I am trying to create a folding wall as a folding door. It consists of two hinges and sliding mechanism around three points as illustrated by the sketch:
However, the moment I try to constrain the second (right hand) reference line to the hinge point, revit refuses and tells me the sketch is overconstrained; the line cannot even be alligned by starting point to two reference planes! What is it that Revit has an issue with? Also, since it's a wall, it needs to be able to close shut , hence the angle location in the file.
Folding wall - off-center allignment
Thanks. Looks like you are almost finished. I still don't understand all the gymnastics though. Also, that is not the door shown in your photograph. You've added a "notch" to the end, which will significantly increase the recessed track width which will cut away useable interior floor space. My suggestion is to remove that chamfered notch entirely. It really serves no purpose, and is an impediment.
Hey @Intuos5: I think I understand why all the Ref. Line. Gymnastics! Maybe you weren't aware that you could orient the Panels to either side of the Ref. Line? This is done by clicking on the Flip Work Plane icon shown in this screenshot:
BTW: I hate to tell you, but your family broke on me. Panel got disjoined and separated from one another. Maybe you are already working on this. Just thought I'd mention it, in case you were unaware.
Accepted solution
Here is a family from scratch. Seems to work at any angle.
There is a total of 3 ref lines and 1 additional ref plane added to the OOTB family. All necessary parameters are listed in the screenshot.
LMAO! If you "get it", I must be the dumbest f*ck on the planet, because I still don't!
Okay I traced back to this screenshot of yours and I think your hinge is at the blue dot and OP wanted it at the red dot.
Granted i didn't opened any of the models associated with this topic so pardon me if they are different from the screenshot.
@ToanDNHow did you place/ constrain the door panel family to the start/end point of the reference line? Because I can't see any constraints and that technique may very well help me reduce some reference planes/ lines in the family.
Also I was wondering, to complicate things further, is it possible to "align" a point of one of the leaves to a horizontal reference plane for the sliding mechanism?
Part of my assignment is to remodel the existing design, so I'll have to somehow get it right step by step.
You got to be kidding me?! That's a solution credit too?! Twisting the Face-Based Door Panel on its Family's Host?!!! Let's call this one the "Penrose Door Hinge Solution #2".
...maybe you can put your bi-fold door at the top of your Penrose Stairs?
@Intuos5 wrote:
@ToanDNHow did you place/ constrain the door panel family to the start/end point of the reference line? Because I can't see any constraints and that technique may very well help me reduce some reference planes/ lines in the family.
After place the face based panel on a plane of the ref line, I aligned the end ref plane of the panel to the end point of the ref line.
Also I was wondering, to complicate things further, is it possible to "align" a point of one of the leaves to a horizontal reference plane for the sliding mechanism?
Build your second panel so that the hinge and the sliding point define the diagonal plane that you will host the the ref line in the door family.
Part of my assignment is to remodel the existing design, so I'll have to somehow get it right step by step.
@barthbradley wrote:
You got to be kidding me?! That's a solution credit too?! Twisting the Face-Based Door Panel on its Family's Host?!!! Let's call this one the "Penrose Door Hinge Solution #2".
...maybe you can put your bi-fold door at the top of your Penrose Stairs?
Looks salty.
