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How can I extand the border on wall face around the Door- window? Please check the attached JPEG. In this, you can see the elevation treatment around Windows. Please let me know how I can do it. I know, my words are not right but the picture will explain my question. Thanks.
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You have several options to do that but in the window/door of you want that "Cap", "Edit" the family(ies) and create that attached to that win/door with parameters if you want to control the tickness and so one, or you can create into a "Generic Model Wall Based" family or in a "Generic Model Face Based" fami..... Or in a "generic Model" family and "nested" into the family of the Window.... there are several options you can use.....
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Thanks Typhoon, It worked! I used "Generic Model wall based" Family. Now, I will like to create whole family with Proper dimention and put on Revitcity so that other people can download and use it. I will need to make couple of other families to get the same raised part around column and wall edge... I will try to make them with same method. Thanks.
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"Now, I will like to create whole family with Proper dimention and put on Revitcity so that other people can download and use it." - Will see...
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Hi Typhoon, I have created this Family and put all paramiteres including Material. But after loading it in project, when I change the Material, it shows perfact in property but it doesn't show in view or in rendering. What should I do to see the changed material (Like door window's Material)? I will post it soon once I confirm that my created family is good to go. So that other people don't find the same problem. Thanks. Bhavi.
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After "Insert" the family into project, pick in the family and check the parameter "material" if it's what you want, if not change like/for you want....
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It allowed me to change the material in Family but it doesn't allow me to change the material in Project. The parameters look fine. Attached is the family file which I created. Please have a look and let me know your comments. I really appreciate it. Thanks.
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To allow the family to change the material at the project level this is my suggested method. In the rfa Family file: - create an new instance or type parameter named 'Frame Material' of type 'Material' organized in Materials and Finishes. Ok, done. - Select the actual frame solid geometry > instance properties > change the 'material' to the parameter you created above Frame Material (click the little tiny square button on the far right of the 'material' property. Ok, done. - Save > Load to project > select the family from within the project > instance properties > change the 'material' to what ever you want. Basically you defer the solid geometry material to a parameter named Frame Material of 'type' 'material' which is then usable at the project level. This way you can create more material parameters like glass material, trim material etc... I should also point out that there are other ways to accomplish this as well.
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Awesome!!! So, what I missed was:"change the 'material' to the parameter you created above Frame Material (click the little tiny square button on the far right of the 'material' property." Thanks a lot for mentioning about this little tiny squere buttton. It's really very tiny but creats a really big problem... Now it allows me to change the material in project too. Thanks a lot...
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Valuable lesson learned ! Very good. You're off and running now. That exact same methodology is used throughtout REVIT. The first time you need to understand this principal is when you want to build a family and change a parameter at the project level of a nested / subcomponent in a family. The nested parameter simply points to a parameter in the host family. Then it shows up at the project level.
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Thanks for the lesson and tips... I will keep that in mind when I'll work on this. Yesterday, I downloaded your 7 videos. I watched first one. I'll watch other soon... Thanks for posting them. from your first video, I learned one more tool-"Linework". I am an Architect & an AutoCAD person. I'm new to Revit so small thing is also big deal for me... Thanks again.....
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Again I need your help... I want to post my this new created Family on "Downloads" of this Revitcity so that other people can use it. I uploaded as "Wall Projection/ Frame around Door & Window". But it doesn't show image of my family as icon. I uploaded 2 files and it shows online 2nd uploaded file. not first one. Can you please help me? Thanks
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You must create first a capture image of the object, then when you upload you must select that image and again select the object you want upload...
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As you did the second time when you uploaded your object, edit it and just add the image, you can use the one I'm posting here...
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Thanks guys for helping me to help other people. I know, what I made is very small things for you "Genius people"!!! But may be it will be helpful for new Revit learner like me... Thanks for sending image for better explaination. Now I am going to post this 2 door-window file seperately and with their images. Yeeehhhh!!
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