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I'm using Revit 2014. I want to copy monitor all of the grids from the linked architectutal model to my structural model. I turned off all elements of the linked architect's model except the grids. Then I turned everything off in my structural model except the grid element so the copy monitored grids will appear when I'm done with the command. I select Copy/Monitor > Select Link > then select Copy > and then select the Multiple option in the options bar. Because all the architect's elements are turned off except the grid lines I use a crossing to pick all of the grid lines. Then I click the Finish button in the options bar and then click the green Finish check mark to complete the copy monitor command. When I do that only half of the architect's grid lines were copied?!?!? 

 In the steps above when I select the architect's linked model I selected one of the grids that didn't convert in the copy monitor process. That means it recognizes the column grid as a part of the architect's model but it won't recognize it to be copy monitored. The architect is NOT using design options either and the grids are all on the same workset. When I open the architect's model I found that the grids that did copy monitor from the architect's model to the strutural model have an extra property listed under the Extents area of the Properties window. It's called Scope Box and its set at None. Any thoughts?

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Copy monitor will not copy any grids that you already have in your model.

Scope box should have nothing to do with this.

You did not have to turn off anything.  A simple crossing and filter should have worked.

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WWHub,

   Thanks for your reply. I did use the filter for the first 7 times that I tried to copy monitor the grids. Turning off everything was just a way to insure that there wasn't something else that was being selected. In regards to Revit not copying grids that are already in the model. This is a brand new model and the only thing that was copied monitored in this model was the levels to give me the ability to create structural plans to be able to copy monitor the grids. I've accidentally tried to copy monitor grids on other projects and received the warning that the grid has already been copy monitored. In this project I don't receive that warning. 

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There is not much more we can do without somehow seeing the problem.  

Are you absolutly sure you didn't get the grid copied?  The grid may be at a different level and you may not be seeing it.  

Here is a way to test for that.   Let's say one of the grids you say was not copied was grid 'C'.   Create a grid in your project and try to name it 'C'.  Revit will not allow that if it already exists.

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WWHub,

   Of the 12 grids I was tying to copy monitor 3 of them were multi-segmented grids. However, there were some that were not multi-segmented that didn't copy. I don't know if the multi-segmented grids confused Revit during the copy monitor command and the command copied some of the grids but when it got to the multi-segmented grids it stopped the command from continuing to the remaining grids. 

   In regards to confirming that the grids were not already copied but just not visible, I actually used the "monitor" portion of the copy monitor command. I was able to create a grid lines with the same values of the architect's which confirms that the grids were not created. Since the model was pretty small I used the "monitor" command for all the remaining girds that didn't copy and it worked.   

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The problem is the segmented grid.  These are relatively new to Revit and there does seem to be a problem.  Steve Stafford addresses that here:

http://revitoped.blogspot.com/2013/11/monitor-multiple-segment-grid.html

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