Cut Opening

How to insert/modify openings

Cut Opening
Function
Cut Opening - extension for managing the creation of openings using Revit
Interference Check results.

...takes Revit Interference Check results and displays in separate dialog for
managing;
...automatically creates openings where ducts, pipes, cable trays or conduits
are crossing walls, floors or ceilings;
...adds opening offset if needed;
...has possibility to change the type and form of opening;
...has possibility to lock the cut offset and form of opening;
...has possibility to change/delete existing openings if needed;
...works with linked files! Architectural project can be linked to MEP project as
well as MEP project can be linked to architectural part.

Currently Cut Opening works with:

Ducts, Pipes, Cable Trays and Conduits.
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First step Run Interference Check

Before working with Cut Opening the user

must select Collaborate Interference Check
Run Interference Check.

In one side mechanical categories must be

selected Cable Trays, Conduits, Ducts or
Pipes.

In other side structural categories must be

selected Ceilings, Floors or Walls.

It is possible to select categories from the current or

linked project.
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First step Run Interference Check

In Interference Report dialog user has to select Export and save html file in any place of
computer.
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Second step Read Interference Check Data

Read Interference Check Data reads Revit Interference Check Data

html file and shows collisions in convenient dialog. After review and some
changes it saves collisions in xml file for further work.

Selected parameter shows what collisions

will be saved to xml file for further work.
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Final step Insert Openings

Insert Openings inserts openings according Revit Interference Check

Data results. The function must be selected in the project where walls,
floors or ceilings are originally created.

Function inserts openings that are selected near Selected column.

 New features in v2012.3:
Cut Opening fractions are added to
show and enter values!
Modify Openings

Modify Openings has possibility to modify/delete existing openings.


Cut Opening
Dialogs
Collisions are conveniently grouped together in
a tree where the user can filter it by any
configurable criterions. The criterions can be
selected with Configure Grouping.
New features in v2012.3:
Added possibility to
change opening shape!
Collision list with parameters. Configurable
criterions are displayed like yellow columns
(Level, Category, Family etc). Changeable
parameters (Selected, Opening Shape, Cut
Offset) are displayed like white columns.
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Configure Grouping

If Level, Category and Category to Cut are selected

in Configure Grouping then the elements can be
expanded and filtered under these criterions.
Read Interference Check Data
Lock Cut Offset

Lock Cut Offset possibility to lock the values in Cut Offset column. The user will not have
a chance to change these values in Insert Openings dialog.
 New features in v2012.3!
Read Interference Check Data
Opening Shape

Opening Shape opening shape can be changed to rectangle, cylinder or default shape
defined by element:
 New features in v2012.3!
Read Interference Check Data
Lock Opening Shape

Lock Opening Shape possibility to lock the values in Opening Shape column. The user
will not have a chance to change these values in Insert Openings dialog.
Read Interference Check Data and Insert Openings
Face Based Opening

Face Based Opening - possibility to insert face based openings instead of wall, floor or
ceiling based openings.
Right-click Settings
Change Value

Change Value changes values of the selected elements. The function can change the
instance Cut Offset and Selected parameter values.

The openings will be created with

50mm Cut Offset where ducts are
crossing walls.
Right-click settings
Filter By Selected Data

Filter By Selected Data feature filters elements according to the selected values.

Filtered ducts in level 3

that crosses walls.
Right-click settings
Distinct Values in Column

Distinct Values in Column feature shows different values of select columns at a separate
convenient window where you can apply the filter by selecting values.

Ducts with Family Name

Rectangular Ducts are filtered
what crosses walls.
Right-click settings
Copy to Clipboard

Copy to Clipboard copies to clipboard the selected values.

Right-click settings
Refresh View

The user can see the elements in model by selecting the rows in dialog. If the view is not
changing synchronously then Refresh View should be selected.
Right-click settings
Other settings

Show Element By ID shows and selects element in

model by element ID;

Isolate Selected Elements in Active View isolates

elements in active view:
 New features in v2012.3:
Cut Opening shared coordinates added. Opening's
position are recalculated by current
Working with liked files project shared coordinates and also by
linked project shared coordinates!

Cut Opening works with linked projects. Architectural/structural project can be linked to MEP
project or MEP project can be linked to architectural/structural project.
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Draw Table

Creates/updates table data in the drafting view with

selected settings. Created table is grouped in drafting view.
If the user ungroup the table then there will be no possibility
to update the data.
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Draw Table Table Dimensions

Width, Height real table sizes in current units.

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Draw Table Number per page

Number per page splits data in separate tables with predefined number of rows.
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Draw Table Table Appearance Settings

Row Height Factor changes the height of row by multiplying data text height and the
factor.
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Dynamic Section Box

Creates section box on selected level.

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Export to Exel

Data in dialog can be easily exported to Excel.

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