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Table Of Contents
- FEEDBACK ON THE GUIDE
- AUDIENCE
- DEFINITION: QUALITY REVIT CONTENT
- CONTENTS
- SUPPLEMENTARY FILES
- ADDITIONAL FILES
- RECOMMENDED REVIT RELEASE AND DISCIPLINE FOR CONTENT CREATION
- 1.1 DETERMINING DESIGN INTENT
- 1.2 BALANCING PERFORMANCE AND DESIGN COMPLEXITY
- 1.3 AUTODESK EXCHANGE FORMAT (.ADSK)
- 1.4 USING IMPORTED CONTENT
- 1.5 PLANNING A REVIT MODEL FAMILY
- 2.1 WORKFLOW FOR MODEL CONTENT CREATION
- 2.2 FAMILY UNITS
- 2.3 FAMILY NAMING CONVENTIONS
- 2.4 TYPE NAMING CONVENTIONS
- 2.5 CATEGORY AND SUBCATEGORY STANDARDS AND USAGE
- 2.6 AUTODESK APPROVED PARAMETER USAGE
- 2.7 PARAMETER NAMING CONVENTIONS
- 2.8 MATERIAL NAMING CONVENTIONS
- 2.9 PREVIEW IMAGE STANDARDS
- 2.10 TYPE CATALOG STANDARDS AND USAGE
- 2.11 MATERIAL APPLICATION IN MODEL FAMILIES
- 3.1 GENERAL FAMILY TESTING GUIDELINES
- 3.2 FAMILY-SPECIFIC TESTING GUIDELINES
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 Testallfamilytypes–changethetype,applyit,andinspectthegeometrytoverifythatthedimensions
andrelationshipsaremaintained.
R Createnewtypesandmodifyallparameters,checkingallviewsforanomalies.
R Modifyallmaterialassignmentstoverifythatmaterialsareassociatedtothegeometrycorrectly.
TIP:Tobetterinspectfamilygeometry,modifyallmaterialtypeparameterstoglass.Also,ifanyofthe
familygeometrydoesnotdisplayasglass,thenamaterialparameterisassignedincorrectly.
R Modifycategoryandsubcategorymaterialstoverifythefamilyisnotusingmaterialtypeparameters.
R Forhostedfamilies:
R Placehostedfamiliesintotheprovidedhostthicknessesandconfirmfamiliesworkinallhosts
appropriatetothefamiliesuse,includingin‐placewallsandmasselements.
R Modifythehostthicknessby25%‐400%,andcheckforunconnectedgeometryand/orplan
representationsthatmaybedisconnectedfromthegeometry.
R Re‐inspectthefamilyappearanceinallviewstoensurethatthegeometrydisplaysasexpected.
R Dimensiontoallreferencesandsnapallreferencestowalls.
R Createatestrendering.
R Testthefollowingcommandsongeometrycreatedinthefamily:
R Copy/Paste
R Rotate
R Mirror
R VerifythatthefamilypreviewimageisusingthePreviewview.
R Testthefamilyinanactualproject,verifyitsperformance,andensurethattheprojectmatchesthe
designintentofthefamily.
RMCSG—66 Version2.1