Autodesk Revit Tutorials, Revit Families, BIM Revit

• Home
• CHAPTER 1
  • Intrduction
  • What to expect from BIM
  • Where can you go from here
  • The bottom ine
• CHAPTER 2
  • Introduction
  • Working with Revit Parametric Elements
  • The Revit User Interface
  • Using the Project Browser
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 3
  • Introduction
  • Selecting, Changing, and Replacing Elements
  • Editing Elements Interactively
  • Other Useful Tools
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 4
  • Introduction
  • Starting a Project with a Custom Template
  • Settings for Graphic Consistency
  • Creating Custom Annotation Tags
  • Creating Custom Title Blocks
  • Creating a Custom Title Block with the Family Editor
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 5
  • Introduction
  • Wall Types
  • Floor and Roof Types
  • Ceiling Types
  • Door and Window Types
  • Stair Types
  • Types and Type Catalogs
  • Graphic Overrides of Host Objects with Complex Structure
  • Additional Global Project Settings
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 6
  • Introduction
  • Modeling with Revit
  • Principles of Modeling in Revit
  • Where Can You Go From Here?
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 7
  • Introduction
  • Massing Studies
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 8
  • Introduction
  • Conceptual Design and Early Studies
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 9
  • Introduction
  • Revit Design Options
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 10
  • Introduction
  • Modeling Parametric 3D Families
  • Choosing the Right Family Template
  • Types of Families
  • Smart Workflow: Nesting One Family into Another
  • Parametric Arrays in the Family Editor
  • Encoding Design Rules
  • Building a Parametric 3D Family
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 11
  • Introduction
  • Basic Walls: Advanced Modeling Techniques
  • Curtain Walls: Advanced Design Techniques
  • Roofs
  • Roofs and Slabs: Advanced Shape Editing
  • Railings and Fences
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 12
  • Introduction
  • Drawings with Shadows
  • Color-Coded Plans and Sections
  • Elevations That Convey Depth
  • Working with Perspective Views
  • Rendering
  • Creating Animated Walkthroughs
  • Exporting to Other Formats
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 13
  • Introduction
  • Preliminary Design Tools
  • Calculating Areas
  • Schedules
  • Using Schedules for Preliminary Cost Estimates
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 14
  • Introduction
  • Sustainability in Architecture
  • Preliminary Design Tools
  • Tracking Recycled Materials
  • Window Surface Percentage vs. Room Area
  • Energy Analysis
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 15
  • Introduction
  • Annotating Your Views
  • Displaying Information about Rooms
  • Schedule Keys
  • Tags
  • Shared Parameters
  • Text and Keynotes
  • The Bottom Line

Building a Parametric 3D Family

• Nesting the Chair
• Creating a Parametric Array
• Controlling Chair Visibility

Nesting the Chair

1. Open Table Round.rfa from the Chapter 10 folder of the book’s website (www.sybex.com/go/masteringrevit2008).
2. Open the Ref. Level plan view using the Project browser, and fit the view to the screen.
3. Choose File Load from Library Load Family to load Chair-Breuer.rfa from the Chapter 10 folder on the website.
4. Activate the Component tool on the Family Design bar.
5. The active component in the Type Selector should be Chair-Breuer.
6. Place a single instance of the chair, as shown in Figure 10.36. Use the spacebar to rotate the chair to face the table, and type SI to use the Intersection snap override to snap the chair origin to the reference-plane intersection.