Using Type Catalogs; Loading A Family With A Type Catalog; Family Editor - Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC User Manual

The example file above would create the following Type Catalog when loading its family:
Type
MA36x30
MA40x24

Using Type Catalogs

Type catalogs assist you with the family selection process. You can sort through the catalog and load only
the specific family type required within your project. This helps decrease project size and minimizes the
length of the Type Selector list when selecting types.
Although Revit Architecture includes a type catalog when loading structural families, you can create a catalog
for any existing or user-created family. See
Type Catalogs

Loading a Family with a Type Catalog

1 Click File menu
2 Navigate to the directory containing the file you wish to open.
3 Select a family file that has a type catalog, and click Open.
4 In the Specify Types dialog, under Types, select the family type or types to load. You can select
5 Click OK.

Family Editor

All elements in Revit Architecture are "family based." The term, family, describes a concept used throughout
Revit Architecture to help you manage your data and make changes easily. Each family element has the
ability to have multiple types defined within it, each with a different size, shape, material set, or other
parameter variables as designed by the family creator. Even though various types within a family can look
completely different, they are still related and come from a single source, thus the term, family. Changes to
376 | Chapter 8 Creating Your Own Components (Families)
Manufacturer
Revit
Revit
on page 374.
Load from Library
By default, the window shows the .rfa file types.
The Specify Types dialog displays.
multiple types by pressing CTRL during selection. You can also narrow the search items by
selecting specific parameters from the list at the top of each column.
Length Width
36.5cm 2.75cm
40.5cm 3.25cm
Loading Structural Component Families
Load Family.
Height
30cm
24cm
on page 889 and Creating