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irfan77uk

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Hi,

I created a door using curatin wall panel family.  Within the family...i loaded a CAD detail (Door Jamb detail) so i can trace it to create an extrusion. The CAD detail visibility was set to 'Fine' only.... The extrusion visibility was set to 'Coarse ' & 'Medium' only.  

When i load the family into project view and apply the family to a curatin wall panel... it all looks good..however when i go into plan view...  and switch the 'Fine' view... i cannot see the CAD detail.

All i really want is to be able to view all them layers that i have set the visibility to 'Fine' to be visible.  I'm trying to use the CAd details as prt of my floor plan.

so any help and suggestion be will be much appreciated!

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I'm assuming you inserted the CAD dwg in an elevation.. if you want to see it in plan you need to insert it in plan view

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HI...

It was inserted in Plan view... being a door jamb... i had to insert it in plan view..in order to trace to create a profile for extrusion.

i added similar cad profiles in elevation view... however they seem to be fine in section views.

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WWHub

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I personally think this is a poor process.  It is OK to import the CAD to "trace" but then you should get rid of it.  Embedded CAD in families will cause you a lot of grief in the future.

I also don't like embedded detail elements in families.  You can't control them and they just don't work as well as real detail elements placed independly.  You should use that process instead.

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"real detail elements placed independly.  You should use that process instead."

Agreed

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Thank you WWhub,

How else can i have my CAD detail shown in plan view?   You say to get rid off the CAd once i have traced the profile....  but how do i place 'Real detail elements' independealy.

Sorry i'm new to Revit... so not familiar with this process.  The reason i placed the CAD detail as it had details of the small curves etc in the profile.

If you could kindly explain or direct where best i can find more info on how to place detail elemants independantly...that be great.

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You create a detail family using the detail template.  You can import the CAD and add detail linework to get what you want then delete the CAD.  There are other methods of exploding the CAD but this can create even more problems so as a beginner, I suggest you simply trace the CAD.  BUT - Make sure you delete it before you save the family to your detail library.

Now load the family into your project and place it in any view.

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Thanks.

So can i draw curved lines as small as 0.5mm in detail view?  as i noticed i cannot draw lines smaller than 0.8mm in Revit.  My CAD details have 0.5mm curves...   would this be an issue sin detail family?

Also...supposing i manage to trace my cad detail in 'detail family' and then i delete the CAD.  I then save the detail family.  Can i then:

1. Load the family into a curtain wall panel family and save it? (is this what they call nested families?)
2. In my curtain wall panel family... if i have some extrusions....with graphics visibility options of 'on' and 'off'....is there a way to link my detail family with the extruison graphics visibility settings?  For example... withinin my curtain wall family...if i switch the visibility of an extrusion 'off' i want the associated detail family to switch off.  so basically i want to have the option in the project view to switch 'on' and 'off' some of the extrusions.... and each extrusion will have it's own detail family...which too switches 'on and off' accordingly.

Please help.

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irfan77uk

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any suggestions? updates? WWHub?

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