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Week 7: Revit Architecture II

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 Last Week
Introduction to BIM
Autodesk Revit
Project Handover
Starting a New Project in Revit
Revit 2018 UI
Levels
Creating Walls
Creating Terrain and Building Pad
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 Overview
Creating Floor
Creating Ceiling
Creating Roof
Placing Doors and Windows
Placing a Curtain Wall
Creating Stairs and Railing
Creating Views
Add Dimension
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 Creating Floor
Create a Floor on the 02 – Entry Level
– In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans, double click
02 - Entry Level
– Click Architecture
tab  Click Floor
dropdown  Floor:
Architectural

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 Creating Floor on the Lower Floor
In the Property manager, a list of
floor types will be displayed
On Properties palette, select
Generic 150 mm under floor
Make duplicate of the floor by
clicking Edit Type and rename as
Generic 150 mm – Modified
Set the Properties of the wall
Click OK
Click OK

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 Creating Floor on the Lower Floor
Modify│Create Floor Boundary tab  Draw panel  Pick
Walls

Position the cursor over a wall and click to select the chain
of walls to form the boundary

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 Creating Floor on the Lower Floor
On the Mode panel,
click (Finish Edit Mode)
Click No at the prompt.
"Would you like walls that
go up to this floor's level to
attach to its bottom?"

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 Creating Floor on the Lower Floor
Completed floor

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 Copy Floor to the Entry Level
Click the edge of the floor to select the element, and on the
Clipboard panel, click (Copy to Clipboard)
Tip
– To make it easier to select the floor, click
the drop-down arrow for the Select panel
on the ribbon, and make sure "Select
elements by face" is checked. Then, place
the cursor over the floor, and click to
select it. Alternatively, place the cursor
near the floor edge, and press Tab until
the status bar indicates the floor, and
click to select it.
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 Copy Floor to the Entry Level
On the Quick Access Toolbar, click (3D View)
Click Modify│Floors tab
– In the Clipboard panel  Paste drop-down  Aligned to
Selected Levels

From Select Levels dialog, click 03 - Top

Level
Click OK
– A new floor is added to the Top Level
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 Copy Floor to the Entry Level
Completed floors

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 Attach Walls to the Floor
Click to select the interior walls that display in
the underlay for 01 - Lower Level
– Press and hold Ctrl as you click to select
multiple elements
– Note: You may need to turn on Select
Underlay Elements from the dropdown
menu on the Modify Tool

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 Attach Walls to the Floor
On the Modify│Walls panel click (Attach Top/Base)

Click the new floor to attach the top of the walls on the
lower level to the entry level floor

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 Creating Ceiling
Selecting ceiling
– Click Architecture tab and select Ceiling

– On Properties palette, select 600 x

600mm Grid
– Make duplicate of the ceiling by clicking
Edit Type and rename as 600 x 600mm
Grid – Modified
– Set the Properties of the ceiling
– Click OK
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 Creating Ceiling
Placing ceiling
– Click Architecture tab and select Ceiling
– In the Project Browser
• Double click 03 – Top Level under Ceiling Plans
– Click Modify│Place Ceiling tab Select Automatic Ceiling

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 Creating Ceiling
Placing ceiling
– In the Properties palette
• Put ceiling height = 2600
– Click inside the close boundary areas (rooms)
– Enclosed areas will display
as a red boundary when you
move the curser inside

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 Placing Ceiling
Placing ceiling
– Completed Ceiling on the top floor

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 Creating Roof
Draw the Roof
– Double Click 03 – Top
Level under Floor Plans
– Click Architecture tab 
Roof drop-down  (Roof
by Footprint)
– In the Properties palette select 04 – Roof
– Select Basic Roof Generic – Tile Roof in the Properties
palette

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 Creating Roof
Click on Edit Type in Properties

Click on Duplicate
Rename roof as Generic - Tile
Roof – Modified
Click OK
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 Creating Roof
Create roof lines with an overhang
– On the Option Bar, enter 1000 for overhang and select
Defines slope

– Use Pick Wall command to select walls for slab

– Alternatively you can also select ‘Pick Wall’ option and
select all the walls

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 Creating Roof
Click outside edges
of all the external
walls
On the Mode panel,
click (Finish Edit
Mode)

1000 mm
offset

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 Creating Roof
Completed roof

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 Placing Doors
In the Project Browser, under
Floor Plans, double click 01 -
Lower Level
On the Properties palette, for
Underlay, select None
– Without the underlay
display of the lower level, it
is easier to see the walls for
the current floor
Click Architecture tab  Build panel  (Door)
Select 720 under Single – Steel Frame (AUS)

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 Placing Doors
Duplicate the door by clicking Edit Type and rename door
as 720 – Modified
Any change
made will now
affect only the
new wall type

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 Placing Doors
Start placing doors on walls
Make sure that you are in the 01 - Lower Level
Move curser to the corresponding wall and click
Edit the dimension as required

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 Placing Doors
Click on the arrows to change
the door opening direction and
door hinging side
The arrow couple parallel to the
wall represents the door hinging
side
The arrows perpendicular to the
wall represents the opening
direction (inside or outside)

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 Placing Doors
Models showing doors

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 Placing Doors
Copy door to other floor
– Select the doors you want to copy
– Click Modify│Doors
• In the Clipboard panel  Paste drop-down  Aligned
to Selected Levels

In the Select Levels dialog, click 02 -

Entry Level and 03 – Top Level
Click OK
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– New doors are added to the Levels
 Placing Doors
Completed doors

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 Placing Windows
In the Project Browser, under
Floor Plans, double click 01 -
Lower Level
Click Architecture tab  Window
under Build panel
Select 0922 under Awning – 1L
(AUS)

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 Placing Windows
Duplicate the window by clicking Edit Type and rename
door as 0922 – Modified
Any change made will now
affect only the new wall type
Start placing windows on
walls as required

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 Placing Windows
Completed windows in 01 – Entry Level

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 Placing Windows
Copy windows to other floors
– Double click 01 – Lower Level and select the windows
– Click Modify│Doors
• In the Clipboard panel  Paste drop-down  Aligned
to Selected Levels

In the Select Levels dialog, click 02 -

Entry Level and 03 – Top Level
Click OK
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– New windows are added to the Levels
 Placing Windows
Completed windows

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 Placing a Curtain Wall
In the Project Browser,
under Floor Plans, double
click 01 – Lower Level
Click Architecture tab 
Wall: Architectural

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 Placing a Curtain Wall
From the Properties palette, select
Storefront
Make duplicate of the
Curtain Wall by clicking
Edit Type and rename
as Storefront –
Modified
Set the Properties of the wall
Click OK

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 Placing a Curtain Wall
Modify the parameters as
follows in the Type
Properties window
Click OK
Place the curtain wall from
one point to another on top
the external wall

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 Placing a Curtain Wall
Cut the wall from the curtain wall
Click Modify and select Cut Geometry

Click on the wall

Click on the curtain wall

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 Placing a Curtain Wall
Completed curtain wall

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 Creating Stairs and Railing
Create stair
– In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans, double click
02 – Entry Level
– Click Architecture tab  Select Stair in the Circulation
panel

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 Creating Stair
From Properties palette, select
190mm max riser 250mm going under
Cast-In-Place Stair
Make duplicate of the
stair by clicking Edit
Type and rename as
Cast-In-Place Stair –
Modified
Set the Properties of
the wall
Click OK

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 Creating Stair
On the Properties palette, under Constraints
– For Base Level, select 01 - Lower Level
– For Top Level, select 02 - Entry Level

– Select Straight stair under the component tab

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 Creating Stair
Determined the location of the
stairs and start drawing as a
line
During drawing, the number of
steps are dynamically
displayed
Draw stairs until 0 risers remaining
Create either straight or U shape stair
On the Mode panel, click (Finish Edit Mode)

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 Creating Stair
Isolate floors and staircase
– Select the Staircase and one of the floors
– Select all of the components by dragging

– Click Check None

– Select the Category as shown
– Click OK

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 Creating Stair
Isolate floors and staircase
– Isolate the floors and staircase using Temporary Hide/
Isolate tool in view control tool bar
– Select Isolate Category

– Only staircase and floors will be displayed

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 Creating Stair
Isolated floors and stairs in 3D

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 Creating Stair
Cutting floor for stair
– Select the floor you want to cut in 3D

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 Creating Stair
Cutting floor for stair
– Double click the 02-Entry Level under Floor Plans
– Click on Edit Boundary

– Click Pick Lines to pick lines from the draw panel

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 Cutting Floor for Stair
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Click on 4 lines of the stair case as shown
in the image
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Use ‘Trim/Extend Corner’ tool in Modify
panel and click on neighboring lines to 4
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connect them together

On Mode panel, click (Finish Edit Mode)

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 Cutting Floor for Stair
Completed floor Cut

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 Creating Stairs and Railing
Creating Railing
– Click Architecture
tab  Select
Sketch Path in the
Circulation panel
– You will create a
railing at the top of
the stairs
– On the Draw panel,
click Line

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 Creating Railing
Draw lines as shown in the
Figure
On Mode panel, click (Finish
Edit Mode)
We need to make railings
separately l as The Railing line
must be a single connected
Sketch

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 Creating Railing
Completed stair from 01 – Lower Level to 02 – Entry Level

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 Creating Railing
Click ‘Temporary Hide/Isolate’ button and click on ‘Reset
Temporary Hide/Isolate’ to go back to normal view

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 Creating Views
Create a section view
– In the Project, double click 01 – Lower Level under Floor
Plans
– Click View tab, click (Section) in Create Panel

– Click outside the West wall of the building, move the

cursor to the right until it is outside the building on the
west side
– Press Esc

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 Creating Section View
Selection for section view

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 Creating Section View
Double-click the section head to open the section view

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