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

1. Aim :

Provide ceiling over the First Floor level.

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

2. Aim :

Roof modelling over the ceiling of the existing structure.

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 fir the roof as per requirement

Result :

3D view of roof :

3. Aim :

To prepare the architectural and structural plans of the structure.

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 view :

3D structural view with column :

4. Aim :

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

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 :

5. Aim :

To create sheet template from the tab view and adjust the parameters on the sheet to add appropriate views.

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 :

6. Aim :

Using the elevation tab create the elevation view, looking at your building from east west north south.

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 :

7. Aim :

To produce section cut through each room either cutting across longitudinally or in a transverse direction.

Procedure :

• Double click on the Revit application icon and opens
• 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 :

8. Aim :

Classify the views,plan views,section views and elevation views to either design or documentation category using property browser.

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 view :

9. Aim :

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

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.

1. Select any view as per choice, for example :- "Ground Floor View".
2. 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 architectural plan

• A 103 - roof plan

• A - 201 North-south elevations

• A - 202 East -West Elevations

10. 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 and produce the sheets as a part of project drafting.

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 :