Tag: Families
What’s new in Revit 2018.1
Autodesk has released a range of new feature videos for Revit 2018.1.
Adaptive component railing
This is a follow up to a previous video on the general principles of using adaptive components for railings and fences.
In this video we...
Short lines
You can't generally draw a line smaller than 0.78mm (1/32"). But you can trick Revit into giving you a line shorter, but only when...
Multiline text parameter
Keep an eye out in version 2016. There is a new Family parameter type called Multiline Text.
Please Autodesk if you are reading this, if...
Using >= in formulas
When creating a Family and using formulas, have you ever encountered a situation like this;
A = 100
B = 200
Is A >= B?
i.e. Is 'A'...
Parameter identification
With Families which have multiple sides, it can be ambiguous about which parameters relate to which sides.
Take the countertop example in the image. It has...
Family insertion point
It's not always obvious where the insertion point for a Family is when viewing it in a project.
To help with this, add a Symbolic...
Family section shapes
Structural columns and beams have many different sectional shapes. These shapes have sizes controlled by many different parameters (i.e. Height, Web, etc). This means...
Multi-line text in parameter
When entering in data for Family parameters, despite only having a single line field you can still enter multiple lines of text.
By doing so...
Line / face based family
Line based Families are awesome.
Face based Families are awesome.
But have you ever combined the two in a single Family?
When-ever you need a swept object...
Exterior / interior elevations
It's common for most companies to graphically differentiate between exterior and interior elevations.
In these cases the exterior elevation markers will typically be a variation...
Send masking region to background
When creating Families it is sometimes appropriate to use Masking Regions in order to help define how it should be represented in certain orientations...
