Adding Families - Autodesk Revit Architecture 2015 Essentials - page 134

Unlike the Family Editor environment, take note that you are edit-
ing the family in the context of the project. This can be a very useful
technique for custom project families where existing conditions or
geometry is required to create the family.
3. Select the counter extrusion and click Edit Extrusion on the ribbon.
You want to make a slight change to the shape of the countertop to
remove the curved edge.
4. Select the curved sketch line and press the Delete key.
5. Add a new sketch line creating a 90-degree corner instead, making
sure to close the sketch loop.
6. When the sketch is complete and closed, click the Finish Edit Mode
button.
Notice that you are still editing the family. This is useful if you
needed to create additional extrusions or further modify the family.
7. To return to the project and finish editing the in-place family, click
Finish Model on the In-Place Editor ribbon panel (Figure 5.15).
FIgUre 5.15 Complete in-place family
Finding Content
Now that we have reviewed the fundamentals of Revit Architecture families,
we'll discuss one of the most important issues you may face as you start design-
ing: the discovery of suitable content. The best place to begin is with the content
installed with Revit Architecture. These default families are created with rela-
tively simple geometry and should be sufficient as a basis for the most common