Schedules and Phasing

Did you know that all/most schedule are tied to phases seperately?  Make sure in the TYPE PROPERTIES when  in EDIT SCHEDULE screen; you choose the correct settings.  Otherwise you could be showing only one phase/alt, etc.

Nice (Should be a no brainer, but you never know with revit) that you can edit the schedules this way, although it's still another step to keep up with over the course of the project.

Off topic, but.....

Im not sure we're not headed for a touchscreen future in design, at least partially.  Have you ever used photoshop express, basically photoshop for tablets/smartphones?  Im terrible with photo editing but it's really a "natural" way to manipulate photos.  I wonder where we could take advantage of this in design?

Picture taken on a site visit with my EVO, then editing in photoshop express.

Go Directly to the Task Manager Using Your Keyboard

Go Directly to the Task Manager Using Your Keyboard - Lifehacker

Useful tip

More than you need to know about Slide Bearing Plates!

751.11 Bearings - Engineering Policy Guide

Nice! Thank you internet.

On my trip to London, I couldn't help but admire the structure of terminal 5 at Heathrow.  I had a hard time figuring out how it works, but it is a beautiful use of structure.  Airports are becoming some of my favorite structures.

Moving Forward: Revit Structure 2012

Revit is fairly easy and painless transition to update each year.  Here's a list of what options I changed in Revit 2012 to create the same workflow across updates

Big R Pulldown - Options Button - User Interface Tab - Keyboard Shorcuts - Import your previous year's file .xml
File Locations - Load your Default Template file .RTE
File Locations - User files - Your Revit Families Folder
File Locations - Family Template - You can use the default folder.  This is the new templates.  I have not changed any of the family template files personally.
File Locations - Places Button - Imperial Library File - Where your MODEL elements are located.  Under the structure folder
File Locations - Places Button (you change both of these files before leaving the same pop up menu) - Detail Library files are located (Think 2D)

That was about it for me.  Crude, but the info is there.

AutoCADWS for Android

AutoCADWS

Can I get a Hell Yes! AutoCAD on my phone!

User's Guide: Creating a Custom Elevation Tag

User's Guide: Creating a Custom Elevation Tag

Easy way to do it, but very random. Section cuts are in the same section as well.

Revit Truss Family Tips

Structural Revit Ninja: Structural Trusses with the Revit Truss Tool - Simple Truss