Introduction
Content is king
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What you should know
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1. Basic Concepts
Defining a Revit family
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Understanding the kinds of families
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A systematic approach to content use and creation
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2. Annotation Families
Exploring annotation families
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Creating an annotation family
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Creating a tag family
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Shared parameters for tags
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3. Family Geometry
Understanding reference planes: Work planes
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Creating extrusions
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Creating blends
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Creating sweeps
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Creating revolves
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Creating swept blends
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Using void forms
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4. Simple Model Families
The family creation process
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Creating a new model family
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Adding reference planes and constraints
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Parameters
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Adding geometry
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Adjusting Geometry
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Sweep by path
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Complete the geometry
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5. Beyond Geometry
Using material parameters
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Adding family types
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Working with identity data
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Creating type catalogues
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6. Controlling Visibility
Understanding symbolic lines
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Editing element visibility
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Creating visibility parameters
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Cutting families with voids when loaded
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Ensuring the display of overhead items in a plan
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Understanding subcategories
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7. Building a Complex Parametric Model Family
Introducing complex families
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Using blend forms to model an awning family: Part 1
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Using blend forms to model an awning family: Part 2
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Adding reference planes and importing nested families
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Building arrays and applying rules
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Adjusting a parametric array group
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Adding formulas to drive parameter values
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Understanding the reference planes IsReference property
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Working with a family type parameter
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Using a formula to prevent common errors
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Testing in a project and adding a flip control
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Shared families and shared parameters
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8. Creating a Parametric Key Plan
Tracing a view
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Adding zones
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Adding conditional formulas
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Loading and flexing the key plan
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9. Controlling Rotation Work Planes and Shared Parameters
Using reference lines to control rotation
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Understanding sweep profile rotation
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Build a sweep with a parametrically driven profile
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Apply rotation parameters to a sweep profile
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Prevent common error conditions with a formula
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Adding a parametric void element
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10. Create an Adaptive Component
The challenge of creating a parametric brick arch
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Crash course in the adaptive family editor
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Modify the default template to match your requirements
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Using reference lines to create parametric formwork
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Build a simple flexible adaptive component
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Create a divided path and a repeater element
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Making a divided path parametric
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Creating flexible void forms in the adaptive family environment
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Apply materials to adaptive components
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Create family types and load into a project to test
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Ex_Files_Revit_Architecture_Family_Editor.zip
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