Revit Templates: System Settings

Revit Templates: System Settings

2hIntermediate2014-12-04

Authors

Paul F. Aubin

Paul F. Aubin

Author and Consultant

Course details

If you are trying to achieve a consistent starting point in all of your Revit projects, then customizing the project template is a good place to start. In this course, Paul F. Aubin shows how to adjust system settings and create a consistent collection of object types, including wall, floor, roof, and ceiling types. He covers moving the file origin, customizing the materials library, assigning naming conventions for object types, loading and managing profiles, and preconfiguring location and sun settings. Watch these tutorials and get off on the right "foot" right away with a well-conceived project template.

Skills covered

Revit LTArchitectural VisualizationCivil EngineeringAutodesk3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

Introduction

  • Welcome
  • Using the exercise files

Getting Started

  • Why are system settings important
  • Working with imperial vs. metric units

Overall Settings

  • File origin
  • Basic settings
  • Fill and line patterns
  • Materials
  • Other global settings

Layered Hosts

  • Naming conventions
  • Managing wall types
  • Configuring other layered hosts

Nonlayered System Families

  • Loading and building profiles
  • Managing profile-driven types
  • Using profiles in stairs and railings

Other Template Settings

  • Establishing location and sun settings
  • Configuring room and area settings
  • Establishing matchlines
  • Establishing a starting view
  • What to do about worksets

Conclusion

  • Next steps
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