How can I duplicate entire floors in Revit?

[Anonymous]

I need to duplicate the entire floor plan but needs to totally and completely independent floors one to each other. I have been duplicating but not everything is coming from one floor to the other one. And if I change modify or rename anything is changing on all the copies. I don’t need that, all independent.

[aRcHiTeCt.JM · Accepted solution]

…hi @Anonymous 

… go to an elevation view and create as many levels as you need

… follow the links

… copying elements to another floor

… copy to clipboard for elements that are not copying

… go to 3d view of the desire floor to copy

… select everything - all objects in the floor plan

… click on modify

… paste… align to the level you are adding elements

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

A few options:

You can right click on a relevant plan view and duplicate view.  Note that there are options here - Duplicate creates a fresh view. Duplicate with Detailing creates a new view, but incorporates the detail from the view that you have duplicated.

Duplicate as dependant will continue to show detail created after the view was created in the original view.

Another method is in the view menu, click on Plan Views ans select Floor plan. There is an option there to not show plans that have already been created.  Un-check that to select any level from which to make a new plan.

[bin]

Probably the groups, and in place models. 

[Anonymous]

Thank you Architect. I guess this is what I will be trying to follow.

[Anonymous]

Thank you Tim. Maybe I misspelled my question but you are right with your answer and your approach. That’s why I’m giving you the answer as well.

My point was to create more floors based on an actual one, more levels, not just duplicate to show. My bad.

[Anonymous]

Thank you Bin. I really don’t undersdtand what are you saying. Thanks anyway. Sounds like a random answer.

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

Here is what I would do in order to copy everything to another level:
- save as to another file
- load that file in you model as a group, aligned to the next level
- ungroup

[bin]

Generally you can select all elements in a level, copy and paste them into other level(s) using the paste drop down menu. This might not work when there are some elements in the selection, such as in place model.  You can filter your selection to find it out.  

Editing a duplicated group will also affect the original group and this is how group works. Just ungroup them I suppose. 

[Anonymous]

Thank you Toan. Interesting approach. Will be trying it as well.

You mean save all as in a new Revit file? Then upload it to the project in the desired floor and then ungroup it?

DFefenetely will be trying.

[MARKOL2706]

Hello @ToanDN ,

I have this same question and I'm not able to follow your instructions. When I try and copy and paste from my first floor to my second floor I'm getting 1,300+ errors. I tried to save as a new file and import as a group like you said, but it doesn't seem to be working for me. Can you please elaborate? Or should I start a new thread?

I'm trying to get the first floor walls, doors, equipment, windows, openings, etc. Everything except for the imported CAD file to the second floor, third floor and fourth floor. 

Thanks in advance.

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