Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010, User Manual

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When you create a loadable family, you begin with a template that is supplied in the software and contains
information about the family that you are creating. You sketch the geometry of the family, use parameters
to establish relationships between family components, create the variations or family types that it includes,
and determine its visibility and detail level in different views. When you finish the family, you test it in a
sample project before using it to create elements in your projects.
Revit Architecture includes a library of content in which you can access loadable families that are supplied
by the software and save the families that you create. You can also access loadable families from various
sources on the Web.
Nesting and Sharing Families
You can load instances of families in other families to create new families. By nesting existing families inside
other families, you can save yourself modelling time.
Depending on how you want instances of these families to act when you add them to your projects (as a
single element or as individual elements), you can specify whether the nested families are shared or not
shared.
For detailed information about loadable families, see The Families Guide on page 418.
Revit Architecture Standard Loadable Families
Revit Architecture includes the following standard loadable families:
■ Annotations
■ Balusters
■ Casework
■
Columns
■ Curtain Wall Panels
■ Detail Components
■ Doors
■ Electrical Fixtures
■ Entourage
■ Furniture
■ Furniture Systems
■ Lighting Fixtures
■ Mass
■ Mechanical Equipment
■ Planting
■ Plumbing Fixtures
■ Profiles
■ Site
■ Specialty Equipment
■ Structural
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