Hey Friends! We hope you are staying cool in this crazy heat! We know it’s back to school time so we thought we’d share some tips & tricks this month. This week we want to share some of our go – to Detail Revit components we’ve made that are used often. 1. Access Path Line…
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Tips and Tricks: How we build our Revit Component Library
As we build our Revit models, we also build our Revit Library. Now, the Revit Library has come a long way since we started using the program in 2012, but it is not never-ending, even if our boss thinks it is (hahaha)… See our Revit Library ratings here. So here are the places we look…
Tips & Tricks: PDF word Search
After every meeting and site visit here at Hayne we generate Meeting Minutes or Field Reports to be distributed to the project team. This creates a record of decisions made during the design phase (i.e. eliminated the sink in the lower level bar) and/or the construction phase (i.e. change the color of the fireplace from…
Revit Tips & Tricks: Quick Component Fix
Have you ever downloaded a component that looked like what you needed? After you open the file and see there are existing parameters you think “Heck yes! Score!”… then you change the dimension of one of the parameters … and … it doesn’t work correctly!! *GASP* Well that happened to me but thankfully it was an…
the Hayne Way: Pop it in…
Boss man: “Can you just pop this in the model?” the Girls: “Ummm… sure… Just give us a little bit of time…” (Thinking to themselves that we need to review the concept of Revit Families again…) [Hmmm… there are only overall dimensions and general materials called out… Ok, let’s break it down and see what…
Thankful for: Tablescapes
Here at Hayne we are safely gathering with our family and friends to celebrate the holidays, and that means we have spent time thinking about our table set up… and when I say we… I really mean me. (Bianca you need some candlesticks!) So, with that in mind we reached out to the master, Hillary…
the As-Hole Built Series: All the Chickens in the Coop
This week we continued working on our Reynolds Court house remodel, but we moved the design to the outside in order to link the inside and the outside for that true California-style indoor/outdoor living vibe. The main feature will be a new pool, but there will also be a chicken coop to integrate, areas for…
Tips & Tricks: WTF .stp?
What in the world is a STEP file? According to fileinfo.com: A STEP file is a 3D model file formatted in STEP (Standard for the Exchange of Product Data), an ISO standard exchange format. It contains three-dimensional data in a format that can be recognized by multiple programs, such as Dassault Systemes SolidWorks, IMSI TurboCAD,…
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…
The Architectural Gift Guide – 2020 COVID Edition
We did it. We reached the end of the year and the season of giving. This holiday season we thought we would put together our top COVID gifts for friends and family. Some of these items exist and some we only wish existed! You’re welcome. ONE. TOILET PAPER FORT PLANS Did you or a loved…
Tips & Tricks: 3D SketchUp to Revit Component
Sometimes you get lucky and the manufacturer you are specifying for your lights, equipment, doors, windows, etc. have their own Revit components. Sometimes, you are partially lucky, and the manufacturer has 3D and 2D information but it’s not in Revit. And other times you are completely unlucky and there are no manufacturer drawings and you…
Tips & Tricks: Adding Custom Energy Values to the Door and Window Schedules
The energy efficiency of our buildings is important and one way that we verify our code compliance with current energy codes is to define the energy efficiency of our windows and doors. Here at Hayne we typically identify the Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) and the U-Value for our openings based on the window and…