{"id":3377,"date":"2023-01-09T12:58:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T12:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qecad.com\/cadblog\/?p=3377"},"modified":"2023-01-09T12:58:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T12:58:36","slug":"7-different-types-of-revit-families-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qecad.com\/cadblog\/7-different-types-of-revit-families-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Different Types of Revit Families Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Revit families are a set of elements or components holding similar properties, parameters, or geometry. Every element that is added in Revit forms a part of the Revit family, be it structural elements, mechanical or electrical equipment, plumbing fixtures, or any annotation. Families form the core of Revit and are bifurcated as per the indistinguishable behavior of the elements.\u00a0 Let\u2019s overview each of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qecad.com\/cadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/img.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Revit families are the foundation of Revit. These are the base building blocks to form a high-quality Revit Model. In addition to the listed Revit family types, it also consists of imported 3d geometry family formats like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3DM, SAT, DGN, DWG<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, etc., to create a rich 3D BIM model. QeCAD holds the portfolio of creating varied parametric and non-parametric Revit families per the project\u2019s need. Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qecad.com\/bim-family-creation\"><b>Revit Family Creation Services<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is accurate and scalable to fulfill your building design and modeling needs.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Revit families are a set of elements or components holding similar properties, parameters, or geometry. Every element that is added in Revit forms a part of the Revit family, be it structural elements, mechanical or electrical equipment, plumbing fixtures, or any annotation. 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