Tube Base & Vessel Head

[swolslegel]

I am fairly new to Revit. I need to draw up a pacakge. How do I create a base for my package? In autocad I would use 4x4 square tube. Also, I started to create a family for my vessel. I have my vessel length all drawn but can't figure out how to draw the vessel heads or the one connection for my piping to connect to. Any help is appreciated. 

[RobDraw]

Can you be more specific and include images? Your description is quite vague.

[swolslegel]

My vessel drawing I just have the straight sides. I need the top and bottom curved sections like shown in my autocad picture. I also don't have the connection piece. The frame I just have drawn as ductwork right now in my revit model as shown but I need it to be square tube like my autocad picture

[iainsavage]

You can make the domed ends using Revolves.

Pipe takeoffs, the base, square tubes etc can be Extrusions or Sweeps.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2021/EN...

[robert.klempau · Accepted solution]

Hello @swolslegel,

I created two screencasts for you wherein the first video I show you how to create a vessel body in Revit using the Revolve function

Video 1 Revolve for vessel 

In the second one where I show you how to add a parametric Pipe connection to the vessel.

You can position the Pipe in the horizontal plane using the pipe length and angle parameter. You cal also change the Pipe diameter.

Video 2 Vessel with Pipe 

Note:

If you have a DWG file of your vessel, you can temporarily insert that DWG file in your family to use it for the outlines of your vessel when using the Revolve function. then remove the DWG from your family.