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Ignacio Gil Urrutia
2016-04-28, 09:50 AM
Hi everyone,

I am new to Revit and its families. I am currently building a library of objects and I have a question:

How do you build a family that has types with different 3D representations?
Example:Family A
Type 1: a cube
Type 2: a sphere

I am working on Revit 2016 and if you need more information on how i am proceding feel free to ask for more details.

Thank you very much!

Steve_Stafford
2016-04-28, 02:25 PM
Each solid form has a parameter called Visible. When you examine that parameter you'll see a small gray button to the right, that's the Associate Family Parameter button. It will open a dialog that will allow you to create a parameter to control the Visible parameter with a check box. Create one called Show Sphere and then for the other create one called Show Cube. In the Family Types dialog create a formula for one of the other like this:
Show Sphere - Formula should read: Not(Show Cube)

Just reverse that logic if you'd prefer to uncheck or check Show Sphere, as a user turn one on or the other. Watch a Video (https://youtu.be/OgUzgonE6oo)?

Ignacio Gil Urrutia
2016-04-29, 09:08 AM
Thank you! Works fine