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Families and Parameters for Structural Design

Outline

1

Getting started

Module overview

Course overview

Get the software

Course resources

2

Work with families for structural design

Module overview

Family templates

Practice exercise

Work with reference plane

3

Work with parameters for structural design

Module overview

About parameters

Create parameters

Create family types and load into a project

Practice exercise

About shared parameters

Create shared parameters

Work with categories

Create a tag family

Practice exercise

Challenge exercise

4

Create solids and voids for structural design

Module overview

About solid and void forms

Create a column capital

Create a structural opening

Practice exercise

Test the structural opening

Create a chamfer profile

Create a wall reveal

Challenge exercise

5

Build structural content

Module overview

Retaining wall: Create a retaining wall

Retaining wall: Model a retaining wall

Concrete pile: Create a cast in place pile

Concrete pile: Nest detail components

Practice exercise

Pile cap: Control spacing and layout

Pile cap: Nest families and add symbolic lines

Profile family: Create a precast beam profile—Set up reference planes

Profile family: Create a precast beam profile—Add parameters and create lines

Practice exercise

Precast beam: Create a type catalog

Precast beam: Create a precast beam

Precast beam: Use a precast beam in a project

Challenge exercise

6

Final test

Module overview

Start your final test

Professional | ~2 hr. 5 min.

Work with parameters for structural design

Module | Skill builder

Discover how parameters are used to control the parametric nature of Revit elements in a project.

After completing this lesson, you'll be able to:

Create family parameters.
Create shared parameters.
Create a pad foundation.
Work with tags and schedules.

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