In this post, I’m going to cover using Images in schedules, incorporating Design Options into your schedules, and using schedules with Phasing. Images in Schedules You can include images of your elements in your schedules. There are two ways to achieve this. Method #1 – Embed the image in the family This is my preferred …
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Using Network Licensing to pool your licenses is a great way to leverage resources effectively. However, the mechanism on PCs that tries to access network licenses can be VERY particular. If your network is slow (maybe you’re working over a WAN or VPN) there is a good chance you might see errors about valid licenses …
I have a few best practices that I follow to help me keep my schedules organized and easy to understand. They aren’t complicated but can add a lot of information and really help to clarify what a schedule or parameter is for and how it’s supposed to be used. I recommend having an office standard …
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All drawing sets have a sheet list somewhere that is an index of the sheets in the drawing set. Along with having that schedule, a working sheet list schedule is invaluable in aiding with sorting and grouping the sheet properly, showing revisions, and providing a template for consultants to use so that you can link …
Have you ever wondered what a view list is for? It’s not like you’re going to put it on a sheet in your set, right? So what good could it be? Well, I’m here to tell you that a view list has a lot of uses on the model management side of things. A view …
Welcome to Part 4, where I will be explaining the wonderful world of Note Block schedules, and how you can use them to create “dummy” schedules in your projects in a way that’s much better than using a key schedule. Note Block Schedules Note block schedules are a great way to create a “dummy” schedule …
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Each year, April rolls around and the technology consultants at CADD get very excited. Yes, it’s spring, and yes the pollen is kicking our allergies into overdrive, BUT it’s also time for new Autodesk software releases! We love diving into the new features and peeling out the short list of what we think will impact …
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Welcome to Part 2 of our Schedule Series! I’m going to start with how the schedule looks because I often use graphics to help me with a variety of things. I utilize shading to differentiate different types of parameters. Shading Color is a powerful tool within schedules. It can be used to differentiate between different …
If you’ve worked in Revit long enough, you know that inserting AutoCAD DWG files into a Revit project can really muck up your model. Most people avoid it or even ban it in their office. That is a great practice when working in Revit projects, as you can link DWG files and not have to …
Being in the design software consulting industry means we get a great opportunity to find out about new cutting edge technology, but more importantly, we get to evaluate that technology and help our clients decide if it’s the right fit for them. We have a lot of talks with firms and often ask them if …
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