How to Cut a Wall from a Mass Window

[Anonymous]

Hello!

I am having difficulty cutting a wall from the face of a mass. I have windows that are generic model pattern based extrusions, however Revit will not let me cut the window out from the wall.

Any help would be greatly appreciated 🙂

[ToanDN]

Add a void in the window family , check cut with void when loaded, then use cut geometry in project to cut the wall with the window.

[barthbradley]

Can you post the file?  

[Anonymous]

Yes!

Here is the file of the mass:

And the second one is the windows that I am using:

[Anonymous]

Yep!

[Anonymous]

Sorry for the spam, files wont send for some reason

[barthbradley]

Arrgh! I've been having similar issues lately.  Bummer.  

@Viveka_CD: would you know why and what a workaround is?  

[ToanDN]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Sorry for the spam, files wont send for some reason

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ZIP them and send the zip file.

[Anonymous]

I did that, but still the wall refuses to cut >.<

[barthbradley]

Are you actually replacing divided surface solid panels in with glazing panels.   If so, I don't see how it could not be "cutting" (e.g.Transparent) .  Unless your panel material isn't transparent. Have you checked that the correct material is applied? 

[Anonymous]

I don't understand what you mean, my apologies. I have attached the file for the pattern based divided surface panels that I am using.

[barthbradley]

This doesn't help me. Send the Project file.  

...I do strongly recommend that you associate the Mullion and Glass Geometry's "Material" Property to Material Parameters in the Family Types dialog box.  

[Anonymous]

My apologies! 😕

[barthbradley]

I don't see any issues with glass transparency. 

[Anonymous]

If you load it into a project and add a wall by faces the wall does not cut out the window spaces.

[barthbradley]

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@Anonymous wrote:

If you load it into a project and add a wall by faces the wall does not cut out the window spaces.

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Of course it won't. You need separate surfaces for the walls.  

[Anonymous]

Thank you!

How would I go about doing that?

Thank you!