Can't create this kind of element in this view in the current mode

[m-de-lange]

Good day everyone,

I got stuck upon loading my family into a drafting view.

After some googling, i couldn't get any further.

Apparantly to place a family on a drafting view, it needs to only consist out of lines and/or detail items, right?

Right, so I created lines and some Generic Annotations that are linked to parameters. Yet upon loading the family onto a Drafting view it gives the message as shown in the title..

Any idea what i did wrong in my family that it won't load? Yet other families, from Cadac TheModus Plugin which also have lines/detail items and Generic annotations load just fine..

Hopefully i can get some help here..

Attached, my family.

[Judy_S · Accepted solution]

Hi,  m-de-lange,

I'm Judy from Revit Technical Support. I see you're having trouble placing your annotation family in a drafting view. Thanks for posting the family. I had a look at it, and the problem is that the host family is a Generic Model family, which is a 3D family, even though you don't have any 3D elements in the family. Only 2D elements can be placed on a drafting view, which is like a sheet of paper. My suggestion would be to start over with a Generic Annotation family (which is a 2D family) as the host family, and load all those nested families into it. 

Better yet, you can create all those labels directly in the top-level family; this will keep the family "lighter" and easier to manage. You can put lines, labels, etc. directly in the host family. It's not necessary to use nested families to create the kind of family you are making.

Let me know if this helps!

Best,

Judy_S

[Judy_S]

Hi,  m-de-lange,

Just wanted to check to see whether my post was helpful, or if you need more help with your family. Let me know if there's anything else I can do! If my post helped, please click the Accept Solution button so the answer is easier to find by other users. Thank you!

Best,

Judy_S

[BiMBoXiT]

I agree with Judy points.

I don’t understand what purpose you going to meet doing this way, if you relay you want to do same you can do it on Legend therein you can drag drop your items from drafting view.

[m-de-lange]

Sorry for the late response.

Your solution is correct however, i figured it out just before your answer.

I started a new detail item line based family and it worked right away after loading that into the project.

@BiMBoXiT The family was not for me, i created it for a colleague. They needed to put the family on a drafting view.

Thank you anyway!

[Anonymous]

Having a similar problem, I've made a family via the casework template and have saved it and am now trying to load it into the project but when I go to the project and try drag it in it just says as stated in title... any help would be greatly appreciated. 

[m-de-lange]

Hello Santy,

What family template did you choose?

[Anonymous]

I selected the Metric casework template.

[m-de-lange]

I've never used the Casework template before, any specific reason you chose for this template?

what kind of family are you making?

[Anonymous]

I'm a uni student so I'm just following my lectures and it suggested using a casework template to make a reception desk.

[Judy_S]

Hi, @Anonymous,

If you're trying to drag the family into a 2D view, such as your title page or a drafting view, you'll get that error as you can't put a 3D item on a 2D view. Try dragging the family into a floor plan view. Does this help? Also, generally the furniture template would be more appropriate for a desk than the casework template, but without more information, I don't think that's likely to be the cause of the issue.

Best,

Judy_S

[Anonymous]

Can't create this kind of element in this view in the current mode. error message when I try to insert foundation plan into a sheet. What do I do to insert a foundation plan into a sheet?

[RobDraw]

You have a different issue. 

Start a new thread and describe in detail what you are doing when you get the error.

[m-de-lange]

You always go around posting useless comments mate. This was over a year ago. Instead of actually helping people all i see you do is whine on how they should post.

[RobDraw]

Thank you for contributing. 

[RobDraw]

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@m-de-lange wrote:

This was over a year ago. 

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I know it LOOKS like I was responding to you but if you look at the post directly above mine, it's obvious that I hit the wrong reply button. Sorry for the confusion and, again, thank you for the inappropriate personal attack here and in my inbox.

[m-de-lange]

Or instead of being offensive telling people to go post their own issue, let them ask their question to people who seem to know about it, even if it's in the same thread? 

It Doesn't bother you personally, does it? So Provide an answer or just don't answer at all.

It's quite annoying to expect a helpful answer but when you read it, it's not an solution at all.

These are professional forums after all.. (your words so hold yourself to it then).

[RobDraw]

Do you have some sort of personal problem with me?

It's obvious that you inappropriately responded to my post but yet you still have the nerve to criticize me? Grow up dude and admit that you made a mistake. 

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