How to build shipping container models with corrugated surface patterns or bump?

[Anonymous]

I am working on a project and it says that bump-ups and bump-outs are encouraged. Is it possible to create these in Revit? If so, how?

[arkitek2ss]

can you be a little more specific?  where does it say this?

almost anything is possible in Revit.

[ToanDN]

Are you talking about remodel / expansion of existing buildings?

[Viveka_CD]

Hi @Anonymous

I see that you are visiting as a new member.Welcome to the Autodesk Community! 

Are you talking about bump maps? Which version of Revit do you use?

Regards,

[Anonymous]

I am building a shipping container house. I need make things like the pull
out sides of an RV.

[Sahay_R]

You can model-in-place geometry in the project environment, or you could model face based families (that's the option I would prefer)

[Viveka_CD · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous

Check this screencast on shipping containers by Tracy Chadwick

This thread has some interesting workarounds on modeling shipping containers.

Let me know if this helps!

Regards,

[Viveka_CD]

Hi @Anonymous

How are you doing?  I'm checking back to see if you've made progress on the shipping container model? 

Feel free to add pictures if possible.Looking forward!

Regards,

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

When I need to make corrugated walls, I generally use a curtain wall.  If you create the profile for the infill that is the same as the plan shape of the corrugated wall material (starting and ending with a piece that is 1/2 the length of the others so that it tiles properly) and using no mullions, then the wall will appear as a solid panel.

[bimscape]

Carefully consider whether the corrugations actually need to be modelled- or can they just be represented with a surface pattern. Always consider whether all those extra faces of geometry (which have an overhead) are adding value

[Anonymous]

Time to switch to ARCHICAD?