How to Customize a Family Template in Revit 2019

In this tutorial, we will learn how to customize a Family template in Revit 2019 and save those customizations for future use. This can be a useful skill when creating new families, as it allows you to easily apply consistent settings and parameters to all your families.

To start, open a new family with the default family template (for example, the standard Door.rft template file). You will see that this template has already been set up with reference planes, parameters, and geometry specific to the family type. If needed, you can add or modify these elements as required.

Now, let's say you want to change the family template to use a different default settings for new families. To do this, simply save your modified family as a Family Template. This can be done by going to File > Save As and selecting 'Family Template' (.rft) as the file type. When prompted, select 'Yes' to change the file extension from .rfa to .rft.

Once you have saved your customized Family template, you can use it as a starting point for future families. To apply this template, simply open a new family and then go to File > Open > Recent Files. Navigate to the location where you saved your customized Family Template and select it.

By customizing your Family templates, you can ensure consistency across all your families and make it easier to create new ones. For example, you could add a company name parameter that is automatically included in all new Revit Families created by users.

In addition, specific Family templates contain appropriate parameters, reference planes, and sometimes geometry for the Family Type. These templates are shipped with Revit and can be used as a starting point for creating custom families.

Overall, customizing your Family templates is an efficient way to streamline your Revit workflow and create consistent results across all your projects.

family template revit 2019

Family template revit 2019