Autodesk Revit 2015 ..... What's New? ..2

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• Schedules/Material Takeoffs The following parameters can now be included in a wall schedule or material takeoff:Base Constraint

Base Offset
Top Constraint
Top Offset
Unconnected Height

You can specify custom text to display for the Grand Totals title in the Custom Grand Total
title field on the Sorting/Grouping tab of the Schedule Properties dialog.

• Duplicate Views When you duplicate a view, the default name for the copy is <view name>Copy 1. When you duplicate a view as a dependent, the default name for the copy is <view name> - Dependent 1. The copied view has focus in the Project Browser (so you can easily rename the view), and the copy of the view is open in the drawing area.

• View References You can now change the referenced view after a view reference has been created. You can also change the view reference in reference callouts, reference sections, and reference elevations after the reference has been created, as needed.

• Trim/Extend Multiple Elements You can now use a selection box to select multiple elements to trim or extend to a boundary defined by another element. You can also still click to select individual elements to trim or extend.

• Manage Links Dialog Using the Add button on the Manage Links dialog, you can now link Revit models and CAD files to the project without having to exit the dialog and select another tool.

• Keynoting Settings This tool is now available on the Annotate tab directly from the Keynote drop-down, rather than from the Tag panel drop-down.

◆◆ The keynote file can be located on a local or remote server.
◆◆ Icons display in the Keynoting Settings dialog to indicate whether the keynote table is
loaded or needs to be reloaded.

• Family Parameters When creating or modifying a family, you can now control the order of the family parameters in the Family Types dialog. In the Family Editor, open a family, and open the Family Types dialog. Select a parameter and use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to change the order of the parameters within a group. This parameter order is maintained in the Properties palette (instance parameters) and Type Properties dialog (type parameters) for the family when it is loaded into a project. When you create a family parameter, you can add a tooltip description, up to 250 characters.

• Tag Leaders When you move a tagged element or drag the tag head, the tag leader and elbow adjustment behavior is now consistent with that of text leaders. When you move or adjust the tag, the portion of the leader from the element to the elbow is flexible, while the portion from the elbow to the tag remains fixed.

• Temporary View Properties In temporary view mode (when a temporary view template is applied), you can now modify any instance property for the view, not only the properties included in templates and visibility/graphics overrides.

• Pinned Elements There are two enhancements here:
  ◆◆ To avoid cases where you could accidently delete elements without realizing they
  are pinned, the warning messages when you attempt to delete pinned elements have
  been updated. Instead of permitting the deletion and providing a warning, Revit now
  warns you that the element is pinned and instructs you to unpin the element before
  using Delete.
  ◆◆ If you select multiple elements (some pinned and some not pinned) for deletion, Revit deletes the elements that are not pinned and warns that you must unpin the pinned elements before deleting them.