topic Re: Remove Family host.... in Revit MEP Forum

Remove Family host....

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 09:32:39 GMT

Guys ive been stuck on this trawling through forums for half a day! and i'm sure its something fairly simple.

ive got a FCU family... that is work plane based... i cannot offset this elevation from the workplace so its stuck to whatever workplace is there.

i want it so i can drag it to where i want and doesnt required a work plane to connect to.

can anybody help me with some instructions on how to change this family?

Re: Remove Family host....

Secttor — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 11:03:42 GMT

hi @Anonymous

workplane-based belongs to a workplane/face. So you have 3 options :

1. uncheck workplane-based from the properties panel in the rfa.

2. create a ref-plane in the project and align your workplanebased rfa to it.. after this can be moved together.

3. use this rfa as a nested in a new generic family.

Re: Remove Family host....

Skelly_PLAISANCE — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 11:04:48 GMT

Hello @Anonymous,

You can't change the host. Each family is associated with an RFT Template.

Two solution :

a) You have to redraw in a new RFA;

b) Transfer your RFA n°1 to another RFA n°2 planned for what you want to do (faster but heavy file).

Re: Remove Family host....

ToanDN — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 11:29:28 GMT

Are you not having the Offset control? Below is a workplane based family, offset 500 mm from its host workplane in project.

Re: Remove Family host....

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 11:32:42 GMT

My offsett isnt available... cant even see it on the properties. i believe its face based?

Re: Remove Family host....

Secttor — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 09:19:46 GMT

hi @Anonymous

- facebased .rfa's does not have that offset.

- workplane based have..and below are also the settings in the rfa.

Re: Remove Family host....

ToanDN — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 07:58:09 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

My offsett isnt available... cant even see it on the properties. i believe its face based?

If it is a face based family, you can still move it away from host manually. Make sure to tick the box "Disjoin" and untick the box "Constrain" when you initiate the move command.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/c056c554-3dbd-4089-91a9-f249310b412e

Re: Remove Family host....

alaa_osama — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 06:31:23 GMT

Thank You Very Much