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Mastering Revit Families for Architects and Structural Designers
  • Mastering Revit Families for Architects and Structural Designers

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Explore the various skills and techniques necessary to create, test, and optimize the family creation process. Volume 1 covers the essential skills and techniques. Volume 2 covers advanced skills and techniques.


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Explore the various skills and techniques necessary to create, test, and optimize the family creation process. Volume 1 covers the essential skills and techniques. Volume 2 covers advanced skills and techniques.



Table of Contents - Volume 1



  • Introduction

  • Introduction to Revit Families

    • Environmental System Families

    • Datum System Families

    • Annotation System Families

    • Model System Families

    • In-Place System Families

    • Model Component Families

    • Annotation Component Families

    • Categories and Visibility/Graphics

    • Categories and Scheduling


  • Customizing Existing Families

    • Customizing Existing Annotation System Families

    • Customizing Existing Model System Families

    • Customizing Existing Component Families

    • Customizing Window/Door Component Families

    • Customizing Existing In-Place Component Families



  • Working in the Family Editor

    • Add and Edit Reference Planes

    • Add and Edit Reference Lines

    • Add and Edit Dimensions

    • Add and Edit Text

    • Add and Edit Labels

    • Adding Masking or Filled Regions

    • Masking Region

    • Masking with Model Family

    • Moving Masking Region

    • Adding Symbolic Lines

    • Adding 3D Solid and Void Forms



  • Defining Detail Levels

    • Detail Levels to 2D Elements

    • Detail Levels to 3D Elements



  • Testing Families for Quality Assurance

    • Loading the Family Into Project

    • Placing the Instance in Model

    • Verifying the Subcategory Assigned

    • Dimensioning the Loaded Family

    • Parametric Family - New Type

    • Tagging with Annotation

    • Tag Family Element

    • Create Schedule




 


Table of Contents - Volume 2



  • Introduction

  • Parameters

    • Exploring Parameter Types

    • Creating Family Parameter

    • Creating Shared Parameter



  • Nesting Families

    • How to Nest into Host Family

    • Associating Parameters with Host Family

    • Tagging and Scheduling



  • Enhancing Parameters

    • Functional Formulas

    • Conditional Formulas

    • Array Parameters



  • Type Catalogs

    • Rules for Catalog

    • Structure of the Catalog

    • Creating the Type Catalog

    • Using Excel for the Catalog