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Unique elements that can be created and are specific to a particular project.
In-Place Family
Families that would usually be purchased, delivered, and installed in and around a building such as windows, doors, and furniture.
Loadable Family
Used to show and control an element's information and properties.
Parameter
A circulation element that is a sloped pathway used inside and outside buildings to provide access between vertical levels.
Ramps
A tool used to rotate objects by using a base point and providing an indicated angle.
Rotate Command
A material that blocks or slows down the flow of heat through the building envelope.
Insulation
A setting for drawing a wall that determines how the wall is drawn such as by interior, wall centerline, or exterior.
Location Line
The view of a level of a building from above with the roof removed.
Plan View
The top covering of a building, including all materials and constructions necessary to support it on the walls of the building or on uprights, providing protection against rain, snow, sunlight, extremes of temperature, and wind.
Roof
A tool used to enlarge or reduce selected objects, keeping the proportions of the object the same after scaling.
Scale Command
A type of wall with no surface exposed to the exterior.
Interior Wall
A tool used to create symmetrical objects.
Mirror Command
A part of the user interface that shows a logical hierarchy for all views, schedules, sheets, groups, and other parts of the current project.
Project Browser
The incline of the roof expressed as a ratio of vertical rise to horizontal run.
Roof Slope
A table displaying information about the properties of elements in a project. Examples are door schedule, window schedule, and room schedule.
Schedules
A thin, solid line with an arrow drawn under an angle and indicating the feature with which a dimension or note is associated.
Leader
A tool used to move objects a specified distance in a specified direction.
Move Command
A dialog where you can view and modify the parameters that define the properties of elements.
Properties Palette
A tool used to create lines that separate large spaces that aren't divided by walls.
Room Separator
A view used to reveal interior details of walls, ceilings, floors, and other elements within a building's structure.
Section View
A reference plane for level-hosted elements such as floors, ceilings, and roofs.
Level
A tool used to create or modify elements set at a specific distance away from each other.
Offset Command
A safety barrier at the edge of a vertical drop or at the edge of stairs to help with vertical movement in a building.
Railing
An annotation element used to display parameters, such as room number, room name, area, and volume.
Room Tag
An enclosed vertical opening in a building or structure extending two or more floors or levels.
Shaft Opening