How do you cut a void form in Revit?

How do you cut a void in Revit?

Cutting with voids in families when loaded

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

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 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 make a void family in Revit?

Create a Void Family with an Elliptic Profile

1. Create a new family using the Metric Generic Model face based. …
2. Select the 3D Front view.
3. Click Create tab Datum panel (Reference Plane).
4. Place a new horizontal reference plane in the middle of the slab extrusion:
5. Select the new reference plane.
6. In the Properties palette:

How do you cut a surface in Revit?

Click Modify tab Geometry panel (Cut). Select the solid form to be cut. Select the cutting solid form. The solids cut accordingly.

Where is the cut Geometry tool in Revit?

Click Modify tab Geometry panel Cut drop-down (Cut Geometry). Select the object to be cut. Select the instance with which to cut.

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.