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    When is a clash not actually a clash?

    I've got an unusual situation on a project with some curtain walls (due to wall constructions) are required to be installed between sandstone cladding and Metal frame panels. The difficulty with this is that the sandstone finishes 1 metre above FFL yet the CW must be fixed at FFL. To avoid a clash between the mullions and the sandstone, (having spoken with the CW supplier) I can have the caps finish at the lowest transom & Sill and length of the mullions below this to the baseplate can have their screwport and gasket extrusions milled of in the factory so that its just an aluminium box.

    I've created different mullion profiles and modelled the CW as described above to ensure I don't clash with the sandstone yet Revit still complains and tells me there is a clash. I cannot use cut geometry because it removes part of the sandstone. I'm not sure why I'm getting the error but if I was to guess I'd reckon its related to the location line of the CW (which is set at the centre of the glass).

    Should I just simply ignore the warning it or is there a way to avoid this error?

    3D View:


    3D Section View:


    Isolated 3D View (CW & Stone from inside):



    Left View (Proving no actual geometry clash):


    Clash Error:

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    Pretty sure it is indeed the location line of the CW that causes the problem.
    You could use a second CW for the bottom bit I suppose and that would get rid of the clash.
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      Originally posted by Robin Deurloo View Post
      Pretty sure it is indeed the location line of the CW that causes the problem.
      You could use a second CW for the bottom bit I suppose and that would get rid of the clash.
      yep, you called it. Even though the vertical jamb profiles have been altered the Revit "wall" is the location line which in this case is obviously in the same or similar plane as the sandstone wall. I ignore these Revit warnings.

      Oh, and not to be a nitpicker but...the sill above the altered jambs should run between the jambs and the jambs should be continuous :hide:
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