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Autodesk® Revit® Families: A Step-by-Step IntroductionPaul F. AubinAuthor/Consultant
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Desirée P. Ratley, PE , CE, LEED AP BD+C Dezi is an uber-nerd who went to MIT and now is a structural engineer at
Martin/Martin in Denver, Colorado. She is a regular Autodesk University speaker; she spoke at Revit Technology Conference USA; she is the Structural Director for the Denver Revit Users Group and is currently serving as AUGI Treasurer. And as if this is not enough Revit in her life, on the last binary day of this year, she married a Revit geek she met at the AU 2009 speaker social, so you can only imagine how exciting their evenings are.
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David A. Butts BIM Specialist at Gannett Fleming Fishin’ Movie Producer 27 years industry experience AU Instructor for Revit MEP/ACAD MEP/ACAD Arch for past 7 years
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Matt Stachoni Matt is the senior AEC applications and building information modeling (BIM)
implementation technical specialist for CADapult Ltd., an Autodesk Silver reseller in the Mid-Atlantic region. Matt specializes in Revit® training and BIM implementation for design firms and the construction industry. He has over 20 years experience as a CAD and IT Manager for several A/E firms in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Boston, Massachusetts, and has been using Autodesk® software since 1987.
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Darryl McClelland, LEED AP has 26 years of practical design experience in MEP engineering. Although his
primary focus was the design of mechanical systems, he spent 11 of those 26 years designing electrical and plumbing systems as well. He also ran his own engineering business for eight years. His design experience ranges from complex research laboratories and institutional facilities to medical and professional office buildings, and everything in between. He is a graduate of Purdue University and an active member of ASHRAE, ASPE, and a LEED AP.
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Harlan Brumm A really swell guy. Expert at all things Revit. Has a really cool blog called the
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Doug Bowers Doug is a LEED accredited licensed architect and an independent BIM software
consultant performing training, implementations, and Revit family development across the United States.
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Class Summary
This hands-on lab will introduce you to the basics of the Revit Family Editor. In this short introduction to the Family Editor, you will create a Revit component Family from scratch, complete with constraints and parameters.
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Class Summary
This is AB3737-L Autodesk® Revit® Families: A Step-by-Step Introduction This is an INTRODUCTORY class You will learn the BASICS of creating a Revit model Family. I am teaching the class in Revit Architecture using Architectural examples. However, most if not all concepts should apply equally to other flavors of Revit. I assume NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE of the Family Editor. We will start at the
beginning. This is a Hands-on lab. If you don’t wish to follow along, please pass the mouse to
the person sitting next to you.
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Learning Objectives
At the end of this class, you will be able to: Create a simple, fully parametric model family Describe reference planes, constraints, and parameters Nest components and set up a parametric array Apply materials and other accoutrements
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What am I Skipping?
The lab is Hands-on, therefore: I am skipping a lot of background info
Kinds of Families Family terminology Basic hierarchy and concepts
Relevant background info is included in the handout Please read the handout! Let’s start building something
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Family Editor – 000Setup
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Datasets for this lab are located in this folder:
C:\datasets\AB3737-L
If you are on your own laptop, ask one of the lab assistants for the files on a thumbdrive
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Family Editor – 101Building a box
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Family creation procedures
Lay down Reference Planes Create Parameters and Constraints Flex Build Geometry Flex Repeat
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Family Editor 102More than a box
CATCH UP! 102 Shelf_A.rfa
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More than a Box
Box
Box
Box
Box
Box
Box
You guessed it
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Family Editor 103Solids and Voids
CATCH UP! 102 Shelf_C.rfa
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Solids and Voids
Turn our box into a shelf bracket Create a Blend Create a Void
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Family Editor 104Nesting Families
CATCH UP! 104 Shelf_D.rfa
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Nesting Families
Nest Families Position Nested Instances Save, Load and Flex
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Family Editor 105Creating Family Types
CATCH UP! 105 Shelf w Brackets_A.rfa
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Creating Family Types
Create Family Types Flex
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Family Editor 201Assemble a Complex Family
CATCH UP! 201 Shelving Unit_B.rfa
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Parametric Arrays
Array the shelves Make the quantity Parametric Flex
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Family Editor 301 One-sided or Two-sided?
CATCH UP! 301 Shelving Unit_D.rfa
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One-sided or Two-sided?
Create a Visibility Parameter Apply to Family Make new Array Load into Project to Flex
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Family Editor 302 Tweaking the Graphics
CATCH UP! 301 Shelving Unit_E.rfa
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Family Editor 303 Adding Materials
CATCH UP! 301 Shelving Unit_F.rfa
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Family Editor 401 Bonus Material – Formulas
CATCH UP! 401 Box_A.rfa & 401 Shelving Unit_H.rfa
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