Adding sweeps to a wall definition or even hosting it to a wall already in place make sweeps a very efficient way to add a lot of pizzaz to your projects.  If you like add those small touches to your projects, then this little tip should be a favorite with you.  There are a few more small little steps you can perform to finish up those little devils that make your project what you want it to be.

There are very few steps necessary here, but the end results are numerous.  We will begin with our hosted sweep.

In our Modify Sweeps Ribbon, there is the all important Modify Returns tool.

Selecting this will highlight the ends of your Selected sweep as shown in the first image.  Before we go all clickity -clack like we normally do when we find something fun and new, let’s look in the options bar.

Here we can set the angle of our return.  If you are creating a return you want to have Return selected.  Your cursor should turn in to a knife looking icon and selecting one of the highlighted ends of your sweep will return the sweep.

This will also work with openings in your sweep.

Once you create the return, you now have 2 grips to control your sweep.  You may only see one, this can be remedied by either zooming waaaaaaay in or simply dragging the one you can see away from where it is.

This is a great way to turn sweeps in to openings or wrap into door niches.

This same method works on sweeps and reveals that are built in to wall assemblies, with only a small exception of how to get there.  Instead of selecting the sweep, you select the wall.

Now in the Modify Wall Ribbon, you have an additional option since you have sweeps built in… that’s right, Modify Returns!

If you want to return a Sweep Return to a straight cut, you simply use the same tool.  Just select the Straight Cut option instead of Return.

Feeling Special?  Try experimenting with your cut angle.

Well, thanks again for stopping by for another Revit TotD!  Hope you learned something or remembered how to do something you forgot how to do.  Feel free to browse around and leave comments!

-Carl