Autodesk Revit - Parametric Louver System Part 1
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Autodesk Revit 2010 – Parametric Louver System Part 1
Software: Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010
Description: In this Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 video tutorial, we will begin the construction of a parametric louver system. This louver system will be embedded in a curtain wall family by arraying generic model component family that is within a lined based family. From there we’ll create shared parameters to drive the model from a schedule. This is the first of a series of videos that will explain the the process of creating parametric families within Revit.
Topics Covered:
- Creating Generic Model Family
- Arraying components
- Nesting components in a curtain wall family
- Creating shared parameters and relationships
- Driving parameters from a schedule
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Hi There,
We have created a series of fully-parametric louvre systems for Revit that are freely available for download from the http://www.productspec.net website.
Go to the http://www.productspec.net, click on the CAD / BIM tab, and browse & download 100’s of free, fully-parametric families and systems.
You can also access these families from with the free Productspec Revit Add-on [available for Revit 2009 and 2010]. This is also freely available from http://www.productspec.net
Thanks, Jon
Great, thank you! Looking forward to part 2. I’m trying to make a louver system to be used in a roof, but it’s hard to make it work from scratch, when I apply to the glazing roof. Hope your tutorial will help me.
can one download this video clip?
[...] Software: Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 [...]
Do you have a tutorial that would explain the reason for doing the reference planes? I guess what I don’t get is that the object’s dimensions are pinned to the planes but then they get changed at the end. Do the planes move with the object’s dimensions? Then, if so, what was the purpose of being so methodical with them at the beginning?
Very cool workflow! I’m getting into parametric / generative modeling this days, mostly with grasshopper and a nice 3ds max script too, to get more tools for architectural visualizations. I actually have some louvers to do in a current project.
by the way… is parametric and generative modeling the same or is it a different thing?
The way i see it now is that generative is totally free and can be driven at any point of the instruction set as opposed to parametric were you are working in the bounds of a pre-set and not so free to change at any point in the process. but i might be wrong here
Cheers