|
|
|
Home | Forums |
Downloads | Gallery |
News & Articles | Resources |
Jobs | FAQ |
| Join |
Welcome !
|
455 Users Online (38 Members):
Show Users Online
- Most ever was 3914 - Wed, Aug 26, 2026 at 4:53:14 AM |
Forums
|
Forums >> Revit Building >> Technical Support >> FILE SIZE AND REPETITIVE ITEMS
|
|
|
active
Joined: Fri, Feb 16, 2007
41 Posts
No Rating |
I am working on a project that will have some wall surfaces clad with corrugated metal.
For speed, I just constructed a quick in place model of one corrugation and then arrayed it. That got me wondering. Is it more efficient for Revit to array a single simple item such as a corrugation, say 80 times, or is it more efficient to design a repetitive single object that models the 80 corrugations in a wall?
|
This user is offline |
|
 | |
|
|
site moderator|||
Joined: Tue, May 16, 2006
19889 Posts
 |
The most efficient is to NOT model the corrugations. Use a material!
|
This user is offline |
|
|
|
active
Joined: Fri, Feb 16, 2007
41 Posts
No Rating |
That's obvious, and most times I wouldn't, but in this case I need to see the corrugations in perspective views for the client's benefit.
Meanwhile, what is the answer to the question?
|
This user is offline |
|
|
|
site moderator|||
Joined: Tue, May 16, 2006
19889 Posts
|
Unless you are very close, materials work for perspective views.
You don't say if you are using in-place or normal families. Don't array or copy in-place families because each one becomes a new definition.
I can't emphasize enough that if you model these, you are making a mistake. This site has good Revit materials for metal siding:
http://www.steelselect.com/content/viewresource.php?id=4289&s=lmenu
|
This user is offline |
|
|
|
Similar Threads |
|
Create.NewFamilyInstance isn't displaying a new family on sheet |
Community >> Newbies
|
Mon, May 9, 2011 at 1:06:22 PM
|
0
|
|
Modelling terrain Revit imported from AutoCad |
General Discussion >> Revit Project Management
|
Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 10:56:40 AM
|
2
|
|
Why can't you upgrade your file to 2009? - I DID! |
Revit Building >> Technical Support
|
Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 10:10:30 PM
|
2
|
|
PROBLEM WITH IDENTIFY A ENVIRONMENTS |
General Discussion >> Revit Project Management
|
Mon, May 28, 2012 at 5:16:30 PM
|
0
|
|
New to revit and have a few questions |
Community >> Newbies
|
Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:25:07 PM
|
4
|
|
|
Site Stats
Members: | 2182210 | Objects: | 23399 | Forum Posts: | 152367 | Job Listings: | 0 |
|
Search