Deleting/editing an opening by face

[loriano.giannonePVCSP]

Hi everyone,

I have created multiple openings on structural beams which I now need to delete or edit. Is that possible??

I see this topic hasn't been discussed much, maybe because it's well known that this operation isn't possible.

Thank you all in advence for your responses.

[EdwinG · Accepted solution]

I can select it, then just hit DEL

[loriano.giannonePVCSP]

Thanks for your reply but this doesn't seem work for me with "opening by face" command. What Revit version do you use?

[EdwinG]

2021, but it already worked with the earlier versions.

[GrantBIM]

I found this frustration too.  It should be this hard.  And i love the people who say "just select it and delete"!  

You would think that is how the software should operate, but it doesnt.  You have to find the opening from another view that allows you to tab-cycle through and select it.  This selection function isn't always available in any view.  I used a 3D strucutral view to select mine that wasnt available in the ceiling or floor plan views.  Maybe it is only feasible in the workplane it was created and 3D views that allow you to pan around and select it. 

I hope this helps. 

[jay_colcombe]

I think the issue is with the Plan Views is the Cut Plane and unless it is through the Opening you will not see it and hovering over where you think it may be is not ideal but you can do a Pre-Select hover and see in Plan and then use the Tab Select option

Alternatively use a Crossing-Window Selection and then from the Modify|Multi Contextual Toolbar > Selection Panel > Filter

You can then also isolate the Opening