Revit – Adaptive Component

This video tutorial is an intro to Adaptive Components using Revit 2012. It looks at making a 4 point adaptive “Tree Column”.  Then it looks at some basics of parametric geometry in the Conceptual Massing environment to host the adaptive “Tree Column” to.

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Revit – Conceptual Massing Basics
This Revit video looks at the basics of Conceptual Massing in comparison with the Model-in-Place techniques. The techniques explored are as follows: Extrude, Blend, Revolve, Sweep and Sweep Blend. The Video also covers Void and Join.

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Revit – Parametric Louver System
This video will show how to make a Parametric Louver System for a Curtain Wall Panel. Three families are made to achieve this. First the louver is made using a Generic Model family. Next the louver is loaded into a Line Based family and a parametric array is made based on the panel height and louver spacing. Then the line based family is loaded into a Curtain Wall Panel family and constrained to the left, right, top and bottom.

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Revit – Operable Curtain Panel

This video shows how to make an operable curtain panel family. The curtain panel has a instance parameter so you can set the swing angle different on each panel.

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Revit – Curtain Wall

This video explores ways to create a Curtain Wall with a custom layout or by type. The first way using a custom layout is done by creating grid lines and then hosting mullions on the grid lines. The second way is to define the curtain wall by type. The advantage of a type layout is that you can save the type and apply it to multiple curtain walls. The video also explores inserting a door, changing panel types and changing the curtain wall profile.

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Revit Generic Models (model-in-place)

This video looks at Modeling in Place using Revit Generic Models. It’s not possible to model complex geometry using Revit system familes; i.e. floors, walls and columns. The only way to create complex geometry in a project file is to generic model in place.

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Revit Parametric Column Family

This video walks through the steps of making a parametric column family in Revit. The family will have 3 different family types to select from when loaded into a project file. Additionally the family will have parameters whose values are based on formulas.

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Revit Parametric Floor Slab and Slab Edge
This video first looks at creating a parametric floor slab by constraining its boundary edges to a set of grid lines. As you move the grid lines the floor slab will grow and shrink to fit within. Second the video will look at creating a slab edge profile family that is parametric by defining width and height parameters.

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Topics Covered: Negative, Tag, Radians, Function, Dispatch, Division, Plane Surface

This Grasshopper video will look at Generative Components. My definition of a generative component is the process of creating an external component and referencing it to populate a building component. The building component can be a roof, facade, etc… This video will go through the process of creating a operable triangular shade component.

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Data Path, Read File, Polyline, Planar Surface, Plane Surface, Divide Domain 2, Isotrim (subsrf), Bounding Box, Surface Box, Box Morph