On 23rd January, we hosted a webinar about creating custom Revit templates.  A Custom template is defined as an existing file which contains preloaded families, settings, views, sheets, schedules, and sometimes geometry, that can be used to create a new project. The idea behind using a customised template is to make it more convenient for users as families are already pre-loaded therefore resulting in more time spent designing instead. The actual webinar was in the form of a power point presentation with “how to steps” combined with a live Revit demo following the steps.

Learning objectives of the webinar:

• Creating a project template which includes basic information and settings.
• Customizing uni , snap settings, temporary dimensions and types in shortcuts.
• Creating standard text and dimension types for use in your project templates.

Below is a summary of what the webinar entailed:

• Customizing the user interface

This allows users to customise their interface according to a specific discipline (Architecture, Engineering, Systems- MEP).

• Preparing a Project Template

We looked at, creating a template file, managing settings in terms of setting up project units as well as modifying both the snap and temporary dimension settings, views & sheets as well as pre-setting a starting view

• Customizing annotation styles

This included creating a text style and creating a dimension style

For more information on the above kindly follow the link for the FULL webinar:  

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2665933454853611521 

For any additional information, kindly contact Baker Baynes as we provide Revit software, training and support.