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Using arrays to parametrically duplicate objects

Using arrays to parametrically duplicate objects - Revit Tutorial

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Using arrays to parametrically duplicate objects

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- [Voiceover] In this movie, I want to look at the Array command. Now I'm going to use the Array command to duplicate the stair tread in our detail, but you can use the Array command anywhere in the Revit software. The Array command is a powerful copy command that allows you to make multiple copies of elements, but more importantly, keep those copies parametric. And what I mean by parametric is, all of the parameters that were used to create the copy will be stored within the array, and you'll be able to manipulate those parameters at any time. So whether that's the quantity of the items or the spacing between them, you'll be able to make those changes, and the change will be reflected across the entire array. So, we've got a really simple example we're going to look at here, and it's going to start by my selecting this detail component that represents the single tread element of the stair. With that selected, I'll got to the Array command, ar is the shortcut, and then we want to look…

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