Unlocking Parametric Door Families in Revit
In this Revit tutorial, we'll create a single door that utilizes multiple types of geometry in an intelligent parametric family. Software required: Revit 2015.
What you'll learn
We'll learn how to harness the 'I' in BIM, information, to allow Revit to perform the tedious tasks in drawing documentation so we can spend more time designing efficiently and effectively. By the end of this Revit training, you'll understand family modeling, creating parameters, using formulas to maximize the functionality of families and setting up shared parameters to use in schedules. Software required: Revit 2015.
Table of contents
- Understanding Door Families in Revit 8m
- Making a Flush Door Panel 10m
- Creating a Vision Door Panel 12m
- Making a Full Lite Door Panel 4m
- Starting the Parametric Door Family 5m
- Placing the Door Panels in the Family 10m
- Carrying Parameters Through from One Family to the Next 8m
- Making a Simple Singular Frame Family 12m
- Making a Door Frame Family with a Sidelight 13m
- Bringing in Our Frame Families into the Door Family 8m
- Creating 2D Annotations 7m
- Preliminary Testing of Our Door Family 8m
- Making a Cylindrical Hardware Set 6m
- Creating a Mortise Hardware Set 5m
- Making a Push Bar Egress Hardware Set 7m
- Setting Formulas to Parameters for Visibility Control 16m
- Door Family Materials 8m
- Creating a Custom Door Schedule with Shared Parameters 8m
- Final Testing and Edits of the Door Family 3m
- Placing the Door Family in a Project 12m
- Summarizing Our Project 1m
About the author
Evan is a registered architect who has worked in architectural firms for over a decade. His proficiency in 3D software led him to be an award winning designer before leaving college, producing high quality renderings that enabled his creativity to standout above others. Evan truly appreciates the workflows and processes of utilizing BIM and 3D design software and believes harnessing those tools creates better design. He has been a Certified Revit Professional by Autodesk since 2012. When not in ... more