topic L shaped Foundatoin in Revit Structure Forum

L shaped Foundatoin

elias_munoz_neyra — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 17:43:12 GMT

Greetings,

I've been working on a Revit archive for a course I'm tkaing this term. I was given a CAD archive and this type of foundation was among the details, it's a l shaped foundation. How can I make it on Revit. Or can't I?

Thanks in advance

Re: L shaped Foundatoin

ennujozlagam — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 01:46:49 GMT

hi, yes you can start with creating a families by using metric column.rft > create > extrusion then you be able to set dimension parameters. Or in your project you can go to architecture > component > model in-place . thanks

Re: L shaped Foundatoin

okapawal — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 07:28:57 GMT

Unfortunately, you cannot use a wall foundation. It has rectangular profile only.

Re: L shaped Foundatoin

RDAOU — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:08:38 GMT

Hey @elias_munoz_neyra

There are various methods to model those foundations; two of which I included in the following screencast.

The first is by using a combination of "Wall: Structural Wall" Foundation type and "Structural Foundation: Wall" topped with a structural slab...then when done you can join them...the finished model with reinforcement was done using this method
The second method is using "Component: Model In-Place"; I used Generic Category with "enable host rebar" checked then used sweep tool to sketch the profile and swept it along the slab (added Material Finish parameter)

Re: L shaped Foundatoin

elias_munoz_neyra — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 15:50:14 GMT

Thank you for your answer, I used it for other foundations 😃

Re: L shaped Foundatoin

elias_munoz_neyra — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 16:12:35 GMT

Thank you for your answer, it helped me with the main foundations. I also found several errors I couldn't see in the AutoCAD archive I was given at university.

Also, thank you for your video and time in this endeavour, it illustrated many things.

Thank you very very much.