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Mastering Revit® Architecture 2010

Name: Mastering Revit® Architecture 2010
ISBN: 9780470456491

by Greg Demchak, Tatjana Dzambazova, Eddy Krygiel

July 2009

Intermediate to advanced

816 pages

22h 27m

English

Sybex

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Copyright
Dear Reader,
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Foreword
Change Was ComingThere Are People Who DoIterating and Innovating in a RecessionNurturing a Young TechnologyWhere Are We Now?What's Next?Economic PressuresEnvironmental Pressures
Introduction
Who Should Read This BookWhat You Will LearnThe Mastering Series
1. Understanding BIM: From the Basics to Advanced Realities
1.1. Identifying the Advantages of BIM1.1.1. A Brief History of Design and Documentation1.1.2. Building Information Modeling1.2. BIM and Process Change1.2.1. Revit Encourages Creativity1.2.2. Every Element in Revit Has Properties1.2.3. Elements Interact with Other Elements—All the Time1.2.4. Duplicating Views Takes Two Clicks1.2.5. Revit Fosters Problem Solving1.2.6. Revit Lets You Leverage Other Tools to Support Your Workflow1.2.7. Revit Allows You to Draft1.2.8. The Family Editor Is a Powerful Tool1.2.9. Revit Does Away with Layers and X-References1.2.10. BIM Is More than a Technology Approach: It's a Change in Process1.2.11. Revit Is the Most Advanced BIM Application1.2.12. Where Can You Go from Here?1.3. The Bottom Line
2. Revit Fundamentals
2.1. Understanding Revit Parametric Elements2.1.1. Model Categories2.1.2. Annotation Categories2.1.3. Subcategories2.1.4. Imported Categories/Subcategories2.1.5. Views2.1.6. Type and Instance Parameters2.1.7. Bidirectional Relationships2.1.8. Constraints2.1.9. Revit Families2.1.9.1. System Families2.1.9.2. Component Families2.1.9.3. In-Place Families2.1.10. Overriding the Representation of Elements2.2. Working with the Revit User Interface2.2.1. Starting Revit2.2.2. The Start Screen2.2.3. The User Interface2.2.3.1. Application Frame Overview2.2.4. The View Window2.2.4.1. View Controls2.2.5. SteeringWheel and View Cube2.2.6. The Project Browser2.3. Modifying and Personalizing the Interface2.4. Using the Project Browser2.4.1. Views2.4.2. Customizing the Project Browser's Organization2.4.3. Sheets2.4.4. Families2.4.5. Links2.4.6. Groups2.5. Navigating Views and View Properties2.5.1. Floor Plans2.5.1.1. View Range2.5.1.2. Cut Plane2.5.1.3. The Primary Range2.5.1.4. View Depth2.5.2. Creating a Plan View Using View Range and a Plan Region2.5.3. Sections2.5.3.1. Broken Section Lines2.5.3.2. Jogged Sections2.5.3.3. Depth of a Section2.5.3.4. Autohiding Sections and Elevations2.5.4. Elevations2.5.5. 3D Views2.5.5.1. Axonometric 3D Views2.5.5.1.1. Orienting to Other Views2.5.5.2. Perspective Views (Cameras)2.6. The Bottom Line
3. Know Your Editing Tools
3.1. Selecting, Modifying, and Replacing Elements3.1.1. Selection3.1.1.1. Filtering Your Selection3.1.1.2. Selecting All Instances3.1.1.3. Using the Type Selector3.1.1.4. Matching Properties3.1.2. Copying and Pasting3.1.2.1. Paste Aligned3.1.3. Create Similar3.2. Editing Elements Interactively3.2.1. Moving Elements3.2.1.1. Using Temporary Dimensions3.2.1.2. Using the Move Tool3.2.1.3. Nudging Elements3.2.1.4. Moving with Nearby Elements3.2.2. Copy3.2.3. Rotating and Mirroring Elements3.2.3.1. Using the Spacebar3.2.3.2. Using the Rotate Tool3.2.3.3. Using the Mirror Tool3.2.4. Arraying Elements3.2.5. Scaling Elements3.2.6. Aligning Elements3.2.7. Trimming Lines and Walls3.2.8. Extending Lines and Walls3.2.9. Splitting Lines and Walls3.2.10. Offsetting Lines and Walls3.2.11. Keeping Elements from Moving3.2.11.1. Pinning Elements3.2.11.2. Constraints3.3. Exploring Other Editing Tools3.3.1. Join Geometry3.3.2. Split Face and Paint3.3.3. Keyboard Shortcuts (Accelerators)3.4. The Bottom Line
4. Setting Up Your Templates and Office Standards
4.1. Starting a Project with a Custom Template4.1.1. Strategies for Making Templates4.1.2. Settings for Graphic Consistency4.1.3. Object Styles4.1.4. Line Styles4.1.5. Line Patterns4.1.6. Creating a New Line Pattern4.1.7. Materials4.1.7.1. Graphics4.1.7.2. Render Appearance4.1.8. Fill Patterns (Hatches)4.1.8.1. Creating a Custom Pattern Using a Pattern File4.1.8.2. Importing a Custom Pattern4.1.8.3. Importing PAT Files4.1.9. Dimension Styles4.1.9.1. Properties of Dimension Styles4.1.10. Text4.1.10.1. Properties of Text4.2. Creating Custom Annotation Tags4.2.1. View Tags4.2.1.1. Section View Tags4.2.1.1.1. Creating a Custom Section Tag4.2.1.1.2. Creating a Custom Section Tag Family4.2.1.1.3. Creating a Section Tag with a Custom Head/Tail Graphic4.2.1.2. Callouts4.2.1.2.1. Creating a Custom Callout Head4.2.1.2.2. Callout Views—Type Properties4.2.1.2.3. Creating Callout Tags4.2.1.3. Elevation Tags4.2.1.3.1. Elevation Tag Properties4.2.1.3.2. Elevation View Type Properties4.2.1.3.3. Creating an Elevation Tag4.2.1.3.4. Assigning a Family to a View Tag4.2.1.4. Levels4.2.1.4.1. Level Properties4.2.1.5. Grids4.2.2. Customizing Element Tags4.2.2.1. Creating a Custom Door Tag4.2.2.2. Creating Tags for Other Categories That Don't Have Family Templates4.2.3. Keynotes and Textnotes4.2.3.1. Keynote Types4.2.3.2. Creating a Custom Keynote4.3. Creating Custom Title Blocks4.3.1. Creating a Custom Title Block with the Family Editor4.3.2. Revisions4.3.3. Best Practices and Workarounds: Positioning Views on a Sheet4.4. The Bottom Line

5. Customizing System Families and Project Settings in Your Template
5.1. Creating New Types of System Families5.1.1. Wall Types5.1.1.1. Creating Your Own Wall Types5.1.1.1.1. The Preview Window5.1.1.1.2. The Layers Table5.1.1.1.3. Default Wrapping5.1.1.1.4. Modify Vertical Structure (Section Preview only)5.1.1.1.5. Level of Detail5.1.1.1.6. Wall Function5.1.2. Floor and Roof Types5.1.3. Ceiling Types5.1.4. Stair Types5.1.4.1. Properties of Stairs5.1.5. Door and Window Types5.2. Using Types and Type Catalogs5.2.1. Creating Family Types in the Project Environment5.2.2. Creating Family Types in the Family Editor5.2.3. Creating Family Types with Type Catalogs5.2.3.1. Type Catalog Syntax5.2.4. Loading from a Type Catalog5.3. Customizing Project Settings in Your Template5.3.1. Graphic Overrides of Host Objects5.3.2. Additional Global Project Settings to Consider When Making Your Templates5.3.2.1. Area and Volume Computations Settings5.3.2.2. Units5.3.2.3. Keynoting Settings5.3.2.4. Materials5.3.2.5. Setting Up Good Project Defaults5.3.2.5.1. Default Wall5.3.2.5.2. Default Doors and Windows5.3.2.5.3. Default Dimension Types5.3.2.5.4. Align Tool5.3.2.5.5. Levels and Plan Views5.3.2.5.6. Elevations5.3.2.5.7. Views5.3.2.5.8. View Templates5.3.2.5.9. Color Fill Schemes5.4. The Bottom Line
6. Modeling Principles in Revit I
6.1. Grasping the Basics of Modeling with Revit6.2. Understanding Sketch-Based Design6.2.1. Floors and Roofs6.2.2. Sketching Rules of Thumb6.3. Understanding Work Planes, Levels, Grids, Reference Planes, and Reference Lines6.3.1. Work Planes6.3.2. Levels6.3.3. Grids6.3.4. Reference Planes6.3.4.1. Using Reference Planes in the Family Editor6.3.5. Reference Lines6.3.5.1. Scope Boxes6.3.6. Work Planes in a Nutshell6.3.6.1. Working with Work Planes6.3.6.2. Work Plane Visibility6.3.6.3. Other Work Plane Operations6.4. The Bottom Line
7. Modeling Principles in Revit II
7.1. Understanding the Principles of Modeling in Revit7.2. Modeling with the Five Basic Sketch-Based Techniques7.2.1. Extrusions7.2.2. Revolve7.2.3. Sweeps7.2.3.1. Defining the Sweep Path7.2.3.2. Defining the Profile7.2.3.3. Trajectory Segmentation7.2.4. Blends7.2.4.1. Troubleshooting Blends7.2.4.2. Examples of Blends in Practice7.2.5. Swept Blends7.3. Combining Solids and Voids7.3.1. Examples Showing Use of Voids7.3.1.1. Vaults7.3.1.2. Vertical Shapes7.3.1.3. Complex Roofs7.4. The Bottom Line
8. Concept Massing Studies
8.1. Understanding Massing Workflows8.1.1. Massing Study Workflows8.1.2. Revit's Massing Tools8.1.3. Mass Creation and Visibility Tools8.1.4. Visibility of Mass Elements8.2. Starting a Conceptual Massing Study8.2.1. Creating a Mass—Basics8.2.1.1. Creating Form8.2.2. Direct Manipulation of Mass8.2.3. Boolean Operations8.2.4. Join Geometry8.2.5. Creating a New Mass Family8.3. Understanding Form Making and Rationalization8.3.1. Making a Parametric Extrusion8.3.1.1. Making a Parametric Material8.3.2. Making a Revolve8.3.3. Making a Loft8.3.3.1. X-Ray Mode8.3.4. Making a Sweep8.3.5. Rationalization of Surfaces8.3.5.1. Divide Surface Tool8.3.5.2. Applying a Pattern to the Surface8.3.6. Importing 3D Conceptual Models Created in Other Applications8.4. The Bottom Line
9. From Conceptual Mass to a Real Building
9.1. Understanding Conceptual Design and Early Studies9.1.1. Getting Site Data and Building the Context9.1.1.1. Scale9.1.1.2. Orientation9.1.2. Positioning Imported Files Relative to the Revit Project9.2. Building the 3D Context9.2.1. Program Check and Feasibility9.2.2. Modeling by Face to Make a Building9.2.2.1. Mass Floors9.2.2.2. Verifying Your Design and Its Fit within the Defined Program9.2.2.3. Model by Face: Walls9.2.2.4. Model by Face: Floors9.2.2.5. Model by Face: Roofs9.2.2.6. Model by Face: Curtain System9.2.3. Technical Details You Should Be Aware of When Scheduling Mass Elements9.3. Applying 3D Components to a Divided Surface9.4. Using Imported Geometry from Other Applications for Massing9.4.1. SketchUp9.4.2. Rhinoceros9.4.3. Autodesk Maya9.4.4. Autodesk Inventor9.4.5. AutoCAD 20109.5. Using Smart Relationships between Building Mass and the Underlying Mass9.6. The Bottom Line
10. Working with Design Options
10.1. Using Revit Design Options10.1.1. Design Option Tools10.1.2. Design Option Sets10.1.3. Adding Elements to a Design Option10.1.4. Editing a Design Option10.1.4.1. Editing an Option by Selecting an Element10.1.5. Displaying Design Options10.2. Deciding on a Design Solution10.2.1. Putting Design Options into Practice10.3. Using Design Options with Parametric Design10.3.1. Showing Quantities and Cost Schedules for Multiple Options10.3.2. Working with Rooms and Design Options10.4. The Bottom Line
11. Creating Custom 3D Content
11.1. Modeling Parametric 3D Families11.1.1. Choosing the Right Family Template11.1.2. Types of Families11.1.2.1. Host-Based Families11.1.2.2. Profile Families11.1.2.3. 2D Line-Based Families11.1.2.4. 3D Line-Based Families11.1.2.5. Face-Based and Work Plane-Based Families11.1.2.5.1. Face-Based Families11.1.2.5.2. Work Plane-Based Families11.1.2.6. Rich Photorealistic Content (RPC) Families11.1.2.7. Assigning a Rendering Appearance11.1.2.8. Detail Component Families11.1.2.9. 3D Families11.1.2.10. Curtain Panel Families11.1.3. Family Categories and Parameters11.1.3.1. Additional Family Parameters for Structural Content11.2. Nesting One Family into Another11.2.1. Scheduling Nested Families11.2.2. Linking Parameters11.2.3. Linking Parameters (Conditional Visibility)11.3. Building Relationships between Parameters with Formulas11.3.1. Making a Parametric Array11.3.2. Encoding Design Rules11.3.2.1. Example: Using a Formula to Control Dimensions11.3.2.2. Using a Formula to Control an Array11.3.3. Building a Parametric 3D Family11.3.3.1. Nesting the Chair11.3.3.2. Creating a Parametric Array11.3.3.3. Controlling Visibility11.4. The Bottom Line
12. Extended Modeling Techniques—Walls
12.1. Using Advanced Modeling Techniques for Standard Walls12.1.1. Wall Core12.1.2. Layer Join Cleanup12.1.3. Editing Wall Joins12.1.4. Disjoining Walls12.1.5. Stacked Walls12.1.6. Adding Wall Articulation12.1.6.1. Example: Assigning Two Different Materials on the Final Finish of a Wall12.1.7. Wall Wrapping12.1.8. Sweeps and Reveals12.1.8.1. Reveals12.1.8.2. Wall Sweep Returns12.1.8.3. Extending Wall Layers Beyond Their Base12.1.9. Creating Custom In-Place Walls12.2. Using Advanced Modeling Design Techniques for Curtain Walls12.2.1. Designing a Curtain Wall12.2.2. Curtain Panels12.2.2.1. Selecting the Elements within the Curtain Wall12.2.3. Curtain Wall Doors and Windows12.2.4. Complex Curtain Wall Panels12.3. The Bottom Line
13. Extended Modeling Techniques—Roofs and Floors
13.1. Understanding the Various Roof Creation Methods13.1.1. Roof by Footprint13.1.2. Roof by Extrusion13.1.3. Roof-in-Place13.1.3.1. Sloped Glazing13.1.3.2. Sloped Arrows13.2. Creating All Kinds of Roofs13.2.1. Flat Roof13.2.2. Gable Roof with Asymmetric Slopes13.2.3. Shed Roof13.2.4. Hipped Roof13.2.5. Hip Roof Following Recessed Walls13.2.6. Gable Roof13.2.7. Gable Roof with Extending Pergola13.2.8. Hip and Gable Hybrid Roof13.2.9. Gambrel Roof13.2.10. Dutch Gable with Glazed Roof13.2.11. Dutch Gable13.2.12. Hipped Roof with Sloped Arrow Dormer13.2.13. Hipped Roof with Two Dormers13.2.14. Four-Sided Gable13.2.15. Hipped Roof with Extruded Roof Dormer13.2.16. Cone Roof13.2.17. Dome13.2.18. Barrel Roof13.2.19. Multipitch Roof13.3. Working with Advanced Roof and Floor Shape Editing13.3.1. Sloped Roofs13.3.2. Warped Surfaces13.4. The Bottom Line
14. Extended Modeling Techniques—Railings and Fences
14.1. Working with Railings and Fences14.1.1. Railings14.1.2. Subelements of the Railing Element and Principles of Railing Structure14.1.3. Railing Construction14.1.4. Setting Up Rail Structure14.1.4.1. Options for Posts14.1.4.2. Defining the Main Pattern14.1.4.3. Balusters per Tread14.1.4.4. Additional Controls14.2. The Bottom Line
15. Presentation Techniques for Plans, Sections, and Elevations
15.1. Using Shadows for Presentation Purposes15.1.1. Analytical Drawings: Sun and Shadow Studies15.1.1.1. Enabling Shadows15.1.1.2. Sun and Shadow Settings15.1.1.3. Intensity15.1.2. Create Expressive Drawings with Shadows15.1.2.1. High-Contrast Black and White Effects15.1.2.2. Soft Shadows15.1.3. Performance Considerations15.1.4. Color-Coded Plans and Sections15.1.4.1. Color Fill Schemes15.1.4.2. Creating Predefined Color Schemes15.1.4.3. Colored Sections15.2. Creating Presentation-Quality Plans and Sections15.2.1. Coarse Scale Fill Patterns15.2.2. Graphic Overrides and View Templates15.3. Creating Elevations That Convey Depth15.3.1. Linework15.3.2. Drafting Lines15.3.3. True-Color Elevations15.3.4. Elevations with Transparent Materials15.3.5. Using Images in Elevation Views15.4. The Bottom Line
16. Presenting Perspective Views
16.1. Creating Perspective Views16.1.1. Showing the Camera16.1.2. Silhouetted Edge Display16.2. Creating Photorealistic Renderings16.2.1. The Rendering Dialog Box16.2.1.1. Quality16.2.1.2. Output16.2.1.3. Lighting16.2.1.3.1. Sunlight16.2.1.3.2. Artificial Lights16.2.1.3.3. Turning Off Lights in a Rendering16.2.1.4. Background16.2.1.5. Rendering the View16.2.1.6. Adjusting Exposure16.2.1.7. Saving Renderings as Images16.2.2. Materials16.2.2.1. Editing a Rendering Appearance16.2.2.2. Replacing Materials16.2.2.3. Custom Rendering Images16.2.2.4. Adding Entourage for Rendering16.2.3. Rendering Tips16.3. Creating Animated Walkthroughs16.4. Exporting the 3D Model for Use in Other Applications16.5. The Bottom Line
17. Fine-Tuning Your Preliminary Design
17.1. Quantifying Your Preliminary Designs17.1.1. The Foundation Model17.1.2. Calculating Area Plans17.1.3. Rooms and Room Tags17.1.4. Area Plans17.1.4.1. Creating a Gross Area Plan17.1.4.2. Creating a Rentable Area Plan17.1.5. Adding Areas and Tags17.2. Creating Schedules17.2.1. Making a Simple Schedule (Rentable Area)17.2.2. Placing the Schedule on a Sheet17.2.3. Additional Schedule Capabilities17.3. Using Schedules for Preliminary Cost Estimates17.3.1. Editing the Graphic Appearance of a Schedule17.3.1.1. New Options in Revit 201017.4. The Bottom Line
18. Evaluating Your Preliminary Design: Sustainability
18.1. Incorporating a Sustainable Approach from the Beginning18.1.1. Preliminary Design Tools18.1.2. The LEED Rating System18.2. Using Revit to Create Sun Studies18.2.1. Making a Solar Study18.2.2. Animated Sun Studies18.2.2.1. Previewing a Solar Study18.2.2.2. Exporting the Animation18.3. Tracking Recycled Materials and Other Sustainability Strategies Using Schedules18.3.1. Recycled Materials18.3.2. Window Surface Percentage vs. Room Area18.3.3. Energy Analysis18.3.3.1. IES <VE>18.3.3.2. gbXML18.3.3.2.1. Exporting to gbXML18.3.3.2.2. Green Building Studio18.4. Daylighting18.4.1. Quality Control Measures18.5. The Bottom Line
19. Annotating Your Model
19.1. Annotating Views19.1.1. Creating and Annotating Rooms19.1.2. Room Separation Lines19.1.3. Selecting Rooms19.1.3.1. Graphical Selection19.1.3.2. Selecting a Room from a Schedule Table19.1.4. Rooms and Room Tags19.1.5. Rooms in Section Views19.1.6. Room Properties19.1.7. Area and Volume Computations19.1.7.1. Calculating Volumes of Rooms with Variable Widths19.2. Using Schedule Keys19.2.1. Creating a Schedule Key19.3. Leveraging Tags19.3.1. Loading Tags19.3.2. Placing Tags19.3.3. Changing a Tag Value19.3.4. Tagging Untagged Elements19.3.4.1. Tagging Elements in Plan: Doors19.4. Understanding Project and Shared Parameters19.4.1. Creating a Custom Project Parameter19.4.2. Creating Shared Parameters19.4.2.1. Creating the Shared Parameter File19.4.2.2. Creating a Group of Parameters19.4.2.3. Creating the Shared Parameter19.4.2.4. Creating a New Project Parameter Using the Shared Parameter and Assigning It to a Category19.4.2.5. Setting the Shared Parameter in the Objects That Belong to the Selected Category (Doors)19.4.2.6. Adding the Shared Parameter to a Door Tag19.5. Adding Text and Keynotes19.5.1. Text19.5.2. Keynotes and Textnotes19.5.3. Keynote Behavior and Editing19.5.4. Keynote Filenaming Conventions19.5.5. Keynote Settings19.5.6. Adding Keynotes to a View19.5.7. Keynote Legends19.5.8. The Keynote Family19.5.8.1. Adding Notes to a Wall Section by Material19.5.8.2. Adding Notes to a Wall Section by Element19.5.9. Predefining Keynotes19.6. The Bottom Line
20. Developing the Design with SmartWorkflows
20.1. Working with Repetitive Elements20.2. Understanding How to Use Groups20.2.1. Using Groups for Repetitive Rooms20.2.2. Creating and Managing Groups20.2.3. Creating and Placing Repetitive Units Using Groups20.2.4. Adding Rooms to a Group20.2.5. Nesting a Group into Another Group20.2.6. Adding Detail Elements to Groups20.2.7. Nesting a Group from a Previous Project20.2.8. Making Variations to a Group Instance20.2.9. Repeating Groups on Other Levels20.2.10. Making the Group a Part of the Project20.2.11. Editing a Group in a Separate File20.2.12. Detail Groups20.2.13. Best Practices for Grouping20.3. Understanding the Principles of Links20.3.1. Common Link Use Cases20.3.1.1. Coordination with Other Disciplines20.3.2. Linking Files20.3.3. Special Link Features20.3.4. Controlling the Visibility of Links20.4. Deciding Whether to Use Groups, Links, or Both20.4.1. Final Considerations20.5. The Bottom Line
21. Moving from Design to Detailed Documentation
21.1. Advancing the Design21.2. Creating Drafting Views21.3. Importing and Linking CAD Details21.3.1. Linking vs. Importing21.3.1.1. Linking CAD Formats21.3.1.2. Importing or Linking CAD Formats21.3.1.3. Options During Import/Link21.3.1.4. Importing CAD Details21.4. Creating 2D Detail Components21.4.1. Detail Groups21.4.2. Detail Components21.4.3. Masking Regions21.4.4. Creating a Repeating Detail Element21.4.5. Detail Component Properties21.4.6. Creating Custom Line Types Using Repeating Details21.4.7. Miscellaneous Line Tools21.4.7.1. Insulation21.4.7.2. Region21.4.7.2.1. Region Type Properties21.4.7.3. Showing Hidden Elements with Dashed Lines21.4.8. Linework21.4.9. Using Callouts21.4.10. Adding Information to Your Details21.4.11. Embellishing the Wall Section: The SIM (Similar) Condition21.4.12. Adding Detail Components21.4.12.1. Editing a Detail Component21.4.12.2. Finishing the Detail21.4.13. Embellishing the Wall Section: The Model Details21.4.13.1. Reusing Drafting Lines21.4.13.2. Modifying the Floor Condition21.4.13.3. Creating a Masking Region21.4.13.4. Adding the Base Molding21.4.13.5. Modifying the Floor and Ceiling Connections and Details21.4.13.6. Adding Repeating Details21.4.13.7. Nesting Detail Components21.4.13.8. Finishing the Detail21.5. The Bottom Line
22. Advanced Detailing Techniques
22.1. Creating 3D Details22.1.1. 3D Details: Enabling a Section Box in 3D View22.1.2. 3D Details: Orienting to View22.1.3. Adding Annotations to the 3D Detail22.2. Adding Detail Components to Families22.2.1. Adding Details to a Window Family22.2.2. Visibility Settings22.2.3. Adding More Information Using Symbolic Lines22.3. Reusing Details from Other Revit Projects22.3.1. Exporting Details from Revit Projects22.3.2. Importing Views into Revit Projects22.4. The Bottom Line
23. Tracking Changes in Your Model
23.1. Adding Revisions to Your Project23.1.1. Placing Revision Clouds23.1.2. Tagging a Revision Cloud23.1.2.1. Customizing the Tag23.1.2.2. Disabling the Leader23.2. BIM and Supplemental Drawings23.3. Using Autodesk Design Review23.3.1. The Design Review User Interface23.3.1.1. Selecting Elements in Design Review23.3.2. Exporting to Design Review23.3.2.1. DWF Exports23.3.3. Marking Up the Model Using Design Review23.3.4. Importing a Design Review Markup23.4. The Bottom Line
24. Worksharing
24.1. Setting Up a Project with Worksets24.2. Understanding Worksharing Basics24.2.1. Workset Organization24.2.2. Moving Elements Between Worksets24.3. Managing Workflow with Worksets24.3.1. Creating a Central File24.3.2. Creating the Local File24.3.3. Saving Shared Work24.3.4. Loading Work from Other Team Members24.4. Understanding Element Ownership in Worksets24.4.1. Borrowing Elements24.4.2. Requesting Permission24.4.3. Granting Permission24.4.4. Closing Revit24.5. The Bottom Line
A. The Bottom Line
A.1. Chapter 1: Understanding Basic BIM: From the Basics to Advanced RealitiesA.2. Chapter 2: Revit FundamentalsA.3. Chapter 3: Know Your Editing ToolsA.4. Chapter 4: Setting Up Your Templates and Office StandardsA.5. Chapter 5: Customizing System Families and Project Settings in Your TemplateA.6. Chapter 6: Modeling Principles in Revit IA.7. Chapter 7: Modeling Principles in Revit IIA.8. Chapter 8: Concept Massing StudiesA.9. Chapter 9: From Conceptual Mass to a Real BuildingA.10. Chapter 10: Working with Design OptionsA.11. Chapter 11: Creating Custom 3D ContentA.12. Chapter 12: Extended Modeling Techniques—WallsA.13. Chapter 13: Extended Modeling Techniques—Roofs and FloorsA.14. Chapter 14: Extended Modeling Techniques—Railing and FencesA.15. Chapter 15: Presentation Techniques for Plans, Sections, and ElevationsA.16. Chapter 16: Presenting Perspective ViewsA.17. Chapter 17: Fine-Tuning Your Preliminary DesignA.18. Chapter 18: Evaluating Your Preliminary Design: SustainabilityA.19. Chapter 19: Annotating Your ModelA.20. Chapter 20: Developing the Design with Smart WorkflowsA.21. Chapter 21: Moving from Design to Detailed DocumentationA.22. Chapter 22: Advanced Detailing TechniquesA.23. Chapter 23: Tracking Changes in Your ModelA.24. Chapter 24: Worksharing
B. Tips and Troubleshooting
B.1. Optimizing PerformanceB.2. Using Best PracticesB.3. Dealing with File CorruptionB.4. Getting Started in RevitB.5. Finding Additional Resources
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Chapter 5. Customizing System Families and Project Settings in Your Template

In this chapter, we'll dig into customizing the Revit system families (see Chapter 2, "Revit Fundamentals," for a definition of system families) so that you can make your office templates exactly as you need them. Knowing how to adapt the system families—by using view templates, type catalogs, and other global project settings—and include them in templates can save you headaches early in the design process. In addition, the documentation process will be a lot easier because the assemblies are created correctly from their inception.

In this chapter, you'll learn to:

Create new types of system families
Use type catalogs
Customize project settings in your template

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