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Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 7:49:04 AM | Creating lightning fixtures without a ceiling...

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Hi!

 I'm new to revit, and I know that this subject has been delt with in this forum lot's of times, but after reading through as many threads as I could find on the subject, I'm still stuck...

 I figured out, that to fight lightning without a ceiling, I need to make a new family and host it elsewhere... but how do I create a new familiy and then load the lightning component that I want to use in to it ? Or should I duplicate the component and then host it elsewhere (and how do I rehost it then) ??

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Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 2:22:20 PM | Creating lightning fixtures without a ceiling...

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Hi, sorry for the delay, i gonna put a video to explain, it's uploading, wait a few minutes..

sorry but i have some problems with JING video program, i'm trying to solve that...

see the video:http://screencast.com/t/IidswIRS

the problem after all isn't in JING program, but my internet service...

 

 

 



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Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 5:46:49 AM | Creating lightning fixtures without a ceiling...

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Hi.

 Thx for the response, really great video.

Is it possible to load a lamp that has already been drawn ? Fx. the lamp I've attached, it's ceiling based, but I can't figure out how to change it, so that I can attach it wherever I want.

Is it only possible to do if you create and draw up a whole new family ?

 thx's for the help so far !

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Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 7:30:19 AM | Creating lightning fixtures without a ceiling...

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Hi again, YES it's possible, see the videos: 1º video: http://screencast.com/t/KIpJDyJkAE

this is the 2º video:  http://screencast.com/t/gqghFocb5n

This is the 3º video: http://screencast.com/t/gmlpqID4v

I hope this help you to clarify the problem... give me a feedback ok?

 


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Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 7:37:38 AM | Creating lightning fixtures without a ceiling...

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I'm really not getting this whole ceiling thing ... Anybody know of a tutorial that explain in detail the need-to-know-stuff about ceilings in revit ? I've tried to create a normal ceiling, but no matter which ceiling view I choose, I get the same message: "None of the created elements are visible in Reflected Ceiling Plan: (01) Stue terræn View. You may want to check the active view, its Parameters, and Visibility settings, as well as any Plan Regions and their settings." Thx's /jw

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Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 5:09:14 PM | Creating lightning fixtures without a ceiling...

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Hi Typhoon!

 Thanks alot for the videos, they helped me out bigtime!

Can I rotate the lightning fixture after I finished working with it ? ex. if I have a 35 degree roof that I want to set the fixture on, and get the idea of it hanging from the roof ?

Also, is it possible to adjust the 'length' of the fixture as i place it, or do I have to create new families for every length ?

 Thank's again for all your help!

 /jw


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Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 5:15:38 AM | Creating lightning fixtures without a ceiling...

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Hi, in your family, you can create ref. planes with dimensions (angles and so one) to control the lenght, inclination... the lighting fixture i imported to a "Family Face based", so if you place in a roof that family keep with the inclination of the roof, if you want to rotate you must do it in the family not in the project, unless like i told you, if you create parameters to control that in project, like you saw in the videos you can rotate (in project) the "spot light" in any direction...

 


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Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 4:05:34 PM | Typhoon

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Quoting Typhoon from 2008-10-26 07:30:19

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Hi again, YES it's possible, see the videos: 1º video: http://screencast.com/t/KIpJDyJkAE

this is the 2º video:  http://screencast.com/t/gqghFocb5n

This is the 3º video: http://screencast.com/t/gmlpqID4v

I hope this help you to clarify the problem... give me a feedback ok?

 

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These links don't seem to work anymore.  I'd be forever grateful if anyone can tell me where I can view these videos!


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Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 4:43:37 AM | Creating lightning fixtures without a ceiling...

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Sorry, but those videos are "GONE", it was made in October of the last year and I only have a few GB free in Screencast.com, so, sometimes I must delete the olders for create new ones... I think I gonna put them (news) in Megaupload then you can download and save in your hard-drive...

 


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Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:31:50 PM | Creating lightning fixtures without a ceiling...

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"I think I gonna put them (news) in Megaupload then you can download and save in your hard-drive...". Sorry Typhoon, you meant new ones (videos)??, good idea.....

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