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families. See also adaptive components; specific component families, 47
families component modeling tools, 274
adaptive components, 582 Create tab, 583
annotation symbols, 581, 582 generic model mass family, 304
content guidelines and standards, 574–575 in-place component modeling, 273–274
detail components in, 581, 707, 707–709, 708, 709 introduction, 573
double-click to edit, 908 massing
drag and drop, 908 formula-driven, 303–324
getting started, 573–585 in-place massing vs. Family Editor,
hosted, 579–580 272–273, 273
in-place, 574 modeling techniques
line-based, 580–581, 581 blends, 609–613, 610, 611, 612, 613
management techniques, 617–621 extrusions, 602, 602–604, 603, 604
Family Type parameters, 614, 618 Revolve tool, 608–609
formulas’ importance, 881–882 sweeps, 604–608, 605, 606, 607, 608
parametric arrays, 618–621 swept blends, 609–613, 610, 611, 612, 613
visibility check, 617–618 types, 602
mass families object styles, 597–599, 598
adaptive component inserted, 336–338 Offset tool, 83
create, 333–338, 582 role of, 881
FormIt mobile application, 582, 583 subcategories, 597–599, 598
nesting, 614–616, 615, 616, 881 understanding, 583, 583–585, 584
nonparametric, 579 visibility settings, 599, 599–600, 600, 601
parameters, 579 family management techniques, 617–621
purge unused families and groups, 896–898 Family Type parameters, 614, 618
workset type, 165 formulas’ importance, 881–882
family categories parametric arrays, 618–621
Certification Objective, 575 visibility check, 617–618
choosing, 575–579 family templates
cut values, 579 Certification Objective, 575
projection values, 579 choosing, 47, 47, 575, 575–579
scheduling, 578 primary function, 577
in section, 576–577 Family Types dialog box
switching between, 578, 578 adaptive component, 329, 330
Family Category and Parameters dialog box, 276, complex mass family, 317, 317–323, 319, 321,
276, 304, 577, 609, 617, 647, 788 322, 323
family components Far Clip Offset option, 60, 61
defined, 474 Fascia tool, 564
Family Editor, 47 Fiatech AutoCodes Project, 261
family template for, 47, 47 Fields tab, Schedule Properties dialog box,
framework, 585–601 730–731, 731
insertion point, 588–590 Fifth Avenue retail store feature stair, 624, 658
parametric dimensions, 590–594 File Locations tab, 142, 151, 170, 760, 872
reference planes, lines, points, 585–588, 586, 587 file naming. See naming convention
type catalogs, 595, 595–597, 596, 597 File Save Options dialog box, 167
type vs. instance parameters, 594–595 file size, quality control, 896
Family Editor, 573–622. See also formula-driven fill patterns, 124–130
massing; twisting tower massing form custom complex fill patterns, 126–130, 157, 871
Bottom Line, 621–622, 881–882 Fill Patterns dialog box, 124, 127, 695
complex mass family, 316–324 importing custom fill patterns, 127–130, 871
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