Learning Revit Families

Learn how to create both basic and advanced Revit families, and add parameters, 3D elements, symbolic lines, and materials.

Introduction

• Revit families

1. Creating a Basic Profile Family

• Selecting the correct template
• Creating and understanding reference planes
• Adding and understanding labels: Parameters
• Adding lines and flexing geometry
• Adding types
• Adding the family to objects in the project
• Creating types from within the project

2. Creating a Door

• Editing an opening
• Modifying parameters and creating a jamb
• Creating a casing sweep
• Creating a door panel
• Adding an inserted component
• Adding symbolic lines

3. In-Place Families

• Creating reference planes and labels
• Creating a sweep
• Creating visibility parameters
• Adding a face-based support

4. Advanced Families

• Creating a line-based family
• Creating a generic family
• Linking parameters
• Adding formulas
• Creating an array
• Yes/no parameters and if statements

Conclusion

• Next steps