Tapered walls

[amapostolou]

I have searched only to not find any type of solution, assistance, etc.  I work for a precast concrete wall manufacturer and have developed a number of wall families that are working very well.  We have a project that the client has requested tapered walls.  Our walls have a 4" tall base, with a 2" thick face, and a 3 1/2" thick head.  In section it looks like the letter "C", square corners of course.  I can taper the left and right heights but, the head of the wall gets 'sliced', depending on the angle.  I've attached a screenshot of two elevations, flat and tapered.  It shows how the head gets sliced.  If I cannot get a wall to do this, I'd like to know and then turn my efforts to other tasks.

Thank you to all in advance,

Anthony

[pendean]

@amapostolou Wall Families? As in you are using REVIT?

[dbroad · Accepted solution]

Assumption:  You are not taking about tapered walls(those that vary in thickness).  Instead, you are trying to work with a sloping wall roofline.

Assumption2:  You are talking about wall styles, not "families" which is a Revit term.

It's possible but it's a pain.  That's because the bottom surface of a component is always horizontal, even when it's referencing an offset from the wall top.  The only exception is when the bottom references the wall bottom.

So you can keep the component but you will need to manually create a solid object to slope with the roofline of the wall. This will involve changing ucs to the top surface of the wall, drawing a rectangle equal to the width of the component and the sloping length of the wall top.  Then you will need to draw a line down the wall to serve as a sweep path.  The line will need to equal the height of the component. Then you will need to sweep the rectangle using the line as the path and not aligning the rectangle to the sweep path.  Then, select the wall and choose body modifier. Add the solid to the head component of your wall. Be sure to select "replace" so that the solid will replace that component.

[amapostolou]

Thank you for the reply.

Sloped walls is what we are creating and yes, families is the Revit term.  We had a gentleman that used Revit and families is what he called his wall styles.  The engineering group kept that term for the different styles we're creating.  After the Revit user left, the company got rid of the license.

I will give your explanation a go to see what I come up with.  And, your sketch is spot on of what our basic elements of the walls look like.

I will send what I come up with. 

Thank you,

Anthony

[amapostolou]

@dbroad , Here's what I've come up with.

Again, thank you for the "thought process" on developing the wall style.

Anthony

[dbroad]

I would suggest that you try using curtain walls rather than walls for your products.  Lots easier to implement.

[amapostolou]

Agreed, and I am using a combination of the two to create our walls.

Still learning Architecture and what can and cannot be done.  It is WAY better than all the 2D drafting we've done.