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Use model by face tools to develop the model.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
6 min.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:03
And that will show how the temporary visibility of the mass works.
00:07
So going up to the metal and
00:08
site ribbon tab
00:10
on the conceptual mass panel here,
00:12
we can see that we have the show mass form and the floors enabled
00:16
and this is enabling the temporary visibility of the mass.
00:19
And if I click on this, it will change to show mass by view settings,
00:24
which means it's actually hidden because it's
00:26
switched off in the visibility graphic overrides.
00:28
And hence, we can just see the floors and the roofs in the model.
00:33
We click back on
00:35
to re enable the show mass and mass flaws
00:38
and we can see that that's now visible again.
00:42
Now we'll play some walls around the model.
00:45
So from the mass and sight ribbon tab on the model by face panel,
00:49
we'll select the wall by face tool
00:53
in the type selector.
00:55
We'll choose the exterior cmu on metal stud wall type.
01:01
Looking at the options bar here, we'll change the location line to be the wall,
01:05
center line,
01:06
which means the center of the wall will coincide with the face of the mass.
01:11
There's no select multiple option on the ribbon
01:13
So as we click on the face here,
01:16
it will create the wall that's attached to that face.
01:19
Now, we can continue to pick the walls around the model
01:22
with each one that we select,
01:24
having a wall traced around it
01:27
until we've picked all of the faces that need the wolves on them.
01:36
Finally, we'll just add walls to the end of the canopy here to support the roof.
01:45
Now, I'll click, modify to finish the wall by face tool
01:48
and we'll select the curtain system by face tool from
01:51
the insight tab here,
01:54
looking at the type selector,
01:55
we can see that we have the five by 10 ft system selected.
01:59
And on the ribbon, I'm going to disable the select multiple option by clicking on it,
02:05
which means now that each face that we select
02:07
a curtain system will be created
02:09
similar to how the walls were created.
02:13
So I'll select this face here at the end
02:15
and straight away, we can see that curtain system is created.
02:20
We'll do the same with both sides of the link block here.
02:28
And now orbiting around to the end of the building, we'll click on this face at the end
02:32
and we can see that curtain system has been created.
02:37
Now for the inside of the canopy here,
02:41
I'll go back up to the ribbon and click the select multiple option.
02:44
And now we can pick the three faces inside the canopy here that make up this system
02:51
and then we'll click create system
02:53
for that to be made in one continuous curtain system.
02:59
So I'll click, modify to finish the curtain system by face to
03:04
and that finishes developing the model using the model by face tools.
03:08
Now, we'll look at how we can update this once the mass has been edited.
03:12
And first, we'll need to edit the mouse.
03:14
So we'll need to select it.
03:16
I'll put my mouse here body edge and then
03:19
use the tab key to cycle through
03:21
until we have that preselected.
03:23
And then click to select that mas.
03:26
And now looking at the properties palette here in the dimensions panel,
03:29
we see we have a parameter for roof height.
03:32
So I'll click on this and I'll change it to be 55 ft.
03:37
And then once that's applied,
03:38
it will change the height of the roof.
03:40
However, as we've reduced it,
03:42
it's not visible because the modeled roof is obstructing it.
03:46
So I'll select that model roof.
03:49
And now from the view control bar at the bottom here,
03:51
we'll click on the temporary hide isolate settings and click hide element.
03:57
And now in here, we can see that we have that mass with its reduced roof height.
04:02
I'll go back to the view control bar and from the temporary hide isolate settings,
04:06
we'll click the reset option to bring the roof back.
04:11
And now if I select the roof,
04:13
looking at the modified roof ribbon here, we can see from the model by face panel
04:17
that we can update to face.
04:20
And when I click on this,
04:21
we can see that the roof updates its position and form
04:24
to match the faces that are in the edited mass.
04:28
So now I slacked on one of the balls
04:32
and again, from the modify walls ribbon tab.
04:33
Here, we can see we have that update to face option. So I'll click on this.
04:38
And again,
04:39
we can see that will immediately update itself to the face in the modified mass.
04:44
We can do this with multiple objects.
04:47
So I hold down the mouse button and drag across the remaining
04:50
walls and floors that need updating with a cross in selection.
04:53
Now we have multiple objects selected here.
04:56
So we need to remove some of these from the selection.
05:00
So from the modify ribbon tab, I'll click on the filter tool
05:04
and now
05:05
I'll uncheck the levels, mass mass, floors and roof and click. OK.
05:10
So that we now have just the walls and the floors selected that we need.
05:14
And even though we still have multiple objects selected,
05:16
looking at the modify ribbon here, we can see we have the update to face option.
05:21
And if I click this,
05:22
all of those selected objects are immediately updated to
05:25
the new location of the faces in the mass.
05:28
So that finishes developing the model with the model by face tools.
05:31
And we can see that that's a great way to
05:33
create a more detailed model based on a mass family.
Video transcript
00:03
And that will show how the temporary visibility of the mass works.
00:07
So going up to the metal and
00:08
site ribbon tab
00:10
on the conceptual mass panel here,
00:12
we can see that we have the show mass form and the floors enabled
00:16
and this is enabling the temporary visibility of the mass.
00:19
And if I click on this, it will change to show mass by view settings,
00:24
which means it's actually hidden because it's
00:26
switched off in the visibility graphic overrides.
00:28
And hence, we can just see the floors and the roofs in the model.
00:33
We click back on
00:35
to re enable the show mass and mass flaws
00:38
and we can see that that's now visible again.
00:42
Now we'll play some walls around the model.
00:45
So from the mass and sight ribbon tab on the model by face panel,
00:49
we'll select the wall by face tool
00:53
in the type selector.
00:55
We'll choose the exterior cmu on metal stud wall type.
01:01
Looking at the options bar here, we'll change the location line to be the wall,
01:05
center line,
01:06
which means the center of the wall will coincide with the face of the mass.
01:11
There's no select multiple option on the ribbon
01:13
So as we click on the face here,
01:16
it will create the wall that's attached to that face.
01:19
Now, we can continue to pick the walls around the model
01:22
with each one that we select,
01:24
having a wall traced around it
01:27
until we've picked all of the faces that need the wolves on them.
01:36
Finally, we'll just add walls to the end of the canopy here to support the roof.
01:45
Now, I'll click, modify to finish the wall by face tool
01:48
and we'll select the curtain system by face tool from
01:51
the insight tab here,
01:54
looking at the type selector,
01:55
we can see that we have the five by 10 ft system selected.
01:59
And on the ribbon, I'm going to disable the select multiple option by clicking on it,
02:05
which means now that each face that we select
02:07
a curtain system will be created
02:09
similar to how the walls were created.
02:13
So I'll select this face here at the end
02:15
and straight away, we can see that curtain system is created.
02:20
We'll do the same with both sides of the link block here.
02:28
And now orbiting around to the end of the building, we'll click on this face at the end
02:32
and we can see that curtain system has been created.
02:37
Now for the inside of the canopy here,
02:41
I'll go back up to the ribbon and click the select multiple option.
02:44
And now we can pick the three faces inside the canopy here that make up this system
02:51
and then we'll click create system
02:53
for that to be made in one continuous curtain system.
02:59
So I'll click, modify to finish the curtain system by face to
03:04
and that finishes developing the model using the model by face tools.
03:08
Now, we'll look at how we can update this once the mass has been edited.
03:12
And first, we'll need to edit the mouse.
03:14
So we'll need to select it.
03:16
I'll put my mouse here body edge and then
03:19
use the tab key to cycle through
03:21
until we have that preselected.
03:23
And then click to select that mas.
03:26
And now looking at the properties palette here in the dimensions panel,
03:29
we see we have a parameter for roof height.
03:32
So I'll click on this and I'll change it to be 55 ft.
03:37
And then once that's applied,
03:38
it will change the height of the roof.
03:40
However, as we've reduced it,
03:42
it's not visible because the modeled roof is obstructing it.
03:46
So I'll select that model roof.
03:49
And now from the view control bar at the bottom here,
03:51
we'll click on the temporary hide isolate settings and click hide element.
03:57
And now in here, we can see that we have that mass with its reduced roof height.
04:02
I'll go back to the view control bar and from the temporary hide isolate settings,
04:06
we'll click the reset option to bring the roof back.
04:11
And now if I select the roof,
04:13
looking at the modified roof ribbon here, we can see from the model by face panel
04:17
that we can update to face.
04:20
And when I click on this,
04:21
we can see that the roof updates its position and form
04:24
to match the faces that are in the edited mass.
04:28
So now I slacked on one of the balls
04:32
and again, from the modify walls ribbon tab.
04:33
Here, we can see we have that update to face option. So I'll click on this.
04:38
And again,
04:39
we can see that will immediately update itself to the face in the modified mass.
04:44
We can do this with multiple objects.
04:47
So I hold down the mouse button and drag across the remaining
04:50
walls and floors that need updating with a cross in selection.
04:53
Now we have multiple objects selected here.
04:56
So we need to remove some of these from the selection.
05:00
So from the modify ribbon tab, I'll click on the filter tool
05:04
and now
05:05
I'll uncheck the levels, mass mass, floors and roof and click. OK.
05:10
So that we now have just the walls and the floors selected that we need.
05:14
And even though we still have multiple objects selected,
05:16
looking at the modify ribbon here, we can see we have the update to face option.
05:21
And if I click this,
05:22
all of those selected objects are immediately updated to
05:25
the new location of the faces in the mass.
05:28
So that finishes developing the model with the model by face tools.
05:31
And we can see that that's a great way to
05:33
create a more detailed model based on a mass family.
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