topic Re: getting error when insert family with txt file in Revit MEP Forum https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-mep-forum/getting-error-when-insert-family-with-txt-file/m-p/12656580#M5920 <P>Try changing the header in the text file from POUNDS to POUNDS_FORCE and then attempt importing the family.&nbsp; This was a change in Revit 2021, probably the family is older version than that.</P> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:18:06 GMT dtiemeyer 2024-03-21T15:18:06Z getting error when insert family with txt file https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-mep-forum/getting-error-when-insert-family-with-txt-file/m-p/12656558#M5919 <P>im trying to insert a revit family with txt file and get those error. im assuming that something in the txt file is wrong. how can i fix it?</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="edenbU7RGS_0-1711033808908.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1340105iDC695BF1D8C5B6C5/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="edenbU7RGS_0-1711033808908.png" alt="edenbU7RGS_0-1711033808908.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="edenbU7RGS_1-1711033811393.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1340106iF59189AD3AF9DDBB/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="edenbU7RGS_1-1711033811393.png" alt="edenbU7RGS_1-1711033811393.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>i've attached the file here - it's splitcase pump of AURORA PUMPS</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://www.pentair.com/en-us/download-center.html?q=&amp;sort=prod_assets_popular&amp;date=&amp;brands=&amp;documentType=pentair:document-type/revit|Revit%20Files&amp;language=&amp;searchable=true&amp;software=&amp;imgVideo=" target="_blank">Download Center | Pentair</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:13:28 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-mep-forum/getting-error-when-insert-family-with-txt-file/m-p/12656558#M5919 edenbU7RGS 2024-03-21T15:13:28Z Re: getting error when insert family with txt file https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-mep-forum/getting-error-when-insert-family-with-txt-file/m-p/12656580#M5920 <P>Try changing the header in the text file from POUNDS to POUNDS_FORCE and then attempt importing the family.&nbsp; This was a change in Revit 2021, probably the family is older version than that.</P> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:18:06 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-mep-forum/getting-error-when-insert-family-with-txt-file/m-p/12656580#M5920 dtiemeyer 2024-03-21T15:18:06Z Re: getting error when insert family with txt file https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-mep-forum/getting-error-when-insert-family-with-txt-file/m-p/12657017#M5921 <P>I've found this phrase&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="edenbU7RGS_0-1711044226137.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1340216iA2777B5800E63B98/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="edenbU7RGS_0-1711044226137.png" alt="edenbU7RGS_0-1711044226137.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="edenbU7RGS_1-1711044242787.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1340217iD6ED541D7908A7B1/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="edenbU7RGS_1-1711044242787.png" alt="edenbU7RGS_1-1711044242787.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>which of then I need to change?&nbsp;</P> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:04:16 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-mep-forum/getting-error-when-insert-family-with-txt-file/m-p/12657017#M5921 edenbU7RGS 2024-03-21T18:04:16Z Re: getting error when insert family with txt file https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-mep-forum/getting-error-when-insert-family-with-txt-file/m-p/12657035#M5922 <P>I'm not an expert at this, but try changing the top highlighted image to&nbsp; pounds_force&nbsp; &nbsp;and see if that works.</P> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:16:37 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-mep-forum/getting-error-when-insert-family-with-txt-file/m-p/12657035#M5922 dtiemeyer 2024-03-21T18:16:37Z Re: getting error when insert family with txt file https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-mep-forum/getting-error-when-insert-family-with-txt-file/m-p/12657244#M5923 <P>Do as&nbsp;<a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/55365">@dtiemeyer</a>&nbsp;says but you should open the text file in a spreadsheet program as a comma delimited file.</P><P>That way you'll see the columns properly and then you'll see which column header to edit.</P><P>Save the file as a comma separated file (CSV) and then in windows explorer change the filename extension from .csv to .txt</P> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:57:55 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-mep-forum/getting-error-when-insert-family-with-txt-file/m-p/12657244#M5923 iainsavage 2024-03-21T19:57:55Z Re: getting error when insert family with txt file https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-mep-forum/getting-error-when-insert-family-with-txt-file/m-p/12657253#M5924 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="iainsavage_0-1711051356859.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1340243iB2E2F8C1F5816DB8/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="iainsavage_0-1711051356859.png" alt="iainsavage_0-1711051356859.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 20:02:42 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-mep-forum/getting-error-when-insert-family-with-txt-file/m-p/12657253#M5924 iainsavage 2024-03-21T20:02:42Z