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PROJECTTESTINGCRITERIAFORREVITARCHITECTURE
R Usingatestprojectoroneofthetestingtemplateprojectsavailablefordownload,loadthefamilyina
projectenvironment,andcheckallviewsforanomalies.Ifthefamilyincludesatypecatalog,useittoload
thefamily.
R Inspectthefamilyappearanceinallviews(plan,reflectedceilingplan,elevation,Section,3D)at
alldetaillevels(Coarse,Medium,Fine).
R InspectthefamilyappearanceindifferentModelGraphicsStyles:Wireframe,HiddenLine,
Shading,andShadingwithEdges.
R Testallfamilytypeschangethetype,applyit,andinspectthegeometrytoverifythatthedimensions
andrelationshipsaremaintained.
R Createnewtypesandmodifyallparameters,checkingallviewsforanomalies.
R Modifyallmaterialassignmentstoverifythatmaterialsareassociatedtothegeometrycorrectly.
TIP:Tobetterinspectfamilygeometry,modifyallmaterialtypeparameterstoglass.Also,ifanyofthe
familygeometrydoesnotdisplayasglass,thenamaterialparameterisassignedincorrectly.
R Modifycategoryandsubcategorymaterialstoverifythefamilyisnotusingmaterialtypeparameters.
R Forhostedfamilies:
R Placehostedfamiliesintotheprovidedhostthicknessesandconfirmfamiliesworkinallhosts
appropriatetothefamiliesuse,includinginplacewallsandmasselements.
R Modifythehostthicknessby25%‐400%,andcheckforunconnectedgeometryand/orplan
representationsthatmaybedisconnectedfromthegeometry.
R Reinspectthefamilyappearanceinallviewstoensurethatthegeometrydisplaysasexpected.
R Dimensiontoallreferencesandsnapallreferencestowalls.
R Createatestrendering.
R Testthefollowingcommandsongeometrycreatedinthefamily:
R Copy/Paste
R Rotate
R Mirror
R VerifythatthefamilypreviewimageisusingthePreviewview.
R Testthefamilyinanactualproject,verifyitsperformance,andensurethattheprojectmatchesthe
designintentofthefamily.
RMCSG66 Version2.1