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
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
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