Revit Schedules Tips and Tricks (w/Purvi Gandhi Irwin) - Replay

 

This is an episode you don't want to miss... Purvi Gandhi Irwin (of Shifted Paradigm Design) joined me to put on a masterclass in Revit schedules... From adding secret rows to images and conditional formatting, Purvi touched on every aspect of schedules in Revit you could think of... 

Click here to watch a replay episode 89 now... 

Ask Paul Aubin, Live! (Revit Q&A Session)

 

On last night's episode of BIM After Dark Live we welcomed Paul Aubin back on the show for a little "ask my anything".

The questions ranged from family calculation points, to topography tunnels, to MEP and Architectural model communication !

Also... One question stumped us both, live.... ;) 

Be sure to check out the replay now....

Room Based Task Lists for Revit

In this BIG "BAD" BIM Tip of the Week Jim shares his technique for creating room based task lists for Revit tutorial.  Using a room schedule as a type of task or checklist is such a great idea for sole practitioners or those working in teams.  

Click here to view the tutorial now.... 

Revit Tip - Construction Schedules

I have been meaning to post this tip but kept forgetting.  If you are looking to create some quantity take-off schedules don't waste your time doing them from scratch!

Autodesk decided to have a whole bunch of really useful schedules hidden inside their "Construction Template".  When you start Revit and create a new project chose the "Construction" template and take a look at all the neat schedules!

Oh, and you can simply copy and paste them in the project browser to your new project!

Revit Tutorial - Fix the Electrical Panel Schedule Math

I have posted a handout from my colleague Doug Campbell sometime last year and it was received well.  Here at the office when we arrive at some interesting Revit issues, workaround, or tips, Doug usually takes the time to make a handout to send to all the Revit user.  

We recently ran into some funky math that Revit MEP has built into it's Electrical Panel Schedule.  I wont go any further because Doug does so in the handout but basically the Panel Schedule divides by he wrong number...

Click here to download the handout regarding Electrical Panel Schedules....

Revit Tutorial - Adding Headers in Schedules

This is a simple little tutorial that will help you make better looking schedules and schedules that won't sacrifice an office standard carried over from AutoCAD.

Topics Covered:  

• Grouping Headers in a Revit schedule.

Click here to view the video via YouTube.

Click here to view the video via Screencast