How do you cut a void in mass Revit?

How do you cut a hole in a 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.

How do you cut a void 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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.