Joining a Continuous Footing to a spot Footing

[marc5]

I have placed spot footings under CMU piers by using the "Isolated Foundation" and I have added a continuous footing using the  "slab foundation" between the isolated footings. I would like to joint the spot footings to the continuous footing. I have tried the "Join" command with no luck.

Please advise.

Thanks,

Marc

[conormccartney3897]

Confirm elevation of the two footings are close to each other, by which i mean they actually intersect each other. If one is deeper than the other, you will still see lines after joining.

[marc5]

The spot footing and the continous footing elevations are the same. FYI...when I use the "join geometry" command I can select the first solid geometry to be joind but I seem not to be able to select the second.

Is there a way I can send just the portion of the drawing I need help with? In AUTOCAD I can wblock out a certain item(s), can this be done in REVIT?

Thanks,

Marc

[conormccartney3897]

hrmm that is strange, not being able to select the second object means either they are already joined, or the two elements are not of the same type (which I don't believe to be the case). You can copy/paste to a blank model, be sure to grab the objects the footings are connected to.

[cbcarch]

Yes-- copy the footings to clipboard, start new revit project in same session of revir, then paste into new project.

[marc5]

Please see attached.

[cbcarch]

I was able to copy the footings, separate them, edit sketch, and then they joined.

[marc5]

Then I must be clicking function(s) in the wrong order.....This is only my 7th day on REVIT. I see where yours are joined. Any advise?

[cbcarch]

Highlight the long/continuous footing, the edit sketch. Pull the purple line away from the isolated footing, then use Align command to align it.

Finish sketch, and then the footings should join.

[marc5]

Tried what you said, still no luck. However, I noticed, when I do what you said the purple line is at floor level not down at spread footing level. See attached screen shot. Could this be why I cannot join footings?

[cbcarch]

I had to copy the original footings, and then edit the sketch. It would not work on the original ones.

See the .rvt file I posted.

[marc5]

Still no luck when I copy. But I can join the two continuous footings together, I just cannot joint to the spot footing.

[cbcarch]

It works in the file I posted.

See screenshot.

[marc5]

I see and agree, but for some reason I cannot get it to join. Will keep trying. Thanks for all your help. I did learn a few things from you. Have a great day.

Marc

[VWD-MLM]

I usually check that the Materials for them are the same.literally..........I've had issues in the past with dis-similar materials for ftgs/slabs no cleaning/joining correctly.

Mike

[cbcarch]

Yes--correct.

The concrete material is exactly the same in both footings.