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KraigZ

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Im trying to cut a solid through some hollow steel columns, and am not having any luck. Is there any way of doing this in Revit? Any information would be appriciated.

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WWHub

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Not enough information.

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KraigZ

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Im trying to cut the ends of these colums at an angle so that they will sit on a sloped surface. To do this i have tryed subtracting a solid, in the shape of the angle i would like the colums to be cut, from the columns themselves. And I have had no luck. 

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Is the sloped surface a floor or roof?  If so just click on the column and use the Attach Top/Base command and click the floor or roof you want it to attach to.  You could also create a reference plane at the angle you need and use the Cut command.

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Place a reference plane at your sloped surface.  Name it and include "DO NOT REMOVE".  Not from the modify tab, pick cut, your column, then the reference plane.

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