Family won't cut wall sweep

[dzatto]

I created a family for my drop box. The family only cuts the sweep where the trim around the box is. The center doesn't cut. I used a void for the opening.

I've attached the family and a screen shot of what's happening. I hate to keep asking what I'm doing wrong, but....................What am I doing wrong??

[Alfredo Medina]

Is seems to me that the wall shown in your picture is a stacked wall. If that´s the case, select the family. From the ribbon, find "Pick Primary Host" > select the base wall.

[mdradvies]

Another possibility: check the sweep if it's cut by openings (checkbox in the type properties DB)

[dzatto]

Is seems to me that the wall shown in your picture is a stacked wall. If that´s the case, select the family. From the ribbon, find "Pick Primary Host" > select the base wall.

Nope, it's a basic compound wall.

Another possibility: check the sweep if it's cut by openings (checkbox in the type properties DB)

Strike 2. It's set to cuts wall and cutable. Not sure if that's the same thing you are referring to.

[Alfredo Medina]

Nope, it's a basic compound wall.

Strike 2. It's set to cuts wall and cutable. Not sure if that's the same thing you are referring to.

If it's not a stacked wall, then try the other solution provided. What Martijn is referring to is an option in the sweep's properties : (see attached)

EDIT: however, your dropbox family with a sweep worked perfectly fine here when I tested it, without changing any settings.

[dzatto]

I'm still not seeing it. I created the sweep as part of the wall. Was that the wrong way to do it?

[Alfredo Medina]

ah, I thought you had created the sweep with Wall > Wall sweep. That's how I tested it, and it worked fine.

[dzatto]

I've never tried that way before. Should I change my walls? If you do a wall sweep like that, does it lock to the wall?

My doors and windows are cutting it fine. Is it because they have an opening already set in the family? I used a void for my drop box to cut the wall.

[Alfredo Medina]

Wait. Don't need to change the wall. There is a solution. See illustration.

[dzatto]

Thank you Sir! I actually thought of doing that originally, but talked myself out of it. lol

Sometimes the simple solution is the correct one.