At the risk of using the "A" word, ArchiCad has the ability to set an "autotext" reference in a string of text so the text will update live when a detail it refers to is moved to a different sheet or renumbered.
Out of curiousity, are people using live cuts when creating details? I know some places that will cut the live detail and use them as a background to place 2-D components over the top. The actual 3-D modeled elements then get hidden in the final product. At that point though, was there any real benefit to cutting the live detail? Did you save time by doing it that way? Just looking for a way to leverage Revit to make it beneficial and efficient. Thanks.
My recommendation is to cut live details of things that don't require placing detail lines and components over the model. Only cut live views of things that will update on their own as the model changes. For us, this is typically building elevation and full wall sections. We make all of our details using drafting views.
Thanks for the response back. We currently do about 95% of our detail cuts with drafting views. When cutting the live cuts it just seems like there is inevitably a lot of clean-up that has to go on, especially when dealing with sloped or skewed elements. After cleaning that stuff up and placing the necessary 2-D components, it almost feels like "what was the point?" Or, "did I save myself any time or effort?"
Once Enscape has been started in Revit, you can enable / disable the live link between the two softwares by clicking the Resume Live Updates / Pause Live Updates button:
Yes, for example, I am going to copy the link structural framing element inside my revit project, do I need to define the new element category and type or does it directly copy the element straight away inside my revit project?
It works very well for drafting views, but for some reason label outline is non-existent for all live views. The labels show up on the sheet exactly like they do for drafting views, but they are not recognized by the node.
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It seems to me that the best way to leverage BIM is to have standard drafting view details such as door jambs and other things that should be the same in 90% of the conditions the details might occur drawn in basic 2D drafting views and use model geometry as a guide in live views to draw details where specific conditions exist. Drawing everything including enlarged sections in 2D views is more of a CAD way of thinking and drawing and causes problems when things move or shift in the 3D model or in linked consultant models.
I do both. Our first BIM project did details in drafting views only, but as we developed efficiency in the software, almost all details are from a live view. If pressed for time, I'll often overlay a detail group of something (like a reveal or post connection) with white-out fields on top of a live view. This only works if what ever I drew does not need to be shown in other views.
BIM in my experience should be about the process. Start with a live detail and cover pieces / connections with detail families as you develop the project. Standard details are not drafting views like the old cad days but detail families. Note ect. should be embeded in the detail families. One old cad detail may need to be broken into multiple Revit detail families for correct operation. Very few details, except boiler plate stand alone details should be simple drafting views. Wall assemblies as drafting views is dangerous for coordination. The more divisions you create between the model and the information displayed the more opportunities for errors. This conversation is really really hard to move upstream to the old guard who has their cad detail library they just want to copy and paste, It seems like the simple answer but becomes a big problem when down the road there are differences between the model and drafted details. Clash detection, consultant coordination, rendering, take offs, are all junk and nearly impossible if you are using primarily drafted details. The bulk of the information should be modeled. additional information is added through drafting.
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We had a great livestream with Nicolas Catellier from Revit Pure regarding BIM automation. We collated the takeaways, comments and answers to the questions from the event. Thank you Nicolas for hosting us and everyone joining the event!
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