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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Tutorial - Angle Wall End: Plan View

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Eugene emailed me a question:

"Hey Jeff,

My name is Eugene, and i am currently an architecture student. I decided to use revit this semester for my design class because i thought that it would help me in my design process as well as help me learn some technical aspects. The blog you run was a great resource for me and i owe a big thanks to you in helping me learn Revit.

I have a quick question for you regarding something I am trying to achieve. I looked everywhere for the answer and could not find it. I tried several solutions but none yielded the result i wanted.

I attached a jpg. which will hopefully illustrate what I am trying to achieve.

I want to be able to cut the end piece of my wall on an angle rather then leave it parallel to the face it started with. I used the cut profile tool but that only does the trick in plan/section, but not 3D.

What I am trying to achieve is Wall A in 3D. If its possible for you to throw some ideas or hints as to how to do this it would be great.

I look forward to your reply."


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DoTheBIM · 806 weeks ago

As with all questions, the best answer depends on the task at hand.... but another easier method for one-z two-z type jobs is to just sketch a wall for the angled one to intersect and hide the extra wall as needed. Still doesn't play nice with wall sweeps though.
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Eugene · 806 weeks ago

Thanks again Jeff, the method worked well, however since my project is divided into groups, when in edit group mode you cannot create a component in place therefore i have to go in and do it outside of every group separately. No big deal though.
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DoTheBIM · 806 weeks ago

If possible... I'd Edit Group.Pick element. Copy to clipboard. Delete it. Finish group. Paste same place. Make edits. Edit Group. Add back to group. Finish Group.

Not always practical though depending on what needs accomplished.
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Eric · 786 weeks ago

Thanks so much for this tutorial. Really helpful.
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josh · 728 weeks ago

Thanks dude, it's so awesome to know I can always find the answer I need on this page!
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Payam · 628 weeks ago

Thanks for the video :) Was searching for this solution for a couple of hours...

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