Notes on Creating a Family

The following notes may be helpful in working with the Revit Families Assignment.  I made them while working my way through the tutorial the first time.

• Watch out for interface changes between different versions - I think these used Revit 2012 Architecture

Notes on Working with Family

Will put on Desktop or place where can retrieve

Note that will not be able to insert in same way into project unless working on own computer

Bookcase - Chapter 7 - p.157+

Setting Up References & Types

Creating Reference Planes in Plan View (Ref. Level)

• 1 Open and save in place can access - give it name with your initial - e.g. JEM_BookCase

• 2.Verify that reference planes are pinned

• 3 Properties is box that appears in left - there's a toggle on-off in the ribbon

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• 5-10 Reference Plane Creation - click on Reference plane icon
1. It is on "Home" Tab in 2012
2. Which to choose

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Creating Family Parameters and Types

Use "Annotate" panel to get Dimensions

Tool will "finish" dimension when click not on an element - only way

Create Family Parameters

Modify to give name to dimension

Organize the Parameters

To modify the family types click on Modify / Properties Icon for types

Step 11 is unecessary since they are under Dimensions already

Flexing the Family p.168

Creating Panels p.170

Need Align Tool - Modify Tab