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No and I believe that’s done on purpose. In my experience some features that are automatic can cause more problems than solve them.

Matterport doesn’t provide any geolocation data. I’ve looked into this with other point clouds created from other scanning cameras. Even with other cameras I haven’t found a good way to do this.

The additional parameter allows you to sort by drawing package type. In my case I have design plans, zoning plans, and building permit plans at a minimum. I also use framing, demolition, and existing conditions plans, which are in my template, but not always used. The browser organization tools don’t accommodate this out of the box. Applying the view template in the browser allows for a one time application where it’s not attached to the view. When applying through the properties it’s attached to the view, meaning if you make changes to the view template it will automatically update any view it’s attached to.

Thank you Jay.

No problem. Glad I could help.

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Depends on how the set of drawings are to be issued. If the entire project with multiple buildings are all in one set having everything in one file may make sense. The size of the file may dictate this as well. If the file size starts getting greater than 1 or 2gb, then you’ll want to split up the project files into individual buildings. If there are the same buildings repeated and each building has its own drawing set , then having linked units into a file also makes sense.

Thank you. Looks like I'll need to update this at some point since the point types (Survey, Origin, Project, and Shared) are slightly different in the newer versions of Revit.

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It will depend on the project and how its setup. For a single family home project I typically will have the site modeled in the same file as the rest of the project. For larger projects this may not make sense to do.

I don’t have a video, but this could possible be done by locking each end of a reference line to a reference plane and then aligning each side of the geometry to the reference line. I’ll have to test this out. When I have some time I’ll put together a video for it if it works.

I had the same question, but in a Column family - and I think I have the answer - step by step as follows (each step is critical): In the Column family: A) create the extrusion in the plan view, and give it a random height. B) In the family, switch to Elevation view. In the elevation view, note that the Column family comes with a Upper Reference Level - pre-set to 9'-0". C) While in Elevation view, in the Modify tab, click on Align, then click the Upper Reference Level line, then click the top "shape handle" (in other words the top of) the column extrusion. The top of the column will now align with the Upper Reference Level. D) Then click on the lock symbol - to lock the top of extrusion shape handle to the Upper Reference Level. NOTE: This upper reference level is the critical "Dynamic" top control, that, after you load the family into the project, allows you to change the column height dynamically. E) Save the Family, then load it into the project F) Place the column, then go into elevation or section view (or you can stay in the plan view) G) Click on the column, and in the Properties pallette, under Constraints, adjust the top offset to whatever you want it to be H) Note that the top of column height has changed. You're done. Note that in the Column family, you do not need to create a top reference plane or do a dimension parameter, as the Upper Reference Level that is part of the family controls the dynamic height. This is not the case with other family types, like Generic families. In these family types, I believe the author is right in that you have to create a top reference plane and lock the top of the extrusion to that reference plane, and the dimension parameter somehow needs to be "dynamic" so that it can be adjusted in the model - wish I had more specifics there. Hope this helps

@@Seattle-2017 I believe I tried this already, however, I may have made one too many clicks, or my order of operations may have been slightly different. Will give it shot!

@@dang7937 Try it and let me know if it works out.

Glad I could help, even though I just realized the pop up windows for editing parameters and family types are not shown in the video.

Sorry, the scan is of someone's home. Here's a Matterport link of sample files they provide on their website: support.matterport.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013869728-Download-the-MatterPak-Bundle#further-info-0-3

I'm a licensed architect.

I take the .xyz file you get from the Matterpak into Autodesk Recap. Recap converts the file into a .rcp file, which Revit recognizes. I still use Matterport. I keep most of my tours private since most of them are used for creating a point cloud to be used for the purpose in this video. The only time I make them public are for commercial clients who want a completed project tour to use for marketing.

The video briefly explains it. Please fill out the contact form on my website for any specific requests: www.dauntlessdc.com/contact

johnvs nagendra the home was scanned with a Matterport Pro2 scanner. You can find videos of how to scan with that camera on Matterport’s channel here or their website.