How do I cut a void in family in Revit?

How do you cut a void in nested family?

Re: Cut With Voids When Loaded / Nested Families



Use the Generic Face Based. rft to create your void family. Then nest/load it into another family. Place it on a face and it will cut it.

How do you cut out a void extrusion in Revit?

Solution:

1. Edit the in place wall.
2. Create a new void extrusion that will define the opening.
3. Use the “Cut” tool and select the void geometry.
4. Finish the solid edition.

Why is void not cutting in Revit?

Solution: Use the Cut command to cut the desired object with the family. Edit the family, and check the “Cut with Voids When Loaded” checkbox, then re-load the family and cut.

How do I use the Cut tool in Revit?

Load the family into the project and place it. Click Modify tab Geometry panel Cut drop-down (Cut Geometry). Select the object to be cut. Select the instance with which to cut.

How do you cut a nested family in Revit?

Select the cut tool in the Modify tab. First select the element to be cut and then the family instance to be cut with. After all drawn and cut as said before, you should be able to load the nested family into the project environment.

What does cut with voids when loaded mean in Revit?

“Cut with Voids When Loaded: When selected, voids created in the family will cut through solids. The following categories can be cut by voids: ceilings, floors, generic models, roofs, structural columns, structural foundations, structural framing, and walls.”

How do you create a void Mass in Revit?

Create a Void Form

1. On the Create tab Draw panel, select one of the drawing tools.
2. Click in the drawing area, and draw a closed loop that intersects solid geometry.
3. Select the closed loop.
4. Click Modify | Lines tab Form panel Create Form drop-down (Void Form).

How do you trim an extrusion in Revit?

Choose “Void extrusion” to create an In-place family roof. Pick the line on the base of the inside edge of the roof to draw the void in a section view. The “cut geometry” command can be used to select the roof over the void. To execute the cut, click “Finish” after that.

Can you cut a family Revit?

Open the Revit family with unattached voids and click Create tab Properties panel Family Category and Parameters. In the Family Category and Parameters dialog, select Cut With Voids when Loaded and click OK. Load the family into the project and place it.

Why is my void extrusion orange?

“When you create a void form while in the Family Editor, it will appear in the 3D views as a transparent form and as orange lines in plan and elevation views, as long as it is not cutting any solid geometry.” So, if it’s not cutting anything, then it’ll be orange.

How do you cut a generic model in Revit?

Load the family into the project and place it. Click Modify tab Geometry panel Cut drop-down (Cut Geometry). Select the object to be cut. Select the instance with which to cut.