Revit Families – Door Casing

Last updated January 9, 2025
By Ian Story

All door casing families are controlled through the “Door Casing” shared family.

Common instance parameters:

• Clear Width
• Clear Height
• Cut Siding Thickness
• Default Casing Head Thickness
• Default Casing Head Width
• Default Casing Jamb Thickness
• Default Casing Jamb Width
• Default Reveal Head
• Default Reveal Jamb
• Return Depth
• Rough Width
• Rough Height
• Mirrored (yes/no)
• Head Flashing (yes/no)
• Adjustable Dimensions (these provide instance-based overrides for each family’s default values. Typically a value of 0 represents no change, and a negative value represents turning off an element or setting its dimension to zero)
  • Adjustable Dimension 1 (typically tied to left jamb width)
  • Adjustable Dimension 2 (typically tied to right jamb width)
  • Adjustable Dimension 3 (typically tied to head width)
  • Adjustable Dimension 4
  • Adjustable Dimension 5 (reserved for future use)
  • Adjustable Dimension 6 (reserved for future use)
  • Adjustable Dimension 7 (reserved for future use)
  • Adjustable Dimension 8 (reserved for future use)
  • Adjustable Dimension 9 (reserved for future use)