Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010 User Manual page 137

If you want to...
rename a family
create a new family instance in a view
reload a family
edit a family
delete a family
duplicate/modify family types
modify type properties
then...
Desk4, and so on. You can then double-
click a new type and set properties for it
in the Type Properties dialog. See
Families on page 415.
right-click the family name, and click Re-
name. Enter a new name. (You cannot re-
name a system family.)
right-click the family name, and click Cre-
ate Instance. This tool activates the appro-
priate tool and selects the appropriate type
to create the selected family in the drawing
area.
right-click a loaded family, and click Re-
load. In the Open dialog, navigate to the
family location, select it, and click Open.
See Loading and Saving Families
427.
right-click a loaded family, and click Edit.
You can edit and reload the family directly
into the project. See Modifying Families in
a Project (or Nested Family) on page 430.
right-click the family name and click De-
lete, or click the family name and press
Delete. If the project includes instances of
that family, a dialog displays asking if you
want to unload the family and delete all
instances of it in your project. Click Yes to
delete the family, or click No to cancel.
NOTE This tool is not enabled for wall
types.
right-click the family type, and select one
of the following tools:
Duplicate: Copies the selected family
and assigns a numeral to the copy.
Delete: Deletes the type. (This tool is
not enabled for wall types.)
Rename: Renames the type.
Select All Instances: Selects all in-
stances of a type or group in the pro-
ject.
Properties: Changes type properties.
double-click the type name under a family.
For example, under the Walls family,
double-click Exterior - Brick on CMU. The
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