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    Default Variable height/variable count family (studs in a sloped wall)

    This has been bugging me for a while now... so I'm wondering if this is even possible. I have this family set up that it changings the number of studs in the wall. Works fine for number of studs but I can't seem to come up with a simple solution to control the height on the slope. I've tried a void but when making the wall longer void only cuts the original studs that were cut. and not the added ones. Any creative tips to do something like this?
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    Default Re: Variable height/variable count family (studs in a sloped wall)

    how about building the stud wall as a curtain wall? The studs are mullions....

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    Default Re: Variable height/variable count family (studs in a sloped wall)

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    instead of arraying studs consider an array of voids.
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    Default Re: Variable height/variable count family (studs in a sloped wall)

    Quote Originally Posted by eddy.lermytte
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    instead of arraying studs consider an array of voids.
    have you tried flexing the height of the reference plane once the voids are tied to it? It isn't pretty.

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    Default Re: Variable height/variable count family (studs in a sloped wall)

    Although the voids are tied, they don't have to.
    They are tied only to be sure they are high enough to cut out, no matter the Pitch and Length value one enters.

    Probably I misunderstand the problem.

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    Default Re: Variable height/variable count family (studs in a sloped wall)

    Quote Originally Posted by dpollard
    how about building the stud wall as a curtain wall? The studs are mullions....
    While this is a neat tool and does some pretty interesting things... It's just not quite flexible enough to allow me to have a wall to come to points like this. It does some weird stuff and throws errors at me. May need further play time, but right now I don't see it as and efficient solution.

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    Default Re: Variable height/variable count family (studs in a sloped wall)

    Quote Originally Posted by eddy.lermytte
    Although the voids are tied, they don't have to.
    They are tied only to be sure they are high enough to cut out, no matter the Pitch and Length value one enters.

    Probably I misunderstand the problem.
    I did some more playing with your file. This will work. I think. I was flexing the nested void family in height and it was stepping the voids instead of adjusting heights. I will have to study this some more, but at least I know it's possible to do what I'd like now. Thank you very much.

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