Cutting Shaft Openings; Stairs - Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010 User Manual

3 Click Finish Opening.

Cutting Shaft Openings

You can cut openings up the entire height of a building (or through selected levels) using the Shaft Opening
option of the Openings tool. Using this option, you can cut faces of roofs, floors, or ceilings simultaneously.
1 Click Modify tab
2 Sketch a shaft opening by drawing lines or by picking walls.
3 If desired, add symbolic lines to the opening.
4 When you are done sketching the shaft, click Finish Opening.
5 To adjust the levels that the opening cuts, select it, and click Modify Shaft Openings
6 For Base Constraint, specify a level for the start point of the shaft.
7 For Top Constraint, specify a level for the end point of the shaft.
8 Click OK to close the Instance Properties dialog.

Stairs

You create stairs in a plan view by defining the run of the stairs or by sketching riser lines and boundary
lines. You can define straight runs, L-shaped runs with a platform, U-shaped stairs, and spiral stairs. You
can also modify the outside boundary of the stairs by modifying the sketch. The risers and runs update
accordingly. Revit Architecture also generates railings automatically for the stairs. In multi-story buildings,
you can design one set of stairs and extend identical sets up to the highest level you define in the stair
properties.
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Edit Geometry panel
TIP Typically you will want to sketch the shaft on a host element, such as a floor, in a plan view.
Shaft opening with symbolic lines
tab Element panel Element Properties.
The shaft cuts through and is visible on all intermediate levels.
If you move the shaft on any level, it moves on all levels. The symbolic lines are visible on all
levels too.
Openings drop-down Shaft Opening.