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issue with Pick Entire Walls - Selecte References - widths in Revit 2022

m.sega — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 20:02:28 GMT

Hi, I'm new to revit, and I am starting to learn it through some nice online courses, and I have faced many other problems but with search and some forum posts I have manged most of them.

But as shown in the screenshot in Revit 2022, I have chosen the following options to apply dimensions to this wall, which has 3 windows:

Dimension - Aligned - Wall faces - Pick Entire Walls - Selecte References - widths

so the issue is that it does not work, it works only if the openings in the wall are doors, and if they are windows it does not work.

Your help and suggestions would be appreciated.

Re: issue with Pick Entire Walls - Selecte References - widths in Revit 2022

BDMackey — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 20:05:03 GMT

The family must have an opening for this tool to work. If the family has a void to cut the hole then it doesn't work. Verify the window families you are using have openings in them.

Re: issue with Pick Entire Walls - Selecte References - widths in Revit 2022

m.sega — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 20:16:02 GMT

This is the properties of the Family, I do not know what to look for

Re: issue with Pick Entire Walls - Selecte References - widths in Revit 2022

m.sega — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 20:37:34 GMT

I think the Window family has already a cut in the wall

Re: issue with Pick Entire Walls - Selecte References - widths in Revit 2022

BDMackey — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 20:39:07 GMT

When you select the hole in the wall is it an opening or a Void?

Re: issue with Pick Entire Walls - Selecte References - widths in Revit 2022

m.sega — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 20:46:35 GMT

it is an opening cut

Re: issue with Pick Entire Walls - Selecte References - widths in Revit 2022

Basam.Yousif — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 22:59:27 GMT

A few thoughts:

1. Those windows are hosted on a different wall (host) than the one you are selecting to dimension. If so, try JOIN geometry between the two walls.

2. Windows are modeled as Curtain walls

Self-learning modern software (such as Revit) is not recommended. It's too complex and should be based on workflows, not buttons. There is so much misinformation online and when you dont know the difference, everything will look right. You need an instructor from the same industry as you.

Re: issue with Pick Entire Walls - Selecte References - widths in Revit 2022

BDMackey — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:14:11 GMT

Can you post the window family that you are using?

Re: issue with Pick Entire Walls - Selecte References - widths in Revit 2022

m.sega — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 20:00:03 GMT

Here is the file I am working on, it would be nice if someone could check it for me

Re: issue with Pick Entire Walls - Selecte References - widths in Revit 2022

BDMackey — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 20:15:54 GMT

When your window is loaded into another project it works fine. When I copy your wall type into a new project it works. All I can come up with is something is corrupt in your project...

Correction I created a new view and the tool works fine in that view, Found out that your View Range is set to the bottom of the window. Didn't realize that if the view range is set to the same height as the opening it doesn't work.

Re: issue with Pick Entire Walls - Selecte References - widths in Revit 2022

m.sega — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 21:27:06 GMT

If I may ask, what is your Revit ver. ? Maybe it is something in the options, setting, or something else?

But thanks a lot for your help, that is mean the window and the wall both are correct, maybe then the project file has something else

Re: issue with Pick Entire Walls - Selecte References - widths in Revit 2022

BDMackey — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 21:40:23 GMT

I opened it in Revit 2022

22.1.1.516
20210921_1515(x64)
2022.1

I was able to reproduce the same quirk in 2021 as well

Re: issue with Pick Entire Walls - Selecte References - widths in Revit 2022

Basam.Yousif — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 22:58:13 GMT

Brian gets the cookie!

Re: issue with Pick Entire Walls - Selecte References - widths in Revit 2022

m.sega — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 11:38:00 GMT

Thanks a lot, it got resolved 😊

Re: issue with Pick Entire Walls - Selecte References - widths in Revit 2022

Basam.Yousif — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 02:29:56 GMT

Thanks but @BDMackey solved it not me 🙂

Please assign his response as the Solution.

Re: issue with Pick Entire Walls - Selecte References - widths in Revit 2022

m.sega — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 16:56:07 GMT

it is solved when you told me about the vie range