Join Paul F. Aubin for an in-depth discussion in this video Creating a new family from a template, part of Revit 2018: Essential Training for Architecture (Imperial).
- [Voiceover] So, let's get started creating…our first piece of Revit family content.…So, as I said, we're going to make…a model family in this exercise,…and I'm looking at recent file screen,…and I don't have any files open,…and there is two places you can go…to create a new family.…There's the Families area,…directly on the recent file screen,…and you can use the links there…to open existing families…or to create a new one,…and the alternative to using a new family…in the Families area, is the Application menu.…So, if you open up your Application menu,…and highlight New, you can choose Family.…
So whether you do it here,…or do it here, is not really that important.…In both cases, you'll get to the same place…which is the New Family - Select Template File dialog.…Here in the template file dialog is perhaps…one of the most important decisions you'll make…when creating your new piece of family content.…So, it's kind of unfortunate that…the first decision you make…is also one of the most important.…But, let's go ahead and talk through…
Author
Paul F. Aubin
Released
4/13/2017First, get comfortable with the Revit environment, and learn to set up a project and add the grids, levels, and dimensions that will anchor your design. Then author Paul F. Aubin helps you dive into modeling: adding walls, doors, and windows; using joins and constraints; creating and mirroring groups; linking to external assets and DWG files; and modeling floors, roofs, and ceilings.
Paul also shows advanced techniques for modeling stairs and complex walls, adding rooms, and creating schedules. Finally, discover how to annotate your drawings so all the components are clearly understood, and learn how to output sheets to DWF, PDF, or AutoCAD.
- Understanding BIM and the Revit element hierarchy
- Navigating views
- Creating a new project from a template
- Adding walls, doors, and windows
- Adding plumbing fixtures and other components
- Linking AutoCAD DWG files
- Rotating and aligning Revit links
- Working with footprint and extrusion roofs
- Adding openings
- Adding railings and extensions to stairs
- Creating stacked and curtain walls
- Hiding and isolating objects
- Adding rooms
- Creating schedule views and tags
- Adding text and dimensions
- Creating new families
- Using reference planes, parameters, and constraints
- Plotting and creating a PDF
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 13s
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1. Core Concepts
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2. Getting Comfortable with the Revit Environment
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Using the ribbon and the QAT6m 46s
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Using the Properties palette5m 21s
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Using the Project Browser4m 11s
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Moving and stacking palettes4m 48s
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Selecting objects10m 55s
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Accessing Revit options6m 50s
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3. Starting a Project
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Adding levels9m 54s
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Adding grids6m 27s
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Adding columns6m 45s
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4. Modeling Basics
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Adding walls10m 4s
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Using snaps6m 25s
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Wall properties and types8m 14s
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Locating walls7m 15s
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Using the Modify tools8m 52s
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Adding doors and windows8m 3s
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Wall joins3m 35s
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Using constraints9m 42s
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5. Links, Imports, and Groups
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Understanding CAD inserts6m 41s
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Import tips8m 6s
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Creating groups10m 3s
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Creating Revit links5m 18s
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Managing links4m 41s
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Understanding file formats2m 29s
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6. Sketch-Based Modeling Components
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Creating floors10m 35s
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Creating footprint roofs6m 2s
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Attaching walls to roofs7m 4s
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Working with ceilings9m 46s
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Creating extrusion roofs5m 8s
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Working with slope arrows6m 29s
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Adding openings7m 42s
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7. Stairs
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Adding Stairs12m 58s
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Adding railings5m 18s
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8. Complex Walls
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Adding curtain walls10m 35s
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Model lines6m 50s
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9. Visibility and Graphic Controls
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Using object styles4m 52s
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Using view templates8m 42s
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Understanding view range5m 58s
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Using cutaway views7m 20s
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10. Rooms
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Adding rooms9m 13s
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11. Schedules and Tags
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Understanding tags9m 39s
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Adding schedule views9m 3s
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Modifying schedule views7m 21s
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Creating a key schedule7m 52s
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Using images in schedules3m 36s
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12. Annotation and Details
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Adding text9m 13s
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Adding dimensions9m 30s
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Adding symbols4m 17s
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Adding legend views6m 17s
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Creating a detail callout7m 11s
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Adding detail components7m 27s
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13. The Basics of Families
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Understanding families2m 7s
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Adding solid geometry8m 52s
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Adding blends6m 11s
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Completing the family7m 21s
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14. Sheets, Plotting, and Publishing
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Working with sheets8m 21s
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Exporting to AutoCAD7m 47s
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Plotting and creating a PDF7m 51s
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Conclusion
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Next steps24s
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