Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC, User Manual

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Solid Geometry Tools
The Family Editor provides tools for creating solid geometry shapes to build your families. Those tools are
solid revolves, solid blends, solid extrusions, solid sweeps, and swept blends.
Creating Solid Revolves
The Solid Revolve command creates solid geometry that revolves around an axis. You might use the revolve
command to create door knobs or other such knobs on furniture, a dome roof, or columns.
The following procedure is a general method for creating revolved geometry. Steps may vary depending on
your design intent. You can also create massing shapes using the Revolve command. Access massing
commands through the Massing tab of the Design Bar. For more information on massing, see
Conceptual
Design with Massing Studies on page 517.
1 In the Family Editor, click Solid Form
➤
Solid Revolve on either the Modelling menu or the
Family tab of the Design Bar.
2 If the Select a Work Plane dialog opens, choose a work plane to draw the revolved geometry.
See
Sketching and Work Planes on page 265.
3 In sketch mode, click Axis to place a revolving axis.
4 Sketch an axis by clicking a start and an end point at the orientation desired.
TIP If you want the revolve profile shape to abut the rotation axis, first sketch the profile shape and
then sketch the axis on one of the lines of the shape.
5 Click Lines from either the Modelling menu or from the Sketch tab of the Design Bar and sketch
a shape to revolve around the axis. The sketch must be a valid closed sketch: single closed loop
or multiple closed loops that do not intersect.
6 Click Finish Sketch to save changes and exit sketch mode.
7 Click 3D to switch to a 3D view to see the results.
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