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proooo

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hello,

i have problems defining a thickness from a form i have created thru the magic button in "family editor"/"conceptual mass editor" mode of revit architecture 2011.

also to basically create the form is hardship. 

my suggestion for a new public floor in a site at palermo, italy - seem to create great challenges for the model generator inside revit, several of my tries have only delivered the sad message "unable to create form".

this is how i tried making it (see attached pix). with 3d polylines arranged parallell in plan and individually deviations in z-axis/height that together form a wavy surface i imagine should be construced from concrete shells.

i want to have the thickness up to 400 millimeters - but it does not seem possible..

2 questions:

- how to define or obtain a certain thickness on forms created thru the "create form"-button in revit conceptual mass editor?

- what are the limits of complexity on the modelling engine inside revit, should i learn myselves rhino/3ds max?

yours, 

harald 

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DeifyMe

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I think what you need to do is import your model into a project as a mass family

-then under "Massing & Site" go to "Model by Face" and click on "Roof"

-setup your roof construction which will give it it's thickness

-select the mass

-click on "Create Roof" on the tool bar and there you go. I've created a roof that is 3" thick in the attached image. I did find that any thicker that I received an error "can't make roof". Not sure what that is about.

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