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…
Category: Tips and Tricks
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…
Tips & Tricks: Spline Length in Revit
Hello again! We hope you are staying safe as we continue through these quarantine times. Our office continues to work remote and we were recently asked to create a fire access plan with paths that were fluid, not linear, and calculate their lengths to show they meet code. The first thing I thought was “easy-peasy”…
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…
Set up for Successful Remote Working
Continuing on last week’s topic, we will be sharing some tips for a successful transition to working remotely with a small office. One. Remote Access Step one is setting up your computer at work for remote access. Our office is set up with a central server that holds all of our files. We do not…
Tips & Tricks: Casework in REVIT
a work in progress… With our primary focus on high-end custom residential work, we tend to work on detailing a lot of custom cabinetry. Matthew Anthony Stokes is a stickler for accuracy in these drawings and sometimes getting Revit to cooperate is difficult. Adding detail in our 2D AutoCAD drawings was easy enough, but adding…
Study tips for Getting Licensed in CALIFORNIA!
I recently completed both my ARE (Architectural Registration Exams) and CSE (California Supplemental Exam) and can now officially call myself an ARCHITECT! Here are some of the resources I used to prepare for both tests: One – Youtube Never underestimate the power of free! I am usually “plugged in” at work listening to music or…
Gifts for an Aspiring Architect!
Why hello there! Looks like another week has passed making it less than a week for the holidays to be here! Things are great and there is nothing to worry about (stress sweat runs down face). Now that we are entering crunch time, we have some great gift ideas for those little (and big) Archi-babies…
Gifts from an Architect
Hello everyone! Another week has past which means the holidays are that much closer! Last week we gave you some gift ideas for an Architect. As promised, we have gifts ideas for you Architects to give to your friends and family. I mean there are so many talents that you have, so let’s put them…
Gifts for an Architect
‘Tis the season of children full of joy in their eyes and adults having major hair-loss from stressing about the gifts that need to get but keep putting off! What a beautiful time! Holidays are coming up quickly and Here@HAYNE we like to help! Have an Architect in the family and not sure what to…
5 Rules to Tame your Inbox
Let’s face it, organizing your e-mail sucks. Just thinking about the number of unread e-mails that have come in while writing this post is making my left eye twitch! So, here are my top five tips & tricks to keeping my inbox under control and my project correspondence on track. One: Always use the Project…
Tips & Tricks: Tracking Current Drawing Revisions
I know it’s been a while, our office has been in high gear as we prepped & coordinated a large submittal in Douglas County Colorado and the blog took a back seat. #priorities That said, a recent issue in the office prompted this week’s post. A “Request for information” or as we like to call…