Rotation of Part of one of a duplicated Revit Link in a project

[IMCornish]

I am trying to find a way of turning the roof of one of two duplicated links within a site plan.  I have two identical buildings placed on a site plan. They have pitched roofs with a central ridge, one one side there are solar panels sat on the roof and on the other a series of roof lights.  Problem is that on one I have to reverse the roof on one link so that the solar panels are on the South side of the roof.  See the plan below where Block D is identical to Block E, but Block E's panels are facing north, whilst the remainder of the building I want to be facing North.

Thanks

[tmCL9N6]

I have done a lot of this with design options.

Only problem is that design options are view specific, 

so you have to apply it to all views.

[jvpantin2]

Linked files works as a whole entity, you can't change inner elements in host model. An alternative is to take out roof of building model, save it as a separate file, link to site model and place over both instances of linked building model.

[mhiserZFHXS]

Either that or remove the solar panels from the roof and place them in the main project.

[jvpantin2]

That's a better idea... Even this, put all solar panels in antoher linked file, as is usually done whit MEP models.

[barthbradley]

Isn't the solution to follow the best practices advice about mirroring here: 

About Best Practices for Groups | Revit 2016 | Autodesk Knowledge Network

In other words, don't Mirror. 

....plan panel placement in the Parent.  Hide them in the Link.

[tmCL9N6]

It's a linked model, and not a group. I mirror links all the time, and that haven't caused any problems.

[ToanDN]

I would model a solar panel family and place it directly in the main project, not in the links. Or are you concerned about utility connection between the panels and the buildings ?

[barthbradley]

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@tmCL9N6 wrote:
It's a linked model, and not a group. I mirror links all the time, and that haven't caused any problems.

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I think you missed the point. Did you read that part about mirroring in the article?  The problem you are trying to solve right now, is directly related to mirroring. 

So, don't reference the Panels in the mirrored Link if they are wrong.  Plan the Panel Placement in the Parent Project.  

[mhiserZFHXS]

Its hard to say without seeing their model, but the article you linked wouldn't apply if these are purely architectural models with no plumbing in them, or perhaps the buildings aren't flushed out at all and this is more for master planning/early site work. I think its a valid word of caution, but not the end all - be all.

[barthbradley]

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@mhiserZFHXS wrote:

Its hard to say without seeing their model, but the article you linked wouldn't apply if these are purely architectural models with no plumbing in them, or perhaps the buildings aren't flushed out at all and this is more for master planning/early site work. I think its a valid word of caution, but not the end all - be all.

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It's not hard for me to say without seeing the model. The OP's screenshot tells the whole story. Block D is identical to Block E, but Block E's panels are facing north.   

....ok, maybe I get where you are coming from now. The OP didn't literally "Mirror" the Link copy. They "oriented" it differently.