How do I edit a profile that already existist in a revit file?

[Anonymous]

I've created a profile family called custom1

I loaded it into my project. I created a wall sweep and asigned custom1 to that sweep. It works fine and looks fine on my drawing.

Now I want to change the shape of my profile (Custom1).

Is there no way to edit this profile once it's in the drawing?
I can't find a way.

[HU5TLE]

That helps, but I still don't know how to create a "New" profile. Simply duplicating that keeps the family the same because it only alters the measurements. I need a whole new shape. I was able to do this somewhere before, that's how I created that foam edge slab profile. Please let me know what I'm missing.

[ToanDN]

File > New > Family > Choose Profile family template.

[HU5TLE]

That's the rub. I don't want a new one. I simply want to duplicate the one I have then edit that one. You'd think there would be a simple way to do this. 

[ToanDN]

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@HU5TLE wrote:

That's the rub. I don't want a new one. I simply want to duplicate the one I have then edit that one. You'd think there would be a simple way to do this. 

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Then right click the profile family in the project browser, not the type, edit, save as to a new family, and edit the shape as you see fit.

[HU5TLE]

Ok. It looks like the profile I'm trying to recreate isn't in the profile area, but in another family. Maybe this video will help

https://www.loom.com/share/aea5a568f2e54bebb42e057a2a23bf9a

Thanks

[ToanDN]

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@HU5TLE wrote:

Ok. It looks like the profile I'm trying to recreate isn't in the profile area, but in another family. Maybe this video will help

https://www.loom.com/share/aea5a568f2e54bebb42e057a2a23bf9a

Thanks

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I see it in Profiles, under Family-EdgeProfile.  Click the + to expand the family types.  Right click on the Family name and Edit.

[HU5TLE]

Yes, if I edit via the family types it will change ALL of my instances. I still need a new edge profile. I'm clearly missing something. If I edit that profile it will then overwrite the original profile and everywhere in the project I'm using that will then take on this new profile.  

https://www.loom.com/share/c20cab95eec5414895c3f2fb3b5e0ecf

[HU5TLE]

I thin

[ToanDN]

You need to edit the profile family and save as to a new family with a new name, edit the shape and load it in your project. Then edit the slab edge type, give it a new type name, and assign a new profile family type to it.  Now you have one slab edge type using the old profile and a new slab edge type using the new profile.

[HU5TLE]

Thanks for the help. Seems like that's a ton of work when it should simply be a version of a certain family type. Families should be able to have different profiles.

Slab Edge Family

Profile 1

Profile 2

Etc. etc.

That don't just change the dimensions. 

[ToanDN]

The reason I suggested to make a copy of the profile family because you said you needed a different shape altogether.  If you only need to change dimensions then simply edit type, duplicate and change dimensions for the new type, given the profile family already built parametrically.

 If you want to select a slab edge and change profile then you have to create it as a in place sweep, not a slab edge.

[HU5TLE]

I think I'm missing something then. I created the custom slab edge that's the pink foam somehow. All i need to do is do that again, but just can't seem to. I even duplicated the family type and loaded in as a new family and that doesn't work now. Let me sleep on it and see if I can attack it again tomorrow. thanks

[HU5TLE]

I think the issue is that I can't save a family in Revit on the Macbook M1 Chipset. It's causing a bunch of problems, this being one of them. Every time I try and save the family it won't do it and therefore won't load. 

https://www.loom.com/share/792598b1d5b840f1919b0ce0a3c4088d