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Jzaid84

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I downloaded a column from the downloads section...but edited the family to make it look like more of what's going into the real-world project.

When uploaded and placed into the project, the sweeps are not aligned or attached to the column.

The pictures tell the store, and I have also atatched the actual Column file.

Any help is appreciated in advance!

JZ 

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Jzaid84

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The crown molding at the top is out of alignment as well...and I didn't adjust/change that.

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emgeeo

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Your geometry is not constrained.  You need to fix your geometry to reference planes using the align command, and locking.  This is family creation/modification 101.  Do you know how to properly constrain elements within a family?

The order of families (this is how they should be built)

1.  Reference Planes

2.  Dimensions

3.  Geometry

Do you need additional help?

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Jzaid84

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Thanks for responding.

I can't seem to add reference planes in the column family file. It has some already...and i can associate the individual trims to them, but I the reference plane button is "grey".

Any suggestions? 

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emgeeo

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Mybe you can create additional reference planes with the greatest Revit command inthe world.  Create Similar.

You might have this command in the right-click menu, otherwise, the shortcut should be 'cs'

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Jzaid84

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Thanks for responding.

I can't seem to add reference planes in the column family file. It has some already...and i can associate the individual trims to them, but I the reference plane button is "grey".

Any suggestions? 

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Jzaid84

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Just tried to do that, and it did not work. When right clicking, "Create Similar" is greyed out. 

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