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seanior

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Hi all, I have a question..  WHY does something as simple as changing the line weight of an object require so much work?  I like what revit does, but some of the most basic principles of drafting and design should be a no brainer.  Example.  Revit ARCHITECTURE 2012.  I needed to swing a single closet door 45 degrees...  In literally every design software on the market, this is a simple task.  NOT REVIT, we need to go modify a family, or find one on revit, or create one all together.  And if I am using a family from a manufacturer..  its even more difficult.  So lets say I did get it to work, now i have to save a specific door family for that one door just because its opened 45 degrees... REALLY?   And guess what that does to the schedule elevations...  This little gem then begins to undo what revit brags so heartily about.  You have to over ride the automatic functions of Revit to make the schedule display correctly.... DUMB.

Additionally, there is no Referencing detailed drawings.  For example.  In autocad, you draw a wall section and can blow up head, sill, eave, and foundation details of a single drawing..  If you change the drawing, it changes them all.. NOT REVIT!!  We are back to drawing and changing things multiple times.  WHY would autodesk have a product that boasts "Draw it Once"  which was autocads catch phrase then push another product that is so cumbersome?  Its great for design and material database information.. yeah I get that, but the interface and object management seems over complicated and cumbersome.

I just don't get it...

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Give it time.  You will find that Revit is far superior when you learn how to use it.  It does take time to learn and if you cheat, you may as well not use the product because you will never learn.

We have modified our stock door families to allow for a partial swing.  But when this is not an option, you can do it the CAD (dumb) way.  Tab select the door leaf - right click and hide in view.  Then add dumb linework.  NOTE <  This is a DUMB - 2D this view only solution.

You are absolutely incorrect with your wall section statement.  If this is where you are, I suggest you get some additional Revit training.

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mbsteve

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WW, is correct, if you fight it or you think ACAD, then you will just make it more difficult to learn, one of the most wonderful tool is the ability to  tract details, the annotation tab is the detailing tab and you can add all kinds of linework and regions there, you can use the callout button on the view tab to create a separate view at different scale, and revit will track the bubble and correctly identify the position of the detail in your drawing set once it is placed on a sheet. There are loads of detail parts and you can make your own or download from many suppliers. It can be frustrating, but if you keep at it you will eventually come to love it.

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