Technical insights on Revit families: parameters, geometry, and BIM best practices. A series for designers who want to understand what's really inside the files.
Inside the Files
#11 | The Invisible Pyramid: where Category, Fa...
Category, Family, Type, Instance: you've already read them in every article of this column, often without me explicitly telling you. Here you will find the map that links them all...
#11 | The Invisible Pyramid: where Category, Fa...
Category, Family, Type, Instance: you've already read them in every article of this column, often without me explicitly telling you. Here you will find the map that links them all...
#10 | Everything Moves Together: Anatomy of a P...
A kitchen cabinet with wicker containers. Simple to look at, precise to build. We break down its internal logic together and analyze the modeling choices that make it work: Reference...
#10 | Everything Moves Together: Anatomy of a P...
A kitchen cabinet with wicker containers. Simple to look at, precise to build. We break down its internal logic together and analyze the modeling choices that make it work: Reference...
#09 | The Mute Parameter: Works in the Editor b...
The drawer moves in the Family Editor, but in the project the parameter stays silent. No error, no warning — just geometry that doesn't respond. The cause is almost never...
#09 | The Mute Parameter: Works in the Editor b...
The drawer moves in the Family Editor, but in the project the parameter stays silent. No error, no warning — just geometry that doesn't respond. The cause is almost never...
#08 | Axes and Mirroring: the Revit Nested Fami...
You've nested the family, everything seems fine. Then you change a parameter in the project — and the drawer opens into the wall. That's not a Revit bug. It's a...
#08 | Axes and Mirroring: the Revit Nested Fami...
You've nested the family, everything seems fine. Then you change a parameter in the project — and the drawer opens into the wall. That's not a Revit bug. It's a...
#07 | The Family Within the Family: When Nestin...
Nested Families aren't an advanced technique reserved for experts — they're a working method. In this episode we look at when it makes sense to nest, what advantages it brings...
#07 | The Family Within the Family: When Nestin...
Nested Families aren't an advanced technique reserved for experts — they're a working method. In this episode we look at when it makes sense to nest, what advantages it brings...
#06 | 2D People — The Family that Obeys Revit R...
From CAD Block to Revit Native Family: How to Create a 2D Figure that Obeys Revit Rules by Leveraging Detail Item Features.
#06 | 2D People — The Family that Obeys Revit R...
From CAD Block to Revit Native Family: How to Create a 2D Figure that Obeys Revit Rules by Leveraging Detail Item Features.