Problem with unknown families in Model

[AidanHawkins]

I have lots of unknown families in my model

I dont know where these have come from

How can I get rid of them

 

[barthbradley · Accepted solution]

Purge Unused is the perfect tool for this.  

...assuming they are not placed in the project. If they are placed in the project, then you'll need to find and delete or replace them in the project.  

[ToanDN]

@AidanHawkins and they are model in place families.

[AidanHawkins]

didnt work

[AidanHawkins]

But I modeled nothing in place in this project.....

And how do I get rid of them?

[AidanHawkins]

ah mentira

I did model some walls in place

[barthbradley]

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@AidanHawkins wrote:

didnt work

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Then they must be in the project somewhere.  Find and delete/replace them.  

[AidanHawkins]

Okay great - how can I find them

[mhiserZFHXS]

Are they nested shared families from some crappy family found online?

[ToanDN]

If you want to see them, right click a type in the browser, select all in project then delete if you don't need them. You can also create a schedule to select multiple items and highlight them in model to see them.

[AidanHawkins]

I am really not sure.. they could be however there are not many online families in the model to warent a few hundred nested families

[barthbradley · Accepted solution]

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@AidanHawkins wrote:

Okay great - how can I find them

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Go to 3D view, Wireframe, turn on all Model Categories, set View Phase Filter to "None" and then select the Family Type in the Project Browser, right-click and press Select All Instances -- and then Temporarily Isolate them in the View.  The next steps are up to you.  Do you want to delete or replace them?  

...Note: Visibility of Family in View may also be affected by View Detail Level (e.g. Coarse, Medium, Fine).