Families

The families for the DUCO products are face-based. I.e. that they are very generic and easy to place, even when working with linked models.

Face-based Families

Face-based Families are Families that can be placed on walls, ceilings, etc. You can also opt to place them on a Work Plane.

For all families we make, we have a number of general agreements about the parameters in the families:

The following rules apply to the designation of Family Parameters: WT_ <subdivision> Yyyy

• WT_V Yyyy: Fill parameter – Parameter may / may be changed or filled in by the user
• WT_H Yyyy: Auxiliary Parameter – Parameter is necessary for the operation of the Family. May not be changed!
• WT_I Yyyy: Infoparameter – Parameter gives extra info
• WT_W Yyyy: Workaround-Parameter – Parameter is needed for a particular workaround
• WT_M Yyyy: Macro Parameter – Parameter is entered by a macro

Shared Parameters are chosen from the Shared Parameter File. The following rules apply to naming: BE_ <subdivision> Yyyy

• BE_M Yyyy: Mechanical
• BE_E Yyyy: Electrical
• BE_P Yyyy: Plumbing
• BE_B Yyyy: Architectural
• BE_G Yyyy: Generic
• BE_H Yyyy: Help
• BE_I Yyyy: Informative

Each Family contains the following Parameters:

• WT_I Revit manual (URL> Text> Type Parameter): this contains the link to a corresponding blog post
• WT_I BaseKeynote (text> Identity Data> Type Parameter)
• BE_G Material / color (shared parameter)

The Family must be assigned to the correct Category

• Category and Parameters

BaseKeynote must be filled in

• Keynote according to BB-SfB and COBO

Parameters must be under the correct Parameter group:

• Constraints = waste bin (WT_H Parameters)
• <insert definitions note>

Object Styles must stand properly

• At Object Styles you can add a new category
• Object Styles

Visibility Settings of the Components must be good

• Fine: Detailed geometry visible, no annotation
• Medium: simplified geometry and annotation visible
• Coarse: visible in 3D simplified geometry. On plan / cross-section? no geometry, but annotation
• see table of appointment note (insert table)

Enter parameters Identity Data according to agreements:

• Type Comments: Description as it will be shown in the measurement state. In the fill in Family or Project.
• Model: the Model / Type (only if manufacturer-specific)
• Manufacturer: name of the manufacturer (only if manufacturer-specific)
• Description: description component from manufacturer (only if manufacturer-specific)

Interface Connectors

• Each time a Parameter in the Connector is linked with a Family parameter, the Interface must be used (eg Radius is linked with WT_c <x> Radius)
• In the description of a Connector, the c <x> is decisive where <x> is a unique number within the Family. Then the description of the Connector will be in accordance with this notation: c <x> Description. The description is not decisive and therefore free to choose. The Connector Interface is therefore WT_c <x> Parameter Name.
• <insert link to blog post>

Set preview

• Duplicate specific View and rename to “Preview”
• Drop off elements using Object Styles
• Hide face: Give object style “Hidden Lines” and hide

!!! Note: Enter parameters for each Type in the Family