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Creating Solid Form by Using Surfaces in Mass Modeling

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 12:39:04 GMT

Firstly I'm an architecture student and we need to do our project by using computer programs. So i have a design idea however, because it has complex surfaces and geometry, I could not use any other programme. I started my project in Revit 2013, in mass modeling, and i come up with a dead end. I did my structure's surfaces however to create mass floor or roof I need a solid form. Now my structure has different sized and shaped surfaces and they created a closed area but I cannot make my structure solid. I tried extruding the base surface of my model and trimming the useless parts however I cannot do cut because cut needs both solid forms and also I cannot trimmed because it didnot select surfaces and solid elements. So I am waiting your help 🙂 Sorry about my english i might did some grammer mistakes it is not my native language. ( I attached some pictures of my model.)

Re: Creating Solid Form by Using Surfaces in Mass Modeling

constantin.stroescu — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:16:02 GMT

Now you have a mesh not a volume...In order to obtain a volume keeping your point make the following steps ( look on the attached images):

select your form and from Form Element > Disolve...the faces will disapear..(Image 083 > Image 084)
conect the points across the element ( as in Image 084) and erase the border lines that you have used before ( as it is shown in Image 085)...you have obtained now a seria of closed section profile of your element
select profile 1 and 2...and Create Form....then 2 and 3 ...and Create Form...till the last profil ( Image 086 an 087)
You have obtained now a solid wich can be cut...(Image 088 and 089)

Re: Creating Solid Form by Using Surfaces in Mass Modeling

constantin.stroescu — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:46:56 GMT

don't forget to use 3D Snap..

Re: Creating Solid Form by Using Surfaces in Mass Modeling

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:08:31 GMT

Thank you so much 🙂

Re: Creating Solid Form by Using Surfaces in Mass Modeling

Anonymous — Thu, 01 May 2014 01:45:15 GMT

Thank you for this.