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Slab Edge Issue

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Message 1 of 10
jfjacques
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Slab Edge Issue

My slab has gravel underneath it.  I've included this as a substrate. 

When I lay this slab atop of the foundation footing, I want to be able to take away this substrate: I don't want the gravel between the bottom of my slab and the top of my foundation footing. 

How can I take it away? 

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Message 2 of 10
Corsten.Au
in reply to: jfjacques

You can try using " Parts"

StepsStepscommandscommands

Most important, is the view properties, Parts visibility.. keep " Show Parts " otherwise this entire exercise wont work..

View - Parts VisibilityView - Parts Visibility

Corsten
Building Designer
Message 3 of 10
jfjacques
in reply to: Corsten.Au

Actually this doesn't seem to work. 

 

 

-First off, this is a painful process, that would likely fall apart if foundation walls were to move around. I don't know that I can lock the divisions onto the edges of the foundation footings. 

 

-More to the point, once I exclude the part I wanted to exclude, I can't join the remaining parts back together.  This is a problem because I can't join the slab to the wall, which means that my hardwood and underpayment continue through to the foundation wall concrete- sneaking under the studs and insulation.  

 

- A possible workaround would be to make both the original and the parts visible on the sheet, and hide the hardwood, but this doesn't work as now it shows the original excluded substrate. 

 

- I could also divide the hardwood and exclude the parts sneaking underneath the foundation wall, but that's a ton of work for very little. 

 

 Why can't I join the parts that I want into a functional slab? 

 Why is this actually a difficult process? People have substrate underneath their slabs all the time. 

 Do people implement the substrate as a separate floor slab instead, is this best practice ? 

The modify option that we have for walls should be available for floors. 

Message 4 of 10
Corsten.Au
in reply to: jfjacques

Hi

in the view “ parts visibility “ keep “parts “ only to edit parts.

once you are done change it to “ show both 

and then you are back to normal situation.. you can edit entire slab...

there is a bit learning curve for “parts” I guess..

 

second option is to simply model two slabs if you are no willing to use revits full potential..

 

best luck

Corsten
Building Designer
Message 5 of 10
jfjacques
in reply to: Corsten.Au

This is the option I mention in my explanation, 

show-both also shows the original, so I am back to square 1. 

Unless I am missing something it doesn't work. 

Message 6 of 10
Corsten.Au
in reply to: jfjacques

Final presentation drawings - show “ parts “
Editing parts “ show parts “
Editing entire floor “ show original “

So it’s kind of switching as per your requirement ...
Moment you edit it parts it’s better to keep parts visibility “ show parts “ all the time...
If you are not comfortable with this then “ parts “ is not the solution for you...

Corsten
Building Designer
Message 7 of 10
Corsten.Au
in reply to: jfjacques

Have you tried “ cutting “ foundation wall from the “ floor “
Cut geometry....
If foundation wall is modelled correct then that will solve your problem...
There are multiple options there
1: join geometry
2. Switch geometry so that one elements dominates over other
3. Cut geometry

These are general practice when two elements overlaps

Hope this will help you

Cheers
Corsten
Building Designer
Message 8 of 10
ToanDN
in reply to: jfjacques

Set Vertical Profile Offset to the thickness of the gravel, then place the slab edges and join them.

 

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Message 9 of 10
jfjacques
in reply to: Corsten.Au

The switch join order did the trick. 

Message 10 of 10
ToanDN
in reply to: jfjacques


@jfjacques wrote:

The switch join order did the trick. 


Did you see the response above this?  There is no need to part out the slab.

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