How do you select a void extrusion in Revit?

How do you select a void in Revit?

One way to select it to Edit is by using the project browser. Look under the Families for the right category you will see that void. This makes a point to name them accordingly.

How do you cut a void extrusion 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 change a void extrusion in Revit?

On the Properties palette, change the visibility, material, or subcategory of the extrusion, if desired. To change the extrusion to a solid or a void, under Identity Data, for Solid/Void, select Solid or Void. Click Apply. Click Modify | Edit Extrusion tab Mode panel (Finish Edit Mode).

How do you cut a void extrusion?

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 use voids?

When to use Void or Value-Returning Functions:

1. Void Function: when must return more than one value or modify any of the caller’s arguments.
2. Void Function: when must perform I/O.
3. Void Function: when in doubt, can recode any value-returning function as void function by adding additional outgoing parameter.

Why is my void Orange in Revit?

“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.

Why is my 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 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 wall in Revit?

On the Modify ribbon, in the Geometry panel, click Cut Geometry. Revit prompts you to select the geometry to be cut. Click to select the wall. Then Revit prompts you to select the void geometry to cut.