Hello! I’m working on an interior design project and currently focusing on the cabinetry for the kitchen, bathroom, living room, and walk-in closet.

I came across a Revit plugin called RCCS that seems useful for creating custom cabinetry, but I was wondering if there’s a lighter, free alternative. Ideally, I’m looking for something that allows me to create doors, shelves, and appliance reservations in both 2D and 3D, and switch them up on requests, so my client can better visualize the design. (i'm currently using an in-place component)

I’ve already drawn something in AutoCAD, but I’d like to enhance the presentation. Any recommendations?

I hope this question is as straightforward as I think it is.

I am trying to update my project management/organization. I have a couple of clients for whom I do several projects, and I'm looking to take on more.

I try to keep my clients projects separated for ease of tracking. I also try to keep consistent with their project numbering to reduce confusion when coordinating projects with them.

Is there a way to set up separate client... portals? For when I create projects, so if I'm currently working on or starting a project for client A, I'm not looking at client B, etc.

Or, should I just have a "project" for each client, and then just house each individual project for that client in there (with my project folder structure, etc.) I don't love this option because it kills my ability to use the Autodesk environment to track individual project metrics, and I fear I might inadvertently give access to information to subs that I shouldn't.

Thanks!

Is there any online content that would be a good supplement for pipe drawing?

Instructors are seeming a bit questionable to me, so I'm kind of shying away from asking them for additional help.

I'm a structural engineer collaborating on ACC with various architects. It seems that ACC is forcing two-factor authentication via an app, but in order to use an app I'd have to do so on my personal phone. What's worse, when I scan the QR code in my ACC profile the app it suggests looks sketchy af. Are architects/folder owners able to turn this off on their end? Is there any way for ACC to email me a code instead of using an app?

I have some ACC projects that don't require authentication, so I hope it's up to the owner of the folder.

Update: after a few tries, I found an Autodesk support person that could help me authenticate via email/text, no app needed. If the first agent doesn't understand call again.

Is there still a way to get revit on Mac? It looks like boot camp is no longer an option

Back in the day I recall Revit having issues if it wasn't used on the Primary display on a workstation using multiple displays. So for years I have run Revit on my left screen (set to Primary), and then had the Windows taskbar only on my right screen. That allowed Revit to have a little extra height in the drawing space and toolbars, with no taskbar below it.

Well, now I've built a new machine for myself that runs Windows 11, and it seems that 11 no longer allows us to choose the taskbar location (what an idiotic thing for M$ to take away). I can tell it to NOT show the taskbar on all displays, but that makes it show ONLY on the primary display. So it seems that the only way to get my taskbar on the right display, is to set the right display as Primary, and run Revit on the left Secondary display.

Anyone know of any potential issues working with it this way?

Hey folks,

I'm wondering what the best method is for creating a PIR roof with the trapezoidal profile formed in the top surface.

I can do it with sloped glazing but I would prefer to do it using a more standard roof function rather than having to model the entire roof as a curtain.

Having it acting as a normal roof is preferred but any other suggestions would be great. It would be ideal if I can have then core made from one material following the profile, but not sure how.

I'm hoping to have it look like the following image which wasn't drawn in Revit.

I would greatly appreciate any tips or direction. Thanks

https://imgur.com/gallery/zeeBx7Y

Do you primarily create add-ins for internal use, or do you also make them available for others to purchase? I’ve recently started teaching myself how to develop add-ins (C#) and pyRevit extensions (Python, obviously) in my spare time. I’m currently working on an add-in that I believe could be valuable to others in my field and potentially worth selling and I’m looking for advice on the best approach to doing this. I know about the Autodesk App Store, just wondering if you guys have any other suggestions. TIA

The option for adding parameter is greyed out. And the project used a custom parameter for the taggings that are not showing on the callout annotation tag. Tried making a meteic generic tag but it wont load in the callout options.

Hey everyone, just wanted to check something before upgrading to Revit 2025.

A major flaw in Revit 2024 was the inability to merge toposolids after using the split tool. Is this still a problem in Revit 2025 where merging toposolids is almost impossible?

See for reference:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/revit-24-toposolid-how-to-unite-a-region-of-topography-that-was/td-p/11908691

Hi,

I am trying to model a roof where the roof itself is sloped both top and bottom ie a parallelogram in section. to match the structure that is sloping below. Then I'd like to add valleys to further help with drainage. It is draining to one side. For my life, I can do one of those actions but not both. The roof with valleys always has a "flat" bottom and the parallelogram doesn't have the edits to add valleys.

I am working on a mini power zone family which is essentially a transformer and a panel board in one. I have it setup as a transformer so there is a primary and secondary voltage selectable but I need to be able to show the circuits that are connected. For some reason, I thought that I was able to create a panel schedule for a transformer which would solve my problem but it seems that I was wrong. What is the best way to get around this and have a transformer act as a panel or a panel act as a transformer?

This morning we're encountering issues opening a project model where there are errors coming up saying 4 references are invalid., one of those being a reference to a linked Structural model. OK fine, delete those references, but then it says "You now own the element but the fiile is out of date" and that I need to Reload Latest. But then my only otpion is to Cancel. So I can't get it to open at all. What can I do?

why & when is this dialogue in the attached link appeared instead of the dialogue with publish & acquire options?! where i want to link various models into one model with a unified shared coordinates and what are the differences between them !!

the link :https://imgur.com/a/H4pqZ7y

Hi everyone, i have a situation i cannot solve. Let's assume this: i work for a building company and i have ifc files from engineers, architects etc. I create a revit file where i link every ifc file into. Now i open twinmotion and work on the materials, light etc. At some point the architect tells me "hey we made a mistake, i am sending you the new ifc file". I update the link inside my revit, open my twinmotion file and boom, all the materials are gone and there is a "nice" white model. I have to start all over again. Is there a way to avoid that? I tried to keep the same name but didn't help... Thank you for your help

hi, I was wondering if there is an efficent way to align multiple 3d views on a sheet so that they are accurately placed. In addition I need to have the same 3d view aligments for a second sheet but with differen 3d views. is that possible? I havent found anything yet regarding that particular topic.

Hi all,

Couple of queries!

Anyone have any good tutorials or references for creating an urban site model from existing context or workflow. I've seen a videos but they kind of use sketch up for the site creation and modelling and then import it.

Also should you be making a site model and actual model in separate project files then linking them?

Tia

I'm a beginner in revit, and relying a lot on youtube tutorials in order to draft my projects.
In this one, there's a balcony pulled under the gable of a roof, and I cannot seem to figure out how to make the railing meet the underside of the roof at a 45degree angle.
See photo here:

https://imgur.com/a/wn4vxQn

I'm sure there's an easy way to do this, but I just can't seem to figure it out. Any tips?

Thinkpad p16v gen 1 Ryzone 9 pro 7940HS Nvidia rtx 2000 ada 64gb ddr5 ram 1tb nvme

I know this should be more than enough, but I'm considering a secondary drive and upping the ram to 96gb and better timing possibly. Worthwhile?

I have a bathroom vanity sink family that, for some reason, always has temporary dimensions default to the Right ref plane in the family. The family has the correct Center L/R and Center F/B ref planes, both of those set to Define Origin. And the family correctly places with the intersection of those Origin planes on the cursor. That's all fine. But then when I click on the family after placing, the temp dimensions ALWAYS defaults to the Right ref plane in the family, instead of the center. So I have to either click/drag the temp dimension to the Center L/R plane, or I have to click the temp dimension control grip dot, twice, to get it onto the center (it always flips to the left side on first click, then the center on second click).

I have thousands of other families where temp dimensions always default to the Center/Origin ref planes, so I'm not sure why this one is acting differently?

I'm a one man show at our mechanical company. I work from 2 different locations and trying to come up with the best solution. I have Splashtop Business and just remote into my main workstation, which worked. I built another workstation at my other location and have installed all my Autodesk apps and I like the idea of working on that instead of a remote desktop. I also have ACC, and I dabbled with it but then realized how much OneDrive can do and I've tried that for a week and it seems to work okay. I also do a lot of work in Autocad.

After all that I guess my question is: Being just one user will OneDrive work for me or should I make the switch to ACC? And if so can I use all my programs with ACC like I do with OneDrive now?

As a final note I also use Aomei to sync my OneDrive files to a local drive for backup on both computers.

When I was doing the project I made the mistake of not starting by modeling the terrain and went straight to the building. Now I have the terrain but I can't align it with the building, which has a bit of an uneven surface. Either my building sinks or the floor floats. I'm using version 2025 and I've discovered the unearth tool, but I still haven't managed to solve the problem of when the floor floats, since I want the floor to follow the terrain to be like a ramp.

Basically, how can I align my floor with the terrain without having to start the project from scratch? It's for a college assignment.

This would be like a 1x8, flat against the house. Wall sweeps dont seem to let you rotate them, would any generic wall hosted object work for this? I'm new to modeling my own objects.

I’m the designer of a design/build residential firm. I’ve been using AutoCad Architecture for over 20 years (currently the 2025 version) but only really utilizing the 3D abilities for massing walls, windows, & doors on the floor plan views. All sections and elevations have been line work. I’m toying with making the jump to Revit, but learning on the fly while keeping up with my work has always been the excuse for not doing it earlier. The 3D views, mainly of exteriors, would be a great sales tool, and the efficiency of making changes in one view is appealing. Our estimators may use a viewer to pull some info, but it’s mostly done from hardcopy plan take offs. Our trades do not use my cad files for their planning purposes, only pdfs or hardcopies of the plans. Those in similar professions, has the change of software been worth it to you? Recommended methods for learning the software, setting up templates, families? One thing I really like about the AutoCAD format are pen settings / line weights associated with different layers and colors on a dark background. My eyes suck and having the different colors helps me keep things in a orderly fashion. I know the latest Revit has a dark mode toggle, but can the line work better broken down into colors but set up for a black printing and associated line thickness? A “Revit for Dummies” book would likely be a good start for me, but I feel like I need to start in Revit Preschool.

I am trying to create a 3D view of some stairs based on a 2D CAD drawing. I cannot make any changes to the drawing but as you can see in the photos, there is some pretty sharp transitions between the straight and curved rails. I'm not able to find out how to smooth this transition out. Any tips?

TIA!

https://imgur.com/a/kDeEyIJ

https://imgur.com/tVSlToK

Switching between apps was a nightmare with all the lagging and loading. After looking up potential causes, I found that some people suggested turning off the 3DxWare service. I gave it a try, and now I'm a much happier and less nervous man!

Hope this helps anyone experiencing similar issues.

Hi, What is the best way to get the number of duplicate elements in a model using c#?

I’m trying to add a function to my plugin to get the number of duplicate elements, but I don’t know what is the best property to use with the FilterCollector?

UPDATE: This is the the method I used, Tell me what you think?

I used ChatGPT and with many trials of adjusting the prompts and testing in revit using Addin Manager. It worked.. I don't fully understand Step 4 tho..
This is my First attempt at creating a plugin

public static List<Element> duplicateElements { get; set; }

private void PopulateDuplicateEleList()
{
    // Step 1: Collect all 3D elements
    var elements = new FilteredElementCollector(ExtCmd.Doc)
        .WhereElementIsNotElementType()
        .Where(e => e is Element)
        .ToList();

    // Step 2: Filter elements that have a "Comments" parameter
    var elementsWithComments = elements.Where(e =>
        {
            var param = e.LookupParameter("Mark");
            return param != null; // Include elements that have the "Comments" parameter
        }
        ).ToList();

    // Step 3: Group elements by location
    var duplicates = new Dictionary<string, List<Element>>();

    foreach (var element in elementsWithComments)
    {
        var location = element.Location as LocationPoint;
        var locationCurve = element.Location as LocationCurve;

        // Get location string (point or line)
        string locationKey = location != null
            ? $"{location.Point.X:F3},{location.Point.Y:F3},{location.Point.Z:F3}"
            : locationCurve != null
                ? $"{locationCurve.Curve.GetEndPoint(0).X:F3},{locationCurve.Curve.GetEndPoint(0).Y:F3},{locationCurve.Curve.GetEndPoint(0).Z:F3} - " +
                  $"{locationCurve.Curve.GetEndPoint(1).X:F3},{locationCurve.Curve.GetEndPoint(1).Y:F3},{locationCurve.Curve.GetEndPoint(1).Z:F3}"
                : null;

        if (locationKey != null)
        {
            if (!duplicates.ContainsKey(locationKey))
            {
                duplicates[locationKey] = new List<Element>();
            }
            duplicates[locationKey].Add(element);
        }
    }

    // Step 4: Filter locations with more than one element
    duplicateElements = duplicates
        .Where(group => group.Value.Count > 1)
        .SelectMany(group => group.Value)
        .ToList();
}

Is there, to the best of any knowledge, a fully overhaul Revit plugin? I hesitate to even call what I'm looking for a plugin - I use pyRevit and its great but I'm talking deep, deeeeeep modding.

Fuck it rainbow text pulsating everywhere and other horrible features, but if there exist a plugin for that then the pendulum must also be swinging the other way give the user customization - changing the dark mode color, custom fonts, UI selection colors, etc etc - user control to really break its norm.

I know its a beast, and not easily accessible but it seems crazy to me that designers don't use pretty software to design nor that they would seek out ways to... *ahem* ~put lipstick on a pig~

What do you do when you want to use a particular manufacturer's light fixture family, but the family size is massive (40+ MB) because it contains a SketchUp import? They only offer SketchUp, or Revit with the SketchUp import. The family is too complicated for me to model from scratch (would take me likely many hours, which I don't have to spare to make one family). I'm sure a 3D DWG import would be WAY smaller in size, but they don't have that available. I'm just concerned that 40+ MB light fixture families will bog down models too much.