Creating Vertical Families - Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC User Manual

3D view
The following procedure is a general procedure for creating a window family. Your steps may differ based
on design intent.
1 Click File menu
2 In the Open dialog, select window.rft from the Templates folder and click Open.
3 In the Floor Plan view, click the tools on the Design Bar to create the geometry for the window.
4 Change to the Exterior Elevation, and create the geometry you see in that view, such as any
5 Select the solid geometry and click
6 If desired, modify any of the permanent dimensions.
7 Set the reference planes and sketch lines properties for Defines Origin and Is Reference properties.
8 Add any additional family types by using the Family Type command on the Settings menu.
9 Click File menu

Creating Vertical Families

You can create vertical or non-vertical families. This option pertains only to families hosted by walls, floors,
ceilings, roofs, and site surfaces. You can set a family component, such as a tree or a chandelier, to Always
Vertical; once loaded into a project, the component remains vertical regardless of the slope of the host. In
the case of a car or a park bench, you can set the Always Vertical option to No; this allows the car and the
park bench to adapt to the slope of the host.
NOTE The Always Vertical parameter does not apply to families created in non host-based templates.
New
Generally, a window in plan view displays in a symbolic form. Use the Lines command to sketch
the symbol. Add dimensions as needed.
solid geometry for the window, moldings, and glass (Extrusions).
Select one of the values.
To do this place the cursor over the dimension text to highlight it, and right-click. Click Edit
Label and enter a name for the dimension. This name appears in the properties of the family.
You can modify the name to change all occurrences of that family type in the project, or you
can use it to create other family types with varying sizes.
Save to save the family. Revit Architecture saves the file with an RFA extension.
Family.
. Click the Value drop-down menu next to Subcategory.
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