Learn how to edit simple parametric families in Revit. Explore how to add and flex parameters so that it’s ready to load into your project model.
- [Instructor] This box looks a little short to me.…So let's go in and modify the properties…of this family before even saving it.…Up here is the Family Types button.…Within a Family definition,…you can have several different types.…For example, you can create a door once,…and then have five different versions of that door…that are all associated with each other,…and are modified only in door width, or door heighth.…So in this case,…the height got left right where it started…as the default extrusion length of one foot.…
Let's make that three feet,…which will be a comfortable working height.…I also like to name this type.…I'm going to call it six foot…Bus Table.…So in the future if I have another use…for one of these box-shaped placeholder families,…I can just create a new type of this family,…change the name, and modify the dimensions.…Alright, now that's looking more like the shape…that we want.…
Let's save this family.…So I'll go into 2019,…Chapter Three, and save this as…Generic…Furniture Box.…By saving it, I've named this family,…
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4/14/2020Released
11/16/2018- Why model for VR in Revit?
- When to use VR and AR
- How to use your Revit model with VR and AR
- Making the most of Enscape
- Using IrisVR Prospect for multiuser virtualization
- Simple 3D shortcuts
- Efficiently applying materials to Revit projects
- Using RPC components in Revit
- VR modeling for Revit
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome47s
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Using the exercise files1m 18s
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1. Why Model for VR in Revit?
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Immersive tech: When to use2m 10s
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Immersive tech: Which to use2m 28s
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2. How to Use Your Revit Model with VR and AR
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Overview1m 26s
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VR in Enscape2m 38s
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3. Simple 3D Shortcuts for SD
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Simple 3D placeholders1m 10s
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Labeling a component family4m 22s
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Topography and context4m 16s
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4. Material Library and Editing
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5. Higher LOD VR-Ready Modeling
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6. VR Modeling for Revit
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Blocks3m 2s
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Tilt Brush2m 59s
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7a. Multiuser Prototyping and Documentation for Revit in the Wild
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Collaborative design review8m 16s
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Conclusion
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Next steps21s
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Video: Editing a placeholder component family