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Bogumil

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I need your help with family creation. I am tiring with message pop, "Element is too small on screen".

I am not good writing in English about direction, description, etc. I create the picture to show you what I went through.

See below attachment and I hope you got it.

I study on course about development. I use Revit helps me what it looks when I have done it. I follow this course from this link:

http://www.thedraughtingacademy.co.za/Library/Study_Material/Theory%20Course%20Manuals/General%20Draughting/Content/GD_05_038-A.htm

I hope anyone help me with this problem or tip me why it causes. I did it many times with other fiqures in book. It looks like Revit dislike touch each other but how can I make it to 0 (each other).

Please let me know and thank you for your time.

Regards,Bogumil 

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Elnazer2

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if i understood you well you want to make sure both lines ends at the same point , and when you are moving those lines from that current location you get that error element is too small on screen , so what i would do is moving the line ( Object ) far in any direction from that point and then move the line from the intended end point to the other end point - to do easily you will need to use a snap override to the end point .

thats a link from revit help for snap override:

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/Revit-Customize/files/GUID-F8B5A010-C3B4-491A-89E3-E114D7A43DDD-htm.html

i hope that helps 

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marmiketin1

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The problem you are having seems to be the minimum movement distance revit has built into it. Essentially it does not like it when you try to move something a distance less than 3mm (i believe that is the number) so what you need to do is move the object away and then back so that each movement is greater than 3mm.

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Shatner86

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hi Bogumil,

I'm assuming you are trying to MOVE the cyinder as to your third image. Which case, marmiketin1 want is quite right, its simply to small a distance for Revit to manage. This is indicated by the "no" symbol (circle with a line \ going through it). If you move an element with this symbol visible it will return the error "Element is to small on screen". This will occur whether you moved an object 0.3mm to 1,000,000mm if that symbol is visible!

Anyway, marmiketin1 is quite right, but the other method I wanted to put forward is to move the object so that the "no" symbol disappears and then you can type in 0.122mm and it'll move by that amount as well.

Good luck with the rest of your course Bogumil.

Kind Regards,

Shatner86

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Bogumil

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Thank you Elnazer2, Marmiketin1 and Shatner86, I got it. Thank you for clearly explaining which I understand you perfect. I am happy to solve this problem.

One more I have one problem with void element. I create my video on my screen, you will see my side and hope you can solve this problem. When I join solid and void each other, it says, "Can't keep elements". See my video here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mawhMUpQtDk

Thank you again.

Regards,Bogumil

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Folks, This video requires you to sign in and I don't know what data it may be collecting.   I will not do it.

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Bogumil

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I have changed video setting. Please let me know if you can see my video on your side. This video data is 7MB but this form only up to 2MB file. I use youtube instead and paste link here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mawhMUpQtDk

Thanks,Bogumil 

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marmiketin1

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Try splitting your revolve into 2 pieces. a left half and a right half. I have a feeling it has something to do with the face of the void touching but not cutting a tangent of the vertical cylinder of your revolve.

I just recreated what was in the video and I had no problems with it

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Shatner86

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hi Bogumil,

I just tried drawing the object myself and had no issues cutting it as you did. Trying changing the curve's angle and see if that fixes it? The time my object failed was when i altered the curve to go past the 38mm diameter reference line.

Prehaps with some trial and error you can find a workable solution?

Kind regards,Shatner86 

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Bogumil

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It is definiatly strange, I have tried other method but still problem. See my video here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-doEfmN5tYE&feature=youtu.be

I use family is column. I hope this is correct one.

If you find no problem, please can you show me on your side.

Thank you for your time.

Regards,

Bogumil

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In this video, the void could not cut anything because there is nothing where the void is.  Drag it up if its supposed to cut the revolve.

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Bogumil

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Void did touch on solid, please see my video again. You will understand what my side problem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr0k79NwmFA&feature=youtu.be

Thank you.

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Bogumil

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