RevitExercise

PreparedfortheteachersworkshopatTritonCollegeonApril16,2010. Revitisarevolutionarysoftwareprogramtocreateamodelofabuildingforarchitecturaland interiordesign,rendering,energycalculations,producingdetailedconstructiondocuments fromwhichabuildingwillbebidandbuilt,quantitytakeoffs,costestimating,constructionand facilitiesmanagementoverthelifeofthebuilding. GroundrulesforusingRevit: Dimensionsareinfeet,notinches,unlikeAutoCAD. Drawingsareexpressedasviewswhichareplansateverylevel,reflectedceilingplans, elevations,sections,details,obliques,isometricsandperspectives Thereisonlyonedrawingfilefortheentirebuildingnomatterhowcomplexorlargethe buildingis.Thereforesavingfrequentlyandmakingbackupsiscritical. ThenameRevitcomesfromRevisItthus,itisintendedtobeusedinaright brainedway,thatis,throwstuffdownimmediatelyandfixthedimensionsand materialslater. YourdrawingistermedaModelbecauseitisa3dobject. WithRevit,youdonotdrawabuildingusinglines,unlikeAutoCAD.Everyobjectdrawn isasolidandeverysolidcontainsinformationaboutitself,suchaswhetheritisawall, floor,door,roof,stairorwindow,howtallitisandwhatmaterialitismadeoutof.For AutoCADusersitwilltakesomegettingusedto. 1. OpenRevit 2. SelecttheWallCommand

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3. Usingthemouse,drawarectangleofanysizebetweenthefourelevationarrows,like this:

NotethatthehomeplatetrapezoidalshapedobjectsareRevits(unusual)versionofan elevationkey(wherethearrowispointing).Revitalwaysstartsoutdrawingabuildingwithtwo levels(floors),althoughyoucanchangethenumberoffloorsbyaddingmorelevels. 4. Clickontherightwall.Notethatatemporarydimensionwillappear.

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 5. Clickonthedimensionandchangeitto60bytypingin60.

6. Dothesamefortheverticaldimensionbyclickingonthebottomwallandtypein30:

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 7. Theplanwillnowlooklikethis:

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8. Youwillhavea30x60buildingplan.Thisisthebeginningofourhouse. 9. Clickonthe3diconthatlookslikeahouseintheupperlineofthetoolbar:

Yourhousewillnowlooklikethis:

Thesymbolintheupperrightcornerofthescreeniscalledtheviewcubewherethearrowis pointingtoward.Thisisasweetieofatoolbecauseitwillallowyoutonavigatetodifferent viewsofthe3dobject.RememberinRevit,youaredrawingin3dallthetime.Theviewcube appearswheneveryouareina3dview. Letsexperimentwiththeviewcube. ClickonthewordTOP.

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Thisiswhatitwillchangeto:

Itlookslikeaplan,butitisreallya3dviewlookingdown. Nowclickonacornerofthecube.Thisiswhatitwillchangeto:

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NowclickonthewordFRONTontheviewcube.Thisiswhatitwillchangeto:

Hoveryourcursoroverthepictureofthehouseabovetheviewcubeandclickonitwiththe mouse.Thisiswhatitwillnowlooklike:

Theviewcubewillonlyappearina3dview,notinaplan,elevationorsectiontheseare2d viewsofyourmodel. Youcanzoominandoutinanyviewbymovingthemousewheelforwardorbackward.Tryit!

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 YoucanPantheobjecttoleftorrightorupordowninanyviewbysimplyholdingthewheel downandmovingthemousebackandforth.Tryit! MuchdrawingworkinRevitcanandshouldbedoneina3dview.Whenyouareina3dview, youcanturntheviewaroundandlookatitfromdifferentsidesbyholdingtheShiftkeyonthe keyboarddownandholdingthemousewheeldownatthesametimeandmovingthemouse around.Tryit! 10. Letsgobacktotheplanview.Todothis,doubleclickonthewordsLevel1inthe ProjectBrowseronthelefthandofthescreen.ThatmeansyouaregoingtotheLevel1 (FirstFloor)view.

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Thisishowyourdrawingwillnowlook:

11. Letsputacoupleofdoorsintothebuilding: ClickonthedooriconontheHomeTaboftheRibbon:

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TurnofftheTagonPlacementoptionontheRibbon:

Thiswillnotputadoortagsymbolinthedooropening.Doortagsareusedtoreferencea doorschedule,whichwewillcreatelateron.Tokeepthingssimple,wewilljustputthedoorsin fornowandaddthetagslater. Thisishowyourbuildingshouldlookafterplacingadoor:

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Thedoormaybethewrongsizeandmaybeinthewronglocation,butthatiseasytofixlater. Youcanmovethedooranywherealongthewallinwhichitwasinsertedandyoucanchange boththeswingandthehandofthedoor.Letspracticemovingthedooralongthewall.Select thedoor.Temporarydimensionswillappear:

Selectoneofthedimensionsandchangeitto20.Thisishowitwilllook:

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HitanEnterkeyandthedoorwillmoveoverto20fromthewall,likethis:

Youcanalsomovethedoorbyclickingonitandholdingtheleftbuttonofthemousedownand movingthemouseleftorright. Letssayyouwanttomovethedoortoanotherwall.TodothisyouhavetoselectthePickHost toolontheRibbonandselectthewallyouwanttomoveitto:

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Soifyouwanttomovethedoortotheleftwall,PickHoseandclickontheleftwallandthe doorwillmovethere.Itwillthenlooklikethis:

Notethatwhenyouclickonadoor,itwillshowsomearrows:

Thesearrowsallowyoutochangetheswingorhandofthedoorbyclickingonthem.

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Tochangetheswing,selecttheleftrightarrows:

Tochangethehandofthedoorselecttheupdownarrows:

Whenyouclickanywhereelseintheblankspaceofthedrawing,thearrowswilldisappear.

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12. Installanotherdoorontherightwall.Makebothdoorsswinginandcenterthedoorson thewallsotheywilllooklikethis:

13. Letsputabunchofwindowsin. OntheHometab,selectthewindowicon.

BesuretouncheckTagonPlacementagain,justlikeyoudidforthedoors.Hoverthecursor nearthepointyouwanttoplacethewindowandpicktheleftbuttonofthemouse.Hoverthe cursortowardtheoutsideedgeofthewall,nottheinsideedge.Ifawindowgetsinstalledon theinsideratherthantheoutsideofthewall,youcaneasilycorrectitbyclickingonitand clickingonthearrowssothearrowsareshowingontheoutsideofthewall. Putin5windowsonthebottomwalland5onthetop.

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Atthisstage,itisnotimportantthattheybelineduporhaveanyparticulardimensions betweenthem:

Letslookatourmasterpiecein3dbyclickingontheicononthetopoftheribbonthatlooks likeahousein3d:

The3dviewwillnowlooksimilartothis:

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 Nice! 14. Turnsomeshadowsontoseeismorerealistically.Todothisselecttheshadowsbutton onthebottomrowoficons:

Thiswillbetheeffect:

Supernice! 15. Letsturnsomeshadingontogetevenmorerealisticview: TodothisselecttheModelGraphicsStyleicononthebottomrowoficons:

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SelectShadingwithEdgesstyle:

Extrasupernice! 16. Letsrendertheimage.Todothisselecttheiconthatlookslikeateapotwithalightbulb nexttoit. ThisiconimageofateapothashistoricmeaningwithinAutodeskproducts,asthefirst renderingprogramcreatedbyAutodesk,3DStudioMax,usedapictureofateapottoillustrate itsanimationandrenderingability.Revithasthisprogrambuiltin.

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Afteryouselecttheteapot,therenderingdialogueboxwillappear:

Thereareseveralrenderingandlightingoptionsfromwhichyoucanchoose.Whenyoupick theRenderbuttonnearthetopofthisdialoguebox,Revitwillproduceaphotographic imagethatwilllooklikethis.Notethatthereisnogroundshadowsherebecausethereisno groundplanecreatedyet.

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YoucanExporttherenderingtoarastergraphicsfilesuchasa.JPGor.TIFor.GIFfileto putintoaworddocument,posttoawebsiteorsendtosomeonetoopenintheirimage viewer..JPGfilesarefileslikethosetakenbyadigitalcamera.

TocomebacktotheRevitmodel,clickontheShowtheModelbuttononthebottomof thedialoguebox.

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 Thatbringsyoubacktothisimage:

Closetherenderingdialoguebox,turnofftheshadows,andgobacktoHiddenLinevisual appearance.Nowyourdrawingwilllooklikethisagain:

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 17. Letsgetthewindowsspacedevenly.GobacktotheLevel1planbyclickingonitinthe Browser:

Yourdrawingwilllooklikethisagain:

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SelecttheAnnotateTabontheRibbon:

NowselecttheAligneddimensionicon. Startdimensioningbyclickingontheleftwallandthenoneachwindowcenterlineby clickingonthemoneatatimeandthenclickontherightwall,andthenonablankareaon therightsideofthedrawing.Itshouldnowlooklikethis:

NotethatthereisaEQsymbolwitharedslashthroughitabovethedimensionstring.

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Clickonthatsymbolwiththeleftmousebuttontoturniton: Thisistheoutcome:

Allwindowswillnowmoveovertobeequallyspacedandthewindowswillbe constrainedtothisequalityspacingregardlessofwhetherthebuildingislengthenedor shortened. IfyounowclickontheEQsymbolagainthewindowswillstillbeevenlyspacedandactual dimensionswillappear:

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Youdonothavetodothis,butasanexampleoftheequalityconstraintinaction,ifImovethe rightwall80totheright,thuslengtheningthebuilding,dimensionsbetweenallofthe windowswillchangefrom100to114maintainingtheequalityspacingbetweenwindows.

Spacethetopwallwindowsequallynow:

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18. Letsputsomeinteriorwallsintheplan.UndertheHometab,clickontheWallicon.

NotetheRibbonwillmagicallychangetolooklikethis:

Thissubribboncontainsoptionsthatyoucanchooseforinteriorwalls. SelecttheChangeElementTypebutton.Adropdownlistofvariouswalltypeswillappear. SelecttheInterior5Partition(2hr)walltypeandunchecktheChainbox.Notethatthe HeightforthenewwallswillchangetoLevel2.Thatisbecauseyouselectedaninteriorwall type.Exteriorwallsaredrawnfromthebottomofthefirstleveltothetopofthehighestlevel. Interiorwallsaredrawnonjustonelevel.Inbothcases,theywillbedrawnfromLevel1, becausethatisthecurrentlevel(rememberyouchangedtotheLevel1view).Ifyouchangedto theLevel2view,newwallswillbedrawnatlevel2fortheirbottomandgouptoLevel3for theirtop.Afterawallisdrawn,youcanchangethelevelthatitisonanditsheightbyselecting itandthenclickingonElementProperties.Adialogueboxwillappearthatwillallowyouto makemanyadjustmentsinwallheight,verticalstartinglevelandendinglevel.

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Putinsomewallsthatlooklikethis:

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Nowletslookagainatthe3dview:

Satisfaction! 19. GobacktoLevel1plan. 20. Addthedimensionstotheinteriorwallsonthefirstfloor

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 21. Letsputafloorunderthefirstfloor.SelecttheHometabandselecttheFloortool. ThedrawingwilldimandtheinstructionatthebottomofthescreenwillnowsayPick wallstocreatelines.Hoverthecursorabovetheoutsideedgeofthetopwallandthen hittheTABkeyonthekeyboard;immediatelyclicktheleftmousebutton.Apurpleline willappearallaroundtheoutsideoftheexteriorwalls.Youmayneedyourinstructorto showyouhowtodothisproperly.Bepatient.

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 Oncethepurplelinesappear,clickonFinishFloorontherightsideoftheRibbon.

Nowthepurplelinesgoawayandthefloorhasbeendrawn.Youwillnotseethefloorin plan,butgotothe3dviewandseeit.

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22. ReturntoLevel1plan. 23. Letscutasectionthroughthebuilding.Todothis,firstselecttheViewTab:

ThenpicktheSectiontool.Acrossshapedcursorwillappear.Pickapointontheleftsideofthe planoutsidetheexteriorwall,thenapointtotherightsideofthatpoint,likethis:
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 Clickthemouseleftbuttonanywhereinablankpartofthescreentocompletethesection creation.Nowletslookatthatsection.Todothis,doubleclickonthearrowpartofthearrow headontheleftsideofthesectionsymbol.Thiswilltakeyourighttothesectionview.The sectionlookslikethis:

Youcanclearlyseetheflooryoujustcreated,aswellasthelevelsymbolsandtheinteriorwalls. TheouterrectanglearoundthesectionitselfiscalledaviewportinRevit.Itcanbeadjusted byclickingonitandmovingoneofthearrowsthatappears.Letstryit:

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Pulltheleftsidearrowtotherightabouthalfway.Thisishowyoursectionwilllooknow:

ReturntoLevel1Plan.Noticethatthesectionmarknowlookslikethis:

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Thebluedashedrectangularareaabovethesectionlinehasbeenshortenedtocoincidewith theviewportareathatyouchangedinsection.Sotherearetwowaysoflimitingthelengthof thesectionalview:changetheviewportinsection,orchangethedashedlinesassociatedwith thesectionmarkinplan. 24. Letscreateastairtothesecondfloor.GototheHomeTab.SelecttheStairstool.

Picktwopointstoshowthedirectionandlengthofthestair:pickthefirstpointata locationtotherightofthefirstinteriorwall.Thenmovethecursorfartotherightand pickthesecondpoint.Yourstairsketchwilllooklikethis:

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 Thisshowsthestairscloseup:

Itsays18RISERSCREATED,0REMAINING.Thisisastraightforwardwayofmakingthestairs, butyoucanbefancieraboutitbypickingaseriesofpointswhilesketchingtoallowyouto turnthedirectionofthestairsorcreatelandings.Alittlepracticeiswarrantedtocontrolthe sketchcreation. Nowtocompletethestairs,selecttheFinishStairstoolontheleftsideoftheRibbon.

Thecompletedstairswilllooklikethisinplan:
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Andlikethisin3d:

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IturnedtheShadingwithEdgesontogetittolooklikethis.Thestairbydefaulthasrailings attached.Theseareseparateobjectsandcanbedeletedorchangedtoadifferenttypeifyou wish. 25. GototheLevel2Plan.Firstputafloorinatthislevel.OnHometab,selecttheFloor tool.HoverthecursorabovetheinsidefaceofoneoftheexteriorwallsandhittheTab keyonthekeyboard,thenleftclickthemouse.Thepurplelineswillbedrawnaround theinterioroftheexteriorwalls,likethis:

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 Nowweneedtocutaholeforthestairstocomethroughthefloor.Todothis,selectthe rectangleontheRibbon:

Drawarectanglearoundthestairstomakeaholeintheslab.

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ClickontheFinishFlooricon:

Youwillgetadialogueboxaskingyouifyouwantthewallsthatarebelowthisfloortoattachto thebottomofthenewfloor.SelectYes.Whatthatwilldoisstopthetopsofthewallbelow thefloorthickness,nomatterhowthickthefloorwillbe.IfyouanswerNotothisdialogue,the floorswillremainattachedtotheLevel2planeandthuspenetratethroughthefloor.

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 Nextyouwillbeaskedifyouwantthefloortocutintothethicknessoftheexteriorwalls.

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InthiscaseanswerbyselectingtheNobutton. Thefloorwillnowbecreated.Toseehowitlooksinsection,doubleclickthesectionarrow head:

Thesectionviewwillnowappear:

26. Nowwearereadytoputonaroof.Kindoflikebuildingabuilding,no? SelecttheLevel2Planonthebrowser.OntheHometab,selecttheRooftool:

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 Changetheoverhangto20

HoverthecursorovertheexteriorfaceofoneofthewallsandhittheTabkeytoselect allthewalls,thenclicktheleftbuttonofthemouse.Youwillgetapurplelinedrawn aroundthewalls20awayfromthewalls(thiswillbetheroofoverhang):

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ClicktheFinishRooficonontheRibbon:

Youwillthenseeadialogueboxaskingyouifyouwanttheexteriorwallstoattachto theslopingroof.SelecttheYesbutton:

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 Theroofwillbeformedandlooklikethisinplan:

Itisanoddappearance,Imustadmit,buttotallyrational,becausetheplanviewiscut 40abovethefloorlevel.Ifyougotothesectionview,itwilllooklikethis:

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 Nowletslookata3dview:

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 Lookingood.

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Hereitiswithshadowsturnedon:

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Hereisarenderedview:

27. WhenyoulookattheLevel2Planyoumaynoticethatyoucanstillseethewallsbelow, eventhoughthereisafloornowatLevel2andthewallsstopbelowthefloor.Thisis becauselevel1Underlayisturnedonbydefault.Theunderlayisaveryusefultool becauseitallowsyoutoseethewallsbelowwhenyouarecreatingwallsonafloor above.Youcanturnitoff.Hereshow: GotoLevel2Plan.Rightclickthemousetobringupamenu;selectViewProperties. Nowthisdialogueboxwillappear:

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 NotethatintheUnderlayrow,thewordsLevel1appear.Thatmeansthatthe underlaydrawingisLevel1Plan.YoucanturnitoffbyselectingthewordsLevel1anda dropdownmenuappearsgivingyouachoiceofvariousplanstoshowasanunderlay, includingonecalledNone.SelectNoneandthenseethatthewallsonthefirsfloor arenolongershowingasfadedoutlinesonthesecondfloor.

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 PickOK. NowtheLevel2Planwilllooklikethis:

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 PrettygoodexceptthestupidroofisstillshowingupontheLevel2Plan.Letstakecare ofthatnowtoo.Youcanturnoffanyelementinanyviewintwoways. Thefirstwayisatemporaryway,whichlastsonlyforthedurationofthedrawingsession,the secondwayispermanentuntilyouturnitbackonagain.Letslookatbothofthesemethods. Firstthetemporarymethod.AtthebottomofthescreenistheViewControlBar:

Thereisanicononthisbarthatlookslikeapairofglasses.Toturnoffanyobjectintheview youarein,firstselecttheobjectandthenclickontheglassesandpickHideElement. Whenyoupicktheroofwithyourleftmousebutton,itwillturnblue:

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 Ifthereweremorethanoneobjectthatyouwantedtohide,youcouldaddobjectstothe selectionsetbyholdingdownthe<Ctrl>keyandcontinuingtopick.Notthatthe<Ctrl>keywill placea+signnexttothemousecursor,meaningthatyouareaddingobjects.Conversely,ifyou wanttoremoveobjectsfromaselectionset,holddowntheShiftkeyandpicktheobjectsyou wanttoremove.NowpicktheglassesiconandselectHideElement.Hereishowitwilllook afteryouhidetheroof:

Notethatthereisalightbluelinearoundthescreen.Thatisavisualclueforyoutoletyou knowthatsomethingishiddeninthatview.Ifyoucannotrememberwhatyouhid,simplypick thelightbulbontherightendoftheViewControlBar.Notethatobjectsthataretemporarily hiddenwillprint.

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 Thehiddenobjectswillshowupinafadedlightbluecolor,likethis:

Toturnhiddenobjectsbackon,selecttheglassesiconagainandpickResettemporary Hide/Isolate. ThesecondmethodofturningoffobjectsinaviewistorightclickonanobjectandselectHide inView>Elements.Onceagain,youcanusethelightbulbtoggleintheViewControlBarto showthehiddenelementsthistimetheyareshowninafadedpurplecolor,todistinguisha permanenthidefromatemporaryone.Soitwilllooklikethis:

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 Toturnhiddenobjectsbackon,rightclickonthepurpleobjectthatisvisiblewhenthelight bulbisturnedonandselectUnhideinView>Elements.Thenturnthelightbulboff. Objectsthatarepermanentlyhiddenwillnotprint. 28. Letsaddawallonthesecondfloortocreatearoom.OntheHometab,selecttheWall tool.DrawawallonLevel2andputadoorinit,likethis:

Gotoa3dview: Youcanseethewallstickingupabovetheroof.

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 Tofixthis,clickonthewall,andselectAttachtoolontheRibbon,thenpicktherooftoattach themto.

Hereishowthe3dviewwillnowlook:

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 GobacktoLevel2Plananddoubleclickonthesectionarrow.Hereishowitwilllookinsection:

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 29. Weneedtoputsomedoorsonthefirstfloor,too.GotoLevel1view.Makesurethat TagonPlacementisturnedoffandthenselectlocationsfordoorsintotherooms. Yourdrawingshouldlooklikethis:

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30. Next,wewillexploretheIofBIM(BuildingINFORMATIONModeling).Wewillstartby placingroomtagsinalltherooms. OntheHometab,selecttheRoomtool:

PlaceaRoomgismoineachroom,sotheLevel1Planshouldlooklikethis:

Level2Planshouldlooklikethis:

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 NowrenametheroomsbydoubleclickingoneachwordRoomandtypinginthenewname:

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31. Revitkeepstrackofeverythingabouttheroomsandcanproducearoomschedule showingthatinformation.Letsmakearoomschedule.OntheViewtab,selectthe Scheduletoolpulldown,thenSchedules/Quantities.Thefollowingdialogueboxwill appear:

ScrolldownintheCategorylistandselectRooms.
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ClickOK. TheSchedulePropertiesdialogueboxwillappear.FromtheAvailableFieldslist,selectthe followingfieldsandclickontheAdd>buttonaftereachone. Number Name Level Area Perimeter FloorFinish BaseFinish WallFinish CeilingFinish UnboundedHeight Comments TheSchedulePropertiesshouldnowlooklikethis:

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 NowclickOKandyourschedulewillbecreated:

YoucanfillintheblankcellswiththeFloor,Base,WallandCeilingFinishmaterialsandany commentsyoumaywanttoinclude,suchasSLOPEDCEILING. 32. Finally,letsputeverythingtogetherontodrawingstosendouttobidorconstruction.In thebrowser,findtheitemdowntowardthebottomcalledSheets(all).Rightclickonit andselectNewSheet.Asheettitleblockselectionboxwillappear.ClickLoadand loadtheDsizedtitleblockfromtheTitleblockfolderintheImperialLibrary.Ablank sheetwillappearthatlookssomethinglikethis:

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 Toputdrawingsonthesheet,simplydragthemoneatatimefromthebrowsertothesheet: DragtheLevel1andLevel2plansontothesheetyoujustcreated.Theywillcomeontothe sheetcompletewithtitles.Theviewportswillbelarge,buttheywillnotprint.Youwillneedto movethetitlesupabitundereachplanandshortenthelineunderthetitlename.Tomovethe viewtitleonthesheet,justclickonitwiththeleftmousebutton,holdthebuttondownand movetowhereyouwantit.Toshortenthelineunderthetitle,clickontheviewport(notthe viewtitle).Adotwillappearontherightendoftheline.Holdtheleftmousebuttondownon thedotanddragittowhereyouwantittobe. Notethattheelevationtagswillshowuptoofarawayfromtheplansandwillgetinthewayof theotherviewsyouwanttoputonthesheet.Tofixthis,gobacktoLevel1planandthenlevel 2plananddragtheelevationmarksclosertotheexteriorwallsoneachside.Hereishowthe Level1Planlooksbeforemovingthetags:

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 Tomoveanelevationkeyonaplan,firstputawindowaroundthewholekeyandselectthe Movetool.

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 Aftermovingtheelevationkeys,theLevel1planshouldlooklikethis:

ElevationkeysontheLevel2planwillautomaticallybemovedtothesamelocationsasonthe Level1plan. NowgobacktotheSheetview.Itwilllookbetter:

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 NowdragtheWestandSouthElevationsontotheSheet. Movetheirviewtitlesandshortenthelineunderthetitlenamesjustlikeyoudidfortheplans:

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 NowdragtheSectionandRoomScheduleontotheSheet: Hereisthefinishedsheet:

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 Notethatyoucancreateasmanysheetsasyouwantusingthesameprocess.Everydrawing viewputonthesheetwillbegivenanumberautomaticallyandthetagsforElevationsand sectionswillbeshownonthesheet:Zoomintooneofthetitlenumbers: ForexamplelookattheSectiontitleonthesheet:

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 Nowlookattheheadofthesectionkeyontheplanonthesheet:

Notethatthenumberofthesectionandelevationdetailonthesheethasbeenassigned,as wellasthenumberofthesheetonwhichtheyappear.Ifyoumovethesectiontoanother sheet,forinstance,thesheetnumberonthetagwillbeautomaticallychanged.Revitwillnot allowyoutoplaceaviewonmorethanonesheet. Sohereisyourfinalsheet:

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EndoftheRevitexercise
Younowknow90%ofwhatyouneedtoknowtouseRevit.Theonetopicthatthisexercisedid notcoveriscreationofFamilieswhicharelikeAutoCADblocksonsteroids.Cometoour teachersworkshopnextsemesterforaquickintroductiontoRevitFamilies.

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