From the course: Learning Revit 2020
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than walls, doors, and windows. So let's start by adding a few other components to this model. We'll start with some columns and then we'll look at a variety of other components. Now what all of these items have in common is Revit refers to these as families and families are organized into different categories. just under the generic Component button. So let's start with Columns. There are actually two types: Structural and Architectural. And for this example, I'm going to do the Architectural Column. And when I choose that command off the list, rectangular column family loaded and it has three sizes. I'm going to accept the default 24-inch square size. Now, an interesting behavior of Columns is that they will automatically sense where the grid lines are and you can select that intersection and if I click and just zoom in a little bit there, notice that it will merge right into the surrounding wall geometry which is a pretty nice behavior. Now, if you happen to place the column in…
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