Face based void visibility control

[gabor_engler1]

Hi, I'd like to ask about the face based void visibility control, because I couldn't use the cut geometry tool there. I will need for nesting that in another family to create a parametric void with visibility control.

Thanks,

Gabor

[ToanDN]

Constrain the void geometry a reference planes or reference lines with parameters so that you can change its dimensions in the host family/project via properties or grip stretching.

[gabor_engler1]

Hi, thanks for your reply. My problem is how can I control the visibility of the void in a face based family. When I’ve tried to draw the void on the face , the cut geometry tool didn’t work, so I lost the control over the visibility. There was a previous method to control the visibility of a void , but I hope it will work with the new cut geometry option as well.

[ToanDN]

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@gabor_engler1 wrote:
Hi, thanks for your reply. My problem is how can I control the visibility of the void in a face based family. When I’ve tried to draw the void on the face , the cut geometry tool didn’t work, so I lost the control over the visibility. There was a previous method to control the visibility of a void , but I hope it will work with the new cut geometry option as well.

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Can you select the void to tick Cut geometry box from properties? if not, share the family here for a better understanding the issue.

[gabor_engler1]

Hej, I’d like to create some rows of holes, and it’s already parametric, because I made it with a nested face based void, so I can control the number of the holes , but I’d also like to control the visibility of them. It looks like this:
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[gabor_engler1]

 When I make a void in a face-based family category, it won't cut automatically through the host face extrusion, but I have to select them with the cut tool first and after that if I select and tick/untick the cut geometry for the void, then nothing happens, the void won't change its property and will be visible always.

[_dalewfd]

Also running into this issue - doesn't seem to be any way to control whether or not voids cut the face based host.

The work around can be unchecking "cut with voids when loaded" and then manually cutting the host in project environment, but this is a little annoying.  

Would prefer if the "Cuts Geometry" functionality extended to the host face element in the family editor so this manual cutting wasn't required, and we could regain the "cut with voids when loaded" ability as intended.