Curb And Gutter In Revit

When site designer creates the curb it updates the associated toposurface and places the curb.

Curb and gutter in revit.

Special site designer families control the geometry of the elements. Curb families can include associated gutters. But these tools are simply a profile swept along an edge which can also be done by simply modeling in place. Use site designer to create sidewalks streets with or without curbs and gutters and parking lot curbs and islands.

Assign the appropriate materials to the roadway curbs and topo asphalt concrete and grass now you can see things shaping up. Curb is a short wall installed to hold the pavement from the sides and act as a barrier between yard and street. Host lines define the position. To create curbs that are not for streets use the locate curb tool and follow the general workflow in create site elements.

Usually curb and gutter are constructed together at a site. It is abutted with a gutter which is a flat concrete slab that drains out water away from the yard. However none of these tools will work on a sloping and curved edge. Browse companies that make curbs gutters sidewalks and driveways and view and download their free cad details revit bim files specifications and other content relating to curbs gutters sidewalks and driveways as well as other product information formated for the architectural community.

Pick side for face of curb. There are a few ready made tools that can be used to make curbs such as soffit facia gutter in roofs and slab edge in floors. When creating a free standing curb not a curb that surrounds a parking lot or a parking lot island after you select the curb host line the status bar prompts you to pick side for face of curb. When creating a curb select a curb family that defines gutter parameters.

Once you have a hardscape base see part 2 creating a curb in revit is quite simple.