topic Re: Railing: Rapresentation in Revit Architecture Forum

Railing: Rapresentation

XXalessio.amodioXX — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:12:04 GMT

Hi all,

I would like to know if there is a way to rapresent balausters and/or handrail as single line.

That is because sometime balausters in scale 1:100 (e.g. Diameter 30mm and distance from previous 130mm) see very bulky.

Re: Railing: Rapresentation

constantin.stroescu — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:12:37 GMT

go to Object Styles and create a New Subcategory ( Modify Subcategories> New) for Railings - (I'v created Central Line subcategory)
then in VGO uncheck everything but Central Line

Re: Railing: Rapresentation

constantin.stroescu — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 11:42:20 GMT

I think it is a problem with my first post...it doesn't work as I've expected to..

So I suggest to use the following method:

turn Railing in Edit Mode
in Edit mode, select the path (the magenta line) and Copy it to Clipboard
exit from Edit mode and Paste the Line into the Project - use the Wireframe Visual style to be able to see the line
in VGO uncheck all the Railing ...

Re: Railing: Rapresentation

XXalessio.amodioXX — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 13:22:25 GMT

Hi,

It might be a solution, but how you would do with balausters?

Re: Railing: Rapresentation

XXalessio.amodioXX — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 13:37:58 GMT

Wit Balausters you can because is a lodable family thus you can use Symbolic Line.

But hand rail are just 2D profile extrusion.

Re: Railing: Rapresentation

ToanDN — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 17:21:56 GMT

Shouldn't your top rail cover everything below it? Why would you see balusters?

Re: Railing: Rapresentation

barthbradley — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 21:08:13 GMT

@XXalessio.amodioXX wrote:
Hi all,
I would like to know if there is a way to rapresent balausters and/or handrail as single line.
That is because sometime balausters in scale 1:100 (e.g. Diameter 30mm and distance from previous 130mm) see very bulky.

"Bulky"? Sounds like more of an issue with Line Weight of the Balusters. What's the Projection and Cut Line Weights?

Re: Railing: Rapresentation

XXalessio.amodioXX — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 11:01:41 GMT

In elevation & sections

Re: Railing: Rapresentation

XXalessio.amodioXX — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 11:03:07 GMT

I believe this is the best integrated solution instead of modifying families and handrails.