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Bones and Ligaments (or... Revit Reference Planes and Parameters) with Donnia Tabor-Hanson

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Component, or loadable, families in Revit need to start with a good structure. Let’s consider the Reference Planes as the Bones and the Parameters as the Ligaments of a Revit family. Delving into the properties of a Reference Plane and how they can help control a family will open your eyes to their strength. Parameters be they Shared or Family parameters form the ligaments for these bones. The power of that Shared parameter file and rules of editing it will enlighten you as to its use.

 

Below you'll find the recording - AND you may like to visit the complete playlist for this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdlF7MirPEC0dZCptV5lxiDfopfrWBdjA

 

This session was presented by expert Donnia Tabor-Hanson and hosted by Autodesk Community Engagement Manager,  Shaan Hurley, as part of Community Conversations - live, virtual events designed to allow you to gain expertise, connect with leaders and grow your community network. 

 

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  • Thursday, May 06, 2021
  • 08:00 AM PDT
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‎03-19-2021 11:21 AM
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To learn more about Community Conversations, including how to become a presenter, please go to: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/community-conversations/welcome-to-community-conversations/td-p/10167...



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‎04-30-2021 09:41 AM
‎04-30-2021 09:41 AM

Can't wait!!! 😁

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‎04-30-2021 12:02 PM
‎04-30-2021 12:02 PM

Me either!

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‎05-04-2021 08:50 AM
‎05-04-2021 08:50 AM

We are two days away. Have you marked your calendar? 

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‎05-04-2021 08:58 AM
‎05-04-2021 08:58 AM

Yes I have!

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‎05-05-2021 03:32 AM
‎05-05-2021 03:32 AM

Yep - It is on the calendar!

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‎05-06-2021 09:10 AM
‎05-06-2021 09:10 AM

AussieBIMGuru and Gavin's package

§https://github.com/aussieBIMguru/Crumple

Twitter @AussieBimGuru and @thebimguru

YouTube as Aussie BIM Guru

§https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Az1G0pla_k

§https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arEYfAJp7Y8

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Add Shared Parameters to Families using Dynamo! (2020 Update)
Add Shared Parameters to Families using Dynamo! (2020 Update)
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In today's video we revisit my very first Dynamo script video on the channel; improvements to be made and we get it to work in Revit 2020 using the Orchid package instead. I hope you enjoy the session and learn something new! Feel free to comment any feedback/questions below, or follow my channel
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Today's video shows how to take advantage of the Orchid custom package to set formulae fields in Revit family parameters. This video acts as an extension to my second video (Add Shared Parameters to families using Dynamo). I hope you enjoy the session and learn something new! Feel free to comment
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‎05-06-2021 11:20 AM
‎05-06-2021 11:20 AM

From  the Community Conversation here are some links that were put in the chat:

You may need a log in but it can't hurt to have a log in for Revit Forum

https://revitforum.org/showthread.php/1046-Revit-Formulas-for-quot-everyday-quot-usage

 

Group Network: https://forums.autodesk.com/community/groups

 

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Autodesk forums: https://forums.autodesk.com

 

Community Twitter: https://twitter.com/ADSKCommunity

 

Community Conversations calendar: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/community-conversations/eb-p/communityconversations

 

 

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‎05-06-2021 11:33 AM
‎05-06-2021 11:33 AM

@donnia.tabor-hanson , the Community Groups link you provided is not taking me to a valid web page. Can you address this?

 

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‎05-06-2021 11:49 AM
‎05-06-2021 11:49 AM

Reached out to get the moderators to get a fix for this. Thanks for letting us know.

 

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‎05-06-2021 11:53 AM
‎05-06-2021 11:53 AM

Thank you. I also noticed I can navigate to the community pages via the "Industry-focused communities" link, so I got where I wanted eventually.

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‎05-06-2021 11:23 AM
‎05-06-2021 11:23 AM

Thanks again to @PaulAubin for jumping in and answering some Chat questions. I did not see those during the webinar but you were so right on as always.

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‎05-06-2021 11:26 AM
‎05-06-2021 11:26 AM

my pleasure as always

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‎05-06-2021 11:53 AM
‎05-06-2021 11:53 AM

Hello Donnia,

 

Thank you very much for the webinar. It was gratifying to see how tidy your families are.

Unfortunately, I had to leave a bit early and I don't know if the chat question about the reference level and the overlapping reference plane was answered.

The question was if there is any difference in locking geometry to the reference level vs the bottom reference plane that is in the same place. Sorry if this question was explained and I missed it.

Many thanks,

Hernan

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‎05-11-2021 05:17 AM
‎05-11-2021 05:17 AM

I did answer that, you can go back and look at the video if you wish to see what all you might have missed. 

As for the reference planes vs the level, I stick with Reference planes. Why would I change just for that one level?

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‎06-15-2021 12:14 PM
‎06-15-2021 12:14 PM

Are you naming all your Reference Planes now?

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‎06-16-2021 12:52 AM
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Yes!, and putting them in the correct orientation and adjusting the length has helped a lot in having tidier families. Thanks!

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‎06-16-2021 04:58 AM
‎06-16-2021 04:58 AM

That is great! Not only will other be happier but you will to when you have to reopen a family and fix something. It really gives you a new look at how families are being built by others and now yourself.

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‎10-22-2022 07:18 PM
‎10-22-2022 07:18 PM

As an Autodesk Exert Elite, we are asked to tag our post with #AutodeskExpertElite. Catching up now. 

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