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HoustonRevit UserGroup

January2010Presentation

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WhoIam

PhilipChan,LEEPA.P.

Revit/BIMS ecialistatWGWArchitects,Inc.

Revit ArchitectureCertified

Professional

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AnatomyofComplexFamilies

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Architects?

StructuralEn ineers?

MEPEngineers?

InteriorDesigners?

Lan scape

Arc itects? Consultants?

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Whenitcomestogettingcontentforyourprojects,whatis

yourresource?

FreeSite;e.g.(Revit City,AutodeskSeek)

anu ac urer

we

s es Outsourcing

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3MajorTypesofFamiliesinRevit:

SystemFamilies

ComponentFamilies InplaceFamilies

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PROS: PROS:

Yes,theyarefree!Soitmeanstheyarereadyto

Canbemadeintoanything(Almosteverything)

IffromManufacturer,itetsallthedata ouneed

controlonthefamily.

Cansuittheneedfortheforyourmodel(schedule,

analysis)

office.

Canbe

parametric,

have

morethan1type.

Canbemoreconsistent

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CONS: CONS:

Heavyonfilessize.

Limitations(e.g.breakable, Timeconsumingtobuild,

qualityassured.

,

Toodetailed!

Createdb im orted

creatorisinexperienced.

Nobud ettoafforditingeometry(e.g.dwg file)

Neededfamilies

not

house.

existed.

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Sources:

Revit City

AutodeskSeek

Sweetsnetwork

VariousManufacturerSites

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Solutions?

Ihavea3Ddwg fileandimportitintothe

model. Justtraceoverthecaddrawingwithmodel

linesandgroupthem.

Answer: Maybe?

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GOOD

o u ons

Whynotstart

from

SCRATCH?

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Beneficial: Notjusttoyou buttotheproject

Efficient: Implementationandchangesare

astand

predictable

Elegant:Understoodbytheteamandany

lastminutesnewmembers

*(QuotedfromPhilRead)

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ase u y 1

Ex ter ior Shading

Device

Remark:Designedspecificallypermanufacturercutsheet

Parametriccharacteristic

:

Length

Depth

Category:GenericFamily

Rfa filesize:

400k

Composedof:3nestedfamilies(2genericfamilies)(1profilefamily)

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ase u y 1

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ase u y 2

Ex t er ior L-Shape

Canopy w i th Met a l T ie -

Rod

Usage: Forbuildingexterior

use

LengthDepth

Height

TieRodHeight,ProjectionMountedPlateStyle

Rfa filesize:900k

Composedof:4nestedfamilies

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ase u y 2

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ase u y 3

Metal Clad Bui ld ingEnt rance w i th Canopyand Cables

Usage: Forearlybuildingstudyuse

Parametriccharacteristic:eng

DepthHeightCanopyProjectionTieRodHei ht Pro ection

Category:GenericFamilyRfa file

size:

450k

Composedof:2nestedfamilies(1genericfamilies)(1profilefamily)

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ase u y 3

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ase u y 4

Cur ved Metal Canopy

w i th Cab les

use

Parametriccharacteristic:

CanopyHeight

CurveBeamHeight

CableHeight

Category:Generic

Family

Composedof:2nestedfamilies(2genericfamilies)

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ase u y 4

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ase u y 5

Ver t ica l Trash ChuteSystem

Usage:Trash

Chute

for

High

Rise

u ng

Remark:Designedspecificallypermanufacturercutsheet

Parametriccharacteristic

:

ChuteDiameterFloortoFloorHeightSu ortWidth/Len thVentHeightSpoutHeightProjectionSpoutTurningAngle

Category:SpecialtyEquipmentRfa filesize:700k

Composedof:4nestedfamilies

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ase u y 5

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AutodeskUniversityOnlinehttp://au.autodesk.com

. Revitcity.com

Help

ile http://www.autodesk.com/revitarchitecturefamiliesguide.

VariousB ogSites

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