topic Re: Curved, Spiral, Helical Ramps in Revit Architecture Forum

Curved, Spiral, Helical Ramps

tiagofrbr — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:14:39 GMT

Hi! How can I model a ramp like this, using the ramp command only once ? (I would not wish to use slabs or more than one instance because I want a continuous helical geometry). Let's assume the slope is the same for all the ramp length. When I try to complete the ramp using this sketch, Revit acuses an error and it doesn't allow me to do it. I am using Revit 2025.

Re: Curved, Spiral, Helical Ramps

constantin.stroescu — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:31:01 GMT

I made some tests and it seems it works fine as long as the two side wings are equal...

But , if the wings are unequal ( even slightly ) , Revit report an error (as you experienced too)...

It has to be a glitch of the program

Re: Curved, Spiral, Helical Ramps

tiagofrbr — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:04:19 GMT

Exactly! I made the same tests as you did and got the same results. Unfortunatelly couldn't find a solution or a workaround for this...

Re: Curved, Spiral, Helical Ramps

constantin.stroescu — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:45:29 GMT

I'd rather prefer to make the Ramp automatically by Run .... as you can see in my screencast:

(view in My Videos)

Re: Curved, Spiral, Helical Ramps

obulesub — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:48:02 GMT

Hello, @tiagofrbr,

Just checking in—did the responses shared by @constantin.stroescu help clarify your question?

If so, please consider clicking the "Accept Solution" button on the post(s) that solved your problem. Doing so helps others in the community easily find useful answers.

If your question still needs more attention, feel free to reply here with an update. This way, other members can jump in with further suggestions or guidance to help you move forward.

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Re: Curved, Spiral, Helical Ramps

tiagofrbr — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:30:41 GMT

Thats an interesting aproach. You can also do the same thing creating the ramp by sketch, you just need to have two risers lines overlapping at the start and at the end of each curve. The result will be the same as showed by you in your video. However, it looks like the straight parts of the ramp loses their helical geometry and becomes a simple angled ramp. I don't know if that's supposed to happen but it doesn't seem to be correct, although this may be the only way to do it using this "Ramp" feature in Revit.

Re: Curved, Spiral, Helical Ramps

navya_gelli — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:52:39 GMT

Hi @tiagofrbr,

Great to hear you’ve found a workaround! Could you please mark your reply in the community as the “Accepted Solution” so others with a similar question can benefit from your experience?

All the best,

Navya | Community Manager