how to illustrate path of walkthrough in Revit

arkitek2ss · ‎07-05-2018

Is there a way to illustrate the path of the walkthrough?

title renamed for clarity by @Viveka_CD

barthbradley · ‎07-05-2018

illustrate how?

....https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2018/EN...

arkitek2ss · ‎07-05-2018

show the path of a walkthrough in a floor plan without being in the middle of editing the walkthrough. client wants to see the path in plan view similar to a fire exit plan.

Viveka_CD · ‎07-05-2018

Hi @arkitek2ss

Please see screencast below to illustrate path of the walkthrough

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Regards,

Viveka CD
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barthbradley · ‎07-05-2018

@Viveka_CD: I watched your Screencast and it's not clear to me. Are you showing how to turn the path into a view element, similar to a detail line showing a fire evacuation route like @arkitek2ss is asking?

arkitek2ss · ‎07-05-2018

I know how to create a walkthrough path and all.

want to SHOW the path (green below) in a floor plan, on a sheet similar to below without "tracing" or using DLs to illustrate the path (red lines).

but from the sounds of it, this can't be done. Just like you cant show/illustrate where an actual camera is located.

maybe this should be added to future updates either in the Model Categories or Annotation Categories "Walkthrough Path" or "Camera Location" and be able to check/uncheck the visibility

barthbradley · ‎07-05-2018

@arkitek2ss: post it as an idea. You'll have my vote.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-ideas/idb-p/302

cbcarch · ‎07-05-2018

You could--

Take a screenshot, save the image and place on a sheet. Not ideal, as quality may not be great--but it could work.

A purpose-built tool would be nice.

I wonder if Dynamo could be used to trace the path with model lines?

Cliff B. Collins
Registered Architect The Lamar Johnson Collaborative Architects-St. Louis, MO

ToanDN · ‎07-05-2018

I second the suggestion of using a screenshot to capture the camera path. Place it on a plan view, scale properly, and trace it to create a spline or an in place mass > spline.

barthbradley · ‎07-05-2018

@cbcarch: I was thinking Dynamo too, but the path isn't an element. How would it get detected? @ToanDN?

...although, you can Clipboard Copy Paste it.

arkitek2ss · ‎07-05-2018

just learned that they would like to see the where the camera's location in plan view as the walkthrough plays.

barthbradley · ‎07-05-2018

..yes, I get it, @arkitek2ss.

I can see how you could "trace" and existing detail line with a walkthrough path, but not how you could trace an existing walkthrough path with a detail line.

Interesting.

...still, the screenshot suggestion should work for you right now.

ToanDN · ‎07-05-2018

@arkitek2ss wrote:

just learned that they would like to see the where the camera's location in plan view as the walkthrough plays.

At that level I would look at a more sophisticated animation program such as 3DMax or Enscape or whatever. Do they know they have to pay you more for this?

Or do a screencast to record the camera movement with side-by-side views. Screencast will be up in a few minutes.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/65d7c40c-4020-4e87-825f-1dcd36c3d20b

Screencast will be displayed here after you click Post.

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