topic Re: Dragging tool in Revit Architecture Forum

Dragging tool

yes_and_no — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 19:22:41 GMT

Our dummy detail component for parapet wall has two small items. One is blocking and other is the cant strip.

Their location are both adjustable via instance dimensional parameter (without ref plane).

Yet only one gives the dragg-able tool when loaded, see photo.

What gives and how to make it so ?

Re: Dragging tool

Alfredo_Medina — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 19:41:41 GMT

It all depends on how you created those families. It's difficult to give you more advice based on this information.

Re: Dragging tool

barthbradley — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 20:00:42 GMT

https://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-C30A7EFC-3030-4E9D-A305-C66B50E1DF75

Re: Dragging tool

yes_and_no — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:08:56 GMT

Not it

Re: Dragging tool

barthbradley — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:02:17 GMT

@yes_and_no wrote:
Not it

Really? Post the file then. Better than guessing and getting "Knots".

Re: Dragging tool

ToanDN — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:42:13 GMT

You need a ref plane at each grip, and an instance length parameter to the plane. The planes should be set to anything but not Not a reference.

Re: Dragging tool

yes_and_no — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:44:23 GMT

You don't have R17, but I attached here anyway,

FTSOI (for the shake of insanity).

Re: Dragging tool

yes_and_no — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:45:44 GMT

I tried that.

Re: Dragging tool

barthbradley — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 17:47:42 GMT

I don't know what's going on, but I can rebuild it in two shakes of a lamb's tail. My rebuilt has the detail components as nested families instead of grouped elements in the Parent. Rebuilt works flawlessly.

Re: Dragging tool

barthbradley — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 17:51:16 GMT

@ToanDN: did you look at the family? Maybe you can fix it and repost it for me to look at. I couldn't get there. Maybe I gave up too quick.

Re: Dragging tool

yes_and_no — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 17:55:50 GMT

Thank you Barth n Toan,

The grip did appear if Ref Plane set to anything but "not a ref", as I missed it from Toan reply.

My curiosity is why the block has no ref plane but still earn the grip and the cant block needs to go through ref plane setup.

Re: Dragging tool

barthbradley — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 18:20:17 GMT

Yep, I missed that (e.g. Not a Reference) in your Family. Must be time for a nap. 😉