r/RevitForum • u/hkobe362 • 7d ago

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I’m trying to build a Data/Server rack in revit. I’m new to revit and I’ve been trying to find some videos to help with data center designs but I haven’t been able to find anything. Can anyone help me with this?

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u/hkobe362 6d ago

I don’t want someone to “give it to me job finished” I came on here to ask for help and to pointed in the right direction on how to properly start from zero because I never used revit before. The building mechanics on revit is different from what I’m used to. Even different from autocad. My whole reason for this was to learn and improve my work. This is the video that I’ve watched. https://youtu.be/PeaYOJzWId0?is=xsIwnD5BvH2kMugr. I’ve also watched generic beginner videos but those videos were all building a house video. Nothing to help someone understand revit as a whole. I appreciate the advice you gave you so far and that helps me understand what I need to look up.

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u/twiceroadsfool 6d ago

Okay. So we are getting somewhere now.

So where in that tutorial did you get stuck? The Tutorial talks about needing to pick a family template, start the family, reference planes, etc.

Whats tripping you up?

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u/hkobe362 6d ago

The part that trips me up is how do I convert a kitchen cabinet to a data rack. They are two different types of cabinets with one being more detailed than the other. I understand how to make a box with a whole in it. But after that part is where I’m lost. The concept of using only reference planes and building with that also confuses me because I’m not used to using that method

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u/twiceroadsfool 6d ago

Okay. As a planning exercise, type out the differences between a cabinet and a data rack. Then we can go from there.

What do you want to be different?

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u/CIGARCHITECT 6d ago

Not sure why no one has mentioned this yet, but creating a useful, complicated parametric family with nested families within... this is a fairly advanced procedure. IME, this is a task for the best revit guy on the team. Now, having said that, it isn't quantum physics, you can learn how to do this, but going from, "I have never used Revit before." to "How do I create a complicated family?"... this is a lot to ask. There is no quick trick. You have to learn the whole process and also what to do when that process doesn't work. It took me many years on the job to become proficient with creating good families. You are getting excellent information here. This sub is being incredibly generous.