Tag Archives: Revit

Blog fixed and September 2018 Update

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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Family Creation – Bi-Folding Windows or Doors

Did you ever want to create that single Bi-Folding window or door that could handle every possible configuration?  Well the other day I did… What is every possible configuration? Obviously Height/Width Control Obviously Position within the Wall Obviously Number of … Continue reading

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Print/Exporting PDFs and other formats from Revit

There are 8 main ways Revit users Print & Export their deliverables from Autodesk Revit.  Each requires varying degrees of your time to complete.  This post serves to explain how Xrev Transmit could potentially improve upon your current process to … Continue reading

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Xrev Generic Content now available online

You can now access high quality, Xrev created Generic Content Families via Design Content.  Follow the below links to see previews of the content and their full list of features. The current list includes: Overhead Cupboard – 1 Door Overhead … Continue reading

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Family Creation – Sunshading System

I was recently asked to develop a sample family for a manufacturer’s sunshading system. Requirements: Adjustable Height/Length/Number of Blades Maximum Span Blade Rotation (within a given range) Optional Electronic Mechanical Operation Standoff Distance & Bracket Size/Position control Material Options, include … Continue reading

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RTC Australasia 2014 – Family Creation Overdrive

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?

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

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

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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Xrev Transmit – New Features: November 2013

On Friday we released a new build with a couple of few minor new features which I wanted to elaborate on. The Report Designer based Matrix Transmittal template now supports fields for “Current Revision” and “Document Count”. Current Revision is … Continue reading

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