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

Question 1 :-

• Based on the project saved from Week 3, proceed from the First Floor Level. Model a Ceiling from the architecture tab above the walls at the first-floor level.

Answer :-

Procedure :-

• Double click on the Revit application icon and opens the app.
• Click on "Open" in the Home page.
• Open the saved "week 3 project" file.

Creating Ceiling :-

• From the Project Browser click and open the First-Floor plan view.
• Go to Architectural Tab.
• Click on Ceiling.
• Create the ceiling for the first floor.
• Select the type as 2'X4' ACT System.
• Choose between Automatic Ceiling or Sketch Ceiling and make as per requirement.

RESULT :-

• 3D view of Ceiling :-

Question 2 :-

• 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.

Answer :-

Procedure :-

• Double click on the Revit application icon and opens the app.
• Click on "Open" in the Home page.
• Open the Last Question file.

Creating Roof :-

• From the Project Browser click and open the First-Floor plan view.
• Go to Architectural Tab.
• Click on "Roof" Tool.
• Create the Roof above the first floor.

• Select the Roof Type as "Generic 9" Roof".

• Select/Draw a closed area for the roof as per requirement.

RESULT :-

• 3D view of Roof :-

Question 3 :-

• Using the file saved from weeks 2 to 4, create plan views for ground floor level and first-floor level including all the walls, floors, and components. Separate them to architecture and structural plans

1. Architecture plan must have walls, floors, and all the components placed within the building.
2. Structure plan must have details of only walls, floors, and columns.

Answer :-

Procedure :-

• Double click on the Revit application icon and opens the app.
• Click on "Open" in the Home page.
• Open the Last Question file.

Creating Architectural Ground Floor Plan :-

• Go to Properties browser and open Floor Plans.
• Click on Ground Floor Plan.
• The Architectural Plan of the ground floor consists of walls, stairs, windows, doors and Components of kitchen, living room, bedroom, toilet, storeroom.

Creating Architectural First Floor Plan :-

• Go to Properties browser and open Floor Plans.
• Click on First Floor Plan.

Creating Structural Ground Floor Plan :-

• As structure plan must have details of only walls, floors, and columns.
• Go to Properties browser and open Floor Plans.
• Click on Ground Floor Plan.
• Go to structural tab and click on "Column" tool.
• Select the column Type as per requirement.
• Select base level as "Ground Floor" and Top Level as "Roof".
• Provide columns as per the requirement.

Creating Structural Ground Floor Plan :-

• Go to Properties browser and open Floor Plans.
• Click on First Floor Plan.

RESULT :-

• Architectural Ground Floor view :-

• Structural Ground Floor :-

• 3D Structural View with Columns :-

Question 4 :-

• Using annotate toolbar add dimensions to all the walls and floors with reference to the longitudinal and transverse grids created in the project file.

1. The architecture plan dimensions include details on where the components are placed within the buildings with relation to grids. Overall dimensions are sufficient for architecture plans.
2. The Structure plan dimensions must include details on the position of all the walls and interior walls with reference to grids. Locate all the framing components of the building with reference to a fixed point using Structural plans.

Answer :-

Procedure :-

• Double click on the Revit application icon and opens the app.
• Click on "Open" in the Home page.
• Open the Last Question file.

Creating Grids :-

• Go to Properties browser and open Floor Plans.
• Click on Ground Floor Plan.
• Go to Architectural Tab, Click on "Grids".
• Create the Grids alog the walls.
• Name horizontal grids as A, B, C, D.
• Name vertical grids as 1, 2, 3, 4.

Architectural Annotations :-

• In architecture plan, dimensions include details on where the components are placed within the buildings with relation to grids.
• For example :-

Structural Annotations :-

• In Structure plan, dimensions must include details on the position of all the walls and interior walls with reference to grids.
• For example :-

RESULT :-

• Architectural Annotations :-

• Structural Annotations :-

Question 5 :-

• Create a sheet template from the view tab and adjust the parameters on the sheet to add appropriate views.

Answer :-

Procedure :-

• Double click on the Revit application icon and opens the app.
• Click on "Open" in the Home page.
• Open the Last Question file.

Creating a sheet template :-

• Go to "Insert" tab and click on "Load Family".
• Click the "Titleblock" and then select the "Template" as per requirement and then click "open".
• Now go to the "Project Browser" and right click on "Sheet".
• Click on "Add New Sheet" option.
• Select the Title block of choice and then click "OK".

• A new Sheet is opened as :-

Changing Parameters :-

• Change the parameter of the template sheet as per choice.
• Add the text from the Annotation tab if required.

Adding Views :-

• To add view on the sheet, go to the "Properties Browser".
• Click on "Sheet" and the right click on the respective sheet and click on "Add Views".
• A dialog box will open.

• Select any view as per choice, for example :- "Ground Floor View".
• Click on "Add View to Sheet".

RESULT :-

Question 6 :-

• Using the elevation tab create the elevation views, looking at your building from East, North, South, and West.

Answer :-

Procedure :-

• Double click on the Revit application icon and opens the app.
• Click on "Open" in the Home page.
• Open the Last Question file.

Creating Views :-

• Go to the "View" Tab and click on "Elevation" Tool.

• Go to the "Floor Plan View" from project browser.
• Place the elevation marker point in the specified Location.

• Go to project browser and click on "+" icon of "Elevation" to see all the elevation view and on any view to open it.

RESULT :-

• North :-

• East :-

• South :-

• West :-

Question 7 :-

• Produce section cut through each room either cutting across longitudinally or in a transverse direction.

Answer :-

Procedure :-

• Double click on the Revit application icon and opens the app.
• Click on "Open" in the Home page.
• Open the Last Question file.

Creating Section Line :-

• Go to the "View" Tab and click on "Section" Tool.

• Cut the section as per the requirement.

RESULT :-

• The Section View of the section line created :-

Question 8 :-

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

Answer :-

Procedure :-

• Double click on the Revit application icon and opens the app.
• Click on "Open" in the Home page.
• Open the Last Question file.

Plan Views :-

Floor Plans :-

• Floor Plans are 2D view of the Residential Building showing the components of the house in the layout with dimensions and tags.
• In our Residential Building Project, there are three Floor Plans :-

1. Ground Floor Plan
2. First Floor Plan
3. Roof Plan

Ceiling Plans :-

• Ceiling of different floors are created just below the Roof/Slab.
• There are two Ceilings in our current project :-

1. Ground Floor Ceiling
2. First Floor Ceiling

Elevation Views :-

• These views are helpful in determining extract height components of the Residential Building and components location.
• There are following Elevation Views :-

1. East
2. North
3. West
4. South

Section Views :-

• This View shows interior configuration of the components such as walls, architectural features etc.
• There is only one section view in our project :-

1. Section 1

RESULT :-

Plan Views :-

• Ground Floor :-

• First Floor :-

Elevation Views :-

• North :-

• East :-

• South :-

• West :-

Section Views :-

• Section 1 :-

Question 9 :-

• Using the sheet template produced create multiple sheets as follows

1. A 101- Ground Floor Architecture Plan
2. A 102- First Floor Architecture Plan
3. A 103- Roof Plan
4. S 101- Ground Floor Structural Plan
5. S 102- First Floor Structural Plan
6. S 103- Roof Framing Plan
7. A-201- North-South Elevations
8. A-202- East-West Elevations

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

Answer :-

Procedure :-

• Double click on the Revit application icon and opens the app.
• Click on "Open" in the Home page.
• Open the Last Question file.

Creating Sheet Templates :-

• Go to Project Browser and find "Sheet".

• Right click on "Sheet" and Click on "Add New Sheet" option.
• Select the Title block of choice and then click "OK".
• Change the parameter of the template sheet as per choice.
• Add the text from the Annotation tab if required.
• Right click on the newly created Sheet and Rename them as per the question requirements.

• To add view on the sheet, go to the "Properties Browser".
• Click on newly added sheet and the right click on the that sheet and click on "Add Views".
• A dialog box will open.

• Select any view as per choice, for example :- "Ground Floor View".
• Click on "Add View to Sheet".
• Similarly create all the Sheets and add views to them.

Results :-

• A 101- Ground Floor Architecture Plan

• A 102- First Floor Architecture Plan

• A 103- Roof Plan

• A-201- North-South Elevations

• A-202- East-West Elevations

Question 10 :-

• 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. Produce the sheets as a part of project drafting.

Answer :-

Procedure :-

• Double click on the Revit application icon and opens the app.
• Click on "Open" in the Home page.
• Open the Last Question file.

Creating 3D Camera View :-

• To set the camera view in any part to Layout.
• Go to "Create" panel in "View" Tab.
• Click on Dropdown of "3D View" Tool.
• Select "Camera" Tool.
• Put the camera at the different places to get the different views of the Layout.
• New window of Camera View will open.
• Rename the View accordingly and set the view style to "Realistic".
• Results are shared below.

Creating Sheet Templates :-

• Go to Project Browser and find "Sheet".

• Right click on "Sheet" and Click on "Add New Sheet" option.
• Select the Title block of choice and then click "OK".
• Change the parameter of the template sheet as per choice.
• Add the text from the Annotation tab if required.
• Right click on the newly created Sheet and Rename them as per the question requirements.

• To add view on the sheet, go to the "Properties Browser".
• Click on newly added sheet and the right click on the that sheet and click on "Add Views".
• A dialog box will open.

• Select any view as per choice, for example :- "Ground Floor View".
• Click on "Add View to Sheet".
• Similarly create all the Sheets and add views to them.

Results :-

• 3D_A-501 - Living Room :-

• 3D_A-502 - Bed Room :-

• 3D_A-503 - Dining Table :-

• 3D_A-504 - Kitchen :-

• 3D_A-505 - Toilet :-

• 3D_A-506 - Staircase :-