Snap to corner of structure

[chughes]

Am I missing something, or is it not possible to snap to the corner of the face of structure?  I can snap to the corner of finish, but not structure.  Nor can I tab to it.

Specifically useful when creating roofs, as work is done from structure, or drawing walls from the face of structure.

See below for examples.  Thanks.

     

[barthbradley]

Long time no see, @chughes. 

Are you saying you can snap to outside corner, but not inside corner? Same element; same view? 

[ToanDN]

It depends on the family. There maybe a reference on one side and not the other.

[barthbradley]

...an undetectable model edge?  Interesting.  How would do you do that? 

...hmm. Just thinking aloud here. I wonder if maybe the phenom is related to this...

[chughes]

Hey guys.  I realized, in my effort to show clarity, I zoomed in too far with the image. 

What the images are showing is the corner of a wall.  See the below, zoomed out a little more.  The wall assembly in this instance is a CMU core and a stucco finish.  I am drawing a roof footprint.  I can snap to the endpoint of the stucco finish line, but cannot snap to the endpoint of the CMU core.  My current workaround is to draw my footprint to the finish, offset the footprint 5/8" inward to get to the face of core, and then offset outward to get my overhang.  It works, but it feels like I should be able to skip the middle step.

[Corsten.Au]

Hi

Seems bit tough to snap to edges..

If you can use " Parts" this would be a workaround option...

[chughes]

Parts may be an option for some.  Otherwise, I guess it is an intentional limitation.  Thanks for looking, all.

[Karol_Piroska]

@chughes maybe I'm missing something, but why not to use pick walls, extend to core and specify overhang? This way it is attached to the core layer with specific offset value

[chughes]

You arent missing anything.  That is a viable option.  Sometimes it *could* work better to sketch and offset, however. 

This issue extends to drawing walls, as well.  Cannot snap to core when drawing a new wall.  Can only snap to face of finish.

[ToanDN]

I can snap to any core layers of a wall.

[Karol_Piroska]

@ToanDN, you can snap to any layer at the end of a wall, but not at a corner (it will snap to all includng wall & core centre line, but not to interior corner)

[chughes]

Correct, it is not a end of wall issue, but a corner/join issue.

[barthbradley]

What am I missing here, @chughes?  I seem to be able to snap to layers and intersections.

 

[chughes]

Are you able to draw a roof sketch line that snaps to the corner of a wall core?  I can draw walls, but not sketch lines for roofs.

[barthbradley]

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@chughes wrote:

Are you able to draw a roof sketch line that snaps to the corner of a wall core? 

Yes, so maybe something is funky with your Revit.  But, when I use Pick Lines method, I can easily snap to wall layers.  Sorry.   

[ToanDN]

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@chughes wrote:

Are you able to draw a roof sketch line that snaps to the corner of a wall core?  I can draw walls, but not sketch lines for roofs.

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Despite not being able to pick the intersection point directly, you can use Pick Line to pick any line of any layer then use Trim/Extend to join them.  

[barthbradley]

@chughes: I still can't replicate, but does mitering the walls help you? 

[Karol_Piroska]

@barthbradley what he means is he cannot snap to an outer corner of a core. Try to draw lets say a detail line from that corner -  it will not let you. It will give you all kinds of snaps and intersections but will not snap to the inner corner of a core ...

[chughes]

@Karol_Piroska Yes, this.

It is true that I can pick lines and trim the selections,  but often it is just easier to use the rectangle tool and pick opposing corners.

If this is expected behavior, that is fine.  I just am looking to confirm.  I will give Revit what it wants. 🙂

[archusain.90]

We're in 2023 (using Revit 2024), and the problem persists .. any ideas if it's intentional? If yes, why!?