This document discusses the properties that can be modified for a structural column family in Revit. It lists various property name and description pairs under categories like Constraints, Graphics, Structural, Material for Model Behavior, Identity Data, and Other. The properties control behaviors of elements in the family like cutback, shape handles, concrete auto-join, reinforcement hosting, export geometry, beam cutback in plan, standardized codes, OmniClass numbers and titles, and whether the family is work plane-based or shared. Modifying these family properties allows the behaviors and identity data to be defined for all types within that structural column family.

1. STRUCTURAL COLUMN FAMILY PROPERTIES
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2. Name Description
Constraints
Host The type of host into or onto which the element
can be hosted. This is a read only parameter.
Graphics
Display in Hidden Views Specifies the display rules for the concrete
family in hidden views.
Structural
Section Shape Specifies the structural section shape family
category of the element. The section shape
creates additional dimensions and parameters
for the element.
Modify a structural column family to define specific behaviors or Identity Data
that apply across all types in that family.
To change family properties, open the element in the Family Editor and change its
properties on the Properties palette.
STRUCTURAL COLUMN FAMILY PROPERTIES

3. Name Description
Structural
Material For Model Behavior
Defines specific behaviors of elements based on
their material. Select from the following.
Steel: Enables both cutback and shape
handles for the element.
Concrete: Enables both concrete auto-join
behavior and reinforcement hosting. Disables
shape handles.
Precast Concrete: Enables concrete auto-join
behavior, reinforcement hosting, and shape
handles.
Wood: Enables both cutback and shape
handles for the element.
Other: Disables shape handles and hides
hidden lines of the element in structural views.
STRUCTURAL COLUMN FAMILY PROPERTIES
Modify a structural column family to define specific behaviors or Identity Data
that apply across all types in that family.
To change family properties, open the element in the Family Editor and change its
properties on the Properties palette.

4. Name Description
Structural
Always export as geometry
Ensures that the family is exported as geometry
at all times. This overrides the Export as
Architectural Desktop and Building System
Objects option in the Export Options dialog.
Structural
Beam cutback in plan
Determines whether the symbolic representation
of a beam is cutback from the column bounding
box or the physical geometry of the column.
STRUCTURAL COLUMN FAMILY PROPERTIES
Modify a structural column family to define specific behaviors or Identity Data
that apply across all types in that family.
To change family properties, open the element in the Family Editor and change its
properties on the Properties palette.

5. Name Description
Identity Data
Code Name Displays standardized codes for the element,
such as those for shape databases.
OmniClass Number The number from Table 23 of the OmniClass
Construction Classification System that best
categorizes the family type.
OmniClass Title The name from Table 23 of the OmniClass
Construction Classification System that best
categorizes the family type.
Seek Item ID A user editable character string used for finding
the element in search queries.
STRUCTURAL COLUMN FAMILY PROPERTIES
Modify a structural column family to define specific behaviors or Identity Data
that apply across all types in that family.
To change family properties, open the element in the Family Editor and change its
properties on the Properties palette.

6. Name Description
Other
Work Plane-Based Specifies a family as hosted by the active work
plane.
Cuts with Voids When Loaded Enables objects to be cut when a family with
unattached voids is loaded.
Symbolic Representation Determines whether the symbolic representation
of the element is defined by the family or by the
settings of the project in which its placed.
Shared For nested families only. If the nested family is
shared, you can select, tag, and schedule the
nested family separately from the host family. If
the nested family is not shared, then
components created by the host family and
nested family act as a single unit.
STRUCTURAL COLUMN FAMILY PROPERTIES
Modify a structural column family to define specific behaviors or Identity Data
that apply across all types in that family.
To change family properties, open the element in the Family Editor and change its
properties on the Properties palette.

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