Family Basics: Making Revit Casework Families

Brian DeYoung

Level 1

1h 27m

This course explores the basics of creating Revit casework families in Revit® 2012. This will be done by constructing a casework component that incorporates dimensional & material parameters as well as types.

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Introduction to Casework Families in Revit

37s

Family Overview & Working with Family Templates

5m 5s

Working with Family Categories

1m 41s

Setting Up the Armature of Your Casework Family with Reference Planes

5m 28s

Strong and Weak References

2m 13s

Setting Up Dimensional Relationships

3m 36s

Adding Parameters

5m 33s

Flexing the Model

4m 9s

Building the Extruded Casework Family Geometry

9m 54s

3D Solid Modeling Tools - Blend, Revolve, Sweep and Swept Blend

7m 15s

Flexing the Model with the 3D Geometry

2m 19s

Assigning Material Parameters and Family Material Basics

10m 27s

Assigning Yes/No Parameters

4m 16s

Adding Model Lines for the Casework

7m 24s

Adding Model Lines for the Casework Hardware

4m 6s

Creating Types in the Casework Family

4m 21s

Loading into the Project & Defining the Family Origin

4m 34s

The Difference Between Instance & Type Parameters

3m 20s

Conclusion to Family Basics in Revit- Making a Casework Family

40s

About the Author

Brian is an Associate at SOM, and has been using Revit since 2002. His professional experience includes modern high-end single family homes, mixed-use commercial projects and international airports while at firms such as SOM, Marmol Radziner and Gensler. With this wide ranging background Brian has unique technical design expertise and the ability to manage both architectural teams and the intelligent digital models teams create. He currently lives in Chicago, IL.

Family Basics: Making Revit Casework Families

Chapter 1: Introduction (37s)

Chapter 2: Family Basics and Reference Planes (14m 27s)

Chapter 3: Setting up Dimensional Parameters (13m 18s)

Chapter 4: Creating the 3d Geometry (19m 28s)

Chapter 5: Material Parameters and Model LInes (26m 13s)

Chapter 6: Working with Family Types in the Project (12m 15s)

Chapter 7: Conclusion (40s)

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