tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post5796487113867440933..comments2024-03-28T18:41:52.700+11:00Comments on RevitCat: Escape Path / Egress Travel Distance ComponentRevitCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421472010756742971noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-12978927160494549172021-03-14T07:01:42.741+11:002021-03-14T07:01:42.741+11:00I simply use a line based detail family and draw t...I simply use a line based detail family and draw them on Egress plans. Then create a create a schedule and group by mark to sum all segments of each path. Add a formula in the schedule so that when a stair box is checked for a segment, the actual length is calculated using the sqrt(rise^2 + run^2).ToanDNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14676812984457997177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-8892942227239543452019-09-04T05:47:43.203+10:002019-09-04T05:47:43.203+10:00um. No. All they need to do is add the extra point...um. No. All they need to do is add the extra points once. Once its saved in the office library, its simple to deal with. I created one with 9 points to work exactly like the one shown here. If you know your way around family creation this is very practical. Its 2019, and this family works great! Fritos4Freehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18393935844771434624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-40049152641081501362018-08-10T05:28:02.605+10:002018-08-10T05:28:02.605+10:00or you can just do them with a railing, configured...or you can just do them with a railing, configured as a very thin strip at floor level (or under it for not to show in all views. railings report total lenght.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-85066884408184570202018-01-23T03:48:21.120+11:002018-01-23T03:48:21.120+11:00Adaptive Components have the ability to chain - bu...Adaptive Components have the ability to chain - but I would guess that still would not work here. However there is no real need for this tool at all since you can just use model lines and click on the Measure Along Element tool. Just make sure the lines are "joined"fg Bostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08226211339911031223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-50758986064703236992014-04-28T21:22:52.838+10:002014-04-28T21:22:52.838+10:00That sounds tricky Charlie,
I don't believe it...That sounds tricky Charlie,<br />I don't believe it is possible to add any kind of 2D annotation to an adaptive component (have a look at my recent post on that subject - Reasons not to use Adaptive Components). So you would have to add another nested component or 3D element that you could turn on/off by visibility. To get the orientation working you could try nesting a line-based componentRevitCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421472010756742971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-53155551051096598482014-04-22T03:37:23.172+10:002014-04-22T03:37:23.172+10:00RevitCat, I love what you've done. It works gr...RevitCat, I love what you've done. It works great, however I'd love to be able to add a 2d plan view of a person at the start of the line segment and an arrow at the end. I have tried everything except the right thing to get this to work and align with the line segment path. Is it possible? If so, can you give me direction?Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576520604739289975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-79684358126215011442014-04-17T06:15:19.557+10:002014-04-17T06:15:19.557+10:00You can just use a spline can't you - it appea...You can just use a spline can't you - it appears to give the correct overall length and can be bent around furniture etcAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255603824093188869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-30288212619220412582013-12-10T02:09:24.486+11:002013-12-10T02:09:24.486+11:00This is a simpler way to do it using detail/model ...This is a simpler way to do it using detail/model lines even if it's not BIMish though :)<br /><br />http://puntorevit.blogspot.it/2013/12/chain-dimension.htmlPaolo Emilio Serrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273341480872711719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-18336902607770359572013-06-02T22:45:57.701+10:002013-06-02T22:45:57.701+10:00Just added a new post on this topic, with updated ...Just added a new post on this topic, with updated methodolgy using shape handle points.<br />BTW, sorry I didn't reply to your question 'Energy2Bless' about groups, but I didn't quite understand what you meant.RevitCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421472010756742971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-28436033348157062182013-04-03T10:40:16.426+11:002013-04-03T10:40:16.426+11:00How about adding Groups to the type? Like if (Grou...How about adding Groups to the type? Like if (GroupA, 250', 200') so that you could tell the line what occupancy group the area is and have the max travel distance calculated. Any ideas?Energy2Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812810803438464490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-47623957522980240572013-03-16T19:05:36.245+11:002013-03-16T19:05:36.245+11:00Just did a demo of this at the Revit User Group Sy...Just did a demo of this at the Revit User Group Sydney meeting, and discovered that the current version of Revit now allows you to swap out families with different numbers of adaptive points. This means that you could have a suite of families each with an additional segment, and they could easily be swapped over if you need to add or remove a segment in the project.RevitCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421472010756742971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-47329489366130281272012-05-27T18:11:30.649+10:002012-05-27T18:11:30.649+10:00Adriel,
I'm glad it worked out. Sure, feel fr...Adriel,<br />I'm glad it worked out. Sure, feel free to post a video of your work - just some credit for the concept would be appreciated.<br />I like your enthusiasm for it. Let me know how well it works on real projects as I am not using v2013 live yet.RevitCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421472010756742971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-73691179694608809812012-05-22T20:38:05.758+10:002012-05-22T20:38:05.758+10:00Adriel, I don't have time to answer properly j...Adriel, I don't have time to answer properly just now, but you should be able to do it by using the "And" statement in the formula for its visibility - something like this:<br />Visible = and(SegNum=3, LengthExceeded)<br /><br />It does start to get complicated when you have lots of combinations!RevitCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421472010756742971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-85383918005109301492012-05-21T18:41:22.083+10:002012-05-21T18:41:22.083+10:00Hi Adriel,
"SegNum" is just a check to m...Hi Adriel,<br />"SegNum" is just a check to make sure that a valid number is entered - if you put in any number less than 2 (1, 0, -1 etc) it resets it to 1; if you put in a value over 4, it keeps it at 4. Note that both parameters are integers.<br />I like to make families a bit foolproof if possible. I guess that you could have incorporated the check into "Total plan escape RevitCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421472010756742971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-1254513818029078382012-04-18T00:38:46.761+10:002012-04-18T00:38:46.761+10:00Thank you, Tim, but I stand by my first opinion, t...Thank you, Tim, but I stand by my first opinion, that this is impractical. The operation is rather slow, and there are extra clicks to make. These tools have to be very practical in an office, where people are always in a hurry to produce and meet deadlines. And, the annotations are necessary on the plan view (the length and the arrow). So, it is not only impractical, but incomplete for the Alfredo Medinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770530357081252319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-88104994253334010742012-04-17T20:00:01.143+10:002012-04-17T20:00:01.143+10:00Alfredo,
If you look at the detail, you'll see...Alfredo,<br />If you look at the detail, you'll see that you can create a component with as many points/segments as you want (10 would probably suffice for most situations); the user then sets a counter for how many points they need; the component then ignores the points after that counter number (and hides the lines too). So, you really only need one component for most situations. RevitCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421472010756742971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-3373792284664146642012-04-17T03:49:51.546+10:002012-04-17T03:49:51.546+10:00Ingenious but impractical as a work process. After...Ingenious but impractical as a work process. After all the methods I've seen, I've resorted to lines and simple totaling of the individual segments (I know, but gets the job done fast and doesn't over-complicate). I just wish the properties palette would give us the total length in a chain of selected elements, such as lines. Then we'll be much closer to a way to get this Dave Baldacchinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00431940617680243953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-71614502420036005512012-04-16T11:24:08.627+10:002012-04-16T11:24:08.627+10:00Interesting, but impractical. For any number of po...Interesting, but impractical. For any number of points different than 4, the user has to go to the family editor to fix the formulas, and fix the geometry. Imagine users at an architectural office calling the BIM manager every time the path is different. Until Autodesk includes a tool for this in Revit, I think that the old solution of a line based family does the job well and allows any number Alfredo Medinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770530357081252319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-45347305984141526392012-04-16T10:08:24.954+10:002012-04-16T10:08:24.954+10:00Nice one Tim.Nice one Tim.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057955734322127661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345350753849872264.post-78315193259938780052012-04-16T00:15:54.028+10:002012-04-16T00:15:54.028+10:00thanks for this post. what was the bug in 2012?thanks for this post. what was the bug in 2012?Julien BENOIThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04847944062863428871noreply@blogger.com