Kinship Structure
Kinship uses the same catalog system as Revit. Some of the element catalogs have similar properties, so they have been grouped together in Kinship. This means that all families are divided into six main groups:
System Families (called "Systems" in Kinship)
A System Family is a fundamental building element that is permanently integrated into Revit. Unlike other families, you can't load or save them as a separate file. They are the base for essential building components like walls, roofs, floors, and ceilings and act as "hosts" for Loadable Families.
Loadable Families (called "Components" in Kinship)
Loadable Families in Revit are individual, external files that you can load into a project to represent specific objects, like furniture, windows, doors, or fixtures. Unlike system families, these elements are not built into Revit's core.
Annotations, Details Items (called "Annotations & Details" in Kinship)
An Annotation in Revit is a 2D, view-specific element. This means it's only visible in the view where you place it. Annotations are used to add extra information to the model that isn't part of the 3D geometry, such as dimensions, text, labels, and symbols.
Details in Revit are also 2D elements. They are often made up of annotations and detail items to show complex model areas, like a wall connection, at a larger scale. They provide an extra level of detail that the 3D geometry often can't show.
Groups
A Group in Revit is a collection of elements that you can treat as a single unit. You can create a group from different objects, like walls, windows, and furniture, and then copy, move, or rotate the entire group without having to select each individual element.
Views, Sheets (called "Views & Sheets" in Kinship)
In Revit, Views are the windows into your 3D model. They are not physical objects, but a representation of the model from a certain perspective with specific display settings. Each view, whether it's a floor plan, a section, a 3D view, or a detail view, shows the same model data, but in a different way.
A Sheet is a container for your views. It's the digital equivalent of a classic drawing sheet. You place various views on a sheet to create a finished drawing that you can then export as a PDF or DWG.
Schedules
A Schedule in Revit is a table of information that is pulled directly from the 3D model. It's a powerful tool for managing, analyzing, and organizing the data in your model. Instead of manually counting objects and writing down their properties, Revit automatically and dynamically generates these lists for you.
These six main groups now contain all the families, just as you'll find them in the Revit Project Browser. In Kinship, you'll find the following families (for simplicity, we'll only use the Kinship catalog names from now on):
Systems Floors, Walls
Components Columns, Curtain Panel Doors, Curtain Panel Windows, Doors, Furniture, Parking, Plumbing Fixtures, Windows
Annotations & Details Aera Tags, Ceiling Tags, Detail Item Tags, Detail Items, Door Tags, Fill Patterns – Drafting, Filled Regions, Floor Tags, Generic Annotations, Grid Heads, Keynote Tags, Material Tags, Path of Travel Tags, Plumbing Fixture Tags, Profiles, Revision Cloud Tags, Room Tags, Section Marks, Structural Foundation Tags, Title Blocks, View Reference, View Titles, Wall Tags, Window Tags
Groups Testgroup for the project kickoff for LivLAB
Views & Sheets no families stored
Schedules no families stored
For a better overview, we've grouped certain families in Kinship into so-called Lists. For example, all walls are grouped into corresponding lists based on the groups from Carsten's manual. Currently, there are lists for:
Floors, PreFab rooms, Walls
All families, no matter the category, follow the same naming convention. The logic for this is also described here for parameters.
All family names begin with ALAB to clearly link them to A-lab as the creator.
Next is a three-digit classification based on the Bygningsdeltabell, for example, 234 for doors in exterior walls.
Followed by an alphanumeric code within the Bygningsdeltabell class, for example, YD-01, YD-02, etc., for different doors for exterior walls.
Finally, there is a clear text description of the component, for example, DØR Enfløyet.
By combining these rules, you get these examples:
Catalog: Systems └ Family: Walls └ Element: ALAB_23x_YV-MT-01 MASSIVTRE veggelement 80 mm └ Element: ALAB_24x_IV-MU-01 LECA finblokk 200 mm - med tosidig puss
Catalog: Components └ Family: Doors └ Element: ALAB_234_YD-01 DØR Enfløyet └ Element: ALAB_234_YD-02 DØR Tofløyet └ Element: ALAB_234_YDB-01 BALKONGDØR └ Element: ALAB_244_ID-01 DØR Enfløyet
Catalog: Components └ Family: Windows └ Element: ALAB_234_V-01 ÅPNINGSVINDU Enfløyet
Catalog: Components └ Family: Plumbing Fixtures └ Element: ALAB_315_S-01 WC
• Parameters & Metadata (not maintained throug Kinship)
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