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
#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.
#05 | The Revit Families That Kill Performance:...
Revit Families and the "invisible weight" — six mistakes that silently weigh down the model, family by family, and how to build the opposite.
#05 | The Revit Families That Kill Performance:...
Revit Families and the "invisible weight" — six mistakes that silently weigh down the model, family by family, and how to build the opposite.
#04 | Revit Reference Planes & Reference Lines:...
In Inside the Files #04 we analyze Reference Planes and Reference Lines: the structural backbone of every robust Revit family. Discover how to use them — with a concrete example...
#04 | Revit Reference Planes & Reference Lines:...
In Inside the Files #04 we analyze Reference Planes and Reference Lines: the structural backbone of every robust Revit family. Discover how to use them — with a concrete example...
#03 | The Invisible Director: Subcategories, Sy...
You downloaded a Revit Family from a marketplace and can't figure out why certain elements behave differently from others? In this issue of Inside the Files, we'll explore how Subcategories...
#03 | The Invisible Director: Subcategories, Sy...
You downloaded a Revit Family from a marketplace and can't figure out why certain elements behave differently from others? In this issue of Inside the Files, we'll explore how Subcategories...