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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
About families
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
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Professional | ~45 min.
Work with families for structural design
Module | Skill builder

Use families and set up reference planes and parameters to control your parametric geometry. 

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

  • Understand families, categories, hosting options, and reference planes.
  • Create custom family templates.
  • Create reference planes.
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