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1. Purpose

In BIM coordination, once the interdisciplinary review is complete, all approved PfVs(PfV Type : accepted) must eventually be converted into actual openings or recesses. These conversions must retain both geometry and relevant properties, as this information is essential for project documentation, publication, and final submission to the client.

The "Convert PfVs to Openings" feature in EasyVoids streamlines this process by allowing users to efficiently convert large numbers of PfVs into native openings or recess elements.

More importantly, EasyVoids lets you to use your own opening families, ensuring compatibility with existing annotation styles, tagging conventions, and documentation standards.

2. Prerequisites

• In this function module, EasyVoids only supports using Opening Family to cut the host elements. other method like Wall Opening, shaft will not be accepted.

• Only accepted PfVs will be converted.

• For the face-based opening family not supported.

• Please check your opening family location point. normally location point is on the bottom edge of opening.

  

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  Family 1 shows its location point is on the level rather than like family 2 on the bottom edge. the user has to take the distance into consideration while family configuration.

  Usually the location point is on the bottom edge(as same as family 2).

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• A 3d view specific for opening convert is recommend. the user should set the 30-40% transparency of host elements(walls, floors and roofs), in order to observe the PfVs more conveniently.

  

• keep good model quality, wall or floor duplicates will course wrong convert results.

3. Family Config

https://youtu.be/SX4tkkTHqQM?si=mmAErIukxYAuxGpH

One advantage of EasyVoids is that the user can convert the PfVs to Opening by using own revit opening family. the button “Family config” is used to map the key parameters to EasyVoids parameter, and then the configuration will be saved as XML file for further use.

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you need only config the parameter once, it could be reused until the user changes the family.

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1. Open family file, you can also right click the family in project, and select “edit” to open it up.

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   The family example in this document is downloaded from:

   RUG Dach – Durchbruchsplanung

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