Fill Voids

Use Fill Voids to remove any internal spaces of the geometry. It is important to remove internal spaces of the geometry to increase performance in Revit .

  1. On the ribbon:
    • In a part (.ipt) file: Environment tab Begin panel Recognize Revit Features
    • In a part (.ipt) file: BIM tab BIM Ready Content panel, select Recognize Revit Features
    • In the Recognize Revit Features dialog box, specify whether you want to preserve the Inventor features already recognized by Revit or whether you want to convert them back to base solids, and then select OK to continue.

      If you choose to preserve the Inventor features already recognized by Revit, these features will be saved and hidden as you continue to recognize Revit features from the remaining base solid geometry.

      If you choose to convert Inventor features already recognized by Revit back to base solids you will no longer have any features that are recognized by Revit. Choose this option if you need to start over. For example, if you have created Inventor features and are having difficulty getting them translated to Revit (for example, Check Revit Features reports errors), you can create a base solid and recognize new Revit features.

    • In the Recognize Revit Features tab Simplify panel, select Fill Voids.
      Note: To access in an assembly file you must first create a simplified part using the commands in the Simplify tab Simplify panel. When you create a simplified part, the part will be opened in the newly created part (.ipt) file.
  2. Select components that will be filled in the model. The selected edge or face visibility is temporarily dashed to represent those items will be filled.
    Note: The Auto Select command displays edges and faces that will be filled automatically.
  3. Click to apply and continue.
  4. Click to finish.

Click here to view the step by step workflow for creating a friendly RFA model.