Hi ABG, Thanks for making a series of tutorials on Revit Families. It is, by far, the best tutorials on Revit families I have seen. Well explained and well planned.
@21:37 you are constraining the legs so that when the table grows in Length and Width the legs will stay in each corner. In my model it won’t let me constrain each leg like that. I can only constrain each leg to move with either the table width or its length… not both…. Very confused 🫤. Any clue as to why this is happening to me?
My best guess is you may need to constrain reference plane to reference plane, and might be using geometry for one of the two constraining aspects. That or cross check the reference planes are both set to origin planes and the center reference types. Make sure you are also changing the parameters using the type editor versus dragging planes in the editor as generally that wont work.
Any tips for the type of parameters to use for a Bar Screen wastewater equipment, which is angled at 80 degrees and needs the bottom part to be able to go underground without the top moving.
Hi Gavin. Do you ever use Ref Planes sub-categories? I feel that once you're building something complex all those green lines start to blur in my eyes, so usually I like to have a different color for the secondary ref. planes.
Yes I do indeed sometimes add reference plane sub categories for complex families, even if just temporarily. Usually I use dark blue for 'Major' planes and light blue for 'Minor' planes.
@@AussieBIMGuru Glad I am not the only one. It's just annoying to do it every single time... I think Autodesk should just differentiate them by default... the Strong, Weak, Not a reference types.
@@AussieBIMGuru So true. I guess there a couple of things I used to do in Revit 14 or 15 as a workaround that now are not needed, thankfully. Let's hope this becomes one of them !
Hi ABG :) Great Tutorials - by far best Revit tutorial videos I found so far! keep going. I am from Poland but live & work in London. Thank you very much
Did you also used a furniture template or a generic template to make the leg and then nest it into the main file? Thanks for all the explanation, helps a lot.... Wonderful as always and so helpful.
Sometimes I begin from generic model template then change its category, but I usually recommend using the host family category for nested components if they aren't shared - that way they are all category correct at the project level and can have subcategories applied if needed.
Great Tutorial! I gained a lot from this and look forward to the rest of the series. One minor suggestion...if you could move just a tad slower for us novices ha-ha
Hi Boss, i want to ask you something about the career, if i want to study (Diploma-Civil Engineering) in Canada, Am i eligible to work as a BIM Manager?? if not
The role of a BIM Manager is one you will need to work your way to via professional experience and time. There is no shortcut. Most BIM Managers work as a BIM Technician/drafter and then a project BIM coordinator - this is typically at least 5-10 years of solid professional experience. If you are a Civil engineer then you would potentially become a BIM Manager in this pathway, but would need to learn more about building services engineering to become an engineering BIM Manager at a higher level. I always suggest doing a degree in your base trade (e.g. engineering) and then focus on building professional experience. No degree or diploma can replace this.
Bro... i want to be ur student and assistant... you are so talented.. i want to learn from u.. ur video is actually very fast.. but if we can imagin we can also go with that speed.. and improve from intermediate to advanced level revit engr... tnx bro
@Lord Fluffington you'll find them now added under the misc repo, I trust they'll help keep your learning on the 'bully' side of things! github.com/aussieBIMguru/Misc
Bro you said u are actually came by starting electrical families... can u make a some type of electrical families or show how the parameter setup.. sorry if u already done.. I'm just starting to see ur video from today.. 2 video finished
My background is architectural, so most 'electrical' families I make are placeholders only. Things like outlets, comms racks and switchboards (with no connections typically). You can see some examples of this type of content over here on my website in the preview images; www.bimguru.com.au/product-page/rc7-services-collection-2020 The only website I know making good quality MEP templates and dedicated content is here; www.click2bim.com
@@sharafsiyad4500 it depends if you mean electrical panel schedules. If you do, you would need to connect your elements as systems and then you should be able to generate a panel schedule from your model. It isn't really my specialty, but maybe this article helps; knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/Revit-DocumentPresent/files/GUID-63A50132-34B5-483E-BDC6-41A133E6C685-htm.html
Not all of my content is aimed at newcomers, and I know many people who follow my content but thanks for the feedback anyway. I would suggest exploring Niko G and Balkan Architect's channels for beginner/alternative workflows, it may better suit your learning style.
Sorry to hear it was a problem for you. These were quite early videos so I was still finding my confidence I think, I tried to speak a lot more clearly in later videos. Would suggest considering how you word criticism of others in future, comes across quite rude.
Hi ABG, Thanks for making a series of tutorials on Revit Families. It is, by far, the best tutorials on Revit families I have seen. Well explained and well planned.
You're welcome Adam, I'm glad they've been useful and thanks for the support!
Thank you for not playing bad music in the background! I'm amazed at how many learning tutorials are drowned out by uncopyrighted awful music.
Yes i tried it for a while and didn't really like the outcome. I figure if people want they can play music on a second tab.
Hi Aussie, Am new to revit tool, but am sure I can learn very fast after watching your sessions. Thank you man :)
You're most welcome. Don't rush!
@21:37 you are constraining the legs so that when the table grows in Length and Width the legs will stay in each corner. In my model it won’t let me constrain each leg like that. I can only constrain each leg to move with either the table width or its length… not both…. Very confused 🫤. Any clue as to why this is happening to me?
My best guess is you may need to constrain reference plane to reference plane, and might be using geometry for one of the two constraining aspects. That or cross check the reference planes are both set to origin planes and the center reference types. Make sure you are also changing the parameters using the type editor versus dragging planes in the editor as generally that wont work.
Any tips for the type of parameters to use for a Bar Screen wastewater equipment, which is angled at 80 degrees and needs the bottom part to be able to go underground without the top moving.
If it needs to follow a topography i would suggest considering a railing family.
Hi Gavin. Do you ever use Ref Planes sub-categories? I feel that once you're building something complex all those green lines start to blur in my eyes, so usually I like to have a different color for the secondary ref. planes.
Yes I do indeed sometimes add reference plane sub categories for complex families, even if just temporarily. Usually I use dark blue for 'Major' planes and light blue for 'Minor' planes.
@@AussieBIMGuru Glad I am not the only one. It's just annoying to do it every single time... I think Autodesk should just differentiate them by default... the Strong, Weak, Not a reference types.
@@marianaarodrigues1 agree! I tend to not wait for Revit features, harder to be let down that way...
@@AussieBIMGuru So true. I guess there a couple of things I used to do in Revit 14 or 15 as a workaround that now are not needed, thankfully. Let's hope this becomes one of them !
Hi ABG :) Great Tutorials - by far best Revit tutorial videos I found so far! keep going. I am from Poland but live & work in London. Thank you very much
Thanks Martin, glad they are helping! Always great to hear from our European friends in Australia, BIM is doing great over there.
Thank you Aussie, another very good tutorial, I have learn a lot from you and I hope there will be more series about families in the future
Thanks Tomasz! Definitely will be more eventually. Most likely a series on building advanced door families 😀
@@AussieBIMGuru Could you also add some topic about annotation symbols which it can be shown in view or section of the familie
@@tomaszwisniewski319 yes that's a great idea - nested 2D families. I've got some great examples for casework families.... I'll add it to my list!
Hi ABG, is there somewhere I can download the DWG file that you use as a template?
Unfortunately i dont think i kept a copy of the file.
Did you also used a furniture template or a generic template to make the leg and then nest it into the main file? Thanks for all the explanation, helps a lot.... Wonderful as always and so helpful.
Sometimes I begin from generic model template then change its category, but I usually recommend using the host family category for nested components if they aren't shared - that way they are all category correct at the project level and can have subcategories applied if needed.
Great Tutorial! I gained a lot from this and look forward to the rest of the series. One minor suggestion...if you could move just a tad slower for us novices ha-ha
Thanks Gaylene! Many of my followers set video speed to 75 or 50% speed to slow me down. I sound a bit funny on half speed though!
Hi Boss, i want to ask you something about the career, if i want to study (Diploma-Civil Engineering) in Canada, Am i eligible to work as a BIM Manager?? if not
The role of a BIM Manager is one you will need to work your way to via professional experience and time. There is no shortcut. Most BIM Managers work as a BIM Technician/drafter and then a project BIM coordinator - this is typically at least 5-10 years of solid professional experience. If you are a Civil engineer then you would potentially become a BIM Manager in this pathway, but would need to learn more about building services engineering to become an engineering BIM Manager at a higher level.
I always suggest doing a degree in your base trade (e.g. engineering) and then focus on building professional experience. No degree or diploma can replace this.
Bro... i want to be ur student and assistant... you are so talented.. i want to learn from u.. ur video is actually very fast.. but if we can imagin we can also go with that speed.. and improve from intermediate to advanced level revit engr... tnx bro
Feel free to slow the video speed to x0.75 if it helps. A lot of my viewers do this to slow me down.
Hi,Can you put the link of the family you use?
Can be found on my github;
Https://github.com/aussieBIMguru/Revit-Files/blob/master/Families/ABG_FRN_IkeaTable_R20.rfa
@@AussieBIMGuru thank you
@Lord Fluffington you'll find them now added under the misc repo, I trust they'll help keep your learning on the 'bully' side of things!
github.com/aussieBIMguru/Misc
I’m hooked! Thanks soooo helpful.
Youre welcome!
Hi, I really like your video tutorial. Thank you so much!
You're welcome!
Bro you said u are actually came by starting electrical families... can u make a some type of electrical families or show how the parameter setup.. sorry if u already done.. I'm just starting to see ur video from today.. 2 video finished
My background is architectural, so most 'electrical' families I make are placeholders only. Things like outlets, comms racks and switchboards (with no connections typically). You can see some examples of this type of content over here on my website in the preview images;
www.bimguru.com.au/product-page/rc7-services-collection-2020
The only website I know making good quality MEP templates and dedicated content is here;
www.click2bim.com
@@AussieBIMGuru bro.. how can we make schedules like panel schedules for communication or any devices
@@sharafsiyad4500 it depends if you mean electrical panel schedules. If you do, you would need to connect your elements as systems and then you should be able to generate a panel schedule from your model.
It isn't really my specialty, but maybe this article helps;
knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/Revit-DocumentPresent/files/GUID-63A50132-34B5-483E-BDC6-41A133E6C685-htm.html
Could you provide the project files?
Unfortunately i didnt keep these on file. Anything i did file is usually on my github
github.com/aussieBIMguru
Wowwww
Glad you liked it
Hi ABG, I was just able to see click click click, it was too fast!
Try 0.5 or 0.75 video speed maybe...
Sorry to say!! The way explain isn’t good for all to understand!!! Specifically for newbies because your words not clear at all
Not all of my content is aimed at newcomers, and I know many people who follow my content but thanks for the feedback anyway. I would suggest exploring Niko G and Balkan Architect's channels for beginner/alternative workflows, it may better suit your learning style.
open your mouth when you speak, I can barely understand you
Sorry to hear it was a problem for you. These were quite early videos so I was still finding my confidence I think, I tried to speak a lot more clearly in later videos. Would suggest considering how you word criticism of others in future, comes across quite rude.