Revit Society

thought i'd start another thread as the last one seemed to be going off topic... and no-one else is posting! thanks for the pointers in my other thread Jeffrey regarding 3dsmax etc. From what i've been reading it seems anything modeled in 3dsmax then imported into revit should ideally be re-modeled in revit anyway, to get the most out of it. like importing 3d dwgs, almost impossible to do anything with and no parametrics. One question i have though - the conceptual massing in revit 2010 - this isn't creating the actual models is it? only a 'mass' i can reference to create the real thing? what i mean is these conceptual masses will produce something similar to an import from another program (like max or autocad dwg's). Can I assume the conceptual massing environment is like a separate program from the family editor in Revit? (sort of like an internally-external program if that makes sense?) I guess the point i'm trying to get to is asking if the main advantage of using revit's massing tools is direct loading/compatibility within the program. I have seen most of the 2009 videos at designreform awhile back (thanks to therevitkid link!), looks like it's time to view the 2010 ones. I have only managed to get a few hours playing with conceptual massing tools since my last post and they seem quite basic, nothing wrong with that though (K.I.S.S.), i did create some pretty amazing shapes :D

I think looking at the conceptual modeling area of Revit 2010 as a separate program is one way to look at it. I would argue that it IS in fact a family editor. Basically, when you create a new family there are a bunch of seperate templates you choose from. These templates are all different and cater to the actual family. Conceptual Massing is simply a template for the Conceptual Massing family...