Do Not Use it!
Whatever you do, do not be tempted to use this new feature - it is a really bad idea.Why?
- In-place stairs do not host railings.
- You cannot use any of the stair features like stair numbers or arrows
- You cannot mix and match in-place with component stairs
- You can create unusual shaped stairs using the component sketch tool
- It was much faster for me to model the staircase shown above using the component sketch tools than it was to model it in-place by creating forms and cutting with voids.
- In-place families are a (necessary) evil in Revit - but they cause so many problems. They should only be used as a last resort when absolutely nothing else will do the task.
- If you move or copy an in-place stair, it does not move the elements (including forms) within it - so you have to edit the family to repeat the move process
- In-place families included within groups just make duplicates of the family - they don't necessarily move when the copies of the group move; they don't update in the duplicates if you update one
- The list could go on . . . .
Yesterday I had to create a staircase with the "create sketch" tool of the component stair due to its irregular shape. However when in sketch mode I have not found the way to sketch "past" over the first step because sketch lines can't overlap. I mean, when the run turns around so that the last steps need to be placed over the first steps. How do you overcome this limitation?
ReplyDeleteAbout your 2016 presentation at RTC, I would really love to see it but the downloads are protected with a password. Could you share it, or what's the trick? Thanks
Oh by the way I forgot why my question is related to this post. Because the only solution I found was to "Model in Place" the last steps!!!!
ReplyDeleteEduardo. Without seeing an image of what you want to create i can't comment on how you might get the sketch tool to work. You could try making the lowest tread as a separate run (sketch if necessary ) it makes the stair arrow a bit weird but much better than in-place family.
ReplyDeleteMost of the RTC info is scattered in my various blog posts - without a live demo.
The RTC papers are password protected because they are for people who paid to attend.
Yes RevitCat thanks. It worked better with a separate run as you suggested. Not perfect but a much better solution.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that idea helped. Nothing is ever perfect with Revit stairs - always a struggle and compromise!
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