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Fri, Jan 4, 2008 at 11:20:52 AM | Compenent Placement - Issue

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I am trying to place a component I created as a rvt. file but somehow the family became a hosted component.  Everytime I try to place it in the model it wants to be placed on a face of another object.  When I try to place it without hosting it, it tells me to "switch to placement mode" which I don't know how.  The only option I see is placing it in the workplane but this doesn't work as well since my workplane is constantly changing heights.  Does anyone know how to switch a component to placement mode?  The family was created as a casework and not wall or object based.  I am using revit 2008.

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Fri, Jan 4, 2008 at 4:28:09 PM | Compenent Placement - Issue

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You need to open the family and go to Setting-->Family Category and Parameters and uncheck the "Work Plane Based" box at the bottom of the dialog.

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Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 1:12:04 PM | Compenent Placement - Issue

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I just did this and have in the past but am getting an error on reload... I suspect theres not way to change the host type for instances already in my model? I have nearly 4000 instances I'd rather not have to go thru and replace....

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