Array Based Families in Revit - What You NEED TO KNOW!

This episode of BIM After Dark Live was inspired by a subscriber’s email (Matt). Matt had a few questions about using an array in Revit to build families and some of the tips and tricks when doing so…

So, I thought it would be fun to build an array based family live! And walk through some of those little "need to know" tips and tricks along the way.

Topics We Will Cover:
- Creating a nested family and "carrying over" the parameters.
- Creating a line based family.
- Using and applying arrays
- Formulas to drive the array
- How to handle single objects and arrays in the same family
… and so much more…

Don’t forget, this is live! So, you can ask questions and chat with me along the way!


Links Mentioned:
BIMBOX - Need a New Computer? Get the only one designed for Revit: https://bimbox.bimafterdark.com
Download the FREE Revit Family Cheat Sheet: https://free.bimafterdark.com
Join the "BAD" Community to Get the Sample Files from this Episode: https://community.bimafterdark.com

TimeStamps
0:00 - Intro
0:18 - BIM BOX
4:26 - Family Desktop Cheat Sheet
8:06 - Creating a Line Based Family
13:15 - Array Tool
16:25 - Object Spacing after creation of an Array
25:28 - Array Formula Example 1
26:47 - Aligning Major References to Reference Plane
31:26 - Array Formula Example 2
34:55 - Handling single objects and Arrays in the Same Family
36:56 - Input Parameter
38:31 - If Statement
42:55 - Visibility Point
47:50 - Assigning Parameters to Project
49:07 - Revision
52:23 - Outro



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