Course on Creating Families for Revit
All lessons have examples of modeling objects for interior design and visual schemes. Therefore, you can always review the scheme and remember all necessary details. During the course, I will be there to assist and help with any questions. You will be able to create your own families and receive my advice and guidance on modeling.
Firstly, it is the absence of information that is common and mostly already understood.
Secondly, it’s the conciseness of the lessons. You won’t have to spend an hour and a half to watch the process of creating a family model. The video length is on average 15-20 minutes.
Additionally, you will make a 3D model of an apartment using the created families, and I will show you how to customize the graphics for the 3D scheme in Revit.
Course program
Lesson 1. General information about working with families
The difference between families and models in context. Three ways to download a family into a project. Templates for creating families. Editing and re-uploading families to the project.
Lesson 2. Basic Principles of Modeling in Revit
Types of reference planes. Construction and attachment of various volumetric elements to reference planes.
Lesson 3. Components of families. Basic modeling tools (construction of an adaptive banquette)
Building reference planes. Creating dimension parameters. Building geometry (Extrusion, Blend, Revolve, Sweep). Using symbolic lines in families.
Lesson 4. Basic parameters of families (building an adaptive molding)
Material parameters. Visibility. Level of Detail. Shared parameters.
Lesson 5. Different methods of creating and assigning parameters. Type and instance parameters
What are the ways to assign parameters to elements? The difference between type parameters and instance parameters.
Lesson 6. Nested families (creating an adaptive cushion)
Building a nested family. Creating a rotation angle parameter. Using nested families in other models. Linking parameters between two families.
Lesson 7. Nested Families (Creating a Parametric Array)
Building nested families. Creating an array of nested families. Parameterization of the array using formulas.
Lesson 8. Nested Families (Creating Dropdown Lists)
Building a nested family with necessary parameters. Creating subcategories in the family. Creating a label parameter. Setting visibility of opening lines.
Lesson 9. Nested families. Counting nested families in a schedule (shared families)
What does the “shared” family type mean? Creating common parameters for the family. Creating a schedule for shared families in the project (using an example of an open shelf family).
Lesson 10: Fundamental principles for constructing fluid shapes (creating a soft chair)
Three approaches to modeling smooth forms – from simpler to more complex. Building a soft chair on wooden legs.
Lesson 11. Building smooth forms (creating the Broox chair)
Building a Sweep along a 3D path. Modeling the seat and back of the chair.
Lesson 12. Building smooth forms (creating an office chair)
Forming legs using void extrusion. Building parts of the backrest using Sweep and Swept Blend.
Lesson 13. Modeling plants. Basic principles of constructing different types of leaves (creating a ficus)
Building the stem of the plant. Creating nested families of leaves. Editing nested families. Basic principles of constructing different types of leaves.
Lesson 14. Basic formulas in family parameters >, <, = (creating an adaptive clothing rail)
Formulas based on addition and subtraction. Formulas based on multiplication and division. Formulas based on the >, < signs. Adjusting the visibility of elements based on formulas.
Lesson 15. Logical operators IF – AND – OR
IF Condition. IF Condition for Yes/No Parameter. NOT Condition for Yes/No Parameter. AND Condition for Yes/No Parameter. OR Condition for Yes/No Parameters.
Lesson 16. Creating a door family
Features of the door template. Building the door frame. Creating a parameter for the door panel offset. Setting the distance between horizontal mullions using a formula. Loading the nested families of the door handle and swing line. Adjusting visibility on the plan.
Lesson 17. Creating a chest of drawers with a drawer opening parameter
Creating the basic shape of the dresser. Building the nested family of the drawer. Two options for creating parameters to open the drawer.
Lesson 18. Creating a family of a pendant light
Different types of templates for light fixtures. How to add a light source to the standard template. Setting up the light source. Creating a parameter for cable length.
Lesson 19. Placing families in a room and configuring materials
Different types of displaying graphics in 3D view. Adjusting materials based on the selected type of graphics.
Lesson 20. Setting up lighting and shadows in 3D view
Lighting intensity, different types of shadows, background color, silhouettes settings.