Ephany Framework

Ephany is a standardized framework for your asset data that you can own, extend, and build upon. Your organization can finally own your data and the source code to boot.

How I Used AI to Downgrade a Revit Family From 2024 to 2022

What if Revit families were backwards compatible? Could we use AI and a little C# coding to force Revit 2024 to talk to Revit 2022?

Error Opening an IFC Model in Revit

When attempting to open an IFC model in Revit, I received the following warning which caused the model to not open properly. I noticed the…

Creating Graphical Signage Revit Families

Start with a clean vector file. Ensure you have a file that is in a vector format such as AI, PDF, EPS, or other that…

Where are Revit macros saved?

Just in case you were wondering. That is all.

Vague Licensing Error in Revit 2019

Last week, I received the most vague licensing error in Revit 2019. I was presented with the error message above which states nothing more than…

The Value of Standardized Shared Parameters

This post was originally posted to OpenRFA.org on May 8th, 2017 and is shared here for posterity. In Revit, shared parameters are unique – each…

The Air Terminal category in Revit is DuctTerminal in Dynamo

Looking for the Air Terminal category in your Categories node Dynamo? You won’t find it. It’s called DuctTerminals in Dynamo. That is all.

Managing View Templates with Revit links that are set to “By Linked View” per level

One of the biggest challenges of dealing with large Revit models is working with outside consultants’ linked Revit models. You may need to use a linked…

Best Practices: Managing Sheet Lists in Revit

The task of managing drawing lists has typically been a daunting one; Particularly on large projects. With the dawn of Revit adoption, we now have…