How do you cut a solid in Revit?

How do you cut an object 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 structural element in Revit?

Cut a Structural Element with the Geometry of an Intersecting Structural Element

1. Click Steel tab Parametric Cuts panel (Cut By).
2. Select the intersecting steel elements.
3. Press . The cut is created at the intersection. …
4. Select the connection box to access the instance and type properties of the sub-connection.

How do you cut a wall in Revit?

Cut a Rectangular Opening in a Wall

1. Open an elevation or section view where you can access the wall that will host the opening.
2. Click (Wall Opening). Where is it? …
3. Select the wall that will host the opening.
4. Sketch a rectangular opening. …
5. To modify an opening, click Modify, and select the opening.

How do you cut a void wall 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.

How do you cut a floor plan in Revit?

To cut by the back clip plane:

1. In the Project Browser, select the plan view you want to cut by the back clip plane.
2. On the Properties palette, under Extents, find the Depth Clipping parameter. …
3. Click the button in the value column. …
4. In the Depth Clipping dialog, select an option and click OK.

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.

How do you trim a beam in Revit?

Beams and columns ends can be cut at a certain angle using Reference Planes and Cut Tool (Modify tab > Geometry Panel > Cut).

How do you cut a wood beam in Revit?

Solution:

1. Open a section view containing the timber beams.
2. From the Architecture tab Work Plane panel (Reference Plane)
3. On the Draw panel, click (Pick Lines).
4. Pick the timber beam line and extend it to cut the other one.
5. From the Modify tab, Geometry section, click Cut.
6. Select the beam to cut and the extended line.

How do you cut a family in 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. Click Modify tab Geometry panel Cut drop-down (Cut Geometry).