Revit families: Different types
Families are essentially a collection of objects with a shared set of characteristics known as Parameters and the corresponding graphical representation. It is essential to utilizing the Software that we understand how everything in the Revit platform relates to a family.
Every element we employ, including Walls, Columns, Mechanical Equipment, and Annotation Tags, belongs to the Revit family, which has a clear hierarchy. The hierarchy's highest level are the Revit Categories, which cannot be added to, changed, or eliminated.
There are two main families of Revit Categories:-
1. Texts, tags, and dimensions are among the components that make up an annotation category.
2. All elements contained inside the building model, such as doors, windows, floors, and walls, fall under the model categories.
Revit family types
A general classification of Revit families can be made as follows:-
Families related to System
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The System Families are the fundamental components that come together on a building site. They are pre-defined components in the Revit platform, and the Revit User Interface cannot be used to add or remove them.
The specifications for these kinds of families are already pre-defined, so you don't even need to import them into your projects or save them somewhere else. However, inside a System Family, we can replicate and change the "Types."
'Types' are merely groups of variables that may be added, changed, or removed according to the user's requirements. The reason for this is that most system families are made up of many types in order to be customized to meet the needs of individual projects.
Families related to Component
Standard component families, commonly referred to as loadable families, contain parts that are typically bought, transported, and installed in buildings.
Families that may be loaded include, for instance, doors, windows, furniture, water heaters, and plumbing fixtures. According to the needs of the project, these user-defined families may be established and adjusted in Revit.