Revit Architecture 2008

Autodesk Revit Tutorials, Revit Families, BIM Revit

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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

Parametric Arrays in the Family Editor


Making the Array Parametric
Making the Array Parametric
To make a parametric array in the Family Editor, you need to use the Group and Associate option on the Options bar. This allows you to parameterize the number of instances of the element in the array. When you select the array, a number appears that corresponds to the total number of groups in the array. If you change this number, the number of groups in the array updates. If the array was created with the option Move to: Last, elements are added or removed between the start and end of the array as defined when it was created. If the array was created with the option Move to: 2nd, elements are added or removed after the end of the array. You can turn the array number into a parameter by selecting the array and labeling it as a param-eter (Figure 10.27). Once the number is selected, the Options bar displays a Label drop-down menu. Select “Add parameter" to create a new number parameter.
Figure 10.27 Assigning an array number to a parameter
Once you make the assignment of the array number to a type parameter, the number of elements in the array can be controlled from the Family Types dialog. In Figure 10.28, the number parameter Chairs controls the number of chairs in the radial array. Changing the number automatically changes the number of elements in the array!
Figure 10.28 Array of chairs in Table-Dining Round w Chairs.rfa