Adjustable escalator with parameters

[rudolfesterhuyse]

Does anybody know whether it is possible to create a escalator with parameters, so that one can adjust the height and length, including the handrails by entering, say only the length, thus keeping the slope constant? I guess one will still have to add or remove treads. But I still can't get the the rest of the thing to adjust correctly.

[sbrown]

Do you have the one from the Revit Web Library?

[rudolfesterhuyse]

Yes, I do, but not an adjustable one. I have managed to make the width adjustable, but not the lenght/height. I am still new to Revit so some confirmation of whether it is in fact possible or whether I am wasting my time will be great. Or of course an explanation of how to do it.

[ajayholland]

Here’s one we recently modified from the web library to the spec of another manufacturer. It seem to work OK.
~AJH

[rudolfesterhuyse]

Thanks alot! I could unfortunately not open it because of a message saying that it was created in a later version of Revit. (We are currently on Revit 9) I have subsequently found an adjustable version in the Revit Web Library, which I am having a look at!

[Wes Macaulay]

I built one a while back; you can try it out.

http://forums.augi.com/showthread.ph...ight=escalator

It's a generic model category so it does get cut by each view's view range settings.

PS: I made the top part of the escalator as defining the insertion point -- I'd set the "Face of lower support" ref plane to be origin-defining rather than the "Face of upper support" ref plane! That means the lower landing will be at your cursor when you're inserting it, not the upper landing.

[rudolfesterhuyse]

Thanks Wes! This is a fantastic escalator! I am glad to see these things are possible. All that remains now is for me to learn how to do it...

[dhurtubise]

Thanks for sharing Wes

[Wes Macaulay]

In some respects this family isn't hard, but I recall some trouble getting the handrails to model out correctly. The steps are a separate family loaded in and arrayed.

The guards are glass extruded in elevation, and their outline is the picked path for the handrail sweeps. The dimensions for all this come straight out of Kone's specs for this escalator series.

[rudolfesterhuyse]

Thanks. I'll give it a go. Its great to see that anything is possible-