Knowledgebase
This collection of articles is designed to be an evolving list.
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Survey files
Create a standard brief for your surveyors that sets out your requirements for surveys to be used within Revit. Make sure that the layers are clear and adequately separated between object types (eg. ground surface on a different...
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05.03.2009
Angle measurement for Property Lines
Ensure that your Angle measurement is set appropriately in your template. This is set in the Site Settings dialog, and should be set to ‘Degrees’ if you're in Australia, or 'Degrees from N/S' if you're in the U.S.
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05.03.2009
Using Graded Regions
Don’t use Graded Regions too early in a project. Use Pads to begin with if possible.
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05.03.2009
Establish True North
Reconcile True North before drawing your property boundaries. Set the plan’s view Orientation property to True North, then Rotate (from) True North to project North.
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05.03.2009
Adding Project (Geographical) Locations
Ensure common project locations are included in your Revit setup to save you from having to recreate them unnecessarily. Locations can be edited via: Go to Render Scene Settings dialog (from Settings Menu->Render Scene) ...
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05.03.2009
Build Layer export settings files
Ensure your organisation has a layer settings file created for rapid and consistent export to DWG format. Offer to create them for other consultant team members, but don’t forget to charge them for it.
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05.03.2009
Using Split Surface tool
Topographical surfaces can only be split into two pieces on each occasion.
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05.03.2009
Acquiring Shared Coordinates
If you import a survey from a DWG file (and if it has been set out correctly with respect to its coordinate system), import it to Revit based on ... (Resolve Shared Coordinates issue)Acquire vs. Publish Coordinates etc...
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05.03.2009
Labelling Contours
Label contours always read up the slope. This means that sometimes they will read upside-down. This is apparently the convention within the Civil discipline.
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05.03.2009
