

Most annotation tags and symbols do not have family types.

You can modify symbols that are supplied with the Autodesk Revit software to fit your company standards or create new symbols using a variety of templates. In some way, they are simple since you don’t have to create a lot of complex parameters or sketches. They include tags, view titles, north arrows, and annotations that only need to display in 2D such as electrical and sprinkler symbols. Most of the information is coming from the Autodesk Revit 2017 BIM Management:Template and Family Creation training guide.Īnnotation families are a critical part of standardizing the way your construction documents look. I will also be doing a webcast in December about parameters which tie right in with some of these families as well, so stay tuned. My focus is going to be on some of the lesser used but still important types of families including annotations, profiles, and 2D families. When viewing materials in libraries, properties are read-only.This fall I will be blogging about Autodesk Revit families. Click the tabs (for example, Identity or Appearance) to view the properties and assets of the material. When a material is selected in the library list (left pane), this right pane displays the tabs (assets) associated with this material. Material Browser Toolbar: Provides controls to manage libraries, create new or duplicate existing materials, or open and close the Asset Browser. Library materials list: Displays materials in the library or category (class) selected in the library list. Library list: Displays open libraries and categories (classes) within libraries.

Use the library settings menu options to filter the display of materials presented in the library materials list. You may need to hide the display of the library tree to provide more space for viewing library materials.

Click the Show/Hide Library Panel Tree to show or hide the display of the library tree. Show/Hide Library Tree and Library settings menu : These 2 buttons let you modify how libraries and their materials, are displayed in the Material Browser window. Material Libraries toolbar: Provides controls to manage libraries, create new or duplicate existing materials, or open and close the Asset Browser. Right-click a material in the list to access a menu of common tasks such as Rename, Duplicate, and Add to a Library. Project materials list: Displays materials in the current project, whether they are applied to objects or not. Use the project materials settings menu options to filter the display of materials presented in the project materials list. Show/Hide project materials settings menu : This button lets you modify the view of project materials and the library panel in the Material Browser window. Project materials filter : Filter project materials by class.
