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    kate_vanhout
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    Creating Wall Based Family

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    10-30-2012 02:34 PM

    I want to Create a Wall Nitch that will be in a tiled shower we are doing.  Does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to create a family that cuts into a wall? I don't want to Create an opening, because I don't want it going all the way through the wall.  I am not sure how to go about this.  Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated! :smileyhappy:

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    Alfredo_Medina
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    Re: Creating Wall Based Family

    10-30-2012 02:45 PM in reply to: kate_vanhout

    Make a face-based family with a void, and cut the void from the sample face in the family editor. Once you load this into a project, and put it on the face of the wall, it will cut the wall.

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    kate_vanhout
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    Re: Creating Wall Based Family

    10-30-2012 02:52 PM in reply to: Alfredo_Medina

    I tried this and couldnt get it to work.  Do you have an example of one that you got to work?

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    Alfredo_Medina
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    Re: Creating Wall Based Family

    10-30-2012 05:25 PM in reply to: kate_vanhout

    In the family editor, do Cut geometry, select the void, select the sample volume. It should cut the wall in the project, too.

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    kate_vanhout
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    Re: Creating Wall Based Family

    10-31-2012 05:31 AM in reply to: Alfredo_Medina

    Thanks so much!! I completely missed the step of using Cut Geometry. Oops!

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