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Configuring other layered hosts

Configuring other layered hosts - Revit LT Tutorial

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Configuring other layered hosts

- In many ways, floors, roofs and ceilings are nearly the same as walls except they run horizontally instead of vertically. Many of the same challenges and strategies apply. So, whatever you have decided is the approach for managing your wall library, it's most likely appropriate that you could use it for these other items as well. In this movie, we'll explore the issues around devising standards and approaches for managing your system family layered hosts. So, just what exactly are layered hosts? Well, really, it's any system family that uses a layered structure. So, of course, that does include walls, and if I just select any Wall, and click Edit Type, a layered host will have a Structure button and then an Edit button right here, and when you click Edit, it will have a list of layers that you can configure. So, of course, that includes walls, but with walls, the layers run vertically. And then, the series of layers is sort of sandwiched together. But, when you're dealing with…

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