Is it convenient to develop families in Revit family editor?

Well, according to me family creation process is not that easy and convenient until and unless the building components are created by highly experienced and proficient Revit technicians. The complications in the process depend upon the kind of component which is created by Revit users.  If in case Revit users want to quickly develop standard loadable component or an in-place component, they can easily do so by identifying a relevant family which can be easily edited by them.  That means new loadable and in-place components can also be developed by editing existing families which are relevant to the component which users want to create. 

Revit users are required to properly plan the loadable and in-place components before starting the family creation process in Revit family editor. Once proper planning is done by Revit users they can switch to family editor for developing standard component family or in-place family.

When Revit users start planning the family, they try to identify whether the family requires a host or not.  If in case the family which Revit users are trying to create needs a host then it is very significant for them to select a host-based family template for developing the family. 

So the first thing which is done by Revit users while developing a loadable or in-place family is to select a family template. With the support of this template, Revit users are required to create a new family file. 

After that it is important that Revit users create sub –categories for the family in question. Sub-categories are created for having a better control over the visibility of family geometry.  After that it is necessary for users to create a framework for the family. When family framework is created, users are required to develop family geometry. This is followed by adding dimensions to the family which kinds of completes the process.