Embrace the Family Editor

Most elements (families) in Revit are made with the Family Editor and can be built with incredible
features. Don’t be afraid to dig in to the editor and explore your creative side. We’ve seen many
beautiful families and clever tricks put to use that make Revit fun to use. Figure 1.7 shows a curtain-
wall system with nested panels and attachment clamps. As we’ll discuss in Chapter 5 and reinforce
in chapter 10, making such families isn’t too difficult, and requires no programming or scripting
knowledge. Using 3D modeling tools and parametric dimensions, you can create reusable and
dimensionally flexible components for any architectural element. By taking your time, being patient,
and problem solving, you’ll be producing custom content in no time.