Best Practices for Creating Intelligent Standard Details

[lmolina6V6K7]

Are there any Best Practices out there for Creating Standard Details? Any examples or tutorials for creating intelligent Standard Details "families"?

I wonder if there are smart Standard details that can toggle thicknesses, existing vs new, etc. while keeping the annotation adjusting "live" to the changes. 2 or 3 levels of nesting.

For example, instead of having a Standard Detail for each of these: Door in 8" CMU wall, ...12"..., Door in Masonry Cavity wall. Can one single Intelligent Standard Detail toggle between many options? Thanks!

[lmolina6V6K7]

I found something. But appreciate any other input you may have.

Creating Intelligent Details in Revit 

[ToanDN]

You can create parametric (dimensionally intelligent) components by giving them parameters (length, angle).  You can control component visibility using visibility parameters and/or <Family Type> parameters (aka labels).  Visibility parameters can be governed by other parameters via formulas and vice versa.

Notice the lack of response?  Because you are asking too broad of a question that even a 2-hour lecture or a hundred-page book still cannot cover all the answers. You just need to dive in, get to work, get dirty, and come back with specific questions when you are facing specific roadblocks.

[lmolina6V6K7]

I thought I was very specific when I mentioned "Best Practices". I was not looking for a bulk of responses. I just needed a good ONE. Definitely not yours.

[ToanDN]

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@lmolina6V6K7 wrote:

I thought I was very specific when I mentioned "Best Practices". I was not looking for a bulk of responses. I just needed a good ONE. Definitely not yours.

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Yep this post explains it all.  Firstly, someone who thinks "best practices" is a very specific question.  Secondly, the same someone who welcomed the very first response to his question rather ungratefully.

[lmolina6V6K7]

Thank you.

[SteveKStafford]

Look for past Autodesk University and Revit Technology Conference sessions by Brian Mackey (you tube too). This topic is a recurring theme for his sessions for many years.

[lmolina6V6K7]

Steve,

Thanks for your response. Appreciate it.

I've watched all of the videos from Brian Mackey and those are great. I've searched thoroughly the Autodesk literature. I may have missed something. However, what I'm asking / wondering is if there is some sort of unified consense on the approach for detailing Best Practices. Starting from creation, implementation to management and maintenance.