topic Re: Fill Pattern in Detail Item Family in Revit Architecture Forum

Fill Pattern in Detail Item Family

hliS658H — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:42:07 GMT

I want to use the metal panel fill pattern in this detail item family, but very limited options here, how can I bring more pattern into the family?

Re: Fill Pattern in Detail Item Family

barthbradley — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:33:49 GMT

Transfer Project Standards

Help | Transfer Project Standards | Autodesk

Re: Fill Pattern in Detail Item Family

barthbradley — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:38:36 GMT

If you don't have them in Revit then you need to create them.

Help | Create a Custom Fill Pattern | Autodesk

...BTW: PyRevit does a nice job of creating custom fill patterns. Check it out. It's free.

Re: Fill Pattern in Detail Item Family

Mike.FORM — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:58:17 GMT

Are you talking about these types of hatches?

Re: Fill Pattern in Detail Item Family

hliS658H — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:19:14 GMT

Yes.

I see fill patterns in project. but when edit family, I only see a few patterns.

Re: Fill Pattern in Detail Item Family

hliS658H — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:54:35 GMT

@barthbradley wrote:
If you don't have them in Revit then you need to create them.

Help | Create a Custom Fill Pattern | Autodesk

I see the patterns in project, but not family editor.

@barthbradley wrote:

...BTW: PyRevit does a nice job of creating custom fill patterns. Check it out. It's free.

Good to know that. I have PyRevit, have only used it for keynote, didn't know it has other functions.

Re: Fill Pattern in Detail Item Family

Mike.FORM — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:30:20 GMT

Create a filled region in your project with the pattern you want to use and then ctrl+c and ctrl+v the filled region into your family.

Re: Fill Pattern in Detail Item Family

barthbradley — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 16:13:52 GMT

@hliS658H wrote:
Yes.
I see fill patterns in project. but when edit family, I only see a few patterns.

What is going on is that the Revit Family Category Template - the RFT - only has a select few Fill Patterns in it. As I mentioned above, you can transfer into the Family - the RFA - other fill patterns from other open projects (RVTs) via Transfer Project Standards or create new fill patterns within the RFA using whatever method you prefer.

Now, if you want the Family Category Template itself - the RFT - to contain more Fill Patterns, then you need to create a new RFT. You can do so by starting a NEW Family from an existing RFT (such as Generic Model.rft), add whatever you want to it, including, but not limited to, more Fill Patterns, then Save that RFA (for example: "My Generic Model.rfa"). Afterwards, rename that saved RFA ("My Genertic Model.rfa") to RFT ("My Generic Model.rft") through your Windows Browser. Once renamed, you can use My Genertic Model.rft to create any New Generic Model.rfa from it.

Re: Fill Pattern in Detail Item Family

barthbradley — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 16:40:02 GMT

FWIW: you could just make the Family's Fill Pattern parametrically controlled and then assign a Project Fill Pattern to the parameter inside the Project. Keep in mind though that Project Fill Patterns, as well as Project Materials, RULE. In other words, if the Family and the Project have identically named Fill Patterns, but with different patterns, the Family will use the Project version inside the Project.