Can´t load precast family slab into a revit file

Can´t load precast family slab into a revit file

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Can´t load precast family slab into a revit file

Anonymous
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Hello

 

I want to add the Precast-Hollow Core Slab from a Precast Concrete Family to one floor, and I have loaded it into the project but I do not see it on the list of available floors (neither in the Floor Architectural nor the Floor Structural). When I re-reload it into the project, a dialog tells me if I want to overwrite the existing version, so that means that the slab family is already there loaded. but why I  can´t see that precast slab family in the list of available floor types under Properties? (I am using Revit 2016)

 

Hopefully someone can help me

 

Thank you so much in advance

 

Marco

 
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David_W_Koch
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Precast-Hollow Core Slab.rfa is a Structural Framing family.  You would have to place it as a Structural Beam.  (Most likely, multiple Structural Beams.)

 

Floors are non-loadable system families.  Unless you really need to model each plank, you could create a Floor to represent the precast, hollow-core construction.


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Anonymous
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Hi David

 

Thank you for your answer

do you mean that the family will be uploaded in the tag of "Structure" in the "Beam System"?

(attached photo) becuase unfortunately It didnt load anyfamily there

 

thnks in advance

 

mrco

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Anonymous
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Another question David

 

How do I place it as a structural beam?

 

thnks

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David_W_Koch
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You may be able to place multiple parallel instances using a Beam System.  I was thinking of placing them one-by-one using the Beam tool, on the Structure ribbon tab, on the Structure panel.

 

If you choose to place it as a Beam System, you would have to specify the Precase-Hollow Core Slab type in the Properties palette:  not in the Type Selector at the top, but in the Beam Type property, under the Pattern category.  You will also need to adjust the spacing to match the width of the precast framing member selected.

Revit2016_StructuralBeamSystem_PcstHollowCoreSlabStructuralFraming.png

 

Here is where the family ends up in the Project Browser.

Revit2016_StructuralFraming_PcstHollowCoreSlab_ProjectBrowser.png


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Anonymous
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Hi David

 

Thank you so much for your answer and interest in helping me

 

unfortunatelly I still cant load any precast family, attached you will see the process that I did

1-Load the family that I download from revit seek

2-went to the properties of the structural system

3-try to search for that family

4-not found

 

attached youll see what I did

if you have any other suggestion please do tell me

 

my best regards and thank you so much in advance again

 

marco

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Hello, I think that family is not belong to structural framing maybe try to look in architecture > component . Or post that family so we can check. Thanks




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Anonymous
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Hi

 

Unfortunatelly is not even in the components

attached are the families

 

thanks in advance

 

Marco

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David_W_Koch
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You did not say where you got the families in your original post.  I assumed you were using the out-of-the-box Precast-Hollow Core Slab.rfa.

 

The families you posted are Detail Items, meant for adding detail to a Section through a floor to make it look like a precast-hollow-core slab.

Revit2016_PcstHollowCoreSectionFamiliesInProjectBrowser.png


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Anonymous
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Thanks a lot David, I didnt know that, then which pre cast slab components do you sugget I can download as families?, are the some by default in Revit?
thanks again!!
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David_W_Koch
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How to approach this depends upon what you need from the model. If all you need is a representation of the mass of the precast concrete planks in the project, then duplicating an existing Floor (system) family in your model and editing it to appropriately reflect the depth of the precast (and any topping that may be poured on top) could be sufficient. At sections, you could apply the Detail Items on top of the Floor.

 

If you need to model every concrete plank, then using a Structural Framing family may be necessary. The US Imperial and US Metric content provided to users in the United States (and, possibly elsewhere?) includes both Precast-Hollow Core Slab.rfa and M_Precast-Hollow Core Slab.rfa, for imperial and metric projects, respectively. These can be found under the Revit Libraries folder: ...\Libraries\US Imperial\Structural Framing\Precast Concrete and ...\Libraries\US Metric\Structural Framing\Precast Concrete. The location of the Libraries folder will vary, depending upon how the program was installed.  If you are outside the United States, you may have an equivalent family in the local content.


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Anonymous
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David

 

Thank you so much I will try this and I will let u know asap

 

have a nice week!

 

br

 

Marco

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mfa_ali
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You need to create new Precast-Hollow Core Slab family and put it in precast folder ,then go to precast tap and do configuration.

Your family will be loaded automatically to the project , from configuration chose your family

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