- Adding parameters.
- Flexing/Testing the parameters.
- 90 and 180 Degree issues and resolutions
**Note** One thing I did not show in the video was that I locked the swing angle to the horizontal and vertical reference planes...
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Showing posts with label change door swing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label change door swing. Show all posts
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Revit Tutorial – Family Creation Series – Part 12 - Adjustable Angle Curtain Wall Door
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The second part of our creation of an adjustable curtain wall door series explores the following topics:
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Revit Tutorial – Family Creation Series – Part 11 - Adjustable Angle Curtain Wall Door
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This is a topic that always comes up... I don't know why Autodesk does not simply put doors with adjustable swings in the content library... Anyways, I have explored the topic of adjustable swinging doors in my own post here and a repost here...
I wanted to use the example of an adjustable curtain wall door for my Family Creation Series. I thought this would be a good example to use because it requires nested families, angle parameters, and shared/nested parameters between families.
Topics covered in this part of the series:
I wanted to use the example of an adjustable curtain wall door for my Family Creation Series. I thought this would be a good example to use because it requires nested families, angle parameters, and shared/nested parameters between families.
Topics covered in this part of the series:
- Load the curtain wall door.
- Edit the curtain wall door.
- Creating the nested family for the floor plan visibility.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Tutorial - Door Swing Angle (Plan)
So the next video I was going to create was to answer a few questions I had recieved about how to make a door swing at different anlges in plan view. Well... Revit Clinic beat me to it! Great video and write up:
Rotational Parameters and Face-Based Nested Families
We often come across requests or recommendations for adding rotational controls to family geometry. This is most commonly present for door swings, hinge type families, or geometry which needs to rotate around a given point in a family. I wanted to pass along a recommendation which typically works well.
The first step is to separate the family geometry [which will be rotated] into a separate face-based family. Face-Based families offer additional flexibility when placing the nested family into the host family. By utilizing a reference line for the rotational basis, the face-based family can be hosted onto the reference line by the “Place on Work Plane” option. By using the “TAB” key the two planes of the reference line can be specified, as well as the “SPACE” key to designate the nested family rotation during placement.
With the reference line in place and an angular dimension parameter attached, the nested face-based family will rotate with the reference line it is hosted on. I have outlined an example process in the video below:
Video Example
Please keep in mind this process can be applied to other scenarios for family creation. I typically recommend a reference line over a reference plane because a reference line can be aligned and constrained using the end point. This is often useful for a family rotating along an end point. In addition you can check the “Shared” option in the nested family under “Category and Parameters” to ensure visibility and scheduling occur as needed.
Rotational Parameters and Face-Based Nested Families
We often come across requests or recommendations for adding rotational controls to family geometry. This is most commonly present for door swings, hinge type families, or geometry which needs to rotate around a given point in a family. I wanted to pass along a recommendation which typically works well.
The first step is to separate the family geometry [which will be rotated] into a separate face-based family. Face-Based families offer additional flexibility when placing the nested family into the host family. By utilizing a reference line for the rotational basis, the face-based family can be hosted onto the reference line by the “Place on Work Plane” option. By using the “TAB” key the two planes of the reference line can be specified, as well as the “SPACE” key to designate the nested family rotation during placement.
With the reference line in place and an angular dimension parameter attached, the nested face-based family will rotate with the reference line it is hosted on. I have outlined an example process in the video below:
Video Example
Please keep in mind this process can be applied to other scenarios for family creation. I typically recommend a reference line over a reference plane because a reference line can be aligned and constrained using the end point. This is often useful for a family rotating along an end point. In addition you can check the “Shared” option in the nested family under “Category and Parameters” to ensure visibility and scheduling occur as needed.
Thanks authors of Revit Clinic... Great video and explination!
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