Using Extrusion To Make A Panel Wall

To model precast panels using reveals we need to be in a section or elevation view on the structure tab click the drop down on the wall button and select wall reveal.

Using extrusion to make a panel wall.

Revit precast panels using reveals. E wall panel extrusions e wall panel exposed extrusions system. The saf e wall panel system is fabricated from sheared flat acm panels and an exterior extruded frame. Edit the in place wall.

Create a 3d solid by extruding a 2d profile. Create a new void extrusion that will define the opening. The frame is strong even without side panels so you don t need to put a back or a floor in place. Click here for details on saf s e wall panel exposed extrusion panel system.

Use the cut tool and select the void geometry. We also had to cut around the beams which got a little tricky at times since they aren t perfectly straight. You sketch a 2d profile of the form on a work plane and then extrude that profile perpendicular to the plane on which you sketched it. 4 you d probably want to use 1 2 extrusions to provide enough rigidity.

And because walls and floors aren t straight your panels won t line up exactly in some places but that didn t matter at all since the seams would be hidden by the mdf boards. Take an saf building panel system class saf will even train contractors in a one day saf panel system class where our customers can learn to fabricate with aluminum acm panels and panel extrusions focusing on the saf series 4000 rainscreen and 4500 rainscreen panel systems. The panels are not route and return panels so fabrication goes quickly. A solid or void extrusion is the easiest form to create.

We can also cut aluminum panel extrusions to length. How to cut an in place wall extrusion with a void to define an opening in revit. From philip chan s blog the concept is simple i make a generic family it can be any category actually as a solid in this case just a simple extrusion let the family intercept the curtain wall then use cut geometry to cut out the curtain panel once i made all the cut in the curtain wall i. First used as siding for barns board and batten is a type of wainscoting paneling on the lower portion of a wall featuring alternating wide wood or engineered wood e g mdf panels and narrow.

Create an extrusion for information about using extrusions in families see constraining family geometry.