Jeremy Gagon 6/13/23 Jeremy Gagon 6/13/23

Parameters in Revit, Part 2: Parameter Types

Parameters are a deep topic in Revit and understanding them is foundational to using the software effectively. While this is a longer blog post, it is still only a shallow dive into the subject matter.

For a basic refresher on what a parameter is, please refer to part 1 of this series.

In today’s blog post, I will be discussing the different types of parameters in Revit: System, Family, Project, Shared and Global parameters.

Jeremy Gagon 5/23/23 Jeremy Gagon 5/23/23

Parameters in Revit, Part 1

Parameters in Revit can be confusing for new users. Even users with a lot of experience can find it confusing.

I’ve used Revit for over 8 years and here’s my explanation of what parameters are and how they work.

Jeremy Gagon 5/20/23 Jeremy Gagon 5/20/23

Isodraft

If you are working in cad and need to create a 2D isometric detail, AutoCAD has a feature called Isodraft which will help.

Isodraft modifies your cursor and 2D drawing plane to simulate a 3D isometric plane.

Jeremy Gagon 5/20/23 Jeremy Gagon 5/20/23

LOD Basics

The following post is meant to be a quick high-level introduction to LOD.

LOD is an acronym used in the Building Information Modeling (BIM) context that stands for Level of Development.

LOD is a metric for gauging the completeness, precision, reliability and thoughtfulness of a model in terms of: