How do I load more profiles in order to create sweeps?

How do I load more profiles in order to create sweeps?

JKspace424
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How do I load more profiles in order to create sweeps?

JKspace424
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I've loaded a few profiles from the autodesk family library.  However, I cant seem to find the profiles that I just loaded.  

 

For example, I loaded the "Facia Flat " profile for a new type I created. However, I cant seen to find "Facia Flat " in the drop-down menu under profiles.  

 

Any idea what I missed? Screenshot 2025-05-12 155856.png

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Basam.Yousif
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What are you trying to create? a wall sweep?

The available profiles would be a combination of 'generic' or specialized 'wall sweep' profile usage.

 

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JKspace424
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Yes I am trying to create a wall sweep.  I am not clear as to what menu you selected to be able to get to that menu box.

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Basam.Yousif
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Inside of the profile family, this command

 

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RDAOU
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@JKspace424 

 

Fascia Profiles are intended for roof fascias...if you wish to use the same for wall

  1. Scroll in the project browser to the family
  2. Edit it
  3. Change the profile usage to Generic
  4. Before you load the family back 
    • swap to the model and rename the old family (add a suffix _Roof)
    • swap the family you edited and load back into the model (rename to add a suffix _Wall)

Now that profile is usable for wall sweeps and the old one remains for roof fascias (see GIF below)

 

Wall Sweep_Profile Type.gif

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JKspace424
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Thank you RDAOU.  This worked.

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