Create Property Lines

To create property lines, you can use the sketching tools in Revit or enter survey data directly into the project.

  1. Open a site plan view.
  2. Click Massing & Site tabModify Site panel (Property Line).

To sketch property lines

  1. In the Create Property Line dialog, select Create by sketching.
  2. Click (Pick Lines) or other sketch tools to sketch lines.
  3. Sketch the property lines.

    Lines should form a closed loop. If you sketch an open loop, and click Finish Property Line, Revit issues a warning that it will not calculate the area. You can ignore the warning to continue, or close the loop.

To enter distances and bearings

    Revit aligns the survey data with True North.

  1. In the Create Property Lines dialog, select Create by entering distances and bearings.
  2. In the Property Lines dialog, click Insert, and add the distances and bearings from your survey data.
  3. (Optional) Describe a property line as an arc.

    How to

    1. For Distance and Bearing, enter values that describe a line segment between 2 points on the arc.
    2. For Type, select Arc.
    3. For Radius, enter a value.

      The radius value must be greater than half the length of the line segment. The larger the radius, the larger the circle becomes, resulting in a flatter arc.

    4. For L/R, select L if the arc appears to the left of the line segment. Select R if the arc appears to the right of the line segment.
  4. Insert additional lines as needed.
  5. Click Up and Down to modify the order of the property lines.
  6. In the drawing area, move the property lines to their exact placement, and click to place.
    Note: You can snap the property line to a benchmark using the Move tool.