Working within mechanical model and picking up apertures and doors from linked arch model

[mostapha]

Hi @rafaelhok,

The design intent was that all the rooms/spaces will be in the host model. In your case mechanical model. May I ask why don’t you use the rooms from the arch model as the base in this case? Can’t you just add the missing rooms?

Now back to your questions:

@rafaelhok

Does the arch model have to be set as room bounding in order to capture the glazing and doors if I am working in a mechanical model?

I don’t think that is the case. As long as you select them in the links manager, and also pick them as apertures in the Export Model they should be imported. Did you change the links from Host to arch model and selected the apertures?

@rafaelhok

If the arch model has room boundaries that are not fully defined or drawn to the center of the wall, how can i force it to only look at the spaces so that it does not develop gaps?

You should either fix those in the arch model or you can use alignment lines to align those walls to where you want them to be during the export. See this post:

Revit plugin - Version 2.86.0

Hello, Pollination community! We are excited to announce the public release of the Revit plugin version 2.86.0 for a very special feature! Highlight You can now align the rooms and spaces in your model during the export process without editing the room itself. Watch this video for more information. [Align rooms to reference planes and model lines using Pollination Revit plugin] This feature is currently only supported in the extruded geometry calculation mode. Other Changes …

P.S. I’ll get back to your other post soon. You caught me off guard by posting your questions on Friday evenings!