Forums >> Revit Building >> Technical Support >> Families that are "behind" cut showing up in interior elevations.

davidferriday

active

Joined: Fri, Dec 21, 2007
5 Posts
No Rating

I have made a couple of families for a bathroom and they are showing up on the opposite wall from where they are located.

For instance the grab bars on the left side of the toilet are showing up on the elevation of the right wall. It happens with both 3-d and symbolic lines. Testing it I have found as soon as the cut line touches any portion of the family it shows the whole thing. I have a 3 sided shower and its showing both sides in both elevations. The out of the box families dont do this so I know its my error.

This user is offline

eldados

site moderator|||

Joined: Mon, Mar 14, 2005
777 Posts

you will find that there is a part of the family that your section is cutting.

go to your  family and see if you have anything in that zone, even a line. it's an annoying problem.

let me know if this fixes the problem. 

-----------------------------------

Integrator

Architectural Engineering Construction

KarelCAD

This user is offline

View Website

JAMESHGRIMES

site moderator|||

Joined: Fri, Apr 14, 2006
584 Posts

This user is offline

WWHub

site moderator|||

Joined: Tue, May 16, 2006
13079 Posts

Adding to what eldados said....

Some families are built with invisible lines for placement purposes.  This is a BAD practice because of the problems you are having.  So if your section is not cutting the visible portion of these families, check for invisible lines in these families.  

Also - in REVIT 2008, you can just hide these in view (and it's not temporary). 

This user is offline

coreed

site moderator|||

Joined: Fri, Feb 10, 2006
1874 Posts

just so that you don't think invisible line are always a bad thing, sometimes thay can be helpful as in this post from the RevitOpEd. plus it will give you some insight into how they work.

http://revitoped.blogspot.com/2008/01/aaaahthe-old-invisible-line-trick-eh-99.html

HTH

-----------------------------------

best regards,

coreed,aia

bmpArchitects,Inc.

"Revit has to be implemented, Not installed." 

Long Live Revit

This user is offline

WWHub

site moderator|||

Joined: Tue, May 16, 2006
13079 Posts

coreed - I've used this trick - glad you pointed it out for others.

But there is something else that you have to watch with invisible lines.  On some of my projects, I schedule furniture, toilet accessories and other items by room.  If you are not careful about how you build your family, it can reside in the wrong room for schedules but visibly be correct.    

This user is offline

View/ Interior Elevation Legend

2

disappearing elevation "arrow"

8

Interior Elevations and Families

4

Objects showing up in elevations where I don't want them...

1

Is there any good "Creating Families" tutorial?

6