Room calculation point for "in place families"

Room calculation point for "in place families"

Mark_Engwirda
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Room calculation point for "in place families"

Mark_Engwirda
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I have an in-place family window that needs a room calculation point, but I can't see where you add this when creating the window, Any ideas?

The in-place family is under the category of windows, so thats not the issue.  It is showing in the schedule but not on the correct level or room, which is why I need that calculation point. 

Thanks in advance.

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Alfredo_Medina
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From the project, select the model-in place element > Edit In-Place > Select the solids > Control+C > Start a new family with the Window category > Control+V to paste elements > move as necessary > Category and parameters > activate Room calculation point > Load into project and close > name and save.


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Mark_Engwirda
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@Alfredo_Medina  Thanks for your response; I'm not 100% clear.

Are you saying to cut and paste my in-place window into a window family or cut and paste a room calculation point from a window family into my in-place window family?

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Alfredo_Medina
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Cut and paste the geometry (solids) from the model in-place and paste them into a window family template. Then enable Room calculation point, save and load new window family into project.  


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Mark_Engwirda
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Thanks but I dont think that will work in my case as the window is a curved
window in a curved wall and they don't have curved walls in window
templates.

You would think there would be a room calculation point in an inplace
family.
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Alfredo_Medina
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if you don't need the host wall, paste the solids into a generic model family template, then go to Category and Parameters, set the category to be Windows, then activate Room Calculation Point. 


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Mark_Engwirda
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@Alfredo_Medina Thank you for your efforts.
I have added this issue of the missing calculation point to the Ideas forum.

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