Constraints to a rotation and length adjustable panel

[archimotto]

Dear all, 

I was trying to make a rotatable bi-folding door that allows flexible length and rotation when inserting to a curtain wall system.

here is my strategy :

1. make a single panel that allows flexible length and adjustable rotation with a sweep mass;

2. mirror the panel and constraint with same angle which will form my second level of family; 

3. place the family in the curtain wall door family with array to do the courting work; use 'visibility' to hide the last panel if the court is in odd number.

my question and difficulties are as below:

1. Is the strategy for such bi-folding system valid? is there any better way? 

2. is there any easier way to do a mirror array for single panel which can eliminate the 'visibility' option?

3. I am now having a problem when setting up the first panel, I am not able to constraint the startup point (0,0) with the panel i have developed.  It works well when i tried to rotate and add frame width, but start flying away when i flex the panel length.

Thanks a million for your sincere help.

Leonard 

[Corsten.Au · Accepted solution]

Hello 

you can put a dimension to the reference line directly. try that.

[archimotto]

Dear Corsten,  Thanks for your reply.

it works.  thanks a lot

[Corsten.Au]

Awesome. 

[azad.Nanva]

why your family should stay in middle, I can not understand that. I change your family Sweep profile and i think it's work well.
maybe you can change that to what you want.

your Sweep profile:

Icant understand why you use the "Reference Angle", but your family now work wel,

you can see:

[archimotto · Accepted solution]

Hi Nanva, yes, thanks for your reply and solution.

The reason I was making it rotating from the center is as follow:

1. I was building a bi-folding door family that can make flexible door length and rotation angle when inserting to the curtain wall panel, i was thinking to prepare two sets of families with one of them mirroring the original set as the flipped family; 

2. I am not quite sure how the link between two families set going to work out (with the rotation parameter), so my intention is to use the center of the family model instead of using the tip and toe of the panel as my reference for the next arraying purpose. 

I am quite new in Revit, in your profession point of view, it is the right way for such a bi folding system in curtain wall?

Thanks a lot again for your reply. good day. 

Leonard

[archimotto]

Dear Nanva, 

here is the panel that i reviewed.

The reason i got the reference angle is that i was trying to do it in a diagonal reference line across my panel, showing the actual hinge connection and relationship. 

[archimotto]

and, just noticed the panel is still not flexing and snapping on the origin, seems like i still fail on the family, any clue...

[archimotto]

just tried it out on your revised family... worked out even more simpler, excellent work Nanva.