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Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 7:38:21 AM | attaching equipment to walls

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i am a new user to revit, i have been inserting different families into a new project, but i find that sometimes i can not place various equipment to where i want, i have a wall and i would like to place some wall mouted items, say a distribution board

i find that sometimes it works and sometimes it dosent, i select my family place it into the model, and i can place it on a wall, set height, but there are walls i have in my project where i want them and it wont let me, i get a no error symbol

why can i not do this, why will they mount ok on some walls and not others, i have a plant room, i can place on one wall but not the other, what am i doing wrong. 


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Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 7:58:36 AM | attaching equipment to walls

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Not enough information.

Is this a wall based family, a face based family, a workplane based or what?

What is the difference in these walls?  Did you create them?  Are they in a link?


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Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 8:29:27 AM | attaching equipment to walls

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hi

sorry, yes this is a wall based family. that is in list of families you get in revit, a distribution board

and i am using a linked file. do i have to set a workplane?

it will attach to some walls but not others

many thanks for the help

 


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Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 8:43:23 AM | attaching equipment to walls

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Obviously you are not understanding my question and therefore you miss the answer.

 

Families can be hosted in several ways.  A face based family acts pretty much the same as a wall based family except it can be placed on any face whereas a wall based will only go on walls.   The panels I see in the library are all faced based.   But you say this is a wall based family.

 

Wall based families can only be hosted to walls that are in YOUR model - walls that you own.   A linked wall will not host a wall based family.   This is why MEP users now prefers to have face based families.  

 

I asked you what the difference between these walls was.   I will bet you that the wall that does host this item is actually in your model.   It may have been copy-monitored in when the link was created or added afterwards.   When you click on the walls one at a time, the linked wall's properties will be ghosted, the model wall's properties will not be ghosted.


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Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 2:28:41 AM | attaching equipment to walls

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thanks for explaining to me differences, i am new to revit so getting confused

yes the wll in question is linked from arch model, so how can i get a family placed onto a linked wall?

what is the method, i have linked in arch model, using a plantroom, want to but various equipment onto linked in wallshow do i do it?

much appreciated

 


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Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 8:15:59 AM | attaching equipment to walls

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Copy/monitor the architect's walls.   Then you will own those copies and you can turn off the architect's walls.   READ the HELP on the copy/monitor process.


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Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 8:38:59 AM | attaching equipment to walls

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It might be better to find a face based family.....


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