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VonBraun

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Hello

I hope this is something obvious I have overlooked.

I have a file with different stair families. A while ago a use one stair family, imported it into my project by copying and

pasting it into my project file. I then used the stair tool to create the stair I needed using that system family. Now I want

to use a different stair from the same file. I copy it into my project file but REVIT will not recognize it. I can not swap out

my old stair for the new one and I can not re-draw the stair with the stair tool. I just don't have the option to use the stair

system family what so ever. Have tried a couple of different stair families, same result.

I've tried to do this on a couple of different days and it still won't work. In the original file with the collection of stair

types I can swap one family for another no problem.

What do I seem to be missing.

Using REVIT LT 2013

Also upgraded the stair library RVT file and saved it, makes no different to the project RVT file.

Thanks

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WWHub

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You probably have a corrupted program ....or file.  Try another system with this file to see if its your program.  Try a new file with these stairs to see if its your file.

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VonBraun

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Hub I think your right

I loaded a railing family into my project file in the same manner I loaded my stairs, I am able to use it, draw railings

with it and swap it out for the default revit railings.

I open a new project "basic revit project" and copied in the two stair types I was having trouble with. I can swap them out

for eachother, but can not use them with the stair tool. I can draw stairs with the families pre-loaded into the revit template,

but also cannot swap them out out for the custom stairs I was trying to use. I can swap out the custom stairs for revit template

stairs and back again though.

Also copied a stair from the Autodesk revit file into my project and was able to swap them out.

I think the file with the custom stairs I was using is somehow messed up.

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VonBraun

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Could this be a result of upgrading files from a pervious version? I'm getting similar results with a stair from a previous

office project. It will play ball with the one custom stair family from the library file but not all stairs.

WTF!? Weird

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VonBraun

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Ok new theory

as of 2013 stairs are now component based.

therefore stairs built before 2013 that I downnload off the web are not component based.

Such that they will not work with the new stair tool since they are not designed for it?

Tired this on a full version of Revit on a different comp and got the same results, but at least in full version I can

draw a stair by sketch, where in Revit LT I can not.

Just thought of this, this morning so not sure if I can use the old stair families would work in "draw by sketch" mode as

I only have access to Revit LT at this very moment.

Any thoughts? WWHub?

Attached is the stair file.

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WWHub

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2013 introduced component stairs but stair by sketch is still available.

In 2014, I just opened my copy of the 2008 stair samples from the on-line library and did several different stair types with no problems.  But I am using Revit - not LT.  LT may be your issue.

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VonBraun

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Was wondering that.

I can convert to a sketch, just can't create a stair in Revit LT that way. I actually just crashed revit with trying to edit a stair sketch. The stair

I was trying to use actually copied in as a sketch, I'm thinking this is why doesn't work with the stair tool.

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