My old door library was found online, free, or came with Revit. It is hard to find time between projects, to set up families and unify graphics, parameters, and features across the board. Classic band-aid situation. So I built better ones.

The wall is purple, I do not know who did it and for what purpose but I need to figure out where it was modified in Revit. Some tools affect Revit views globally and some only affect your current view. I will walk you through each graphic override so you too can be a master sleuth at your office.

Being new to Revit is tough. Revit has such a rich depth of features, even if you are only working with Revit LT and it can take years for you to truly master everything. To help speed up the learning process, I provided my top ten tools I use most often and think every beginner should know.

Working in BIM means being able to see every part of your project any way you want. It is great we can see how our designs interact with existing sites and being able to work off real-world conditions. The trouble is, showing everything does not make for clear, or beautiful, drawing sets. You need to strip away parts so you can organize information clearly and concisely to achieve your design.

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Just like in life, there are some things you can ignore and somethings you have to deal with right now. Here are my tips for managing and fix Revit warnings.

I discuss my 5 rules of thumb for Revit when you should pin down elements in a BIM project. No one likes a loose cannon.

I don’t know about you but some of the standard families that come with Revit are simply…terrible.

Ever think there must be a better way to set up my views and show the correct phasing? Or do you just want to have your office follow a singular bulletproof standard? Follow me.