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5dtgeorgiton4

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I hae duplicated a wall type to add base sweeps- however I have pocket doors in some of these walls- the sweeps do not break at the pocket door- so I wanted to try to manually place them in a 3D view.

   The problem is- the only sweep that is loaded into my "Properties" is the cornice. When I go to families in my Project Browser_ I find the sweep I want to use- but I can't seem to get it permanantly entered into my Properties field.

  What am I not doing? Revit tells me to click on the "place sweep" button- in modify/sweeps ribbon- but I can't get that ribbon to open.

  I appreciate any help with this- thanks!

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pijpiwo

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Are you adding a sweep to a wall in its type properties? Make sure 'cuttable' is unchecked - see picture.

To use a profile as a wall sweep, in the profile family set 'profile usage' to generic or wall sweep.

Also, see help menu. Hope it helps

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Thank you for your input. It turns out those weren't my problems. I had to go into "Edit Properties" for the "cornice" (the only

 Profile that appeared in my Properties Browser) - Duplicate it - rename it to the base I wanted-  & Pick that base profile from the "edit Properties" then it was loaded into my Browser so I could use it. All the help I found only described how to place the profile - they didn't go through how you had to load the profile into the browser.

  I do appreciate your response though  Your second suggestion is one I have written down for future troubleshooting issues.

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Although your process worked, it was not what you really want to do.  pijpiwo had you on the right track.  When you create a profile using the family editor, you need to set it's usage.  Then it will be available as a new wall sweep type.

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  I will try that- I didn't think about that setting as this is an "out of the box" sweep, not one that I created. Thanks

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