RBSdrafter Posted Wednesday at 06:23 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:23 PM After upgrading to x17 I had an issue that caused most of my user library to disappear completely. I've been trying to rebuild but I had a custom shutter attached to this window and I can't find a way to add it back to the library. It is not available under the library button as I made it myself. Is there any way to add the shutters that are currently on a window to your user library? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric_S Posted Wednesday at 07:15 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:15 PM You can right-click the window and use Add to Library As... to add the custom shutter itself to the library. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBSdrafter Posted Thursday at 12:45 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 12:45 PM 17 hours ago, Eric_S said: You can right-click the window and use Add to Library As... to add the custom shutter itself to the library. I was able to do this with a few doors but for some reason "Add to Library As" is not available when I select the window. Only the regular "Save to Library." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric_S Posted Thursday at 05:39 PM Share Posted Thursday at 05:39 PM 4 hours ago, RBSdrafter said: I was able to do this with a few doors but for some reason "Add to Library As" is not available when I select the window. Only the regular "Save to Library." Just a guess - is the window a mulled unit? They do not have "Add to Library As" in X17. If that's not it, you can use "Export Library" on the object in your user catalog, upload it here, and I can give a more definitive answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBSdrafter Posted 19 hours ago Author Share Posted 19 hours ago 19 hours ago, Eric_S said: Just a guess - is the window a mulled unit? Yes it is. Anytime I attempt to explode it the shutters will disappear. I'm happy to still upload a copy of my user catalog if that might help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Eric_S Posted 13 hours ago Solution Share Posted 13 hours ago 6 hours ago, RBSdrafter said: Yes it is. Anytime I attempt to explode it the shutters will disappear. I'm happy to still upload a copy of my user catalog if that might help. That's alright, I think I understand your situation. You have shutters applied to the mulled unit itself. A workaround might be to use "Convert to Symbol" on the mulled unit - convert it to a Millwork symbol and add it to the library. Then, place it in a plan, and use 3D -> "Delete Surface" to remove everything except one of the shutters. Then, use "Convert to Symbol" again on the result. You have to use "Convert to Symbol" and not just "Add to Library" to preserve your edits, as far as I can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBSdrafter Posted 12 hours ago Author Share Posted 12 hours ago 36 minutes ago, Eric_S said: That's alright, I think I understand your situation. You have shutters applied to the mulled unit itself. A workaround might be to use "Convert to Symbol" on the mulled unit - convert it to a Millwork symbol and add it to the library. Then, place it in a plan, and use 3D -> "Delete Surface" to remove everything except one of the shutters. Then, use "Convert to Symbol" again on the result. You have to use "Convert to Symbol" and not just "Add to Library" to preserve your edits, as far as I can tell. Worker perfectly! Deleting all the surfaces was a pain of course but definitely worth it. Thank you so much for the help! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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