Modern Kitchen Renovation Series - "Sketching" Cabinets in Revit (Episode 6)

 

In episode 6 of our Modern Kitchen Renovation series we are going to build a fully parametric Revit family from scratch!  Placing cabinets using the "out of the box" Revit cabinet families can be restrictive and frustrating in the early stages of design... This Revit family creation tutorial will show how how to create a simple two-click placed family that will have you "sketching" your layouts in Revit and developing your design without restriction!

Click here to view episode 6 of the Modern Kitchen Renovation series now...

Modern Kitchen Renovation Series - I Broke My Own Revit Rule (Episode 3)

 

In episode 3 of our Modern Kitchen Renovation series we will continue building our existing conditions Revit model.  Today, we will model our existing cabinets in Revit.  

I think you are going to be surprised at the method I used.... 

Click here to view episode 3 of the series right now... 

Revit Tutorial - Custom Shaker Cabinet Family

I recently wrote about the dangers of not creating your own custom Revit families.  More specifically, I used the example of modifying the out of the box Revit casework families.  In this post, I wrote about how representing your model incorrectly due to “lack of time” could kill a project's budget.  In this post, I wrote about how drafting in details over your families to make them look correct could add hundreds of hours of re-work when changes occur (and they always occur).

Now, to demonstrate just how simple it would have been for you to make a custom shaker door and modify the existing casework families I created a tutorial.  Continue reading to view the tutorial and to fully comprehend the power of custom family creation in Revit….

The Drafting Workaround...

Yesterday, I published a post that explored the dangers of NOT building custom Revit families.  I used the example of out of the box casework families. Today, I want to expand on this idea and present a common work around I see every day.  In fact, you or your company may use this workaround too!  What is the workaround I am talking about?  Let’s call it “drafting”...  For example, when you create an interior elevation and you use drafting lines and filled regions to show details, patterns, and information.  Let’s talk about how dangerous “drafting” in Revit can be...