Revit tips and tricks

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CAD tips and guides for Autodesk CAD applications - Revit

In this database (blog) you can find small tips, hints and tricks which - as we hope - help you to use Autodesk and ARKANCE Be.Smart products more efficiently. ARKANCE (in Czechia - former CAD Studio) is a worldwide Autodesk Platinum Partner, Developer and Training Center since 1990. See also our custom CAD application development.

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Easy graphical display of the project or assembly file structure (hidden function).

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  Tip 14310

ACADACLTADTACADMPlantMapCi...

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8.11.2024  

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How do I generate EDU licenses for the Autodesk license server?

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  Tip 14307

ACADACADMPlantCivil3DACADEI...

*CAD

6.11.2024  

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Mapped network drives (S:, T:, X:, etc.) are not available in my CAD application.

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  Tip 14281

ACADACADMPlantCivil3DACADEA...

*CAD

16.10.2024  

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Optimized stacking od boxes into a container of a given size - 3D nesting.

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  Tip 14209

ACADInventorFusionRevitDWG

*CAD,CAM

18.8.2024  

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Displaying the dimensions of equal repeated segments in Revit (EQ).

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  Tip 14041

Revit

*CAD

23.2.2024  

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Automatic hide for Revit palettes - save screen space (undocumented).

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  Tip 13996

Revit

*CAD

17.1.2024  

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How do I uninstall hotfixes, updates and apps that cannot be uninstalled via Control Panel?

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  Tip 13988

ACADADTPlantACADMCivilMapA...

*CAD

10.1.2024  

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Advanced pressure drop calculations in Revit (multiple connections).

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  Tip 13985

Revit

*CAD

8.1.2024  

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How to distinguish open tabs in Revit by project?

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  Tip 13975

Revit

*CAD

3.1.2024  

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How to bulk-connect disconnected ductwork in Revit?

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  Tip 13931

Revit

*CAD

24.11.2023  

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Check for concurrently running named licenses (device limit).

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  Tip 13917

InventorCivilFusionACADRevit...

*CAD

8.11.2023  

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How to remove personal data from a document (Properties)?

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  Tip 13891

ACADInvRevitMaxCivil

Win10,Win11CAD

21.10.2023  

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With which subscriptions do I get Autodesk Drive cloud storage as a bonus?

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  Tip 13844

DrivecloudACADInvRevitCivil...

*CAD

29.8.2023  

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Visually compare 3D geometry in CAD and BIM files.

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  Tip 13800

BIM360DocsRevitACADDWGInven...

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27.7.2023  

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Monitoring system performance in Revit.

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  Tip 13722

Revit

*CAD

10.5.2023  

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