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buttonsrtoys

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I created a generic Roof Curb family for sloped roofs using Extrusion tool in the "Generic Model roof based.rft". I've also created some simple roof-based families for roof-top mechanical. The problem I'm having is that when I try to place my mechanical atop my curb, Revit doesn't see my curb as a roof so won't let me put my mechanical on it. In the family editor I tried change the Family Category to "Roof" but it wasn't listed. I looked to change my extrusion to a roof but don't see how to do that. Could someone please guide me home?

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You should be able to just place your mechanical on the roof and offset it to sit on your curb.

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buttonsrtoys

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Thanks for the thought. That's what I'm doing currently -- offsetting from the roof to adjust for the mechanical "sinking" into the curb. I was just hoping to do something cleaner.

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