Channel on floor

[Anonymous]

Good Morning,

Does anyone know how to create a channel on a floor directly in the Revit project file, preferably by following a path similar to how we draw a wall?

Does anyone have family to make available?

thanks

[Sahay_R]

Easiest way - Model In Place a generic model Void. Use the Cut command to create the trench. Sketch a rectangle of the correct size for the void extrusion. If it is a curvy trench, then a Void Sweep might be an option.

If this is a repetitive feature, then you might be better off with a surface hosted void family.

[barthbradley]

Floor Drainage Channel? We typical do this, in new construction, as 2 different slabs with a gap between them for the channel itself (a model component). The reason we do 2 different slabs is because they will be sloped towards drain. If channel is an as-built retrofit, do the slab in 3 sections (with 1 being the dimensions of the cut for the drain). This will allow you to phase and schedule construction/demolition more accurately. 

TIP: Sometimes it's easier to build something in Revit, exactly how it will be built in the field. In this case, if it's indeed a concrete slab you are taking about, the slabs with be formed and poured separately on the job site. 

[Anonymous]

Good afternoon,

It's something repetitive, yes.

How do I create this empty surface family? Is it possible to do this in the template?

thanks

[Sahay_R]

Please take a look at the attached files.....

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the archives.

I uploaded the family to my project, but I can not edit length, width of the channel to match the dimensions of my slab ...

Will I have to edit the family every time I use it?

thanks

[Sahay_R]

Updated family file. Instance parameters have been added. You can type sizes and lengths in Properties

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the referral.

But in that case, he's just going to make a hole in the slab, and to apply materials to that channel, I need to edit the family, right? Also, for situations where I will have the gutter all around the perimeter of the slab, do I have to insert into each of the faces and make the adjustments manually?

thanks

[barthbradley]

Is this just for practice, or is this something to be constructed? In looking at you screenshot, I'm wondering what the sloping conditions are. It appears the outside edges of the slab would need to be higher than the interior of the slab in order for these drains to be functional or necessary.  Are you going to use Modify Sub-Elements to shape the slab? 

[Anonymous]

Good Morning,

Yes, these channels will be built.

[Sahay_R]

@Anonymous to add the drafts and slope that @barthbradley mentions, you could go into the void family and edit / replace the void object accordingly.

To slope the floor, use floor shape editing tools.