Hey Jeff, a way to get rid of the joint lines you get from different panels with different parameters is to have a different approach to the family. Add "if condition formulas" to the overhangs, and create the cabinet with only 3 joined extrusions. Then if you click on/off the parameter is either 0 or the desired overhang, and to keep it more parametric, link it to another input value, like desired overhang, etc. Another tip, not using "/" in the parameter name, or it will think it is on dividing by off when used in formulas. Happy to send out an example if you want! Great content as usual
Good idea… there are a few ways to manage the joint lines (as is the case in most things Revit) but this was a live recording of me working and I didn’t spend the time to worm out the other 3 plus methods! Thanks for tuning in!!
This cabinet family idea is very useful. I never experimented with line based families before. Appreciate the effort you put in for bring value to your subs.
I made the kicker a separate extrusion and added parameters for the left and right kicker. This way the base cabinet is a single extrusion, and the kicker is the base cabinet width, minus left kicker depth, minus right kicker depth.
Great follow-along video here Jeff! Next challenge: since casework is built in 3" increments, make a toggle that allows the line to snap in 3" increments when you sketch the cabinet out :]
haha, NO NO NO! That is TOO restrictive for this phase!!! When we componentize it... Then the "standards" can come into play. :) THanks for following along!!
I just got a job as a designer for an engineering company that does a ton of 3D modeling and Revit. I just graduated from drafting school. Any advice on how I can become better at Revit and Fusion 360? Would be much appreciated! I know Autodesk has a bunch of courses, and I know it’s going to take time, but I aspire to be a Revit whiz like you someday.
The end pieces would've given me a headache to model, i think creating an entirely separate geometry for the island with its own view parameter would've achieved the desired effect.
I love this video.! I made an awesome family that really helps do quick layouts and plans for that are engaging for the client.... However i have hit an odd problem. When generating a plan view i would like to show the overhead cabinets as a dashed line… but i can not get them to not show in the overlay at all. Any hints on why that may be? Thanks again. I love the family you helped me make!
That is awesome! So glad you were able to make a useful family. For your overhead cabinets you may be better off making a symbolic line in the plan view of the family (constrain it to the same ref plane as your upper cabinet geometry) and use that
@@TheRevitKid wow thanks! that’s a great idea! I will do it tomorrow ! I keep trying to improve and fix my family as I learn more (I am still pretty new to it) .. this afternoon I found an earlier version that shows the overhead cabinets even when they are above the cut plain..I think I know why this is.. so I will also try to u understand that tomorrow too . Huge thanks!
Question...so I did the whole thing and I loaded it into my project...when I put it in... It does not rotate with Space bar.... how to make it rotate with spacebar???
@@TheRevitKid since my drawings don't include interior elevations I ended up creating a wall style for cabinets (In floor plans) and it works very well!
Hey Jeff, a way to get rid of the joint lines you get from different panels with different parameters is to have a different approach to the family. Add "if condition formulas" to the overhangs, and create the cabinet with only 3 joined extrusions. Then if you click on/off the parameter is either 0 or the desired overhang, and to keep it more parametric, link it to another input value, like desired overhang, etc. Another tip, not using "/" in the parameter name, or it will think it is on dividing by off when used in formulas. Happy to send out an example if you want! Great content as usual
Good idea… there are a few ways to manage the joint lines (as is the case in most things Revit) but this was a live recording of me working and I didn’t spend the time to worm out the other 3 plus methods! Thanks for tuning in!!
This cabinet family idea is very useful. I never experimented with line based families before. Appreciate the effort you put in for bring value to your subs.
Cheers! Thanks for tuning in and the kind words! 🤘
This generic cabinet is very useful. Thanks for that brilliant idea of yours.
Cheers! Thanks for tuning in!
I made the kicker a separate extrusion and added parameters for the left and right kicker. This way the base cabinet is a single extrusion, and the kicker is the base cabinet width, minus left kicker depth, minus right kicker depth.
Great idea! Thanks for tuning in and for sharing !!
Will start to learn it tomorrow, lets be patient pips! Godbless us haha
Great follow-along video here Jeff! Next challenge: since casework is built in 3" increments, make a toggle that allows the line to snap in 3" increments when you sketch the cabinet out :]
haha, NO NO NO! That is TOO restrictive for this phase!!! When we componentize it... Then the "standards" can come into play. :) THanks for following along!!
Another fruitful Tut & video, thank you, definitely comes in handy for one of my current projects. Much appreciated.
Awesome! So glad to hear it. Thanks for tuning in.
I love the schematic cabinet family!!! May need to build that and add it into my cabinet lines in a future update!
I’m sure you’ll make it an even better family than I! Haha
I just got a job as a designer for an engineering company that does a ton of 3D modeling and Revit. I just graduated from drafting school. Any advice on how I can become better at Revit and Fusion 360? Would be much appreciated! I know Autodesk has a bunch of courses, and I know it’s going to take time, but I aspire to be a Revit whiz like you someday.
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The end pieces would've given me a headache to model, i think creating an entirely separate geometry for the island with its own view parameter would've achieved the desired effect.
Agreed! Lots of ways to skin a cat in Revit. There are probably at least 3 other ways I can handle the end pieces in my mind… Cheers!
I love this video.! I made an awesome family that really helps do quick layouts and plans for that are engaging for the client.... However i have hit an odd problem. When generating a plan view i would like to show the overhead cabinets as a dashed line… but i can not get them to not show in the overlay at all. Any hints on why that may be? Thanks again. I love the family you helped me make!
That is awesome! So glad you were able to make a useful family. For your overhead cabinets you may be better off making a symbolic line in the plan view of the family (constrain it to the same ref plane as your upper cabinet geometry) and use that
@@TheRevitKid wow thanks! that’s a great idea! I will do it tomorrow ! I keep trying to improve and fix my family as I learn more (I am still pretty new to it) .. this afternoon I found an earlier version that shows the overhead cabinets even when they are above the cut plain..I think I know why this is.. so I will also try to u understand that tomorrow too . Huge thanks!
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Question...so I did the whole thing and I loaded it into my project...when I put it in... It does not rotate with Space bar.... how to make it rotate with spacebar???
It’s line based so it’s rotation will be based on the direction of your two points
oh...ok... put the first two lines in proper direction when loading .
what happens when your cabinets are in an L shape, do they clean up same as walls?
No, but at this stage, they just have a line.... No big deal!
I added a void miter to mine with an angle parameter.
@@ryanmcgowan3061 Another great idea!
@@TheRevitKid since my drawings don't include interior elevations I ended up creating a wall style for cabinets (In floor plans) and it works very well!