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Figure 20.1
Nonhosted exit light family
Thedrawbacktothisscenarioisthat,althoughyoushowthefixtureadjacent
to a wall, if the wall moves, the fixture does not move with it. This can cause
inaccuracies on your drawings and therefore requires manual editing of the
fixture locations. Thus, you must carefully consider the types of light fixture
families used with this method.
As with any family you create, the insertion point is an important
consideration when building the geometry of a lighting fixture. When you
create a lighting fixture with the
Generic Model.rft
family template,
Revit opens four views automatically, with the floor plan view as the active
view.
The intersection of the reference planes in the Floor Plan: Ref. Level view
defines the insertion point of the family. Be sure to build the fixture
