New to Revit Architecture 2012

[c3060143]

Hi,  my name is Kev and I am absolutely new to Revit Architecture 2012.  I am working my way through the home tab, and noticed I have NO FAMILIES loaded---no windows, doors, stairs etc---basically I have no 3D objects at all.  Can you advise me on how to load these--keep in mind I am completely new so do not understand some jargon.  If you could send me info relating to this I would be absolutely appreciated.  I am planning on getting onto Lynda.com and I will go through all the DVD's as a means of up-skilling myself to the workings or RA 2012.  At the moment I use ArchiCAD 15 and I noticed it maybe similar.  Look forward to your reply

Kind regards Kev

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[jonmcfarlandGY]

Kev,

Go to Insert>Load Family then load the families that you want.

Jon

[loboarch]

It sounds like you may have started a new project without using a template.  Typically you will want to use a template when starting a new project.  This way you will have some content loaded when you start working.  There are a few default templates that should have been loaded when Revit was installed.