Common questions and support documentation

Base Plan Configuration

1. Allowed types: line/polyline.
2. Allowed layers include: Base, Garage and option name
3. Garage must be located on the right side.
4. Base must form a closed polygon.
5. Garage must form a closed polygon.
6. Options may be open or closed polygons.
   
7. Layers which contain “Garage” will be considered as garage layers in multiple cases
8. “3 Car Front Entry Garage” and “3 Car Side Entry Garage” are used to determine driveway type for auto driveway tool. They are also used to determine side of garage door (front or side) for topo views
9. “x ft Covered Space” and “Lounge” generate second set of points in rear topo view

3D model

General information

• Level with name “First Floor” is used to determine first floor elevation
• Options must be defined in comments section in brackets: “[3 Car Front Entry Garage]”
• All elements with empty comments section will be always invisible in the viewer
• If you want to hide some parts of the model, when specific option is selected use “-“ sign. Examples:
• You want to hide Garage when 3 Car Side Entry Garage is selected (3 Car Side Entry Garage overlaps basic Garage): “[3 Car Side Entry Garage] [-Garage]”
• You want to hide specific part of a roof, when 2ft Extension is selected: the roof – “[Base] [SomeRoof]”, 2ft Extension – “[2ft Extension] [-SomeRoof]”
• Please note that the names in comments section should match the names of the layers in DWG file, so please use “Base” instead of “Base House”, “Garage” instead of “2 Car Garage”, etc
  
• Driveways are to be excluded from the Revit file.
• Home must be completely visible in Revit. You should also use Realistic rendering mode

Convert to DWF

To convert a model to .DWF format you need to:

1. Open a model in Revit
2. Go to File->Export->DWF
3. Click “Next…”
   
4. Choose location, select “DWF Files (*.dwf)” in dropdown and click “OK”.
   

Handle home options

1. Go to View->Filters.
   
2. Create a filter for each option. You need a rule “Comments contains [Option Name]”.
   
3. Go to View->Visibility/Graphics.
   
4. Select “Filters” tab.
   
5. Click “Add” and add all the filters you’ve created.
6. Use checkboxes to toggle visibility of the options.
   
7. Click “Apply”.