topic Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties in Revit Architecture Forum

Backwards casework family preview in Properties

Sahay_R — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 20:10:02 GMT

I have just finished developing a whole bunch of casework families. Now when I insert them into a test Project, the preview in the Properties dialog is BACKWARDS!

I have already -

1) clicked SaveAs and changed the preview thumbnail

2) clicked the View Cube to set the desired view as the Home view

3) clicked the View Cube to set my thumbnail view to front

AND THE PREVIEW STILL LOOKS THE SAME!!!

However - get this - in the Recent Files - the preview looks beautiful. Go figure.

I saw a thread in this regards that started in 2010. Don't get me wrong - I love Revit, I really do - but when it makes my lovely work look bad (yes, ALL of my new Casework families have backwards previews) I am NOT happy!

Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties

chrisplyler — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 21:50:10 GMT

Totally guessing here...

Maybe the preview doesn't get refreshed every time you "Load to Project" again?

What happens if you totally purge the family from the project file and load it anew?

Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties

FAIR59 — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 22:47:42 GMT

if there are no "model" changes on reload, Revit will not reload the family (and doesn't tell you either). Solution: for a random parameter type in the same value, and this will count as model change.

Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties

Sahay_R — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 01:04:53 GMT

@chrisplyler Purged. Reloaded. No go.

@FAIR59 - will try that when I get back into work!

Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties

Corsten.Au — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 02:26:45 GMT

Will this help? while saving, tick for " Regenerate view / sheets "

Cheers!

Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties

ToanDN — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 02:31:13 GMT

Isn't is a known issue? Maybe the template was created by Kevin Spacey?

Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties

Alfredo_Medina — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 02:49:51 GMT

This is another issue that has been known for years, but it doesn't get fixed.

I see an email coming soon saying that we should submit this as an idea.

Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties

Sahay_R — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 13:19:46 GMT

@Alfredo_Medina says idea, @Alfredo_Medina gets an idea.

Vote here -

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-ideas/backwards-casework-family-preview-in-properties/idi-p/7523645

Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties

Sahay_R — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 13:21:49 GMT

@FAIR59 - tried that too, no go.

Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties

chrisplyler — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 18:12:29 GMT

Okay, so what happens when you rotate all the geometry around 180-deg right in the family?

Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties

Sahay_R — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:05:02 GMT

@chrisplyler Did it. Also told the view cube that Front is Back. Set it as Home View. No go. Preview in folder looks awesome. Preview in Properties looks aweless. Ripping my hair out here.

Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties

ToanDN — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:42:11 GMT

@rsahayUZMK9 wrote:

Ripping my hair out here.

Why waste thy energy over a known issue?

Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties

Sahay_R — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 20:44:07 GMT

....or mine hair.

Very true. Leaving the hair alone as I type....

Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties

Sahay_R — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 15:32:02 GMT

The only thing that I have found that works for me is to flip the geometry in the family so that Front points Up.

For longer lasting results - create a custom Casework template. Open the OOTB Casework template, flip the reference planes so that Front points Up, save as a family, and then change the extension from RFA to RFT.

Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties

antonjubani — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:51:38 GMT

Dear Autodesk how is this issue solved?

So you suggest that solution is to model families backwards so that they appear correctly in the family type browser??

That is certainly not the right solution.

Please fix the template or tell us a workaround until this is done.

Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties

Sahay_R — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 11:29:45 GMT

See the second part of the solution. Create a custom template.

Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties

ca — Tue, 14 May 2024 10:57:18 GMT

Hi.

Is this still not fixed "Backwards casework family preview in Properties"

Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties

ca — Tue, 14 May 2024 10:58:06 GMT

Hi.

Is this still not fixed "Backwards casework family preview in Properties"

Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties

wilhelm.schnell — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 15:34:32 GMT

Hallo, das ist sowas von nervig, und die vorgeschlagene Lösung ist inakzeptabel. Seit Jahren wird die Vorschau falsch dargestellt, obwohl man die Familie mit der Vorschau richtig anzeigt

Re: Backwards casework family preview in Properties

James_Reben — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 18:06:18 GMT

Working in Revit 2024 and it is still not fixed, at least for the default base cabinets, ugh.