Nested void not cutting in project.

[cgruwell]

Issue I'm having is that a nested void family (face based) which cuts a nested family within the family environment does not cut when loaded into the project.  

Example:  I have a "raw material family" for a flat plate.  I have this family loaded into a "hardware family" to create this particular piece of hardware.  I've used a void family to create a hole in the "raw material family" within the "hardware family".  everything looks good in this family.  However when loaded into the project the void is no longer cutting.  If the plate is selected you can see the line work for the void.

I have figured out that if I set the raw material family to not be shared then the void cuts in the project, however this ruins my ability to schedule the raw material. 

I have attached an angle family for reference.  Any ideas are welcome

[ToanDN]

Do you schedule all the same angles as one type or separate angles with different holes as different types?

[barthbradley]

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@cgruwell wrote:

If its not shared I can't schedule it.  The whole purpose of the extra family is to schedule it.  I really don't understand why shared vs not shared has anything to do with the viability of the cut.

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So shared A nests into host B and shared C nests into host B. What changes if shared A is nested into shared C and then shared C is nested into host B?  How does the order of nesting operation change the scheduling? The Project reports A, B, and C either way.  

[cgruwell]

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@ToanDN wrote:
Do you schedule all the same angles as one type or separate angles with different holes as different types?

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There are 2 schedules.  One totaling the hardware count (i.e. L002) on the project and one totaling the amount of raw material needed for the project. 

I know there are multiple ways to do this and I could add some parameters to the existing families to accomplish the same thing.  Again I was just hoping this approach I had in my head would have been my solution.    

[barthbradley]

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@cgruwell wrote: There are 2 schedules.  One totaling the hardware count (i.e. L002) on the project and one totaling the amount of raw material needed for the project. 

I know there are multiple ways to do this and I could add some parameters to the existing families to accomplish the same thing.  Again I was just hoping this approach I had in my head would have been my solution.    

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Sounds like filtering is the solution.

[cgruwell]

I guess my ultimate question and what I'm still stumped by is why the void is not cutting in the project?  Regardless of my method or nested family structure.  It seems to me that if it cuts an appears correctly in the family then when loaded it should do the same in the project.  Is this just a bug in the program or do I not have a T crossed somewhere?  But then again this is revit were talking about!  Sometimes it makes me want to cry!

[ToanDN]

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@cgruwell wrote:

I guess my ultimate question and what I'm still stumped by is why the void is not cutting in the project?  Regardless of my method or nested family structure.  It seems to me that if it cuts an appears correctly in the family then when loaded it should do the same in the project.  Is this just a bug in the program or do I not have a T crossed somewhere?  But then again this is revit were talking about!  Sometimes it makes me want to cry!

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My assumption:

Nested / Shared families loaded in project skip booleen operation assigned to them in the intermediate environment (in your case, the L002 family), as if they are loaded independently to the project.