REVIT wall layer wrapping at ends

How to achieve this :

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Instead of this. image

Simply set in Edit Type  (properties) so that Core Boundary is inside of both brick layers and then set to wrap to exterior                                                                   

Planning jungle on new permitted development consultation scheme

Fairly comprehensive guide - rather more informed than DCLG release!

http://planningjungle.com/householder-permitted-development/part-1-of-the-gpdo-potential-future-amendments/

REVIT quick cutaway 3D

This method relates the cutting plane of the 3D cutaway to the Section line in plan view.

First make sure this section line is named something identifiable.
Then create a new 3D

Mr Pickles, Permitted Development and his Larger Homes Neighbour consulation scheme

 

We all know a little about the relaxed Permitted Development consultation scheme, particularly the headline figure of  8m house extensions.

However the detail has been absent from press releases and DCLG's Guide was out this week with  and more to come in revision of the Technical Guide

• So detached houses its 8m

• Semi's and terraces 6m

So how does it work: this is what the DCLG guide says (and take note of the last para "must be completed by 30 May 2016  and the local authority notified in writing". Also the local authority ONLY decide, where neighbours object, only impact on the amenity of adjoining properties.

Blogger posts show as only one post on home page= base64 error ARGGGGH!!!!

Dont drag and drop images! It throws a Base64 error and forces all except the latest to reside  off the page as archived. Dropping pictures in makes the post code too large to handle.

http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2011/10/auto-pagination-being-triggered-by-post.html

Revit window "cant make type" error

I missed the "bleedin' obvious" trying to insert a window into a particular wall type and whatever type I tried kept hitting the "can't make type" error.



I even tried making up a quick window family out of door family template which inserted OK. I posted on the Autodesk DG and got a suggestion that this would be a parameter issue. Then after changing the wall type it became obvious what I had overlooked - cumulative parameters in the window family exceeding wall core thickness

REVIT Options the quick way

Take a project where we want to show two options which are minor variations

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Align project to true north

Quick guide to setting to true north with views aligned project north.

Starting in Site view, set in props > orientation > project north (blue arrow)

DETAIL SYMBOLIC LINE based on detail item line based template

Creating a line as a DETAIL line which will follow the path of a series of picks like this:

It can be any sort of symbol or detail object following the path of a line based on the Detail line Line Based template detail. The object is a nested family and arrayed along the line so that the array is driven by a formula relating to the dragged line length
Should work with all sorts of nested symbols provided params in the nested part relate to params in the main part.

Revit simple line based detail

For detailing in elevation for studs  and framing etc to achieve this without having to sketch :

Starting with a Detail line based template in the family editor




Draw simple trapezoidal geometry locked to the template line length parameter and also give it a width parameter. Load to check it inserts in a view following the line defined by two picks.