tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32803949.post5790240531163223591..comments2023-11-02T01:04:10.118-07:00Comments on Fear and Loathing In a CAD vs. BIM World: DIMENSION OVERRIDES IN THE STORMJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17234312584646868505noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32803949.post-1644971299024040442008-08-05T09:05:00.001-07:002008-08-05T09:05:00.001-07:00One of the reasons i like Revit is the fact that y...One of the reasons i like Revit is the fact that you could not "force" the dimension text so it had to be correct. However in our office our engineers also like to call out spacing of the floor/roof joists or trusses as (10 spaces @ 4'-0" o.c. = 40'-0"). So what i would do is create a text and just set it over the actual dimension and it would be in the background being masked out by the text. Im relativly new to Revit, so there probably is an easier way, but when there is an engineer breathing down my neck, I do what i know, and not explore and search "the book" half day for answers. <BR/>And sometimes when we do additions/remodels, our dims of the existing building need to have a plus/minus symbol, V.I.F., or other verbage with the existing dimension. So yes i like the fact that revit forces you to do things correct, i also like that they put in the ability to add prefix/above/below and replace with text.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32803949.post-8731269096181208142008-08-05T09:05:00.000-07:002008-08-05T09:05:00.000-07:00One of the reasons i like Revit is the fact that y...One of the reasons i like Revit is the fact that you could not "force" the dimension text so it had to be correct. However in our office our engineers also like to call out spacing of the floor/roof joists or trusses as (10 spaces @ 4'-0" o.c. = 40'-0"). So what i would do is create a text and just set it over the actual dimension and it would be in the background being masked out by the text. Im relativly new to Revit, so there probably is an easier way, but when there is an engineer breathing down my neck, I do what i know, and not explore and search "the book" half day for answers. <BR/>And sometimes when we do additions/remodels, our dims of the existing building need to have a plus/minus symbol, V.I.F., or other verbage with the existing dimension. So yes i like the fact that revit forces you to do things correct, i also like that they put in the ability to add prefix/above/below and replace with text.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com