Create Perforated Walls/Screen

[Anonymous]

I am working on a very large Metal Screen that is Approx. 55'-0" H x 240'-0" W.

I need to create the actual punched screen for my Revit Model Renderings and can not use a decal as an option. Each 4'x8' panel will be punched based on a Raster image that I have created an algorithm the convert the image to a Vector Autocad file so the metal fabricator can program the puncher. Every panel is different and thus can not be created and just copied over the entire screen.

The only way I have been able to attempt creating this screen hase been to Edit the profile of a wall. this method though is insanely time comsumming and not really an option unless someone can tell me how to select all the lines brought in from cad together and edit. I have only been able to click individual lines...

I am attaching 2 DWG files, one that is off a full size portion of the screen and one that represents one panel (approx. 4' 8').
I am also attaching a RVT file that has the DWG brought in an placed on on elevation of the "wall".

PLEASE HELP!!!!!

[RevitIt]

No attachment my friend

[Anonymous]

Attachment (1 of 2 DWG)
The RVT file is "too large" to post.

[Anonymous]

Other DWG is too large, any other way to post these files?

[Anonymous]

If you have all the lines for the cutouts in position on the wall, select
the lines, Control X (or C) the lines, select the wall, "Edit profile", then
"edit" "paste aligned" "current view" then "Finish sketch: and you're done.

--
Chris.
Architecture DM Northland
Whangarei.
New Zealand.

wrote in message news:5711407@discussion.autodesk.com...
I am working on a very large Metal Screen that is Approx. 55'-0" H x 240'-0"
W.

I need to create the actual punched screen for my Revit Model Renderings and
can not use a decal as an option. Each 4'x8' panel will be punched based on
a Raster image that I have created an algorithm the convert the image to a
Vector Autocad file so the metal fabricator can program the puncher. Every
panel is different and thus can not be created and just copied over the
entire screen.

The only way I have been able to attempt creating this screen hase been to
Edit the profile of a wall. this method though is insanely time comsumming
and not really an option unless someone can tell me how to select all the
lines brought in from cad together and edit. I have only been able to click
individual lines...

I am attaching 2 DWG files, one that is off a full size portion of the
screen and one that represents one panel (approx. 4' 8').
I am also attaching a RVT file that has the DWG brought in an placed on on
elevation of the "wall".

PLEASE HELP!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Hi,
thanks for the reply. I have tried this many times as well and the processing time is very slow and sometimes just dies all together. My computer is completely juiced for Revit max performance.

Any other thoughts?

Aloha
Taeko

[Anonymous]

Does this need to be a wall with an edited profile? You could create
families for each screen type and place them separately. That way it
shouldn't take as much memory to copy/paste aligned within the family, and
the profiles can be reused and updated or moved a little easier.

-MJ

wrote in message news:5711715@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hi,
thanks for the reply. I have tried this many times as well and the
processing time is very slow and sometimes just dies all together. My
computer is completely juiced for Revit max performance.

Any other thoughts?

Aloha
Taeko

[Anonymous]

Thanks! I'll give it the ol' college try...
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[Anonymous]

Within the panel families, if the cut/paste still crashes, you could do various 'openings by face' which would let you adjust their positions/sizes with more ease than profile editing...

NMcClure
Ideate, Inc.

[aritradas]

Hi! i actually wanted to create slanted/ angled perforated screen walls....for this i created slanted walls by massing( wall by face)...however the walls created do not give me the option of edit profile for the walls.....

Please help!

[constantin.stroescu]

my oppinion is that it is better to make a 3 d in Autocad and the import it in Revit ...

 1 in Autocad

• go in 3d Modeling Workspace > Solid >Extrude 
• make an extrusion with the height equal to the thickness of the plate
• make a window selection of all the interior shapes and apply an extrusion greater than the thicknes
• apply a Boolean Function > Substract ... substract second volume from the first one (it will take a time...)
• now you have obtained a 3d object

2 in Revit

•  new family > Generic Model
• import the CAD file
• from Import Instance >Querry ...make sure you know on wich layer(s) is placed the CAD imported entity
• Manage > Object Styles >Imported Objects > in Category  expand Imports in Family ....go in the layer(s) where was placed the CAD imported ....> Material...and assign the desired material