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Jamal Birkett

Jamal Birkett

Rockaway Park, NY, US

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Parametric Quoins [Revit Family]

Here is a "quoin" family created in Revit '22 for use in the decoration of exterior corners. The family is parametric (customizable) by height & width. It will also round to nearest full block height to keep from creating partial block stacks.

 
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Status: Unbuilt

 
Started with an extrusion in plan view.
Started with an extrusion in plan view.
Extruded it to 3D and added chamfers.
Extruded it to 3D and added chamfers.
3D Shot
3D Shot
Inverted 2 blocks so they would alternate and wrote the parameters (functions).
Inverted 2 blocks so they would alternate and wrote the parameters (functions).
Formulas shown here to allow for height adjustments as needed to fit the wall height.
Formulas shown here to allow for height adjustments as needed to fit the wall height.
Quoin nested into corner of a generic wall
Quoin nested into corner of a generic wall