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title: "Guided Workflow | Basic Steel Modeling in CloudWorx for Revit"
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# Guided Workflow | Basic Steel Modeling in CloudWorx for Revit

This guide explains how to extract steel shapes and fit them to the point cloud using the Steel Fitter tool in CloudWorx for Revit.

[Video](https://hexagondownloads.blob.core.windows.net/public/Leica/RC%20DOCS%20videos/Steel%20extraction%20Revit.mp4)

Workflow video for steel extraction in CloudWorx for Revit

## Practice Data

[Plant dataset.lgsx](https://hexagondownloads.blob.core.windows.net/public/Leica/Sample%20Data/Steel_modeling_revit.lgsx)

## Initial Procedures

### Importing Project Data

1. In the **Project** panel, click **Open LGSx**. ![Open LGSx.jpg](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/Open%20LGSx.jpg)
2. Click **OK** to clear the notification regarding the units.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/user_cropped_screenshot(55).jpg)
3. Browse for the necessary dataset and сlick **OK** to import it into CloudWorx.![](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/user_cropped_screenshot(56).jpg)
4. Remove the scope boxes since they are not required for this workflow. Simply click any edge of a box and press **Delete**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/user_cropped_screenshot(57).jpg)

### Adjusting Level Extents

1. In Revit’s Project Browser, navigate to **Elevations** and select the desired elevation view. In this case, it’s **East**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/user_cropped_screenshot(58).jpg)
2. Click and drag the view area boundary to expose the entire point cloud.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/user_cropped_screenshot(59).jpg)
3. Drag Level 1 so that it aligns with the ground level of the steel at the concrete footings.

![Basic Steel Modeling workflow - Step 16.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/Basic%20Steel%20Modeling%20workflow%20-%20Step%2016.png)
4. Drag Level 2 to the top of the Level 2 columns.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/user_cropped_screenshot(60).jpg)
5. As a result, the levels should be adjusted as shown below.

![https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-11-20/9ebb732a-df59-45c9-9add-810ddbedc73e/screenshot.webp?tl_px=0,0&br_px=2104,1150&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=1120.0](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/screenshot(1).webp)
6. Switch to the 3D view.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/user_cropped_screenshot(61).jpg)

## Steel Extraction

### Steel Objects Classification

1. Use the classification feature to identify steel shapes in the point cloud and streamline steel modelling. Go to **Rendering** | **Color Mapping.**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/user_cropped_screenshot(62).jpg)
2. In the **Point Cloud Color Mapping** dialog, select **Classification** from the **Global Mapping** drop-down list and click **Apply**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/user_cropped_screenshot(63).jpg)
3. The **Class Visibility** button should become active. Click it, and the **Point Cloud Classification** dialog will open.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/user_cropped_screenshot(64).jpg)
4. Turn off all layers.

> [!TIP]
> **Tip:** While holding the **Shift** key, select the first and last layers, and then click any check box to deselect all.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/user_cropped_screenshot(65).jpg)
5. Scroll through the class list to Index 130, labelled Steel structure column, and select the check box next to it. Close the **Point Cloud Classifications** dialog.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/user_cropped_screenshot(66).jpg)
6. Close the **Point Cloud Color Mapping** dialog. Now, only steel column objects are displayed.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/Basic Steel Modeling workflow - Step 28.jpg)

### Fitting Steel Objects

1. Navigate to **Fitters** | **Steel**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/user_cropped_screenshot(67).jpg)
2. In the **Fit Steel** dialog:
  1. Select the **Use Steel Catalog** check box and then select the necessary steel catalog. For this workflow, it is **Europe**.
  2. Select the **Set vertical steel settings** check box.
  3. Set **L1** for the bottom level and **L2** for the top level.
  4. Click **OK**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/user_cropped_screenshot(68).jpg)
3. Steel fitting requires two clicks. Click the upper and bottom points of the selected steel column. ![2f1de916-b7e0-4379-bdcf-e170e8e615e6.jpg](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/2f1de916-b7e0-4379-bdcf-e170e8e615e6.jpg)![b0e23129-679d-4f33-ba67-46e378ce4d21.jpg](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/b0e23129-679d-4f33-ba67-46e378ce4d21.jpg)
4. Review the catalog options and select the most appropriate one for the extracted steel geometry. Then click **OK**.

> [!NOTE]
> When we use the Catalog option, CloudWorx matches the point cloud to the best fit from a catalog of families loaded when the command is first initialised in the project.
> 
> The initial guess is marked with an asterisk. You can scroll the catalog to find a better fit if needed.
> 
> On the right side of the panel, a cross section of the cloud is overlaid with a magenta line showing the selected steel's cross section. Micro-adjustment arrows above the right panel let you adjust the fit if the cloud is noisy.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/user_cropped_screenshot(69).jpg)
5. Repeat Steps 19-20 to extract more columns.
6. Now, let's take a look at the example of a poor fit, which requires some adjustments. To fix it, click the up arrow multiple times until the magenta fit line aligns with the cloud. Click **OK** to save the changes.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/user_cropped_screenshot(70).jpg)
7. To exit the command, press **Esc**.
8. In the **Rendering** panel, click **Point Visibility** to hide the point cloud and review the extracted steel columns.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/user_cropped_screenshot(71).jpg)