I am quite sure that I was the first to post about the Web Update for RAC 2011 (please feel free to correct me if I am wrong). So I thought this might be a good time to encourage you to subscribe to this blog.
There is a Maintenance Update available for Revit 2011 x64.
This guide is for beginners who want to view the Revit database in 2011. I have previously posted about rvtmgddbg. This has been replaced in 2011 by RevitLookup. This is an API tool that allows you to view ('Snoop') the elements in the Revit database.
Download this file (thanks to The Building Coder).
Double click on the file "C:RevitLookupCSRevitLookup.csproj", this will open in Visual Studio tools for Applications.
Now, open the file "C:RevitLookupCSRevitLookup.addin" in Notepad.
One of the simplest ways to use this tool is to select an Object, then use the 'Snoop Current Selection' option. Enjoy!
A sure-fire way to become more productive when using Revit is to utilise the Project Browser effectively. It can allow you to quickly find and navigate your project, instead of laboriously searching for views or families.
In Revit 2011, you can use the persistent Properties Palette to quickly sort the Project Browser views.
Click on Properties Palette and choose option.
This method also works when sorting Sheets in the Project Browser.
The above post assumes that you know how to create new sort groups for the Project Browser. If you don't, have a look at this page.
To open a second window for the current view, click View tab, Windows panel (Replicate). This tool is useful if you want to pan and zoom on certain areas of the design, while also viewing the entire design in another window. (Use the Tile tool to see both views at the same time.) Any changes that you make to the project in the new window also display in other windows of the project. (Expand the Manage Views part at this link).
One of the Most Viewed Knowledge Base Issues relates to the inability to print using the 'Ambient Occlusion' option.
There is a very simply way to get around this. Just use 'Print Screen' on your keyboard when you have a view using Ambient Occlusion open on your screen. Then paste the image into Irfanview (or your viewer of choice), crop it and then resize to get the DPI that you want.
Wow, Revit is starting to finally allow some actual customization of the User Interface!
Put your most used shortcuts to the far right of the QAT – this is closer to the centre of the drawing window.
As with 2010, you can move the QAT below the Ribbon if you like.
I fear the day that the Revit UI adopts a tool like the CUI manager from AutoCAD. Keep it simple!
I think we had this feature a couple of years ago, but it wasn't in 2010, but now it's back! Very handy when working with weird angles and unusual profile sketches.