Site Designer for Revit Reference

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Table of Contents
1 Getting Started ..........................................................................................................7
Overview.....................................................................................................................8
System Requirements ................................................................................................8
Workstation Hardware and Operating System Requirements ......................................................... 8
Client Windows Registry and Folder Rights ..................................................................................... 9
2 Import/Export ..........................................................................................................11
Import LandXML .......................................................................................................12
Toposurface Selection ................................................................................................................... 13
Alignment Selection ....................................................................................................................... 16
Quick Steps – Import LandXML ..................................................................................................... 17
Export LandXML .......................................................................................................18
Toposurfaces to Export .................................................................................................................. 20
Alignment to Export ........................................................................................................................ 21
Quick Steps – Export LandXML ..................................................................................................... 21
Set Base Toposurface ..............................................................................................22
Quick Steps – Setting a Base Toposurface ................................................................................... 24
3 Locate ......................................................................................................................25
Locate Soft Terrain ...................................................................................................26
Quick Steps – Master Plan Grades ................................................................................................ 29
Quick Steps – Building Pads .......................................................................................................... 30
Quick Steps – Berm ....................................................................................................................... 31
Quick Steps - Swale ....................................................................................................................... 32
Locate Feature Line ..................................................................................................34
Quick Steps – Create a contour line .............................................................................................. 36
Quick Steps – Create a graded line (breakline) ............................................................................. 37
Point Wipeout ...........................................................................................................38
Quick Steps – Wiping Points from Proposed Toposurface ............................................................ 39
Locate Street ............................................................................................................40
Locate Streets ................................................................................................................................ 40
Street Intersections ........................................................................................................................ 43
Quick Steps – Create a street using an existing line ..................................................................... 44
Quick Steps – Create street using draw option ............................................................................. 46
Quick Steps – Street Intersection .................................................................................................. 47
Locate Curb ..............................................................................................................48
Toposurface Association ................................................................................................................ 51
Quick Steps – Create a curb on a parking lot edge ....................................................................... 52

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 Quick Steps – Create a parking lot island ...................................................................................... 53
Locate Retaining Wall ...............................................................................................55
Quick Steps – Create a retaining wall using an existing line ......................................................... 58
Locate Sidewalk .......................................................................................................59
Quick Steps – Create a sidewalk using an existing line ................................................................ 62
Quick Steps – Create sidewalk using draw option ......................................................................... 63
Locate Parking Lot ....................................................................................................65
Quick Steps – Create a sidewalk using an existing line ................................................................ 67
4 Modify ......................................................................................................................69
Modify Soft Terrain ...................................................................................................70
Quick Steps – Change the elevation of a soft terrain feature ....................................................... 71
Modify Feature Line ..................................................................................................72
Modify Point Wipeout ................................................................................................74
Modify Street ............................................................................................................75
Quick Steps – Change the grade of a street segment .................................................................. 77
Modify Curb ..............................................................................................................78
Quick Steps – Change the curb type ............................................................................................ 79
Modify Retaining Wall ...............................................................................................80
Quick Steps – Delete a retaining wall ............................................................................................ 82
Modify Sidewalk ........................................................................................................82
Quick Steps – Move the sidewalk .................................................................................................. 84
Modify Parking Lot ....................................................................................................85
Quick Steps – Adding a break line to the parking lot toposurface ................................................. 87
5 Family Managers ....................................................................................................88
Soft Terrain Family Manager ....................................................................................89
New Soft Terrain Family ................................................................................................................. 90
Modify Soft Terrain Family ............................................................................................................. 91
Copy Soft Terrain Family ............................................................................................................... 91
Load Soft Terrain Family ................................................................................................................ 92
Soft Terrain Type Manager ............................................................................................................ 92
New Soft Terrain Type ................................................................................................................... 94
Modify Soft Terrain Type ................................................................................................................ 95
Delete Soft Terrain Type ................................................................................................................ 96
Street Family Manager .............................................................................................96
New Street Family .......................................................................................................................... 98
Modify Street Family ...................................................................................................................... 99
Copy Street Family ......................................................................................................................... 99
Load Street Family ....................................................................................................................... 100

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 Street Family Type Manager ........................................................................................................ 100
New Street Type .......................................................................................................................... 102
Modify Street Type ....................................................................................................................... 106
Delete Street Type ....................................................................................................................... 110
Curb Family Manager .............................................................................................110
New Curb Family .......................................................................................................................... 112
Modify Curb Family ...................................................................................................................... 113
Copy Curb Family ........................................................................................................................ 113
Load Curb Family ......................................................................................................................... 114
Curb Type Manager ..................................................................................................................... 114
New Curb Type ............................................................................................................................ 115
Modify Curb Type ......................................................................................................................... 117
Delete Curb Type ......................................................................................................................... 118
Retaining Wall Family Manager ..............................................................................119
New Retaining Wall Family .......................................................................................................... 120
Modify Retaining Wall Family ....................................................................................................... 121
Copy Retaining Wall Family ......................................................................................................... 121
Load Retaining Wall Family ......................................................................................................... 122
Retaining Wall Types ................................................................................................................... 122
New Retaining Wall Type ............................................................................................................. 124
Modify Retaining Wall Type ......................................................................................................... 125
Delete Retaining Wall Type.......................................................................................................... 127
Sidewalk Family Manager.......................................................................................127
New Sidewalk Family ................................................................................................................... 129
Modify Sidewalk Family ................................................................................................................ 130
Copy Sidewalk Family .................................................................................................................. 130
Load Sidewalk Family .................................................................................................................. 131
Sidewalk Type Manager............................................................................................................... 131
New Sidewalk Type ...................................................................................................................... 132
Modify Sidewalk Type .................................................................................................................. 134
Delete Sidewalk Type .................................................................................................................. 136
Parking Lot Family Manager ...................................................................................136
New Parking Lot Family ............................................................................................................... 138
Modify Parking Lot Family ............................................................................................................ 139
Copy Parking Lot Family .............................................................................................................. 139
Load Parking Lot Family .............................................................................................................. 140
Parking Lot Type Manager ........................................................................................................... 140
New Parking Lot Family Type ...................................................................................................... 141
Modify Parking Lot Type .............................................................................................................. 142
Delete Parking Lot Type............................................................................................................... 143
6 Reports ..................................................................................................................145

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 Annotate .................................................................................................................146
Quick Steps - Annotate ................................................................................................................ 147
Reports ...................................................................................................................147
Quick Steps – Reports ................................................................................................................. 149
7 Program Files........................................................................................................151
Site Designer for Revit Program, Support and Libraries .........................................152
Program Files ............................................................................................................................... 152
Support, Libraries and Documentation ........................................................................................ 152
Revit Add-ins Folder ..................................................................................................................... 152
Contacting Technical Support.................................................................................152
About ............................................................................................................................................ 153

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1 GETTING STARTED
In this chapter:

Overview ......................................................................... 8
System Requirements ..................................................... 8
........................................................................................ 9
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Overview

Figure 1-1 Site Designer for Revit Ribbon

Site Designer™ for Revit® enables architects, designers and planners to shape the terrain for their
building sites using grading tools to model pads, parking lots, streets, sidewalks and retaining walls. Site
Designer uses native Revit families, components and toposurfaces, so designs become part of the overall
Building Information Model without the need to transfer between design systems.

Through various component placement tools, design professionals can further enhance their building
models with site grading features to visualize their design in 3D and to convey design intent to all
stakeholders. Site Designer’s dynamic editing tools provide the ability to change grades, elevations and
move grading components while automatically reshaping the underlying toposurface. With a site plan
contained within the Building Information Model, volume and quantity reports are easily viewed using
native Revit commands.

System Requirements
The system requirements are listed below for Site Designer for Revit 2015 (client) workstations.

Workstation Hardware and Operating System Requirements

• Revit 2015 64-bit.
• Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 64-bit (Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional or Home Premium), Microsoft
Windows 8 64-bit (Enterprise, Pro or Windows 8) or Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bit (Enterprise, Pro
or Windows 8.1).
• Single- or Multi-Core Intel® Pentium®, Xeon®, or i-Series processor or AMD® equivalent with
SSE2 technology.4 GB of RAM.
• 5 GB of free disk space.
• 1280 x 1024 monitor and display adapter capable of 24-bit color.

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 • Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device.
System recommendations are the same as those recommended for a Revit 2015 installation.

Client Windows Registry and Folder Rights

• Full registry rights to the Site Designer for Revit keys.
• Read access to the license folder location.
• Read/write access to the Site Designer for Revit support files.

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2 IMPORT/EXPORT
In this chapter:

Import LandXML ............................................................ 12

Export LandXML ........................................................... 18
Set Base Toposurface................................................... 22

CHAPTER

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Import LandXML
RIBBON: Site Designer – Import/Export – Import LandXML

ICON:

LandXML files provide a way to exchange engineering and survey data between professionals on the BIM
team that are using different software applications. LandXML files typically may include surfaces, road
and street alignments, parcels and survey data. These files can be easily created by the engineers or
consultants on your team using applications such as AutoCAD Civil 3D.

Use the Site Designer for Revit Import LandXML command to import the project surface and alignment
data created through those engineering applications to streamline toposurface creation and the location
of alignments in the project. Site Designer uses the surface information in the LandXML file to create
Revit toposurfaces. Alignments are placed in the project using Revit model lines.

Figure 2-1 Import LandXML Dialog Box

Option Function
File Name Input the file name and location of the LandXML file with the data you want to
import.

Browse button Click on the Browse button to browse to the location where the file is stored
and select the file with the data you want to import.

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 Option Function
Import toposurfaces Toggle on this option to import all the surfaces found in the LandXML file.
found in LandXML file

Import alignments Toggle on this option to import all the alignments found in the LandXML file.
found in LandXML file

Toposurface Selection
If you toggled on the Import toposurfaces found in LANDXML file option on the Import LandXML Dialog
Box, you are prompted to select the surface(s) to import.

Figure 2-2 Select Toposurfaces to Import Dialog Box

Option Function
Name This column displays the name of the surface(s) found in the LandXML file.

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 Option Function
Description This column displays the description for the surface(s) found in the LandXML
file.

OK Click OK to import the surfaces highlighted in the list.

Cancel Click Cancel to cancel importing the toposurfaces.

Toposurface Information
After selecting the surface(s) to import, you are able to choose between adding the surface as a new
toposurface in the Revit model and the phase in which it will be created, or overwriting an existing
toposurface in the model.

Figure 2-3 Toposurface Information Dialog Box

Option Function
Toposurface This area displays the number of points that make up the surface.
Information

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Option Function
Add as a New Toggle this option on to add the selected surface as a new toposurface in the
Toposurface project.

Toposurface Name The name that will be displayed in the toposurface properties. By default, Site
Designer for Revit proposes the name found in the LandXML description.

Phase Created Use this option to assign the toposurface that is being added to a specific
phase in the project. By default, Site Designer for Revit proposes that the
toposurface be added in the Existing phase.
Overwrite Existing Toggle this option on if you want to overwrite an existing toposurface in the
Toposurface project. This is useful as you may go through various iterations of your site
model with other members of the team that use other engineering applications
such as AutoCAD Civil 3D.
Select Toposurface to Site Designer for Revit displays a list of the toposurfaces currently in the
Overwrite model. You can select the target toposurface from the list and Site Designer
for Revit will delete it from the project and create a new one using the data
from the LandXML file.
OK Click OK to accept the entries and continue the import process.

Cancel Click Cancel to cancel the entries. If you had more than one toposurface, you
are prompted for the import information for the next toposurface.

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Alignment Selection
If you toggled on the Import alignments found in LandXML option in the Import LandXML Dialog Box, you
are prompted to select the alignment(s) you want to import.

Figure 2-4 Select Alignments to Import Dialog Box

Option Function
Name This column displays the name of the alignment(s) found in the LandXML file.

Level Use the Level drop list to select the level in which you want to draw the model
lines representing the alignments found in the LandXML file.

OK Click OK to accept importing the alignments highlighted in the list.

Cancel Click Cancel to cancel importing the alignments.

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Quick Steps – Import LandXML
1. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Import LandXML.

2. Click on the Browse button and select the folder where you have the LandXML file stored.

3. Highlight the file and click Open.

4. Toggle on the Import toposurfaces found in LandXML file and Import alignments found in
LandXML file options to import the surfaces and alignments found in the LandXML file.

5. Click OK.

6. Highlight the surface or surfaces that you want to import into the project from the Select
Toposurfaces to Import Dialog Box and click OK.

7. In the Toposurface Information Dialog Box, click on Add as a New Toposurface.

a. You can change the display name of the toposurface in the Revit project. By default, Site
Designer for Revit proposes the same name found in the LandXML file.

b. Choose the Phase for the toposurface. By default, Site Designer for Revit displays a list
of the available phases in the project and proposes Existing.

8. Click OK to accept importing the toposurface. Repeat as necessary.

9. Highlight the alignment or alignments that you want to import into the project from the
Select Alignments to Import Dialog Box.

10. Select the level in which the alignment lines are to be drawn.

11. Click OK to accept importing the alignments.

The selected surfaces and alignments are imported into the project.
12. To view the import results, you may need to change the active view to a Site or 3D view.

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Export LandXML
RIBBON: Site Designer – Import/Export – Export LandXML

ICON:

LandXML files provide a way to exchange engineering and survey data between professionals in the BIM
team that are using different software applications. LandXML files typically may include surfaces, road
and street alignments, parcels and survey data. These files can be easily created by the engineers or
consultants on your team using applications such as AutoCAD Civil 3D.

Once you have modeled the site using the Site Designer for Revit commands, use the Export LandXML
command to create a LandXML file with your Revit project toposurface and street centerline data so you
can streamline how you share your design intent with team members that use engineering applications.

Figure 2-5 Export to LandXML Dialog Box

Option Function
File Name Input the file name and location where the file is to be saved.

Browse button Click on this button to select the folder where you want to save the file.

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Option Function
Project Enter a Project name to be stored in the LandXML file. By default, Site
Designer for Revit proposes the Revit project name.

Created by Email Enter the email address of the person that created the model if you want this
information to be stored in the LandXML file.

Created by Enter the name of the person that created the model if you want this
information to be stored in the LandXML file.

Export toposurfaces Toggle on this option to export one or more toposurfaces from the Revit
found in the model project.

Export Site Designer Toggle on this option to export the alignments (centerlines) of the streets
alignments found in created using Site Designer for Revit.
the model
OK Click OK to export the file.

Cancel Click Cancel to cancel out the command.

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Toposurfaces to Export
Use this command to select the toposurface(s) you want to export from the Revit project.

Figure 2-6 Select Toposurfaces to Export Dialog Box

Option Function
Name This column displays the name of all the toposurfaces in the Revit project. You
can export more than one toposurface at a time.

OK Click OK to accept the selection.

Cancel Click Cancel to cancel the command.

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Alignment to Export
Use this command to select the street alignments (centerlines) you want to export from the Revit project.

Figure 2-7 Select Alignment to Export Dialog Box

Option Function
Name This column displays the name of the street alignments found in the Revit
project.

OK Click OK to accept the selection.

Cancel Click Cancel to cancel the command.

Quick Steps – Export LandXML

1. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Export LandXML.

2. Enter the file name and path to where you want to store the file.

3. Fill in the user information fields.

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 This information is saved to the LandXML file as reference for other team members.
4. Toggle on the Export toposurfaces found in the model and Export Site Designer
alignments found in the model options and click on OK.

5. In the Select Toposurfaces to Export Dialog Box, select the toposurfaces you want to
export from your project and click on OK.

6. In the Select Alignment to Export Dialog Box, select the street alignments you want to
export from your project and click on OK.

Site Designer informs you when the export is complete.

Set Base Toposurface

RIBBON: Site Designer – Set Base Toposurface

ICON:

To develop the site model, Site Designer for Revit uses the concept of creating a ‘proposed’ toposurface
on which all changes are made. Site Designer creates a copy of the selected toposurface, names it
Proposed Toposurface and assigns it to the New Construction phase. If you select more than one
toposurface in the model, Site Designer combines them to form a single toposurface. You can also use
this command if you need to change the base toposurface. Each time you add a new or modify an
existing Site Designer component, the program rebuilds the site model using the new base toposurface.

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Figure 2-8 Set Base Toposurface Dialog Box

Option Function
Surface Name This column displays the name of the toposurfaces found in the project.

Phase Created This column displays the phase to which the toposurface was assigned.

Pick If you are not sure of the name of the toposurface, click on Pick and to
graphically select the toposurface in a model view.

OK Click OK to accept the selection and create the proposed toposurface.

Cancel Click Cancel to cancel the command.

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Quick Steps – Setting a Base Toposurface
1. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Set Base Toposurface.

2. Select the surface you want to copy as the Base Toposurface.

3. Click OK.

Site Designer for Revit makes a copy of the selected toposurface, names it Proposed
Toposurface and assigns it to the New Construction phase.

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3 LOCATE
In this chapter:

Locate Soft Terrain ........................................................ 26

Locate Street ................................................................. 40
Locate Curb ................................................................... 48
Locate Retaining Wall ................................................... 55
Locate Sidewalk ............................................................ 59
Locate Parking Lot ........................................................ 65
CHAPTER

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Locate Soft Terrain
RIBBON: Site Designer – Locate – Soft Terrain

ICON:

Use Site Designer for Revit Soft Terrain components to shape the project toposurface by creating a
master plan, controlled slope building pads, berms, ditches, swales, detention ponds, and other features.
The soft terrain family parameters help you control whether the resulting terrain offsets from the host line,
slope projection values for cut and fill conditions, and projection increments.

Through the locate process you determine whether the feature is to follow the terrain or if has a constant
elevation. When you locate soft terrain features you are affecting the Base Toposurface set since Site
Designer for Revit provides you with the ability to report the cut and fill volumes through the Revit
schedule view.

To determine the location of the feature, you can draw model and detail lines using Revit commands, or
you can use the Site Designer drawing option. In both cases, Site Designer converts these lines into the
feature host line. You can edit and annotate the feature by selecting and applying changes, and annotate
the host line by using the Modify and Annotate commands.

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Figure 3-1 Locate Soft Terrain Dialog Box

Option Function
Soft Terrain Family Displays a list of the Soft Terrain families currently loaded in the project.

Select Family button Click on this button to browse, select and load a new family into the project.

Soft Terrain Type Displays a list of the soft terrain types available in the selected family.

Soft Terrain Name Enter a name to distinguish the feature that you are placing. This information
is kept with the host line.

Relative Elevation Use Relative Elevation from Toposurface if you want the soft terrain feature to
from Toposurface follow the terrain at a relative elevation from the base toposurface. Site
Designer for Revit finds the elevation of the base toposurface at the vertices
along the host line and uses that information to create the new feature.

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Option Function
Elevation Input the desired relative elevation from the base toposurface. The number
can be positive or negative.
To create a berm, enter a positive value. To create a swale, enter a negative
value.
Constant Elevation Use this option to assign a constant elevation to the feature.

Elevation Input the desired elevation for the feature.

Segment When using the Existing Host Line option, the feature is created along the
selected line segment.

When using the Draw option, you are prompted for two points and then the
soft terrain feature is created.

Chain When using the Existing Host Line option, the feature is created along the
entire chain.

When using the Draw option, you can create as many segments as you want.

Create a Copy Site Designer automatically hides the host line for the soft terrain feature. You
can make a copy of the host line that is to be visible so you can use it as a
reference to lay out other components.
Use an Existing Host Toggle this option to convert any model and detail lines in the project into Site
Line Designer component host lines.

Draw Host Line Toggle this option to start the Site Designer sketch mode. You are able to pick
points and Site Designer uses the Radius to place arcs at the intersection of
the tangent lines.
Radius When using the Draw option, the Radius you enter determines if any arcs are
to be placed at the intersection between the tangent lines and the radius of
these arcs. Any value higher than 0 creates an arc.
Insert Click on insert to create the soft terrain feature.

Cancel Click Cancel to cancel the command.

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When running the command for the first time on a project, if no families have been loaded, you are
prompted to load a default family. This loads the default sample soft terrain family into your project. You
can also do this for all the other Site Designer for Revit commands. The program comes with a series of
additional families with a variety of types that can be found in the Library folder. Typically, this folder is
located at C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Site Designer for Revit 2015\Library.

You can also customize your own families using the Family Manager command. Once you have created a
family, this family is loaded into your project and can be used right away. The family is also saved to the
location of your choice and can be loaded to other projects.

Quick Steps – Master Plan Grades

These quick steps use the Use an Existing Host Line method of creating a feature.

1. Use the Revit Model Lines or Detail Lines command to draw the bounding master plan
area of the site. Make sure that you close the chain.

2. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Soft Terrain in the Locate panel.

If you hadn’t done so previously, you may need to set the base toposurface for the project.
Review the Set Base Toposurface section in the manual for more information.

If you receive a prompt to load default families, toggle Always load default families.

3. Click on the Soft Terrain Family list and select the Mass Grading family.

If you don’t have the Mass Grading.rfa family loaded, click on the Select Family button, browse to
the Site Designer for Revit Library folder and select Mass Grading.rfa. Click Open to load the
family into the project. You can also create your own soft terrain families using the Soft Terrain
Family Manager command. For more information on customizing families, review the Soft Terrain
Family Manager section in the manual.

4. Click on the Soft Terrain Type list and select the 1-to-1 slopes type.

This default family type cut and fill slopes are set to ratio of 1/1 and offsets are set to 0.

5. Type in a Name for the feature you are about to create.

This name is associated with the host line only.

6. Toggle Constant Elevation and input the desired Elevation.

7. Toggle Chain since you are selecting a closed chain in the model.

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 Site Designer converts your chain into the feature host line and then hides it. If you want to
reference this chain as you further design and lay out other components on the site, you can
toggle Create a Copy to leave a visible copy of the host line.

8. Toggle Use an Existing Host Line.

9. Click on Insert.

10. In the Revit model view, select the closed chain that was previously drawn.

11. Answer No to the Project Slopes on the Inside message.

Site Designer calculates the elevation of the points on your host line, projects slopes to tie to the
base toposurface and builds a new proposed toposurface for you representing the master grade
of the site.

12. Click Cancel to close the dialog box.

Quick Steps – Building Pads

These quick steps use the Use an Existing Host Line method of creating a feature.

1. Use the Revit Model Lines or Detail Lines command to draw the footprint of the building
pad you want to grade. Make sure that you close the chain.

2. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Soft Terrain in the Locate panel.

If you hadn’t done so previously, you may need to set the base toposurface for the project.
Review the Set Base Toposurface section in the manual for more information.

If you receive a prompt to load default families, toggle Always load default families.

3. Click on the Soft Terrain Family list and select the Building Pads family.

If you don’t have the building pads family loaded, click on the Select Family button, browse to the
Site Designer for Revit Library folder and select Building Pads.rfa. Click Open to load the family
into the project. You can also create your own soft terrain families using the Soft Terrain Family
Manager command. For more information on customizing families, review the Soft Terrain Family
Manager section in the manual.

4. Click on the Soft Terrain Type list and select the 1-to-1 slopes type.

This default family type cut and fill slopes are set to ratio of 1/1 and offsets are set to 0.

5. Type in the Name for the feature you are about to create.

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 This name is associated with the host line only.

6. Toggle Constant Elevation and input the desired Elevation.

7. Toggle Chain since you are selecting a closed chain in the model.

Site Designer converts your chain into the feature host line and then hides it. If you want to
reference this chain as you further design and layout other components on the site, you can
toggle Create a Copy to leave a visible copy of the host line.

8. Toggle Use an Existing Host Line.

9. Click on Insert.

10. In the Revit model view, select the closed chain that was previously drawn.

11. Answer No to the Project Slopes on the Inside message.

Site Designer calculates the elevation of the points on your host line, projects slopes to tie to the
base toposurface and builds a new proposed toposurface for you representing the building pad
elevation and controlled slope ties to the proposed toposurface.

12. Click Cancel to close the dialog box.

Quick Steps – Berm

These quick steps use the Draw Host Line method to create the feature.

1. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Soft Terrain in the Locate panel.

If you hadn’t done so previously, you may need to set the base toposurface for the project.
Review the Set Base Toposurface section in the manual for more information.

If you receive a prompt to load default families, toggle Always load default families.

2. Click on the Soft Terrain Family list and select the Berms family.

If you don’t have the Berms family loaded, click on the Select Family button, browse to the Site
Designer for Revit Library folder and select Berms.rfa. Click Open to load the family into the
project. You can also create your own soft terrain families using the Soft Terrain Family Manager
command. For more information on customizing families, review the Soft Terrain Family Manager
section in the manual.

3. Click on the Soft Terrain Type list and select the 4 feet 4-to-1 slopes type.

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 This default family type cut and fill slopes are set to ratio of 4/1, which creates a 4-foot wide berm.

4. Type in the Name for the feature you are about to create.

This name is associated with the host line only.

5. Toggle Relative Elevation from Toposurface and input the desired relative Elevation.

6. Toggle Chain to draw multiple segments.

Site Designer converts your chain into the feature host line and then hides it. If you want to
reference this chain as you further design and layout other components on the site, you can
toggle Create a Copy to leave a visible copy of the host line.

7. Toggle Draw Host Line.

8. Enter a 15’ Radius value and Site Designer automatically places a 15’ radius arcs at the
intersections of the lines.

Entering a radius of 0 prevents Site Designer from placing any arcs. Site Designer smooth’s the
projected slopes along the corner using the slope projection radial increment parameter in the
family. For more information on customizing families, please read the corresponding section in
the manual.

9. Click on Insert.

10. In the Revit model view, use the mouse to pick the points along the chain for the feature.
Press the <Esc> key on your keyboard or right-click and select cancel to complete the
process.

Clicking on two points draws a temporary line. When a radius is being uses, clicking on the next
points draws both the arcs and lines for the host line.

Site Designer calculates the elevation of the points on your host line, the offset widths for the top
of berm and project slopes to tie to the base toposurface. Then it builds the new proposed
toposurface that includes the berm.

11. Click Cancel to close the dialog box.

Quick Steps - Swale

These quick steps use the Draw Host Line method to create the feature.

1. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Soft Terrain in the Locate panel.

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 If you haven’t already done so, you may need to set the base toposurface for the project. Review
the Set Base Toposurface section in the manual for more information.

If you receive a prompt to load default families, toggle Always load default families.

2. Click on the Soft Terrain Family list and select the Swales family.

If you don’t have the Swales family loaded, click on the Select Family button, browse to the Site
Designer for Revit Library folder and select Swales.rfa. Click Open to load the family into the
project. You can also create your own soft terrain families using the Soft Terrain Family Manager
command. For more information on customizing families, review the Soft Terrain Family Manager
section in the manual.

3. Click on the Soft Terrain Type list and select the V shape 2-to-1 slopes type.

This default family type cut and fill slopes are set to ratio of 2/1 and create a V-shaped swale.

4. Type in the Name for the feature you want to create.

This name is associated with the host line only.

5. Toggle Relative Elevation from Toposurface and input the desired negative relative
Elevation.

6. Toggle Chain to draw multiple segments.

Site Designer converts your chain into the feature host line and then hides it. If you want to
reference this chain as you further design and layout other components on the site, you can
toggle Create a Copy to leave a visible copy of the host line.

7. Toggle Draw Host Line.

8. Enter a 15’ Radius value and Site Designer automatically places 15’ radius arcs at the
intersections of the lines.

Entering a radius of 0 prevents Site Designer from placing any arcs. Site Designer smooth’s the
projected slopes along the corner using the slope projection radial increment parameter in the
family. For more information on customizing families, please read the corresponding section in
the manual.

9. Click on Insert.

10. In the Revit model view, use the mouse to pick the points along the chain for the feature.
Press the <Esc> key on your keyboard or right-click and select Cancel to complete the
process.

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 Clicking on two points draws a temporary line. When a radius is being used, clicking on the next
points draws both the arcs and lines for the host line.

Site Designer calculates the elevation of the points on your host line, the offset widths for the top
of berm and project slopes to tie to the base toposurface. Then it builds the new proposed
toposurface that includes the berm.

11. Click Cancel to close the dialog box.

Locate Feature Line

RIBBON: Site Designer – Locate – Feature Line

ICON:

Use the Site Designer for Revit Feature Line command to create contours, grade lines, control edges,
smooth areas in the toposurface, correct spikes or errors on the toposurface when it is created from a
linked CAD file. The Feature Line command will control the toposurface by intensifying the number of
points along host line at constant elevations or at controlled slope.

Figure Locate Feature Line

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Option Function
Linear Point Interval Determines the interval at which the topo points will be placed along the host
line.

Relative Elevation Use Relative Elevation from Toposurface if you want the feature line to follow
from Toposurface the terrain at a relative elevation from the base toposurface. Site Designer for
Revit finds the elevation of the base toposurface at the vertices along the host
line and uses that information to create the new feature.
Elevation Input the desired relative elevation for the feature line.

Elevation Range Use Elevation Range to specify the beginning and ending elevations for the
feature line. If you input different elevation values, Site Designer will
interpolate the elevation of the points along the host line segments.
Beginning Elevation Input the desired beginning elevation for the feature line. If the beginning and
elevations are different, Site Designer will prompt you to select the starting
point.
Ending Elevation Input the desired ending elevation for the feature line.

Grade Use Grade to specify the grade or slope of the feature line. Site Designer will
use this slope value to interpolate the elevation of the points along the host
line segments.
Beginning Elevation Input the desired beginning elevation for the feature line. If the beginning and
elevations are different, Site Designer will prompt you to select the starting
point.
Grade Input the desired grade or slope value.

Segment When selecting an Existing Host Line, the feature is created along the
selected line segment.

When using the Draw option, you are prompted for two points and then the
sidewalk feature is created.

Chain When selecting an Existing Host Line, the feature is created along the entire
chain.

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 Option Function
When using the Draw option, you can create as many segments as you want.

Create a Copy Site Designer automatically hides the host line for the street. You can make a
copy of the host line that is visible and can be used as a reference to lay out
other components.
Use an Existing Host Toggle this option to convert any model and detail lines in the project into Site
Line Designer component host lines.

Draw Host Line Toggle this option to start the Site Designer sketch mode. You are able to pick
points and Site Designer uses the Radius to place arcs at the intersection of
the tangent lines.
Radius When using the Draw option, the Radius you enter determines if any arcs are
to be placed at the intersection between the tangent lines and the radius of
these arcs. Any value higher than 0 creates an arc.
Insert Click on Insert to create the street.

Cancel Click Cancel to cancel the command.

Quick Steps – Create a contour line

These quick steps use the existing line method to create a contour line or define a constant elevation row
of points.

1. Use the Revit Model Lines or Detail Lines command to draw the desired contour line.

There’s no need to assign a level to this line. Site Designer will assign the elevations to the point
from your inputs on the dialog box.

2. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Feature Line in the Locate panel.

If you hadn’t done so previously, you may need to set the base toposurface for the project.
Review the Set Base Toposurface section in the manual for more information.

3. Input the desired Linear Point Interval.

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 To create a smooth contour, you can decrease this interval to 1’ or less.

4. Click on the Elevation Range.

5. Input the desired contour line elevation in both the Beginning and Ending Elevation fields.

If you enter varying elevations, Site Designer will interpolate the topo point elevations along the
host line.

6. Toggle Chain.

Site Designer converts your chain into the feature host line and then hides it. If you want to
reference this chain as you further design and layout other components on the site, you can
toggle Create a Copy to leave a visible copy of the host line.

7. Toggle Use an Existing Host Line.

8. Click on Insert.

9. In the Revit model view, select the chain that was previously drawn.

10. Click on Cancel to close the dialog box.

Quick Steps – Create a graded line (breakline)

These quick steps use the existing line method of creating a feature line.

1. Use the Revit Model Lines or Detail Lines command to draw the line at the appropriate
location.

There’s no need to assign a level to this line. Site Designer will assign the elevations to the point
from your inputs on the dialog box.

2. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Feature Line in the Locate panel.

If you hadn’t done so previously, you may need to set the base toposurface for the project.
Review the Set Base Toposurface section in the manual for more information.

3. Input the desired Linear Point Interval.

To create a smooth contour, you can decrease this interval to 1’ or less.

4. Click on the Elevation Range.

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 Use the Elevation Range method when both the elevation at the beginning and ending elevations
for the feature line are known.

5. Input the desired Beginning Elevation for the graded line.

6. Input the desired Ending Elevation for the graded line.

7. Toggle Chain.

Site Designer converts your chain into the feature host line and then hides it. If you want to
reference this chain as you further design and layout other components on the site, you can
toggle Create a Copy to leave a visible copy of the host line.

8. Toggle Use an Existing Host Line.

9. Click on Insert.

10. In the Revit model view, select the chain that was previously drawn.

11. Graphically pick the start point for the graded line.

12. Click on Cancel to close the dialog box.

Point Wipeout
RIBBON: Site Designer – Locate – Point Wipeout

ICON:

Use the Site Designer for Revit to delete points from the proposed toposurface. This will make controlling
the toposurface with the Feature Line easier.

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Figure Locate Point Wipeout

Option Function
Create a Copy Site Designer automatically hides the host line for the street. You can make a
copy of the host line that is visible and can be used as a reference to lay out
other components.
Use an Existing Host Toggle this option to convert any model and detail lines in the project into Site
Line Designer component host lines.

Draw Host Line Toggle this option to start the Site Designer sketch mode. You are able to pick
points and Site Designer uses the Radius to place arcs at the intersection of
the tangent lines.
Radius When using the Draw option, the Radius you enter determines if any arcs are
to be placed at the intersection between the tangent lines and the radius of
these arcs. Any value higher than 0 creates an arc.
Show Affected Points Toggling on Show Affected Points will temporarily display a marker with all the
points in the wipeout area that will deleted from the Proposed Toposurface.

Insert Click on Insert to create the street.

Cancel Click Cancel to cancel the command.

Quick Steps – Wiping Points from Proposed Toposurface

These quick steps use the existing line method of creating a point wipeout area.

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 1. Use the Revit Model Lines or Detail Lines command to draw the line that encloses the area
with the points you want to delete.

There’s no need to assign a level to this line. Site Designer will assign the elevations to the point
from your inputs on the dialog box.

2. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Feature Line in the Point Wipeout.

If you hadn’t done so previously, you may need to set the base toposurface for the project.
Review the Set Base Toposurface section in the manual for more information.

3. Toggle Chain.

Site Designer converts your chain into the feature host line and then hides it. If you want to
reference this chain as you further design and layout other components on the site, you can
toggle Create a Copy to leave a visible copy of the host line.

4. Toggle Use an Existing Host Line.

5. Click on Insert.

6. In the Revit model view, select the chain that was previously drawn.

7. Click on Cancel to close the dialog box.

Locate Street
RIBBON: Site Designer – Locate – Street

ICON:

Use Site Designer for Revit to model the project streets. The street family parameters help you control the
number of lanes, cross-slopes, curb and gutter placement, boulevard clearing zone, slope projection
settings, and materials.

Locate Streets
When you locate streets, Site Designer updates the toposurface with the street section, boulevard and
slope ties into the proposed toposurface. It also creates and places a mass form in the model for you to
visualize the street and obtain pavement, curb and gutter, base and sub-base quantities, and the total cut

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and fill. The base and sub-base materials are only reported using the Site Designer for Revit Report
command.

To determine the location of the street, you can draw model and detail lines using Revit commands or you
can use the Site Designer drawing option. In both cases, Site Designer converts these lines into the
feature host line. You can edit and annotate the feature by selecting and applying changes, and
annotating the host line using the Modify and Annotate commands.

Figure 3-2 Locate Street Dialog Box

Option Function
Street Family Displays a list of the Street families currently loaded in the project.

Select Family button Click on this button to browse, select and load a new family into the project.

Street Type Displays a list of the street types available in the selected family.

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Option Function
Street Name Enter a name to distinguish the street you are placing. This information is kept
with the host line and also assigned to the street masses in the project.

Relative Elevation Use Relative Elevation from Toposurface if you want the street to follow the
from Toposurface terrain at a relative elevation from the base toposurface. Site Designer for
Revit finds the elevation of the base toposurface at the vertices along the host
line and uses that information to create the new feature.
Elevation Input the desired relative elevation from the base toposurface. The number
can be positive or negative.

Constant Elevation Use Constant Elevation if you want to assign a constant elevation to the
street.

Elevation Input the desired elevation for the street.

Segment When selecting an Existing Host Line, the feature is created along the
selected line segment.

When using the Draw option, you are prompted for two points and then the
sidewalk feature is created.

Chain When selecting an Existing Host Line, the feature is created along the entire
chain.

When using the Draw option, you can create as many segments as you want.

Create a Copy Site Designer automatically hides the host line for the street. You can make a
copy of the host line that is visible and can be used as a reference to lay out
other components.
Use an Existing Host Toggle this option to convert any model and detail lines in the project into Site
Line Designer component host lines.

Draw Host Line Toggle this option to start the Site Designer sketch mode. You are able to pick
points and Site Designer uses the Radius to place arcs at the intersection of
the tangent lines.
Radius When using the Draw option, the Radius you enter determines if any arcs are
to be placed at the intersection between the tangent lines and the radius of
these arcs. Any value higher than 0 creates an arc.

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 Option Function
Insert Click on Insert to create the street.

Cancel Click Cancel to cancel the command.

When running the command for the first time on a project, if no families have been loaded yet, you are
prompted to load a default family. This load the default sample street family into your project. You can
also select to do this for all the other Site Designer for Revit commands. The program comes with a series
of additional families with a variety of types that can be found in the Library folder. Typically, this folder is
found on C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Site Designer for Revit 2015\Library.

You can also customize your own families using the Family Manager command. Once you have created a
family, this family is loaded into your project and can be used right away. The family is also saved to the
location of your choice and can be loaded to other projects.

Street Intersections
When locating streets, Site Designer for Revit will detect if the new street intersects with another street
that has already been placed in the model. Once an intersection is found, you can allow Site Designer to
clean the intersection and determine what the return radiuses will be.

Figure Street Intersection Found Prompt

Option Function
Yes Click Yes if you want Site Designer to create the intersection.

No Click No if you do not want Site Designer to create the intersection but still
create the street mass form.

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 Option Function
Cancel Click Cancel if you do not want Site Designer to create the intersection nor
place the new street.

If you accept the prompt for Site Designer to create the intersection, you will be prompted if you want to
change the return radiuses.

Figure Change Radius

Option Function
Current Radius Current Radius will display the return radius of a selected return point.

Select Click the Select button if you want to change any of the return radiuses in the
intersection. After clicking Select, you will be prompted to graphically pick a
point close to the return radius you want modify.
New Radius To change the return radius, input a new value in the New Radius field.

Apply Click Apply to accept and apply the New Radius value.

Finish Click Finish once you want Site Designer to process the street and
intersection.

Cancel Click Cancel to cancel out of the command.

Quick Steps – Create a street using an existing line

These quick steps use the Use an Existing Host Line method of creating a feature.

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1. Use the Revit Model Lines or Detail Lines command to draw the centerline of the street
you want to create.

2. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Street in the Locate panel.

If you hadn’t done so previously, you may need to set the base toposurface for the project.
Review the Set Base Toposurface section in the manual for more information.

If you receive a prompt to load default families, toggle Always load default families.

3. Click on the Street Family list and select the Streets family.

If you don’t have the Streets family loaded, click on the Select Family button, browse to the Site
Designer for Revit Library folder and select Streets.rfa. Click open to load the family into the
project. You can also create your own street families using the Street Family Manager command.
For more information on customizing families, review the Street Family Manager section in the
manual.

4. Click on the Street Type list and select the 2 lanes with curb and gutter type.

This default family type defines a 2 lane road. Each lane is 12’ wide with a 2% crown, curb and
gutter, 6’ boulevard clear zone, cut and fill slopes are set to ratio of 4/1, and sub-base and base
materials are set to a depth of 6” each.

5. Type in the Name for the street that you are about to create.

This name is associated with the host line and is used for the mass family when it is placed in the
project.

6. Toggle Constant Elevation and input the desired Elevation.

7. Toggle Chain.

Site Designer converts your chain into the feature host line and then hides it. If you want to
reference this chain as you further design and layout other components on the site, you can
toggle Create a Copy to leave a visible copy of the host line.

8. Toggle Use an Existing Host Line.

9. Click on Insert.

10. In the Revit model view, select the chain that was previously drawn.

11. Graphically pick the start point for the street.

12. Toggle Show Mass in all existing Views and click on Close.

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 Because some of the Site Designer components are created as Revit masses, you need to turn
on the masses from the Visibility/Graphics properties for the view.

Site Designer calculates the elevation of the points on your host line, determines the street
section ‘box’, project slopes to tie to the base toposurface and builds a new proposed toposurface
for you. It also creates the mass family that follows the host line and adjusts to the terrain
elevation changes.

You may receive a Revit warning stating “Line in Massing Sketch is slightly off axis and may
cause inaccuracies.” It is normal to receive this warning message and it does not affect the
creation of the mass forms. Click on OK to continue.

13. Click on Cancel to close the dialog box.

Quick Steps – Create street using draw option

These quick steps use the Draw Host Line method to create the feature.

1. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Street in the Locate panel.

If you haven’t done so already, you may need to set the base toposurface for the project. Review
the Set Base Toposurface section in the manual for more information.

If you receive a prompt to load default families, toggle Always load default families.

2. Click on the Street Family list and select the Streets family.

If you don’t have the Streets family loaded, click on the Select Family button, browse to the Site
Designer for Revit Library folder and select Streets.rfa. Click open to load the family into the
project. You can also create your own street families using the Street Family Manager command.
For more information on customizing families, review the Street Family Manager section in the
manual.

3. Click on the Street Type list and select the 2 lanes with curb and gutter type.

This default family type defines a 2 lane road. Each lane is 12’ wide with a 2% crown, curb and
gutter, 6’ boulevard clear zone, cut and fill slopes are set to ratio of 4/1, and sub-base and base
materials are set to a depth of 6” each.

4. Type in the Name for the street you want to create.

This name is associated with the host line and is used for the mass family when it is placed in the
project.

5. Toggle Constant Elevation and input the desired Elevation.

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 6. Toggle Chain.

Site Designer creates the chain for the host line and then hides it. If you want to reference this
chain as you further design and layout other components on the site, you can toggle Create a
Copy to leave a visible copy of the host line.

7. Toggle Draw Host Line.

8. Input a Radius of 150’ to automatically create the street curves with this radius.

9. Click on Insert.

10. In the Revit model view, graphically pick the points along the street centerline you want to
create.

11. Press <Esc> on your keyboard or right-click and select Cancel to complete the command.

12. Toggle Show Mass in all existing Views and click on Close.

Because the some of the Site Designer components are created as Revit masses, you need to
turn on the masses from the Visibility/Graphics properties for the view.

Site Designer calculates the elevation of the points on your host line, determines the street
section ‘box’, projects slopes to tie to the base toposurface and builds a new proposed
toposurface for you. It also creates the mass family that follows the host line and adjusts to the
terrain elevation changes.

You may receive a Revit warning stating “Line in Massing Sketch is slightly off axis and may
cause inaccuracies.” It is normal to receive this warning message and it does not affect the
creation of the mass forms. Click on OK to continue.

13. Click on Cancel to close the dialog box.

Quick Steps – Street Intersection

These quick steps use the Use Host Line method to create the feature.

1. Draw the centerline of the street. Make sure that one end of the line extends over the curb
or pavement of the street that you are trying to intersect too.

You may use Revit model or detail lines.

2. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Street in the Locate panel.

3. Click on the Street Family list and select the Streets family.

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 4. Click on the Street Type list and select the 2 lanes with curb and gutter type.

5. Type in the Name for the street you want to create.

This name is associated with the host line and is used for the mass family when it is placed in the
project.

6. Toggle Constant Elevation and input the desired Elevation.

7. Toggle Chain.

Site Designer creates the chain for the host line and then hides it. If you want to reference this
chain as you further design and layout other components on the site, you can toggle Create a
Copy to leave a visible copy of the host line.

8. Click on Insert.

9. Select the line drawn in the first step.

10. Answer Yes to the “Intersection(s) were found. Do you want to create the intersection(s)?”
prompt.

11. To change the return radius, click the Select button and graphically click close to the
return radius marker.

The current return radius will be displayed in the New Radius field.

12. Change the value under the New Radius field and click Apply.

13. Repeat as necessary.

14. Click Finish.

Site Designer will process the new street, transition the pavement, transition the curbs along their
returns, and regrade the terrain.

15. Click on Close to close the dialog box.

Locate Curb
RIBBON: Site Designer – Locate – Curb

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ICON:

Use Site Designer for Revit to model the project curbs. The curb family parameters help you control the
curb width and height, gutter width and height, material and slope projection settings.

When you locate curbs, you have the option to associate them to any of the toposurfaces created by Site
Designer. As changes are made to the toposurface associated to the curb component, Site Designer for
Revit automatically updates the curb itself. Curbs always follow the toposurface they have been
associated with. Selecting a closed chain or sketching a closed chain creates a parking lot island. When
creating parking lot islands, Site Designer adds an ‘infill’, or capping toposurface, to the island.

When Site Designer creates the curb, it updates the associated toposurface and then places a mass
form. You can visualize the curb and obtain pavement, base and sub-base quantities. The base and sub-
base materials are only reported through the Site Designer for Revit Report command.

Figure 3-3 Locate Curb Dialog Box

Option Function
Curb Family Displays a list of the Curb families currently loaded in the project.

Select Family button Click on this button to browse, select and load a new family into the project.

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Curb Type Displays a list of the curb types available in the selected family.

Curb Name Enter a name to distinguish the curb you are placing. This information is kept
with the host line and assigned to the curb masses in the project.

Segment When selecting an Existing Host Line, the feature is created along the
selected line segment.

When using the Draw option, you are prompted for two points and then the
curb feature is created.

Chain When selecting an Existing Host Line, the feature is created along the entire
chain.

When using the Draw option, you can create as many segments as you want.

Create a Copy Site Designer automatically hides the host line for the curb. You can make a
copy of the host line that is visible and can be used as a reference to lay out
other components.
Use an Existing Host Toggle this option to convert any model and detail lines in the project into Site
Line Designer component host lines.

Draw Host Line Toggle this option to start the Site Designer sketch mode. You are able to pick
points and Site Designer uses the Radius to place arcs at the intersection of
the tangent lines.
Radius When using the Draw option, the Radius you enter determines if any arcs are
to be placed at the intersection between the tangent lines and the radius of
these arcs. Any value higher than 0 creates an arc.
Insert Click on Insert to create the curb.

Cancel Click Cancel to cancel the command.

When running the command for the first time on a project, if no families have been loaded yet, you are
prompted to load a default family. This loads the default sample curb family into your project. You can
also select to do this for all the other Site Designer for Revit commands. The program comes with a series

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of additional families with a variety of types that can be found in the Library folder. Typically, this folder is
found on C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Site Designer for Revit 2015\Library.

You can customize your own families using the Family Manager command. Once you have created a
family, it is loaded into your project and can be used right away. The family is also saved to the location of
your choice and can be loaded to other projects.

Toposurface Association
You can associate the curb component to any of the toposurfaces in the project. If the toposurface is
edited, Site Designer for Revit updates the curb according to these changes. For example, you created a
parking lot island and associated it to a Site Designer Parking Lot component. If you move the parking lot
surface or change the elevations, Site Designer moves the curbs with the parking lot surface and updates
the curb to the new elevations.

Figure 3-4 Pick Toposurface Dialog Box

Option Function
Toposurface Displays a list of the toposurfaces currently found in the project.

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 Option Function
Pick Click on Pick to graphically select the toposurface in the Revit project.

OK Associates the curb with the highlighted toposurface.

Cancel Click Cancel to cancel the command.

Quick Steps – Create a curb on a parking lot edge

These quick steps use the Use an Existing Host Line method of creating a feature.

1. Use the Revit Model Lines or Detail Lines command to draw the edge of the gutter or face
of curb that you want to create.

2. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Curb in the Locate panel.

If you hadn’t done so previously, you may need to set the base toposurface for the project.
Review the Set Base Toposurface section in the manual for more information.

If you receive a prompt to load default families, toggle Always load default families.

3. Click on the Curb Family list and select the Curbs family.

If you don’t have the Curbs family loaded, click on the Select Family button, browse to the Site
Designer for Revit Library folder and select Curbs.rfa. Click open to load the family into the
project. You can also create your own curbs families using the Curb Family Manager command.
For more information on customizing families, review the Curb Family Manager section in the
manual.

4. Click on the Curb Type list and select the 6-inch curb and gutter type.

This default family type defines a 6-inch high curb with a 2-foot wide gutter and base and sub-
base materials set to a depth of 4” each.

5. Type in the Name for the curb you want to create.

This name is associated with the host line and is used for the mass family when it is placed on
the project.

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 6. Toggle Chain.

Site Designer converts your chain into the feature host line and then hides it. If you want to
reference this chain as you further design and layout other components on the site, you can
toggle Create a Copy to leave a visible copy of the host line.

7. Toggle Use an Existing Host Line.

8. Click on Insert.

9. In the Revit model view, select the chain that was previously drawn.

10. Graphically pick the starting point for the curb and gutter.

11. Graphically pick the offset or curb and gutter placement side.

12. Select the parking lot toposurface that you want the curb to be associated with from the
Pick Toposurface dialog box.

13. Toggle Show Mass in all existing Views and click on Close.

Because the some of the Site Designer components are created as Revit masses, you need to
turn on the masses from the Visibility/Graphics properties for the view.

Site Designer calculates the elevation of the points on your host line, determines the street
section ‘box’, projects slopes to tie to the base toposurface and builds a new proposed
toposurface for you. It also creates the mass family that follows the host line and adjusts to the
terrain elevation changes.

You may receive a Revit warning stating “Line in Massing Sketch is slightly off axis and may
cause inaccuracies.” It is normal to receive this warning message and it does not affect the
creation of the mass forms. Click on OK to continue.

14. Click on Cancel to close the dialog box.

Quick Steps – Create a parking lot island

These quick steps use the Use an Existing Host Line method of creating a feature.

1. Use the Revit Model Lines or Detail Lines command to draw the shape of the parking lot
island. Make sure you close the chain.

2. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Curb in the Locate panel.

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 If you hadn’t done so previously, you may need to set the base toposurface for the project.
Review the Set Base Toposurface section in the manual for more information.

If you receive a prompt to load default families, toggle Always load default families.

3. Click on the Curb Family list and select the Curbs family.

If you don’t have the curbs family loaded, click on the Select Family button, browse to the Site
Designer for Revit Library folder and select Curbs.rfa. Click open to load the family into the
project. You can also create your own curbs families using the Curb Family Manager command.
For more information on customizing families, review the Curb Family Manager section in the
manual.

4. Click on the Curb Type list and select the 6 inch curb and gutter type.

This default family type defines a 6-inch high curb with a 2-foot wide gutter and base and sub-
base materials set to a depth of 4” each.

5. Type in the Name for the curb you want to create.

This name is associated with the host line and is used for the mass family when it is placed on
the project.

6. Toggle Chain.

Site Designer converts your chain into the feature host line and then hides it. If you want to
reference this chain as you further design and layout other components on the site, you can
toggle Create a Copy to leave a visible copy of the host line.

7. Toggle Use an Existing Host Line.

8. Click on Insert.

9. In the Revit model view, select the chain that was previously drawn.

Site Designer automatically detect that the selected lines form a closed chain and builds the
parking lot island.

10. Select the parking lot toposurface that you want the curb to be associated with from the
Pick Toposurface dialog box.

11. Toggle Show Mass in all existing Views and click on Close.

Because the some of the Site Designer components are created as Revit masses, you need to
turn on the masses from the Visibility/Graphics properties for the view.

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 Site Designer calculates the elevation of the points on your host line, determines the street
section ‘box’, projects slopes to tie to the base toposurface and builds a new proposed
toposurface for you. It also creates the mass family that follows the host line and adjusts to the
terrain elevation changes.

You may receive a Revit warning stating “Line in Massing Sketch is slightly off axis and may
cause inaccuracies.” It is normal to receive this warning message and it does not affect the
creation of the mass forms. Click on OK to continue.

12. Click on Cancel to close the dialog box.

Locate Retaining Wall

RIBBON: Site Designer – Locate – Retaining Wall

ICON:

Use Site Designer for Revit to model the project retaining walls. The retaining wall family parameters help
you control the wall width and height, wall material and whether the Site Designer should project a slope
to use to tie the wall to the proposed toposurface and the corresponding projection settings.

When you locate retaining wall with Slope Projection set to yes, Site Designer places the wall and then
projects cut and fill slopes to tie from the top and back of the wall to the toposurface. Site Designer then
updates the proposed toposurface to reflect both the wall and the new slopes. You also have the option to
locate a retaining wall with no slope projection. This wall type can be used for purposes such as
landscaping walls that follow the terrain.

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Figure 3-5 Locate Retaining Walls Dialog Box

Option Function
Retaining Wall Family Displays a list of the Retaining Wall families currently loaded in the project.

Select Family button Click on this button to browse, select and load a new family into the project.

Retaining Wall Type Displays a list of the retaining wall types available in the selected family.

Retaining Wall Name Enter a name to distinguish the retaining wall you are placing. This
information is kept with the host line and assigned to the retaining wall
masses in the project.
Wall Exposure Use Relative Elevation from Toposurface if you want the retaining wall to
Relative to follow the terrain at a relative elevation from the base toposurface. Site
Toposurface Designer for Revit finds the elevation of the base toposurface at the vertices
along the host line and uses that information to create the new feature.

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Option Function
Elevation Input the desired relative elevation from the base toposurface. The number
can be positive or negative.

Constant Top of Wall Use this option to assign a constant elevation to the retaining wall.
Elevation

Elevation Input the desired elevation for the retaining wall.

Segment When selecting an Existing Host Line, the feature is created along the
selected line segment.

When using the Draw option, you are prompted for two points and then the
retaining wall feature is created.

Chain When selecting an Existing Host Line, the feature is created along the entire
chain.

When using the Draw option, you can create as many segments as you want.

Create a Copy Site Designer automatically hides the host line for the retaining wall. You can
make a copy of the host line that is visible and can be used as a reference to
lay out other components.
Use an Existing Host Toggle this option to convert any model and detail lines in the project into Site
Line Designer component host lines.

Draw Host Line Toggle this option to start the Site Designer sketch mode. You are able to pick
points and Site Designer uses the Radius to place arcs at the intersection of
the tangent lines.
Radius When using the Draw option, the Radius you enter determines if any arcs are
to be placed at the intersection between the tangent lines and the radius of
these arcs. Any value higher than 0 creates an arc.
Insert Click on Insert to create the retaining wall.

Cancel Click on Cancel to cancel the command.

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When running the command for the first time on a project, if no families have been loaded yet, you are
prompted to load a default family. This loads the default sample street family into your project. You can
also select to do this for all the other Site Designer for Revit commands. The program comes with a series
of additional families with a variety of types that can be found in the Library folder. Typically, this folder is
found on C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Site Designer for Revit 2015\Library.

You can customize your own families using the Family Manager command. Once you have created a
family, it is loaded into your project and can be used right away. The family is also saved to the location of
your choice and can be loaded to other projects.

Quick Steps – Create a retaining wall using an existing line

These quick steps use the Use an Existing Host Line method of creating a feature.

1. Use the Revit Model Lines or Detail Lines command to draw the centerline of the retaining
wall you want to create.

2. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Retaining Wall in the Locate panel.

If you hadn’t done so previously, you may need to set the base toposurface for the project.
Review the Set Base Toposurface section in the manual for more information.

If you receive a prompt to load default families, toggle Always load default families.

3. Click on the Retaining Wall Family list and select the Retaining Walls family.

If you don’t have the Retaining Walls family loaded, click on the Select Family button, browse to
the Site Designer for Revit Library folder and select Retaining Walls.rfa. Click open to load the
family into the project. You can also create your own retaining wall families using the Retaining
Wall Family Manager command. For more information on customizing families, review the
Retaining Wall Family Manager section in the manual.

4. Click on the Retaining Wall Type list and select the 10 feet with 100-to-1 slopes type.

This default family type defines a 10-foot tall wall with slope projections turned on, cut and fill
slopes set to 1%, and base and sub-base materials set to a depth of 2” each.

5. Type in the Name for the retaining wall you want to create.

This name is associated with the host line and is used for the mass family when it is placed in the
project.

6. Toggle Constant Top of Wall Elevation and input the desired Elevation.

7. Toggle Chain.

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 Site Designer converts your chain into the feature host line and then hides it. If you want to
reference this chain as you further design and layout other components on the site, you can
toggle Create a Copy to leave a visible copy of the host line.

8. Toggle Use an Existing Host Line.

9. Click on Insert.

10. In the Revit model view, select the chain that was previously drawn.

11. Graphically pick the beginning point for the retaining wall.

12. Graphically pick the back side of the wall.

Site Designer projects the slopes on that side of the wall.

13. Toggle Show Mass in all existing Views and click on Close.

Because the some of the Site Designer components are created as Revit masses, you need to
turn on the masses from the Visibility/Graphics properties for the view.

Site Designer calculates the elevation of the points on your host line, determines the street
section ‘box’, projects slopes to tie to the base toposurface and builds a new proposed
toposurface for you. It also creates the mass family that follows the host line and adjusts to the
terrain elevation changes.

You may receive a Revit warning stating “Line in Massing Sketch is slightly off axis and may
cause inaccuracies.” It is normal to receive this warning message and it does not affect the
creation of the mass forms. Click on OK to continue.

14. Click on Cancel to close the dialog box.

Locate Sidewalk
RIBBON: Site Designer – Locate – Sidewalk

ICON:

Use Site Designer for Revit to model the project sidewalks. The sidewalk family parameters help you
control the width, sidewalk depth, material and slope projection settings.

When you locate sidewalks, Site Designer updates the toposurface with the sidewalk slope tied into the
proposed toposurface. It also creates and places a mass form in the model for you to visualize the

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sidewalk and obtain pavement, base and sub-base quantities, and the total cut and fill. The base and
sub-base materials are only reported through the Site Designer for Revit Report command.

To determine the location of the sidewalk, you can draw model and detail lines using Revit commands or
you can use the Site Designer drawing option. In both cases, Site Designer converts these lines into the
feature host line. You can edit and annotate the feature by selecting and applying changes, and
annotating the host line using the Modify and Annotate commands.

Figure 3-6 Locate Sidewalk Dialog Box

Option Function
Sidewalk Family Displays a list of the Sidewalk families currently loaded in the project.

Select Family button Click on this button to browse, select and load a new family into the project.

Sidewalk Type Displays a list of the sidewalk types available in the selected family.

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Option Function
Sidewalk Name Enter a name to distinguish the sidewalk that you are placing. This
information is kept with the host line and assigned to the sidewalk masses in
the project.
Relative Elevation Use Relative Elevation from Toposurface if you want the sidewalk to follow
from Toposurface the terrain at a relative elevation from the base toposurface. Site Designer for
Revit finds the elevation of the base toposurface at the vertices along the host
line and uses that information to create the new feature.
Elevation Input the desired relative elevation from the base toposurface. The number
can be positive or negative.

Constant Elevation Use Constant Elevation to assign a constant elevation to the sidewalk.

Elevation Input the desired elevation for the sidewalk.

Segment When selecting an Existing Host Line, the feature is created along the
selected line segment.

When using the Draw option, you are prompted for two points and then the
sidewalk feature is created.

Chain When selecting an Existing Host Line, the feature is created along the entire
chain.

When using the Draw option, you can create as many segments as you want.

Create a Copy Site Designer automatically hides the host line for the sidewalk. You can
make a copy of the host line that is visible and can be used as a reference to
lay out other components.
Use an Existing Host Toggle this option to convert any model and detail lines in the project into Site
Line Designer component host lines.

Draw Host Line Toggle this option to start the Site Designer sketch mode. You are able to pick
points and Site Designer uses the Radius to place arcs at the intersection of
the tangent lines.
Radius When using the Draw option, the Radius you enter determines if any arcs are
to be placed at the intersection between the tangent lines and the radius of

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these arcs. Any value higher than 0 creates an arc.

Insert Click on Insert to create the sidewalk.

Cancel Click on Cancel to cancel the command.

When running the command for the first time on a project, if no families have been loaded yet, you are
prompted to load a default family. This loads the default sample sidewalk family into your project. You can
also select to do this for all the other Site Designer for Revit commands. The program comes with a series
of additional families with a variety of types that can be found in the Library folder. Typically, this folder is
found on C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Site Designer for Revit 2015\Library.

You can customize your own families using the Family Manager command. Once you have created a
family, it is loaded into your project and can be used right away. The family is also saved to the location of
your choice and can be loaded to other projects.

Quick Steps – Create a sidewalk using an existing line

These quick steps use the Use an Existing Host Line method of creating a feature.

1. Use the Revit Model Lines or Detail Lines command to draw the centerline of the sidewalk
you want to create.

2. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Sidewalk in the Locate panel.

If you hadn’t done so previously, you may need to set the base toposurface for the project.
Review the Set Base Toposurface section in the manual for more information.

If you receive a prompt to load default families, toggle Always load default families.

3. Click on the Sidewalk Family list and select the Sidewalks family.

If you don’t have the Sidewalks family loaded, click on the Select Family button, browse to the
Site Designer for Revit Library folder and select Sidewalks.rfa. Click open to load the family into
the project. You can also create your own sidewalk families using the Sidewalk Family Manager
command. For more information on customizing families, review the Sidewalk Family Manager
section in the manual.

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 4. Click on the Sidewalk Type list and select the 4 feet 1 pct slope type.

This default family type defines a 4 feet wide sidewalk that is 6” deep, with cut and fill slopes set
to ratio of 100/1, and sub-base and base materials set to a depth of 2” each.

5. Type in the Name for the sidewalk you want to create.

This name is associated with the host line and is used for the mass family when it is placed on
the project.

6. Toggle Constant Elevation and input the desired Elevation.

7. Toggle Chain.

Site Designer converts your chain into the feature host line and then hides it. If you want to
reference this chain as you further design and lay out other components on the site, you can
toggle Create a Copy to leave a visible copy of the host line.

8. Toggle Use an Existing Host Line.

9. Click on Insert.

10. In the Revit model view, select the chain that was previously drawn.

11. Graphically pick the start point for the sidewalk.

12. Toggle Show Mass in all existing Views and click on Close.

Because the some of the Site Designer components are created as Revit masses, you need to
turn on the masses from the Visibility/Graphics properties for the view.

Site Designer calculates the elevation of the points on your host line, determines the street
section ‘box’, projects slopes to tie to the base toposurface and builds a new proposed
toposurface for you. It also creates the mass family that follows the host line and adjusts to the
terrain elevation changes.

You may receive a Revit warning stating “Line in Massing Sketch is slightly off axis and may
cause inaccuracies.” It is normal to receive this warning message and it does not affect the
creation of the mass forms. Click on OK to continue.

13. Click on Cancel to close the dialog box.

Quick Steps – Create sidewalk using draw option

These quick steps use the Draw Host Line method to create the feature.

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 1. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Sidewalk in the Locate panel.

If you haven’t already done so, you may need to set the base toposurface for the project. Review
the Set Base Toposurface section in the manual for more information.

If you receive a prompt to load default families, toggle Always load default families.

2. Click on the Sidewalk Family list and select the Sidewalks family.

If you don’t have the Sidewalks family loaded, click on the Select Family button, browse to the
Site Designer for Revit Library folder and select Sidewalks.rfa. Click open to load the family into
the project. You can also create your own sidewalk families using the Sidewalk Family Manager
command. For more information on customizing families, review the Sidewalk Family Manager
section in the manual.

3. Click on the Sidewalks Type list and select the 4 feet 1 pct slope type.

This default family type defines a 4 foot wide sidewalk that is 6” deep, with cut and fill slopes set
to ratio of 100/1, and sub-base and base materials set to a depth of 2” each.

4. Type in the Name for the sidewalk you want to create.

This name is associated with the host line and is used for the mass family when it is placed on
the project.

5. Toggle Constant Elevation and input the desired Elevation.

6. Toggle Chain.

Site Designer creates the chain for the host line and then hides it. If you want to reference this
chain as you further design and layout other components on the site, you can toggle Create a
Copy to leave a visible copy of the host line.

7. Toggle Draw Host Line.

8. Input a Radius of 5’ to automatically create curved sidewalks with this radius.

9. Click on Insert.

10. In the Revit model view, graphically pick the points along the sidewalk centerline that you
want to create.

11. Press <Esc> on your keyboard or right-click and select Cancel to complete the command.

12. Toggle Show Mass in all existing Views and click Close.

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 Because the some of the Site Designer components are created as Revit masses, you need to
turn on the masses from the Visibility/Graphics properties for the view.

Site Designer calculates the elevation of the points on your host line, determines the street
section ‘box’, projects slopes to tie to the base toposurface and builds a new proposed
toposurface for you. It also creates the mass family that follows the host line and adjusts to the
terrain elevation changes.

You may receive a Revit warning stating “Line in Massing Sketch is slightly off axis and may
cause inaccuracies.” It is normal to receive this warning message and it does not affect the
creation of the mass forms. Click on OK to continue.

13. Click on Cancel to close the dialog box.

Locate Parking Lot

RIBBON: Site Designer – Locate – Parking Lot

ICON:

Use Site Designer for Revit to model the project parking lots. The parking lot family parameters help you
control the pavement depth and base and sub-base material depths and material.

When you create parking lots, Site Designer updates the proposed toposurface by cutting out the
pavement surface depth into it. Then, Site Designer places a new parking lot toposurface with the
material assignment from the family. The grade, catch basins and grade planes in the parking lot can be
added or modified using the Modify Parking Lots command.

Whether using Revit model and detail lines or the Site Designer draw option, the resulting line chain
has to be closed. Revit splines are not supported at this time.

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Figure 3-7 Locate Parking Lot Dialog Box

Option Function
Parking lot Family Displays a list of the parking lot families currently loaded in the project.

Select Family button Click on this button to browse, select and load a new family into the project.

Parking Lot Type Displays a list of the parking lot types available in the selected family.

Parking Lot Name Enter a name to distinguish the parking lot that you are placing. This
information is kept with the host line and assigned as the description for the
toposurface that represents the pavement surface.
Create a Copy Site Designer automatically hides the host line for the parking lot. You can
make a copy of the host line that is visible and can be used as a reference to
lay out other components.
Use an Existing Host Toggle this option to convert any model and detail lines in the project into Site
Line Designer component host lines.

Draw Host Line Toggle this option to start the Site Designer sketch mode. You are able to pick
points and Site Designer uses the Radius to place arcs at the intersection of
the tangent lines.

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 Option Function
Radius When using the Draw option, the Radius you enter determines if any arcs are
to be placed at the intersection between the tangent lines and the radius of
these arcs. Any value higher than 0 creates an arc.
Insert Click on Insert to create the parking lot.

Cancel Click on Cancel to cancel the command.

When running the command for the first time on a project, if no families have been loaded yet, you are
prompted to load a default family. This loads the default sample parking lot family into your project. You
can also select to do this for all the other Site Designer for Revit commands. The program comes with a
series of additional families with a variety of types that can be found in the Library folder. Typically, this
folder is found on C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Site Designer for Revit 2015\Library.

You can customize your own families using the Family Manager command. Once you have created a
family, it is loaded into your project and can be used right away. The family is also saved to the location of
your choice and can be loaded to other projects.

Quick Steps – Create a sidewalk using an existing line

These quick steps use the Use an Existing Host Line method of creating a feature.

1. Use the Revit Model Lines or Detail Lines command to draw the a closed line chain for the
border of the parking lot.

2. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Parking Lot in the Locate panel.

If you hadn’t done so previously, you may need to set the base toposurface for the project.
Review the Set Base Toposurface section in the manual for more information.

If you receive a prompt to load default families, toggle Always load default families.

3. Click on the Parking Lot Family list and select the Parking Lot family.

If you don’t have the Parking Lot family loaded, click on the Select Family button, browse to the
Site Designer for Revit Library folder and select Parking Lot.rfa. Click open to load the family into
the project. You can also create your own parking lot families using the Parking Lot Family

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 Manager command. For more information on customizing families, review the Parking Lot Family
Manager section in the manual.

4. Click on the Parking Lot Type list and select the 6 inch pavement type.

This default family type defines a 6-inch pavement parking lot surface with base and sub-base
materials set to a depth of 2” each.

5. Type in the Name for the parking lot you want to create.

This name is associated with the host line and used for the toposurface description.

6. Toggle Constant Elevation and input the desired Elevation.

7. Toggle Use an Existing Host Line.

Site Designer converts your chain into the feature host line and then hides it. If you want to
reference this chain as you further design and layout other components on the site, you can
toggle Create a Copy to leave a visible copy of the host line.

8. Click on Insert.

9. In the Revit model view, select the chain that was previously drawn.

10. Click on Cancel to close the dialog box.

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4 MODIFY
In this chapter:

Modify Soft Terrain ........................................................ 70

Modify Street ................................................................. 75
Modify Curb ................................................................... 78
Modify Retaining Wall ................................................... 80
Modify ........................................................................... 82
Modify Parking Lot ........................................................ 85
CHAPTER

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Modify Soft Terrain
RIBBON: Site Designer - Modify – Soft Terrain

ICON:

Site Designer for Revit gives you the ability to control the soft terrain feature by controlling the host line.
To access these controls, you will need to enter the edit mode in Site Designer. Once you make the
desired changes, Site Designer rebuilds the soft terrain feature and updates any other features and
components placed using Site Designer. Manual edits of the base toposurface created by Site Designer
will be lost when new features are created or when features are edited.

Figure Modify Soft Terrain

Option Function
Move Use Move to move the entire host line to a new position. Site Designer will
prompt for the base point and then a second point to determine how to move
the host line and then update the feature accordingly and rebuild the base
toposurface.
Rotate Use Rotate to rotate the entire host line. Site Designer will prompt for the
rotation base point, the first direction point, and then the second direction
point to determine the base point and rotation angle to update the host line
and then update the feature accordingly and rebuild the base toposurface.

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 Option Function
Add Vertex Use Add Vertex to add more vertices to the host line. Site Designer will add
the extra vertices to the host line and then update the feature according to the
new geometry and then rebuild the base toposurface.
Delete Vertex Use Delete Vertex to delete vertices from the host line. Site Designer will
delete the vertices from the host line and then update the feature according to
the new geometry and then rebuild the base toposurface.
Change Elevation Use Change Elevation to adjust the elevation of the ends of the host line. You
can change the elevation value of any vertex and change the grade between
vertices. Site Designer will update the feature according to the elevation
changes and then rebuild the base toposurface.
Change Type Use Change Type to change the Soft Terrain family type applied to the
feature. Site Designer will update the feature with the new type settings and
then rebuild the base toposurface
Delete Use Delete to delete the soft terrain feature and the corresponding host line.

Apply Use Apply to apply all the changes made and rebuild the base toposurface.

Cancel Click on Cancel to cancel all the changes.

Quick Steps – Change the elevation of a soft terrain feature

The following steps assume that you have already created master plan, building pad, berm or swale that
with the locate soft terrain command.

1. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Soft Terrain in the Modify panel.

Site Designer will display the host lines for all the soft terrain features that have been placed in
the model. You can then graphically select the host line for the feature that you want to modify.

2. Graphically select the soft terrain feature host line.

3. Click on the Change Elevation button.

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 Site Designer displays a circle marker on all the vertices and midpoints of the host line. The
labels on the vertices display the elevation of the feature at that point while the labels on the
midpoints display the grade of the feature between the vertices.

4. Click close to the circle marker of one of the vertices.

Site Designer will open a dialog box that displays the current elevation of that point and an edit
field to input the new elevation value for that point.

5. Input the desired new elevation for that point and click OK.

Site Designer will annotate the new elevation of this vertex and also annotate the new grade for
the segment lines adjoined to it.

6. Press the <Esc>key on your keyboard or right-click and select Cancel to complete all
edits.

You can make more than one elevation change or other edits to the feature. Site Designer for
Revit will apply the changes when you click Apply.

7. Click the Apply button to commit the changes.

Site Designer will apply the changes to the feature and rebuild the base toposurface.

Modify Feature Line

RIBBON: Site Designer – Modify – Feature Line

ICON:

Site Designer for Revit gives you the ability to control the feature lines by controlling the host line. To
access these controls, you will need to enter the edit mode in Site Designer. Once you make the desired
changes, Site Designer will rebuild the toposurface as necessary. Manual edits to the toposurfaces
created by Site Designer will be lost when a new component is created or any of the Site Designer
components are edited.

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Figure Modify Feature Line

Option Function
Move Use Move to move the entire host line to a new position. Site Designer will
prompt for the base point and then a second point to determine how to move
the host line and then update the feature accordingly and rebuild the base
toposurface.
Rotate Use Rotate to rotate the entire host line. Site Designer will prompt for the
rotation base point, the first direction point, and then the second direction
point to determine the base point and rotation angle to update the host line
and then update the feature accordingly and rebuild the base toposurface.
Add Vertex Use Add Vertex to add more vertices to the host line. Site Designer will add
the extra vertices to the host line and then update the feature according to the
new geometry and then rebuild the base toposurface.
Delete Vertex Use Delete Vertex to delete vertices from the host line. Site Designer will
delete the vertices from the host line and then update the feature according to
the new geometry and then rebuild the base toposurface.
Change Elevation Use Change Elevation to adjust the elevation of the ends of the host line. You
can change the elevation value of any vertex and change the grade between
vertices. Site Designer will update the feature according to the elevation
changes and then rebuild the base toposurface.
Change Interval Use Change Interval to change the linear increment interval. Decreasing the
value will place more topo points in the Revit model resulting in a better
surface definition. Increasing the value will place less topo points in the Revit
model resulting in less surface definition.

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 Option Function
Delete Use Delete to delete the feature line and the corresponding host line.

Apply Use Apply to apply all the changes made and rebuild the base toposurface.

Cancel Click on Cancel to cancel all the changes.

Modify Point Wipeout

RIBBON: Site Designer – Modify – Point Wipeout

ICON:

Site Designer for Revit gives you the ability to control the point wipeout areas by controlling the host line.
To access these controls, you will need to enter the edit mode in Site Designer. Once you make the
desired changes, Site Designer will rebuild the toposurface as necessary. Manual edits to the
toposurfaces created by Site Designer will be lost when a new component is created or any of the Site
Designer components are edited.

Figure Modify Point Wipeout

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 Option Function
Move Use Move to move the entire host line to a new position. Site Designer will
prompt for the base point and then a second point to determine how to move
the host line and then update the feature accordingly and rebuild the base
toposurface.
Rotate Use Rotate to rotate the entire host line. Site Designer will prompt for the
rotation base point, the first direction point, and then the second direction
point to determine the base point and rotation angle to update the host line
and then update the feature accordingly and rebuild the base toposurface.
Add Vertex Use Add Vertex to add more vertices to the host line. Site Designer will add
the extra vertices to the host line and then update the feature according to the
new geometry and then rebuild the base toposurface.
Delete Vertex Use Delete Vertex to delete vertices from the host line. Site Designer will
delete the vertices from the host line and then update the feature according to
the new geometry and then rebuild the base toposurface.
Delete Use Delete to delete the point wipeout boundary area and the corresponding
host line.

Apply Use Apply to apply all the changes made and rebuild the base toposurface.

Cancel Click on Cancel to cancel all the changes.

Modify Street
RIBBON: Site Designer – Modify – Street

ICON:

Site Designer for Revit gives you the ability to control the street components by controlling the host line.
To access these controls, you will need to enter the edit mode in Site Designer. Once you make the
desired changes, Site Designer rebuilds the street masses and base toposurface as necessary. Manual
edits to street mass forms and the toposurfaces created by Site Designer will be lost when a new
component is created or if any existing Site Designer components are edited.

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Option Function
Move Use Move to move the entire host line to a new position. Site Designer will
prompt for the base point and then a second point to determine how to move
the host line and then update the street accordingly and rebuild the base
toposurface.
Rotate Use Rotate to rotate the entire host line. Site Designer will prompt for the
rotation base point, the first direction point, and then the second direction
point to determine the base point and rotation angle to update the host line
and then update the street accordingly and rebuild the base toposurface.
Add Vertex Use Add Vertex to add more vertices to the host line. Site Designer will add
the extra vertices to the host line and then update the street according to the
new geometry and then rebuild the base toposurface.
Delete Vertex Use Delete Vertex to delete vertices from the host line. Site Designer will
delete the vertices from the host line and then update the street according to
the new geometry and then rebuild the base toposurface.
Change Elevation Use Change Elevation to adjust the elevation of the ends of the host line. You
can change the elevation value of any vertex and change the grade between
vertices. Site Designer will update the street according to the elevation
changes and then rebuild the base toposurface.
Change Type Use Change Type to change the Soft Terrain family type applied to the
feature. Site Designer will update the street with the new type settings and
then rebuild the base toposurface

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Delete Use Delete to delete the street and the corresponding host line.

Apply Use Apply to apply all the changes made and rebuild the street mass forms
and the base toposurface.

Cancel Click on Cancel to cancel all the changes.

Quick Steps – Change the grade of a street segment

The following steps assume that you have already created a street.

1. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Street in the Modify panel.

Site Designer will display the host lines for all the streets that have been placed in the model. You
can then graphically select the host line for the street that you want to modify.

2. Graphically select the street host line.

3. Click on the Change Elevation button.

Site Designer displays a circle marker on all the vertices and midpoints of the host line. The
labels on the vertices display the elevation of the street at that point while the labels on the
midpoints display the grade of the street between the vertices.

4. Click close to the circle marker at one of the midpoints of the host line.

Site Designer will display two directional arrows so you can pick the direction in which you want to
apply the grade change.

5. Click close to the directional arrow that indicates the direction in which you want to assign
the new grade.

Site Designer will open a dialog box that displays the grade of that segment of the street and an
edit field to input the new grade for that segment.

6. Input the desired new grade for that segment and click OK.

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of the vertex in the direction you selected.

7. Press the <Esc>key on your keyboard or right-click and select Cancel to complete all
edits.

You can make more than one elevation change or other edits to the feature. Site Designer for
Revit will apply the changes when you click Apply.

8. Click the Apply button to commit the changes.

Site Designer will apply the changes to the feature and rebuild the base toposurface.

Modify Curb
RIBBON: Site Designer – Modify – Curb

ICON:

Site Designer for Revit gives you the ability to control the curb components by controlling the host line. To
access these controls, you will need to enter the edit mode in Site Designer. Once you make the desired
changes, Site Designer rebuilds the curb masses and base toposurface or parking lot surface as
necessary. Manual edits to curb mass forms and the toposurfaces created by Site Designer will be lost
when a new component is created or if any existing Site Designer components are edited.

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Move Use Move to move the entire host line to a new position. Site Designer will
prompt for the base point and then a second point to determine how to move
the host line and then update the curb accordingly and rebuild the base
toposurface.
Rotate Use Rotate to rotate the entire host line. Site Designer will prompt for the
rotation base point, the first direction point, and then the second direction
point to determine the base point and rotation angle to update the host line
and then update the curb accordingly and rebuild the toposurface.
Add Vertex Use Add Vertex to add more vertices to the host line. Site Designer will add
the extra vertices to the host line and then update the curb according to the
new geometry and then rebuild the base toposurface.
Delete Vertex Use Delete Vertex to delete vertices from the host line. Site Designer will
delete the vertices from the host line and then update the curb according to
the new geometry and then rebuild the toposurface.
Change Elevation Use Change Elevation to adjust the elevation of the ends of the host line. You
can change the elevation value of any vertex and change the grade between
vertices. Site Designer will update the curb according to the elevation
changes and then rebuild the toposurface.
Change Type Use Change Type to change the Soft Terrain family type applied to the
feature. Site Designer will update the curb with the new type settings and then
rebuild the toposurface
Delete Use Delete to delete the curb and the corresponding host line.

Apply Use Apply to apply all the changes made and rebuild the curb mass forms
and the toposurface.

Cancel Click on Cancel to cancel all the changes.

Quick Steps – Change the curb type

The following steps assume that you have already created a curb.

1. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Curb in the Modify panel.

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can then graphically select the host line for the curb that you want to modify.

2. Graphically select the curb host line.

3. Click on the Change Type button.

4. Select the new type that you want to apply for the curb.

If you have more than one family loaded, you can also select a type from a different family.

5. Click OK.

6. Click the Apply button to commit the changes.

Site Designer will apply the changes to the curb and rebuild the toposurface.

Modify Retaining Wall

RIBBON: Site Designer – Modify – Retaining Wall

ICON:

Site Designer for Revit gives you the ability to control the retaining wall components by controlling the
host line. To access these controls, you will need to enter the edit mode in Site Designer. Once you make
the desired changes, Site Designer rebuilds the retaining wall masses and base toposurface as
necessary. Manual edits to retaining wall mass forms and the toposurfaces created by Site Designer will
be lost when a new component is created or if any existing Site Designer components are edited.

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Move Use Move to move the entire host line to a new position. Site Designer will
prompt for the base point and then a second point to determine how to move
the host line and then update the retaining wall accordingly and rebuild the
base toposurface.
Rotate Use Rotate to rotate the entire host line. Site Designer will prompt for the
rotation base point, the first direction point, and then the second direction
point to determine the base point and rotation angle to update the host line
and then update the retaining wall accordingly and rebuild the base
toposurface.
Add Vertex Use Add Vertex to add more vertices to the host line. Site Designer will add
the extra vertices to the host line and then update the retaining wall according
to the new geometry and then rebuild the base toposurface.
Delete Vertex Use Delete Vertex to delete vertices from the host line. Site Designer will
delete the vertices from the host line and then update the retaining wall
according to the new geometry and then rebuild the base toposurface.
Change Elevation Use Change Elevation to adjust the elevation of the ends of the host line. You
can change the elevation value of any vertex and change the grade between
vertices. Site Designer will update the retaining wall according to the elevation
changes and then rebuild the base toposurface.
Change Type Use Change Type to change the Soft Terrain family type applied to the
feature. Site Designer will update the retaining wall with the new type settings
and then rebuild the base toposurface

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 Option Function
Delete Use Delete to delete the retaining wall and the corresponding host line.

Apply Use Apply to apply all the changes made and rebuild the retaining wall mass
forms and the base toposurface.

Cancel Click on Cancel to cancel all the changes.

Quick Steps – Delete a retaining wall

The following steps assume that you have already created a retaining wall.

1. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Retaining Wall in the Modify panel.

Site Designer will display the host lines for all the retaining walls that have been placed in the
model. You can then graphically select the host line for the retaining wall that you want to modify.

2. Graphically select the retaining wall host line.

3. Click on the Delete button.

4. Click Yes to the deletion warning message.

Site Designer will delete the retaining wall mass form and rebuild the base toposurface.

Modify Sidewalk
RIBBON: Site Designer – Modify – Sidewalk

ICON:

Site Designer for Revit gives you the ability to control the sidewalk components by controlling the host
line. To access these controls, you will need to enter the edit mode in Site Designer. Once you make the
desired changes, Site Designer rebuilds the sidewalk masses and base toposurface as necessary.

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Manual edits to sidewalk mass forms and the toposurfaces created by Site Designer will be lost when a
new component is created or if any existing Site Designer components are edited.

Option Function
Move Use Move to move the entire host line to a new position. Site Designer will
prompt for the base point and then a second point to determine how to move
the host line and then update the sidewalk accordingly and rebuild the base
toposurface.
Rotate Use Rotate to rotate the entire host line. Site Designer will prompt for the
rotation base point, the first direction point, and then the second direction
point to determine the base point and rotation angle to update the host line
and then update the sidewalk accordingly and rebuild the base toposurface.
Add Vertex Use Add Vertex to add more vertices to the host line. Site Designer will add
the extra vertices to the host line and then update the sidewalk according to
the new geometry and then rebuild the base toposurface.
Delete Vertex Use Delete Vertex to delete vertices from the host line. Site Designer will
delete the vertices from the host line and then update the sidewalk according
to the new geometry and then rebuild the base toposurface.
Change Elevation Use Change Elevation to adjust the elevation of the ends of the host line. You
can change the elevation value of any vertex and change the grade between
vertices. Site Designer will update the sidewalk according to the elevation
changes and then rebuild the base toposurface.

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Change Type Use Change Type to change the Soft Terrain family type applied to the
feature. Site Designer will update the sidewalk will the new type settings and
then rebuild the base toposurface
Delete Use Delete to delete the sidewalk and the corresponding host line.

Apply Use Apply to apply all the changes made and rebuild the sidewalk mass
forms and the base toposurface.

Cancel Click on Cancel to cancel all the changes.

Quick Steps – Move the sidewalk

The following steps assume that you have already created a sidewalk.

1. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Sidewalk in the Modify panel.

Site Designer will display the host lines for all the sidewalks that have been placed in the model.
You can then graphically select the host line for the sidewalk that you want to modify.

2. Graphically select the sidewalk host line.

3. Click on the Move button.

4. Graphically pick the start (base) point.

5. Graphically pick the end point.

6. Press the <Esc>key on your keyboard or right-click and select Cancel to complete the
move.

You can make more than one move. Site Designer for Revit will apply the changes when you
click Apply.

7. Click the Apply button to commit the changes.

Site Designer will apply the changes to the sidewalk and rebuild the base toposurface.

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Modify Parking Lot
RIBBON: Site Designer – Modify – Parking Lot

ICON:

Site Designer for Revit gives you the ability to control the parking lot toposurface by controlling the host
line. To access these controls, you will need to enter the edit mode in Site Designer. Once you make the
desired changes, Site Designer rebuilds the parking lot surface and will update any curbs that may be
associated to it. Manual edits of the parking lot toposurface created by Site Designer will be lost when
new features are created or when features are edited.

Option Function
Move Use Move to move the entire host line to a new position. Site Designer will
prompt for the base point and then a second point to determine how to move
the host line and then update the parking lot toposurface and rebuild the base
toposurface.

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Rotate Use Rotate to rotate the entire host line. Site Designer will prompt for the
rotation base point, the first direction point, and then the second direction
point to determine the base point and rotation angle to update the host line
and then update the parking lot toposurface accordingly and rebuild the base
toposurface.
Add Vertex Use Add Vertex to add more vertices to the host line. Site Designer will add
the extra vertices to the host line and then update the parking lot toposurface
according to the new geometry and then rebuild the base toposurface.
Delete Vertex Use Delete Vertex to delete vertices from the host line. Site Designer will
delete the vertices from the host line and then update the parking lot
toposurface according to the new geometry and then rebuild the base
toposurface.
Change Elevation Use Change Elevation to adjust the elevation of the ends of the host line. You
can change the elevation value of any vertex and change the grade between
vertices. Site Designer will update the parking lot toposurface according to the
elevation changes and then rebuild the base toposurface.
Change Type Use Change Type to change the Soft Terrain family type applied to the
feature. Site Designer will update the parking lot toposurface will the new type
settings and then rebuild the base toposurface
Add Breakline Use Add Breakline to create hard breaks on the parking lot surface that help
you define high and low points, grading planes, catch basin areas. When
adding breaklines you will be in Site Designer draw mode. Breaklines can be
added at a relative elevation from the current parking lot toposurface, at a
constant elevation, or by grade.
Delete Breakline Use Delete Breakline to delete defined breaklines in the parking lot surface.

Delete Use Delete to delete the parking lot toposurface and the corresponding host
line.

Apply Use Apply to apply all the changes made and rebuild the base toposurface.

Cancel Click on Cancel to cancel all the changes.

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The following steps assume that you have a parking lot toposurface.

1. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Parking Lot in the Modify panel.

Site Designer will display the host lines for all the parking lot toposurfaces that have been placed
in the model. You can then graphically select the host line for the feature that you want to modify.

2. Graphically select the parking lot host line.

3. Click on the Add Breakline button.

4. Toggle Relative Elevation.

5. Input the desired elevation in the Beginning Elevation field and click OK.

6. Graphically pick the beginning point for the breakline.

7. Graphically pick the second point off the breakline.

8. Click the Apply button to commit the changes.

Site Designer will apply the changes to the parking lot toposurface and rebuild the base
toposurface.

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5 FAMILY MANAGERS
In this chapter:

Soft Terrain Family Manager......................................... 89

Street Family Manager .................................................. 96
Curb Family Manager .................................................. 110
Retaining Wall Family Manager .................................. 119
Sidewalk Family Manager ........................................... 127
Parking Lot Family Manager ....................................... 136
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Soft Terrain Family Manager
RIBBON: Site Designer – Family Managers – Soft Terrain

ICON:

Use the Soft Terrain Family Manager to customize the soft terrain family types for your projects. At the
type level, you can define the offset distance from the host line for the feature, the cut and fill slopes, and
the projection increments.

Option Function
Family The Family column displays the name of families currently loaded in the
project.

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Path The Path column displays the location on your local or network drive from
which the family was loaded.

New Use New if you want to create a new family.

Modify Use Modify to make changes to the family types.

Copy Use Copy to make a copy of a family.

Load Use Load to load a new family into the project.

Save Use Save to save new families, changes to families, and loaded families into
the project.

Close Use close to close the family manager dialog box.

New Soft Terrain Family

Use new to create a new family. Once you have created and saved the new family, Site Designer for
Revit will save the family file to the location you indicate and load it to the current project.

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Family Name Input the path and file name for the new family.

Browse button Use the Browse button to select or create a folder on your local or network
drive to store the new family.

OK Click OK to accept the family name and path.

Cancel Use Cancel to cancel out of the New family dialog box.

Modify Soft Terrain Family

Use modify family to modify the types found in the selected family. Clicking on the Modify button will open
the Type Manager dialog box.

Copy Soft Terrain Family

Use copy family to make a copy of the selected family and then make changes to types for use in the
project.

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Current Family Name Displays the name of the family that was highlighted on the Family Manager
dialog box.

Copy Family Name Input the new name and location to store the new family. This family will also
be loaded into the project.

Browse button Click the Browse button to open a browse window to search for the location
for the new family.

OK Click OK to accept the family name and path.

Cancel Use Cancel to cancel out of the New family dialog box.

Load Soft Terrain Family

Use Load Family to load a family into your project from your local or network drive. Using this command
will allow you make review and make any changes to the types if necessary. You can also load the family
using the Revit load families command.

Soft Terrain Type Manager

The type manager displays a list of all the types and parameters found in the selected family.

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Family Type Family Type displays a list of the types and parameters in the selected family.

New Use New to add a new type to the current family.

Modify Use Modify to make changes to the family type parameters.

Delete Use Delete to delete a family type.

OK Use OK to accept the changes made to the family types.

Cancel Use Cancel to cancel out of the Family Type Manager dialog box.

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New Soft Terrain Type
Use new type to add a new type to the family.

Option Function
Type Name Input the type name in this field.

Left Offset Width Input the left offset from the host line for the soft terrain feature. Entering a
value greater than 0 will create top of berms, ditch bottoms, swales. A value
of 0 can be used to create V ditches. It can also be used to create grading
plans and building pads that exactly follow the host line.
Right Offset Width Input the right offset from the host line for the soft terrain feature. Entering a
value greater than 0 will create top of berms, ditch bottoms, swales. A value
of 0 can be used to create V ditches. It can also be used to create grading
plans and building pads that exactly follow the host line.
Cut Slope Input the desired cut slope value for Site Designer to use when tying to the
proposed toposurface.

Fill Slope Input the desired fill slope value for Site Designer to use the tying to the
proposed toposurface.

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Slope Projection Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the distance along the lines at
Linear Increment which Site Designer will project the cut and fill slopes and create ties to the
proposed toposurface.

Slope Project Radial Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the angle at which Site Designer
Increment will project cut and fill slopes when an intersection between two lines is found.

General Parameters Site Designer will also let you define other standard Revit general parameters.

Modify Soft Terrain Type

Use modify type to make changes to the parameters on an existing family type.

Option Function
Type Name Input the type name in this field.

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Left Offset Width Input the left offset from the host line for the soft terrain feature. Entering a
value greater than 0 will create top of berms, ditch bottoms, swales. A value
of 0 can be used to create V ditches. It can also be used to create grading
plans and building pads that exactly follow the host line.
Right Offset Width Input the right offset from the host line for the soft terrain feature. Entering a
value greater than 0 will create top of berms, ditch bottoms, swales. A value
of 0 can be used to create V ditches. It can also be used to create grading
plans and building pads that exactly follow the host line.
Cut Slope Input the desired cut slope value for Site Designer to use when tying to the
proposed toposurface.

Fill Slope Input the desired fill slope value for Site Designer to use the tying to the
proposed toposurface.

Slope Projection Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the distance along the lines at
Linear Increment which Site Designer will project the cut and fill slopes and create ties to the
proposed toposurface.

Slope Project Radial Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the angle at which Site Designer
Increment will project cut and fill slopes when an intersection between two lines is found.

General Parameters Site Designer will also let you define other standard Revit general parameters.

Delete Soft Terrain Type

Use the delete option to delete a type from the selected family.

Street Family Manager

RIBBON: Site Designer – Family Managers – Street

ICON:

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Use the Street Family Manager to customize the street family types for your projects. At the type level,
you can define the number of lanes, lane width, cross-slope, whether the street has curb and gutters and
the corresponding parameters, material assignment, slope projection settings and general parameters.

Figure 5-1 Street Family Manager

Option Function
Family The Family column displays the name of families currently loaded in the
project.

Path The Path column displays the location on your local or network drive from
which the family was loaded.

New Use New if you want to create a new family.

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Modify Use Modify to make changes to the family types.

Copy Use Copy to make a copy of a family.

Load Use Load to load a new family into the project.

Save Use Save to save new families, changes to families, and loaded families into
the project.

Close Use close to close the family manager dialog box.

New Street Family

Use new to create a new family. Once you have created and saved the new family, Site Designer for
Revit will save the family file to the location you indicate and load it to the current project.

Figure 5-2 New Street Family Dialog Box

Option Function
Family Name Input the path and file name for the new family.

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Browse button Use the Browse button to select or create a folder on your local or network
drive to store the new family.

OK Click OK to accept the family name and path.

Cancel Use Cancel to cancel out of the New family dialog box.

Modify Street Family

Use modify family to modify the types found in the selected family. Clicking on the Modify button will open
the Type Manager dialog box.

Copy Street Family

Use copy family to make a copy of the selected family and then make changes to types for use in the
project.

Option Function
Current Family Name Displays the name of the family that was highlighted on the Family Manager
dialog box.

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Copy Family Name Input the new name and location to store the new family. This family will also
be loaded into the project.

Browse button Click the Browse button to open a browse window to search for the location
for the new family.

OK Click OK to accept the family name and path.

Cancel Use Cancel to cancel out of the New family dialog box.

Load Street Family

Use Load Family to load a family into your project from your local or network drive. Using this command
will allow you make review and make any changes to the types if necessary. You can also load the family
using the Revit load families command.

Street Family Type Manager

The type manager displays a list of all the types and parameters found in the selected family.

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Figure 5-3 Street Type Manager

Option Function
Family Type Family Type displays a list of the types and parameters in the selected family.

New Use New to add a new type to the current family.

Modify Use Modify to make changes to the family type parameters.

Delete Use Delete to delete a family type.

OK Use OK to accept the changes made to the family types.

Cancel Use Cancel to cancel out of the Family Type Manager dialog box.

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New Street Type
Use new type to add a new type to the family.

General Street Settings

General street settings define the basic street profile settings such as number of lanes, lane width,
pavement depth and whether or not the street has curb and gutter attached to it.

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Figure 5-4 Add Street Type Dialog Box – Street Info Settings

Option Function
Type Name Input the type name in this field.

Number of Lanes Input the number of lanes for the street type.

Lane Width Input the lane width.

Pavement Depth Input the street pavement depth.

Cross-slope Input the street cross-slope.

Pavement Material Assign the street pavement material.

Curb Determine if the street will have curb and gutter.

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Curb and Gutter Settings
If the you determined that the street will have curb and gutter and toggled yes on general Street Info, use
the Curb/Gutter to input the parameters for the curb and gutter.

Figure 5-5 Add Street Type Dialog Box – Curb/Gutter Settings

Option Function
Gutter Width Input the gutter width.

Gutter Slope Input the gutter slope.

Curb Offset Input the curb offset or batter distance.

Curb Width Input the curb width.

Curb Height Input the Curb Height

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Curb Material Assign the curb and gutter material.

Slope Projection Settings

Enter the general slope projection settings for the street type in this tab. You can also determine if a
boulevard (clear) zone is to be established.

Figure 5-6 Add Street Type Dialog Box – Slope Projection Settings

Option Function
Boulevard Width Input the boulevard or clear zone distance.

Cut Slope Input the desired cut slope value for Site Designer to use when tying to the
proposed toposurface.

Fill Slope Input the desired fill slope value for Site Designer to use the tying to the
proposed toposurface.

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 Option Function
Slope Projection Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the distance along the lines at
Linear Increment which Site Designer will project the cut and fill slopes and create ties to the
proposed toposurface.

Slope Project Radial Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the angle at which Site Designer
Increment will project cut and fill slopes when an intersection between two lines is found.

Street Base Depth Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general base
material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Reports command.
Street Sub-base Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general sub-
Depth base material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Reports command.

General Parameters
Input other Revit General Parameters in this tab.

Modify Street Type

Use modify type to make changes to the parameters on an existing family type.

General Street Settings

General street settings define the basic street profile settings such as number of lanes, lane width,
pavement depth and whether or not the street has curb and gutter attached to it.

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Type Name Input the type name in this field.

Number of Lanes Input the number of lanes for the street type.

Lane Width Input the lane width.

Pavement Depth Input the street pavement depth.

Cross-slope Input the street cross-slope.

Pavement Material Assign the street pavement material.

Curb Determine if the street will have curb and gutter.

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If the you determined that the street will have curb and gutter and toggled yes on general Street Info, use
the Curb/Gutter to input the parameters for the curb and gutter.

Option Function
Gutter Width Input the gutter width.

Gutter Slope Input the gutter slope.

Curb Offset Input the curb offset or batter distance.

Curb Width Input the curb width.

Curb Height Input the Curb Height

Curb Material Assign the curb and gutter material.

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Slope Projection Settings
Enter the general slope projection settings for the street type in this tab. You can also determine if a
boulevard (clear) zone is to be established.

Option Function
Boulevard Width Input the boulevard or clear zone distance.

Cut Slope Input the desired cut slope value for Site Designer to use when tying to the
proposed toposurface.

Fill Slope Input the desired fill slope value for Site Designer to use the tying to the
proposed toposurface.

Slope Projection Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the distance along the lines at
Linear Increment which Site Designer will project the cut and fill slopes and create ties to the
proposed toposurface.

Slope Project Radial Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the angle at which Site Designer
Increment will project cut and fill slopes when an intersection between two lines is found.

Street Base Depth Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general base
material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Reports command.

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Street Sub-base Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general sub-
Depth base material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Reports command.

General Parameters
Input other Revit General Parameters in this tab.

Delete Street Type

Use the delete option to delete a type from the selected family.

Curb Family Manager

RIBBON: Site Designer – Family Managers – Curb

ICON:

Use the Curb Family Manager to customize the curb family types for your projects. At the type level, you
can define the curb and gutter widths, height, slopes, material assignment and general parameters.

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Option Function
Family The Family column displays the name of families currently loaded in the
project.

Path The Path column displays the location on your local or network drive from
which the family was loaded.

New Use New if you want to create a new family.

Modify Use Modify to make changes to the family types.

Copy Use Copy to make a copy of a family.

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Load Use Load to load a new family into the project.

Save Use Save to save new families, changes to families, and loaded families into
the project.

Close Use close to close the family manager dialog box.

New Curb Family

Use new to create a new family. Once you have created and saved the new family, Site Designer for
Revit will save the family file to the location you indicate and load it to the current project.

Option Function
Family Name Input the path and file name for the new family.

Browse button Use the Browse button to select or create a folder on your local or network
drive to store the new family.

OK Click OK to accept the family name and path.

Cancel Use Cancel to cancel out of the New family dialog box.

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Modify Curb Family
Use modify family to modify the types found in the selected family. Clicking on the Modify button will open
the Type Manager dialog box.

Copy Curb Family

Use copy family to make a copy of the selected family and then make changes to types for use in the
project.

Option Function
Current Family Name Displays the name of the family that was highlighted on the Family Manager
dialog box.

Copy Family Name Input the new name and location to store the new family. This family will also
be loaded into the project.

Browse button Click the Browse button to open a browse window to search for the location
for the new family.

OK Click OK to accept the family name and path.

Cancel Use Cancel to cancel out of the New family dialog box.

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Use Load Family to load a family into your project from your local or network drive. Using this command
will allow you make review and make any changes to the types if necessary. You can also load the family
using the Revit load families command.

Curb Type Manager

The type manager displays a list of all the types and parameters found in the selected family.

Option Function
Family Type Family Type displays a list of the types and parameters in the selected family.

New Use New to add a new type to the current family.

Modify Use Modify to make changes to the family type parameters.

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Delete Use Delete to delete a family type.

OK Use OK to accept the changes made to the family types.

Cancel Use Cancel to cancel out of the Family Type Manager dialog box.

New Curb Type

Use new type to add a new type to the family.

Option Function
Type Name Input the type name in this field.

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Gutter Height Input the desired gutter height. The sum of the curb and gutter heights defines
the total curb and gutter height.

Curb Base Depth Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general base
material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Reports command.
Curb Sub-base Depth Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general sub-
base material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Reports command.
Curb Height Input the desired curb height.

Curb Offset Input the offset or batter distance for the curb.

Curb Width Input the curb width.

Gutter Width Input the gutter width.

Gutter Slope Input the gutter slope.

Curb Material Input the curb and gutter material assignment.

Slope Projection Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the distance along the lines at
Linear Increment which Site Designer will project the cut and fill slopes and create ties to the
proposed toposurface.

Slope Project Radial Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the angle at which Site Designer
Increment will project cut and fill slopes when an intersection between two lines is found.

General Parameters Site Designer will also let you define other standard Revit general parameters.

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Use modify type to make changes to the parameters on an existing family type.

Option Function
Type Name Input the type name in this field.

Gutter Height Input the desired gutter height. The sum of the curb and gutter heights defines
the total curb and gutter height.

Curb Base Depth Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general base
material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Reports command.
Curb Sub-base Depth Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general sub-
base material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Reports command.

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Curb Height Input the desired curb height.

Curb Offset Input the offset or batter distance for the curb.

Curb Width Input the curb width.

Gutter Width Input the gutter width.

Gutter Slope Input the gutter slope.

Curb Material Input the curb and gutter material assignment.

Slope Projection Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the distance along the lines at
Linear Increment which Site Designer will project the cut and fill slopes and create ties to the
proposed toposurface.

Slope Project Radial Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the angle at which Site Designer
Increment will project cut and fill slopes when an intersection between two lines is found.

General Parameters Site Designer will also let you define other standard Revit general parameters.

Delete Curb Type

Use the delete option to delete a type from the selected family.

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Retaining Wall Family Manager
RIBBON: Site Designer – Family Managers – Retaining Wall

ICON:

Use the Retaining Wall Family Manager to customize the retaining wall family types for your projects. At
the type level, you can define the wall height and width, whether the slopes should be projected from the
top backside of the wall, slope projection settings, material assignment and general parameters.

Figure 5-7 Retaining Wall Family Manager

Option Function
Family The Family column displays the name of families currently loaded in the
project.

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Path The Path column displays the location on your local or network drive from
which the family was loaded.

New Use New if you want to create a new family.

Modify Use Modify to make changes to the family types.

Copy Use Copy to make a copy of a family.

Load Use Load to load a new family into the project.

Save Use Save to save new families, changes to families, and loaded families into
the project.

Close Use close to close the family manager dialog box.

New Retaining Wall Family

Use new to create a new family. Once you have created and saved the new family, Site Designer for
Revit will save the family file to the location you indicate and load it to the current project.

Figure 5-8 New Retaining Wall Family Dialog Box

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Family Name Input the path and file name for the new family.

Browse button Use the Browse button to select or create a folder on your local or network
drive to store the new family.

OK Click OK to accept the family name and path.

Cancel Use Cancel to cancel out of the New family dialog box.

Modify Retaining Wall Family

Use modify family to modify the types found in the selected family. Clicking on the Modify button will open
the Type Manager dialog box.

Copy Retaining Wall Family

Use copy family to make a copy of the selected family and then make changes to types for use in the
project.

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Current Family Name Displays the name of the family that was highlighted on the Family Manager
dialog box.

Copy Family Name Input the new name and location to store the new family. This family will also
be loaded into the project.

Browse button Click the Browse button to open a browse window to search for the location
for the new family.

OK Click OK to accept the family name and path.

Cancel Use Cancel to cancel out of the New family dialog box.

Load Retaining Wall Family

Use Load Family to load a family into your project from your local or network drive. Using this command
will allow you make review and make any changes to the types if necessary. You can also load the family
using the Revit load families command.

Retaining Wall Types

The type manager displays a list of all the types and parameters found in the selected family.

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Figure 5-9 Retaining Wall Type Manager

Option Function
Family Type Family Type displays a list of the types and parameters in the selected family.

New Use New to add a new type to the current family.

Modify Use Modify to make changes to the family type parameters.

Delete Use Delete to delete a family type.

OK Use OK to accept the changes made to the family types.

Cancel Use Cancel to cancel out of the Family Type Manager dialog box.

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New Retaining Wall Type
Use new type to add a new type to the family.

Figure 5-10 Add Retaining Wall Type Dialog Box

Option Function
Type Name Input the type name in this field.

Wall Width Input the wall width.

Wall Height Input the wall height.

Slope Projection Select whether this type will project cut and fill tie slopes from the top-back
side of the wall into the proposed base toposurface.

Wall Material Assign the desired material for the wall.

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Cut Slope Input the desired cut slope.

Fill Slope Input the desired fill slope.

Retaining Wall Base Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general base
Depth material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Reports command.
Retaining Wall Sub- Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general sub-
base Depth base material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Reports command.
Slope Projection Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the distance along the lines at
Linear Increment which Site Designer will project the cut and fill slopes and create ties to the
proposed toposurface.

Slope Project Radial Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the angle at which Site Designer
Increment will project cut and fill slopes when an intersection between two lines is found.

General Parameters Site Designer will also let you define other standard Revit general parameters.

Modify Retaining Wall Type

Use modify type to make changes to the parameters on an existing family type.

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Type Name Input the type name in this field.

Wall Width Input the wall width.

Wall Height Input the wall height.

Slope Projection Select whether this type will project cut and fill tie slopes from the top-back
side of the wall into the proposed base toposurface.

Wall Material Assign the desired material for the wall.

Cut Slope Input the desired cut slope.

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Fill Slope Input the desired fill slope.

Retaining Wall Base Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general base
Depth material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Reports command.
Retaining Wall Sub- Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general sub-
base Depth base material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Reports command.
Slope Projection Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the distance along the lines at
Linear Increment which Site Designer will project the cut and fill slopes and create ties to the
proposed toposurface.

Slope Project Radial Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the angle at which Site Designer
Increment will project cut and fill slopes when an intersection between two lines is found.

General Parameters Site Designer will also let you define other standard Revit general parameters.

Delete Retaining Wall Type

Use the delete option to delete a type from the selected family.

Sidewalk Family Manager

RIBBON: Site Designer – Family Managers – Sidewalk

ICON:

Use the Sidewalk Family Manager to customize the sidewalk family types for your projects. At the type
level, you can define the sidewalk width and pavement depth, slope projection settings, material
assignment and general parameters.

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Figure 5-11 Sidewalk Family Manager

Option Function
Family The Family column displays the name of families currently loaded in the
project.

Path The Path column displays the location on your local or network drive from
which the family was loaded.

New Use New if you want to create a new family.

Modify Use Modify to make changes to the family types.

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Copy Use Copy to make a copy of a family.

Load Use Load to load a new family into the project.

Save Use Save to save new families, changes to families, and loaded families into
the project.

Close Use close to close the family manager dialog box.

New Sidewalk Family

Use new to create a new family. Once you have created and saved the new family, Site Designer for
Revit will save the family file to the location you indicate and load it to the current project.

Figure 5-12 New Sidewalk Family Dialog Box

Option Function
Family Name Input the path and file name for the new family.

Browse button Use the Browse button to select or create a folder on your local or network
drive to store the new family.

OK Click OK to accept the family name and path.

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Cancel Use Cancel to cancel out of the New family dialog box.

Modify Sidewalk Family

Use modify family to modify the types found in the selected family. Clicking on the Modify button will open
the Type Manager dialog box.

Copy Sidewalk Family

Use copy family to make a copy of the selected family and then make changes to types for use in the
project.

Option Function
Current Family Name Displays the name of the family that was highlighted on the Family Manager
dialog box.

Copy Family Name Input the new name and location to store the new family. This family will also
be loaded into the project.

Browse button Click the Browse button to open a browse window to search for the location
for the new family.

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OK Click OK to accept the family name and path.

Cancel Use Cancel to cancel out of the New family dialog box.

Load Sidewalk Family

Use Load Family to load a family into your project from your local or network drive. Using this command
will allow you make review and make any changes to the types if necessary. You can also load the family
using the Revit load families command.

Sidewalk Type Manager

The type manager displays a list of all the types and parameters found in the selected family.

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Figure 5-13 Sidewalk Type Manager

Option Function
Family Type Family Type displays a list of the types and parameters in the selected family.

New Use New to add a new type to the current family.

Modify Use Modify to make changes to the family type parameters.

Delete Use Delete to delete a family type.

OK Use OK to accept the changes made to the family types.

Cancel Use Cancel to cancel out of the Family Type Manager dialog box.

New Sidewalk Type

Use new type to add a new type to the family.

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Figure 5-14 Add Sidewalk Dialog Box

Option Function
Type Name Input the type name in this field.

Sidewalk Width Input the sidewalk width.

Pavement Depth Input the sidewalk pavement depth.

Pavement Material Assign the desired material for the sidewalk.

Sidewalk Base Depth Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general base
material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Reports command.
Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general sub-
Sidewalk Sub-base base material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Depth Reports command.

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Cut Slope Input the desired cut slope.

Fill Slope Input the desired fill slope.

Slope Projection Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the distance along the lines at
Linear Increment which Site Designer will project the cut and fill slopes and create ties to the
proposed toposurface.

Slope Project Radial Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the angle at which Site Designer
Increment will project cut and fill slopes when an intersection between two lines is found.

General Parameters Site Designer will also let you define other standard Revit general parameters.

Modify Sidewalk Type

Use modify type to make changes to the parameters on an existing family type.

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Type Name Input the type name in this field.

Sidewalk Width Input the sidewalk width.

Pavement Depth Input the sidewalk pavement depth.

Pavement Material Assign the desired material for the sidewalk.

Sidewalk Base Depth Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general base
material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Reports command.
Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general sub-
Sidewalk Sub-base base material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Depth Reports command.

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Cut Slope Input the desired cut slope.

Fill Slope Input the desired fill slope.

Slope Projection Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the distance along the lines at
Linear Increment which Site Designer will project the cut and fill slopes and create ties to the
proposed toposurface.

Slope Project Radial Slope Projection Linear Increment controls the angle at which Site Designer
Increment will project cut and fill slopes when an intersection between two lines is found.

General Parameters Site Designer will also let you define other standard Revit general parameters.

Delete Sidewalk Type

Use the delete option to delete a type from the selected family.

Parking Lot Family Manager

RIBBON: Site Designer – Family Managers – Parking Lot

ICON:

Use the Parking Lot Family Manager to customize the parking lot family types for your projects. At the
type level, you can define the pavement depth, material assignment and general parameters.

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Option Function
Family The Family column displays the name of families currently loaded in the
project.

Path The Path column displays the location on your local or network drive from
which the family was loaded.

New Use New if you want to create a new family.

Modify Use Modify to make changes to the family types.

Copy Use Copy to make a copy of a family.

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Load Use Load to load a new family into the project.

Save Use Save to save new families, changes to families, and loaded families into
the project.

Close Use close to close the family manager dialog box.

New Parking Lot Family

Use new to create a new family. Once you have created and saved the new family, Site Designer for
Revit will save the family file to the location you indicate and load it to the current project.

Option Function
Family Name Input the path and file name for the new family.

Browse button Use the Browse button to select or create a folder on your local or network
drive to store the new family.

OK Click OK to accept the family name and path.

Cancel Use Cancel to cancel out of the New family dialog box.

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Modify Parking Lot Family
Use modify family to modify the types found in the selected family. Clicking on the Modify button will open
the Type Manager dialog box.

Copy Parking Lot Family

Use copy family to make a copy of the selected family and then make changes to types for use in the
project.

Option Function
Current Family Name Displays the name of the family that was highlighted on the Family Manager
dialog box.

Copy Family Name Input the new name and location to store the new family. This family will also
be loaded into the project.

Browse button Click the Browse button to open a browse window to search for the location
for the new family.

OK Click OK to accept the family name and path.

Cancel Use Cancel to cancel out of the New family dialog box.

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Load Parking Lot Family
Use Load Family to load a family into your project from your local or network drive. Using this command
will allow you make review and make any changes to the types if necessary. You can also load the family
using the Revit load families command.

Parking Lot Type Manager

The type manager displays a list of all the types and parameters found in the selected family.

Option Function
Family Type Family Type displays a list of the types and parameters in the selected family.

New Use New to add a new type to the current family.

Modify Use Modify to make changes to the family type parameters.

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Delete Use Delete to delete a family type.

OK Use OK to accept the changes made to the family types.

Cancel Use Cancel to cancel out of the Family Type Manager dialog box.

New Parking Lot Family Type

Use new type to add a new type to the family.

Option Function
Type Name Input the type name in this field.

Pavement Depth Input the pavement depth for the parking lot surface.

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Parking Pavement Assign the desired material for the parking lot toposurface.
Material

Parking Base Depth Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general base
material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Reports command.
Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general sub-
Parking Sub-base base material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Depth Reports command.
General Parameters Site Designer will also let you define other standard Revit general parameters.

Modify Parking Lot Type

Use modify type to make changes to the parameters on an existing family type.

Option Function
Type Name Input the type name in this field.

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Pavement Depth Input the pavement depth for the parking lot surface.

Parking Pavement Assign the desired material for the parking lot toposurface.
Material

Parking Base Depth Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general base
material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Reports command.
Input a value in this field if you want Site Designer to calculate a general sub-
Parking Sub-base base material quantity. This quantity can be reported through Site Designer
Depth Reports command.
General Parameters Site Designer will also let you define other standard Revit general parameters.

Delete Parking Lot Type

Use the delete option to delete a type from the selected family.

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6 REPORTS
In this chapter:

Annotate ...................................................................... 146

Reports ........................................................................ 147

CHAPTER

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Annotate
RIBBON: Site Designer – Reports – Annotate

ICON:

Use this command to annotate the grade and elevation of the components created through Site Designer
for Revit. The annotation is created on the active view using Revit text notes. Elevation labels are placed
at the location of the vertices of the host line. Grade labels are placed along the segments of the host line.
If you modify the component, the annotation is updated.

Figure 6-1 Annotate Site Components Dialog Box

Option Function
Annotate Grades Toggle this option to annotate the grade of the component.

Annotate Elevations Toggle this option to annotate the elevation of the component.

OK Click OK to run the command.

Cancel Click Cancel to cancel the command.

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1. Open the Revit view in which you want to annotate the component.

2. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Annotate.

The Annotate Site Components Dialog Box displays.

3. Toggle on Annotate Grades and Annotate Elevations. Click OK.

4. Select the host line of the component that you want to annotate.

Site Designer for Revit annotates the component’s grades and elevations.
5. Repeat these steps to annotate other components.

Reports
RIBBON: Site Designer – Reports – Reports

ICON:

Site Designer for Revit creates and places standard Revit elements when creating the components.
This allows you to use Revit schedule views to report cut and fills and the mass forms. You can also use
the Reports command to generate a complementary report of the areas and volumes of the streets,
curbs, retaining walls, sidewalks and parking lots. This report gives you quick access to the quantities of
these components in addition to an estimate of the base and sub-base material quantities. Site Designer
for Revit uses the base and sub-base material depth parameters found on the streets, curbs, retaining
walls, sidewalks and parking lot families to estimate these quantities.

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Figure 6-2 Site Reports Dialog Box

Option Function
Types The root level of the report displays the available Site Designer for Revit
component types found in the project only. Select the desired type to review
the results.
Instances Expand the type branch of the report to review the result by instances of the
components.

Comma Delimited Choose Comma Delimited to export the report to a comma-delimited (CSV)
file format.

Tab Delimited Choose Tab Delimited to export the report to a tab delimited (TXT) file format.

File Enter the path and file name for the report.

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New File Click on the New File button to select a location for the file.

Export Click on Export to create the report.

Close Click Close to close the dialog box.

Quick Steps – Reports

1. From the Site Designer tab on the ribbon, select Reports.

The Site Reports Dialog Box displays. At the root level, the report displays the Site Designer for
Revit component types found in the project.
2. Highlight the component type to display the area and volume results for it.

Opening the tree for a type allows you to report the individual instance areas and volumes.
3. Select an export file format.

4. Type a file name and path, or use the New File button to select a location, and then click
on Export to export the report to a text file.

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7 PROGRAM FILES
In this chapter:

Site Designer for Revit Program, Support and Libraries152

Contacting Technical Support ..................................... 152

CHAPTER

151
Site Designer for Revit Program, Support and
Libraries

Program Files
Site Designer for Revit 2015 is installed as an addin for Revit 2015.

Support, Libraries and Documentation

By default, the Site Designer for Revit 2015 support, libraries and help files are installed to the following
directories:

• Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 8.1

o Help and docs: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Site Designer for Revit 2015
o Support: C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Site Designer for Revit 2015\Support
o Libraries: C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Site Designer for Revit 2015\Libraries
o Samples: C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Site Designer for Revit 2015\Samples

Revit Add-ins Folder

In order for Site Designer for Revit 2015 to be loaded into your Revit 2015 session, an add-in file is
added to your Revit add-ins directory. Typically, the location of the Revit 2015 add-ins folder is:

• Windows 7 and Windows 8

o C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins

Contacting Technical Support

You can contact Eagle Point Technical Support via phone or email.

Phone:
If calling from North America
800-477-0909
If calling from anywhere else
563-556-8392

Email/Web Addresses:

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 support@eaglepoint.com
http://www.eaglepoint.com

About
RIBBON: Site Designer – Settings – About

When contacting Autodesk technical support, please have the version of Site Designer for Revit
available. You can find this by clicking on the About button on the Licensing Panel.

Index
A
G
About .............................................................................. 153
Add Retaining Wall Type ............................................... 124 General Street Settings ............................................102, 106
Add Retaining Wall Type Dialog Box............................ 124
Add Sidewalk Dialog Box .............................................. 136
Add Street Type .............................................................. 102 I
Add Street Type Dialog Box – Curb/Gutter Settings...... 104
Add Street Type Dialog Box – Slope Projection Settings Import LandXML............................................................. 12
................................................................................... 105 Import LandXML Dialog Box ......................................... 12
Add/Modify Sidewalk Type ........................................... 132
Alignment Selection ......................................................... 16
Alignment to Export ......................................................... 21
Annotate ......................................................................... 146 L
Annotate Site Components Dialog Box .......................... 146
Locate Curb...................................................................... 48
Locate Curb Dialog Box .................................................. 49
C Locate Parking Lot ........................................................... 65
Locate Parking Lot Dialog Box ....................................... 66
Locate Retaining Wall ..................................................... 55
Client Windows Registry and Folder Rights ...................... 9 Locate Retaining Walls Dialog Box................................. 56
Contacting Technical Support ........................................ 152 Locate Sidewalk ............................................................... 59
Curb Family Manager ..................................................... 110 Locate Sidewalk Dialog Box ........................................... 60
Locate Soft Terrain .......................................................... 26
Locate Soft Terrain Dialog Box ....................................... 27
E Locate Street .................................................................... 40
Locate Street Dialog Box ................................................. 41
Export LandXML ............................................................. 18
Export to LandXML Dialog Box ...................................... 18

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 Quick Steps – Export LandXML ..................................... 21
M Quick Steps – Import LandXML ..................................... 17
Quick Steps – Master Plan Grade .................................... 29
Modify Curb ............................................................... 78, 82 Quick Steps – Reports .................................................... 149
Modify Parking Lot .......................................................... 85 Quick Steps – Setting a Base Toposurface ....................... 24
Modify Retaining Wall ..................................................... 80 Quick Steps - Swale ......................................................... 32
Modify Soft Terrain .......................................................... 70

R
N
Reports ........................................................................... 147
New Retaining Wall Family ........................................... 120 Retaining Wall Family Manager .................................... 119
New Retaining Wall Family Dialog Box ........................ 120 Retaining Wall Type Manager ....................................... 123
New Sidewalk Family .................................................... 129 Retaining Wall Types..................................................... 122
New Sidewalk Family Dialog Box ................................. 129 Revit Add-ins Folder...................................................... 152
New Street Family ............................................................ 98

S
O
Select Alignment to Export Dialog Box........................... 21
Overview ............................................................................ 8 Select Alignments to Import Dialog Box ......................... 16
Select Toposurfaces to Export Dialog Box ...................... 20
Select Toposurfaces to Import Dialog Box ...................... 13
P Set Base Toposurface ....................................................... 22
Set Base Toposurface Dialog Box ................................... 23
Parking Lot Family Manager .......................................... 136 Sidewalk Family Manager ............................................. 127
Pick Toposurface Dialog Box ........................................... 51 Sidewalk Type Manager .........................................131, 132
Program Files ................................................................. 152 Site Reports Dialog Box................................................. 148
Site Designer for Revit Program, Support and Libraries 152
Slope Projection Settings ........................................105, 109
Q Soft Terrain Family Manager ........................................... 89
Street Family Manager ........................................96, 97, 100
Street Type Manager ...................................................... 101
Quick Steps - Annotate ................................................... 147 Support, Libraries and Documentation .......................... 152
Quick Steps – Berm .......................................................... 31 System Requirements ......................................................... 8
Quick Steps – Building Pads ............................................ 30
Quick Steps – Create a curb on a parking lot edge ........... 52
Quick Steps – Create a parking lot island ......................... 53
Quick Steps – Create a retaining wall using an existing line T
..................................................................................... 58
Quick Steps – Create a sidewalk using an existing line ... 62, Toposurface Association .................................................. 51
67 Toposurface Information .................................................. 14
Quick Steps – Create a street using an existing line .. 36, 37, Toposurface Information Dialog Box .............................. 14
39, 44 Toposurface Selection ...................................................... 13
Quick Steps – Create sidewalk using draw option ............ 63 Toposurfaces to Export .................................................... 20
Quick Steps – Create street using draw option ................. 46

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