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bgonte

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Hello!

I am currently trying to make the body of a cabinet with a sweep, but I do not know what profile to select so that I can adjust the height! I selected path I wanted and loaded a profile, but do not understand how to adjust the height.  I am assuming I am loading the wrong thing.  Or can I even make a body of a cabinet with a sweep.  It looks like the body of the cabinets within Revit are built using a sweep.  Any advice would be great!!!

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-Brittany

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You need to use reference planes to align and lock your cabinet height to the reference plane. Then you can use the Height parameter to adjust the height (or make one if you havent yet.

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Can I adjust sweep heights with parameters?

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Yes that is what I just told you "Then you can use the Height parameter to adjust the height (or make one if you havent yet."  But you need to create them.

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The reason I asked again is because everytime I try to use a parameter to flex a profile it says that it cannot make an extrusion.

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teafoe5

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Then you have done something wrong.  Way to many variables for me to answer without seeing your family.

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I attached the family of casework that I am trying to build.  So far all there is, is a toe kick, 2 front panels, and a sweep.  I want that sweep to be 34.5" high, but even when i use reference planes and then attach dimensions and add parameters I cannot seem to flex my sweep If you have any idea what I am doing wrong that would be great.

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bgonte

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Actually looks like the file was too big to send is there anyway I could email it to you?

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A casework family was too big to attach?  If that's true then it's too big to use in a project!

Are you using a buch of CAD in that family?

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