Software : Revit Architecture
Level : Beginner - Intermediate

Description : This Revit 2009 video tutorial covers how to add parameters for scheduling and tagging. In this case the objects being scheduled are parking spaces. The problem was that by default Revit is able to schedule the “count” of objects. In this case i wanted to schedule stacker parking which meant every parking component equaled 2 spaces. In order to schedule the number of spaces, a shared parameter is added which looks for a yes/no parameter stating whether or not the component is a stacker. This is done by adding a conditional statement which looks to see if the family is a stacker based on the yes/no check box. The techniques in this example can be easily transfered to any family type with in Revit. This same logic can apply to estimating Techniques, i hope to cover quantity extraction a bit more in the weeks to come.

Topics Covered
-Making shared parameters
-Scheduling shared parameters
-Tagging shared parameters
-Scheduling with conditional statements
-Controlling visibility with parameters
-Controlling multiple object with one parameter

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Software : Revit Architecture
Level : Intermediate
Description : This Revit video tutorial shows how to array a series of voids to create a changing truss system. Rather than thinking of the modeling in components what we are doing here is modeling a solid and using Revit’s cut geometry tool to slice a solid into stick members. The only catch to this techniques is that each truss has a slight slant on the top and bottom. This is something that i willing to look past since i figure it will be lost in the line weight. Once this model needs to transfer to a higher lever of precision i would consider another modeling technique. As a design tool this technique allows for quick iteration while maintaining the design intent. This is the first part of a two part series the second video will dive deeper in using formulas to drive the spacing and thickness of trusses (and why it’s in a line based family:)).

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Disclaimer: This video is from an open help session with student to work through some of the problems they are encountering making advanced Revit Families. I stumble a bit with some of these models but it was meant to be a trial and error session. The intention was for students to get a sense of how we can trouble shoot some of the issues Revit throws back at us.

Proposed project

Start of the Revit family.

Software : Revit Architecture
Level : Intermediate / Advanced
Description : This group is building a wall system that builds up from these angled stones. Ideally as they change the angle and height of each stone the wall system would get taller.

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