continuous façade with inclined strips

[PandaGio]

Hello everyone!

are a new user of the forum and relatively new on revit (I work there from 2 weeks to maximum).

I need to create a continuous façade system with wooden strips, profile 120x30mm, which I can tilt at my liking.
at the moment I managed to make more or less what I need by changing one of the default continuous facade systems, changing the profile of the pillars (I created the family with preset for the profiles, then loaded into the project) and inserting between the parameters for the facade continues the spacing of 150mm (I need a space of 30mm between the strips) and the angle of 20°, temporary value used only for the visual aspect.
My questions are two:

1) How can I make the facade panels really empty? using the mounts I do not know why but the panels, despite the properties are set on "empty", remain with the appearance of the glass.
2)is there a way to add to the family of the facade a frame to which these strips go to fix? I am accustomed to the parametric design on boldhopper, but revit seems to speak a slightly different language.

Thank you in advance!

 

[Alfredo Medina]

I can help you with the first question. I don't understand the second one.

about the first, it is simple. you need to set the panels as "empty", not as "none".

 

[PandaGio]

alfredo, thank you very much for the answer! I had already tried that solution, but I think I made some mistakes when I created the family for this curtain wall, because if I try to insert the panel that I recommend, revit gives me a mistake saying I can't create the panels, and then asks me to replace them with a standard (which eventually becomes glass, in the specific system panel: glazed).

The second question is not vital to me at the moment, as soon as I get 5 minutes free I will make a sketch to explain myself better.

Have a good day!

 

[Alfredo Medina]

Oh, no, you don't need to use a panel family. the panel where to be empty. only you need to create another type of mount, 120 x 30 mm, and use this mount in the setting of the continuous facade, as if it sees in my message.

 

[PandaGio]

I followed the directions and created what I needed. Thank you again!

 

[Alfredo Medina]

... the panel where to be empty. ...

...eand...

... come see yourself. ...

...como si vede...excused the errous lambs...

 

[PandaGio]

alfredo, I ask you for help again.

I managed to create the curtain wall by following your directions, but now I have a problem. when I have two different angle elements (image 1) I need to cut the wooden strips vertically. is there a way, using reference plans, to cut the strips? and if I had a not horizontal roof and wanted to cut the top by following the corner of the roof?

I attach a second image (image 2) as a reference to explain the effect I'm looking for. that was created using a single element, creating an array and then cutting individual strips with reference plans.

image 1
image 2

 

[PandaGio]

at the moment I found a slow but effective solution: create a mass for each continuous facade that I need to cut, since revit does not allow to cut a family with elements like the reference plans.

 

[Alfredo Medina]

you can do a different way, like a beam system. and the beams can be cut with a reference plan. you need to read about this instruction: beam system.

 

[giackko86]

Good morning, how do you create the family mount?
what sheet format should I use?

Thank you.

 

[Alfredo Medina]

What do you want to do? what you see in the message #2 or #9? in the message #2 a continuous façade is used. in #9 a beam system is used.