Revit Cut Roof With Void

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Revit cut roof with void.

That s more like it. When you load it to the revit project and place on any surface it cuts host element automatically. Revit slab cut by void family a how to guide presented by dzan ta repro products inc. I m trying to make this roof window as attached.

Revit will think that the structural framing is cut forever. I ve got the window in a face based family and will cut either the roof if that s the face i put it on or the floor if i put it on that face but not both. Please note that this cutting of the geometry was only possible because we checked the parameter cut with void when loaded. In the family category and parameters dialog select cut with voids when loaded and click ok.

Place the void family and cut it with your framing family. Cutting with voids in families when loaded open the revit family with unattached voids and click create tab properties panel family category and parameters. Determine the length of the void ideally in 3d view at wireframe mode extend this in order to. But you can use cut tool and select host element then void and then you will have a cut there.

Ideally in a section view draw the contourline of the void using the pick line option on the base of the inside edge. You can use model in place when you want to cut system families like roofs or walls. Create an in place family roof at choosing void extrusion. If you want to cut host element automatically at the moment of face based void placement you have to cut host element first.

Simply select the cut geometry tool then select the floor element first and then select the family second. My problem is that i simply can t get a void to cut the roof and the floor underneath. Workaround copy the original structural framing element. Enable cut with void.

Model in place won t work.