2010 Families Guide

The 2010 Families Guide is now available  for all flavors of Revit.  They are available for download for each product here:

Revit Architecture 2010

Revit Structure 2010

Revit MEP 2010

The Families Guide is a great resource of information regarding how to create families in Revit products. Each of the products guides focus on differnt families that you can create that are more specific to that product.  For example, the Revit Architecture tutorials for the Families Guide includes tutorials on how to create a complex window, while in the Revit Structure Families Guide, it walks you though creating a Custom Beam Type.  The MEP Families Guide also has a destinct MEP feel, having you create a Elbow pipe fitting family. 

All of the Guides have PDF or Standard CHM files for the documentation and also include Datasets.  I highly recommend that you check out these new editions of the families guide to the Revit products.  Its a great place to start learning about creating families and you experts out there (I am talking to you as well) might just find something useful as well. 

Comments

[Paul]

When I am extracting the files it is asking for a password ?

[Harlan Brumm]

I am guessing that there is a permission problem on your machine or you don't have permission to extract the files. If you are using Windows Vista, you need to be an Administrator on your machine to extract the files correctly.

This leads me to an important note I missed in the post.

Make sure to download and read the Readme file included on the download page. It includes instructions on how to download and extract the files correctly and includes notes that you may need ot pay attention to depending on your computers operating system. It is always a good idea to be an administrator on your computer before you attempt to download and extract/install anything.

[Paul]

Harlan,

I am using XP, am an admistrator and read the instructions. I will try on my laptop to see if I can replicate the problem.

Paul