Rotate Family

[emersongonzalez1999]

I have an elevator I want to rotate but can't manage to rotate it to my desired location.

After disabling always vertical off then what I do. I don't see the green check to exit out the Edit Family.

[ennujozlagam]

it could be the object is pinnedlock?

[RDAOU]

@emersongonzalez1999 

The family you are using was originally a Wall based Generic Model which was converted to a Specialty Equipment.

What you need to do is 

1. Edit the Family
2. From the Create Tab add a double Vertical Flip Control
3. (Optional) add Double Horizontal Flip Control
4. Keep it Always vertical
5. Reload to the model and overwrite existing

See GIF BELOW

[emersongonzalez1999]

But how can I move it it doesn't let me ... I like how you showed a video its way easier to understand and I appreciated but how can I move it its like locked and  I already unpinned. And also how to change the dimension into my desired length I tried under Edit Type and put the new dimension but nothing is changed.

[RDAOU]

@emersongonzalez1999 

It is a Wall based originally so

1. it can only move along the wall.
2. Move the wall it is hosted in and it will move with it
3. Otherwise, remodel it as non-hosted family

[emersongonzalez1999]

How would I turn into a non-hosted family so I can move where ever I want and also change the dimensions.

[ToanDN]

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@emersongonzalez1999 wrote:

How would I turn into a non-hosted family so I can move where ever I want and also change the dimensions.

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- Edit the elevator family and change to Mechanical category

- Load it back in and close the family w/o saving

- Create a new project, link your project in

- Copy monitor the elevator in

- Edit the family (it is now a face based family), select solid host and change extrusion thickness to 0 and accept deletion

- Change the family back to Specialty Equipment category, save as to a new name and load it in your project

With that said, I have seen a lot of wall based elevator families and for a good reason.  That is so the location of the elevator car and elevator door is constrained properly to the front wall of the elevator shaft per manufacturer's spec..

[RDAOU]

@emersongonzalez1999 

Unless it is a freestanding panoramic elevator, you should not need to change it to non-hosted...Nonetheless, if you insist, watch the video in the following link on Autodesk Knowledge network

Convert a Hosted Family to Face-Based or Non-Hosted Family in Revit | Revit 2019 | Autodesk Knowledg...

[emersongonzalez1999]

I cant I tried but can't manage to follow the steps... I am new to Revit can you upload a video please I will highly appreciate it.

[ToanDN]

Do a youtube serach.

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

For the record, I did not watch the video and I personally think a 10 minute video is way too much to cover this task.

[emersongonzalez1999]

 So I save as my project and called it reference then I created another project then click insert and then link revit but why are my floor levels missing and when I try to select something it selects everything. Can you please demonstrate I tried but I can't. When I click level 1 it doesn't even show my walls.

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

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@emersongonzalez1999 wrote:

 So I save as my project and called it reference (unnecessary step) then I created another project then click insert and then link revit but why are my floor levels missing (it doesn't matter) and when I try to select something it selects everything (why do you need to select something?  turn on wireframe so you can see the elevator to Copy Monitor it). Can you please demonstrate I tried but I can't. When I click level 1 it doesn't even show my walls.

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Watch the screencast.  And the result file is attached.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/66d10268-0cf4-4369-98ec-14aa72e9c0ed

[emersongonzalez1999]

Thank You So Much for the detailed video I like it. Thanks