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Hi All,
First time poster here, apologies in advance if I don't adhere to revitcity convention with any aspect of my request...
I am trying to model the angled white mass at the front of the counter.
Originally, my thinking was to create two 'Generic Model Adaptive' families, one which enabled me to create a surface by placing 3 adaptive points, and the other from 4 adaptive points (see '4 Point Surface' image). I could then load these families into a generic model family and use other geomatry to snap my desired adaptive points to the right coordinates, and create the mass from a number of planar surfaces.
However, once I created these two families I realised that they could not be loaded into the Generic Model Family environment, and thus I tried to model the entire counter in the Massing environment so that I could utilise my Surface from Point families... This was overly complicated, and, once I finished the counter and loaded it into the project environment, the rest of the counter didnt even display.
Can anyone please advise what would be the ideal way to model this somewhat complicated geometry...I have such difficulty using Revit to model non planar geometry...
Thanks in advance!
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You could have this as 2 different families, one being the adaptive point family for the white part and a generic model family for the counter and then group them once in the project. You could also try making the white part in the generic model using a solid extrusion and then cutting parts off using void extrusions and sweeps until you get the shape you want.
Edited on: Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 8:48:34 AM
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i think this massing part of the counter is only 2 profiles , so i suggest to try making it as a swept blend with both profile ( the one with 3 points and the other with 4 point )
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Have you modeled the desired objecto in another program? If i understand correctly the white object, the top and bottom lines are horizontal and paralell. Therefore the intersection of shuch planes should be also a third paralell line with the same direction (the line in the middle). However that middle line is has a slope, therefore either the bottom edgle has an horizontal angle, or there is just 1 plane, the other surface is curved. Working with voids should make the right subtrations, it important is to define the right profiles and extrusion directions. If involves curved surfaces, then its a bit more complex.
Edited on: Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 3:34:10 AM
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"You could have this as 2 different families, one being the adaptive point family for the white part and a generic model family for the counter and then group them once in the project."
- I am aware of this, but instead of using workarounds, I am looking for the best method to properly model this joinery unit as a comprehensive family....
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