Hi we are new Revit users and are starting our family library from scratch (hopefully using few downloaded families.
I'm not the CAD person and don't have a in depth understanding of Revit but I'm the person that needs to tell our Revit people what families I need (ie what products we use) and what I need on the schedules to hopefully be able to take as many quantities off Revit as possible. I've had a lot of experience doing this with ArchiCAD but it seems to be quite a different approach in Revit.
Can I get some input from others about how we would tackle this project and what info I need to give to the Revit users to be able to specify exactly how it should look on the drawings and what it should output?.
My example would be a door -
35mm thick solid core core door
it comes in different sizes
it can be a single, 1 1/2, double door
it can be rebated or not (if 1 1/2 or double)
it can be a passage or cupboard door (we only do interiors so external is not usually used)
it is usually painted but can be timber veneer
it can have a vision panel (2 standard sizes)
it has door hardware (2 or more different types - eg lever only or mortice lock or pull handle)
it can have a door closer
it can have a security swipe card reader next to it
it can have a door stop
it can have a coat hook
it may have a privacy or toilet latch (ie vacant / engaged)
it can have master keying (different levels, ie Master, Grand Master)
it can have a number of keys for the lock
I need each door to be able to have all of these parameters, so it can produce a door hardware schedule.
if anyone can help me with a structure or a list of questions that need to be answered in order to efficiently design a family, that would be very helpful.