Add Shape Handles to a Loadable Family

You can add shape handles to a loadable family that display when the family is loaded into a project.

The shape handles let you resize the component in the drawing area, instead of creating multiple types in the Family Editor. See About Controls and Shape Handles.

Example of a generic component in plan and 3D views with shape handles added

To add shape handles to a component family, you must:

1. Add reference planes to the family.
2. Add geometry so that the sketch of the geometry is aligned to the reference planes.
3. For the reference planes, verify that the Is Reference value is other than Not a Reference.
4. Add a dimension to the reference planes.
5. Label the dimension as an instance parameter.
6. Save the family and load it into a project. When you select the component in the drawing area of the project, shape handles display where the reference planes are aligned and dimensioned.