Tag: Families

Convert wall hosted to face hosted

This tip is mainly for those who are using Revit 'Onebox' (Building Design Suites), or Revit MEP. Let me know if it works in...

Painting a parameter

This has got to be one of my all time favourite hidden Family editing features. Did you know that you can Paint a parameter? No?...

Angled sections in family editor

When working in the Family Editor there are bound to be times when you need to draw a section which is neither horizontal or...

Save in-place family to library

Here are two workarounds to help save out an In-Place family in your project to your content library. Method 1 Select the In-Place family and press Edit...

Custom family templates

Ever felt like you always start a new Family the same way every time by tediously having to manually add your company standards? Well, you...

Cuts with void when loaded

The 'Cuts with Void When Loaded' Family parameter is great for bolt fixings which need to cut holes in steel geometry. Create a family which...

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