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OVERVIEW

With the hsb3dPrinting add-in for Revit you can print Revit models on a large scale by splitting up objects

in Revit and adding connections to them.

The hsb3dPrinting tab in the Ribbon shows the workflow of turning a Revit model into batches of .stl files,

these batches contain FreeForms with connections.

The workflow is:

1. In the settings you set the scale, the splitting, the labelling and the connections.

2. Create SplittableSolids over Revit objects, these SplittableSolids can be divided into FreeForms.

3. Label the Freeforms

4. Add connections

5. Stack the FreeForms into batches

6. Export the batches to .stl files

Before you start make sure you load the following family’s in your drawing:

These families can be found in the support folder in the install file path.

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EXPLANATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMMAND IN SAME ORDER AS THE

HSB3DPRINTING TAB:

SETTINGS

In the settings you can set the 3d printing settings for all individual Auto commands and the commands in

the ''hsb Generate’’ tab.

Make sure you set the scale and your printer dimensions, before you make FreeForms.

HSBGENERATE

Create FreeForms, do splitting, connections, labelling and stacking automatic with the values from the

settings

Ceate FreeForms, do splitting, connections, labelling and stacking automatic with the values from the

settings from a linked drawing

PRINTPARTS

Create SplittableSolids from Walls, floors and roofs and split them in to Freeforms from the values in the

settings.

Create SplittableSolids with a non-splitted Freeform from Walls, floors and roofs.

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Create Freeforms from Revit Parts.

Create a SplittableSolid and a non-splitted Freeforms from any object.

Create SplittableSolids from Walls, floors and roofs and split them in to Freeforms from the values in the

settings from a linked drawing.

Create SplittableSolids with a non splitted Freeform from Walls, floors and roofs from a linked drawing.

In Edit mode you will go to the ucs of the element where you can split up a SplittableSolid into FreeForms

by drawing or modifying modellines

Delete only Freeforms and SplittableSolids.

Checks if any FreeForm exceeds the maximum sizes from the settings or if a split goes trough an opening.

LABELS

Labels Freeforms of selected SplittableSolids.

Labels selected connections.

Creates views of the SplittableSolids and 1 view with all Freeforms and export them to DWF.

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Explode the FreeForms in the view.

CONNECTIONS

Select PrintParts and add connections from the settings.

Manual select connections and add them to FreeForms.

STACK

Auto select FreeForms and stack them in seperate 3D views with offsets from the settings.

Rotate a Stacked FreeFrom.

EXPORT

Export views or pick elements to be exported to STL format.

MODIFY

This will make you go into Edit Mode

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This will switch your view to the ucs of the element

Rotate a Stacked FreeFrom.

Checks if any FreeForm exceeds the maximum sizes from the settings or if a split goes trough an opening.

EDIT MODE

Cancel and exit Edit Mode

Finish and exit Edit Mode

Add Modellines to divide the SplittableSolid in FreeForms

TERMINOLOGY LIST

SPLITTABLESOLIDS AND FREEFORMS:

To print objects in Revit we add our own object over a Revit object, This is a SplittableSolid (Generic

Model), this SplittableSolid can be divided into FreeForms (Structural Framing) as an example see the Wall

below:

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The Revit Wall

The SplittableSolid of the Wall

The FreeForms of the SplittableSolids

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Note: SplittableSolids that are not split have 1 FreeForm

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LABELLING:

Adds a Label to the FreeForms as a family (Generic Model) and as a propertie of the FreeForm

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CONNECTIONS:

You can edit the connection by selecting the family-instance that adds the connection. It is placed in the

center of the 2 faces that connect.

When you select it you can change the edit type parameters of the family to change the

connections, also there are some instance parameters witch will change the connections:

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Type parameters:

Type parameters

For example when you cange the distance between tenons to 500 a third connection is placed.

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Also there are some instance Parameters:

Instance Parameters

Flip: Flips the mortise and tennon

Use tolerance From Inside Face: tick to use Tolerance from inside face propertie

Tolerance from inside face: Connection is set with a distance from inside face.

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Top View

STACKING:

This will make Printviews with the FreeForms stacked according to the settings.

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