How to Establish a Standardised Revit Family Library

One of the most frustrating aspects of Revit design is searching for suitable families. This can be time consuming and counterproductive, diverting precious hours from actual design work.

The Solution: An Internal Standardized Library

Maintaining an internal standardized library provides a central location where all Revit families are readily available. This significantly reduces the time spent scouring the internet for the right components, allowing designers to focus on their core work.

Also, searching for families in previous projects may cause compatibility issues, necessitating time-consuming adjustments and modifications. By maintaining a standardized library that’s updated to the latest software version, users can ensure smooth interoperability across projects, reducing potential rework.

While the internet might offer a wide variety of families, their quality and accuracy can be inconsistent. Families downloaded from unreliable sources might contain errors, inaccuracies, or improper parameters that need to be corrected before they can be used. This not only wastes time but also introduces the risk of design errors.

In a collaborative environment, having a standardized library simplifies the sharing and synchronization of families among team members. It removes the need to send files back and forth or communicate about which families to use.

The benefits of establishing an internal standardized Revit family library are undeniable. By doing so, users save time, reduce frustration, and bolster project consistency. The investment in creating and maintaining such a library pays off in the form of increased productivity, improved quality, and enhanced design outcomes.

Enhancing Revit Design with GRAITEC PowerPack

GRAITEC PowerPack for Revit provides several features that allow you to establish and manage a dynamic family library seamlessly within the Revit interface.

Watermark Manager: Protect your Revit Families

When creating your Revit library, you have the option to apply a fortified, password-protected watermark. The Watermark Manager populates the manufacturer parameters of each family with your configured information. This meticulous approach ensures that families shared across projects cannot be repurposed under a different company’s identity.

Family Manager: Seamless Integration into Revit

Once your library is set, the Family Manager will facilitate the seamless integration of your library directly into the Revit interface. This integration empowers users to effortlessly peruse the library, selectively importing families compliant with their project requirements.

Notably, it provides the flexibility to cherry-pick specific family types for importation, thereby upholding the integrity of your Revit project, while optimizing its performance by reducing unnecessary overhead.

Family Exporter: Keep your Library updated

Enriching your Revit family’s library is crucial, and the Family Exporter proves to be valuable. This advanced feature enables the swift transfer of newly created or updated families from your ongoing project into your central Revit library. This not only encourages the reuse of families across diverse projects, but it also facilitates sharing valuable work across your company.

Conclusion

Establishing an internal standardized Revit family library is essential for saving time, reducing frustration, and ensuring project consistency. By investing in the creation and maintenance of such a library, you can achieve increased productivity, improved quality, and enhanced design outcomes.

If you’re interested in saving half the time you spend with the Revit tools you already use, contact GRAITEC Group today to learn more about PowerPack for Revit. 

Written by Alix Tissier