How do I nest families?

How do I nest families?

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How do I nest families?

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Doc.FamilyCreate.NewFamilyInstance(location, symbol,ActiveView)  will place multiple families on a sheet but how I do place one family inside of another?  Can the ActiveView be set to a family?

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I don't think this is possible, is it?  From a BIM paradigm, I think it doesn't make sense since it feels like families are used for atomic components, not assemblies.  My solution is to create a Group.  I'd love to hear the Autodesk perspective on this issue.

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Attached is a sample of it done manually.

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