BIM Diary

Hide Model Categories and Annotation Categories of Linked Revit Model  When we link Revit model to our project most of the time we need to hide unnecessary categories visible  in the  view.To do that follow below steps. 1. Go to Visibility Graphics of the view 2. Go to Revit Link in Visibility Graphics window and select the revit link that inserted in to the project and . In display settings you will find by the host view  change it in to custom.                           3. In Custom setting you will find window like below.Then in basics tick custom.                 4.Then in model categories change it in to  custom.then select unnecessary models category from the list and remove check mark . Then those categories will be  hide in the view.You can do this to annotation categories a...

Reference Callouts When you need to refer callout in different places or different views you have to use Reference Callouts. Revit 2014 1.Go to view  and Select Callout 2. Then add tick to the Reference other views 3. Next to Reference other views you will see a drop down menu of all callouts of your model. Select suitable view 4.Then on the view you have to draw callout boundary  .It will shows like below. There is a