3D Creation of Celing, Roof, Architectural plan, Structural plan, Sectional view, Elevation view and Camera specific view for a house plan using REVIT

Aim – To Model a Ceiling from the architecture tab above the walls at the first-floor level.

Procedure –

• Open revit and load the week 3 project.
• Go to ceiling tab in architecture and select it.
• At first floor level set the height offset at 10’ as it is the height of the wall.
• Select the pick line option and select the outer boundary walls.
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• A ceiling is created at the first-floor level.
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Result –

A ceiling is created at first floor.

Aim – To Model a roof above the ceiling by selecting the footprints of the ceiling. Using the adjustment toolbars appearing on-screen adjust the roof slope to 10 degrees.

Procedure –

• Go to roof floor and select roof option in from toolbar.
• Roof>roof by footprint.
• Select sketching option > pick lines.
• Select outer boundary of walls.
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• Roof is created, to change the slope of the roof go in properties browser select and edit the slope to 10 degrees.
• The slope of 10 degrees is created in roof.
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Result –

A roof is created and slope of 10 degrees is added in to the project.

Aim – to show Architectural and structural plans.

Procedure –

• Go in view tab> plan views.
• There is a option for architectural and structural plans.
• Select structural and check the create copy box.
• Architectural and structural plans are created.
• Structural plans include columns, floor, walls etc.
• Architectural plans include everything.

Result –

Structural plans

Architectural plans

Aim- to annotate the plans for dimensions for both architectural plan and structural plans.

Procedure –

• Go in annotate in toolbar>dimensions>linear dimensions.
• Go to architectural plan and make a dimension of length and width of the plan.
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• Now go in structural plan> ground floor plan.
• Repeat the same process for dimension and annotate each grids.
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Result –

Dimensions are added for architectural and structural purpose of the building.

Aim – to create a sheet template from the view tab and adjusting the parameters.

Procedure –

• Go in view tab and select the sheet option.
• If your required sheet is not there you can load them in the revit.
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• If project information is set beforehand some of the title is already filled others can be filled by double clicking on them.
• Drag the view required in the sheet.
• Click on the view and scale the view appropriately.
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Result –

A sheet is created is created of the ground floor plan.

Aim – create elevations in the Revit.

Procedure –

• Elevations can be created in any plans.
• Go to view>elevations.
• Select the elevation option and add four elevations on four side.
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• Add four elevations on north, south, east, west.
• In project browser>elevations>views.
• Rename the views north, south, east and west according to the sides.
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• Elevations are created.

Result-

Elevations are created in revit and renamed N,S,E and W accordingly.

Aim – to create section views of each room transversely and longitudinally.

Procedure –

• Go to view> sections.
• Go in architectural floor plan.
• Draw a section view in rooms.
• You can flip the section views as required.
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• As you do this section views are created in project browser.
• Click on the that view to see it.
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• Now do this for each room and simultaneously views are created.
• Section views are created.

Result –

Section views are created.

Kitchen section view

Bedroom view

Aim – To Classify the views, Plan Views, Section Views, and Elevation views to either Design or Documentation category using Properties browser.

Procedure –

• Views are created in the properties browser.
• The views are created simultaneously as the changes are made in the project.
• In project browser the views are shown.

Result-

Aim – Using the sheet template to produce the multiple sheets in the revit file.

Procedure –

• Go in view tab and select the sheet option.
• If your required sheet is not there you can load them in the revit.
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• If project information is set beforehand some of the title is already filled others can be filled by double clicking on them.
• Drag the view required in the sheet.
• Click on the view and scale the view appropriately.
• Edit the template text as required For A101 for architectural, S for structural and 3d views sheets accordingly.

Result –

A-101

A 102

A 103

S-101

S-102

S 103

A 201

A 202

A 203

Aim – To create a camera-specific view or a 3D view in each room (living, dining, bedroom). Based on the views create a new set of sheets starting A-501 (you can add as many sheets after, 502, 503..n) to place the 3D view images.

Procedure –

• Go to view tab> 3d view> camera.
• Select camera and place the camera in rooms and place it accordingly.
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• Open the placed camera view and you can edit it using orbit wheel and navigation cube.
• Now place the camera in each room and edit the view accordingly.
• Now go in sheet and open a new sheet for 3d view.
• Drag the 3d views and place it in the sheet and edit the view accordingly.
• Name it A501 and A502 for 3d views.

Result

A501 living room

A502 kitchen