Sorry in advance if this is an easy fix, still learning lots of new things in Revit ‘23

Currently placing lights and electrical in new build and wanting to colour code them. Currently set up everything in groups and manually setting the projection line colour using “override graphics in view” “by element” but I want to set it up in a filter so everything grouped on a sheet automatically reverts to a particular colour rather than having to manually override the graphics for all new details.

Hi Revitors

I’m currently taking a comprehensive BIM Revit course in class, which covers a wide range of topics, including:

• Projects-based BIM Revit Basic and Documentation Training
• Projects-based BIM Revit Architecture Modelling (Basic & Advanced)
• Projects-based BIM Revit Structural Modelling
• Projects-based BIM Revit ACMV Modelling
• Projects-based BIM Revit Plumbing and Sanitary (P&S) Modelling
• Projects-based BIM Revit Fire Protection Modelling
• Projects-based BIM Revit Electrical Modelling
• Projects-based BIM Revit and Navisworks Combined Services Design (CSD)

I’m looking to supplement my class learning with some extra courses on Udemy. I’m particularly interested in:

• Advanced Revit modeling techniques (& tips from users/posts/threads/blogs/websites/YouTubers)
• BIM workflows for more efficient project management
• Hands-on, project-based courses that align with what I’m learning in class

If you’ve taken any great Revit courses on Udemy that go deep into these areas and you’d recommend, please let me know! I’d also love to hear about any instructors who are active in answering questions and updating course content.

Thanks in advance for your help! 😊

I cant attach pic, but the thing is rounded edge of wall and ceiling (like chamfer but round) and decorative gypsum ornament element thats following it on a ceiling. I want it to be in a model, but than ill export it for renders in 3ds Max. Or, if i achieve some level of detalisation, maybe ill do it in Enscape

https://imgur.com/a/1pA5rmZ

Hello,
I’m a 30-year-old geodetic engineer from Germany with intermediate to low-advanced experience in AutoCAD and Civil 3D. I’ve also worked with drone photogrammetry and laser scanning for volume calculations using TIN models.

In Germany, about 70% of jobs in my field involve measuring and staking out points in the field using total stations and GPS. While I’m skilled in these tasks, I’m not particularly passionate about them. I’m much more interested in working with computers and creating 3D models.

I’m considering learning Revit, as I believe combining it with Civil 3D would provide me with the skills to transition entirely to office-based work, avoiding fieldwork altogether. Since I’m not an architect, I assume my main opportunity in Revit would involve creating BIM models from laser scans.

Unfortunately, there aren’t many companies near me specializing in this, and those that do tend to hire architects or drafters rather than geodetic engineers. Given these limited opportunities, it’s unlikely that a company would hire me and provide the time and support needed to learn Revit.

That’s why I’m planning to learn Revit on my own, with the goal of eventually working as a freelancer or in a similar capacity. If anyone has advice or ideas on how to approach this, I’d be grateful to hear them.

I created a post and wanted to use it in my railings, but once used as post it looks like it has a diagonal offset.

What option do i miss?

my post (imgur)

I need some help learning how to assign a material to an object. I have a building with a glass atrium in the middle of it which I have design in Rhino and imported into Revit. It seems to be listed under "Generic Models (1)". I have also imported a model of the site into Revit on which I have been designing my building. It seems to also be imported under "Generic Models (1)". However, I cannot find either of these imported models in the project browser, nor can I find any sort of category option under the "Modify" tab.

Here are some images highlighting the two "Generic Models."

TL;DR: How can I move the site model to another category so that I may assign the "Generic Models (1)" the glass material and keep the site as a solid mass?

Currently using Revit 2025.

https://imgur.com/a/ElvzkP7

I was wondering if there is a way to create an asymmetrical 3d section view of the highlighted area in the image I linked or if there is another way to have such a section cutout as a 3d view.

Does a solution for this exist?

I'm working on a new wing of a building that is oriented approximately to the northwest. I made a 3d view and oriented the section box to the building. Now I'd like to click on the viewcube to look perpendicular to the view. I don't want to change true north as other parts of the building are oriented north/south. Is it possible? Did I make sense?

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for some advice on alternatives to Diroots plugins, specifically for occasional use. I know Diroots is a fantastic tool and really deserves the support through their pricing, but it's unfortunate that they don't offer floating licenses.

Same situation with Paramanager and Sheetlink – some of our users need these plugins only two to three times per year because the demand is quite occasional. Paying $100 USD per seat just to use the plugin sporadically is frustrating.

Additionally, I remember Diroots promised that everything free would remain free (source : https://i.imgur.com/yFxxDVX.png) Clearly, that isn't the case anymore, haha. But I get it – they need revenue for their valuable work. After all, their plugins significantly enhance Revit's usability. Autodesk probably owes them millions since they’ve been too slow to integrate these critical functions into Revit natively.

Also, let me put on my conspiracy hat : Diroots have found out that Revit 2026 will include major updates like an equivalent to Prosheets and finally the ability to export schedules into Excel. It seems like they might be panicking and trying to lock in revenue by making everyone pay per seat. I'm praying that Revit 2026 will indeed have these essential features in the update.

So, does anyone have any recommendations for other tools or plugins that might fill these gaps without breaking the bank for such infrequent use? Do you have recommendations for Prosheets replacement ?

Thanks in advance!

I use revit for structural detailing of concrete elements, so i usually end up having to detail concrete beams and columns in it. Often, i have to lap rebar. showing this lap properly has always been a bit of an issue. I tested out different add ons, like sofistik, and they have bar end ticks which automatically snap to the end of rebar and not only show the end of the rebar, but also calls out its schedule mark. I hate using sofistik because it clutters your project with a bunch of parameters. so i tried making my own family and immediately failed. i dont know how to get it to snap to the end of rebar nor how to have it call out a parameter. I use rebar numbers for scheduling and not the schedule mark, since its easier to control. Can anyone help me out ?

What is the community's advice on how to model a CMU block wall with varied color or textured finish? Curtain Wall? Something akin to the image at to this https://masonrymagazine.com/Default?pageID=2747

I am having an issue with instance parameters being greyed out from a nested family. I have a gasket (pipe fitting family) that connects between two flanges but requires claw clamps (pipe fitting family) around them to keep sealed, I nested the clamps into the gasket family and linked parameters from the nested family to the host family to allow them to adjust/flex accordingly with the gasket. The only issues is my project creates spools and we use the “piece number” parameter to assign a number to each part in an “Assembly/spool” so we can schedule each component. I need to call out each component individually in the schedule that includes the gasket (host family) and the clamps (nested family) individually but I am unable to change the instance parameters of the Nested family only the Host family. I am unsure on what to do or if there is a way to change nested parameters. TIA

Trying to post a link but I can’t figure out how to get a hyperlink..but here’s an example! https://pin.it/2jJoiqRzk

Hello everyone, I will be working on many feasibility studies for the next month or so, and I am looking for suggestions on line types to designate sewer lines, water lines, overhead power... Revit only offers the ability to use dashes and dots to create line types (can't believe autocad is actually better than revit at anything lol). I'm wondering if any of you guys figured out a way around this. I realize I can use colors to further distinguish lines, but I can't control if the end user is printing in b&w.

At a structural consultancy in the UK, Background: We have a large existing (1990s) office block with an aggressivly non-square floor plate (curved facade etc). Existing structure is RC core with ribbed RC slab and columns. We're doing heavy refurbishment and adding several stories.

My question: How would you go about modelling the ribbed slab complex? Bare in mind there are very few square bays. And lots of stepped geometry. We also have to consider cutting and carving the existing model for phasing to produce dimmed demolition drawings.

The solution we took was modelling the thin slab as a single element, then modelling ribs as structural framing elements. And then modelling the thick areas of the ribbed slab as a separate slab element also.

Ive recently thought that maybe modelling the ribbed slab as one large solid floor piece, then using line based voids to model the gaps between ribs. Does anyone think this is a terrible idea?

Please don't hesitate to ask questions or say this is madness.

hi, I was wondering if anyone knew a way to have semi transparent parts from revit transfer over to a PDF.

Basically I have a few semi transparent parts which I want to be visible once exported as a PDF but on the PDF the opacity is like almost gone even though inside of revit it is 95%.

Hello,

I work at a factory that produces partitions and furniture (desks, cabinets, kitchens,...) for office spaces. Right now we work with Autocad (for partitions and site plans) and Solidworks for furniture, so the department is divided between this two softwares (i'm the only one who works with solidworks). So, i make the 3d models of the parts, the drawings and prepare everything for maching, then i send it to the CAM software and make the programs for machining there.

My boss wants to leave Autocad and to unify the department with only one software for everything, so we are looking into Revit. Can anybody tell me if i can still make the machining parts (holes, cuts, etc) in Revit? The sellers are not being a big help in answering specific questions, only send us to Inventor, is it really necessary in this case?

Hi Guys,

I moonlight doing some shop drawings occasionally and I use Revit LT. I get PDF's from the architects and often the dimensions are very slightly off. My normal workflow is to convert the PDF to cad in autocad and import it into revit and draft detail lines over it.

The problem im having is that Revit wants to snap to the imported .dwg Sometimes this is helpful, but most of the time the dimensions are not quite accurate and this can slow down my workflow. In the case of very slight discrepencies i cant even tell what im snapping to without zooming in so far that its inefficient.

Is there a way to turn off snaps to the background? Or a differnet workflow i could use to solve my issue?

Thanks in advance.

Overly complicated and I'm convinced I can fix them.

Hi, I am an architect and novice revit user. I am helping a friend on his electrical project. I have never had to deal with navisworks files before and I couldn't fix my issue for days.
We have a navisworks architectural model from a client and we need to deliver the electrical fixtures as revit format. I link the navis model as coordination model. I need to adjust my levels according to this model and start modeling on top of it but I am unable to snap on the navis model. As far as I understand from my research, Navis model doesn't allow snapping.
I converted the model to IFC but the file is just blank, so that didn't work either. Couldn't get help from Autodesks help.
What is the smartest way to fix this or do I need to find a different approach?

Just ran into an issue this week, and confirmed with support on a phone call today. When uploading families into Content Catalog, any old families from 2009 or before will not sort into the correct categories. They simply go into a category called "RFA". I uploaded a folder full of 32 base cabinet families, about half of them were newer, and half of them were older families that haven't been changed since 2009 or before. The newer ones all sorted into the Casework category, but the older ones did not, despite all of them being set to the Casework category within Revit.

Once I opened and saved one of the older families, and then uploaded it, it sorted correctly into the Casework category on Content Catalog. Looks like some batch upgrading will be in my future, although the issue is being forwarded to Autodesk tech people for investigation. So they may remedy this limitation at some point in the future.

We are still using Revit 2022 because some clients are still using that version. We just started using Revit and all of our templates are on 2022. We have a new project using 2024.

Do you keep the your templates in the older version as Revit is not backwards compatible?

Is it possile to use one shared parameter file for different versions of Revit?

Hey Lads! Ive runned into a weird web of Autodesk confusing. We have a couple of licenses for BIM Collab PRO and AEC/ACC modules. However it seems like no one knows who is the actual Account Administrator for ACC and 360. The way Im understanding it, the actual Primary Admin, Secondary etc, from the autodesk platform site, is just for software management, and not account management in the cloud module. Anyone have any inputs on this?

Hi, so I'm doing a little recreation project, but I cant seem to get my stone brick trim(?) to align with the slope of the hill. I cant change the shape of the driveway, or the hill. I made these stone bricks custom balusters as I saw someone do something like this for something similar. Any help would be much! :D

https://imgur.com/a/tDdY34K

(Or if anyone has a better idea for how to do this trim, please lmk too, I am struggling ;-;)

Currently working on a project that requires a section cut of every wall in every room. Needless to say, it's a lot of walls. Our IT guys created a tool to automatically create each section and apply a template, but I find myself having to adjust the top and bottom of each section view in order to get the entire wall. Is there any way to apply a standard height or top/bottom elevation to my template so each section comes out uniform and I don't have to adjust them (or maybe only minor adjustments here and there to account for differing ceiling heights)?

Trying to update one machine to 2024.3, and it's saying "unable to access network location \Cloud Models for Revit 2024\, and gives error 1603. I'm logged in as the user, ran the update EXE as Administrator. Checked that folder in Program Files, which is totally accessible. Autodesk help pages are saying that I need to do a clean uninstall. Is there any way to "repair" the 2024 installation on this machine? I really don't want to have to completely remove EVERYTHING and then run the entire 2024 deployment again. Sounds like madness. Tried Google searching but I'm not seeing anyone else with this specific issue on this specific 2024.3 update. Have already run the updated on several other machines in the office without issue.

Hey everyone!

I'm starting a free parametric family library from stuff I've created over the years, you can check it out here: https://www.lupaimg.com/familiasbim

Website is in portuguese right now but the english version is coming soon.

For me I generally only like to keep at most 3 versions. The new version I'm installing, the one we're currently using, and the one before that where we might still have a few lingering projects in that version. I tend to try to uninstall everything older than that. But invariably some machines have 1 or 2 even older versions installed. I go through the Apps list, search for the year I'm uninstallling (like 2021 or 2022) and uninstall everything that matches. All the Material Library image libraries, base families, in addition to the program itself. But man it's tedious doing that manually on every machine. I'm sure there are ways to do a batch script to automate some of that stuff, but I'm not programming-savvy enought to know how to do that. Any other tips?

I currently have a face-based family that I am using for glass walls in an atrium. Images linked here. How would I host a door in this wall? Is there a better way to go about creating this shape?