How imperative and critical is geometry creation for a family? Geometry creation is one of the most crucial steps in creating a Revit family in Family Editor Tool. Families can be developed by design development team by utilizing both 2D and 3D geometry since both are applied for achieving different purpose or motives. For example the purpose of utilizing 3D geometry is to develop solid geometric shapes for the family in consideration. However 2D geometry is optimized by design development team for the sake of adding minute details to the already created solid geometry for specific views. We can also make it simple and say that 2D geometry is used by Revit users for generating a symbolic plan portrayal or representation of an element concerning the family.
When family geometry is created it becomes important for the design development team or Revit users to assign subcategories to the family geometry. The subcategories of a family geometry include specifying its visibility, its material, and other elective and optional subcategories for it. The display of individual geometric components of a family depends on all these settings.
So when project team starts developing the geometry of a family they must know how to constrain the geometry. Family geometry must be constrained by them as per the parametric framework that has been created by project team earlier. Whenever a family is developed in Revit, it automatically provides dimensions to it but by default these dimensions are not displayed. These dimensions are provided by Revit for the purpose of governing and controlling the design intent of the family in question. Revit users must turn on these dimensions by adjusting the settings. So for turning on the automatic dimensions, users are required to choose ‘Automatic Select Dimensions’ form Annotation categories tab. Dimensions can always be modified by the users according to their project requirements. And for modifying family dimensions Revit users must optimize its dimension tools. Family geometry must be assigned to subcategories by Revit users while developing a family. After this Revit users must modify the Visibility settings of the family so that family geometry can be displayed in the desired view. This completes the process of creating family geometry in Revit.