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Sorry for the issue- the dynamic blog wasn't working very well

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August 30, 2013

I reskinned my blog and the dynamic version didn't work too well - so I have dropped back to a simple version for now.

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Framing Timber Walls in Revit® Model | Wood Framing Wall+ | AGACAD TOOLS4BIM

February 09, 2015

AGA Cad's framing add-in- looks like it might be good for modular construction as well... I have a request in for price points and hopefully a trial : ) Framing Timber Walls in Revit® Model | Wood Framing Wall+ | AGACAD TOOLS4BIM : 'via Blog this'

Revit area plans adding new types and references (Gross and rentable)

October 09, 2013

Note to self: Add additional (duplicate) gross area and net area schemed under Area Plans And Area schemes... Really counter-intuitive place to put this instead of say... Area Plans> New Type> Edit Type (ADD) or Create an area plan, then Go to Properties, Edit Type and Duplicate... Always seem to forget this one! 2015-10-16-And for the calculation type... To update: this also applies to Revit as well as LT- The gross calculations cannot be overridden, however the 'rentable' comes in various flavors... From AD Revit help: Applies to Revit LT 2015 Rules are determined by one type of space bordering another space. The following table shows area measurement rules. To find the appropriate measurement rule, find the selected Area Type and the corresponding Bordering Area Type. Gross Building Area Scheme Types Gross Building Area Scheme Types Area Type Selected Bordering Area Type Measurement Rule Gross Building Area Gross Buil...

Revit CSV file manager for families and re-exporting to a CSV file

May 22, 2019

Process: Export a Revit library file - maintains the same name as the family (This is critical) Create an EXCEL file same-name XLSM macro enabled Create a Worksheet "EXPORT" Create other tabs to build data sheets Create a sheet and use DATA LINK to bring in the exported library Copy the important 1st row IDs for the Variable names and types over. All of them are not necessary - only the ones with data Library export ONLY exports parameters that have data in them somewhere Order doesn't matter. Paste the code below into a module Run it to export the "EXPORT" tab Excel saves-as the [excel filename.TXT] Excel saves as the [excel filename.XMSM] Refresh the data source for updates SAVE OFTEN! Version 2.0- The Textfile in VBA has issues - keeps trying to write in Unicode and Kanji instead of basic ASCII. Also Revit format for families is noting in cell 1,1 and all Line Feeds (Not CRLFS or CRs ) at the end of lines. Attribute VB_Nam...