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Do's and Don'ts

ConVoid families contain internal parameters, formulas, and geometry that the plugin depends on. This chapter explains exactly what you can safely change and what you must leave untouched.

Don't Do This​

These Actions Will Break ConVoid

To ensure the stability of ConVoid, you must not do any of the following to the opening families (CC Horizontal, CC Vertical, CC Polygonal, CC Structural):

  • Delete family parameters that came with the family
  • Delete formulas inside the family
  • Delete 3D geometry (including the positive 3D volumes used for height display and tagging)
  • Change the category of the family (for example, from Generic Model to another category)

Do This​

You are free to make the following changes without affecting ConVoid's functionality:

  • Rename families to match your project naming convention (for example, rename "CC Horizontal Opening Rectangle" to "BW-Opening-H-Rect")
  • Rename family types (for example, rename "Opening - Rectangle" to your own type name)
  • Duplicate types to create additional type variations
  • Add new parameters to the family (see Add Custom Parameters)
  • Change the Void-ID (Mark parameter) to match your project numbering system (ConVoid only generates a default six-digit ID based on the IfcGuid if nothing else is set)
Annotation Family Has No Restrictions

The annotation tag family (CC Annotation Void) can be modified freely. You can add, delete, or rename parameters, change fonts, sizes, and units, or create your own annotation family using the ConVoid shared parameters. See Edit Annotation for details.