This outlines a method for creating an angled wall end. This involves creating a wall-based Generic Model family which cuts away the end of the wall. The video is broken down into 3 parts:
Creating the Profile family for the cut-out
Creating the Wall-Based Generic Family
Applying the family to the project
Creating the Profile Family for the Cut-Out
Go to 'R' Button and select 'New', 'Family' and select 'Metric Profile'
Draw a right-angled triangle. align and lock the vertical and horizontal lines to the reference planes
Dimension the vertical line and add an angle dimension between the horizontal and the angled line
Select the vertical linear dimension. Select 'add parameter' from the options bar and create a new type parameter 'Wall Thickness'
Select the angular dimension. Select 'add parameter' from the options bar and create a new type parameter 'Angle'
Creating the Wall-Based Generic Family
Go to 'R' Button and select 'New', 'Family' and select 'Metric Generic Model Wall Based'
Load the Profile family onto the Generic Model family
Add a reference plane over the top of the wall. Name the 'Top' and set 'Is Reference' to 'Top'
Add a reference plane at the bottom of the wall. Name the 'Bottom' and set 'Is Reference' to 'Bottom'. Align this to the reference level and padlock.
Add a reference line from the bottom to the top. Align and padlock the end points
Pick the reference line. Select 'Edit Workplane' and set to 'Reference Plane: Back'
Select 'Void Sweep'. For the path, select 'Pick Path' and click the reference line. Under 'Select Profile', pick the profile family
Run a dimension across the width of the wall. Select 'add parameter' from the options bar and create a new instance parameter 'Wall Thickness'. Set this as a reporting parameter.
Go to the profile family in the project browser and select properties. Link the 'Wall Thickness' parameters together.
Go to family parameters and create an instance parameter called 'Angle'. Link the 'Angle' parameter from the profile family (note: in the video, this stage is shown at the start of part 3; I'd forgotten it when I was recording)
Add a dimension between the 'Top' and 'Bottom' reference planes. From the options bar, select 'add parameter' and create a new instance parameter 'Wall Height'
Under the 'Annotate' tab, pick 'Symbolic Line' and select 'Invisible Line' type. Use the pick line command and select the angle line on the void cut and padlock. This is required so the angle can be dimensioned
Go to the 'Modify' tab and select 'Cut' and cut the wall to the void sweep
Applying the family to the project
Load the family into the project
Insert a new wall
From the project browser, under 'Generic Model', pick the family and drag onto the required face of the wall in a 3D view
In a section view, align the top and bottom and padlock. Align the vertical to the end of the wall and padlock. Now when the wall is adjusted, the cut will adjust to suit
Could you not use a wall reveal, but ensure it's noted as vertical instead of horizontal to get a similar effect? It would remove the step of making it a wall based family?
You're absolutely right Allan, a Wall Reveal is a valid method also and yes, would remove this step. The only issue I can see is that you would need to create profile and wall reveal types for every combination of wall thickness/angle. The generic model approach in the post allows the use of instance and reporting parameters, which you don't get with a wall reveal as it's a system family
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Great trick! This is going into our template. Thanks!
No problem at all Jeremy . Glad to be of help
Could you not use a wall reveal, but ensure it's noted as vertical instead of horizontal to get a similar effect? It would remove the step of making it a wall based family?
You're absolutely right Allan, a Wall Reveal is a valid method also and yes, would remove this step. The only issue I can see is that you would need to create profile and wall reveal types for every combination of wall thickness/angle. The generic model approach in the post allows the use of instance and reporting parameters, which you don't get with a wall reveal as it's a system family
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