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Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 2:03:00 PM | Modify Component Help Please

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Hi, I'm a rivet newbie, and I have a problem I hope someone can help me with. I am wondering how I can modify certain library components. Specifically, I am using the Base Cabinet 4 Door 30x24x84.rfa from the Modern Medium Library, and I would like to change the size of the Doors (I would like to make the 2 bottom doors taller, and reduce the size of the top doors.) Whenever I try to load the component to edit it, it appears as a solid block, that I can't seem to modify. I have this problem with all the cabs from the modern medium lib, and this is getting very frustrating. I have looked in the documentation, and can't find anything to help. I hope someone here can help, even if it's just to tell me iit can't be done (ie: these files are 'locked' and unmodifiable). Thanks in advance, Mitch Post edited on 2004-04-26 14:04:13

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Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 2:18:15 PM | RE: Modifhy Component Help Please

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what you're trying to do is a complex procedure that would take a tutorial to explain. Which is a good reason to take the tutorials on family creation that come with Revit. They are some of the best software tutorials out there in my opinion.

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Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 2:40:33 PM | RE: Modifhy Component Help Please

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Actually, I've been lookng through / doing the tutorials, but I can't find any help for this problem. When I try to mofidy these components, I cna't select any of the individual pieces - It all selects as one big block which I can't do anything with. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, M.

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Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 2:52:13 PM | RE: Modifhy Component Help Please

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are you opening up the component as a separate file or loading it into your project?

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Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 2:58:31 PM | RE: Modifhy Component Help Please

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I open the .rfa I know for some you can specify in the properties the upper/lower heights for the doors, but not in the MOdern Medium lib. I am wondering if I am wasting my time trying to fix these up for my use?

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Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 3:07:03 PM | RE: Modifhy Component Help Please

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Just downloaded the family from the revit website and opened it up. It's a dwg file that's been imported in. You won't be able to edit it in Revit. I didn't realize that these were dwg files just imported to Revit..

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Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 3:10:59 PM | RE: Modifhy Component Help Please

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Base Cabinet 4 Door 30x24x84.rfa is the file I am trying to open, from 11-equipment-cabinets I don't see it as a .dwg file. They are .rfa files. Or is this something you discover once you open it up in Revit?

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Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 3:18:25 PM | RE: Modifhy Component Help Please

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yes, if you open up the rfa file and click on the block, in the properties box you'll see "Import Symbol: 11ZB4JG4.dwg"

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Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 3:20:11 PM | RE: Modifhy Component Help Please

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So if I want to change it, can I load the rfa into ACAD? Or do I have to export, and then import to ACAD? thanks

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Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 3:24:27 PM | RE: Modifhy Component Help Please

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don't think u can import rfa in to acad. I don't know if you can export to dwg from an imported dwg either. Probably best to find a real Revit family that is like the one you want.

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