Revit Stairs and Railings

I found a great blog with great information about Revit Stairs & Railings
Check it out………….
http://revitcat.blogspot.com/2014/02/revit-stairs-railings-index-page.html

Revit Stairs

• Stair Landings - Part 1 Creation
• Stair Landings - Part 2 Modification
• Multistorey Stairs - Method 1:  Virtual upper levels - "Multistory Top Level"
• Multistorey Stairs - Method 2:  Modelled upper levels
• Spiral and Curved Stairs
• Winder Stairs
• U-Shape Winder Stairs
• Stair Shape Handles
• Stair Subcategories
• Selecting Stairs, Railings and their sub-components
• Weird Stair Stuff - part 1 - Stairs in Groups
• Weird Stair Stuff - part 2 - Minimum Tread Width Warning
• Weird Stair Stuff - part 3 - Detail plan views
• Weird Stair Stuff - part 4 - Stair Subcategory Overrides
• Weird Stair Stuff - part 5 -Top Riser Line Missing
• Weird Stair Stuff - part 6 - Showing Concrete Stairs Under Tread Finishes
• Weird Stair Stuff - part 7 - True 3D RCP View of a Stair in Revit

Stair Annotation

• Stair Path Arrows
• Stair Path Arrows & Detail Plan Views

Railings

• Multistorey Railings - Method 1:  Virtual upper levels - "Multistory Top Level"
• Multistorey Railings - Method 2:  Modelled upper levels  - "Railings with Warnings"
• Railings - Top Rail Properties
• Weird Railing Stuff - part 1 - Top Rail Transitions
• Weird Railing Stuff - part 2 - Railing Extents
• Weird Railing Stuff - part 3 - Railing Sketch Offsets & Transitions
• Weird Railing Stuff - part 4 - Rail Termination Visibility
• Weird Railing Stuff - part 5 - Rail Extension Length
• Weird Railing Stuff - part 6 - Subcategory Over-rides

We are still waiting for a similar overhaul for the railing tools.  In the meantime, we have to live without - so here are some stairs with no railings:

Temporally Replicate a View

There is always something new to learn in Revit. I just found a very helpful tool for working big sections or elevations.

The challenge – Open a really long building section. Constantly zooming in and out and panning just to compare what is at the other end of the section. It is a huge waste of time.

Now you can just create a Multiple Temporary duplicate view of the section and work on all of them at once.

First - Open a Section

Second – Type WT (Window Tiled) 

You may want to close down any extra views you have open.

Third – Go to the View > Windows Tab and select “Replicate”

You should now have a temporary duplicate view.

Last - Type “WT” again and start working. 

Your work will show up on both views

Close extra view when you are done.