BRICK LINTEL ADVICE

[roscopeco2000]

I am attempting to create a brick lintel i have tried doing it using the split face tool way but i cant seem to get it to offset from the wall leading to graphical issues (see below) I am wondering if this is the best way or should i be searching for a actual lintel family part? what is best practice? 

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

I would either build it in the window family as a nested generic model, or
just a standalone face based or wall based family. Quicker than split face
if you have more than a couple of windows.

[roscopeco2000]

OK thanks again so i created a part but not i cant get it to place into my model, thumbnail is not representative does that mean i have modelled wrong? All i get is that blue plane icon shown?

[roscopeco2000]

when i go select all instances it shows there are 23 version of it in model yet i cant see them?

[ToanDN]

What sort of family is it?

[roscopeco2000]

i just used a general metric one is that wrong?does that have a big bearing on on the object i just thought it was for location in project browser...

[ToanDN]

A generic model is fine. If it occurs above every or a majority of windows then I would nest a wall base generic family in the window family.