Challenge

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

SSoumya Kambar15 Nov 2022

1.Aim:Created a ceiling from architecture tab above wall at first floor level

Introduction

From the architectural tab to model a ceiling at the first floor level on the saved week 3 project of the residential unit.

Procedure

1. Open revit module

Click on open and select week 3 created drawing

2) Create ceiling

Go to Project Browser expand Ceiling Plan, double click on First Floor

Go to Architecture tab, select Ceiling

Select sketch ceiling from Modify ,Place Ceiling and create boundry and select pick line tool from panel and click on right mark

Ceiling is created on the first floor level

Result

We have created a ceiling at the first floor level

2.Aim: To Created a roof above the ceiling by selecting footfrint of celing and roof slope to 10 degree

Introduction

From the architectural tab to model a roof by footprint at 10-degree slope by using adjustment toolbar.

Procedure

1. Open revit, go to file Click on open and select previously created drawing

2 Create roof

Go to Project Browser in the Floor Plan double click on Roof

Go to Architecture tab , click on Roof and select Roof by Footprint

Create Roof Footprint tab is open, now select Pick Line tool from draw panel , finish it then Roof is created on the Roof level

Result

Following the above procedure, we have created roof by footprint above the ceiling

3.Aim:Created architectural and structural plan based on previously saved project

Introduction

Architectural and structural plan shown separately with their component

Procedure:

1. Open revit, go to file and Click on open and select previously created drawing

2.Architectural plan

Go to Project Browser in the Floor Plan double click on Ground Floor

Similarly for First Floor Plan

1-level 1 (Ground floor)

2-level 2 (Firrst floor plan)

3) Structural plan

Go to view tab

Drop down the Plan Views from the create panel

Select Structure Plan

Dialog box will open for selecting levels

Choose ground floor then first floor

1.Ground floor structural plan

2.First floor structural plan

Result

Following the above procedure, we have created separately architectural and structural plan

4.Aim:Added dimension in architectural and structural plan by using annotate toolbar

Introduction

In the architectural and structural plan added dimension with respect to grids

Procedure

1.OPEN revit software , go to file click on open ,select previously selected drawing

2. Add dimension

Go to Project Browser in the Floor Plan double click on Ground Floor

Open Annotate tab select Aligned tool

Create dimension to the component from grids

Similarly for the structural plan

1-Dimension with architecture member

2-Dimension with structural member

Result

Following the above procedure, we have added the dimension in the architecture and structure plan

5.Aim:Sheet template created from view tab and adjust the parameter

Introduction

From the view tab to create a sheet template and adjust the parameter on the sheet to add the appropriate view

Procedure

1. Open revit software , go to file click on open ,select previously selected drawing

2.Create sheet templete

Go to View tab, Select Sheet from Sheet Composition panel

Open a new sheet dialog box click on Load

Open TITLEBLOCKS from library

Select appropriate sheet

Edit sheet title block as per view

Drag to insert the plan from project browser in sheet

3.Add view in sheetFrom project browser select any view then drag to the sheet

after that from property browser change view scale to adjust the view

edit the parameter on the title block

Result

Following the above procedure, create a sheet template from the view tab and adjust the parameter

6. Aim:Created the elevation view of the building

Introduction

From the view tab to create elevation views, looking at my building from East, North, South and West

Procedure

1.Open revit software , go to file click on open ,select previously selected drawing

2.Create elevation view

Open Ground Floor Plan

Go to View tab

Drop down the Elevation from the create panel

Select Elevation

Create view from East North South West

After set the views go to project browser

Expand elevation open East view

Similarly select one by one to open other views

Result

Following the above procedure, created elevation views such as East North South West

East view

North view

South view

West view

7. Aim:Created the section view of the building either longitudinal or transverse direction

Inroduction

From the view tab to create sections cut through each room, cutting across longitudinally and transverse direction

Procedure

1.Open revit software , go to file click on open ,select previously selected drawing

2.Create section view

Open Ground Floor Plan,Go to View tab and Select Section, Cut longitudinal drawing across the plan and Similarly cut the plan across the transverse direction

Result

we have created section accros longitudinal and transverse direction

8) Classify the views, Plan Views, Section Views, and Elevation views to either Design or Documentation category using Properties browser

8.Aim:Classified the views, plan views, section views and elevation views of building the building

Introduction

From the project browser to classified the view in documentation category

Procedure

1.Open revit software , go to file click on open ,select previously selected drawing

2.Create all view

go to project see all view on property browser

Result

Following the above procedure to classify the view

9) Using the sheet template produced create multiple sheets as follows

a. A 101- Ground Floor Architecture Plan

b. A 102- First Floor Architecture Plan

c. A 103- Roof Plan

d. S 101- Ground Floor Structural Plan

e. S 102- First Floor Structural Plan

f. S 103- Roof Framing Plan

g. A-201- North-South Elevations

h. A-202- East-West Elevations

Add additional sheets based on the sections created in your Revit file

Aim:Created multiple sheet template

Introduction

Sheet template produce for architecture, structural, elevations and section’s view

Procedure

1.Open revit, go to file and click on open the previous saved file

2.Create sheet template

Go to View tab, Select Sheet from Sheet Composition panel and Open a new sheet dialog box click on Load Open TITLEBLOCKS from library

Select appropriate sheet for each plan ,Edit sheet title block as per view andDrag to insert the plan from project browser in sheet Similarly drag all the plan and view in the sheet

Result

We have created multiple sheets for each plan and view and result are shown in below

1. A101- Ground floor arcitecture plan