Creating Vertical Families

The option to create vertical families pertains only to families hosted by floors, ceilings, roofs, and site surfaces.

You can specify a family component (such as a tree, an air conditioner, a chandelier, or a water heater) to Always Vertical. After it is loaded into a project, the component remains vertical regardless of the slope of the host.

In the case of a car, a park bench, or a sprinkler, you can specify the Always Vertical option to No, which lets the element adapt to the slope of the host.

Examples

Example of Vertical and Non-Vertical Families; 3 trees are set to Always Vertical, 2 trees are not.



Example of vertical water heater

To set the Always Vertical parameter for a family

1. In the Family Editor, click Create tabProperties panel (Family Category and Parameters).
2. In the Family Category and Parameters dialog, under Family Parameters, select Always Vertical.
3. Click OK.