Revit Tutorial - Create A Customizable Door Plan Swing

[@Jester123ish]

Wherein something you expect to be simple turns out to be wildly convoluted, and with extra hoops to jump through.... Thank you very much for sharing!

[@AussieBIMGuru]

I just did a video last week on this topic also, great work! It's a really helpful/lesser known technique so glad to see others are also sharing it.

[@ahmedyusef4471]

Are you from Australia ?

[@AussieBIMGuru]

@@ahmedyusef4471 I am! Born in Adelaide, living in Sydney

[@ahmedyusef4471]

@@AussieBIMGuru Ex-lent I am Ahmed from Egypt & live in Qatar nice to meet you. i also plan to immigrate to Australia

[@AussieBIMGuru]

​@@ahmedyusef4471 Oh cool - my room mate is also from Egypt! He recently obtained his PR residency - a fairly long process but worth it in the end for him. If you're ever in Sydney let me know, happy to show you around!

[@MrDrenahmeti]

Trying it in RVT23, for anyone else that was frustrated with the Masking not working (saw some comments here) for angles of more than 90 degrees, try to TAB select all the reference planes simultaneously and just pick them with 1 click. Worked like a charm for me.

[@arquitectorais4651]

THANKS!

[@gabrielepiacentini9277]

Many thanks for the useful video. Just be careful in the case you want your door to show the frame as if the door swing angle was set to anything bigger than 90° there would be a conflict between the door panel and the frame itself. Food for thoughts.

[@omarpaint]

Thanks! Great video! Could you explain what to do if you get problems with the 270 angle?

[@neahchandel]

The actual angle testing didn't work for any angle. It says remove constraints. What is the problem?

[@manuelgarciaarias8484]

Same here.

[@iftekharkhan8879]

What about if there r more than one panel???

[@nicolapeccin3759]

Neat. I could never figure out how to get that parametric rotation to work.

[@bimpure]

Yes, it is extremely tricky and capricious. I had to spend many hours messing around to get it right. The 270 angle is the most problematic.

[@gddraftsman5617]

the problem is i cant load the family in the door template family

[@wasanalasam7785]

thank you very much , clear explanation.

[@gabrielepiacentini9277]

How do you add hardware (i.e. handle) to that panel and get it to rotate with the panel itself?Is that possible without having to add thousands reference lines and parameters to the model?

[@Jester123ish]

I'm new but maybe you would add it in as another nested family, and lock that to your reference?

[@AbdulSaboorMirza]

Nesting! It totally depends on how you want the the family to work, but create the the swing + handle in one family. Load it in the door family and constraint and the add angle. This should work.

[@mahmoudmajzoub9699]

thanks alot it was very helpful !

[@ilMalto]

Hi! What if i want to be able to close the door and open it again without loosing the detali-line arc?

[@kokemolina]

Hello, the masking region of the plan swing shows transparent in the revit model (the plan swing is nested in the main door family but i didnt use the 3d panel for the floor plan) Do you know why is it happening?

[@bimpure]

Are you in wireframe mode?

[@kokemolina]

@@bimpure Nope but i just solved it with “offset from host” 😅 but idk if that parameter can affect somenthing else

[@danielmassoumi]

Thank you, It was great!

[@schussbunny]

Is there a way to do this without using a Masking Region, and using only Symbolic Lines for the rotating door panel? If not, how to I get the Masking Region to not show up on my RCP? Using Revit 2022.

[@bimpure]

Try deactivting the door panel and symbol swing subcategories in the V/G menu in the ceiling plan

[@schussbunny]

@@bimpure I have already hidden those subcategories, so the line work doesn't show up, but the masking region is still there. If I deactivate the door family at the top of the tree the masking region disappears along with the entire door, however if I hide each individual sub-category in the door, the masking region remains.

[@bimpure]

@@schussbunny This is the video you are looking for: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eILVq6Gir95sh5I

[@schussbunny]

@@bimpure I have reviewed that video prior, but that still does not resolve my issue, as the problem is visibility on the RCP. In wet areas we show moisture resistant ceilings as a solid grey hatch. As the door family is cut in RCP view the mask region is very visible. When deactivating plan swing category, the line work hides (which is great), but the white masking region still shows. I don't understand what I am missing 😞

[@bimpure]

@@schussbunny Well yeah, you could get rid of the masking regions and use symbolic lines instead. However, in plan views, you might see things underneath the door panel that aren't hidden by the masking region anymore

[@fahmihassen7498]

yes clean Revit thank you and subscribed for more

[@menheerMaytrap]

270' does indeed cause bugs. Why? And why did it not cause bugs in your video?

[@zinebke6692]

Thank you 🙏

[@t.m18]

Thank you

[@ilyaasadia2478]

So if we need to show the elevations and sections do we close the doors? and then on the floorplan, it's closed? I want it to have the ability to open at any angle but in elevations it should remain closed

[@AbdulSaboorMirza]

- Create the annotation family as he did. - Load the annotation family into the door family. - Create the door family as you'd like, but do not attach the door itself to the annotation. - After creating the door itself, hide it in the plan but show it in the elevation and section by visibility settings.

[@karemkkkkk]

thank you .. can you learn us how to creat sliding door with running gear ! :)

[@CrlsE094]

Hi, When I load it to the door family, the masked region outline is invisible, are there some additional settings in order to fix that? Thanks for the tutorial

[@trdesigns3d]

Hi Dear i tried as u said but the ultimate result is while i place the door on the wall, the wall is not cutting or not Boolean just the wall is passing through the door in project file. can u please help me. from Learner.

[@rbvlaon]

im fascinated on how he transcends his tone to normal speaking voice to narrating voice lol

[@Hong-i6g]

Thank you for your video, however I met a problem when I tried to load plan-swing into my door family, it did not shown. I can make sure I follow every step of yours. I would be appreciated If you help me to solve this problem out.

[@tingshu37]

have you solved this problem? I have the same issue. And I noticed that If you uncheck the "only visible when cut", it will appear. I guess this the reason, but I don't know how to make it function properly.

[@insidesketch5645]

Thank you guru

[@bimbums1518]

What happens when you type 0 degree and then 90 degree? Just use a resolve-based parameter to host the door panel...

[@bimpure]

Hi BIM BUMS, we create an additional angle parameter with a if statement formula. Basically, the angle is not allowed to go below 1 degree. Check it out at 8:10 in the video. Thanks !

[@bimbums1518]

@@bimpure , don't get me wrong... its a nice video and you get a nice working door family like this... ...just so many parameters... A resolve based door family have just a few, and work flawless even at 0 degree...

[@larrytinnin3357]

BIM BUMS can u make a video explaining this?

[@bimbums1518]

@@larrytinnin3357 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZ6reIeNnbirgpo

[@bimbums1518]

@@larrytinnin3357 Did it explain it good enough?

[@supercheekykiwi]

Just seems so strange it wont lett a door be 0 degrees. I had high hopes but i guess no luck.

[@Seychelllian]

When i try to add the formula i get ..... "Instance Parameters can't be used in Type Parameter formulas. Type Parameter "Actual Swing" is driven by Instance Parameter(s): "Swing Angle"."

[@Davie404]

All this to change the swing. Wtf

[@thaileinh2900]

thank's

[@macofish1]

I can't believe the functionality of changing a door swing is not built-in. I'm really trying to switch fully to Revit but my god there are things that make no sense. Why can't properties be changed to each instance instead of the entire family. Answer: Duplicate everything and name it accordingly. 2'4"x6'8" Dr w/15D Swing then 2'4"x6'8" Dr w/45D Swing...etc., etc. I'll have so many doors with so many variables on a per door basis? This is not logical. Everytime my door swings into something @90 degrees and visually impairs the readability; I should be able to change that angle on the fly. Not create a duplicate, rename it, add parameter/field, etc. Maybe I'm missing something.

[@bimpure]

You can set the angle to an instance parameter. That means the angle can be individually controlled for each door. Good luck :)

[@ocivdelos2335]

what tedious process just to put door swing😂

[@kl8750]

I hate revit

[@bimpure]

:(

[@kl8750]

@@bimpure Great video, Great software, but I still hate revit.

[@keithmurray9241]

@@kl8750 I agree... I'm an AutoCAD guy.... I can do things in AutoCAD SO much faster than Revit. Mind you, the ability to insert doors, windows, etc... and move them around is nothing short of magical, it's amazing how insanely difficult it is to add or change the number of mullions in a window.... change a door to be open or ajar so that in a walkthrough video you can see into a room.... have a window ajar or open.... and the library locations for components is ridonculously complicated. Go find a toilet. Got to remember it's called a water closet. What... are we in England or Asia? Thought this was a US company. There's a lot of super cool stuff Revit can do, but I agree... it's user interface is really goobered up sometimes.