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Generic Model families can be a bit overbearing when it comes to visibility.  Unfortunately, you can't usually change the Show only if Instance is cut property for Generic Models... unless you switch them to a Category that allows this to happen, like Windows.

Andy Milburn describes it thus:
"With a window family this is easily solved by checking the "only show when cut" box. In a generic model family this feature is greyed out.



You will have already guessed my solution. Swap the type to window, check the box, swap back again to GM. It stays checked even though it's greyed out."

Did you know you can nest a Generic Model family in a Generic Model Adaptive family and create a form that allows the swapping of the Profile Type?

Post by gaby424
Use Adaptive Components
-you can draw profiles as simple shared generic models families (you don`t have to use profiles template)
-nest them in a generic model adaptive family and instanciate them 2 times in paralel planes
-put a family type parameter on their label fields (the same for bouth)
-carefully select only theirs segments for bouth the profiles using ctrl+click & TAB key (you can also just select the 2 instances but you can receive an error message in the next step)
-press create form button
-create voids to cut the ends as in your truss family
now play with changing the family type parameter (assuming you have more than one profile in family/project) 

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