You can to place freestanding components in the building model.
- Open a project view appropriate for the type of component you want to place.
For example, you can place a desk in a plan or 3D view, but not in a section or elevation.
- On the ribbon, click one of the following:
- Architecture tab
Build panel![](../images/ac.menuaro.gif)
(Place a Component)
- Structure tab
Model panel
Component drop-down![](../images/ac.menuaro.gif)
(Place a Component)
- Systems tab
Model panel
Component drop-down![](../images/ac.menuaro.gif)
(Place a Component)
- In the Type Selector at the top of the Properties palette, select the desired component type.
If the desired component family has not yet been loaded into the project, click Modify | Place Component tab
Mode panel ![](../images/ac.menuaro.gif)
Load Family. Then navigate to the appropriate category folder in the Load Families dialog, select the family, and click Open to add the family to the Type Selector.
- If the selected component family has been defined as face-based or work plane-based (see the Note following this procedure), click one of the following options on the Placement panel, which displays on the Modify | Place Component tab:
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Place on Vertical Face. This option is only available for some components and allows placement only on vertical faces.
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Place on Face. This option allows placement on faces regardless of orientation.
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Place on Work Plane. This option requires an active work plane to be defined in the view (see Showing the Work Plane of a View). You can place the component anywhere on the work plane.
- In the drawing area, move the cursor until the preview image of the component is in the desired location.
- If you want to change the orientation of the component, press the Spacebar to rotate the preview image through its available positioning options.
- When the preview image is in the desired location and orientation, click to place the component.
After you place a component, you can specify that it moves when a nearby wall moves. See Moving Lines and Components with Walls.