Can I lock these values so that they cannot be changed?

When placing a sketch on another object, I'm not sure how to move/adjust everything so that it is both where and the size I want.
if I change one value, the other changes too...

Noob.

Revit 2026

some sheets convert everything to autocad geometry while some other sheets only convert

a few lines/text objects. The rest remain and are shown as raster images.

What setting(s) controls whether a PDF is seen as vector vs raster by Autocad?
Ideally, I'd like to get all the sheets in a PDF format that will import and convert everything in Autocad as usable entities.
 

(I do not think they will convert it to a .dwg format for me).

 

I have tried this from scratch two different times and cannot get the "cut" to work.
You can see the face I used as a plane.

Is there a magic trick I need to learn?

fyi: Noob here...

tried a different shape/sketch

Simple cut on a simple shape works..



Sorry, I'm using "cut" because I'm a SW guy...

I'm relatively new to Revit and am now looking for a way to change a parameter using a shortcut.

In detail, I want to achieve the following:
1.) Select an object where a certain parameter is to be adjusted.
2.) Use the shortcut V+'NUMPAD+' to increase the value by 1, and use the shortcut V+'NUMPAD-' to decrease the value by 1.

Basically, I want to use this help to adjust the offset in the 2D view of sockets that are on top of each other.

How can I do this? Would a macro help here?

Maybe someone can help me.
Thanks!

I'm currently having a weird issue.... ANY of the models I'm trying to link in will NOT open from the Desktop connector. I can NOT open them from the local drive. However, they open just fine if I open them directly from the cloud. Which makes me think there's something going wrong with my syncing. I've tried unsyncing and resyncing the project, I deleted my temp files, and deleted all the backup models in my USER>AppData folders. 

Anything else I can try? 

• I could give all the buildings their own levels with names that relate to the building. It works, but creates lots of levels that will need to be filtered out in other views.
• The architect has all the buildings in one model, and so seems to have solved it for himself somehow. However, when I open his model, it only has a single set of levels that fit one of the buildings.

Any ideas on the best approach here?

Hi all,

I’m in need of a new laptop to run Autocad, Revit, Adobe suite and occasionally Lumion.
Unfortunately my current circumstances don’t allow me to have a desktop workstation, hence the laptop.

I’m a professional and I use revit daily for landscape projects. Generally the models are around 200/300mb in size and gets larger (a lot) with the external links (architectural / MEP / structure) that I need to keep on.

I’ve been advised to buy a laptop with the following specs:

Intel® Core™ i9-14900HX - 24 CORE (4.1GHz, 5.90GHz Turbo)

NVIDIA® GeForce™ RTX 4080 GPU 12GB GDDR6 - TDP 150W

2 x 32GB Ram Kingston Fury Impact SO DIMM – DDR5 CL40 5600MHZ

2TB SSD Samsung 990 Pro 

It ain’t cheap and I wonder if it’s a good configuration that ensures longevity or is an overkill and I can downsize something.

I know autocad can run on a smartphone basically, my only worry is revit - I don’t really want spending precious time looking at the blue wheel of death everytime I work on a model…

I scoured the web to collect as many information as possible in order to make an educated decision, but the more I looked the more I’ve got confused with the vast range of CPUs and graphic cards available on the market.  
I’m now very indecisive with even more doubts.

I really need some advice.. thank you!

I selected the two 2'4" dimension objects, but I don't see the EQ Icon.

I create the cover sheet that shows the sheet list for all disciplines. 

Structural and MPE consultants work with Revit. 

Civil works with Civil 3D and Autocad. 

Landscape Architect works with Autocad. 

How to I link the sheet sheet from Autocad into Revit?

1. I'm tagging from a linked model. I have opened said linked model and gotten the tags to show up fine there. 

2. If I press the Room Tag button, and hover over a room, the tag will float, but as soon as I click, it disappears and gives me the "None of the Created Elements are Visible" pop-up.

3. I have checked that Rooms and Tags are visible in my view. 

4. I have gone into the VG for the linked model, and Rooms and Tags are on in there, too. 

     a. Checked the workset that the rooms are on, it's open and showing.

5. When I toggle Reveal Hidden Elements, I can see them. They're grey though, so they're NOT hidden. 

6. My view is in wireframe, so they're not UNDER anything. 

7. Doesn't SEEM to be a phasing issue, as the linked model and the view are set to NEW CONSTRUCTION with SHOW ALL phase filters selected. 

I've been googling for HOURS and I've tried everything. 

What am I missing? 

1. Create 2 reference planes to the left of the default center reference plane.

2. Create 2 reference planes to the right of the default center reference plane.

3. Make the reference planes that are just outside the default center plane (one on each side) equal to the center plane and click the EQ button.

4. Draw a symbolic line from the far left plane to the one just to the right of it.

5. Align the ends of the symbolic lines to those planes. Do the same with the other side.

6. Make sure all the newly created reference planes are set to Weak reference and load it in the family.

I have followed thes steps and I have been reading on the information super highway that this is the way to do it but when I load it into the project it soes not give me the option to adjust anything. It only allows me mo grab the whole thing and move it around.

Please help, what am I missing??

I recently started at a new company, who has always managed their Revit projects with a by-the-seat-of-our-pants workflow. As far as I can tell, they've always just downloaded other trades' models, linked them in locally (or used Vault, which I didn't really even realize was possible), and never really done a TRULY collaborative project. Until I came along and started working on projects in the cloud, with desktop connector, linking in the live models, etc. And we're getting into REALLY large projects, where this workflow is mandatory per contract. 

Well, they asked me to start working on a model for a project they've had for a couple of years now. Not a problem until I realized that the entire project is being done in Revit 2018 (my subscription doesn't go back that far), is using BIM 360 TEAMS (which is SERIOUSLY no longer supported), and requires the C4R plugin (which is no longer available). Yes, I've asked if they were going to upgrade to a newer version and collaboration platform, but they seem to be in no hurry as Autodesk is literally suspending sunsetting 360 TEAMS for this client so they can continue working like this. If I told you what the project was, you'd understand why. 

Now... my question is... how the **** do I do  this? We have ONE person that still has access to 2018 with the collaboration plugin, but she doesn't know how to model. Literally the only thing I could think of would be to create a virtual machine on her CAD computer that I could come into and use her setup. But that seems RIPE for issues. 

Any suggestions? Is there something I'm missing here? Or is this just another case of Autodesk-needs-to-stop-changing-platforms-every-6-months situation? 

Thanks. 

I need to create a floor with a void (area taken by building) and another area for driveway and parking to which I will add Grass material.  In Autocad I will do substraction or can be done using region, but what is the procedure using Revit.  

Does anyone know why it does this? 

This is something I have been resisting for a while but a client is wanting all drawings to be sent in Revit (when I say client.. I suspect our project manager and will want to convert all Revit models to CAD at the end of the project... they go very quiet when I ask about formatting the client wants as a deliverable....)

Revit isn't my thing.

So line drawings - I get that you need to draw them in Drafting view, and that different views have different commands available, but is there a command line or similar, like in CAD where I can type in the command I want instead of trying to work out which tab the button I want to use is?

(Single line drawings, 2d, perhaps don't need the complexities of software designed to draw 3d stuff)

(I maybe old fashioned but I'd like the Revit interface to be more like AutoCAD)

... there may be more questions later as I get round to using it