Go to Numbering option. In this case, I have chosen order of axes as “XYZ”.

4.      Next step is Naming. Use the formula as in the figure below. Elements formula is %E. Other values are initial ones.

5.      Move to Tags option. Do not forget to set “Insert tag” to “ON”. For Tag insertion options, tag-to-element distance is your choice, depending on the way you want the numbering to be positioned.

6.      Once you are done with the steps above, Click on OK, and there you go, your piles will be marked with auto numbering.

Autodesk 2012 Software Releases

Hoera! It's time of the year that the new Autodesk 2012 products are launched. I was able to take a sneak preview of the new products thru a live public webcast held last Monday, 21st of March hosted by Amar Hanspal, Senior Vice President of Autodesk. The products are very promising and I am sure you will agree.

Getting excited about it? See it for yourself.

The Autodesk 2012 products are here! Check them all out!

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=16353133&siteID=123112

I will be backed once I get my fingers on it and I'm hoping to have some more information to share with you. It's going to be very exciting year for Revit users. Thanks for dropping by.

Concrete Panel

How would you like to model your concrete panels for your project? This is often a question found elsewhere. You need it to be a wall. For a rough representation, use wall reveals for showing panel joints. However, it might cause a headache when wanting the panels as separate pieces.

For performance issues, I would not recommend using in-place families. There's a lot of overhead to the model in terms of size.

Lastly, I will still advocate using a column family to represent concrete panels if there is a need for shop drawings. You are more flexible in using it, like placing it on a slanted position, do the shape whatever you want. Any other suggestions out there?