Pipe Tag - Drafting Standard Update
When possible, place pipe sizes in-line with the pipe. The use of the dot leader for pipes should be minimized to help with editing...
Nov 24, 20211 min read
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New VRF Tagging Standard for Electrical and HVAC
After discussion with the Mechanical Standards Group and consulting with the Electrical Department, the following tagging standard will...
Nov 9, 20211 min read
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Installation of Dynamo Components for Revit Add On Features
In the following folder, \\ces-domain.local\Standards\_Revit Resources\11_Dynamo Scripts\Orchid Installs, run the executables for the...
Nov 4, 20211 min read
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New Panel Schedule Template - Provisions For Indicating AFCI/GFCI on Projects With Dwelling Units
Please note that a new panel schedule template has been added to the project template, CES PANEL SCHEDULE (Residential Dwelling Units...
Sep 21, 20211 min read
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Minor Revision to Electrical Panel Schedules
Please note that the panel schedules have been modified to accommodate a longer panel name when needed. This change is now incorporated...
Sep 15, 20211 min read
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New Standards Content - HVAC Controls Diagrams
We are happy to announce new content that has been added to the Mechanical Content source file for standard details, schedules and...
Sep 1, 20211 min read
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Modifications to Colors for Details, Legends and Schedules in Revit
I have modified the templates to re-incorporate the colors that had previously been used for details, legends and schedules. The color...
Sep 1, 20211 min read
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Template Families Renamed - VAV
Continuing efforts to establish and enforce a standard of naming for CES approved families for common use on our projects, the following...
Aug 23, 20211 min read
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Non-Template Naming Convention Change for Families and Views
Moving forward, in an effort to help identify and review potential new content and templates needed for use in our non-residential...
Aug 19, 20211 min read
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How to Load a Revit Family Using a Type Catalog
While reviewing some of our projects I have noticed some families that have been incorrectly loaded in the models. This has been an...
Aug 18, 20211 min read
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Licensing Errors - Updated Fix
With the new license type we all now use, it has become obvious that the system is logging users out from time to time. This is...
Aug 13, 20211 min read
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Video Lesson - Quickly Duplicate Views With Dependents
The following video is meant to demonstrate a way for those who set up projects to potentially improve on the time it takes to put a...
Jul 14, 20211 min read
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Routine PC Hard Drive Maintenance - Get Your Space, Speed and Stability Back
Revit and AutoCAD are hungry. If they could eat all your drive space, they would eventually succeed if we did not intervene. Both...
Jun 16, 20213 min read
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Damper and Detector Coordination Between Mechanical and Electrical Power
In an effort to facilitate better coordination and mitigate missed items in our documentation, we have created new content that will help...
May 14, 20211 min read
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Added Feature for Electrical - Symbol Offset for Wall Mounted Objects
Revit has had one fundamental flaw when it came to symbol placement versus actual model object placement. The symbols are much larger in...
May 7, 20211 min read
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Changes to Electrical Content in the Project Template
To help with better classification and sorting of families within a project, I have made some changes to family naming in our template. ...
May 7, 20211 min read
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New Fire Alarm Devices
After collaboration with the electrical department, we have decided to put the horn strobe, strobe only and horn only families together...
May 5, 20211 min read
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New Radiation Families
As some new projects seem to be utilizing a panel radiator in limited spaces within our commercial projects, I have created a few options...
Mar 22, 20211 min read
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Modifications to Template Object Colors
To better facilitate consistency between teams and offices, I have modified the text, tags and linetypes within the project template to...
Mar 15, 20211 min read
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Feb 25, 20210 min read
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BIM 360 Design now called BIM Collaborate Pro
To all teams using BIM 360 Design for some of your projects, Be advised that the product is changing names and will now become BIM...
Feb 24, 20211 min read
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Project Template Families
Please note that all families that are kept as a standard/common use objects within the CES project template for non-CAD linked projects...
Feb 23, 20211 min read
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New Electrical Device Schedule - Technology
The electrical standards review team has put together a new schedule for technology devices to be used on future projects. New symbols...
Feb 10, 20211 min read
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New Family For Radiant Panel
The mechanical equipment family for the radiant panel, CES-Radiant Panel Adjustable Length, has been modified to help users better layout...
Jan 21, 20211 min read
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