Loading Families

When you load families into a project, the Vasari imperial family library is accessed by default.

Use the following procedure to load families. For more information about loadable families, see The Families Guide.

To load families

1. Click Import (Load Family). Or if you are inside the Family Editor, click Model tabConceptual Mass panelComponentModel Panel (Load Family).

   Depending on the current drawing units (imperial or metric), the Load Family dialog lists the family categories in either the Imperial or Metric Library.

2. In the Load Family dialog, double-click the category of the family that you want to load.
3. Preview any of the families (RFA) in the category:
   • To preview a single family, select it from the list.

     At the top right of the dialog, under Preview, a thumbnail image of the family displays.

   • To display a thumbnail image in the list for all families in the category, at the top right corner of the dialog, click ViewsThumbnails.
4. Select the family that you want to load, and click Open.

   The family type is now available to place in the project. It displays in the appropriate component category under Families in the Project Browser.

Related topics

• Vasari Families
• Loadable Families
• Loading Families with Shared Components into a Project
• Loading a Family with a Type Catalog