Working with Families

Perform common tasks to manage families in your project.

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Open the Family Editor
Use the Family Editor to make changes to existing families or to create new families.
Use Families in the Project
Create an instance of a family type in the project, or change the family type for an existing element.
Find Instances of a Family Used in the Project
To find elements that use a specific family type, you can highlight them in a view or in the entire project.
Manage Families and Family Types
To manage families and family types, use the shortcut menu in the Project Browser.
Import Family Types
Import types from a standard-format family type file into the current family.
Delete Unused Families and Family Types
You can delete unused families or unused family types from your projects and templates using either of 2 methods: you can select and delete the families and types in the Project Browser as detailed in the procedure below, or you can run the Purge Unused tool.

Parent topic: Revit Families