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Chapter 1 • The Revit World
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You will be using this method quite a bit in this book and on a daily basis
when you use Revit. One thing to note is the fact that when a family is loaded
into Revit Architecture, there is no live path back to the file that was loaded.
Once it is added to the Revit model, it becomes part of that model. To view a list
of the families that are within the Revit model, go to the Project Browser and
look for the Families category. Within the Families category, you will see a list
of the families and their types, as Figure 1.56 shows.
FIGURE 1.56: All of the families as listed in the Project Browser
The two main Revit files have been addressed. Two others are still crucial to
the development of a Revit model.
Using Revit Template File (.rte)
The .rte extension pertains to a Revit template file. Your company surely has
developed a template for your own standards or will soon. An RTE file is simply
the default template that has all of your companies standards built into it. When
you start a project, you will use this file. To see how an RTE file is used, follow
these steps:
1. Click the Revit Home button and select New
➣ Project.
2. In the resulting dialog, as shown in Figure 1.57, click the Browse
button.
3. This will throw you into a category with several other templates. You
can now choose to use a different one.
4. Click Cancel twice.
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