14. Family converter

Family Convert November 2017
KCONVERT by Karam Baki

In this topic, I will be addressing some amazing functionalities that can be done with the Revit families.Changing the hosts of Revit families without having to re-create them, and keeping all the parameters working perfectly,It’s like adding super powers to a family!

Now, here’s the thing.
When it comes to situations where you need to convert a family from (Wall, Ceiling, Roof) -based into something like Face -based family,You either re-create that family, OR
You use the Copy/Monitor trick (a bit tedious) and may cause some problems as the following family broke due it’s high complexity and relations with the host: