Revit - Closing with Saving Print E-mail
Have you ever opened a Revit database just to verify or check something and want to close WITHOUT saving?  I'm sure many of you have and then you are prompted with options such as "Save to Central" and "Discard"....  

The key to closing without saving is to first undo any and all changes.   If there is something list in the undo history you've already gone too fare and dthe program wants you to save.  Undo everything and then you can close without being prompted to save.


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Copying a Sheet in ADT5, 6, 7 Project Navigator Print E-mail

To copy a sheet in the project navigator

1) Minimize autocad and go windows explorer
2) Copy and renamed desired file
3) Open new file, switch to appropriate layout tab and rename tab if required.
4) From the project navigator, sheet tab, sheet set view - Right click over sheet set name and choose option "Import current layout as sheet".
5) New sheet is now at bottom sheet list. Drag and drop to reorder list.
6) Use right click "Rename and Renumber" function to rename accordingly.

 
Linking ADT Projects Print E-mail
If your architectural project contains multiple buildings with multiple levels you will need to create multiple architectural desktop projects.  You can use the following procedure to create shortcuts to drawings in different ADT projects.

1.  Open your project in ADT.
2.  Open windows explorer and navigate to file you'd like to link.  (Note: This can only be done ONE File at a time.)
3.  ALT + Drag and drop drawing from windows explorer to ADT project navigator folder.  (You will be prompted to assign the file with appropriate level and division check box)
 
Edit Spaces Style Hatch and Color Print E-mail
Click "Play" button below to see how to update space colors and hatch patterns.

 
Viewports Automatically Zoom Extents Print E-mail
Problem:
Every time you deactivate/reactivate a viewport a zoom extents is performed. 
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