Starting A Furniture Family; Creating A Furniture Family - Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC User Manual

Starting a Furniture Family

When you start creating a furniture family, you can open a number of views, including a front elevation
view with a reference plane (origin) and reference level tag, a plan view with perpendicular reference planes
(origins), a right elevation with a reference plane (origin) and a reference level tag, and a 3D view. The
starting view does not matter. You can define geometry in any of the views. Revit Architecture places the
furniture using the intersection of the 2 reference planes in the plan view. These 2 reference planes define
the origin of the family. Sketch the geometry accordingly.
Elevation view
Plan view

Creating a Furniture Family

The following procedure is a general procedure for creating a furniture family. Your steps may differ based
on design intent.
1 Click File menu
2 In the Open dialog, select Furniture.rft from the Templates folder and click Open.
3 In the floor plan view, use the tools on the Design Bar to create the geometry for the furniture.
4 Create the solid geometry of the furniture. For more information on creating solid geometry,
5 If desired, you can label any permanent dimensions that you may have added. See
6 Add any additional family types using the Family Types command. See
7 Save the family by clicking File menu
New
Generally, furniture in the plan view is displayed in a symbolic form. Click Lines to sketch the
symbol.
see Solid Geometry Tools
Dimensions on page 359.
366.
extension.
Family.
on page 380.
Save. Revit Architecture saves the file with an RFA
Labeling
Family Types
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