topic Re: Mystified by this sweep in Revit Architecture Forum

Mystified by this sweep

james.levieux — Thu, 04 May 2023 18:51:46 GMT

Hi All,

This sweep with segments in the new 2024 template blew me away. I can't figure out how it's done. The sweep curve is a simple arc and trajectory segmentation isn't involved. The profile has some tricky stuff going on that I don't understand...there is a parameter "0" that seems to have no effect on the shape of the profile, so I'm mystified.

Does anyone know what's going on?

Re: Mystified by this sweep

ToanDN — Thu, 04 May 2023 19:13:20 GMT

Do you want it segmented or no? Either way, share the family here.

Re: Mystified by this sweep

james.levieux — Thu, 04 May 2023 21:14:37 GMT

The family is attached. I don't need it segmented. I just want to understand what they did to get the segmented pattern lines. I'm thinking they've done something that somehow affects the material pattern.

Re: Mystified by this sweep

barthbradley — Thu, 04 May 2023 21:54:16 GMT

Change the Material or remove the Surface Pattern from the Material.

Re: Mystified by this sweep

james.levieux — Thu, 04 May 2023 22:56:34 GMT

It's not quite that simple. How do you get the pattern lines to radiate like that? It's not normal (to me). When I apply the same material to a similar arch sweep shape I just get parallel lines...like I always have....for decades.

Re: Mystified by this sweep

ToanDN — Thu, 04 May 2023 23:53:13 GMT

@james.levieux wrote:

It's not quite that simple. How do you get the pattern lines to radiate like that? It's not normal (to me). When I apply the same material to a similar arch sweep shape I just get parallel lines...like I always have....for decades.

Actually it is that simple. Edit the sweep and look at the profile you will see it is has a slanted edge, and that make the pattern radiated. if you straighten it up like the one you show then the pattern will not radiated.

And it is the same way since forever.

Re: Mystified by this sweep

barthbradley — Fri, 05 May 2023 00:09:41 GMT

@james.levieux wrote:
It's not quite that simple. How do you get the pattern lines to radiate like that? It's not normal (to me). When I apply the same material to a similar arch sweep shape I just get parallel lines...like I always have....for decades.

No different than any other version of Revit. Here's the same thing done in 2023.

Re: Mystified by this sweep

barthbradley — Fri, 05 May 2023 00:38:10 GMT

You saw that the Sweep Profile is Rotated 90-degrees; didn't you?

Re: Mystified by this sweep

james.levieux — Fri, 05 May 2023 00:52:34 GMT

Rotated 90 deg....mind blown. Thank you.

Re: Mystified by this sweep

barthbradley — Fri, 05 May 2023 00:54:43 GMT

@james.levieux wrote:
....mind blown.

😉