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REVIT FAMILY201
A 5-Step Process to Create Families in Revit
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Key Design Considerations
• Parametric/Non-Parametric• Generic/ Specific• Category , Sub-category• Single, Nested• Standard Company Template• View Based - Face | Floor | Wall | Ceiling
Level of Detail (LOD) DataType of Family Software & File Type Metadata
• 100 - 500• Details as per views
• Version - Revit 2018/ 2019/2020 etc.• File Type - RFA, IFC, SKP• File Size
• Identity Data• Dimensions• Finishes• Material• Geometry
• Constraint, Parameters• Classification• Workset• Connectors• Naming Standards• Classification Units
Ver2
5Aug
2020
1. Start sketching the family you intend to create - How should the family look like - What details (LOD) to include
2. Create new family file from appropriate template/ Open an existing family file similar to one you wish to create
3. Includes basic settings & behaviors - Start with the framework - Add reference planes - Create geometry & lock it into the reference planes
4. Test the family file by flexing it, simply try different values for each parameter & then apply.
5. When all geometry & parameters have been created, applied & flexed, you are ready to save the file & load it into a test or a live project.
1. Selection- Type of Family
2. Select Family Template
3. Insert Family Details
4. Testing the Family file
5. Load File