https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/how-to-revise-family-for-correct-hosting/m-p/11327088#M72980 <P>Actually I am backing up from my previous suggestion and asking you this question first: do you only want it to place on vertical surface?</P> Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:43:47 GMT ToanDN 2022-07-28T21:43:47Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/how-to-revise-family-for-correct-hosting/m-p/11327075#M72977 <P>I chopped up this model from ARCAT and modified it to mount flush onto a wall:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="cbt990_0-1659043973681.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1097803i7823BBAE1F1367D4/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="cbt990_0-1659043973681.png" alt="cbt990_0-1659043973681.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>My guess is it isn't originally a Face-based family since it was floor mounted. Is there a way to change this?</P><P>It could work to have it as Work Plane-based, but when I try to place on work plane it basically allows me to place it anywhere including the wall face and empty space:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="cbt990_1-1659044083237.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1097804i51B315DE2DFEC325/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="cbt990_1-1659044083237.png" alt="cbt990_1-1659044083237.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:35:12 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/how-to-revise-family-for-correct-hosting/m-p/11327075#M72977 cbt990 2022-07-28T21:35:12Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/how-to-revise-family-for-correct-hosting/m-p/11327078#M72978 <P>Uncheck Always Vertical so that you can place it on any face or ref plane.</P> Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:36:29 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/how-to-revise-family-for-correct-hosting/m-p/11327078#M72978 ToanDN 2022-07-28T21:36:29Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/how-to-revise-family-for-correct-hosting/m-p/11327082#M72979 <P>That helped. How do I correct the orientation?</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="cbt990_0-1659044294825.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1097808i1B43B0B7A12E7AC9/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="cbt990_0-1659044294825.png" alt="cbt990_0-1659044294825.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:41:08 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/how-to-revise-family-for-correct-hosting/m-p/11327082#M72979 cbt990 2022-07-28T21:41:08Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/how-to-revise-family-for-correct-hosting/m-p/11327088#M72980 <P>Actually I am backing up from my previous suggestion and asking you this question first: do you only want it to place on vertical surface?</P> Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:43:47 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/how-to-revise-family-for-correct-hosting/m-p/11327088#M72980 ToanDN 2022-07-28T21:43:47Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/how-to-revise-family-for-correct-hosting/m-p/11327089#M72981 <P>It will only be hosted to vertical walls.</P> Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:44:36 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/how-to-revise-family-for-correct-hosting/m-p/11327089#M72981 cbt990 2022-07-28T21:44:36Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/how-to-revise-family-for-correct-hosting/m-p/11327117#M72982 <P>Why don't you just rotate it 90 degrees in the family?&nbsp;</P> Thu, 28 Jul 2022 22:01:18 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/how-to-revise-family-for-correct-hosting/m-p/11327117#M72982 barthbradley 2022-07-28T22:01:18Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/how-to-revise-family-for-correct-hosting/m-p/11327151#M72983 <P>Just going to use <A href="https://www.revitcity.com/downloads.php?action=search&amp;keywords=siamese&amp;user_name=&amp;sort=score" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this one</A> from revit city. thanks.</P> Thu, 28 Jul 2022 22:23:15 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/how-to-revise-family-for-correct-hosting/m-p/11327151#M72983 cbt990 2022-07-28T22:23:15Z