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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
• Parameterusage
• Performance–contentdesignedtoreducetheperformanceimpactofthefamilyonaproject.
• Testing–thoroughtestingofthefamilyparametersandtypesindependentlyandinaproject
environment.
CONTENTS
Section1:PlanningRevitModelContent
• Explainshowdesigncomplexityinfamiliescanaffectprojectperformanceandoffersguidelinesfor
reducingperformanceimpact
• DetailstherecommendeduseandlimitationsofcontentcreatedwithotherCADsoftware
• Providesbestpracticesforplanningmodelcontent
Section2:ModelContentCreationStandards
• Describesbestpracticesformodelcontentcreation
• ContainsAutodeskstandardsforunits,namingconventions,subcategories,parameters,previewimages,
andtypecatalogs
Section3:TestingGuidelines
• Containsgeneralandfamily‐specifictestingguidelinesformodelcontentfamilies.
Notincludedinthisguide:
• Detailedfamilycreationinstructions
• Standardsforannotationorsystemfamilycreation
• Category‐specificguidelinesforfamilycreation
• In‐depthbestpracticesforfamilycreation
SUPPLEMENTARYFILES
Thefollowingdocumentsandfilesarereferencedforusewiththisguideandareincludedinthedownload
package.
• RevitMasterParameterList.xls‐includesAutodesk‐approvedRevitmastersharedparameters
• RevitMasterSharedParameterFile.txt‐includesAutodesk‐approvedsharedparameterstouseinyour
projects
• RevitMasterSubcategoryList.xls–includesAutodesk‐approvedRevitsubcategories
• RevitMasterPartTypeList.xls–includesAutodesk‐approvedRevitparttypes
• RevitModelContentSampleFiles–includessampleRevitmodelcontentandimages
• Category‐specificModelContentGuides–includescreationguidelinesforspecificcontent
• SharingRevitContentonAutodeskSeek–includesdistributionrequirementsfortheAutodeskSeekweb
service.
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