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RECOMMENDEDFAMILYFILESIZES
Toprovidecontentcreatorswithatangibleguidelineforfamilyfilesize,somecommonfamilytypesandtheir
recommendedfilesizesarelistedbelow.Usethefilesizesbelowasarecommendation,asactualsizemayvary.
Large,complex,and/orunusualfamiliesmayexceedtheserecommendations.
Application Element ComplexityLevel FileSize
RevitArchitecture Casework Simple 200
300K
 Complex 500K
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Door(singlepanel) Simple 300
400K
 Complex 600K
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FurnitureSystem Simple 200
300K
 Complex 500K
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Window(singleunit) Simple 300
400K
 Complex 600K
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RevitMEP AirHandlerUnit Simple 300
400K
 Complex 800K
1000K
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Chiller Simple 300
400K
 Complex 800K
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Fan Simple 200
300K
 Complex 400K
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PlumbingFixture Simple 300
400K
 Complex 600K
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RevitStructure WShape Simple 180
200K
 Complex 300K
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IMPORTANT:Tohelpreducethefilesize,inRevit,clickFilePurgeUnusedtodeleteitemsthatarenotinuse,
clickFilemenuSaveAs,andverifythattheCompactFileoptionisselectedwhensavingthefile.
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