How do I create a Toposurface in Revit 2021?

How do you add Toposurface in Revit?

Create a Toposurface by Placing Points

1. Open a 3D view or a site plan view.
2. Click Massing & Site tab Model Site panel (Toposurface).
3. On the Options Bar, set a value for Elevation. …
4. Next to the Elevation text box, select one of the following: …
5. Click in the drawing area to place points. …
6. Click (Finish Surface).

How do you make a Toposurface from DWG Revit?

Create a 3D Toposurface from the inserted DWG file:

1. Click the Toposurface tool on the Site tab of the Design bar.
2. On the Design bar, click Use Imported > Import Instance.
3. Select the DWG file.
4. Select the layers to add points from.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Finish Surface.

Why can’t I see my Toposurface in Revit?

Check your phase filter in the view settings. Make sure it’s set to show all- it could be it’s set to show new and the toposurface has been set to “existing”.

How do I create a subregion in Revit?

Click Massing & Site tab Modify Site panel (Subregion). Revit enters sketch mode.

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1. Select the subregion.
2. Click Modify | Topography tab Subregion panel (Edit Boundary).
3. Click (Pick Lines) or use other sketching tools to modify the subregion on the toposurface.

What is a Toposurface?

A topographic map is a detailed and accurate illustration of man-made and natural features on the ground such as roads, railways, power transmission lines, contours, elevations, rivers, lakes and geographical names.

What kind of data is required in a CAD file to create a Toposurface?

Create a new topography from a points file



The file provides contour data using a regularized grid of elevation points. The points file must contain x, y, and z coordinate numbers as the first numeric values in the file. The file must also be in a comma-delimited file format (a CSV or TXT file).

How do I import topography into AutoCAD?

Go to Insert Tab on the Ribbon and select Link CAD (or Ipmort CAD doesn’t seem to matter here) and browse to find the Topography file you saved from AutoCAD. Now and finally go to Massing and Site Tab on the Ribbon and select Topo Surface. Click on “Create from Import” and click on the imported topography from AutoCAD.

Where is site settings in Revit?

Use the Site Settings dialog to view or change site settings. To change site settings properties, click Massing & Site tab Model Site panel . Displays contour lines.

How do you create a site plan in Revit?

Create the Site Plan

1. Define site settings. …
2. Create the toposurface. …
3. Rotate the project to True North. …
4. Specify property lines. …
5. Add a building pad. …
6. Grade the toposurface. …
7. Create parking lots, roads, and sidewalks. …
8. Add site components.

How do you change the color of Toposurface in Revit?

To view or change toposurface or subregion properties, open a 3D view or a site plan view, and then click Site tab Model Site panel (Toposurface). Select the surface material from the list.