CAD Shack: Overriding Dimensions in Revit

Great Tip from CAD Shack

(JUST CAN'T SHOW MY OFFICE! - It would certainly come back to haunt me!!!)

Overriding Dimensions in Revit

Say you are putting together a detail that has a dimension in it but for it to look appropriate, things really won't be to scale. What I am getting at, is that you want to put down a dimension that is wrong. Revit won't allow you to override it using the feet and inches symbols from your keyboard. Instead you get this judgmental dialog.

Go back to Dimension Text dialog by clicking on the dimension twice and select the "Replace With Text" option. 

1. Right click in the text field
2. Select "Insert Unicode control character"
3. Pick "US Unit Separator (Segment separator)"

Type a new dimension into the Text box and click OK. 

                                                                Wa-Shaw! 

In the image below these walls are either 8'-0" apart or 1'-6" apart. You don't know, because of my awesome Revit trickery.

Follow the same steps and put a space in instead to clear the dimension altogether.

I realize that this may be perceived as pure EVIL in the Revit world.... and well, because it is.

The Evil Santa Cows says "Moooo, Haha, ha!" 

Merry Christmas!

Project Spark writeup from Labs

Straight from AutoDesk Labs:

Project Spark: too little? too much?

Project Spark is a free technology preview of a simplified 3D building information modeling (BIM) solution. The purpose of the technology preview is to validate the statement:

Using Project Spark, building professionals can create designs efficiently with real-world building objects, produce more reliable documentation faster, and share files with consultants using Revit or AutoCAD-based products.

You can learn more about Project Spark at:
Project Spark on Autodesk Labs
The differences between Project Spark and Autodesk Revit include:

Based on this list:

• Is there a need for something like Project Spark?
• Can non-Revit building professionals easily work with the user interface?
• Does Project Spark offer the right set of functionality that non-Revit building professionals need? Is it too much functionality? Is it too little?

Please share your thoughts at labs.revit.spark@autodesk.com or the discussion forum. We can't answer these questions without you.
Virtual Goldilocks is alive in the lab,.

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