Change Family View Range?

[PhilvK]

I am working on a family for multiple upper casework cabinets, but started it as a floor based family. My problem is that I can no longer see it when I switch to the Ref. Level plan view. Is there a way to change the view range in a family? Alternately, is there a way to switch a floor base family to a wall based one?

[RDAOU]

There is no one click or one check box to switch it... Not sure about wall/face conversion to floor but  I know there is a workaround to change a wall based  into a face one but but the same methode should apply as floor are kind of a face....Nonetheless, I would really avoid it when possible cuz it is really tedious (SEE HERE)  ...

If I'm creating a casework system...First (if its not free standing) I would keep it split 1 floor and 1 face (not wall)...then if I would need an assembly from both I bing both into a third family of type that best suits the purpose of how I want it to behave in the model. Face/wall/floor or just a generic one)

But if it comes to preference I would keep face based casework separate from floor based...fits better the WBS  

[EmptySaturnV · Accepted solution]

In the project browser, single click on the view you want to change the view range in. Then those options will appear in the properties palette.

[L.Maas]

As mentioned by others, probably your furniture is above your view range. What sometimes helps is a trick. Add a (hidden) model line to your cabinet family. When this line is long enough it will go through the cut view of your view range in the project making the cupboard visible

[PhilvK]

Thank you all for your responses. All I needed was the one little thing I was overlooking on changing the view range and the answer from MT1083 was the one I was lookiing for to solve my immediate problem. Now I'll start working on the floor vs. face based family issue. Thanks again!.

[Anonymous]

creating the body parts by parts... 

not a very efficient method to model.. 

lol

[pattydickman1373]

that is so sneaky!