Tutorial Videos.

Wow... this is my 200th post, I have 70 followers, over 400 RSS subscribers, and the blog has exceeded 100,000 hits! WOOHOO. Thank you to all my readers. I cannot believe how fast this blog has grown. I guess there was a void somewhere that I filled and I am so very grateful to be able to share my passions with you all.

Well I wanted to share with you a few new videos from DesignReform.net:

• Solar Radiation Technology Preview - Part 1
• Solar Radiation Technology Preview - Part 2
• Splitting Faces

The Solar Radiation Technology videos are a great expansion of my post.

Thanks again for coming back every day to read, learn, and discuss all things Revit, BIM, Architecture, and Sustainability.

Stayed tuned for so much more... The mid-summer blues are starting and I haven't had a Design class in a few semesters. Needless to say, I cannot wait to start school. Weird, huh?

Tutorial - View Templates

Here is a great tip that will help you save time and have all of your views looking perfect.

Click here to see the video.

Topics Covered:

• Customizing Viewport
• Using Visibility Graphics Over rides.
• Modifying the course fill pattern.
• Creating Presentation Sections
• Creating View Templates
• Applying View Templates.

Tutorial - Glass vs. Glazing

Lots of the emails I have been receiving tend to revolve around rendering.  Many of them are about the plague of "dark renderings".  This video was the result of two emails I received where custom windows were built.  

The problem with the custom windows were the glass was a tad thick (around an inch to an inch and a half) and the render material was set to "Clear Glass" and not "Clear Glazing".  This is all very application specific, but it is definitely something that you want to keep in mind when creating glazing and rendering in Revit.  Enjoy and I hope it helps!

Topics Covered:

• Rendering Materials: Glass and Glazing
• Rendering Comparison of Curtain Walls
• Rendering Comparison of Cubes

Click here to view the tutorial - Glass vs. Glazing

 

Tutorial - Attaching Walls to Roofs

I have recieved a number of questions about how to make a wall "attach" to a complex roof or a gabled roof.  The answer is simple: Use the Attach Command.  Check out the tutorial below...

Topics Covered:

• Using the Attach Command
• Attaching Wall Top to Roof
• Attaching Wall to Complex Roof
• Attaching Wall Bottom to Roof.

Tutorial - Attaching Walls to Roofs

Revit 2010 Tutorial - Seamless Panels

buildz posted a sweet Revit 2010 tutorial about creating seamless panels using the new panel family:

The new paneling functionality in Revit 2010 does some pretty new and fun stuff. Especially compared to the limitations of the old curtain panels. You can do non-planar, patterned, and all sorts of crazy, expensive stuff. One problem I hear about is people having difficulty making seamless edges...

Check out the post and video here.

Tutorial - Revit Decals

Paul asked,

"I have a question for you, and if you can answer it that would be great. I want to put pictures or images on the wall. I want to just take a basic picture from a file and put it on the wall. I can't seem to figure that out."

Paul was not the only person who emailed me asking roughly the same question.  Therefore, I decided to make a short video on the easiest way to go about it.

Topics Discussed:

• Creating Decals
• Editing Decal Types
• Placing Decals
• Editing Placed Decals

See the Tutorial here.

My First Revit 2010 Tutorial!

I decided to answer a question I received in an email a while back using 2010.  Why?  Because it's out!  The question had to do with creating vertical siding (t1-11) in Revit.  See the video for more explanation:

Topics Covered:

• Creating a Vertical Reveal
• Creating a New Surface Pattern
• Editing Rendering Material

See the video here.

Revit 2010 - Install and Learn!

Now that you can download and install all of the Revit 2010 packages check out David at DesignReform.net's videos and follow along! Begin to understand the new advantaged and capabilities of Revit 2010.

Here are a collection of the DesignReform.net Videos using 2010:

• Make Form Feature
• Sweeping and Reference Points
• Add Edge and Profile
• Make Form and Direct Manipulation
• Removing Edges and 3D Snapping
• *New* Spline by Points
• *New* Pattern Based Curtain Panels
• *New* Curtain Hexagons

Here are some more links to tutorials and information:

• Tutorial - Specify 3D View Background (Revit3D.com)
• Revit 2010 Users Guide
• Where is my Command? Tutorial (Revit3D.com)
• Don't like the new Ribbon? Use the old one!
• Autodesk Official Self-Paced Revit 2010 Tutorials
• BIM and Visualization Classroom Curriculum - Autodesk
• Autodesk Express Workshop Movies (Definitely watch these!)
• Revit MEP 2010 Content
• Revit Structure 2010 Content
• Undocumented New Features (BIM Manager Blog)

Stay tuned. I will be incorporating Revit 2010 videos and tips into the site now. Check out my Revit Classroom Workflow and incorporate Revit 2010 to its fullest intent in the classroom!

Revit 2010 Video Tutorial - More more more!

David over at Design Reform keeps the 2010 videos coming! His traffic must be spiking like crazy these past weeks! Thanks for further inducing my excitement Dave!

Here is the video...