Modeling cornice?

[cjp]

I only did some brief looking around on here and did not find what I needed. I am looking for a good source to show me how to utilize a sweep in Revit. Essentially I am modeling a cornice that is continuous along the entire house. I would love to be able to draw a section of it in a section view and then sweep it around a rail I create that lines the border of the house. Is this possible? If so could someone tell me or at least direct me to a good source on explaining how to go about this. As of right now I modeled a section of it in sketchup and brought the chunk in as a mass and repeated it. I am assuming that this is not the best way to go about it, not to mention I don't like to see all the seam lines in my drawing between the chunks, as well as the fact that I hate how sketchup implements lines on a curve creating an unnecessarily dark band.

[mkotsamanes · Accepted solution]

If you want to get really fancy here is a link

http://grevity.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/row-planting.html

This is how I would do a simple sweeped profile.

1)      Create a new family and use the ‘Profile-Rail.rft’ template.

2)      Draw your cornice detail profile. Take note of the Rail Centerline and Rail Top, if you place the back edge of your detail on the Rail Centerline and the Top at the Rail Top it will be easier later to get it aligned with your wall and corners.

3)      Save this profile and Load into Project.

4)      It doesn’t really matter what level you are on in your model but probably the one closest to the Cornice height would be best.

5)      Create a Railing.

6)      Draw the path that your cornice will follow. Railings have to be continuous so you may need a few different railings depending on your building and what you are trying to accomplish.

7)      Click ‘Edit Type’.

8)      You can duplicate and create a new profile so you don’t mess up any other railings you already have on your stairs.

9)      Edit the ‘Rail Structure (Non-Continuous)’.

• Delete anything that is here.
• Click Insert.
• For Profile select your inserted profile from above.
• You can adjust the height & offset here if you would like but I would leave it at 0 for now and after it is created add the height. This should make editing it later easier.
• Click OK.
• Select None for the ‘Top Rail’, ‘Handrail 1’ & ‘Handrail 2’ Type.
• Click OK.

10)   Click the Green Check Mark and you just created your cornice.

11)   Select it choose a Base Offset that puts it where you want it to be from your current level.

12)   Go to your 3D view, if it is facing the wrong way select it and find the ‘Flip Railing Direction’ arrows.

13)   You are now done