Understanding Revit Families I

Families are the foundation of any Revit workflow. This course introduces the basic rules, settings, and concepts needed to create and modify Revit Families. You will learn about reference planes and lines, parameters, solids and voids, visibility settings, and practical exercises to build parametric components from scratch.

This four (4) hour course is delivered in two (2), two-hour long sessions that students can attend online, right from their own desk. A live instructor will explain the detailed functions, and address questions as the class progresses.

Note: Instructor will present using Autodesk Revit 2026. Students who wish to follow along with instructor are encouraged to use the same version.

Prerequisite: Students should have a solid understanding of Revit or have taken the Revit for New Users course series. 

Recording: Registrants for a course will receive access to a recording of each session for 7 consecutive days. Access will start the next business day after the session ends.

Session 1: Family Basics and Ground Rules

• Revit Family Basic Concepts
• Reference Planes vs. Reference Lines
• Workflow and Organization
• Parameters vs. Shared Parameters
• Practical Exercise – Parametric Box with Extrude

Session 2: Modeling for Families

• Creating Solids and Voids
• Working with Angles and Visibility Parameters
• Practical Exercises – CAD Files & Details