I really don't like using Revit in non-standard ways due to the issues caused for other disciplines and downstream workflows like clash detection, energy modeling, lighting analysis, Enscape, Revizto, VR/AR, etc. But, sometimes the path-of-least-resistance is to do so... today's post talks about using a special railing type to define the egress path, both graphically and for total length, in a Revit project.
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The image above shows an example of the new Revit 2020 Path of Travel tool, which is too limiting to properly represent the code-required path of travel (fingers crossed for improvements to this v1 feature in the near future).
Also in the image above, notice the graphically appealing egress path, with right angles, which is defined using a Revit railing element. Over on the Revit Forum you can download the set of railing types shown in the image below. thanks to cftrevizo; https://www.revitforum.org/architecture-family-creation/39395-travel-distance-line.html
The great thing about using railings is they can easily be adjusted, as shown in the next iamge. Plus, they can be tagged.
They can also be scheduled... for total length and even travel time (like the new Revit 2020 feature) using a calculated value (where I think my formula is correct:)).
These railings do have to be filtered out of all views except the code plans. This can be done with View Templates or a secondary design option.
Here are a few other related links on this topic:
Egress Path Options - Revit OpEd
Autodesk Knowledge Network: Quick Egress Path Family
For BIM Chapters updates, follow @DanStine_MN on Twitter or connect on LinkedIn
I also write blog posts for Enscape - a new paradigm in rendering, animation and VR for AEC.
The image above shows an example of the new Revit 2020 Path of Travel tool, which is too limiting to properly represent the code-required path of travel (fingers crossed for improvements to this v1 feature in the near future).
Also in the image above, notice the graphically appealing egress path, with right angles, which is defined using a Revit railing element. Over on the Revit Forum you can download the set of railing types shown in the image below. thanks to cftrevizo; https://www.revitforum.org/architecture-family-creation/39395-travel-distance-line.html
The great thing about using railings is they can easily be adjusted, as shown in the next iamge. Plus, they can be tagged.
They can also be scheduled... for total length and even travel time (like the new Revit 2020 feature) using a calculated value (where I think my formula is correct:)).
These railings do have to be filtered out of all views except the code plans. This can be done with View Templates or a secondary design option.
Here are a few other related links on this topic:
Egress Path - Revit OpEd
Egress Path Options - Revit OpEd
Autodesk Knowledge Network: Quick Egress Path Family
For BIM Chapters updates, follow @DanStine_MN on Twitter or connect on LinkedIn
I also write blog posts for Enscape - a new paradigm in rendering, animation and VR for AEC.