Loading Groups

You can load RVT files (Revit project files with the .rvt extension) into a project as a group, and you can load RFA files (Revit family files with the .rfa extension) into the Family Editor as a group.

If you have existing RVG files (Revit group files with the .rvg extension), you can also load them into a project or family.

To load a project or family file as a group

1. Click Insert tabLoad from Library panel (Load as Group).
2. In the Load File as Group dialog, navigate to the Revit project, family, or group you want to load.
3. If you are loading an RVT or RVG file, select whether you want to include attached details, levels, or grids.

   When you select attached details, detail elements in the file are loaded as attached detail groups.

4. Click Open.

   The file is loaded as a group, and the group displays in the Project Browser under the Groups branch. You can now place the group in the project or family. See Placing Groups.

To reload a group

1. In the Project Browser, expand Groups.
2. Right-click the group to reload, and select Reload.
3. In the Load File as Group dialog, navigate to the file.
4. Optionally, select whether you want to include attached details, levels, or grids.
5. Click Open.

   If any family types differ between the file you are loading and the host file, the Duplicate Types dialog opens to indicate this.