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You can place structural columns that attach to other structural elements. For more information, see Attaching
Columns on page 757.
Creating a Structural Column Family
You create column families by defining what the column looks like in plan view, elevation view, and 3D
view.
For detailed information about creating a family, see The Families Guide on page 418.
The following image shows what a column may look like in a 3D view.
3D view of
structural
column
Starting a Structural Column Family
When you start creating a column family, you see one of 3 views: a front elevation view of a lower reference
level tag and an upper reference level tag with reference planes, a plan view with reference planes and 2 sets
of equality dimensions, and a 3D view. The view in which you start creating geometry does not matter. You
can define geometry in any of these views. You may want to add an overall width and depth dimension to
the plan view and label it. This is useful if you are going to have a list of different-size columns.
When you create a column, Revit Architecture automatically adds a rotation control symbol to the lower
left corner of the geometry in the plan view. You notice it when you add the column to a project. You can
rotate the column in the plan view by clicking Modify, selecting the column geometry, and then dragging
the rotation control arrow.
The following procedure is a general procedure for creating a column family. Your steps may differ based
on design intent.
1 Click
➤
New
➤
Family.
2 In the Open dialog, select column.rft from the templates folder, and click Open.
3 Create the geometry for the family. For more information on creating solid geometry, see Creating
Solid and Void Geometry on page 320.
4 If desired, label any permanent dimensions that you may have added. Place the cursor over the
dimension text and right-click. Click Edit Label and enter a name for the dimension. This name
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