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Adding Dimensions
How to dimension your drawings
Evolution of Akolades
Evolution of Akolades
Let’s talk about Artcraft’s order entry system Akolades. In the 1970s, we had an idea that didn’t exist anywhere else: to digitize the ordering process and connect it directly to production. There was no software available to do this, so we built our own. The...
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A trip through the trials and advances of Artcraft's quest for an integrated 1978 Artcraft embarks on a project to computerize their production process beginning with Order Entry. Orders & Drawings: Paper and pencilDelivery System: Her Majesty's Mail 1980 In...
Checking Your Import
Before you submit an order that was generated by an import, make sure you double check these areas.
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
Revit Key Concepts
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 Linears
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
Understanding Akolades Codes
Master Codes vs. Shell Codes
Understand the difference between a master code and a shell code. Link to here from Revit tutorial