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IloveSKETCHUP

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I created a wall as an 'wall' in place family. Now if I don't have masses on it dissapears. So in order to see these walls I have to see all the other pink/purple masses in my model when i turn that mass cube on. What can I do to NOT make them a mass without recreating them as they were a b*tch to make,  kinda complex.

The one thing I noticed and the reason I did an in place family is that it gives you a volume of concrete for the wall. Creating a model mass and turning it into a solid will not do that.

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Are you sure when you "Create-in-place" you choose the right category (WALLS)????

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Too many people just use a "mass" without recognizing that they can set the category.  Poor early choices will always get you down the road but we learn from our mistakes.

You should be able to create a new in-place walls family by editing your mass and copy to clipboard your sketch and pasting into the new family...

Two projects side by side work well to transfer this information.

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tim123

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Also. in place wall families will give the volume in a schedule.

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