Revit Catalogs: Troubleshooting Incorrect Beam Sizes

Support Question and Solution:
Provided by Tylor Zollman, Technical Support Specialist

We had a client that when inserting structural steel frames into Revit he noticed that the sizes were incorrect. We dug a little deeper and found that this was an oversight by Autodesk. However, you can simply edit the type catalog to resolve the issue. Please see the images below…

HSS – Hollow Structural Section.rfa

HSS16X4X3/16 = 1’2”?!?!

 

1. Browse to C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2013\Libraries\US Imperial\Structural Framing\Steel and right click on the HSS-Hollow Structural Section.txt
2. Select properties
3. De-select the “Read Only” check box
4. Select Apply and then OK
5. Now open the HSS-Hollow Structural Section.txt
6. Find the incorrect size and change it from 14.000 to 16.000.
7. Save the text file as the EXACT same name.

Once you have completed the above steps the sizes should be correct when inserting the family into a Revit model.

Autodesk is no longer supporting Windows Vista

I just wanted to remind everyone that Autodesk is no longer supporting Windows Vista. That does mean that the 2013 software IS NOT compatible with Windows Vista. We have already ran into a client trying to install AutoCAD 2013 on a Vista machine and he was receiving errors that Windows has crashed.

2013 Requirements:

http://usa.autodesk.com/autocad/system-requirements/

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A client came to me this week with an issue.  He is working with Color Scheme Legends in Revit MEP.  He created a Color Scheme Legend for Lighting Loads and it works fine.  However, when checking for the Power Loads, the Color Scheme Legend has a zero calculation! 

I knew this had worked for me in the past, but when I tried to recreate the issue in a new file, low and behold, my Power Load calculated as zero as well!  Jay Ayala to the rescue!  Sometimes 2 heads are better than one...although I did slap my palm to my forehead that I didn't think if checking this setting myself...Watch the video below:

For some reason, the option is no longer checked on by Default, but checked off...