Insulation hatch pattern

[lorena_dantas]

I've created an insulation hatch pattern with pyRevit. The problem is that is doesn't align at the begging of my insulation wall layer. What can I do ? I've select the option "align to element", and I've dimensioned the size of the motif (pattern) accordingly to the insulation thickness.

[Tom_Kunsman]

Out of curiosity, why not just use the insulation tool that Revit has? 

[lorena_dantas]

In the company, they use a different BIM software, and I'm in the process of introducing Revit. They prefer to maintain the graphics in a manner consistent with what they're used to.

[barthbradley · Accepted solution]

I totally agree with @Tom_Kunsman on this one. Use the in-built Insulation tool on the Annotation Tab. It couldn't be any simpler.  Why re-invent the wheel? 

[barthbradley]

BTW, I wouldn't add the batt pattern to the Material Graphics. Is that what you are thinking of doing?  

[barthbradley]

  Help | About Drafting Patterns and Model Patterns | Autodesk

[Mike.FORM · Accepted solution]

Another issue making the insulation a hatch is that cut patterns can only be drafting patterns (not model patterns) and drafting patterns will stay the same scale on a sheet no matter what the view scale is and thus if your scale is 1:100 it might look fine but if your view is 1:75 or 1:50 the insulation scale will remain the same so it would look like 2 layers of insulation at 1:50.

This means you would need a different scaled hatch for every view scale.

As others have said the insulation tool is the best and easiest way to accomplish your task.

[ToanDN]

Adding batt insulation hatch as a cut pattern to materials is a losing battle.  It will fail one way or another.  Sorry to sound unencouraging, but it is so you won't be wasting time trying to make it work. 

[lorena_dantas]

Yes, it's.