Category Archives: Services

Blog fixed and September 2018 Update

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Chris

Apologies to those who thought Xrev fell off the map.  We had some issues with the News section of our website which hopefully should now all be resolved and we are going to try a be more regular with our … Continue reading →

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RTC Australasia 2014 – Family Creation Overdrive

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Chris

As you may know, RTC is fast approaching and begins at the end of the month in Melbourne.  As always, I will be running a LAB.  This time on Family creation and aiming at covering examples for MEP, Structural and … Continue reading →

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Face Based Families – What’s wrong with them?

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Chris

I hear this quite frequently “We don’t use face based families because…”.  However, I believe they are one of the best family types there are. Common Misconceptions & Benefits: We don’t use face based families because when the host is … Continue reading →

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Xrev – Autodesk Revit® Training

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Chris

Are you looking for high quality Autodesk Revit® training for your project team? From People that can answer the hard questions – that are specific to the work you do? From People that have experience working on projects like yours … Continue reading →

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Conditional Statements – pushing the limits of Revit

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Chris

So last week I was tasked with create a duct mounted adjustable pitch axial flow fan.  I was told there were 672 variations permissable and provided a spreadsheet of sizes and a diagram explaining how it matched up. Sure I … Continue reading →

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Latest Family Creations – September 2013

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Chris

Ever wanted some internal glazing and partitioning systems for Revit?  That’s what I’ve been working on lately for another manufacturer who sees the value of BIM and supplying high quality Revit content for their customers. This one had me tossing … Continue reading →

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Revit MEP Content – Standardisation/Feedback

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Chris

Lately I’ve been having to write a number of specifications for content creation for Revit MEP families.  As I’m not an MEP Engineer of any sorts, I rely on feedback from others.  When I do this, I don’t like to … Continue reading →

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Latest Family Creations

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Chris

I’ve been busy lately working on some space heaters/fire places for a manufacturer. These family stretch the capabilities of Revit Family Creation whilst still keeping them user friendly. The user can select what type of Flue they’d like (based upon … Continue reading →

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Creating Tactile Indicators Families (TGSI)

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Chris

I’m sure anyone who’s ever done a commercial project has needed to show tactile indicators on their documentation.  I noticed some of my clients would simply use a filled region and a detail group. Instead how about using a 3D … Continue reading →

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Creating a Parametric Step Ladder Family

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Chris

Have you ever needed a step ladder that is designed to conform to AS1657?  Well look no further.  I required one, and figured if I was going to make one, I’d make it unbreakable and make it impossible for the … Continue reading →

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