Revit Stairs Workshop

1h 51mIntermediate2018-02-05

Authors

Eric Wing

Director of BIM Services at C&S Companies

Course details

Discover how to use Revit—the powerful BIM software from Autodesk—to create simple to custom stairs and railings. Instructor Eric Wing covers features, tools, and techniques that can help you add elegant stairs and railings to your designs. Eric explains how to add straight stairs, spiral stairs, U-shaped stairs, and multistory stairs. He also goes over how to configure railings—including how to edit a rail path; shows how to create a bullnose; and covers how to work with stringer, tread, riser, and landing families.

Learning objectives
Adding straight stairs
Configuring stair visibility graphics
Adding a U-shaped winder and spiral stair
Adding multistory stairs
Configuring railings
Adding a wall railing
Creating a bullnose
Riser, stringer, and tread families
Integral stair landings

Skills covered

RevitArchitectural VisualizationCivil EngineeringBIMAutodesk3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and Illustration

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you should know
03 - Exercise files

1. Configuring Stairs

04 - Adding simple straight stairs
05 - Configuring stair visibility graphics
06 - Converting to a sketch
07 - Adding a U-shaped winder and spiral stair
08 - Adding multistory stairs
09 - Sketch-based winders

2. Configuring Railings

10 - Adding a railing
11 - Baluster and rail placement
12 - Rail joins
13 - Adding a wall railing
14 - Editing rail paths
15 - Rehosting railings

3. Stair Families

16 - Creating a bullnose
17 - Riser families
18 - Stringer families
19 - Tread families
20 - Integral stair landings
21 - Landing families

4. Railing Families

22 - Rails
23 - Spindle

Conclusion

24 - Next steps