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Revit 2021
by: Jay B Zallan
What’s in Your Units ➲I always.
mplementing Revit (any flavor)? If your units are set up like Figure 1, then you are dismissed… EVERYONE ELSE, implement your templates and files with maximum precision, put building components in the correct place, and dimension as
2. Draft & Model Precisely (THIS IS REALLY WHERE WE GET THE 1/8” OR 1/16” ‘Tolerance’) 3. Dimensions will REPORT correctly
IF YOU GET A “BAD” DIMENSION: MOVE THE OBJECT! If you do not understand the difference between the 2 following choices, please leave AEC immediately! A. PUTTING THINGS IN THE CORRECT PLACE Vs. B. ROUNDING DIMENSION STYLES TO APPEAR CORRECT That is not a hyperbole. Rounded dimensions cost everyone in the entire AEC chain through construction and these costs of waste grow simply because of tolerances (ironic;) that are set for lazy, unobservant imbeciles in my honest opinion. Building Information Modeling takes even more and even better mindfulness than Computer Aided 2D Drafting, BUT CAD IS THE WORST!!! It’s been a long time since I challenged all of you and all of your firms to show me a coordinated set with no “slightly off axis” lines, or with no objects at funny dimensions. And I’m still waiting… So Please… 1. Set Units Precisely Figure 1: Image illustrating proper overall units 30
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August 2020
