Rn Wong Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Can anyone help me find links to free revit families. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Have you looked at http://www.revitcity.com/index.php - there's a lot of stuff under Downloads. Also, if you know exactly what you're looking for, sometimes your sales reps for that product can hook you up - though not enough seem to have caught on to this yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rn Wong Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 Yup, Ive browsed the site before, but I can't find some good models. and I experience difficulty downloading it. I'm looking for families that have editable parameters. Any type of family. I'm still working up and expanding on my library Are you also a Revit user?. It's good that i've found a fellow revit user in this site, thought there was none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 I'm an aspiring Revit user - my firm is in the process of figuring out how to be in the process of switching, but since Autodesk sold us Revit and Autocad as a bundle, we own Autocad and it's tough to get people to stop using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rn Wong Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 revit provides a faster design time. though some still prefer autocad because they are used to that software. even in our office, we still use autocad for plans.. hope more designers will also use revit.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigroo Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 we still use autocad for plans.. It's the same old story here too. You can't seem to convince the top boys that it will benefit us even though they can see the advantages & the way the market is heading (or has gone!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorback Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Nice to see fellow filipino here in the forum.. what family in particular you want to have in your library? You can start using the built-in library that is included in your revit installation. You can modify anything to your liking. If you have some questions about the program just pm me i've been using Revit for more than 4 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rn Wong Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 It's good also to hear from fellow "kababayan's" and it's good that i've found some revit user's.. my problem with revit rendering is that colors appear a little washed out and the landscaping elements don't reveal their true colors. Here's a sample of my revit rendering which I'm still working on. do you also use revit for rendering?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antisthenes Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 i just thought i would add a bit if dissent as a BIM holdout who has tried them all in production and comes away with a very bad flavor in mouth . BYOI if what i propose Build(bring) your own inteligence i have not seen any creative soultions implemented in revit only stuff standardized and limmited by the set of tools it has. bahumbug get free, design, empower yourself don't choose a tool that would have it the inverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manta Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Nice to see fellow filipino here in the forum.. what family in particular you want to have in your library? You can start using the built-in library that is included in your revit installation. You can modify anything to your liking. If you have some questions about the program just pm me i've been using Revit for more than 4 years now. Hey Arnold, I was wondering if you could help me out with a question I have, I have a friend, he's an architect/designer, he does freelance work for a couple cruiseship companies, they are constantly changing the designs,(like every couple days), so he's constantly updating all the drawings, I have urged him in the past to start using Revit, he uses Autocad, I figued since you have used it for a while now, you would know. So here's my question, would it be a big time saver for him to use Revit, having only to make the change once and have it reflected in all the drawings, instead of autocad changing every drawing for each change, or am I over simplifying this ? I just think he wastes alot of time doing it his way, but I want to be alittle more certain before I start bugging him again, Thanx, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rn Wong Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 Yup, I think it will save hima lot of time if he use revit for his designs. revit is very powerful when it comes to 3d modeling and designing because the the 3d is simultaneously done when you work with the 2d. And the good side is that you can see the massing immediately and helps the designer visualize his design...it is also more user friendly, base on my experience of using it, when compared to the autocad software.... he may still use autocad for the 2d part since it is more powerful on the 2d side "I think so"..:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manta Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Thanx for the input Ryan, but I was hoping that Revit could output the necessary DWG's, because that's what they'll need in the end... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rn Wong Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 No Problem coz revit files and views can all be exported as dwg files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorback Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Hey Arnold, I was wondering if you could help me out with a question I have, I have a friend, he's an architect/designer, he does freelance work for a couple cruiseship companies, they are constantly changing the designs,(like every couple days), so he's constantly updating all the drawings, I have urged him in the past to start using Revit, he uses Autocad, I figued since you have used it for a while now, you would know. So here's my question, would it be a big time saver for him to use Revit, having only to make the change once and have it reflected in all the drawings, instead of autocad changing every drawing for each change, or am I over simplifying this ? I just think he wastes alot of time doing it his way, but I want to be alittle more certain before I start bugging him again, Thanx, Bill Revit would definitely be a big plus for him since Revit will update every other views of the design there is this bi-directional relationship within each view and each component thus making it very powerful for updating design documents and it is done automatically by the program. However, I would emphasize that he should be aware that Revit has some limitations on free form modeling specially curvy sufaces as what you have mentioned that the use will be for a cruise project which I presumed that the main shape will involve curvilinear surfaces he might encounter some modeling issues which he might be better off drawing it in autocad. Just my 2 centavos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorback Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 he may still use autocad for the 2d part since it is more powerful on the 2d side "I think so"..:cool: Once you get the hang of Revit you don't really need to use autocad it can produce much easier 2d details because you can create parametric detail components out of it. Revit can produce 2d details as easy as autocad some users who are not that familiar with Revit's detailing capabilities goes back to autocad to finalize their 2d details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manta Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Hey guys thank you so much for the info, tell me though, have you encountered any compatibilty issues with those .dwg files, the reason I ask is because they seem to keep changing the format, (which I don't understand, its a 2d drawing format, why would it need to be changed, but that's another story) I use DWG gateway which will import any .dwg, but I'm concerned about his clients who might be using a certain version of autocad, not nesesarily the newest one... Thanx again, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorback Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Hey guys thank you so much for the info, tell me though, have you encountered any compatibilty issues with those .dwg files, the reason I ask is because they seem to keep changing the format, (which I don't understand, its a 2d drawing format, why would it need to be changed, but that's another story) I use DWG gateway which will import any .dwg, but I'm concerned about his clients who might be using a certain version of autocad, not nesesarily the newest one... Thanx again, Bill Compatibility should not be a problem, Revit can export/import dwg format from version 2000 up to 2007 unless they are using a really outdated acad v14 then that is a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revitrockstar Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 If you are still looking for Revit Families... let me know i'll teach you everything there is to knwo about Revit Families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAYMOND Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 i just thought i would add a bit if dissent as a BIM holdout who has tried them all in production and comes away with a very bad flavor in mouth . BYOI if what i propose Build(bring) your own inteligence i have not seen any creative soultions implemented in revit only stuff standardized and limmited by the set of tools it has. bahumbug get free, design, empower yourself don't choose a tool that would have it the inverse good grief.... do you really feel this way.... people are still saying we should not have left pencil.. r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAYMOND Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 savubg time, i don't think is the real issue here its about designing and understanding space better and having linked data.... personally i haven't seen Revit save time but it probably will as we become more adjusted to it... but seeing things in perspective view on the fly from any veiw is the wow part both for us and the client.. 2d drafting just really is impossible to understand space correctly even if you have been drawing plans for decades.... I wouldn't want to sell Revit by saying it saves time but it certainly is a leap as a design tool. r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianMyers Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 I wouldn't want to sell Revit by saying it saves time but it certainly is a leap as a design tool. r But saying this requires a quantification on what a "design tool" is. While you can do Massing models in Revit in general it's greatest strength comes when it's time to refine a design. Producing models that allow you to see shades and shadows, heat gain/loss calculations, quantity take-offs, conflict detection, etc. BUT these tend to be items we address once the basic form (relationship of spaces and architectural style) has been roughed out a bit. Too often I see companies disapointed in Revit as an initial design tool and grumble that they "justify" using it for it's other advantages. The truth is, they are sold on it as being a "design" tool without actually quantifying that it's a Design Development tool and not a tool best used for (in most cases) early conceptual work. My job is to teach people/companies the software, I like to set that expectation level up front and push it's coordination and "I"nformation (BIM) possibilities. These features alone are worth switching to this software and that's only a starting point of its advantages. In the end, Revit is a superior design tool.. as long as you use it for the right stage of design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alipasa Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Free families are often too simple. So I recommend you look for commercial families too. There are many of them at turbosquid.com/revit or at revitbay.com. Turbosquid is focused on more complex families sets. RevitBay has focus on high quality families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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