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    AU 2026 | September 15-17

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    AS1122 | Revit Family Building for Facility Management 101
    • Tuesday, Sep 152:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
      Venetian, Marco Polo 802, level 1
    • Thursday, Sep 174:00 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
      Venetian, Marco Polo 702, level 1
    Do you want to learn how to build families properly? Do you want to know how to build them with custom parameters? Do you want to know how to build them for facilities management use? If so, this class is for you. If not, come anyway and learn something cool and fun. Unlock the power of creating your own custom content. In this hands-on lab, you’ll learn about the art of building Revit families from the ground up, specifically tailored for facility management. We’ll guide you through setting up the framework, crafting geometry, adding character, and defining custom parameters. By the end, you’ll know how to schedule your data and use these families to streamline your facility management workflows.
    Learning Objective 1: Learn how to build the family framework.
    Learning Objective 2: Learn how to create parametric geometry tied to the framework.
    Learning Objective 3: Learn how to create custom parameters for facilities management use.
    Learning Objective 4: Learn how parametric data works within schedules for facilities management use.
    Format: Expert Elite Sessions, Hands-on Lab
    Topic: Data Analytics and Visualization
    Industry: Architecture services
    Product: Revit
    Occupation: BIM Manager, Facility manager, Building owner
    Industry Group Catalog Filter: AECO

    Speakers

    Dzan Ta

    Autodesk Technical Specialist, Symetri

    Autodesk Expert Elite member

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    ARGELIA Barcena

    Head of Regional Leads - North America, Women in BIM

    Autodesk Expert Elite member
    Howard Munsell

    Sr. Design Application Specialist II, Whitman Requardt & Assoc

    Autodesk Expert Elite member
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