Lesson 1.1 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 1.2 Types of reference planes

The difference between reference planes. How reference planes affect working with families in the project.

Lesson 1.3 Basic Principles of Modeling in Revit

Construction and attachment of various volumetric elements to reference planes.

Lesson 2.1 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 2.2 Basic parameters of families (building an adaptive molding)

Material parameters. Visibility. Level of Detail. Shared parameters.

Lesson 2.3 Different methods of creating and assigning parameters. Type and instance parameters

Different ways to assign parameters to the elements? The difference between type parameters and instance parameters.

Lesson 3.1 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 3.2 Nested Families (Creating a Parametric Array)

Building nested families. Creating an array of nested families. Parameterization of the array using formulas.

Lesson 3.3 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 3.4 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 4.1 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 4.2 Building smooth forms (creating the Broox chair)

Building a Sweep along a 3D path. Modeling the seat and back of the chair.

Lesson 4.3 Building smooth forms (creating an office chair)

Forming legs using void extrusion. Building parts of the backrest using Sweep and Swept Blend.

Lesson 4.4 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 5.1 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 5.2 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 6.1 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 6.2 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 6.3 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 7.1 Placing families in a flat and configuring materials. Setting up lighting and shadows in 3D view

Different types of displaying graphics in 3D view. Adjusting materials based on the selected type of graphics. Lighting intensity, different types of shadows, background color, silhouettes settings.

Lesson 8.1 Metric Generic Annotation Families

Features of working with annotations, their differences from regular families. Creating equipment tags that are visible on top of furniture. Changing the tag using a parameter.

Lesson 8.2 Plumbing outlets families

Creating a 3D outlet element. Creating a symbol family. Placing the symbol on a reference plane. Setting the visibility of the outlet. Creating a cold water outlet family. Creating a sewage outlet family. Combining all families into one.