Can't load Baluster into railing

[Anonymous]

I created a baluster panel (1.jpg) of 6'x3' in the Baluster panel.rft template: but i can not load it in to a railing system in a project. I get this error (2.jpg) when i try it. Then i tired to simplify the design like the in the 3.jpg and it works (4.jpg) can anyone tell me what i'm doing wrong?

[Avaris.]

I would recommend creating it using the baluster-panel template. I think the sides are not referenced to anything.

PS: Try to avoid having balusters base/top referenced to a railing, always choose host. You'll thank me later if you accidentally delete a railing where you have a baluster referenced to.

[Anonymous]

I Actually did it in in the Baluster panel template, sorry for mentioning it as Baluster Template 

[Avaris.]

You do have a lot of reference lines in your family, but I see no reference from the edge of your extrusion to the original reference planes of the family. I would remove all the additional reference lines and make sure the edges of your extrusion are constraint to the front/back top/bottom reference planes (you can use offset).

[Anonymous]

Thank you for your reply but its not working, i deleted all the all the references, and constrained Left, right and bottom to their respective edges and one face to left/right and the other to a value, still i get the same error.

[barthbradley]

[barthbradley · Accepted solution]

@Anonymous: Curious about what the fix is? 

Revit has a limit. 1/32".  Any sketch line, or model line, or any distance for that matter, is problematic when drawn at less than 1/32". I found 2 that were less that 1/32" in your sketch.  Revit is still not quite liking the sketch in the Project, but she's tolerating it and throwing an error to let you know about.   

[Anonymous]

I'm very much happy to see that it works and thank you very much @barthbradley, but i'm using Revit 2017. I removed the two smallest lines  but still i'm getting the same errors. It will be very help full if you upload the project file with the loaded railing 

[barthbradley]

2017

[Anonymous]

Thank you very much  barthbradley, you saved my day, when i looked in to the file it seems that i too removed the same two small lines but i think this tolerating thing is only happening in 2018 and above, thanks anyway  

[barthbradley]

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@Anonymous wrote:

... but i think this tolerating thing is only happening in 2018 and above

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No, I'm just better the second time around. 

[Anonymous]

Good day

I'm new to Revit, I would like some help with Loading my railing family options. I don't have much to choose from so I tried editing the one I do have, but it still does not give me different balusters and hand rails to choose from...

Regards