MS Access Tutorials

I’ve looked for tutorials that will help you learn about creating a database.  Here are the results of looking at what a Google Search turns up, plus what you can find from Microsoft.

Tutorial	Comment	Time to Use
Quackit.com Access Intro	Very basic step-by-step.  Does not deal with relationships, but does walk you through creating a table, form and quary.	30 min
M. Brydon Tutorials	This looks like a pretty good textbook-like set of 15 tutorials with supplied sample database and other support files.  It deals with concepts and planning, not just step-by- step.  It’s based on an older version of Access so the menu references will be somewhat different, but the principles are the same. Note that you’ll want to use the support file univ0_v7.mdb, not the earlier version.  You’ll have to OK upgrading it to your version of Access, which may give an error, but not a serious one.	Hours
Microsoft’s Access Support Site	There are multiple tutorials on this site, most of which are pretty good.  It’s where I’d start.	Hours

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

Posting to the Student Blog–You must accept Invitation

In order to post to the student blog you need to have “accepted” an invitation that should have come to your GMail address.  About a dozen of you have accepted the invitation, with currently thirteen who have not.  If you lost or deleted the invitation please email me from your GMail account and I’ll try having Google resend the invitation (I’m not quite clear what will happen).