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    Default Flip Control known issue?

    Hi All,

    I am working on a toilet accessory family. This is a face based family mounted onto the toilet partitions. When I place it in the project is works just fine. That is until I use the flip control (Double Horizontal). Once this is done, I am not able to nudge the family into place. What happens is the family flips vertically as I nudge it into place. Placing dimensions doesn't help either. When I un-flip the family it acts normally.

    Any thought or additional questions?

    Thank you in advance,
    Jeff S.

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    Default Re: Flip Control known issue?

    Attached is a zipped mp4 for you all to review. Hopefully this is a simple fix.

    Thank you,

    Jeff S.

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    Default Re: Flip Control known issue?

    This is exactly why I don't use the flip controls anymore, instead nesting the family into a duplicate family and mirroring it, controlling the visibility with a parameter.

    Can't determine what your problem is unless you post the family. The only thing that I can think of that is happening is that it's changing the host plane when you use the flip control.

    Try nesting the family into another face based and see if the issue persists.

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    Default Re: Flip Control known issue?

    I was hoping not to nest this into another family. It's complex enough for users, without having additional check boxes and the like. So here are the base families from manufacturer. Not sure if we added the flip control or if it was already there. Either way, when you place it on a face then use the flip control, it goes all crazy. Already contacted our re-seller for support, we'll see what they have to say.

    Cheers,
    Jeff S.

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    Default Re: Flip Control known issue?

    I went through those families. There were no control flips present at load. Opened a new project and placed them on a wall. Checked family types. No errors.

    Reloaded families with double horizontal control placed in. Checked all family types. No errors like you're having.

    Do these flip errors still happen when you place the toilet accessory on something other than the partition? If they do, it's some modification that you/your guys made to them that's causing it.

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    Default Re: Flip Control known issue?

    So none of those families had the flip control in them. But, when you place the Double Horizontal flip control in them and place them on a face (wall, Toilet partition, etc.) they will go all crazy once the flip control has mirrored the geometry from it's original orientation. You should do this in an elevation or 3D view.

    I should check to make sure we're working on the latest build of Revit.

    Jeff S.

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    Default Re: Flip Control known issue?

    I added the flip control in each of the families and manipulated them in an elevation view. I had no issues. I used 2011 to test.

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    Default Re: Flip Control known issue?

    I am using 2012 Architecture. Space Bar is also used to manipulate the flip controls when not in a view where it is displayed.

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