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April 1, 2005 CADzette- Volume II Issue 45
CAD News Large and Small
Dear Elise,
Stairs in Revit 7.0
 
Creating stairs in Revit can be frustrating...as I was reminded this past week when I was teaching a Revit class.

Follow these tips and you can't go wrong...

  • Boundaries are OPEN not closed polygons...the upper and lower (right/left) sides are closed by Risers NOT boundary lines.
  • Set your SNAPs to the tread distance and placing your riser lines will be a SNAP.
  • Keep your lines straight or your railings may be crooked.
  • Use ALIGN to maintain your stair boundaries and stairwall wall relation ships.
  • Use OFFSET to create the outside/inside boundary to maintain a constant tread width.

Applying Materials in 3D Viz
 
Dave Hultenius, a professor in NY, emailed to tell me about what he found in applying materials to the AEC objects in Viz 2005.

You need to modify the door or window using the "Mesh Select" modifier. Then, select the "Face" parameter and then select the material to attach to that face.

Plotting in Cadopia IntelliCAD 5
 
First time, we tried to plot in IntelliCAD, we hit a blank image on the print preview. This caused momentary panic, but in a few minutes I was able to figure out the settings needed to create a great plot everytime.

  • Turn LIMITS ON and set the LIMITS around the titleblock.
  • On the Scale View tab, enable Limits & Fit print area to size of page.
  • On the Advanced tab, enable the center plot.

The INSPECT Command Revisited
 
Thanks to Bob Davies, in Adelaide, Australia, who reports that the INSPECT command is available in LDD, Map, and Civil...in addition to ADT.

For those who have forgotten or missed the previous issue of CADzette...INSPECT is an undocumented command. Type INSPECT on the command line. Then when you mouse over objects in your drawing, a small popup will appear providing information on the object. This would definitely be useful in civil applications. Jeremiah McKnelly first brought it to my attention and he has the gratitude of more than a few users for the contribution, I am sure.

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