Software : Revit Architecture 209
Level : Beginner - Intermediate
Description : Revit Architecture 2009 is out and has some pretty cool new features. The first one I’m posting about is Sweep Blend. I cant think of a better way to explain it than saying imagine taking the blend tool and combining it with the sweep tool. It’s pretty much just that. Like in the blend you pick to shapes “profiles” to blend between except now you can o it along a path. I’m going to experiment with surface continuity by importing 3d curves from Rhino but for now this video covers the basics of how it works.

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Disclaimer: These video are from an open help session with student to work through some of the problems they are encountering making not so regular Revit Families. I stumble a bit with some of these models but it was meant to be a trial and error session. It was important for students to get a sense of how we can trouble shoot some of the issues Revit throws back at us.

Here is this groups project proposal. Please feel free to post some pointers or feedback as to how they could make the system better.

Software : Revit Architecture
Level : Intermediate / Advanced
Description : The group is making a parametric spider clip that will eventually be embedded in a curtain panel system. The problem that this group is trying to tackle is having th arm(s) of the spider clip be “self aware” of where they sit between 2 different curtain panel. we didn’t figure that part out but made some head way with reference line.

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Software : Revit Architecture
Level : Beginner
Description : This tutorial covers the different methods of creating 3d geometry in Revit. I explain the pro and cons of using solid extrusion, Blend, Revolve, and sweep. These are explained within a massing object but apply to all families.

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Software : Revit Architecture
Description : This tutorial covers how to make face based families, change a family category, and make voids. face based families are pretty handy for a few reasons. a big one though is that they do do delete when you erase the host object (this is not the case with wall based and floor based) Also they are easy to move around, re-host and rotate.

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Software : Revit Architecture
Category : Reference Lines, ellipses,
Description : This tutorial covers how to use reference lines to constrain or drive radial shapes. In the past i have found this to be tricky when using Reference plane but with a reference line it is quite easy. I dont get to much into adding parameters but one could imagine using a length parameter to drive the length of the reference line as well as the ellipse.

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Software : Revit Architecture
Level : Beginner
Description : This video covers the process of exporting DWG files from Revit. We export a DWG file as a solid for Rhino and i explain the process for exporting Meshes.

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Software : Revit Architecture
Category : 3d Modeling, Curtain Panels, Nesting Familes
Description : We nest a generic family in a curtain panel and use the length and width of a single panel to drive the the amount of extrusion of each panel.

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Software : Revit Architecture
Category : 3d Modeling, Line Based Families
Description : Although a little jumpy, this tutorial covers using a line based family to make a parametric awning. As the line is drawn longer you get more awning members. It covers using formulas in families as well as nesting one family in another. I’ll probably make this again but for now it should work.

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Software : Revit Architecture
Category : 3d Modeling, Curtain Panels
Description : This tutorial covers how to add angle parameters. In this case we put them in a curtain panel to break from such an orthogonal grid. Here are they a tilted mullions but one could imagine using a curtain system just and a construction grid then using face based families for more complex systems on top of the grid.

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Software : Revit Architecture
Category : 3d Modeling
Description : This is a tutorial i learned from watching Phil Read at Autodesk University. Using curtain panels in Revit we create an undulating hexagon panel that can be hosted by a curtain system. I cover adding parameters and well as using reference planes and picking work planes.

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