Creating Circular Wire Feet in Revit Using Volume Cutting
1. Start by creating a new Conceptual Volume, then choose Metric Volume.
2. Open the volume and switch to the elevation view.
3. As illustrated below, use the Reference Line tool to draw a reference line.
4. Select the reference line, then use the Mirror command to create a mirrored copy.
5. Using the reference lines, draw an arc with a radius of 7000. Use the Center-Endpoint Arc tool, as shown in the figure below.
6. Select the arc, then apply the Offset tool to create a parallel arc with an offset distance.
7. Use the Reference Line tool again to connect the two ends of the arcs, forming a closed contour.
8. Select the closed contour and create a solid form.
9. Draw a reference line from the origin and add a point along this line.
10. Switch to the 3D view and set the work plane. Then, draw a circle with a radius of 300, as shown below.
11. Select the circle and create a hollow extrusion.
12. Stretch the hollow shape to intersect with the previously created curved solid. Use the cutting tool to trim the intersection.
13. Select the resulting form and assign material parameters.
14. Load the family into your project and place it. Use the curved array tool to replicate the shape along a curve.
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