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The names of all lighting fixture templates include the words Lighting Fixture. Be sure to select
the appropriate template for the type of lighting fixture that you want to create. For example,
to create a ceiling-based fixture for metric projects, use Metric Lighting Fixture ceiling based.rft.
Revit Architecture opens the Family Editor. The template defines reference planes and a light
source. For ceiling-based and wall-based fixtures, the template includes a ceiling or wall to host
the fixture. See
Family Editor on page 416.
3 Define the geometry of the light source for the lighting fixture.
See Defining the Geometry of a Light Source on page 1180.
4 Sketch solid geometry for the lighting fixture.
See Creating Solid and Void Geometry on page 320.
TIP If you want the surface of the light bulb to display in a rendered image, create geometry for it.
Then apply a material to it, and, for its render appearance, select Glass Light Bulb On from the Render
Appearance Library. This render appearance models the surface of a light bulb that is turned on. It
is white, shiny, and emits the appropriate amount of light.
5 Click Family Properties panel
➤
Types.
6 In the Family Types dialog, specify values for the parameters.
See Parameters for Lighting Fixtures and Light Sources on page 1182.
7 Click OK.
8 Click Load into Project to load the light fixture into the current project, or save the fixture and
exit the Family Editor.
Creating Lighting Fixtures with Multiple Light Sources
To create a lighting fixture that uses multiple light sources (such as a chandelier or a set of track lights),
create a nested family. The host family represents the hardware that supports the light sources (for example,
the hardware for a chandelier, or the track for a set of track lights). Then you create another lighting fixture
family that defines the light source (for example, the candles in a chandelier, or the can lights for a set of
track lights). This family is nested into the host family. For more information about nested families, see
The
Families Guide on page 418
A nested chandelier family
A nested track light family
The nested family (that defines the light sources) can be shared or not shared, depending on whether you
want to be able to schedule the light sources and control their photometric parameters individually. See
Sharing a Lighting Fixture Family on page 1171.
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