topic Re: Spot elevation on stair landings in Revit Architecture Forum

Spot elevation on stair landings

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 07:40:00 GMT

Hi,

I am trying to put a spot elevation on the stair landing in section. The spot elevation picks up the floor slab (see image below) however, will not pick up any point of the stair itself. Have tried different tags. The stair is a monolithic type created in sketch mode.

Thank you in advance.

Re: Spot elevation on stair landings

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 09:51:46 GMT

Hi. try moving your pointer to horizontal edge and pick for the location of spot elevation.

Re: Spot elevation on stair landings

ToanDN — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 20:48:38 GMT

I am afraid that a stair created using Stair by Sketch cannot host elevation labels. Stair by Components (even after converted to Sketch) can but I assume you don't want to redo your stairs. A workaround is draw a reference plane at each landing and lock it to the landing.

Re: Spot elevation on stair landings

Alfredo_Medina — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 21:34:16 GMT

Is it not enough to put elevations at landings? For the risers, you have a note in the plans you already have a note that says "such risers at such height".

Re: Spot elevation on stair landings

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 00:59:16 GMT

Thanks for the help! I'll try your suggestions to get around it:)

Re: Spot elevation on stair landings

artejon — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:07:43 GMT

Stairs by sketch can host spot elevation out of the box, no need to add a reference plane.

Re: Spot elevation on stair landings

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 00:56:48 GMT

Hi Toad. What do you mean "stair created using Stair by Sketch cannot host elevation labels"? Sorry if I didn't get your point. Most of the time I create my stair using sketch and I can label the elevation view without creating reference plane.

Re: Spot elevation on stair landings

ToanDN — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 01:03:26 GMT

Can you place a spot elevation on the landing of this stair?

Re: Spot elevation on stair landings

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 01:11:18 GMT

Hi Toad, when I create stair here on my revit using sketch, I can place spot elevation. Is it because of the version? Because we are using here 2017.1 and urs is 2015. I can't place label on your model Please see the screencast.

Thanks.

Re: Spot elevation on stair landings

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 01:14:17 GMT

Hi Toad, now I can...dunno what happen. awhile ago cannot. See attached

Re: Spot elevation on stair landings

ToanDN — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 01:16:31 GMT

Can you upload that file?

Re: Spot elevation on stair landings

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 01:21:49 GMT

I didn't save that one but I created a new one using default archi template and created stair by sketch. Here's the file.

Re: Spot elevation on stair landings

ToanDN — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 01:26:21 GMT

You did it in an elevation. Try to do it in a Section. That was what he was asking.

Re: Spot elevation on stair landings

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 01:30:51 GMT

Oh yeah...hahaha!!! I didn't notice the section part. Apology for that, my mistake...

Re: Spot elevation on stair landings

Alfredo_Medina — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 02:22:05 GMT

I don't understand the conversation. I use Revit 2016. I made a test, and I can put spot elevations in section, in elevation, in stairs by sketch or by component. Is this different in 2017? If it is, why?

Re: Spot elevation on stair landings

ToanDN — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 02:30:05 GMT

There is a 2015 file I uploaded. See if you can put a spot elevation on a
landing in the section.

Re: Spot elevation on stair landings

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 02:30:46 GMT

Hi Alfredo. That's great if you can create spot elevation to the riser or landing of the stair in the section view. On my part, I can't. Dunno why and Toad got a workaround by putting reference plane. Can you please screencast if its ok...? Thanks.

Re: Spot elevation on stair landings

Alfredo_Medina — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 03:46:00 GMT

I tried again today, and now I see the issue that you guys were mentioning. The only way I can put spot elevations in a section view of a stair by sketch is if the railing is visible, which feels like a bad workaround, because for some reason Revit can put a spot elevation at the bottom of the post of the railing but not on the surface of the tread. Very strange.