Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Modify a Level
1. Click on one Elevation
Steps: 2. Change the number of the
level
Copy Grid Lines
1. Select grid tool
2. Draw a grid line
2. Select grid line
3. Select copy 1. Select Spot Elevation
4. Click and drag to the right – look temporary dimension 2. Deselect Leader
5. Click in the position that you want
Array Grid Lines
1. Select the second grid line Create a new Level
2. Select array
3. Deselect Group and associate
4. Type the number
5. Click and drag to the right – look temporary dimension
6. Click in the position that you want
1. Select level tool
2. On the left side you get a blue dash line
3. look for the distance that you need
4. Click and move to the right
Other Method to create levels
1. Select level tool
2. Select Pick lines tool
1. Draw a horizontal grid line 3. Type the offset distance
2. Change the number for a letter A 4. Select the level until you see a dash blue line
3. Array 5. click
Modify Grid Lines
1. Click on the circle and when you see a dash line
2. Click and drag
Floor
Edith Boundary
1. Select floor
2. Select Edith boundary
3. Move a boundary
4. Finish mode
1. Select Floor tool
2. Select shape
3. Finish the Edith mode
Clean elements
1. Select floor
2. Select join
3. Select first the floor
4. Select second the columns
3D view
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJyzZy5h_b4&feature=related
Columns Extend Columns
Extend Columns
1. Select column
2. Right click – select all instance / in entire project
Create a Column
1. Select column tool
2. Load family ‐ look in Structural / column / concrete
Create own type
1. Click Edith type
2. Select duplicate
3. Rename
4. Change dimensions
5. Place columns on the grid
3. Select Attach top
4. Select the top item
Place columns on the grid
1. Select column
2. Select at grid
3. Select all the grid intersections
4. Finish the mode
Walls SHIFT = ortho Fillet Walls Edith Walls
1. Select wall tool
2. Select edith type
3. Select duplicate
4. Make changes on the wall
Create a Wall 1. Select wall tool
2. Draw a wall
1. Select wall tool 3. Select fillet
2. Select wall type 4. Click on two walls
3. Select shape
4. Select height
5. Select location line
6. Draw a wall
Detail Views
Curtain Walls Modify Curtain Walls Mullions
1. Select the curtain wall
2. Un pin it
3. Change the dimension
Method # 1
1. Select a wall
2. Isolate the wall Custom Curtain Walls
3. Select curtain grid tool
4. Draw a line 1. Change the view in 3D
2. Select mullions tool
3. Select all grid lines
Method # 2 4. Click on the curtain wall
1. Select a wall
2. Isolate the wall
3. Select curtain grid tool
4. Select the wall
Make change on the panel
5. Go to element properties (Edith type)
6. Duplicate and rename
1. Select one panel
7. Make changes
2. Right click – select panels on host
3. Unpin it
4. Select panel
5. Right click –
1. Select the curtain grid select panel / along horizontal
2. Select all except picked 6. Choose a material
3. Draw a line
4. Click one a panel
5. ESC to finish the tool
6. Select lines
7. copy
Curtain Walls – Add a Door
1. Select the curtain grid
2. Select one segment
3. Divide the panel
4. Select a mullion
5. unpin it
6. Delete it
7. Select single panel –
press TAB and click
8. Select the door from
the properties palette
Align (AL) Mirror Pick axis (MM) Copy in different levels an item
1. Select item
2. Ctrl + c
3. Select paste ‐ choose aligned to selected levels
4. Select levels
Mirror Draw axis (DM)
1. Select item
2. Select align tool
3. Select where to go
4. Select the face of the item to align
Trim / Extend (TR)
Split (SL)
Trim / Extend multiple elements
Extend
Match (MA)
1. Select item
2. Select tool
3. Select where to go
4. Select the item to extend
Trim
1. Select item
2. Select tool
3. Select the limit
4. Select the item to keep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BzZl3qNAgU&feature=related
Dimensions Dimensions in one step Dimensions walls
1. ALIGNED – to create dimensions
1. Select Aligned
2. Pick Entire Walls 1. Select Aligned
3. Select a wall – and move the cursor 2. Select Options
1. EDIT Witness Lines – to add more dimensions in the existent 3. Select intersection walls
4. Select wall faces
5. Click on the wall
Diagonal Dimensions 6. And move the cursor
Click and with the TAB key found the
Intersection point
Dimension Intersections
Dimension Openings
Radial Dimensions
1. Select Aligned
2. Select Options
3. Select intersecting Grids
4. Click on the wall
5. And move the cursor
1. Select Aligned
2. Select Options
1. Select Radial 3. Select Openings
2. Select circle 4. Select widths
5. Click on the wall
6. And move the cursor
Stairs Copy Stairs in different levels shaft
1. Select Stair
2. Select Multistory Top Level
3. Select the levels
1. Select shaft
2. Draw a rectangle
3. Change values
4. Finish mode
1. Type number of steps
Railings
1. Railing
1. Draw the stair on the floor plan
2. Click on finish
Create a Site Edith Surface Create a Road
1. Go to TOP view
1. Select site 2. Select subregion
2. Select edith surface 3. Select the shape
3. We can select point and give them different height 4. Finish mode
1. Import CAD file 5. Change material
Draw a river
Place single points
1. Select top surface
2. Select import instance 1. Select single point
3. Select site 2. Give elevation 1. Select split surface
4. Select layer 3. Place it on the drawing 2. Select site
5. Change material 3. Select line / spline
properties to grass 4. Finish mode
6. Finish mode 5. Change material
7. Delete the CAD lines 6. Change render appearance
Flat surface
1. Go to Top View
2. Select part of the site
3. Elevation 0.00
4. Finish mode
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOSykTQgAIM&feature=related