Find xyz to roof on the add ins tab and click the button to load csv into xyz to roof it will create a new structural roof that accurately matches your point cloud image.
Revit roof on point cloud.
Click modify floors tabshape editing paneladd point.
Roof boundaries will need some manual adjustment.
Prepare your roof point data into a csv file in the numerical format of e value n value z value.
Image courtesy of imaginit point clouds are the product of 3d laser scanning.
A point cloud rendering of a building and its revit model counterpart.
Select the floor or roof to modify.
Released 15 jun 2018 the latest update providing enhanced tools for accelerating point cloud modeling for aec professionals in revit the new release provides users with new tools for fitting and alignment of structural elements and a new contrast factor value improves point cloud appearance.
Point clouds are great but they can slow down your revit session especially if you re navigating in 3d and your point cloud is quite large.
The elevation edit box displays on the options bar with a relative check box next to it.
You can use the add point tool to add singular points to the element geometry.
The points are used by the shape modification tools to change the element geometry.
Work directly in autodesk revit with pointcloud instances to create topo floor and roof elements that accurately match the original pointcloud data.
Use this information as the a starting point for the revit model.
About point clouds you can use point clouds to provide the existing condition of a building or site.
Use a section box to zero in on the area you re working on.
If you select relative new points will be.
Insert a point cloud file insert an indexed point cloud file into a revit project or convert a raw format point cloud file to the rcp and rcs indexed formats.