Legend placement on sheets
Legend views when placed onto Sheets are impossible to align with other line work, such as in a title block. You typically have to...
Break up stacked walls
A Stacked Wall can be broken down into it's Basic Wall Types by right-clicking on the Stacked Wall, and then using the Break Up...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Wall closures
Wall Wrappings at Inserts are controlled via the Wall Closure parameter in Door and Window Families.
In this video we take a look at how...
Material type image parameter
Families typically have an Image or Type Image parameter. This allows photos of that element to be attached, typically for scheduling purposes.
But by default...
Instance parameters
There are some categories (like Casework) that come with a range of starting parameters such as Width, Depth, and Height, which are initially set...
Ramp spot slope
Ever notice that the Spot Slope annotation doesn't display the slope on a ramp when the annotation is placed in a plan view?
The easy...
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?...