Modifying Families - Autodesk Revit Architecture 2015 Essentials - page 164

8. Click OK twice to return to the project. The new profile has been
associated to the duplicate railing. All you need to do is swap out the
default stair railing for the new one! Select the handrails assigned to
the stair, and then choose L Shaped Handrail from the Type Selector
in the Properties palette (Figure 6.33).

Figure 6.33 Selecting
the new railing

In the following exercise you will edit and make changes to an existing break
line family that needs to be updated for your project.

exercise 6.8: update Detail Components

To begin, go to the topic's web page at www.sybex.com/go/revit2015essentials ,
download the files for Chapter 6, and open the file c06-ex-6.8start.rvt . The
example file should open to the starting view Callout of Section 1.

1. In this detail callout view there is a Break Line family that you need
to modify. Select the break line, and click Edit Family from the rib-
bon to open the family in the Family Editor.

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Text added directly
inside a detail com-
ponent (or standard
component family)
does not display in the
project.

2. Select the break line in the Family Editor, and then click Edit
Boundary from the ribbon.
This element is not a line (see Figure 6.34). It's actually a masking
region (kind of like a white solid hatch) that is used to obscure geom-
etry in your project. Some of the boundary line styles are Medium
Lines, and some are Invisible Lines.

3. Before you begin to modify the masking region, you should be aware
of any constraints established in the family. Press VV on the key-
board. Switch to the Annotation Categories tab, and check both the
Dimensions and Reference Planes options. Click OK to close the dia-
log box.