Tutorial to learn how to make a repeating detail??

[Dermeee]

Can anyone point me in the right direction so that I can learn how to create a repeating detail.
I have a section through a roof & want to show the metal profile of the roof covering in the section.

Cheers Dermot

[jeffh]

Have you seen the proceedure outlined in the wiki help? It may give you the direction you need to create your own repeating detail. Basically you take a standard detail component already loaded into your project and tell it how (spacing) you want the detail component to repeat as you draw a line. Repeating details can only be linear.

http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Revit/enu/2012/Help/Revit_User's_Guide/1394-Document1394/1788-Detailin1788/1827-Repeatin1827

[Dermeee]

I have a profile of a metal roofing sheet that I want to use. I can utilise the existing repeating details I just want to make a particular repeating detail from these local (Australian) sheet roofing product suppliers, link. http://www.steelselect.com/download_centre/link_index.php?link_id=244
Cheers

[jeffh]

You can't make a repeating detail from a profile family. You will need to convert this to a detail component family before it can be used to create a repeating detail.