Adding Families - Autodesk Revit Architecture 2015 Essentials - page 127

you to the project and immediately start placing the family you
just loaded. Notice how Place Component is now active and the
Plumbing Test family is current.

FIgUre 5.7 Viewing the family category and parameters

Another method to
load families is by
dragging and dropping
them from any folder
on your computer into
the Revit Architecture
window. This works
much the same way as
in steps 8-10.

7. Press the Esc key to cancel placing the family.
Another method to load families is to use the Load Family tool
located on the Insert tab's Load From Library panel.

8. Click the Load Family tool to open the Load Family dialog box, which
should open to the family library location.

9. Open the Doors folder. Notice that you can select multiple families to
load at the same time by holding down the Shift or Ctrl key.

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10. Select several families and click Open (Figure 5.8).

employing hosted Families

For 3D component families, one key distinction you should understand is
whether a family is hosted . How do you know whether a family is hosted or
unhosted? A simple way to find out is to observe the cursor when a component
command is activated and you attempt to place a family. For a hosted family, the