Doors symbol doesnt cut the wall

Doors symbol doesnt cut the wall

MiguelGT17
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Doors symbol doesnt cut the wall

MiguelGT17
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Hi folks
I've being working on a macro that place doors and windows and came up with this visibility issue:

 
 

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Doors do not cut the walls and it's an issue since we wish to see the wall openings when documenting the viewplans and 2d views

 

 

FamilyInstance doorInst = doc.Create.NewFamilyInstance(new XYZ(center.X, center.Y, Lvl.Elevation), customDoor, wall, Lvl, StructuralType.NonStructural);

 

 

Does anyone has gone through something similar and found the root cause?

Thanks in advance, going to look into this from my side

 

Miguel G.

 

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architect.bim
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Hi!

I have two assumptions:

  1. Have you tried to regenerate [doc.Regenerate()] the document after placing the door?
  2. Are you sure that it is the Revit API issue? Maybe the problem is in view range setting of a particular view. Have you tried creating a different view? If you create doors on the same view manually, is the result the same or different? Do the openings cut through in 3D?

Maxim Stepannikov | Architect, BIM Manager, Instructor
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MiguelGT17
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Thanks for replying me!
I tried regenerating the document too and no changes were visible

However when using the "Pick new host" tool manually, the doors cut the wall in the same view without applying any extra setup to view

I'll look into this by the end of the day,

thanks for the hints though!

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studio-a-int
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Make sure your View Range is set up correctly, Cut Plane to be cutting though your door (try a 4'-0").

Also make sure Phases match on Walls and Doors.

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MiguelGT17
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We solved this issue, I ended up modifying the door sill height parameter and turning it back to 0", that updated the cutting geometry

 

Best regards

Miguel G-

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