📏Data Model - Family Type
In this video, we explore the Family Type table, where you'll learn how family types connect to Revit data, what naming audits can reveal, and how to use Uniformat classification effectively in your reports.
⏱️ Chapters
00:00 Intro – Family Type Table overview
00:13 Where to find it in Power BI
00:22 Connection to the Element table
00:35 BIM document and category duplicates
00:43 Category name: where else you can get it
00:58 Hidden element column
01:05 Unique ID – when to use it
01:11 Family name and case-sensitive version
01:38 Family Type Key – how to count family types
01:46 When to use Family Type Name
01:59 Naming audits – non-alphanumeric characters
02:12 FamilyTypesType – what it is and why it’s mostly useless
02:40 Uniformat data by level (1, 2, 3)
03:12 Assembly Code and Description
03:27 Filtering assigned vs unassigned Uniformat codes
03:34 Wrap-up
📌 What You’ll Learn
✅ How to audit family type naming issues
✅ When to use Family Type Name vs Family Name
✅ How to count and categorize Family Types using Uniformat
✅ Key tips to clean and standardize Revit family data
🔗 Full documentation: https://docs.vimaec.com
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