Height/Depth of Walls

When you create a wall (an architectural wall or a structural wall), you can specify the following properties on the Options Bar:

- Level (for 3D views)
- Depth/Height
- Top Constraint
- Unconnected Height

Together with Base Constraint, these properties control whether the wall is drawn from a specified level upwards or downwards, the height of the wall, and whether its height will change when its base constraint or top constraint moves.

When you create a wall in a plan view, the Base Constraint is the level associated with the view. When you create a wall in a 3D view, use Level on the Options Bar to specify the level to use for the wall's Base Constraint value.

Note: When you use Depth on the Options Bar, use a structural plan to see the walls extending downward from the current level, or modify the view range of a floor plan to make them visible.


Source: Autodesk Site

Revit User interface items disappeared for some tabs

A user in our office reported that an item in his Modify tab disappeared while other tabs appear normal.

It seems that having Revit on a second display with a diffrent display resolution as the main monitor could cause this problem. Anyone out there experiencing this issue?

I recommend closing and restarting the Revit program should help to correct the display problem.

Saving Loaded Families

Save a selected family or all families loaded in the current project or template in a location that you specify.

You can save the family or families to a location on your system or to a network location. Each family is saved as an RFA file and all family types are saved with the family. Only Loadable families can be saved with this option. In-place families and System families, such as walls, duct systems, and patterns, cannot be saved.

To save a selected family

1. Do either of the following:
   Click [R] >Save As >Library >Family.
   Right-click a family in the Project Browser, and click Save.

2. In the Save Family dialog:
   A. If you are using Save As >Library >Family, for Family to save, select the family from a list of families loaded in the project.
   B. For Save in, navigate to the location where you want to save the family.
   C. Specify the name and file type for the family, and click Save.

To save all families

1. Do either of the following:
   Click [R] >Save As >Library >Family.
   Right-click the Families category in the Project Browser, and click Save.

2. In the Save Family dialog:
   A. For Save in, navigate to the location where you want to save the families.
   B. For Family to Save, select <All Families>, and click Save.

Source: Autodesk Site

Slanted Wall - Leaning Wall: Part 2

The slanted wall or leaning wall shown below is often a question asked in the various Revit forums and also in our office. Let me guide you on how to do it in addition to the method that I early published way backed in 2010. 

The following are steps to follow:
1. You start an In-Place Mass. Enter a name whatever you like.

2. Create the Mass with a face that is at an angle you want to create. Tip: create your Mass in a 3D view wherein you can choose a wall face to use as a work plane. You are not doing the actual Mass of the targeted Wall. It is just the face of the angled wall.

3. Make the necessary adjustment and finish the Mass.

4. Go to Architect and Site tab, Wall tool, and select Wall by Face.

5. Pick the angled face of the Mass you have just created.

6. Do the wall editing profile on both sides to include the slanted portion.

7. The resulting model will be as shown below.

8. Place your wall openings using your standard door or window family.