Load Revit Families with Shared Components Into a Project

You load families that contain nested components or nested and shared components into a project using the same methods as any other family.

When you load a family comprised of nested components or nested and shared components into a project, the following rules apply:

  • The host family, along with all nested and shared components, is loaded into the project. Each nested component is available within the Project Browser under its respective family category.
  • A nested family can exist within a project and be shared by more than one host family.
  • When loading shared families, if a version of one of the families already exists within the project, you have the option to use the version from the project or from the family you are loading.

Attention: After a shared family is loaded into a project, you cannot reload an unshared version of the same family and overwrite it. You must delete the family and reload it.

To load families with shared components into a project

  1. Open the project into which you want to load the family.
  2. Click Insert tabLoad Revit Families with Shared Components Into a ProjectLoad from Library panelLoad Revit Families with Shared Components Into a Project (Load Family).
  3. In the Load Family dialog, select the family to load, and click Open.
  4. Alternative: As an alternative to steps 2-4, Load a Family Using Load Autodesk Family .
  5. Add instances of the family to your projects.
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