I had to search the intersecting Chord Theorem to find what I was looking for. Just a tip for anybody else. It is used to solve radius and states: R = (1/2W*1/2W/Height of Arch + Height of Arch)/2
Great job. I followed exactly what you were doing and was able to easily replicate it. I used to be a builder for... too many years I care to admit. When I finished watching your tutorial, it occurred to me that SOMETHING would have to happen with the brickwork overhead. I suppose in real life, we would create a soldier course/jack arch (vertical) following the shape of the arch. I imagine you could replicate that in Revit by creating a single brick (maybe even as simple as just a grouping of model line, and making an array to span the header. But I could see how that would take some doing and, if you want to replicate it over other doors... Maybe I'm making it too complicated. Is there an easy way to depict a jack arch like that over a curved window? Maybe a sweep?
Robert, Thanks for the comment. You are correct about the arch in the brickwork. The jack arch can be added in the door OR to the wall. I chose to create the jack arch using a sweep (in-place sweep) on the wall. Sorry, I did not create a video for this. (maybe next week.) This new arched door may not always be in a brick wall. It could be used in stucco or other material so I am keeping the doors clean. I teach Revit and it really helps when my clients understand construction methods. Once you understand the building process, then Revit is just another tool to create it. It is a LOT harder for me to explain building methods and concepts to people who have never held a hammer in their life.
@@CADuniversity I will look forward to that, I am subscribed to your channel now. Years ago, I designed a window family based on the type of double-hung windows we used in the homes I built in Atlanta. I added all kinds of things to those windows with type parameters for visibility for each one. Going by memory, I had things like a stucco jack arch (straight, not curved), a big keystone in the middle of the jack arch, exterior trim of adjustable sizes, interior trim of adjustable sizes, extension jambs (which were a bit problematical), muttons on both the upper and lower sash...Then I created types for the full range of the various sizes that we used (a lot of windows). When I got finished, I loaded them into a practice project and they had so many different sizes and parameters, it was too much for Revit to handle efficiently (at least on the PC I was using). When I went to place one in a wall, it took Revit too long to place one (maybe 5 or 10 seconds but that is a lot of time when you are building a model). I had to delete a lot of them out of the project just to make window placement practical. It was a fun exercise, however.
