Saving Loaded Families; Editing Loaded Families; Editing A Family Within A Project Or Nested Family - Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC User Manual

4 The Reload Family dialog displays the following:

Saving Loaded Families

You can save loaded families in a project as .rfa files. You cannot save in-place families as .rfa files.
1 Click File menu
and click Save.
2 In the Save Family dialog, specify the name and file type for the family.
NOTE If you are saving a family using the Save to Library
type of family you are saving.

Editing Loaded Families

Within a project or family, you can edit a loaded family and reload it into the same project or any other
open projects or families. Before or after reloading the family into the project, you can save the family to a
library with the same or a new name.

Editing a Family Within a Project or Nested Family

1 In the drawing area, select the component family that you want to edit.
2 On the Options Bar, click Edit Family.
If...
the family already exists within the project and has
not been used in the building model
the family already exists within the project and is be-
ing used in the building model
You are asked if you want to overwrite the existing version of the family. In addition, you have
the option to override the parameter values of the existing types. If you select the override
option, the parameter values of the existing family are overridden by the parameter values of
the family you are loading.
IMPORTANT If the family is in use within the building model and you override the parameter values
of existing types, the family will update throughout the project with the new values.
Click Yes to overwrite the existing version of the family.
Click No to end the load process.
TIP When reloading multiple families, you can click Yes to All.
Save to Library
NOTE This does not apply to system families such as walls, floors, roofs, or ceilings.
Then the dialog informs you...
that the family is already loaded in the project, al-
though it is not currently in use.
that the family is already in use in the project.
Save Family, or right-click on a family name in the Project Browser
Save Family command, you must specify the
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