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CKirivong

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Hi all:

I have a template file that I use to start all of my projects. I would like to have some specific sizes of steel plates (Steel tab - Fabrication Elements - Plate) created that I can then place where needed once a project is started. Kind of similar to how a family would work but by using the new Steel capabilities of 2019. Do you know if this is possible? Right now I've created the plate, but teh only way I can figure out how to have the sizes I need created and loaded into this template is to create them and have them sitting off to the side some where. I figure there must be a better way.

Thanks in advance!

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Did you read this?:

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/Revit-Model/files/GUID-8573C22F-191B-4954-9C29-00A245D39EC4-htm.html

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Thanks for your response. I did read up on the AutoDesk site. My specifc question is can I create a group of plates of varying sizes that can be kept in the project template and then used as needed on a project? Similar to how I have created Structural Stiffeners in the past versions of Revit and those families are loaded into the template I have. I prefer to use the 2019 tools and am curious if this is possible. 

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First, I am not a structures person so I can not answer specifics.

If you are talking about families and family types then the answer is just load them in the template.  However if there is some other process involved, then I believe the site I referred to gives you the options you have and none deal with themplates.  << Because it does not show this option.

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