Participants should have experience in using the basic Revit tools and functionality.
Course Content
Course Content
Basic Concepts
1.1 Understanding family hierarchy 1.2 Using models vs. annotation 1.3 Exploring libraries and resources
Annotation Families
2.1 Kinds of annotation families 2.2 Creating an annotation family 2.3 Creating a tag family 2.4 Shared parameters for tags
Simple Model Families
3.1 The family creation process 3.2 Creating a new model family 3.3 Adding reference planes, constraints, and parameters 3.4 Adding geometry 3.5 Using instance parameters 3.6 Understanding work planes 3.7 Adding a revolve
5.1 Working with identity data 5.2 Adding family types 5.3 Creating type catalogs 5.4 Using material parameters 5.5 Sharing materials 5.6 Creating visibility parameters 5.7 Understanding subcategories
A Family in a Family
6.1 Understanding nested families 6.2 Building parametric arrays 6.3 Creating a family type parameter 6.4 Understanding shared families 6.5 Creating a profile family 6.6 Creating a parametric table edge 6.7 Modifying a profile
Controlling Visibility
7.1 Understanding symbolic lines 7.2 Editing element Visibility 7.3 Ensuring the display of overhead items in a plan
Building a Complex Parametric Model Family
8.1 Introducing complex families 8.2 Adding reference planes and importing nested families 8.3 Building arrays and applying rules 8.4 Adding formulas 8.5 Working with family type parameters and flip controls 8.6 Loading a model family
Creating a Parametric Key Plan
9.1 Tracing a view 9.2 Adding zones 9.3 Adding conditional formulas 9.4 Flexing the key plan
Controlling Rotation Work Planes and Shared Parameters
10.1 Understanding rotation in families 10.2 Building geometry on a reference line 10.3 Hosting a nested family on a reference line 10.4 Driving parameters for nested families 10.5 Shared parameters