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This PDF file contains the full Table of Contents of Creating Custom Revit Architecture 2012/2013 Families (US & Metric Editions). It also contains sample pages from every chapter. $19.95 gets you the PDF eBooks (all four above), tutorial files, and free Revit families worth $80.00 (Pool Table, Slot Machine, Toaster, & Blackjack Table) Each eBook contains 16 Chapters, over 750 pages, and over 2000 images. Forewords for each edition were written by Jay Zallan, Jeff Pinheiro, Lonnie Cumpton, and Steve Stafford. Available at: www.littledetailscount.com Creat ing Custom Rev it ®A rch itec t u re 2013 Fa m il ies Metric Edition A Practical Guide for Beginner & Intermediate Users Michael Anonuevo Certified Autodesk Revit Architecture Professional All renderings in this eBook were created with Revit’s built-in mental ray® renderer. v Dear Reader, This is the companion Metric Edition to my eBook, Creating Custom Revit Architecture 2013 Families, which was originally released based on the US Imperial measurement units. Metric editions are now going to be part of all my future Practical Series eBooks. This is in response to requests from Revit users outside the US for this type of measurement units. n After consulting with Revit users from other countries, the metric system o i I adapted in this eBook is based on Millimeters with no decimal points. t u There are, however, just a few dimensions with two decimal points to b illustrate a few instances where they are applicable, particularly in Chapter i r 16 (Deconstructing Revit Families). Aside from this, I’ve recreated all the t s Tutorials using the metric templates. By doing so, all the screen captures of i d l procedures that generate permanent and temporary dimensions are displayed a r in millimeters. This should make it easier for you to follow the tutorials. io r , eg Thank you for purchasing this eBook. Please feel free to email me your tn ai feedback as to how I can improve this metric edition. Thanks. r Ma h Michael Anonuevo s d, [email protected] e e l ta hs e gr ir ro yf t po on Cs i k o o B e s i h T Copyright © 2012 • www.littledetailscount.com • Michael Anonuevo • All Rights Reserved ix About the Author Michael Anonuevo is a published author, BIM modeler, and musician who owns and runs www.littledetailscount.com. Founded in 2009, his website specializes in unique and highly detailed Revit families created in native Autodesk Revit Architecture geometry. With over 18 years experience in 3D modeling, he has used various 3D programs n such as DesignWorkshop, Form Z, Artlantis and Sketchup prior to Revit. He o has used Revit since 2006 to produce construction documents of large i t u scale hospitality and entertainment projects. b i r Michael is an Autodesk Revit Architecture Certified t is Professional. He is also an Autodesk beta tester for Revit Architecture d l and AutoCAD Architecture. He obtained his architectural degree and a r io architect’s license from the Philippines, where he was a r, practicing architect before migrating to the US. eg tn ai At ClubRevit.com, he regularly writes articles r Ma pertaining to Revit families. He also writes product h s reviews and is a contributing author at AUGIWorld d , and AECbytes magazines. He is a member of AUGI, e e l Club Revit, UK Revit Register, Los Angeles Revit Users ta hs Group and Southern California Revit Users Group. e gr ir Michael lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. When ro yf he is not working on Revit families, he pot transcribes old jazz standard music on and plays them on his alto saxophone. Cs He is also a chess fan who loves i analyzing games of the great chess k o grandmasters. o B In July 16, 2012, he released his e s first eBook, Creating Custom Revit i h Architecture 2012 Families. T Copyright © 2012 • www.littledetailscount.com • Michael Anonuevo • All Rights Reserved xxii Contents at a Glance Foreword ................................................................................................................................xxvii Introduction ...........................................................................................................................xxxi n Chapter 1 • Revit Families ........................................................................................................1 o i t Chapter 2 • The Recent Files Window ..................................................................................9 u b i Chapter 3 • The Family Editor Window ............................................................................27 r t s i Chapter 4 • The Quick Access Toolbar ............................................................................101 d l a r io Chapter 5 • Keyboard Shortcuts .......................................................................................111 r , eg tn Chapter 6 • The Ribbon .......................................................................................................119 ai r Ma Chapter 7 • Work Planes ......................................................................................................179 h s d Chapter 8 • Dimensions ......................................................................................................191 , e e l ta Chapter 9 • The Draw Panel ...............................................................................................219 hs e gr Chapter 10 • Snaps ................................................................................................................229 ir ro yf Chapter 11 • Modifying and Editing Tools ....................................................................237 t po on Chapter 12 • 3D Modeling Tutorial ..................................................................................281 Cs i Chapter 13 • Parameters .....................................................................................................387 k o o Chapter 14 • Materials .........................................................................................................479 B e Chapter 15 • An Introduction to Conceptual Massing .............................................585 s i h Chapter 16 • Deconstructing Revit Families ................................................................637 T Appendix ..................................................................................................................................713 Index ..........................................................................................................................................723 Copyright © 2012 • www.littledetailscount.com • Michael Anonuevo • All Rights Reserved Contents xxiiiiii Contents Foreword ................................................................................................................................xxvii Introduction ...........................................................................................................................xxxi Who This Book is Intended For ...............................................................................xxxi What is Covered in this Book ...................................................................................xxxi n How to Get the Most Out of this eBook .............................................................xxxiv o How to Navigate this eBook with Adobe Reader ............................................xxxv i t Using Adobe Reader and Revit on a One Monitor System .......................xxxix u b Using Adobe Reader and Revit on a Two Monitor System ...........................xlii i r t Chapter 1 • Revit Families ................................................ 1 s i d l Chapter Overview .....................................................................................................................1 a r io Introduction .................................................................................................................................2 r, Revit Families ...............................................................................................................................2 eg tn Classification of Families ..........................................................................................................3 ai System Families ..................................................................................................................3 r Ma Component Families.........................................................................................................3 h In-Place Families ........................................................................................................4 s d, Saving an In-Place Family as a Component .......................................................4 e e l Conceptual Massing Families ........................................................................................6 ta hs Revit Libraries .............................................................................................................7 e gr Chapter 2 • The Recent Files Window ...............................9 ir ro yf Chapter Overview .....................................................................................................................9 t po Projects ...............................................................................................................................11 on Families ...............................................................................................................................11 Cs Resources ...........................................................................................................................11 i k The Application Button .........................................................................................................12 o Application Button .................................................................................................13 o B Recent Documents .................................................................................................13 e Open Documents ...................................................................................................13 s Sort ............................................................................................................................13 i h Menu items ..............................................................................................................13 T Recent Documents List .........................................................................................13 Pushpin .....................................................................................................................13 Locked Pushpin .......................................................................................................13 Options .....................................................................................................................13 Exit Revit ...................................................................................................................13 Licensing ..................................................................................................................13 Suite Workflows ......................................................................................................13 Starting a New Project or Family ...............................................................................14 Opening an Existing Project or Family ....................................................................15 Copyright © 2012 • www.littledetailscount.com • Michael Anonuevo • All Rights Reserved xiv Contents How to Set the Default Location of Files ................................................................16 Other Items in the Recent Files Window ................................................................19 How to Set the Thumbnail Images ...........................................................................24 Revit File Formats ............................................................................................................25 Chapter 3 • The Family Editor Window .......................... 27 Chapter Overview ..................................................................................................................27 The Family Editor Window Interface ................................................................................28 Properties palette ...................................................................................................................32 n o Type Selector ...........................................................................................................35 i Properties Filter .......................................................................................................37 t u Edit Type ...................................................................................................................37 b Instance Properties ................................................................................................39 ri t The Project Browser ...............................................................................................................40 s i The Project Browser Search .........................................................................................44 d l Navigation and Visual Styles ..............................................................................................46 ar io Monitor Configurations ................................................................................................46 r , The Mouse ........................................................................................................................49 eg Wired vs. Wireless Mouse ......................................................................................49 tn ai r The ViewCube ..................................................................................................................50 Ma The Navigation Bar .........................................................................................................57 h s The Steering Wheel ........................................................................................................61 d , Wheel Menu .............................................................................................................66 ee l Zoom Tools ........................................................................................................................71 ta hs The View Control Bar .....................................................................................................73 e gr View Scale ................................................................................................................73 ir Detail Level ..............................................................................................................74 ro Visual Style ...............................................................................................................75 y f t Graphic Display Options ......................................................................................75 po on Visual Styles .............................................................................................................84 Cs Sun Path Off ............................................................................................................86 i Shadows Off ............................................................................................................86 k o Crop View .................................................................................................................86 o Crop Region .............................................................................................................87 B e Parts of a Crop Region...........................................................................................88 s Unlocked 3D View ..................................................................................................91 i h Temporary Hide/Isolate ........................................................................................92 T Reveal Hidden Elements .......................................................................................93 Analytical Model Visibility ....................................................................................93 3D Navigation Devices ..................................................................................................94 Six Degrees of Freedom ........................................................................................95 Benefits of a 3D Navigation Device ...................................................................95 Controller Cap .........................................................................................................96 Copyright © 2012 • www.littledetailscount.com • Michael Anonuevo • All Rights Reserved Contents xxvv Chapter 4 • The Quick Access Toolbar ...........................101 Chapter Overview ................................................................................................................101 The QAT.....................................................................................................................................102 Relocating the QAT .......................................................................................................106 An Efficient QAT Setup ................................................................................................107 Resetting the QAT with a Script .........................................................................109 Manually Resetting the QAT ..............................................................................109 n Chapter 5 • Keyboard Shortcuts .................................... 111 o i t Chapter Overview ................................................................................................................111 u Guide to Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts.......................................................................112 b i Default Keyboard Shortcuts......................................................................................112 r t Location of Tools in the Ribbon ...............................................................................112 s i Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog Box ...............................................................................113 d l a Rules for keyboard shortcuts ....................................................................................113 r io Using Meaningful Letter Combinations for Shortcuts ....................................114 r eg, Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts to the Draw Panel Tools .................................114 tn Tooltips .............................................................................................................................115 ai r The Status Bar ................................................................................................................117 Ma h The Keytips ......................................................................................................................118 s d, Chapter 6 • The Ribbon .................................................119 e e l ta Chapter Overview ................................................................................................................119 hs e The Ribbon Interface ..........................................................................................................120 gr Contextual Tabs .............................................................................................................121 ir ro Panel Buttons ........................................................................................................122 yf Expanded Panel ....................................................................................................122 t po Dialog Launcher ...................................................................................................122 on Create Tab ................................................................................................................................123 Cs i Select panel ....................................................................................................................123 k Properties panel ............................................................................................................123 o o Forms panel ....................................................................................................................125 B The Sketch Mode ..................................................................................................126 e Model panel ....................................................................................................................128 s i Control panel ..................................................................................................................131 h Connector panel ...........................................................................................................132 T Datum panel ...................................................................................................................132 Work Plane panel ..........................................................................................................134 Family Editor panel .......................................................................................................136 Insert tab ..................................................................................................................................136 Select panel ....................................................................................................................137 Link panel ........................................................................................................................137 Import panel ...................................................................................................................137 Load from Library panel .............................................................................................141 Autodesk Seek Panel ...................................................................................................142 Copyright © 2012 • www.littledetailscount.com • Michael Anonuevo • All Rights Reserved xvi Contents Family Editor panel .......................................................................................................142 Annotate tab ...........................................................................................................................142 Select panel ....................................................................................................................142 Dimension panel ...........................................................................................................143 Detail panel .....................................................................................................................144 Text panel ........................................................................................................................149 Family Editor panel .......................................................................................................151 View Tab....................................................................................................................................152 Select panel ....................................................................................................................152 n Graphics panel ...............................................................................................................152 o Create panel ....................................................................................................................153 i t u Windows panel ..............................................................................................................155 b Family Editor panel .......................................................................................................158 i r Manage tab .............................................................................................................................159 t s Select panel ....................................................................................................................159 i d l Settings panel ................................................................................................................159 a r Manage Project panel .................................................................................................163 io r Inquiry panel ..................................................................................................................163 , eg Macros panel ..................................................................................................................165 tn ai Family Editor panel .......................................................................................................166 r Ma Modify tab ...............................................................................................................................166 h Select panel ....................................................................................................................167 s d Properties panel ............................................................................................................167 e, e Clipboard panel .............................................................................................................167 tal Geometry panel ............................................................................................................169 hs e Modify panel...................................................................................................................173 gr Measure panel ...............................................................................................................174 ir ro Create panel ....................................................................................................................175 yf t Family Editor panel .......................................................................................................175 po Other Ribbon Settings ................................................................................................176 on Editing a Family .............................................................................................................177 Cs i k Chapter 7 • Work Planes................................................179 o o Chapter Overview ................................................................................................................179 B e Modeling Effectively with Work Planes .........................................................................180 s Ref. Level ..........................................................................................................................180 i h Reference Planes ...........................................................................................................180 T Reference Lines..............................................................................................................182 Faces of Existing Elements .........................................................................................182 Selecting a Work Plane ........................................................................................................182 Modeling in 3D View ...................................................................................................186 Pick a plane option .......................................................... 186 Modeling Parallel to a Surface .................................................................................187 Orient to a Plane option .....................................................................................187 Pick a plane option: .............................................................................................189 Viewer button ................................................................................................................190 Copyright © 2012 • www.littledetailscount.com • Michael Anonuevo • All Rights Reserved Contents xxvviiii Chapter 8 • Dimensions ................................................191 Chapter Overview ................................................................................................................191 Revit Dimensions ..................................................................................................................192 Introduction ....................................................................................................................192 Dimensions in a Project Environment ...................................................................192 Dimensions in the Conceptual Massing Environment ....................................192 Dimensions in the Family Editor ......................................................................................192 Dimensional Parameters ............................................................................................192 n Temporary Dimensions ..............................................................................................194 o i Listening Dimensions ..................................................................................................196 t u Listening Dimensions and the First Click ........................................................197 b Dimension Panel ...................................................................................................................198 i r Aligned ....................................................................................................................198 t s Angular ...................................................................................................................199 i d l Radial ......................................................................................................................199 a r Diameter ................................................................................................................199 io r Arc Length ..............................................................................................................199 , eg Equality Constraint .......................................................................................................201 tn ai Dimensions: At-a-Glance............................................................................................202 r Ma Dimension Type Properties ...............................................................................................203 h Converting a Temporary Dimension to a Permanent Dimension ............218 s d, Deleting a Segment from a Multi-Segment Dimension .............................218 e e l ta Chapter 9 • The Draw Panel ..........................................219 hs e gr Chapter Overview ................................................................................................................219 ir Draw Panel Tools ...................................................................................................................220 ro yf Appearance of Lines ....................................................................................................220 t po Draw Tools .......................................................................................................................222 on Line ..........................................................................................................................222 Cs Rectangle ...............................................................................................................222 i k Inscribed Polygon .................................................................................................223 o Circumscribed Polygon .......................................................................................223 o Circle ........................................................................................................................223 B e Spline .......................................................................................................................224 s Fillet Arc ..................................................................................................................225 i h Tangent End Arc ...................................................................................................225 T Center-Ends Arc ....................................................................................................225 Start-End-Radius Arc ...........................................................................................226 Pick Lines ................................................................................................................226 Partial Ellipse .........................................................................................................226 Ellipse ......................................................................................................................227 Chapter 10 • Snaps .......................................................229 Chapter Overview ................................................................................................................229 Modeling Accurately with Snaps .....................................................................................230 Copyright © 2012 • www.littledetailscount.com • Michael Anonuevo • All Rights Reserved