CMU Wall with stacked wall and running bond with wall punctures

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone,

I was designing a wall which has stacked wall and have running bond in the small areal of the wall with gaps in it. 

Any help with how to draw this in revit?

I am attaching the photo below which was done in sketchup

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

I would split face ti change the material of the entire wall area, then create Opening family and place in that area on the wall.

[barthbradley]

I'd use a "window" family for that.  

[joe_keogh · Accepted solution]

Alternatively, you could create a cut-out and apply it to a new material, use "Split Face" or just draw a new wall over the top and use it to "Cut Geometry" out of the old one.

Cut-outs are created from a Black and White image applied to the material, where Black is Void and White is solid.

You can learn about cut-outs on AKN here, Cutouts Map

and here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxSovnnFxpU

[Anonymous]

The problem with it is that when I having the applying the material I cannot see the block since, its the echelon CMU masonary, I don't know how to show them as blocks seperately

[Anonymous]

I tried doing that but in between I cannot get clear blocks

[ToanDN]

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@Anonymous wrote:

The problem with it is that when I having the applying the material I cannot see the block since, its the echelon CMU masonary, I don't know how to show them as blocks seperately

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The blocks are defined by where you place the holes.  Anyways, another approach is using a curtain wall and alternate the panels with Empty panel and Concrete panel.

[barthbradley]

Not sure I understand. Are you saying the design intent is to have clear glass blocks embedded in the wall (represented by those red rectangles in your screenshot).   If so, apply a transparent material to geometry representing the block. Not different than applying glass material to the "glass" geometry in a OOTB  Window Family.  

[Anonymous]

This was exactly what I was looking for!

Thank you very much!

[Anonymous]

Really Helpful solution!

This is what was happening when I cut in the prfile

The thing that you were saying was not working out and I am attaching the picture below

[barthbradley]

If you build a wall-based Family, like a Window, and use a Void Cut in lieu of and Opening Cut, you can control the depth of the Cut Opening in the Wall. You don't have to penetrate the Wall fully.   

[Anonymous]

The red that you see is just a small board in the back which is not significant in any changes in the design.

The design intent was to have a stacked block and running bond of a small chunk of space with wall punctures. 

[barthbradley]

Got it.  You threw me when you said "I cannot get clear blocks".   Sounds like strategically placed and sized Openings would do the trick then -- if you want them actually modeled.  

[Anonymous]

What does that mean, strategically placed and sized opening.?

I found that cut out method will be helpful. 

[barthbradley]

If you are just looking for a Rendering Appearance of the Openings, then the Cutout method works.  I was thinking that you wanted to actually model the wall and the penetrations -- which look to be arranged in a pattern, and be of different sizes (e.g.  strategically placed and sized).  

[ToanDN]

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@Anonymous wrote:

The thing that you were saying was not working out and I am attaching the picture below

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It comes down to matching the size of the curtain wall and grids with your material pattern.