CONVERT IN-PLACE FAMILY TO FAMILY FILE

You can convert a family you made in-place into a stand alone family file.

• 1. Open the Project containing the In-Place family.

  2. Select the family and hit Edit In-Place tool.

  3. Select all of the elements in the family.

  4. Group all of these elements using the Create Group tool. Give the Group a name.

  5. Make sure the Group is selected.

  6. (stay inside the in-place family - do not Finish Editing)

  7. Go to the 'R' button (Application Menu) - Save As > Library > Group

  8. You will notice that the filetype is .rfa (it is .rvt when normally saving a group)

  9. Save the Group in a your project family folder.

  10. Finish Model tool to close In-Place family editing.

To replace the In-Place family just delete it and insert the new family.

(the group you made lives inside the In-Place family so gets deleted out of the project as well)