Hello All,
I would greatly appreciate any help or guidance with the following issue. I am a complete beginner, so please make your responses explicit (i.e., explained fully and clearly, and not the other meaning of ‘explicit’ )
Objective: Cut an extrusion family element (a plate) with a void family element. This is a basic test of the flow before applying to multiple void elements to implement drill holes. Currently, I am trying to achieve this objective using the Element.CutGeometry node from the Clockwork package (but I am willing to try other nodes and packages).
Issue: ‘success’ output for Element.CutGeometry is ‘false’ and the void does not cut the extrusion. I have attached a picture of the flow result beside a view of the plate and void, because I cannot upload the flow file and the family files.
Hi @sovitek, thank you for your consideration. I understand that my input form (component) might not be correct for the node. I am a beginner, so can you point me to some more information on proxy elements and how to convert to that form, because I do not know anything about them.
Hi @ISECnico i dont know much about these components i am absolutely not a steel engineer but almost 100 sure it isnt possible to cut that way with void… but think it will cut if you insert a bolt on that plate…hopefully someone know more about steel component than me and can help you better here
@ISECnico it’s likely best to post a .rvt with the current state, and the desired state created though the Revit UI (without Dynamo) so people who want to help can brainstorm a solution in the context of your problem and desired end state.
Hi @jacob.small, thank you for your guidance. This forum will not let me upload .rfa/.rvt files because I am a new user. I will upload another screen capture to show the current state (left) and the desired state (right). These are a plate extrusion in a .rfa, a void extrusion in a .rfa and a combined .rfa containing the plate and void components.
Hi @jwroelofs, thank you for your great suggestion. I found that setting and turned it on. The void component does not cut the plate component. I reloaded the Generic Models, but it still does not cut. Do you have any more advice for using this setting?
@jwroelofs , thank you for the suggestion. I am trying it as an alternative solution. I have created a void family using a “Metric Generic Model face based.rft” template and then edited the void to cut the face. It works when I create an instance manually. Now, I am trying to place the family using Dynamo and the FamilyInstrance.ByFaceAndPoint node from the “springs nodes” package.
@jacob.small, well spotted! Yes, I now have a Basic trust level, so here is 1) the .rfa file, 2) a trial script using a Clockwork node (doesn’t work yet) and 3) a trial script using @jwroelofs’s suggestion of a face based family and “spring nodes” node (also doesn’t work yet). Cutting.rfa (892 KB) Plate_Holes_Clockwork.dyn (6.7 KB) Plate_Holes_face_based.dyn (10.8 KB)
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