REVIT ARCHITECTURE AND STRUCTURE LEVEL (1) COURSE

Essential Tools for Modelling

1. User Interface
 2. File Format

3. Understanding Project Template File and Location

Detail to refer to open.pyinnyar.com

4. Element Behaviours and Kinds of Families
 5. Basic Modelling Tools

 Grids and Levels + Propagate Extent

 Project Browser and Properties Palette - Switch ON/OFF

 Creating Columns

Tips ** Difference between Structural Column and Architectural Column

** Vertical Column , Slanted Column, At Grids & At Columns and “Tag on Placement” + Option Bar
** How to Load a family from Library

** Editing Column Types : Duplicating Type and Change Size

 Adding BEAMS

** On Grids , “Tag on Placement”

** Placement Plane & Chain

Suggestion to Teachers: “Adding Beams” and “Visibility/Graphics tools should be

taught in the same day .
** Beam Properties : Base & Top Offset : Type Properties and Instance Properties

** Editing Beam Types : Duplicating Type and Change Size

 Visibility & Graphics

 Understanding 3D views , Sections and Elevations

  Adding Walls

** Option Bar & Properties : ( Depth and Height , Location Line & Chain )

** Base & Top Constraint and Offset

 Adding Foundation

** Isolated Foundation , Wall Foundation and Slab Foundation

 Curtain Wall
  General Keys and Tools

** Back Space (Delete)

** Esp (Quit Selective and Active Command)

** Tab Key (select desired component & Polyline action selection)

** Object Snaps

 Creating Floors

** To highlight difference between “Slab Foundation” tool and “Floor Slab” tool.

** Creating Floors using Draw Tools & Span Direction

** Slope Arrow : Specify “ Height at Tail” & “Slope”

** How to change Slab Thickness

** Slab Level Definition

 Modify Tools

 View Control Bar

 Adding Doors, Windows and Components

  Creating Ceiling

** Automatic and Sketch Ceiling and Editing Ceiling Types (Basic Only)

 Some Tips and Tricks

** Override Graphics in View ( Select component and Right Click )

** Spacebar to rotate components

** Visibility / Graphics Overrides

** Object Styles

** Thin lines

** Work plane and Reference Plane

** Section Box
  Creating Roof

** Roof by Footprint

** Roof by Extrusion

 Link CAD , Import CAD, Link Revit & Manage Links

 Stairs & Ramp and Railing

 View Range

 Openings

 Model Text and Model Line

 Truss , Bracing and Beam Systems

 Understanding Materials

 Geometry : Cut & Join Tools and Clipboard Copy & Paste and Match Properties
 6. Construction Documentation

 Drafting View , Callout

 Using Annotation Tools

** Dimensioning, Detail Line , Region and 2D Components

** Revision Cloud , Detail Group and Insulation and Text

** Tagging and Symbol Tools

  Duplicating View , Legends and Schedules

 Creating Sheets

** Placing Views on a Sheet

 Printing

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