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Get Autodesk Certified for $25
I continuously get asked how an individual can set themselves apart in todays job market. One thing I suggest to everyone is to get Autodesk certified and on July 21, September 22 and October 20 you can get Autodesk Certifications for $25 each. I recommend this for two reasons. First it is a great way to let a potential employer know that you are serious about the technology you use everyday. No matter what you think of the level the test, the certification says you took the time to take a test that measures your skill level of that technology. Second it helps develop the Autodesk certification process. If you look at the process of certification programs they always start slow and then become the industry standard. It was not that long ago when the Microsoft certification was something that only super nerds had. Today just try and get an IT job without one. So let me be a cheerleader and say let’s get certified.
BTW I am both a Revit Certified Associate and Revit Certified Professional
To get the $25 pricing goto http://atc.gilmoreglobal.com/ to get signed up.
Lonnie Cumpton
Revit Architecture 2009 Certified Associate
Revit Architecture 2009 Certified Professional
Revit Architecture 2012 Certified Associate
Revit Technology Conference – IN THE USA
I am sure most of you have heard of the Revit Technology Conference (RTC) that has been held in Australia over the last 6 years. The question is did you know that on June 23 a RTC will be held for the first time in the USA. Several of our own Club Revit members will be instructors at the event including myself. This event is gearing up to be a great event. The really cool part is that the event is all about Revit and BIM, so the whole thing is focussed what we do everyday.
Check out the video and Info below:
Why can I not place a spot elevation in some views, but I can in others?
When you are placing spot elevations sometimes you will get the no go simple on all your flat surfaces and it will only work on the edges of the object. This is a simple fix but is very frustrating when it happens. All you need to do is change “Visual Style” from “Wireframe” to any of the other options. Basically the spot elevation tool does not work unless the surface is visible. In Wireframe model the surface it not visible so the spot elevation only works on the edges.
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Planning and Budgeting for Training
How do you approach training yourself or your staff?
The way I see it, there are two primary options to categorize education:
- Outsourcing Training (community college, consultant, authorized training center)
- Internal Training (lunch and learn, just-in-time training, books, blogs)
Each has its benefits and detriments, and perhaps the best way to train you or your firm involves a combination of both. So how do you determine what is right for you and / or your firm? What it boils down to is an analysis of the positive and negative aspects of each style of training and then applying that analysis to your personal situation.
UPDATE: Family Creation: Locking Center Points to Reference Lines
I received an email from a reader (thanks, Anthony) asking for clarification on a previous blog post about Automatic Sketch Dimensions here:
He was trying to recreate the situation I had described and was unable to get the automatic sketch dimensions to show up.
In order for automatic sketch dimensions to work, you need to have a labeled dimension in the family. The family I was working on already had multiple labeled dimensions and I neglected to mention this in my previous post. 
Groups instead of Custom Families
This spot is going to be geared towards Plumbing BIM. I hope it applies to other disciplines, but that is a determination you will have to make.
A few months ago I sat through a webinar about how to use Revit/BIM in plumbing design and engineering. I consider myself an advanced, not quite expert, user of Revit so I am always looking for other learning opportunities. Anyways, the webinar did not go well. The presenter showed us a custom sink family he created with the P-trap, sewer line to wall, vent connection and hot and cold water connections. He then placed his family in the project, clicked on his vent connection and tried to connect it to the vent main in the ceiling… it didn’t connect and the presenter then spent the last 45 minutes of the one hour webinar trying to get the family connected to the Vent main. The problem was not the presenter or his process, the issue was strictly with his custom family, it wasn’t reading the pipe types correctly and therefore could not automatically place the required fittings. It is my contention, and the reason for this blog spot that custom families are not necessary; Revit provides everything to hook up the fixtures and plumbing equipment correctly, to speed up the process and gain consistency and ease of use I recommend creating groups. Don’t get me wrong in some instances custom families are necessary and needed, but there is no need to reinvent the wheel so to speak.
Creating Complex Family Shapes in Revit : Introduction
In 3D modeling, there is more than one way to accomplish certain tasks. Although the fastest procedure is the obvious way to go, the choice is up to the modeler. Depending on what is being modeled, you can choose solid or void forms (extrusions, revolves, blends or sweeps) or any combination of these forms to create the same shape. Your main goal is to choose the most efficient method to save time and avoid problems that may crop up later.
I’d like to begin my first post in Revit family creation by examining the free LDC (Little Details Count) Revit family download available from my website at: http://littledetailscount.com/index.php/products/free-revit-family-download-beer-mug-dining. I’m referring to the Beer Mug family which is also available from RevitCity.com.
This post will consist of two parts. Part-1 is intended for experienced users who just want to quickly browse and find out how the model was created. Part-2 is a step-by-step procedure with detailed explanation on how the model was created.
Before I proceed, here is the format and order that I’ll follow to explain this family and other families in my future postings:
- Presentation of a Revit rendering of the object to examined
- Analysis of the object to be modeled
- Revit family tools and modifiers to be used
- Step by step procedure in creating the family
- Parameters
- Architectural building applications
Note: For beginners or for anybody new in Revit family creation, you may want to familiarize yourselves with the Revit family editor tools, in particular, the Form creation tools (Revit Architecture 2010). I’ll go over them briefly as I go through the modeling process but it is up to you to study how they work. Autodesk has a whole bunch of documentation including “Families Guide Imperial Training Files” that you can download at http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=13080413&siteID=123112&linkID=9243097. There are also numerous internet blogs, tutorials, articles and instructional books that deals with this subject. It will be a lot easier for you to learn modeling methods on this blog if you have a basic understanding of the Revit family editor tools. Read the rest of this entry »
