Creating Loadable Families; Modifying Families In A Project (Or Nested Family) - Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010 User Manual

Creating Loadable Families

For detailed information about creating loadable families, see
tutorials in the Families Guide before creating your own families.
Depending on the complexity of the family, the creation process can be time-consuming. If you can identify
a family that is similar to the one you want to create, you can save time and effort by copying, renaming,
and modifying the family to create the new family.
For best results when creating a family, use the following workflow.
1 Before beginning family creation, plan your family. Identify requirements regarding family sizes,
2 Create a new family file with the appropriate family template.
3 Define subcategories for the family to help control the visibility of the family geometry.
4 Create the family skeleton, or framework:
5 Define family type variations by specifying different parameters.
6 Add a single level of geometry in solids and voids, and constrain the geometry to reference
7 Flex the new model (types and hosts) to verify correct component behavior.
8 Repeat previous steps until the family geometry is complete.
9 Specify 2D and 3D geometry display characteristics with subcategory and entity visibility settings.
10 Save the newly defined family, and then load it into a project for testing.
11 For large families that include many types, create a type catalog.

Modifying Families in a Project (or Nested Family)

For detailed information about modifying loadable families, see
Within a project or family, you can edit a loaded family and reload it into the same project or any other
open projects or families. Before or after reloading the family into the project, you can save the family to a
library with the same name or a new name.
1 In the drawing area, select the family to edit.
2 Do either of the following:
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Click Cancel.
TIP When reloading multiple families, you can select Do this for all loading families.
how the family displays in different views, whether a host is required, the detail level to be
modeled, and the origin of the family.
Define the origin (the insertion point) of the family.
Lay out reference planes and reference lines to aid in sketching component geometry.
Add dimensions to specify parametric relationships.
Label dimensions to create type or instance parameters or 2D representation.
Test, or flex, the skeleton.
planes.
Click Modify <Element> tab
In the drawing area or the Project Browser, right-click the family, and click Edit.
The Families Guide
The Families Guide
Family panel Edit Family.
on page 418. Complete the
on page 418.