As you know, we recently updated our Revit software to the 2024 version (see our Twin Motion and Twin Motion versus Enscape posts) and one of the new features is Toposolids. What is a toposolid? Well, it’s a topo surface that is solid of course! Ha! Creating & Modifying the Toposolid Surface Creating & modifying…
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the Hayne Way: My Favorite Revit Tools
We are a Revit office. And we have been a Revit office since 2012. We have a lot of experience working in Revit! Now Revit is not perfect, you just need to checkout our Conversations with Revit Series to see some of our recurring issues, but it has some amazing tools that we absolutely LOVE!…
Project Spotlight: Claremont Kitchen Color Scheme Dilema
To be white or to be blue, that is the question. Out Claremont House interior remodel project continues as we try to finalize our kitchen cabinetry. The primary focus in this kitchen is the gorgeous French range from Lacanche. The traditional range we are looking at comes in a variety of colors but we are…
Tips & Tricks: Multiple Drawing Packages in Revit
Every project has its own unique requirements and as such the types of drawings packages we produce can vary from a simple project with one design package to a vary complex project with upwards of six design packages, each designed for a different jurisdictional approval. How do you make multiple drawings sets in Revit if…
Project Spotlight: Sierra Towers Cabinetry
Our Sierra Towers project is moving into construction, and as we start demolition to field verify some existing conditions (like drain pipe and mechanical ductwork locations) we spent some time refining our cabinetry designs. As we’ve talked about previously, our current work-flow is to create assemblies with individual components. This project is cabinetry heavy and…
Honeysuckle Farm: The Petal Pink Pool House!
Hey everyone! Welcome back to Honeysuckle Farm! Last time we dove in deeper to the Rose Cottage which was an existing home onsite. This one, however, is going to be from the ground up! The pool house is a fun entertainment covered outdoor area with some awesome arches to frame the space. It’s located right…
Tips & Tricks: Calculating Minimum Plumbing Fixtures Required with REVIT
With a few commercial projects in development here at Hayne, we have been spending time reviewing the Building Code (thank you UpCodes!) to calculate occupancy and minimum plumbing fixtures required. When we worked in AutoCad this would be completed as a separate calculation, maybe in the floor plan file or in an excel file. This…
Product Spotlight: LiveRoof & LiveWall
Today we are going to show some love to one of our favorite systems to incorporate in our projects, LiveRoof and LiveWall. These are both modular systems designed with integrated irrigation that are pre-planted, so when they are installed they are lush and full! No need to wait for them to grow in! We’ve specified…
Things We Love: Quick 3D Views from Revit
Continuing our February LOVEFEST, lets talk about the power of BIM and the quick production of 3D views. Not everyone can look at a 2D drawing (plan or elevation) and understand the 3 dimensional space. Why not use those super detailed BIM models to create views so that our Clients can see what we see!…
Project Spotlight: Sea Level Dr.. but in 3D!
Our beautiful project in front of the beach (#notbeachfront) in Malibu is progressing along nicely! We are at a point where the client has asked for some 3D views to get a better idea of the spaces and the concept. This project was designed and produced in 2D so we had to quickly model up…