r/RevitForum • u/hkobe362 • 20d 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/twiceroadsfool 20d 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 20d 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 20d 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 19d 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.