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1300 Timber Windows

As per the last post, we are uploading over 1300 timber windows, into a new folder “_QARC 2016”. If you are a financial user of ours, you will be receiving a Dropbox invite. These windows have adopted the very best worldwide practice, after a year of research, and much testing.  Kaylene has dedicated a lot […]
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We are not sleeping

Just a quick update note to our loyal ARC users. We are working hard on new material, which includes lots of revisions to the ARChetype. An example is a simple filtering system for the Project Browser sheets.  Another is total revision of green notes. We are about to release a very large quantity of timber […]
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Gutter End Caps + Asymmetric Roof Cappings

Your ARC team has been busy. Gutter End Caps Example – Gutter End Cap for 150 quad We have finally solved Gutter End caps, which once done was easier than we thought. It all came down to making a face based element. We have added these to the “ARC BuildingElements Rooves 2016.rvt” farm, which is […]
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Viewing a Section or Elevation in 3D

Ever had the problem of modelling in 2D and then wanting to see that item in 3D to see it’s progress?  Here is a quick and easy way to go direct to a section or elevation in 3D to check your progress: Model something like a stair Cut a section through or near that stair […]
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Correct Discipline Setup

In Revit, every time you create a new view, that view’s Discipline is determined by Options. Discipline is Architectural, Structural, etc or Coordination. Here’s how to set it to your industry or other choices. Click on the big R (top left of screen). Choose “Options”. On the “General” tab, there’s a “Default view Discipline”. Choose […]
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Checklist for finding hidden items

Why is it hidden? with thanks to revitforum.org. Checklist: 33 steps to being able to ‘find stuff’. Check to see if: The object or category is temporarily hidden. The object or category is hidden in the view. The object is being obscured by another element. The object’s category or subcategory is hidden in the view. […]
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Rotating your project to True North

Rotating your project to reflect Revit True North using Project Base Point Scenario 1 – Nothing Modelled as yet You start your project by drawing in the property lines from the survey, using a table. We recommend that you do this in the working view 01.02 Site True North. At this point Project North = True […]
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Providing a Revit Project file to a Client

As mentioned in our post “Exporting to CAD for Consultants like Engineers”, this post is about ARC’s suggested way to provide a Revit file to someone, if you must. Firstly – Avoid It. This is better, because however you do it, you’ll inevitably pass on some IP of ARC and your own.  Our agreements discourage […]
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Fascias & Gutters on continuously falling roof edges

Revit is clever, but even it cannot do everything in its first go. A case in point is placing a Fascia (or a Gutter) on a continuously falling roof edge.  Any fascias and gutters, cannot ‘continuously’ follow a falling edge and go round corners.  Thanks Allison S for reminding us of this trick that works. […]
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