Join Ed Cotey for an in-depth discussion in this video Working with in-place families, part of Revit for Interior Design: Interior Walls.
…One of the nice features about Revit is the ability to use in place families.…When you can not use a standard family tool, you can…go ahead and create special families to work in your specific project.…You can make just about anything.…Think about built in furniture, custom walls, doors.…You can do all sorts of things using what's called an in place family.…It does take place within what's called a family editor, which is a little…bit different than the project environment that you've been working in, to this time.…
Let's talk a little bit more about what is a In Place Family.…In Place Families are part of the Revit system.…And as a result, you can create a wall as…an In Place Family. You can do a number of things.…You can add doors and windows.…You can actually move these door elements around and copy them.…The alignment tool works within an In Place Family as well.…
And you can move and lock elements in the wall.…In other words like doors and windows.…And have them all moved together, with the wall.…However, when you go ahead and you start an In Place Wall, best thing…
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Released
1/28/2014- Drawing interior walls
- Configuring wall height and alignments
- Changing wall types
- Aligning and splitting walls
- Creating compound walls
- Adding doors and windows
- Working with the Family Editor
- Adding sweeps and trims to walls
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome47s
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Using the exercise files1m 7s
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1. Creating Interior Walls
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Drawing an interior wall5m 10s
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Creating a custom wall type8m 21s
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2. Editing Interior Walls
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Modifying a wall join7m 42s
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Aligning walls4m 56s
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Splitting a wall6m 50s
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Editing a wall's profile7m 41s
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Attaching tops and bottoms6m 10s
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Creating compound walls11m 43s
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3. Adding Doors and Windows
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Adding doors and windows7m 48s
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4. Special Design Applications for Walls
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Editing in-place families3m 48s
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Making a wall-mounted shelf5m 29s
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Creating a wall trim profile7m 45s
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Conclusion
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Next steps43s
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