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How to add new railing or ballstrade

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woodstim
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How to add new railing or ballstrade

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

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ennujozlagam
als Antwort auf: woodstim

go to railing > edit type > then duplicate. thanks

 

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barthbradley
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hmunsell
als Antwort auf: woodstim

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

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woodstim
als Antwort auf: hmunsell

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.
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barthbradley
als Antwort auf: woodstim

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

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ToanDN
als Antwort auf: woodstim


@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.



Railing Library?  What is it and where is it?

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RDAOU
als Antwort auf: woodstim


@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.

 

@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

 

 

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woodstim
als Antwort auf: RDAOU

Correct.
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woodstim
als Antwort auf: ToanDN

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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RDAOU
als Antwort auf: woodstim

@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

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barthbradley
als Antwort auf: woodstim


@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?



 

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.  

 

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

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woodstim
als Antwort auf: barthbradley

I have Revit 2020 LT. I have done that, it works just fine. But I want a fence, not railing.
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woodstim
als Antwort auf: ennujozlagam

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.

 

 

 

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ToanDN
als Antwort auf: woodstim

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.
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woodstim
als Antwort auf: ToanDN

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.
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ToanDN
als Antwort auf: woodstim

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.
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woodstim
als Antwort auf: ToanDN

Thanks, almost there.

See screenshot attached.

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