Revit Cut Roof With Void

Cutting with voids in families when loaded open the revit family with unattached voids and click create tab properties panel family category and parameters.

Revit cut roof with void.

Ideally in a section view draw the contourline of the void using the pick line option on the base of the inside edge. Enable cut with void. That s more like it. My problem is that i simply can t get a void to cut the roof and the floor underneath.

Place the void family and cut it with your framing family. Determine the length of the void ideally in 3d view at wireframe mode extend this in order to. Revit slab cut by void family a how to guide presented by dzan ta repro products inc. 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.

Load the family into the project and place it. Create an in place family roof at choosing void extrusion. Simply select the cut geometry tool then select the floor element first and then select the family second. Please note that this cutting of the geometry was only possible because we checked the parameter cut with void when loaded.

Revit will think that the structural framing is cut forever. But you can use cut tool and select host element then void and then you will have a cut there. My other problem is that even if i accept that i have to put it on the roof it always follows the. If you want to cut host element automatically at the moment of face based void placement you have to cut host element first.

I m trying to make this roof window as attached. In the family category and parameters dialog select cut with voids when loaded and click ok. Just model a void extrusion e g. Workaround copy the original structural framing element.

Model in place won t work.