How do you cut a nested family in Revit?

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).

How do you cut a nested family with a void?

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 I edit a nested family in Revit?

Modify Families in a Project (or Nested Family)

1. Double-click an instance of the family in the drawing area.
2. Select an instance of the family in the drawing area, and click Modify tab Mode panel (Edit Family).
3. In the drawing area or the Project Browser (under Families), right-click the family, and click Edit.

How do you cut multiple objects in Revit?

Click Modify tab Geometry panel Cut drop-down (Cut Geometry) and select the void you created. Notice the cursor changes shape. Select the geometry you created in Step 3. Note: Select Multiple Cut on the options bar to select more than one element to be cut by the void.

Which Revit families can be cut?

If a family is cuttable, the family displays as cut when the cut plane of a view intersects that family in all types of views.

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About Cuttable Families.

How do you cut mass in Revit?

Family instances inside of the massing editor.

1. Create two adjacent solid forms. In this example, the solid form being cut has a divided surface to better show how the cut relationship works. …
2. Click Modify tab Geometry panel (Cut).
3. Select the solid form to be cut.
4. Select the cutting solid form. The solids cut accordingly.

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 do a void extrusion in Revit?

Click in the drawing area, and draw a closed loop that intersects solid geometry. Select the closed loop. Click Modify | Lines tab Form panel Create Form drop-down (Void Form). A void form extrusion is created.

What are nested families in Revit?

Nested families in Revit are basically what they sound like: families inside of other families. Shared nested families help save time and make workflows simpler and easier, especially when you’re using families that are almost always put together or assembled together.

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 stretch multiple lines in Revit?

Re: “Stretch multiple” drafting entities (Revit 101 question) Once you have everything selected, click on the “Move” button at the top of your window. Now simply click anywhere in the selection, and move the mouse straight up. Enter “X” on the keyboard for the number of desired feet and then hit enter.