hi i am a new user of revit, and I have a question here:
I am trying to build a very simple 2d toilet family to use in floor plans. in the family, I draw a masking region, hoping to use it to mask the floor tile lines when I use it in projects. But this mask region will not mask anything when I load this family into the project. I googled for an answer, and I actually found a section below:
Adding a Masking Region to a 2D Element in a Model Family
If you create a model family that only contains 2D elements (for example, a 2D toilet fixture) and you want to apply a masking region to the 2D element, you must include an invisible line to represent the Z dimension, which is where the masking region is drawn. The invisible line must be drawn above the level and must be a minimal length (such as 1/8”) so that the masking region does not obscure any other elements in the view.
Could anybody explain it in plain English? how can an invisible line represent the Z dimension? How can i draw this masking region so that I can use it to block the tile lines in project?
Thanks in advance!!!
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Why not use the OOTB 2D Toilet? It has a Masking Region that will hide floor tiles.
Go tho an Elevation View in the Family and Window-Select around the center base of the Toilet. It will highlight an Invisible Model Line that is 1/4". That's what the instructions you posted are speaking about.
thanks for your reply! I know there are a lot of families I can use out there, but I want to know how to do it myself.
Here. Look at the attached File, and look for this in Elevation:
it works great! are there anything special about the masking region in this file? why is not my masking region masking anything?
thank you very much!!! Please see the attached file, it is a very simple file, just a 2d toilet and also a mask region, which does not mask anything, unfortunately,
Tony
Hi
masking may not work when the floor is little above level...
hi Ganesh, that is not the problem. I checked and the toilet floor is level @ 0.00 high.
What the heck! I was gone 5 seconds to inspect your toilet, and before I can post a response, @Corsten.Au gets the solution!
?? i am a new user of this forum. Is there any difference who's solution is accepted?
You don't have the Model Line we talked about. Put one in there and it works great.
BTW: you were being very polite. Thank you. I'm just busting @Corsten.Au's balls. All in good fun.
...see attached
You may create a 3d extrusion as shown in the uploaded file..
this should work smoothly..
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/63xhviudnnv0d0f/AACSLcIPVUuIQTubg66HJzKea?dl=0
yes it works! I add a little line there and the mask begins to work. Thank you very much!
Tony
@barthbradley what can I say
...its so hard to resist to post in reply...am sure you understand... Cheers!
thanks! another tutor told me to draw a little line in Z direction then it worked. Please see his post. to do an extrusion also should work.
BTW @seutaojiang: the family I attached has the Model Line drawn 260 in the "Z" direction (Elevation View). It doesn't need to be that long. You can shorten it. I just drew it long so you could easily find it.
Good luck!!!
yes it works! revit can be mysterious sometimes... but because of you guys it is a fun experience using it. Thanks again!
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