Revit Family Infographic VerAug2020 - united-bim.com
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REVIT FAMILY 101 UNITED BIM united-bim.com For More info +1 (860) 317-7105 [email protected] The family contains the DNA of how to make an element in Revit, and when you author Revit families, you are writing the DNA code for an element - Jeff Hanson, Sr. Subject Matter Expert, Autodesk REVIT ELEMENTS 01 MODEL ELEMENTS HOST ELEMENTS Built-in-place construction COMPONENT ELEMENTS Everything else in your model • Floors • Walls • Roofs • Ceilings • Stairs • Ramps • Doors • Windows • Furniture • Specialty Items 03 DATUM ELEMENTS Non-physical items used to establish project content • Levels • Column Grids • Reference Planes 02 VIEW ELEMENTS The way you see and interact with things in Revit. Views interact with all other elements • Floor Plans • Ceiling Plans • 3D View • Elevation • Sections • Schedules 04 VIEW-SPECIFIC ELEMENTS ANNOTATION ELEMENTS 2D components that maintain scale on paper & are only visible in one view • Dimensions • Text Notes • Loaded Tags • Symbols DETAIL ELEMENTS 2D components that are real-world scale & represent real elements, but are only visible in one view • Floors • Walls • Ceilings • Stairs • Roofs • Ramps CATEGORY These are broad grouping of elements (door, walls, etc.) that are pre-defined within the software and cannot be added, deleted or renamed. Annotation Categories Includes items like text, dimensions and tags. Model Categories Includes elements that comprise the building model e.g.: Walls, Doors, Floor etc. TYPE Collection of variables (sizes, materials, etc). It provides a convenient way to switch several variables of a family at once, each with its own unique user-editable settings. INSTANCE Element created using a particular and specific family type. These can be modified without changing family type parameters. All Revit elements belong to a family. They are simply a collection of like items sharing the same overall look and behavior. Eg. In a ‘Wall’ category, ‘basic wall’ is a family. FAMILY System Families Pre-defined families embedded within a template that can’t be created, deleted, modified, or manipulated by the user in the interface. Loadable Families Host-based or Free standing, User-defined /Customizable families that can be created, deleted and modified in the Family Editor. In-Place Families Used to create one-of-a-kind element, free form or custom shapes unique to a project. These non-parametric families are created directly within a project. Content Credit : Revit Families: A Step-by-Step Introduction | Autodesk University Ver05Aug2020
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REVIT FAMILY101
UNITEDBIM
united-bim.comFor More info+1 (860) 317-7105
The family contains the DNA of how to make an element in Revit, and when you author Revit families, you are writing the DNA code for an element - Jeff Hanson, Sr. Subject Matter Expert, Autodesk
REVIT ELEMENTS
01 MODEL ELEMENTSHOST ELEMENTSBuilt-in-place construction
COMPONENT ELEMENTSEverything else in your model
• Floors• Walls• Roofs
• Ceilings• Stairs• Ramps
• Doors• Windows
• Furniture• Specialty Items
03 DATUM ELEMENTSNon-physical items used to establishproject content• Levels• Column Grids• Reference Planes
02 VIEW ELEMENTSThe way you see and interact with things in Revit. Views interact with all other elements
• Floor Plans• Ceiling Plans• 3D View
• Elevation• Sections• Schedules
04 VIEW-SPECIFIC ELEMENTSANNOTATION ELEMENTS2D components that maintainscale on paper & are only visible in one view
• Dimensions• Text Notes
• Loaded Tags• Symbols
DETAIL ELEMENTS2D components that arereal-world scale & representreal elements, but are onlyvisible in one view
• Floors• Walls
• Ceilings• Stairs
• Roofs• Ramps
CATEGORYThese are broad grouping of elements(door, walls, etc.) that are pre-defined within the software and cannot beadded, deleted or renamed.
Annotation CategoriesIncludes items like text, dimensions and tags.
Model CategoriesIncludes elements that comprise the building model e.g.: Walls, Doors, Floor etc.
TYPECollection of variables (sizes, materials, etc). It provides a convenient way to switch several variables of a family at once, each with its own unique user-editable settings.
INSTANCEElement created using a particular and specific family type. These canbe modified without changing family type parameters.
All Revit elements belong to a family. They are simply a collection of like items sharing the same overall look and behavior. Eg. In a ‘Wall’ category,‘basic wall’ is a family.
FAMILY
System FamiliesPre-defined families embedded within a template that can’t be created, deleted, modified, or manipulated by the user in the interface.
Loadable FamiliesHost-based or Free standing,User-defined /Customizable familiesthat can be created, deleted and modified in the Family Editor.
In-Place FamiliesUsed to create one-of-a-kind element, free form or custom shapes unique to a project. These non-parametric families are created directly within a project.
Content Credit : Revit Families: A Step-by-Step Introduction | Autodesk University
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