RevitCity.com Logo

Home  |  Forums  |  Downloads  |  Gallery  |  News & Articles  |  Resources  |  Jobs  |  FAQ  |  SearchSearch  |  Join  |  LoginLogin

Welcome !

56 Users Online (55 Members): Show Users Online - Most ever was 626 - Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 2:00:17 PM

 

Forums

Forums >> Revit Building >> Technical Support >> why my massing can't not be a solid?

Search this ThreadSearch this Thread | Page 1 of 1 |

Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 5:09:46 AM | why my massing can't not be a solid?

#1

fairywiner


active

Joined: Thu, Oct 21, 2010
85 Posts
No Rating


look, I want to make a massing according to my cad footprint, but when I finished the mass, it can not be a solid body, just mesh, the cubic which I draw on the right side of my massing is ok, it is a solid. Did I do somthing wrong when I make the massing or the frofile of my massing is to comlicated so as to it can not become a solid body?

picture2 is my sketchup model about the building.



Attached Images

88555_1.jpg88555_2.jpg

Attached Files

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

沧海月明珠有泪

This user is offline

 

Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 6:18:24 AM | why my massing can't not be a solid?

#2

Typhoon


site moderator|||
Typhoon Avatar

Joined: Tue, May 22, 2007
5921 Posts
4 Stars: 201 Votes


How do you create that "Mass"? with "Massing and Site" or with a "Create In-Place" in the category Mass?

Is that a "Closed Loop" like a "polyline" in CAD?

May I ask you why are you creating that with mass when you can draw Walls directly on your project?

 

 


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

I Hope and I Wish to LEARN  more, and more, and more.... REVIT

This user is offline

 

Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 9:34:59 PM | why my massing can't not be a solid?

#3

fairywiner


active

Joined: Thu, Oct 21, 2010
85 Posts
No Rating


How do you create that "Mass"? with "Massing and Site" or with a "Create In-Place" in the category Mass?

Is that a "Closed Loop" like a "polyline" in CAD?

May I ask you why are you creating that with mass when you can draw Walls directly on your project?

I create the mass first I click  Massing and Site and then I click In-place mass then there jump out an dialog,  I give the give name mass1,  then I use pick lines, after I picked all the profile line, I use trim tool to make sure they can be a closed line. Then I selected the colosed poly line, click creat form tab, pick the form tab ,then it become the massing. but the massing is not a solid body , only a mesh body. And I make an other try with the same method, but just to draw a rectangle and then click creat form tab, pick the form tab, it became an solid cubic. So I don't the what's the difference bettween the two massing. Only one difference I found is that one is simple rectangle and the other is complex polyline in their footprint.

The reason why I made massing istead of drawing walls directly is that I want to fist make a massing of the building, because the elevation of my building is little complicated, so I think it's better to make a massing frame, then I can use the command model by faces to generate the walls. I use this mothed is also because the tutorial files I leart tells me to generate a building's wall from pick the faces of a already made massing. The turtorial fiel I have aslo attached to my thread. The method is taught on page 107 of the pdf. I don't know if it is a good method to make a building.

This is my first revit products, and I want to finish my design with revit.

 


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

沧海月明珠有泪

This user is offline

 

Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 5:13:08 AM | why my massing can't not be a solid?

#4

Typhoon


site moderator|||
Typhoon Avatar

Joined: Tue, May 22, 2007
5921 Posts
4 Stars: 201 Votes


Your process is correct and if you need first to create a "Mass Studie" you are right to do that, you said: "...then I use pick lines, after I picked all the profile line, I use trim tool to make sure they can be a closed line." - If you used the "Trim" tool on all lines should work.... Wierd...

Can you please upload here that "Mass/Mesh" so we can take a look?

 


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

I Hope and I Wish to LEARN  more, and more, and more.... REVIT

This user is offline

 

Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 8:58:17 PM | Typhoon

#5

fairywiner


active

Joined: Thu, Oct 21, 2010
85 Posts
No Rating


I just tried more times and evreything is done. Thank you.

Attached Images

88652_14.jpg

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

沧海月明珠有泪

This user is offline

 

Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 3:41:55 AM | why my massing can't not be a solid?

#6

Typhoon


site moderator|||
Typhoon Avatar

Joined: Tue, May 22, 2007
5921 Posts
4 Stars: 201 Votes


And how you solved the problem? It wasn't a "Closed Polyline" right?

 

 


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

I Hope and I Wish to LEARN  more, and more, and more.... REVIT

This user is offline

 

Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 8:26:42 PM | why my massing can't not be a solid?

#7

fairywiner


active

Joined: Thu, Oct 21, 2010
85 Posts
No Rating


I don't know how I solved the problem, because I use the same method to draw a massing, But I think the only one difference is that previous footprint line is not closed well, I can't pick all the segment of the line by one click, the latter footprint line can be picked all the segement by one click. I think may be that's the problem.

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

沧海月明珠有泪

This user is offline

 

Search this ThreadSearch this Thread | Page 1 of 1 |



Similar Threads

Thread/Thread Starter

Forum

Last Post

Replies

Tapered cantilevered beam with openings

Revit Building >> Tips & Tricks

Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 5:06:16 AM

1

Massing Printing Problem-solve (sort of)-Revit Architecture (2008)

Revit Building >> Tips & Tricks

Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 3:15:20 PM

1

Solid Extrusion Question

Community >> The Studio

Wed, Aug 2, 2006 at 9:32:08 AM

1

Editing Solid Extrusions

Revit Building >> Technical Support

Sun, Jul 30, 2006 at 9:00:52 PM

1

Creating a cupola

Revit Building >> Technical Support

Tue, May 13, 2008 at 2:33:17 PM

0

Site Stats

Members:

1977354

Objects:

22860

Forum Posts:

152165

Job Listings:

3

Sponsored Ads

Home | Forums | Downloads | Gallery | News & Articles | Resources | Jobs | Search | Advertise | About RevitCity.com | Link To Us | Site Map | Member List | Firm List | Contact Us

Copyright 2003-2010 Pierced Media LC, a design company. All Rights Reserved.

Page generation time: 0.8575

Login

User Name:

Password:

Remember Me  

Forgot Password?

Search Forums

Advanced Search

Search Forums

Advanced Search


Clear Highlights


Clear Highlights