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crwinchester

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I apologize in advance for how dumb this question may be, but I can't get the copy monitor to work for my grids and levels. My project is made from a few linked arch models and I have levels and grids in a core and shell model. I want to copy/monitor the grids and levels from the core and shell model to be used in tenant improvment model. The problem is that when I select the link through copy monitor, go to options, tell Revit not to reuse grids, select the grid, copy, see the monitor icon, but then I cannt modify the extents. When I finish I do not see a copied grid. I've tried all variations in the options menu within the copy monitor mode and same result. What am I missing? Thanks.

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Somewhere your process is wrong.  Re-read your help on how to do this.

especially:  Specifying Options for Copy/Monitor

.......this is your error I believe>>"... tell Revit not to reuse grids,"

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crwinchester

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...hence my question. My process is outlined below with attached images. I'm still not getting duplicate grids and again I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, but reading the help has not proved helpful on my issue. Not sure why this isn't working still:

1) Copy/Monitor > Select Link

2) Under options for Grids; Unchecked Reuse Grids with same name and by default Reuse matching Grids set to "Don't Reuse."

3) Copy Multiple Objects > Little Finish. No Monitor icon displayed as indicated in help menu

4) Finish Copy Monitor > No new grid objects created.

I tested this process on a blank project and it works. Just not in this project I'm working on. Do you know why this might happen?

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So when did you actually pick the grids?  Pick copy then select the grids.....then finish.  The setups are just how to copy - not which ones.  You have to pick each one ...just use a crossing if you have many.

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crwinchester

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It works if I link it into a fresh project. I think there's something else going on in this model I inherited! Not a revit problem but a user problem. Thanks for your replies though. It was helpful to isolate some of these issues. Always thankful for this forum!

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