How To Put Elastic In A Round Tablecloth Revit Family

How to Put Elastic into a Round Tablecloth Revit Family

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a Revit family for a round tablecloth with elastic. This family can be used to create realistic tablecloths for your Revit models.

Creating the Base Form

1. Start by creating a new Revit family template. 2. In the

Family Editor

, click on the

Extrusion

tool and draw a circle for the base of the tablecloth. 3. Set the

Height

of the extrusion to the desired thickness of the tablecloth.

Modeling the Elastic

1. Click on the

Sweep

tool and select the circle as the

Path

. 2. For the

Profile

, create a new sketch and draw a rectangular shape. This will be the shape of the elastic.

Positioning the Elastic

1. In the

Properties

panel, set the

Offset

of the

Sweep

to the desired distance from the edge of the tablecloth. 2. You can also adjust the

Rotation

of the

Sweep

to control the orientation of the elastic.

Adding Materials and Textures

1. Click on the

Materials

tab and create a new material for the tablecloth. 2. Apply the material to the base form of the tablecloth. 3. Select the elastic and create a new material for it. 4. Apply the material to the elastic.

Creating the Family Parameters

1. Click on the

Parameters

tab and create a parameter for the

Diameter

of the tablecloth. 2. Create another parameter for the

Thickness

of the tablecloth. 3. Create a third parameter for the

Offset

of the elastic.

Loading the Family into a Project

1. Click on the

Load Family

button in the

Ribbon

and browse to the location of the tablecloth family. 2. Click on the

Open

button to load the family into your project.

Placing the Tablecloth

1. In the

Project Browser

, click on the

Families

tab and expand the

Tables

category. 2. Drag and drop the tablecloth family onto your project model.

Adjusting the Family Parameters

1. Select the tablecloth and open the

Properties

panel. 2. Adjust the

Diameter

Thickness

, and

Offset

parameters to customize the tablecloth to your needs.

Congratulations! You have now successfully created a Revit family for a round tablecloth with elastic.

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