Void in an In place Family

[Anonymous]

So, I am working of a custom joinery, which required me to do an in place family.

The object has a complex geometry, thus the family is composed of various forms and void forms.

The problem is this: when I create a new void, and it is NOT cutting the elements I want it to cut, it's really difficult to select it once I'm using the Cut command, as the void form is not visible and no matter how many times I hover around pressing TAB, it won't show up. Is there a way to make the voids visible/easier to select once I'm using a command?

Just to clarify: I have no problem selecting the void when NOT using a command, I just do a window selection and when everything is highlighted I can easily pick it up. But I can't do that when trying to use a command.

[Anonymous]

I have the same problem all the time - i use the temporary hide isolate and hide everything that i don't need so i can find the correct void

[Corsten.Au]

Voids will  only automatically cut solids that were created before that void..

if you follow this simple rule, you wont face much problems..

Cheers!

[Anonymous]

Hi Ganesh, yeah, I know that, but what about the solids I add after the void has been created and that is already cutting other stuff?

[Corsten.Au · Accepted solution]

combine all the solids , and combine all the voids..

have a simple model.

if you have multiple solid and voids, then i would suggest create

a family of some category ( not in-place family ), some family ex: furniture, casework, etc..

Cheers