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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
INTRODUCTION
ThepurposeofthisguideistodefineAutodeskguidelinesandstandardsformodelcontentcreationinRevit®
Architecture,Revit®MEP,andRevit®Structure.Modelcontentreferstothetwo‐dimensionalandthree‐
dimensionalstandardcomponentfamiliesthatareusedtocreateelementsthatrepresentmanufacturedcontent
(forexample,windows,furnaces,heatpumps,andstructuralsteelmembers).
Byfollowingtheguidelinesandstandardsinthisguide,contentcreatorswillensuretheportabilityand
performanceoftheircontent,andfulfillthenecessarydistributionrequirementsfortheAutodesk®Seekweb
service.TheAutodeskSeekwebservicerequires:
• theuniformdisplayofproductsofferedbyasinglemanufacturer
• complete,consistent,andaccuratepresentationofproductdataacrossmanufacturers
• thefulluseofAutodeskSeeksearchcapabilities
FEEDBACKONTHEGUIDE
PleasesendyourcommentsontheRevitModelStyleGuideandsupportingdocumentationto:
rmsg.feedback@autodesk.com
Wecan’trespondtocommentsindividually,butfeedbackwillbeconsideredinfutureversionsoftheRevitModel
ContentStyleGuide.
AUDIENCE
Thisguideisintendedformanufacturers,contentserviceorganizations,andothercontentcreatorswhohave
advancedknowledgeofbothRevitsoftwareandRevitmodelcontentcreation.
DEFINITION:QUALITYREVITCONTENT
QualityRevitcontentbalancesperformancewithdesignaccuracyandrequiredlevelsofdetail.Qualitycontentis
easytousebecauseitfunctionsreliablyinarangeofprojectsandprojectphases,whiledeliveringmanufactured
contentinaformatappropriateforarchitectureandengineeringdocumentationdeliverables.
QualityRevitcontentiscreatedwiththefollowingconsiderations:
• Designintent–theauthorhasconsideredhowthefamilywillbeusedinaproject.
• Appropriatelevelofdetaildesigned
• Adequatenumberoftypescreated
• Flexibleuseofparameters
• Accuracy–complete,consistentpresentationofproductdata.
• Standards–adherestoindustryandAutodeskstandards.
• Namingconventions
• Graphicguidelines
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