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00:00
MARTHA HOLLOWELL ORCUTT: Creating lighting fixture
00:02
families in Revit.
00:04
In this course, we're going to investigate
00:06
several important features that make up a useful lighting
00:09
fixture family, including shared parameters, model geometry,
00:13
and photometric files.
00:16
Using the appropriate lighting fixture family
00:19
is part of the design development phase of a project,
00:22
though the work of creating families
00:24
can take place at any time before or during the project.
00:29
First, we will look at helpful practices
00:32
for preparing to create a lighting fixture
00:34
family in Revit, including using face-based templates,
00:38
adding appropriate parameters, and separating the base
00:41
file from the geometry of the lighting fixture.
00:45
Next, we will create a new family
00:47
based on the face-based template and add appropriate shared
00:51
parameters to the file.
00:53
This will be saved as a base file for other lighting fixture
00:56
families.
00:58
Finally, we will create two different lighting fixture
01:00
families based on the same original template
01:03
with nested model geometry and the correct photometric IES
01:07
file for the lighting fixtures.
01:11
In this set of videos, we will add shared parameters
01:14
to a face-based lighting fixture template,
01:17
insert model geometry into a new lighting fixture family,
01:21
and apply the correct photometric IES file
01:24
for the light source in a new lighting fixture family.
Video transcript
00:00
MARTHA HOLLOWELL ORCUTT: Creating lighting fixture
00:02
families in Revit.
00:04
In this course, we're going to investigate
00:06
several important features that make up a useful lighting
00:09
fixture family, including shared parameters, model geometry,
00:13
and photometric files.
00:16
Using the appropriate lighting fixture family
00:19
is part of the design development phase of a project,
00:22
though the work of creating families
00:24
can take place at any time before or during the project.
00:29
First, we will look at helpful practices
00:32
for preparing to create a lighting fixture
00:34
family in Revit, including using face-based templates,
00:38
adding appropriate parameters, and separating the base
00:41
file from the geometry of the lighting fixture.
00:45
Next, we will create a new family
00:47
based on the face-based template and add appropriate shared
00:51
parameters to the file.
00:53
This will be saved as a base file for other lighting fixture
00:56
families.
00:58
Finally, we will create two different lighting fixture
01:00
families based on the same original template
01:03
with nested model geometry and the correct photometric IES
01:07
file for the lighting fixtures.
01:11
In this set of videos, we will add shared parameters
01:14
to a face-based lighting fixture template,
01:17
insert model geometry into a new lighting fixture family,
01:21
and apply the correct photometric IES file
01:24
for the light source in a new lighting fixture family.
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