Loading A Pattern Component Family - Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010 User Manual

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Extrusions and Forms
Using sketched lines and geometry, create extrusions, forms and voids to give the component dimension.
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Best Practices
Divide and pattern a surface before applying components.
Work with border tile conditions set to Empty or Overhanging when possible. When set to Partial, the
size of the file and resulting memory requirements increase. Loading pattern components and modifying
conceptual masses with applied pattern components in this state may take longer than anticipated.
When working with closed forms, select patterns that will seamlessly interlock.
Work with multiple windows to facilitate your pattern component family design workflow.
To design a pattern component
1 Open the pattern component family.
2 Open the conceptual design mass (3D view, floor plan view, or both).
3 Click View tab
Designing in this manner allows you to work in the pattern component family and see how it displays
in your conceptual design mass.

Loading a Pattern Component Family

1 Open the conceptual design mass.
2 Open the pattern component family.
3 Click Create tab
4 If multiple projects are open, the Load into Projects dialog will open. Select which projects will
receive the pattern component family, and click OK.
The new pattern component is now available to be applied to a patterned surface. See
Component Family on page 582.
Windows panel Tile.
Family Editor panel
on page 533
Load into Project.
Pattern Component Families | 581
Applying a Pattern