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NDArchi03

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I am working on a casework family and I am looking for some tips to streamline it's regen time when switching between handle types.  It is a fairly complex family and I am afraid I might have tried to get too fancy.  My family consists of the carcase and nested families for the different face configurations which are controlled by a Family Type parameter.  Each face configuration has options for two different types of handles in either a vertical or horizontal orientation.  The different handles are controlled by turning their visibilty on or off with Yes/No parameters in the main family.  The regen time when switching between types using the Family Type parameter is not an issue, where I run into snags is when I switch between handle type or orientation and then it takes up to 30 seconds to regen.  I originally wanted to use a Family Type parameter to control which handle is displayed, but the handles are nested into the face families and I can't control them from the main family.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.  I would attach the family but it is too large, if you are interested in helping let me know and we can make arrangements to get you the family.

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matthewh75

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Do you need to have nested families for all the items? Could you not create sweeps/extrusions for the handles within the carcass family still controlled by the Y/N parameter?

I tried doing nested families ages ago for windows but the file just got too unwieldy so went back to making individual units.

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