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Add points to Revit families using the Manual Points tool in Autodesk Point Layout, and lock the points to the reference planes and the elevation.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
4 min.
Transcript
00:03
With Point Layout in Revit, you can use the Manual Points tool to add points to Revit families.
00:10
If your family is parametric, you can also lock them to the reference planes and the elevation, so that the points stay locked within the family.
00:21
Begin with your project open in Revit.
00:24
In the drawing, select an element from the family that you want to add points to.
00:30
In this example, a footing is selected.
00:35
From the Modify tab on the ribbon, Mode panel, click Edit Family.
00:42
The view updates to the selected footing in the Family Editor.
00:47
On the ribbon, open the Autodesk Point Layout tab.
00:52
Then, select Manual Points.
00:56
From the Manually Add Points dialog, open the Walls tab.
01:02
Then, enter a Description , such as “Footing Points”.
01:07
Click OK.
01:10
In the Snap Style dialog, you can choose to use workplane based snapping or element based snapping.
01:19
In this case, select Element.
01:23
Now, in the drawing, zoom in and click to place each point.
01:28
Try to get as close as you can to the locations that you want in the family.
01:34
If your families are parametric, meaning that they are growing and stretching, you need to lock the points to the reference planes.
01:42
To switch to the reference level, from the Project Browser, expand Views All > Floors Plans, then select Ref. Level.
01:53
Keep in mind that the points in families and projects depend on your detail level and can be changed.
01:60
Currently, you see a crosshair at the point location.
02:05
On the View Control Bar, click Detail Level, and notice that if you select Medium, a square displays around the crosshair.
02:17
If you then select Fine, you see only a square.
02:22
In this case, return the Detail Level to Medium.
02:27
To lock the points to the references planes, using the crosshairs as a guide, move each point to the desired location,
02:35
at the reference plane intersection, and then click the two Lock icons that appear.
02:41
You also want to lock the points to the elevation.
02:46
In the Project Browser, for this example, select the Front elevation.
02:52
Specify a Detail Level of Medium, then zoom in to one of your points.
02:59
On the ribbon, in the Modify panel, click Align.
03:05
Select the point, select the elevation, and then click the Lock icon.
03:12
Notice that you can lock both points on the same side by repeating these steps.
03:18
Repeat for the two points on the other side.
03:23
On the ribbon, click Load into Project and then select Overwrite the existing version.
03:31
Points are now added at every location for every footing.
03:36
If your family is parametric, you can make changes, such as selecting a different Type,
03:43
and the points will always remain locked within your family.
03:47
Now you can use the Manual Points tool in Autodesk Point Layout to add points to your Revit families.
Video transcript
00:03
With Point Layout in Revit, you can use the Manual Points tool to add points to Revit families.
00:10
If your family is parametric, you can also lock them to the reference planes and the elevation, so that the points stay locked within the family.
00:21
Begin with your project open in Revit.
00:24
In the drawing, select an element from the family that you want to add points to.
00:30
In this example, a footing is selected.
00:35
From the Modify tab on the ribbon, Mode panel, click Edit Family.
00:42
The view updates to the selected footing in the Family Editor.
00:47
On the ribbon, open the Autodesk Point Layout tab.
00:52
Then, select Manual Points.
00:56
From the Manually Add Points dialog, open the Walls tab.
01:02
Then, enter a Description , such as “Footing Points”.
01:07
Click OK.
01:10
In the Snap Style dialog, you can choose to use workplane based snapping or element based snapping.
01:19
In this case, select Element.
01:23
Now, in the drawing, zoom in and click to place each point.
01:28
Try to get as close as you can to the locations that you want in the family.
01:34
If your families are parametric, meaning that they are growing and stretching, you need to lock the points to the reference planes.
01:42
To switch to the reference level, from the Project Browser, expand Views All > Floors Plans, then select Ref. Level.
01:53
Keep in mind that the points in families and projects depend on your detail level and can be changed.
01:60
Currently, you see a crosshair at the point location.
02:05
On the View Control Bar, click Detail Level, and notice that if you select Medium, a square displays around the crosshair.
02:17
If you then select Fine, you see only a square.
02:22
In this case, return the Detail Level to Medium.
02:27
To lock the points to the references planes, using the crosshairs as a guide, move each point to the desired location,
02:35
at the reference plane intersection, and then click the two Lock icons that appear.
02:41
You also want to lock the points to the elevation.
02:46
In the Project Browser, for this example, select the Front elevation.
02:52
Specify a Detail Level of Medium, then zoom in to one of your points.
02:59
On the ribbon, in the Modify panel, click Align.
03:05
Select the point, select the elevation, and then click the Lock icon.
03:12
Notice that you can lock both points on the same side by repeating these steps.
03:18
Repeat for the two points on the other side.
03:23
On the ribbon, click Load into Project and then select Overwrite the existing version.
03:31
Points are now added at every location for every footing.
03:36
If your family is parametric, you can make changes, such as selecting a different Type,
03:43
and the points will always remain locked within your family.
03:47
Now you can use the Manual Points tool in Autodesk Point Layout to add points to your Revit families.
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