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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.