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Have you ever wanted to copy a directory tree of family files to a single directory? Once you do this, you can load them all into a Revit instance in a single “Load Family” operation – just go to the …
The family that is created matches the Category of the host or original family. Evidently, it is this functionality that allows this to occur:Save an In-Place Family as an RFA for use in another proje…
When you have a Detail Component family open, and you choose to right-click on a Detail Group (in the Browser) and ‘Save’ it, Revit actually saves this Group as a Family (rfa). The resultant RFA file …
Here is a little trap for those who use the Block Editor in AutoCAD. From the Help documentation: Note Automatic save is disabled when the Block Editor is open. This is scary stuff. You could work for…