Quick assistance - Revit LT

[Anonymous]

Hello Everyone,

So, I have recently started using Revit LT and I'm learning my way around preparing a volume study. I was just watching a tutorial on how to create roads and curbs on an inclined topography, and part of the steps was to export the curb lines that have been drawn and split as DWG, then import them in as an in-place mass.

Massing is not available in Revit LT and it honestly makes volume models and apparently making curbs very easy, so I need to find an alternative to mass-in place, place mass, and all massing options.

your help would be really appreciated!

[Anonymous]

Hello Everyone,

So, I have recently started using Revit LT and I'm learning my way around preparing a volume study. I was just watching a tutorial on how to create roads and curbs on an inclined topography, and part of the steps was to export the curb lines that have been drawn and split as DWG, then import them in as an in-place mass.

Massing is not available in Revit LT and it honestly makes volume models and apparently making curbs very easy, so I need to find an alternative to mass-in place, place mass, and all massing options.

your help would be really appreciated!

[JuanYusta · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous 

An alternative in the normal version is to use 'Model in place', have you this option?

If it appears in your LT version, I think it is the best alternative.

With this option you can model extrusions like with mass.

[JuanYusta · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous 

An alternative in the normal version is to use 'Model in place', have you this option?

If it appears in your LT version, I think it is the best alternative.

With this option you can model extrusions like with mass.

[Anonymous]

Hello @JuanYusta 

Thank you for you quick reply, 

it seems that model in place is not available in Revit LT either.
would it be possible after splitting toposurface to create a curb by using the walls option? use pick line, and pick the detail lines of the curb and then elevate them?

I have been using walls as an alternative for mass by increasing their heights, but I do not think this is quite flexible.

[Anonymous]

Hello @JuanYusta 

Thank you for you quick reply, 

it seems that model in place is not available in Revit LT either.
would it be possible after splitting toposurface to create a curb by using the walls option? use pick line, and pick the detail lines of the curb and then elevate them?

I have been using walls as an alternative for mass by increasing their heights, but I do not think this is quite flexible.

[barthbradley]

Use the railing tool. Create your curb as a rail type. You can host the rail to a toposurface using Pick Host tool.

 https://www.ideateinc.com/blog/2017/08/revit-2018-railing-host-toposurface

[barthbradley]

Use the railing tool. Create your curb as a rail type. You can host the rail to a toposurface using Pick Host tool.

 https://www.ideateinc.com/blog/2017/08/revit-2018-railing-host-toposurface

[barthbradley · Accepted solution]

[barthbradley · Accepted solution]

[Anonymous]

hello @barthbradley 

Thank you for the response, 
Sure, I will give it a try.
👍

[Anonymous]

hello @barthbradley 

Thank you for the response, 
Sure, I will give it a try.
👍

[barthbradley]

And if you are doing volumetric computations, that will be easy enough to compute using a Calculated Parameter. You know your curb profile's Height (H) and Width (W), and Revit will compute the Length (L) of the curb/rail instance. So, HxWxL=Volume.  Bada Bing!  

[barthbradley]

And if you are doing volumetric computations, that will be easy enough to compute using a Calculated Parameter. You know your curb profile's Height (H) and Width (W), and Revit will compute the Length (L) of the curb/rail instance. So, HxWxL=Volume.  Bada Bing!