The families are broken into five essential sub families: This provides order and makes modifying the model easier, especially for someone who did not make the model. This method focuses on splitting up key parametric components into separate pieces to easily assign parameters, nest those components inside a host family and link parameters in the host family through association. I decided to work with the nested family modeling method to help hit all goals for the project. This was certainly a high bar I set but satisfying to set up.

I can graphicly modify each component of the family inside the Project Browser. (Revit standards and manufacturer families do not have schedulable parameters aside from the hard baked parameters, i.e. (Having to modify a family inside the Family Editor every time is a pain.)Īllow all parameters to be schedulable. (So I can replicate manufacturer doors without relying on their families.)Īllow these custom panels to be modifiable in the Project Browser.

(No unnecessary parameters! Heavy families slow down project files, even when you run top of the line machines.)įlexibility to easily switch out door panels and hardware for custom designs.

I sat my self down and put all non-critical duties aside to create a robust door panel family system. Hours started racking up, editing and re-fixing existing door families to suit the current project that migrated from an older project with a similar mindset. It is hard to find time between projects, or during, to set up multiple families and unify graphics, parameters, and features across the board. My old door library was found online, free, or came with Revit.

Autodesk revit libraries doors