topic Re: How to Create a new Solid from a pipe like Solid ? (to make void cut) in Revit API Forum

How to Create a new Solid from a pipe like Solid ? (to make void cut)

ChengboZhang — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 01:45:25 GMT

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I want steal some info from the "Pipe" like (as first picture) to create a new one (as the second picture).

Att: The pipe's cross section are not all ways circles, it can makey be any arc and line (as the third picture)

finally I will use the new solid to void cut other instance( as the fourth picture)

ChengboZhang — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 02:53:41 GMT

The above is a simplified description
The following is an example in a real scenario.

Thanks in advance.

jeremytammik — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 07:29:33 GMT

Just out of curiosity:

Is you final goal to create and display insulation around the pipe?

jeremytammik — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 08:14:49 GMT

Do you really mean Solid when you say Solid?

The Revit API Solid class is a non-persistent memory-only geometrical object that is not stored in the database:

If that is what you are after, your task is easy.

Use the methods on the GeometryCreationUtilities class:

From the pipe, you can extract the centre line as a curve and the radius.

With those, the GeometryCreationUtilities enable you to create the desired solid.

ChengboZhang — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 11:22:09 GMT

No, My goal is to manager a pipe intersect with(or connect with) another pipe.

ChengboZhang — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 11:28:43 GMT

Thank you for your kind reply.

The word Solid is ambiguous in Chinese ,sorrry for my poor English.

I understand what you mean.

I have solved this problem by delete the void Form

Also Refer to this article ,it's helperfull.

Thanks~