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roofs not applicable

site yes
structural Columns yes

structural Foundations yes
structural Framing yes
topography no

walls not applicable
windows yes

The non-cuttable families are the following:
Balusters
Detail items
electrical equipment
electrical Fixtures
entourage
Furniture
Furniture systems
lighting Fixtures
mechanical equipment
Parking
Planting
Plumbing Fixtures
specialty equipment

Aside from some specific cases like balusters, the family template’s primary function is to
assign a category. In some cases, you can change the category of the family after it has been
created. In the generic model family you just started to create, switch to the Properties panel
in the Create tab in the ribbon, and then click the Family Category And Parameters button. In
the dialog box shown in Figure 14.3, you will see that this Generic Models family is capable of
being assigned to another category. This is helpful if you need to schedule a family in a different
category than the one you initially selected. But in many cases, categories cannot be switched,
and hosted or face-based components cannot be changed to unhosted (and vice versa). It is also
very difficult to convert a family that has many modeled elements to another category because
you may be forced to reassign all of the modeled elements to new subcategories. You’ll learn
more about this throughout this chapter.

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