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Transcript
00:00
MARTHA HOLLOWELL ORCUTT: Setting up a lighting fixture family
00:03
base file.
00:04
In this video, we're going to create a base file which
00:07
is like a template that can be used
00:09
to create multiple lighting fixture families.
00:14
I'm working in Revit and I'm on the File tab,
00:17
clicking New and then Family.
00:20
And first of all, I want you to see
00:22
that there are several lighting fixture templates
00:25
but there are all either designed
00:27
to be standalone, ceiling-based, or a wall-based.
00:34
When you're working in linked files,
00:36
you need to use a face-based family
00:41
because face-based families can be placed
00:44
on any surface, ceilings, walls, structural members, and roofs
00:49
for example.
00:52
So I'm selecting the generic model face-based.rft template
00:58
file and clicking Open.
01:05
Since this is generic, I need to go into the properties
01:09
and click on the family category and parameters button
01:13
as you can see here.
01:15
And then I'm going to change this to a lighting fixture.
01:19
I want to go ahead and select light source
01:23
so I have a light source in here but I also
01:26
need to have an electrical connector.
01:28
So on the Create tab, I'm selecting Electrical connector,
01:33
placing it on the work plane in this case, which
01:36
is the ref level is where I want to put it to the first place
01:40
and click OK.
01:45
Now when I open up the elevations front view,
01:48
you can see that the light source displays
01:50
with the face on the ref level.
01:53
This is typical of face-based families
01:55
you actually create them upside down when you're
01:58
working on lighting fixtures.
02:00
The location and shape of the light source
02:02
will be modified to fit the specific fixture later.
02:07
At this point, we need to review the parameters.
02:11
In the Create tab, properties panel,
02:13
I'm clicking family types.
02:17
Because this is a lighting fixture family,
02:20
some of the built in parameters are
02:21
included in the family from the beginning
02:25
but they are not the only parameters that you need.
02:28
So we're going to add parameters to make
02:30
this a more useful family.
02:36
In the family types dialog box, I'm
02:38
going to click on New parameter.
02:41
At this point, we could use a family parameter
02:44
but it's better to use a shared parameter
02:47
because we're creating a base file that
02:49
will be used for multiple projects
02:51
and we want those parameters to appear in schedules and tags.
02:56
So I'm going to click the Select button
02:59
and I have a shared parameter file right now already
03:02
available that has a couple of parameters in it.
03:05
I'm going to click Edit so you can see where those are,
03:09
I've actually got this now in my data sets,
03:12
it's a small Medical Center shared parameters.
03:15
And I have two parameters that are in here
03:18
so I'm going to click OK that was just
03:19
to show you where it was.
03:21
I want to use a parameter now, I'm
03:23
going to select Load classification and click OK.
03:27
It's going to be a tight parameter
03:30
and I want to group that parameter under Electrical
03:33
as you can see here, click OK.
03:37
So pretty easy if you already have a shared file.
03:40
You click New parameter, you click Shared parameter,
03:45
select, choose the one you want, in this case ballast voltage,
03:50
click OK.
03:52
Assigned where you how you want it to be grouped and click OK
03:56
again.
03:59
Now, if I want to create a new shared parameter,
04:01
it's actually pretty easy.
04:03
I go into new parameter, click Shared parameter again, select.
04:07
I'm going to put it in the same shared parameter file
04:11
so I'm going to click Edit.
04:14
And here it is, there's the parameter file
04:16
I had before that I showed.
04:17
You could also create a new one if you needed to.
04:20
And I have already a parameter group called Electrical shared
04:24
parameters and I'm going to come over and click New parameter.
04:29
This one I'm going to name, ballast number of poles.
04:34
The discipline is going to be Electrical and in this case,
04:38
it's pretty easy.
04:39
The type of parameter is also number of poles.
04:42
You can see here I have that option
04:44
and I'm going to click OK.
04:46
I could, by the way, put a tooltip in.
04:48
This one's pretty self-explanatory so I click OK.
04:52
To use it, I now select that new parameter and I click OK.
05:00
Make sure it's in here again, click OK.
05:04
And then once again select where I want to group
05:07
it In this particular family.
05:11
So now I have my additional parameters
05:14
and I'm ready to go ahead and start building a new family
05:18
using this template as a base.
05:20
So I've got my light source, I've
05:22
got my Electrical connector, I've got my parameters,
05:26
I'm going to click Save and I'm going to name this one,
05:29
lighting fixture surface template
05:32
because this is a template file for what
05:35
I'm working on right now.
05:37
And I'll save that and it will be
05:40
available for the next project I work on.
00:00
MARTHA HOLLOWELL ORCUTT: Setting up a lighting fixture family
00:03
base file.
00:04
In this video, we're going to create a base file which
00:07
is like a template that can be used
00:09
to create multiple lighting fixture families.
00:14
I'm working in Revit and I'm on the File tab,
00:17
clicking New and then Family.
00:20
And first of all, I want you to see
00:22
that there are several lighting fixture templates
00:25
but there are all either designed
00:27
to be standalone, ceiling-based, or a wall-based.
00:34
When you're working in linked files,
00:36
you need to use a face-based family
00:41
because face-based families can be placed
00:44
on any surface, ceilings, walls, structural members, and roofs
00:49
for example.
00:52
So I'm selecting the generic model face-based.rft template
00:58
file and clicking Open.
01:05
Since this is generic, I need to go into the properties
01:09
and click on the family category and parameters button
01:13
as you can see here.
01:15
And then I'm going to change this to a lighting fixture.
01:19
I want to go ahead and select light source
01:23
so I have a light source in here but I also
01:26
need to have an electrical connector.
01:28
So on the Create tab, I'm selecting Electrical connector,
01:33
placing it on the work plane in this case, which
01:36
is the ref level is where I want to put it to the first place
01:40
and click OK.
01:45
Now when I open up the elevations front view,
01:48
you can see that the light source displays
01:50
with the face on the ref level.
01:53
This is typical of face-based families
01:55
you actually create them upside down when you're
01:58
working on lighting fixtures.
02:00
The location and shape of the light source
02:02
will be modified to fit the specific fixture later.
02:07
At this point, we need to review the parameters.
02:11
In the Create tab, properties panel,
02:13
I'm clicking family types.
02:17
Because this is a lighting fixture family,
02:20
some of the built in parameters are
02:21
included in the family from the beginning
02:25
but they are not the only parameters that you need.
02:28
So we're going to add parameters to make
02:30
this a more useful family.
02:36
In the family types dialog box, I'm
02:38
going to click on New parameter.
02:41
At this point, we could use a family parameter
02:44
but it's better to use a shared parameter
02:47
because we're creating a base file that
02:49
will be used for multiple projects
02:51
and we want those parameters to appear in schedules and tags.
02:56
So I'm going to click the Select button
02:59
and I have a shared parameter file right now already
03:02
available that has a couple of parameters in it.
03:05
I'm going to click Edit so you can see where those are,
03:09
I've actually got this now in my data sets,
03:12
it's a small Medical Center shared parameters.
03:15
And I have two parameters that are in here
03:18
so I'm going to click OK that was just
03:19
to show you where it was.
03:21
I want to use a parameter now, I'm
03:23
going to select Load classification and click OK.
03:27
It's going to be a tight parameter
03:30
and I want to group that parameter under Electrical
03:33
as you can see here, click OK.
03:37
So pretty easy if you already have a shared file.
03:40
You click New parameter, you click Shared parameter,
03:45
select, choose the one you want, in this case ballast voltage,
03:50
click OK.
03:52
Assigned where you how you want it to be grouped and click OK
03:56
again.
03:59
Now, if I want to create a new shared parameter,
04:01
it's actually pretty easy.
04:03
I go into new parameter, click Shared parameter again, select.
04:07
I'm going to put it in the same shared parameter file
04:11
so I'm going to click Edit.
04:14
And here it is, there's the parameter file
04:16
I had before that I showed.
04:17
You could also create a new one if you needed to.
04:20
And I have already a parameter group called Electrical shared
04:24
parameters and I'm going to come over and click New parameter.
04:29
This one I'm going to name, ballast number of poles.
04:34
The discipline is going to be Electrical and in this case,
04:38
it's pretty easy.
04:39
The type of parameter is also number of poles.
04:42
You can see here I have that option
04:44
and I'm going to click OK.
04:46
I could, by the way, put a tooltip in.
04:48
This one's pretty self-explanatory so I click OK.
04:52
To use it, I now select that new parameter and I click OK.
05:00
Make sure it's in here again, click OK.
05:04
And then once again select where I want to group
05:07
it In this particular family.
05:11
So now I have my additional parameters
05:14
and I'm ready to go ahead and start building a new family
05:18
using this template as a base.
05:20
So I've got my light source, I've
05:22
got my Electrical connector, I've got my parameters,
05:26
I'm going to click Save and I'm going to name this one,
05:29
lighting fixture surface template
05:32
because this is a template file for what
05:35
I'm working on right now.
05:37
And I'll save that and it will be
05:40
available for the next project I work on.
