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we are new revit users, and specialise in renos to brisbane timber houses, so need to create special timber revit windows that match the buildings. i am setting equal dimensions to reference planes, and locked dimensions from them to the actual muntin. but when it is placed in a model, and we want to adjust height or width say, it does not keep all muntins equicentred. i know the answer is simple, but can i be dumb and ask for help please?
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Flex it in the family first, it should report errors asking you to unconstrain. Select to unconstrain and there lies your problem.
You mention you have dimensioned between the muntins and the reference plane. Is this done in the muntin sketch? If not it should be. If your extrusion is in the perpendicular plane then you'll have to add reference planes for your muntin width and dimension these off the equally constrained reference planes.
then stretch your muntins to lock to these...
This is going on the assumption that the muntins are not nested families, if so let me know and i'll explain the problem for that...
Cheers.
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thanks mr spot!
so good to receive a reply so fast from the famous one. i will look into your suggestions and get back to you.
thanks again.
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I'm working on a similar issue, but I don't know the first thing about where to start with dynamic muntins. Where is the muntin sketch option? Do I make them in the family as extrusions or what is the best way to approach it?
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hi there since my post all those months ago, and mr spot's advice, i have learnt a bit more. yes you need to create the muntins as extrusions, or sweeps, but i find best as extrusions, as part of the main frame. i now put reference planes on the family first, and then fully flex as mr spot suggests. if that all works, only then do i begin sketching. and mr spot as always is right - be very careful about over constraining things. i have found that usually 'offset' is the best for muntins when sketching them, without any dimensions, locked or not. as in offset from reference planes. the only way to figure this out i found was to keep trying, reading help, and looking at posts by the experts like mr spot. and studying other's families. have a go!
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Yeah, I've been making them as extrusions, but they only work with that family type. I haven't been constraining anything, usually just taking an existing window or door and editing them to suite. The extruded muntins I've made don't want to work if i make new family types that are bigger or smaller. yeah, its obvious I'm new and don't know what I'm doing.  So I'm missing a few steps probably.
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