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cocoberry

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hi. i'm currently transiting from sketchup to revit, and here's something that i really need help on...

1. does revit has a push/pull function like sketchup? or do i have to draw the whole 3d image entirely?

pls help!! thanks

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cocoberry

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and...

i'm using revit 2011 student version...

ok so i'm trying to draw a wooden fence in family...and i choose generic model files and there's more files in it...more options... which one am i suppose to choose? what are the difference?

why can't i just go straight in and just draw?

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itsmyalterego

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A wooden fence could be built  with the railing tool. But you'd have to modify its properties, and pick/make a new bauluster family.

or, you could make a modeled-in-place family, and copy/paste around posts... I guess it depends on what type of fence you are making, really. 

Revit and sketchup have very little in common, I'm afraid.  It sounds as if you are still operating under a sketchup frame of mind.  There are several tiers to a revit model, and the objects/families in it. 

At the lowermost level of modeling families, you CAN stretch, drag, modify the simple forms... ie, extrusions and sweeps that make up all complex objects like chairs and light fixtures or fences.

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You say you are trying to add a wooden fence in a family or are you creating a wooden fence family?

I suggest you look at these files:  http://revit.autodesk.com/library/archive2009/html/index.html

DOWNLOAD FROM THE SAMPLES - METRIC ... FENCES

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vector25

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cocoberry- you need to understand the purpose of revit.. it's not about a "push/pull function" like sketchup- because it's not a conceptual sketch program- it's a virtual construction program.. it creates a MODEL exactly like the real thing and produces construction documents for that model to be built in the real world.. HOWEVER- if you want to do all that AND sketch the design- then revit for 2010 has added a separate up-front program to the main program just for conceptual sketching that DOES have all that "push/pull" stuff.. you can also buy that revit sketch program SEPARATE from revit for a fraction of the revit price.. http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/vasari/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=vasari&utm_content=Vasari%20Branded%20Exact&utm_campaign=Autodesk%20-%20Vasari

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cocoberry

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yeah! i'm still getting use to using revit *and trying to get rid of the sketchup frame of mind...*...baby steps here

and i've finished making part of the fence, without actually finding out which generic's model filed that i've clicked into =.=''.

but now i've realised that i can't seem to load it into project!! i've tried to place it through component but it can't seem to load at all... what have i done wrong?

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vector25

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somebody has to sketch the idea for a building before virtual construction and construction design can begin in revit.. the program SketchUp is just as useful for that as the revit sketch part or any other conceptual sketch program.. pencil and paper works good too.. you can wear two hats- but usually someone does one or the other in the world of architecture.. heck- you could even sketch the idea for a building AND create the construction documents AND hammer the nails AND be the building inspector all in one.. lol

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