Warning - Face Based Content Moves Vertically in Revit

Anyone who develops MEP models in Revit knows that only face-based content works due to the limitations of working within the context of linked architectural and structural models. However, I find a lot of people do not know about a subtle issue that causes things like receptacles to move vertically at some point during the project.

Read on to learn more...

Enscape Blog Post: BEST PRACTICES: VIDEO CREATION IN REVIT 2019

My latest Enscape blog post is now live. It covers the steps required to create a complex camera path within Escape, when creating a video. It is also worth noting that Enscape supports Autodesk Revit 2019. In fact, this entire article was written using that new version of Revit.

One really nice thing about  developing a camera path in Enscape is it works the same in Revit, SketchUp and Rhino. The image below shows a...

To BIM 360 Design or Not!

Today we have a guest post from my good friend Mike Matheny, BIM manager at BKV Group, on the recent changes related to collaborating in the cloud using Autodesk Revit 2019 (and 2018.3). Mike used to work with me here are LHB several years ago. As you will see from his first paragraph, they are definitely front-runners in the emerging workflow. Anyone currently using C4R will definitely benefit from this big knowledge-share as they prepare to upgrade to the latest version of Revit.

TO BIM 360 Design or Not!

BKV is a multi-discipline firm who has been utilizing...

Tally - Life Cycle Assessment - By KieranTimberlake

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an important component of a holistic sustainable design approach to designing a building. In this post I will share a Revit add-in we use to comply with State requirements here in Minnesota. The product is Tally by the architecture firm KieranTimberlake - a full-service architecture, planning and research firm based in Philadelphia, PA,

"The first LCA app that lets you calculate the environmental impacts of your building material selections directly in an Autodesk® Revit® model."

Links:

• Product website: http://choosetally.com/
• KT website: https://kierantimberlake.com/pages/view/95/tally/parent:4

How it Works:

Project Set up:

First, we have to set up the project. This can be based on a full building assessment or...

Generative Design Presentation by Anthony Hauck

LHB had the privilege of getting a firm-wide introduction to Generative Design by Anthony Hauck, of Black Arts Consulting (formal with Autodesk). I highly recommend you engage Anthony's services in this regard. Very informative and inspirational.

The presentation was web-based for two of our offices; Duluth and Minneapolis as shown in...

Enscape Supports Revit 2019 Advanced Materials

This is a quick post to mention that in less than two weeks after the release of Autodesk Revit 2019, and Enscape now supports the new physically-based advanced materials. This support just became a reality in the recent stable building via https://enscape3d.com/downloads/.

This first image is rendered directly in Revit. Super simple, but the walls, floor and ceiling are all defined by the new Revit shaders. Notice the reflection of just the metal grid in the ceiling.

Here is what that same scene looks like in Enscape, generated in a...

Revit Basics: Controlling Element Visibility

You can use these steps to hide a specific sub-set of elements in Revit. In most cases it would be ideal to create a custom Shared Parameter, but that gets a little more complicated.

In this example, I add a keyword to the Comments instance parameter.

Next, I create a Filter that looks for...