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Custom Baluster Refuses to meet top rail?! (Every other baluster)

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Anonymous
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Custom Baluster Refuses to meet top rail?! (Every other baluster)

I'm designing a lightweight steel staircase and I have created this simple 15mm cylindrical baluster in the baluster revit family (I have tried baluster & baluster post with two balusters per step and the first baluster meets the top rail but the second one just simply won't do it? My settings are adjusted so all rails are meant to meet the 'top rail element'. I have attached the images of the baluster and the rail and baluster setting. 

 

pls help thank you 

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cbcarch
als Antwort auf: Anonymous

I suspect it is something in the Baluster Family--like the extrusion needs to be locked to a reference plane?

Cliff B. Collins
Registered Architect The Lamar Johnson Collaborative Architects-St. Louis, MO
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ToanDN
als Antwort auf: Anonymous

Can you share the baluster family?
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ToanDN
als Antwort auf: Anonymous

Make sure the void in the family constrained to the sloped reference planes and cutting the baluster geometry.

 

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Anonymous
als Antwort auf: ToanDN

Thanks for the quick reply :leicht_lächelndes_Gesicht: I have attached the images of my baluster family below. I think I understand what you're saying but how did you get the void in the family to constrain to the sloped reference plane?  Not entirely sure how to 'cut' it?

 

Thank you

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ToanDN
als Antwort auf: Anonymous

The void is created as an extrusion sketched on the center left/right ref plane. Locked the sketch boundary lines the the sloped ref plane while you are at it. You can always open an OOTB balister family and see how it's done as well.
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Anonymous
als Antwort auf: ToanDN

I've added voids on both ends of the baluster as shown in the attached images. I then loaded it back into my project overwriting the existing version. However, nothing has changed and every other baluster still refuses to meet the top rail ?

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cbcarch
als Antwort auf: Anonymous

Try changing it to a different baluster family and see if it works.

Cliff B. Collins
Registered Architect The Lamar Johnson Collaborative Architects-St. Louis, MO
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Anonymous
als Antwort auf: cbcarch

Hi, I just tried to create a new baluster family under 'baluster post' using the same parameters (with voids on both ends) but it still doesn't work

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cbcarch
als Antwort auf: Anonymous

Try changing it to an OOTB baluster family ( one that comes standard with Revit )

Cliff B. Collins
Registered Architect The Lamar Johnson Collaborative Architects-St. Louis, MO
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Anonymous
als Antwort auf: cbcarch

how do I change it to an OOTB family?

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cbcarch
als Antwort auf: Anonymous

Look in the Browser>Families>Railings>Baluster-Round, etc.

Then in your Railing Properties, assign it to the Baluster.

Cliff B. Collins
Registered Architect The Lamar Johnson Collaborative Architects-St. Louis, MO
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ToanDN
als Antwort auf: Anonymous


@Anonymous wrote:

how do I change it to an OOTB family?


Load the family as @cbcarch has suggested.

By the way, your void doesn't seem to follow the sloped in your screen shot (#1).  It should look like #2.  And do not tick Cut with Void when loaded and do not tick Post (#3).

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markjohnlouieco
als Antwort auf: Anonymous

Just make sure that the Top Cut Angle is higher the your baluster height

 



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