How to add new railing or ballstrade

[woodstim]

Hi,

I'm trying to add a new rail or balustrade. After adding the rail using the Railing tool, I have the option in the Properties drop down menu of choosing several different types that are pre loaded into Revit. However, I wish to change this to other types, but the options available are not linked to the Families folder (that I can see). I'm not sure where they are coming, if I did I could add more options. Refer screenshot. Does anyone know how or where I can add different type of balustrading and fencing, so I can select them once I've drawn the Rail sketch path?

Thanks

[ennujozlagam]

go to railing > edit type > then duplicate. thanks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLn5RkdHkHY

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/EN...

[barthbradley]

Rail???

Drill down into this Link:

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/EN...

[hmunsell]

railings are system families and are comprised of various the components and profiles. like @barthbradley  & @ennujozlagam mention, you can duplicate the railing type and edit the available options. if the options you are looking for are not there, specific Baluster size/shape, Railing, Top Rail, etc... they can be  created or loaded. they can be found in the Project Browser > Families > Railings

[woodstim]

Thanks. What I am trying to do is add a fence, using the Railing Sketch path tool as this will follow the topography of my plot of land. Then, instead of using Balustrading, or a rail, I want to be able to add in a picket fence for example. I have many in my library I could use.

I often need to show a boundary fence or brick wall to follow the contours of the land a house is on, and I was told this was the way to do it?

Thanks for your help.

Tim.

[barthbradley]

You mean you can't get the railing to host to the surface of toposurface?  This capability was first introduced in 2019 -- I believe.  

[ToanDN]

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@woodstim wrote:
Thanks. What I am trying to do is add a fence, using the Railing Sketch path tool as this will follow the topography of my plot of land. Then, instead of using Balustrading, or a rail, I want to be able to add in a picket fence for example. I have many in my library I could use.

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Railing Library?  What is it and where is it?

[RDAOU]

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@woodstim wrote:
….., I want to be able to add in a picket fence for example. I have many in my library I could use.

Thanks for your help.

Tim.

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@woodstim 

IF when you say Library, you are referring to a separate project where you have railing types you would like to use

            Then You can use Transfer Project Standars

[woodstim]

Correct.

[woodstim]

Ok, lets put it another way.

How do you add a fence, one that you have as a family from another project, to Topography?

[RDAOU]

@woodstim 

Ok... then use the transfer project standard shown above … bring all your railings to your project then you see them in the drop down type selector

[barthbradley]

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@woodstim wrote:
Ok, lets put it another way.

How do you add a fence, one that you have as a family from another project, to Topography?

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What year version of Revit do you have? If 2019 or greater, select railing and click on PICK HOST and then pick the Topo to host the railing.  

NOTE: you can sketch the railing on any level first -- then re-host it.  

[woodstim]

I have Revit 2020 LT. I have done that, it works just fine. But I want a fence, not railing.

[woodstim]

Thanks. I am trying to be able to select my fence family but I ant figure out how to get it into this list. See screenshot below. I have checked the Profiles folder in Families and they are different. I have found them in the Project Browser, but don't know how to add to them?

I have several fences I would like to add to the list so I can select them.

[ToanDN]

Just open the Profile family that you want and Load it in Project. Or drag drop it (them) from File Explorer onto your Revit Project Browser.

[woodstim]

Thanks, dragging and dropping into the Project Browser doesn't work. Therefore I need to locate the corresponding folder location, so I can add my fence family.
When I look in the Families folders, I can not find them. They are not simply in the Profiles folder or the Balustrading folder.

Hence I cannot change or select the fence profile. I cant get it into the drop down menu in the Edit Rails panel. See screenshot.

[ToanDN]

Sorry, drag drop the family file onto the Revit drawing window, not project browser. Then the family will show up in the Browser under its family category.

[woodstim]

Thanks, almost there.

See screenshot attached.