Join Paul F. Aubin for an in-depth discussion in this video Creating a new family from a template, part of Revit Architecture 2013 Essential Training.
Ok. So let's get started creating our first piece of Revit family content. …It all starts with the choice of template, so that will be the first thing we are going …to look at here in this movie. …I don't have any files open onscreen; …I'm just looking at the Revit Recent Files screen. And we have two ways we can create our new family: …we can do it down here in the Families area of the Recent Files screen, or you can use …the big R, the Application menu, highlight New, and choose Family. …So you either choose it there or you click this New link right here; either one will …get you to the same place.…
In both cases you will be in the New Family - Select Template File dialog, and the easiest …way to understand what we've got here is to select the first item and then use the arrow …keys on your keyboard to kind of quickly page through several of these items. …And you'll notice over on the Preview there on the right, there is a lot of difference …between each one of these family templates, so there's several things going on here. …
Author
Paul F. Aubin
Released
8/2/2012- Introducing building information modeling (BIM)
- Adding levels, grids, and columns to set up a project
- Creating building layouts with walls, doors, and windows
- Modifying wall types and properties
- Working with DWG files and CAD inserts
- Adding rooms
- Adding curtain grids, mullions, and panels
- Using cutaway views
- Generating schedules and tags
- Adding callouts such as text and symbols
- Understanding families
- Outputting files, including DWF and PDF files
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome59s
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1. Core Concepts
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2. Getting Comfortable with the Revit Environment
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Using the Properties palette8m 31s
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Using the Project Browser5m 34s
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Accessing Revit options6m 19s
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3. Starting a Project
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Configuring project settings6m 33s
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Adding levels7m 40s
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Adding grids6m 23s
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Adding columns7m 34s
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4. Modeling Basics
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Adding walls8m 48s
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Using snaps6m 24s
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Locating walls7m 27s
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Using the modify tools9m 32s
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Adding doors and windows7m 39s
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Using constraints8m 27s
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Using Autodesk Seek4m 19s
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5. Links, Imports, and Groups
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Linking AutoCAD DWG files10m 59s
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Understanding CAD inserts7m 56s
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Import tips6m 49s
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Creating a group7m 10s
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Creating Revit links5m 16s
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6. Sketch-Based Modeling Components
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Working with floors8m 57s
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Working with footprint roofs6m 22s
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Working with extrusion roofs4m 59s
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Attaching walls to roofs3m 17s
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Adding openings8m 33s
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Working with stairs8m 4s
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Adding railings to stairs3m 40s
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Working with ceilings9m 36s
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7. Complex Walls
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Understanding stacked walls8m 12s
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Adding curtain walls8m 17s
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Exploring model lines4m 22s
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8. Visibility and Graphic Controls
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Using object styles4m 19s
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Using view templates6m 13s
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Understanding view range7m 7s
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Using the Linework tool5m 21s
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Using cutaway views4m 25s
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9. Rooms
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Adding rooms8m 15s
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Controlling room numbering6m 13s
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10. Schedules and Tags
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Understanding tags9m 58s
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Adding schedule views7m 55s
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Modifying schedule views7m 12s
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Creating a key schedule8m 8s
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11. Annotation and Details
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Adding text7m 29s
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Adding dimensions9m 6s
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Adding symbols4m 42s
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Adding legend views4m 51s
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Creating a detail callout8m 31s
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Adding detail components8m 52s
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12. The Basics of Families
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Understanding families2m 37s
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Adding solid geometry8m 40s
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Adding blends6m 2s
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Completing the family4m 40s
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13. Sheets, Plotting, and Publishing
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Adding sheets7m 44s
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Exporting to AutoCAD5m 42s
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Plotting and creating a PDF7m 22s
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Conclusion
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Next steps2m 38s
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