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I am trying to organize my family library, and I've noticed that when I highlight the files, sometimes there is a preview of what it will look like and sometimes it is just the picture of the icon. Does anyone know how to augment a family file so that there is always a preview? It saves a lot of time while browsing through hundreds of doors to have a little picture of what it will look like!
Many thanks.
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Oh; P.S.
I am using Revit 2011 and wonder if the preview issue has to do with the version in which the family was created. Along those lines, assume I know nothing about thumbnails; are they a property of the family or is it a MS Windows thing?  Using Windows 7 x64).
If it is a Revit version issue, is there a way to make any family compatible with thumbnails?
Thanks.
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When you save a file, their is an option to save current view (or any selected view) as the icon. So open and save with this option selected.
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That does it. Thanks!
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Ok, one more question;
If the file doesn't come with a 3D view alread setup for the tumbnail and I try to create a new one that is zoomed in, when I save that view as the thumbnail, the thumbnail is tiny and zoomed way out from where I was.
Any idea how to make sure the thumbnail is the same as the view I choose for it?
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I tried messing with the view scale, but that doesn't seem to affect it...
Edited on: Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 9:54:04 AM
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