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Teeni

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I know the usual way to use layered walls is adding the layers in wall types. I am trying to build the individual wall layers to better mimic real world construction. I am working with a complex building so a mass is needed to create the wall slopes. Is there any way to offset walls from the mass face? I want to drive them parametricly, but so far I can only manually pull the walls off the face.

Heres the model I have been playing with. Any thoughts or suggestions will be helpful!

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teafoe5

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I don't believe that you will be able to offset your slopped walls from your mass.  Why are you trying to offset them from the mass anyway instead of just drawing them where you want them?  However when you change a parameter of your mass you can align the wall back to the changed parameter by clicking the face of the mass you moved and the face of the wall you want to attach to the mass.

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Teeni

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I was kind of hoping for a quicker way to update the faces. The idea of the model is that its a working section where I can change change the mass to reflect any part of the building. I was thinking that if I could offset the walls using a paramater, updating the faces would not require me to manually reset the offsets.

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You can use the Update to Face tool. This should get the result I think you are looking for

http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Revit/enu/2012/Help/Revit_User's_Guide/2427-Analyze_2427/2558-Massing_2558/2601-Creating2601/2610-Updating2610#GUID-5570AABE-34F0-45B7-B42A-EF3E99309EA5

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Teeni

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Update to face works for changing the shape and slope of the wall layers. However, the wall snaps back to the face to which I am updating it and I have to manually create the offset again.

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