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1920s 1924 - In 1924, Joe Trabucco arrived in Canada from Quinto, Italy by way of Ellis Island. 1927 - A carpenter by trade, he settles in Niagara Falls, Ontario and opens a door and sash mill on Ferguson Street. 1932 – Joe expands the front of the shop int...
Understanding Your Revit Screen
Welcome to Revit. Let’s get familiar with the screen and talk about some useful tools. On the left side of your screen we have the Properties window and your Project Browser. If you close these by accident at any point, you can always open them again by going ...
Drawing Walls
Your Artcraft template comes with a floor, a wall, and a few families already loaded. To begin, we need walls. Often we are starting with a CAD drawing from our customer. Link your CAD drawing this way. Align the walls, then build your walls. Click Architectu...
Using Levels
Levels are a very useful tool in Revit. Your Artcraft template will come with these levels already drawn. Create a level to lock your ceiling height – just copy and paste your level. Set your ceiling height here. Then click your wall, and set their height to...
Placing Families
Once you have the walls of your room, you can place your cabinet families. To load a cabinet family for the first time, open your file with families and double click. This view means we are looking at the family. Click “Load into Project and Close” and select ...
Linking a CAD or PDF file
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Adding Dimensions
How to dimension your drawings
Checklist
Ensure your fillers are the same depth as your door. Any door matched filled should have the same depth as the doors. If you have loaded a filler in Revit and then revised your door style later, your filler may no longer match Remove comments from toekicks. A...
Intro to Revit
Key Revit Concepts for Artcraft Users
Shortcuts: Spacebar to rotateZA = Zoom All WT = Window TileTW = Reverse Window Tile Key Tools: AlignMoveCopyMirrorMatchRotateGroupsPinAdding Text Category: Family: Type [Name]: Instance Template vs. Project Grids Levels Reference Lines Crop View, Section ...
Drawing Toekick
Drawings Light Valance
Drawing a Crown
Understanding Chains
Our linears are drawns as chains in Revit. This means there are some important details that end users need to remember in order for them to function. Must be drawn left to right How to move them Common Error Messages
Setting a Toekick Height
Master Codes vs. Shell Codes
Understand the difference between a master code and a shell code. Link to here from Revit tutorial
Interior finishes
Our Catalogue (Products & Options) a. Interior finishesb. Drawersc. Door stylesd. Speciese. Finishesf. Selectionsg. Coloursh. Lighting options (under cabinet)i. Accessories i. Drawer insertsj. Wardrobes