Work with parameters for structural design - Create family types and load into a project

Transcript

00:03

We're going to begin by loading in our newly created base plate

00:08

on the structure ribbon, go ahead and select components

00:13

on the context ribbon. Let's select load family

00:18

in the load family dialog box. We'll select base plate

00:22

and click open

00:26

as you move your cursor over faces.

00:28

You'll notice that the base plate orientates itself to any face we move over.

00:33

This is a face based family.

00:37

If we take a look up onto the context ribbon,

00:39

you'll see that place on face is the default value.

00:42

But alternatively, we could place on a work plan as well.

00:46

So on the options bar,

00:48

you can then select that work plane that the base plate is placed on.

00:52

In this case, we'll go back to place on face.

00:56

I'm going to place down two base plates in arbitrary positions on the floor slab.

01:02

We can then press escape or select, modify to release the command.

01:07

Let's zoom up on one of these base plates and select it.

01:11

We'll now review the instance properties

01:14

in the property's pallet.

01:16

You'll note here that we have under construction our grout hole that

01:19

we configured and notice here we have a very simple tick box.

01:23

So if I now uncheck grout hole and move my cursor back into the 3D view,

01:27

you'll now notice that that grout hole is suppressed.

01:30

But only in that instance that I selected,

01:34

let's say I now want to change the actual physical size of the plate.

01:38

I can select perhaps this plate here.

01:40

And if I click on edit type in the properties pait,

01:44

you'll now notice that we're now reviewing the type properties for this plate

01:50

here. If I go ahead and select a plate size perhaps of 16 inches

01:55

and then click, ok,

01:57

you can then see both of the plates have changed because both of these plates

02:01

are the same base plate type.

02:06

Typically here,

02:06

we may want two or three different base plate sizes configured within the family.

02:11

Let's now go ahead and create those different types.

02:15

We'll select one of the base plates

02:17

and up on the context ribbon. We'll select edit family

02:24

in the family. Editor on the creates ribbon. Go ahead and select family types

02:31

in the family type dialogue box.

02:33

We can see all of the properties and parameters that we've been working with.

02:38

Notice right at the top of the dialog box.

02:40

We have type name and currently this is grayed out.

02:44

There are no types configured within this family.

02:47

So we're now going to build two types of base plates

02:51

to do this. We'll select the new type button

02:54

and here I'll type in base plate,

02:57

one

02:58

and click. Ok.

03:00

And now here I can configure the dimensions for this particular base plate.

03:05

So perhaps we'll set the plate size for 14 inches.

03:09

If we click apply, we can then see that applied to the plate itself.

03:14

Uh You'll notice here that we have our whole offset. I'm going to set that to

03:22

we'll now create a second family type.

03:25

So once again, we'll select the new type command

03:28

and here I'll simply call this one base plate two.

03:34

And here we can now give a different set of values.

03:37

So for the plate size, we'll go up to 20 inches

03:41

and we'll have a whole offset perhaps here of six inches.

03:45

If we go ahead and select apply,

03:47

we can then see that change applied to the base plate.

03:52

Let's go ahead and select. OK. Here

03:56

we'll click, save to update our family.

03:59

And again, it's going to ask us here if we want to replace the existing file.

04:03

Yes, we do.

04:06

And here we can now directly load into projects and close.

04:14

Now, in this dialogue here,

04:16

you can see that we already have this family

04:17

loaded into the project and we've got two options.

04:20

We can overwrite the existing version

04:22

or overwrite the existing version and its parameter values. In

04:26

this case here, I'm going to say overwrite existing version and parameter values.

04:32

And now if we select one of these base plates

04:35

you'll notice in the properties pad it within the type selector,

04:38

we have our various different configurations.

04:41

So I have base plate one

04:44

or base plate two.

04:47

This is a fairly efficient method if we just

04:50

want two or three different types of plate,

04:52

created.

04:53

Another option we have is to create project

04:55

specific types of baseplate in this particular project

04:59

to do that. I'll just simply select edit type

05:03

I would duplicate.

05:05

And here I can select base plate three.

05:09

And perhaps in here we'll set our plate size of 22 inches.

05:16

And now you can see here we have this

05:18

plate just in this project called base plate three.

Video transcript

00:03

We're going to begin by loading in our newly created base plate

00:08

on the structure ribbon, go ahead and select components

00:13

on the context ribbon. Let's select load family

00:18

in the load family dialog box. We'll select base plate

00:22

and click open

00:26

as you move your cursor over faces.

00:28

You'll notice that the base plate orientates itself to any face we move over.

00:33

This is a face based family.

00:37

If we take a look up onto the context ribbon,

00:39

you'll see that place on face is the default value.

00:42

But alternatively, we could place on a work plan as well.

00:46

So on the options bar,

00:48

you can then select that work plane that the base plate is placed on.

00:52

In this case, we'll go back to place on face.

00:56

I'm going to place down two base plates in arbitrary positions on the floor slab.

01:02

We can then press escape or select, modify to release the command.

01:07

Let's zoom up on one of these base plates and select it.

01:11

We'll now review the instance properties

01:14

in the property's pallet.

01:16

You'll note here that we have under construction our grout hole that

01:19

we configured and notice here we have a very simple tick box.

01:23

So if I now uncheck grout hole and move my cursor back into the 3D view,

01:27

you'll now notice that that grout hole is suppressed.

01:30

But only in that instance that I selected,

01:34

let's say I now want to change the actual physical size of the plate.

01:38

I can select perhaps this plate here.

01:40

And if I click on edit type in the properties pait,

01:44

you'll now notice that we're now reviewing the type properties for this plate

01:50

here. If I go ahead and select a plate size perhaps of 16 inches

01:55

and then click, ok,

01:57

you can then see both of the plates have changed because both of these plates

02:01

are the same base plate type.

02:06

Typically here,

02:06

we may want two or three different base plate sizes configured within the family.

02:11

Let's now go ahead and create those different types.

02:15

We'll select one of the base plates

02:17

and up on the context ribbon. We'll select edit family

02:24

in the family. Editor on the creates ribbon. Go ahead and select family types

02:31

in the family type dialogue box.

02:33

We can see all of the properties and parameters that we've been working with.

02:38

Notice right at the top of the dialog box.

02:40

We have type name and currently this is grayed out.

02:44

There are no types configured within this family.

02:47

So we're now going to build two types of base plates

02:51

to do this. We'll select the new type button

02:54

and here I'll type in base plate,

02:57

one

02:58

and click. Ok.

03:00

And now here I can configure the dimensions for this particular base plate.

03:05

So perhaps we'll set the plate size for 14 inches.

03:09

If we click apply, we can then see that applied to the plate itself.

03:14

Uh You'll notice here that we have our whole offset. I'm going to set that to

03:22

we'll now create a second family type.

03:25

So once again, we'll select the new type command

03:28

and here I'll simply call this one base plate two.

03:34

And here we can now give a different set of values.

03:37

So for the plate size, we'll go up to 20 inches

03:41

and we'll have a whole offset perhaps here of six inches.

03:45

If we go ahead and select apply,

03:47

we can then see that change applied to the base plate.

03:52

Let's go ahead and select. OK. Here

03:56

we'll click, save to update our family.

03:59

And again, it's going to ask us here if we want to replace the existing file.

04:03

Yes, we do.

04:06

And here we can now directly load into projects and close.

04:14

Now, in this dialogue here,

04:16

you can see that we already have this family

04:17

loaded into the project and we've got two options.

04:20

We can overwrite the existing version

04:22

or overwrite the existing version and its parameter values. In

04:26

this case here, I'm going to say overwrite existing version and parameter values.

04:32

And now if we select one of these base plates

04:35

you'll notice in the properties pad it within the type selector,

04:38

we have our various different configurations.

04:41

So I have base plate one

04:44

or base plate two.

04:47

This is a fairly efficient method if we just

04:50

want two or three different types of plate,

04:52

created.

04:53

Another option we have is to create project

04:55

specific types of baseplate in this particular project

04:59

to do that. I'll just simply select edit type

05:03

I would duplicate.

05:05

And here I can select base plate three.

05:09

And perhaps in here we'll set our plate size of 22 inches.

05:16

And now you can see here we have this

05:18

plate just in this project called base plate three.

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