Summary: The ability to have a family load into the position where an Architectural door or window is located and have it show as a Structural opening family (an opening with an "X" in elevation) instead of just a random opening through a wall.
Description: I wish that copy/monitor would copy doors and windows not as openings but as the actual Structural door and window families. The families would correspond to the linked (Architectural) door and window height and width parameters.
How Used: If the doors and windows were modeled (not as openings) through the copy monitor, it would save the Structural modeling a lot of time and hassle. The families I am referring to are the out of the box "Door-Opening.rfa" and "Window-Square(/Round) Opening.rfa".
We wouldn't have to worry about the continuous foundations being stopped at "openings" anymore. Our elevations would look better with an actual door elevation opening (an "X" through the opening) instead of just blank space. The families would have actual parameters to easily modify later on if needed. The families could even be monitored back into the Architectural model as well (up to Autodesk). The copy/monitor function would be much more useful tool and have more collaboration through BIM modelling.
Feature Affinity: Copy/Monitor/Coordinate Review
Submitted By: Daniel Matthews on October 13, 2010