topic Re: Pattern based curtain family not aligning to grid in Revit Architecture Forum

Pattern based curtain family not aligning to grid

Ross_Robertson — Fri, 21 May 2021 15:38:33 GMT

I have a problem getting the geometry in a pattern-based curtain panel to offset consistently from the edge of the adaptive points line. The UV grid is straight when applied to my surface.

When I add the panel family the lines are skewed at the top left corner.

I think there's a problem with the reference point hosted by point 6 in the panel family but I cannot work out what. I've attached the panel family to the post.

The reason I need the panels to remain parallel to the grid is that I want this model to form the basis of a stone schedule for ordering purposes.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Re: Pattern based curtain family not aligning to grid

barthbradley — Fri, 21 May 2021 18:19:48 GMT

I am not sure what you are asking about, but I think you are referring to the overlap reported in this AKN Article.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Revit-Partial-Border-Tile-option-2-past-border.html

Also, take a look at the attached RFA and see how the nested panel family in it is built differently from yours.

Here's another way: See Family 4 in attached HalfStep-2.rfa

Re: Pattern based curtain family not aligning to grid

ToanDN — Fri, 21 May 2021 18:14:11 GMT

Try this one. I don't have 2021 so I use 2019 to recreate it.

Re: Pattern based curtain family not aligning to grid

barthbradley — Fri, 21 May 2021 18:27:21 GMT

AARGH! Everything I just did for the OP was 2022! I hate it when that happens. Oh well.

BTW: the second one I did was using the void approach as well. The first one I did was using hosted and offset Ref. Points to Spline through. .

Re: Pattern based curtain family not aligning to grid

Ross_Robertson — Fri, 21 May 2021 18:29:20 GMT

Thanks to you both for your input. Is a void cut always the best way to do this? Will it work on curved panels?

@ToanDN that works great, thank you for this. @barthbradley thank you too, I'll look at your versions once I install 2022.

Re: Pattern based curtain family not aligning to grid

barthbradley — Fri, 21 May 2021 18:41:58 GMT

@Ross_Robertson wrote:
Thanks to you both for your input. Is a void cut always the best way to do this? Will it work on curved panels?
@ToanDN that works great, thank you for this. @barthbradley thank you too, I'll look at your versions once I install 2022.

When you do, you'll see that mine is much better. I won't be sticking around for the solution credit though. My work is done here. I'm off to save the planet now.

Re: Pattern based curtain family not aligning to grid

Ross_Robertson — Fri, 21 May 2021 18:43:49 GMT

Enjoy that, remember your cape ;>

Re: Pattern based curtain family not aligning to grid

ToanDN — Fri, 21 May 2021 18:46:00 GMT

@Ross_Robertson wrote:

Thanks to you both for your input. Is a void cut always the best way to do this? Will it work on curved panels?

@ToanDN that works great, thank you for this. @barthbradley thank you too, I'll look at your versions once I install 2022.

In a general sense, I wouldn't be claiming that using a void is the best way, or even a better way than other approaches. In your particular family, it is faster to sweep a profile based on your parameters along the path defined in the template than adding more points, hosting and constraining them properly.

Re: Pattern based curtain family not aligning to grid

barthbradley — Fri, 21 May 2021 18:53:12 GMT

@ToanDN: Do you have 2022? Just curious to know.

Re: Pattern based curtain family not aligning to grid

RDAOU — Mon, 24 May 2021 20:08:16 GMT

Interesting link...that case was opened in 2019! not sure it is still under investigation though

Re: Pattern based curtain family not aligning to grid

barthbradley — Mon, 24 May 2021 20:38:54 GMT

You got my hopes up there for a minute. But alas, the "two-inch overlap" is still with us in 2022.

Re: Pattern based curtain family not aligning to grid

RDAOU — Mon, 24 May 2021 20:48:47 GMT

Well not on my end look closer at the previous post

Nighty...time for me to get off...all I see is codes, blocks, 1s and 0s

Re: Pattern based curtain family not aligning to grid

barthbradley — Mon, 24 May 2021 20:55:13 GMT

Well, at first blush, I must admit, it does look pretty good. Post your file.

Re: Pattern based curtain family not aligning to grid

ToanDN — Mon, 24 May 2021 21:37:53 GMT

Re: Pattern based curtain family not aligning to grid

barthbradley — Tue, 25 May 2021 05:15:04 GMT

I'm not quite sure we are on the same page here, @ToanDN, but yours as the "two-inch overlap" as well. Or, am I missing something?

Re: Pattern based curtain family not aligning to grid

ToanDN — Tue, 25 May 2021 15:40:07 GMT

@barthbradley wrote:

I'm not quite sure we are on the same page here, @ToanDN, but yours as the "two-inch overlap" as well. Or, am I missing something?

No. You are correct.