How to scale a family in Revit

[arman.ramezannejadVRNAC]

Hi all,

I need to know how can I scale a family or can I do it before bring it in my layout?

Kind Regards,

Arman

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

Only plant families can be scaled in project.  For all other families, you need to edit and scale their content.

Not seeing what you are trying to do, I suggest look into stretching the dimensions of the family using parameters instead of scaling. It maybe just what you need 

[barthbradley]

Depends what you mean by "scale"?  Are you saying that the model elements in the Family are not drawn at 1:1 scale? 1:1 units?      

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2018/ENU/Revit-M...

[Prvoime]

There is a way, but you'll have to jump through a few hoops:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqExUlUsC1A

[barthbradley]

Imported object directly scaled in Project:  

[arman.ramezannejadVRNAC]

Hi TOANDN,

I really appreciate your reply,

Can I attach the file and you give me idea and teach me how to do it?

I have tried to scale it in different ways from videos but in the same stage of exactly when I am going to load it into the new family I have created, nothing will come in my drawing just the dimensions!!

Kind Regards,

Arman

[arman.ramezannejadVRNAC]

Hi , that's good video, and I went through step by step but in one step exactly when I am going to bring the new family I made based on video, nothing will come in my worksheet!!

Kind Regards,

Arman

[ToanDN]

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@arman.ramezannejadVRNAC wrote:

Hi TOANDN,

I really appreciate your reply,

Can I attach the file and you give me idea and teach me how to do it?

I have tried to scale it in different ways from videos but in the same stage of exactly when I am going to load it into the new family I have created, nothing will come in my drawing just the dimensions!!

Kind Regards,

Arman

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdIQaThe7fM

Attach the family you created here so we will see what problems are.

[gratzlaff]

Is there a way to scale a Detail component as well?  I nested a CAD file of a company logo into a new Generic Detail Item family.  While I'm inside the Detail Item family I can create and apply a Scale Factor parameter to the CAD file/logo which works while in the Detail Item family;  However, when I load the Detail Item into a project file the scale factor parameter I created doesn't work or change the size of the nested Cad file/logo.   

[gratzlaff]

Is there a way to scale a Detail component as well?  I nested a CAD file of a company logo into a new Generic Detail Item family.  While I'm inside the Detail Item family I can create and apply a Scale Factor parameter to the CAD file/logo which works while in the Detail Item family;  However, when I load the Detail Item into a project file the scale factor parameter I created doesn't work or change the size of the nested Cad file/logo.