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Hi, 

I'm using 2d line work to represent our furniture layout in our plans...its not needed for our package but is needed for reference.  Should I make a family or group together lines....which one will add less to the model?  Its a 10 story project, so we'll end up with a lot of groups/inserted families depending on which one we go with, and we're trying to avoid bogging down the model.

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I think families are better, especially if a parametric family that can be used in place of multiple familes.  Families can also have parameters that allow them to be tagged and scheduled.  And can also be 2 1/2 D so the same family in plan will work in elevations.

Families can easily port between projects as well.

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thanks, do you have any suggestions for resources on how to create parametric families? 

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Families Guide:>  http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/u/ps/search?la=en&siteID=123112&catID=2334116&linkID=9243099&qt=FAMILIES+GUIDE

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