Water Subregion

[Joel_A]

Hey all,

I asked a question a couple weeks ago about custom columns and was really amazed at the quick responses I received. They were much appreciated, as I am a noob at Revit.

My question is: is there any possible way to create a subregion that is lower than the toposurface? I am building a marina and of course the water should be lower than the earth. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how to do this properly.

I have attached jpegs of the 3d view and site plan view of my project.

[dhurtubise]

You could add points and use the Split Region then change the material to water

[Joel_A]

You could add points and use the Split Region then change the material to water

Sorry, like I said, I'm a total noob.
Add points as in editing the toposurface? Where do I add the points? Along the 'water' outline? Every time I add points, the triangulation ruins the 'water' outline. And I don't know where to find Split Region. I see Split Surface, but not Region.


Appreciate the help... but I'm still lost. :(

[dhurtubise]

Sorry i meant subregion.
Lower the level of the water below what it needs to be and create a second topo on top of it.

[iankids]

Hi jfatangan,

There is a very good step by step tutorial by Jetisart here on how to create sub-regions using the tools daniel was suggesting: http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=63962&highlight=pads&page=2

Cheers,

Ian

[cliff collins]

A couple of other methods:

1. Make a Floor and give it a water material, and set it
to be below the toposurface.

2. Make a Pad with the correct shape and depth, and give it a water material.

3. Make a separate toposurface with a water material.


cheers................................

[Joel_A]

A couple of other methods:

1. Make a Floor and give it a water material, and set it
to be below the toposurface.

2. Make a Pad with the correct shape and depth, and give it a water material.

3. Make a separate toposurface with a water material.


cheers................................

1. wouldn't the toposurface cover the new floor?

2. I never tried the pad, i'll give this a shot.

3. same as #1, wouldn't the original toposurface cover the lower one?

[cliff collins]

You can edit the shape/footprint of the toposurface to leave a "hole" for the slab
or 2nd toposurface.

The Pad is probably the better way to go--just throwing out some ideas.

cheers..................