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History of Artcraft

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

Intro to Revit

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

Intro to Revit

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

Intro to Revit

  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

Intro to Revit

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

Intro to Revit

New Page

Intro to Revit

Adding Dimensions

Intro to Revit

How to dimension your drawings

Checklist

Checking Your Import

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

Intro to Revit

Key Revit Concepts for Artcraft Users

Revit Key Concepts

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

Drawing Linears

Drawings Light Valance

Drawing Linears

Drawing a Crown

Drawing Linears

Understanding Chains

Drawing Linears

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

Drawing Linears

Master Codes vs. Shell Codes

Understanding Akolades Codes

Understand the difference between a master code and a shell code.  Link to here from Revit tutorial 

Interior finishes

The Catalogue

Our Catalogue (Products & Options) a. Interior finishesb. Drawersc. Door stylesd. Speciese. Finishesf. Selectionsg. Coloursh. Lighting options (under cabinet)i. Accessories    i. Drawer insertsj. Wardrobes