June 24, 2020

Comparing, Overlaying, & Synchronizing Pages with Bluebeam Revu

Manually keeping track of our revisions can be cumbersome and inaccurate. We could look at the old and new drawings at the same time, but we’d have to look over both of them in their entirety. Revu circumvents this tedious task by providing the “Compare Documents”, “Overlay Pages”, and “Synchronization” functions. The Comparison tool shows…

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Ariel Rejtman

June 19, 2020

Creating Custom Lines with Text in Revit

Although Revit doesn’t have line types with embedded text, we can create them with the help of family templates. We can create specific labels and line-based families, and when we combine them, we can control their labels (GAS, HW, X, etc.), text spacing, and the amount of repeating text along the line. This tutorial shows…

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James Cuervo

June 17, 2020

Creating Basic Line Types with Revit

Revit contains many “Line Patterns” that can be used to identify specific details. We can create new line types and customize existing patterns. We can create a specific line type called a “Cut Plane Line”, for example, by using the line pattern and line type tools. By defining line patterns with dashes, dots, and spaces…

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James Cuervo

June 17, 2020

All About Arrays in AutoCAD

Instead of manually copying and pasting an object multiple times, we can use the “Array” command to create multiple objects with a few clicks and tweaks. There are three different types of arrays: Rectangular, Path, & Polar. Each one allows for flexible and precise positioning of multiple elements. We can even rotate elements through paths…

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Ariel Rejtman

June 10, 2020

Creating Cuts with Voids using Revit

We can model sinks in counter tops, recessed lights in ceilings, and other objects that require perforations in their “host” object. We can use a counter top with a sink hole in it, but if we wanted to adjust the sink’s location, we would have to adjust the counter top’s sink hole to match the…

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James Cuervo

June 1, 2020

Bluebeam Revu: Studio Projects & Sessions – Webinar

Bluebeam Studio is the free cloud-based system that is included with every copy of Bluebeam Revu. While many of us are working remotely, Studio helps us collaborate on the same PDF at the same time with people all over the world. Join us to find out more about this program and how you can take…

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Ariel Rejtman