Can't Rotate Family

[ctc]

I've created a cabinet hardware pull (family type casework) and am having difficulty nesting it into a cabinet family in the proper orientation.

Revit will not allow me to place it in elevation view. It is forcing me to place it in plan view. When placed in plan view I can get it to assign its work plane as the horizontal centerline of the pull location (height above the floor) and properly sit on the reference plane at the face of the drawer. The problem is that when viewed in elevation the pull is oriented vertically and needs to be rotated horizontally. Revit will not allow this.

[whittendesigns]

I'm going to ask the obvious. When you brought in your nested family, were you in elevation view? If you were in plan view then it will assume you want it on a plane in plan view first.

Also, when you made your pull family, were you in elevation view or reference level view. I'm not sure if this matters.

[ctc]

I'm going to ask the obvious. When you brought in your nested family, were you in elevation view? If you were in plan view then it will assume you want it on a plane in plan view first.

Also, when you made your pull family, were you in elevation view or reference level view. I'm not sure if this matters.

I don't quite understand the placement parameters but if I place the family in a side view Revit allows me to rotate it into the proper position.

[Justin Marchiel]

do you have the always vertical check box checked in the family category and parameter dialogue?
that can have some implications on "placement"


Justin

[mibzim]

Often it depends on how you created the family you are trying to nest. You might need to add a parameter to rotate it as typically they wont rotate in elevation as simply as they do in plan using the space bar.

[Melarch]

The work plane you create the solid/void geometry in the Family will have an effect on the way it behaves in the project views. If you create an extruded object in plan than it will not have the same functionality in elevation without adding parameters to provide control in that work plane.

So give very careful consideration on how you develop the solid geometry in your family to maximize the manipulation and orientation of the family in the project.

Mel Persin, AIA