topic Re: Revit 2021 Family Templates issues in Revit Architecture Forum

Revit 2021 Family Templates issues

IMCornish — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 09:01:29 GMT

I have been using Revit 2021 for a couple of weeks now and am having problems getting to the family templates. Initially the default path, shown in the Options/File Locations/family templates files dialog was shown as C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT2021\Libraries\English, and I have now corrected it to C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT2021\Family Templates\English, however despite all the template files appearing in Windows File Explorer, neither the icon for 'My Templates' or, when your search to the correct location when using Revit's open family dialog, do any of the family templates appear? See 'snips' below:

Furthermore, double clicking a template file in Windows Explorer will not open the file! How can this be corrected, I would love to know

Re: Revit 2021 Family Templates issues

loboarch — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:21:20 GMT

In the first image you show, the template files are not there because you are in an Open dialog, and the "Files of type" filter is set to *.rfa and *.adsk. Family TEMPLATE files are *.rft, so with the filter set as you have it, there is no way the template files will show in the first image.

Family templates are not intended to be opened directly (mine will not open either from Windows Explorer, but I can't honestly say I have ever tried opening an RFT?) It looks like Revit does not support opening an *.rft file based on the file open dialog.

To edit a family template, start a new family using the template, then make edits as needed. Save the file as a family, and then using windows explorer, change the extension to RFT. Now you will have an edited family template file.

Re: Revit 2021 Family Templates issues

phawkes — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 23:15:17 GMT

I'm having the same problem in 2021 with *.rft selected as the file type. i can open the 2020 files however.

Re: Revit 2021 Family Templates issues

ToanDN — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 23:30:40 GMT

No versions can open RFT files directly. You create a new family from an RFT. Edit and Save it as RFA. Then change the extension from RFA to RFT.

Re: Revit 2021 Family Templates issues

veso58S5W — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 22:10:30 GMT

Hi Toan,

bunch of videos opening .rft files?!? I can't do any of those tricks. They just go and open them. I get my Revit "grayed"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VWS1G6AYro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c3qbGvB1H4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsX7hM2W0D8