How do you edit a slab edge in Revit?

Modify type properties to change the profile shape or the material of a floor slab edge. To change type properties, select an element and click Modify tab Properties panel (Type Properties). Changes to type properties apply to all instances in the project. The profile shape for the particular slab edge.

How do I use slab edge in Revit?

Add a Floor Slab Edge

  1. Click Architecture tab Build panel Floor drop-down (Floor: Slab Edge).
  2. Highlight horizontal edges of floors, and click to place a slab edge. …
  3. To finish the current slab edge, click Modify | Place Slab Edge tab Placement panel Restart Slab Edge.

How do you change the floor boundaries in Revit?

After creating a floor, you can change its profile to modify its boundaries.

  1. In a plan view, double-click the floor, or select the floor and click Modify | Floors tab Mode panel Edit Boundary. …
  2. Use sketching tools to change the boundaries of the floor.
  3. Click Finish Edit Mode.

How do I change the size of a slab in Revit?

After adding a slab edge to a floor, you can change the size or orientation of the slab edge. You can resize slabs. When you select the slab, a drag control appears at either end of it. See Controls and Shape Handles.

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How do you insert a slab in Revit?

Create a Foundation Slab

  1. Click Structure tab Foundation panel (Slab)
  2. Specify a foundation slab type from the Type Selector.
  3. Click Modify | Create Floor Boundary tab Draw panel Boundary Line and then click (Pick Walls) to select the walls in your model.

How do you cut a slab in Revit?

Cut an Opening in a Floor, Roof, or Ceiling

  1. Click By Face or Vertical. Where is it? Architecture tab Opening panel. Structure tab Opening panel. …
  2. If you chose By Face, select a face in the floor, ceiling, or roof. If you chose Vertical, select the entire element. Selected face for opening by face. …
  3. Click Finish Opening.

What is a slab edge?

Slab Edges are defined either as offsets from beams (or beam segments) or in a free-form way. A beam is considered fully exposed if it lies fully outside the slab edge definition, or partially exposed if it lies partially outside the slab edge.

How do I edit area in Revit?

Click Architecture tab Room & Area panel Area drop-down (Area Boundary Line).



  1. Click Modify | Place Area Boundary tab Draw panel (Pick Lines).
  2. If you do not want Revit to apply area rules, on the Options Bar, clear Apply Area Rules, and specify the offset. …
  3. Select the boundary defining walls.

How do you edit footprints in Revit?

This is a very straightforward process:

  1. Go to Architecture Tab → Roof by Footprint.
  2. In the Sketch Mode, click the Select Walls drawing tool.
  3. You will see an overhang option appear across the top toolbar. Assign your desired overhang value (500mm was used in our example)
  4. Finish your Roof sketch by clicking the Green Tick.
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