Creating Architectural and Structural model with 3D rendering using REVIT

1) Select the type of structure you want to build from one of the three below:
        a. Multi-Unit Residential Apartment
        b. Office Buildings
        c. School

Aim : To select type of the structure for modelling in the Revit software.

Introduction :

• Depending upon the type of structure the design consideration of building for the modelling purpose vary.
• So it is important to clarify the type of structure before starting any project so that it will serve its functionality for which it is being modelled.

Procedure :

• Type of structure from above three is primary school building which is classified as educational building for every 5000 population as per national building code 2016.
• It is G+1 educational building.

Result :

Therefore type of structure is selected as school building for modelling in the Revit.

 

2) Assume reasonable assumptions for geographic and location details for your project modeling. Based on assumptions and type of structure selected identify the modeling requirements from NBC

Aim : To assume reasonable assumption and location details for the project and identify the modelling requirement from NBC.

Introduction :

• National building code provides the standards which should be followed while designing any type of the model.
• It provides minimum standards which should be provided for different type of structure for different locations so that it serves its functionality optimistically without violating environmental and safety measures.
• Likewise for school building NBC provides the minimum standards for area, height, thickness of wall etc.

Procedure :

Assumptions for geographic and location details and NBC 2016 requirement for project modelling are as follows.

• Assume geographic location for project model is Mumbai India.
• As per National Building Code part 3 page no. 25 minimum land area per school is 0.4 ha.
• Minimum school building area is 0.2 ha.
• Minimum play field area inclusive of the limited parking requirement for functional uses is 0.2 ha.
• As per clause 12.3.1.1 part 3 of NBC Minimum ceiling height for educational building for all region is 3.6 m which is 12’.
• Minimum width provided for staircase for respective occupancies as per Fire and Life Safety code part 4 is 1.5 m for educational building.
• As the total height of building is 40’6” I e 12.3 which is less than 15 m so there is no need to provide the lift.
• In Revit software we can set the location using manage tab, using location tool of the project location panel.
• By clicking it we can set the location for the project as shown below.

 

Result :

Therefore, location for building is assumed as Mumbai India, and also based on assumption and type of the structure selected modelling requirements of NBC are identified above.

 

3) Using the structural model, include the following components based on the type of structure selected
        a. Foundation – Isolated / Wall/Matt Foundation
        b. Columns
        c. Beams Connected to Columns
        d. Roof Framing/ Truss
        e. Floor / Decks
        f. Floor Openings for Elevators and Stairs

Aim : To include the foundation, columns, roof framing, floor, floor opening in structural model in Revit software.

Introduction :

• The components such as foundation, columns, beams, floors are the structural elements of the model which carry various kinds of loads coming on the structure.
• Such structural framing elements can be added in the model using the structural template in the Revit software.

Procedure :

Step 1

• Open Revit software, select the structural file linked with the architectural template created last week and open it from home page of Revit software.

Step 2

• Go to structure tab, select the level tool from datum panel, select pick line tool from draw panel and add the levels by specifying offset distance at required position as shown below.

 

Step 3

• Go to site plan view, select isolated footing from foundation panel of structure tab, select at grids option from place isolated foundation tab and select the grids by dragging the mouse and select finish from multiple

 

Step 4

• For creating the columns, go to column tool from structure tab, select the column type as concrete rectangular column of size 12 x 18 and change the depth of column as -6’ from properties window.

 

Step 5

• Go to structure tab, select beam tool, select concrete beam from property window, select on grids option from place beam tab, select the grids by dragging with mouse and select finish from multiple panel.

 

Step 6

• Select the middle portion of plan, select filter tool from multi-select tab, uncheck grid option and delete key to delete it.
• Similarly delete the foundation from middle portion.

 

• 3D realistic view is shown below.

 

Step 7

• To hide analytical lines, type VG command, uncheck all analytical model category visibilities from dialog box, select apply and ok.

  

Step 8

• Again, select column and create column at ground floor by selecting height option from modify toolbar of column and height up to first floor as shown below.

 

Step 9

• To create the beams and column at the first ang ground floor, go to ground floor plan, select all componenets by draging with the mouse, select filter tool, and select the stuctural column, structural framing from filter dialog box.

 

Step 10

• Select the copy from clipboard panel and select paste option, select the aligned to selected level option, select the first floor and select ok.

 

Step 11

• To draw the floors, go to site floor plan, select the floor tool from structure tab, select rectangle tool from draw panel and draw the roof as shown below by changing the height offset of roof as 3”.

 

 

 

Step 12

• Similarly create the roof at ground floor as shown below.

 

Step 13

• For creating the shaft opening go to shaft tool from structure tab, select rectangle tool from draw panel and draw the shaft as shown below.

Step 14

• Similarly go to ground floor plan, select the floor and copy it to first floor and at roof using copy and paste tool of clipboard panel and align it to the selected level as shown below.
• Select the floor, select edit type from property window and change the material of the floor as carpet as shown below.

  

Step 15

• Go to synchronize with central option from top toolbar and select ok.

 

Step 16

• Open the architectural file, select stair tool from circular panel, select the run and draw the stairs of width 5’ by changing width to 5’ using property window as shown below.

 

Result

• Therefore, all the structural components such as footing or foundation, columns, beams, floors and stairs are created in structural and architectural file as shown below.

 

 

 

4) Using the architectural model, include the following components based on the type of structure selected
        a. Wall Layout with appropriate material and finishing
        b. Exterior façade with fancy finish
        c. Interior partition walls to size rooms
        d. Components to add details to a room ( Desk, Chair, Lighting, Plumbing fixtures)
        e. Add components such as stairs Elevators
        f. Have at-least one side of the building with curtain walls and glass panels
        g. Include interior and exterior lighting fixtures
        h. Place proper topographic components from outside ( Trees, Parking, Plants) to add details to the model

Aim :  To include the architectural components such as walls, exterior façade with fancy finish, partition walls, components adding details to the model, stairs, interior and exterior lighting fixtures, topographical components outside the model in the Revit software.

Introduction

• Architectural elements such as walls, doors, windows etc., can be added in the model using the architectural template.
• Revit is a BIM software where we can add the minor details to make the model more realistic to utilize or make more efficient space management without making any compromises in the future.
• Such details may include desk, chairs, lighting etc.
• In Revit we can also add the topographical features which can be helpful to estimate the excavation or cutting cost even before starting the project.

Procedure :

Step 1

• Open the architectural file from home page of Revit software to add the architectural components.
• Select the walls tool from architecture tab, select wall type generic 12” from property window and draw the walls at required position as shown below.

 

Step 2

• Select the wall by using the filter tool, go to edit type from properties window, duplicate wall type and select the wall material as brick common and select ok as shown below.

 

Step 3

• Go to architecture tab, select door tool from build panel, select load family from mode panel of place door tab and place the doors at required position as shown below.

 

Step 4

• Similarly add the windows to all the rooms at the required position as shown below.

 

Step 5

• For adding the curtain system, select the front wall which is required to make as curtain wall, select drop down of basic wall type, and change the wall type to storefront as shown below.

 

Step 6

• For adding the components such as desk, go to architecture tab, select the component tool from build panel, select load family option and load the desk and add it in the model at required position as shown below.

 

Step 7

• Similarly add the component in the first floor plan as shown below. 

Step 8

• For adding the roof, go to architecture tab, select the roof tool from build panel, select roof by footprint, select pick line or line option and draw the roof on the first floor plan by specifying offset distance as 12’ from the level as shown below.

 

Step 9

• Go to architecture tab, select the ceiling tool from build panel, select sketch ceiling and add the ceiling at the height of 11’ from ground floor and first floor as shown below.

 

Step 10

• For adding the topographical components, go to massing and site tab, select the

 

 

Step 11

• For drawing the building pad, select the building pad tool from modify massing and site tab, select rectangle tool from draw panel and draw the rectangular building pad as shown below.

 

Step 12

• Go to architecture tab, select the component option and load the site components such as tress and place at the required position as shown below.
• Again, go to wall tool from architecture tab, select the wall type and draw the wall as a compound wall and insert gate opening as shown below.

Step 13

• Again, go to site plan view then go to massing and site tab, select the subregion tool from modify site panel, and subdivide the region to add playground.
• Select edit type from properties window and change the materials of the region to smooth sand.
• Similarly divide the region to add the parking area as shown below.

 

Result :

Therefore, wall layout with appropriate material and finishing, interior partition walls, components adding details, stairs, lighting, stairs, and topographical components are added in the model as shown below.

Ground floor plan

 

First floor plan

Site level plan view

 

3D realistic view

 

 

5) Provide a set of drawings in an architectural and structural model to list the following details with categories and appropriate sheet templates included
        a. Floor Plans with Annotations
        b. Elevations
        c. Sections

Aim : To provide set of drawings in structural and architectural model to list the floor plans with annotations, elevations and sections details in sheet template in Revit software.

Introduction :

• To communicate with the help of drawing with the workers who actually execute the construction of the project on site the annotations such as dimensions are provided and rooms are tagged with their respective names so that it will be executed as per the designed plan.
• Dimensions and room tag add details to the project.
• In Revit dimensions of lines are measured with help of the aligned or horizontal tool of the annotate tab.

Procedure :

Step 1

• Open the architectural template file to give annotation i.e., dimensions to the plan, go to annotation tab, select linear or aligned tool and give dimensions to the plan view as shown below.
• Similarly go to room tool from room and area panel of architecture tab, and give room tags to each room as shown below.

 

Step 2

• For creating the section view, go to view tab, select section tool from create panel and draw the section at the required position as shown below.

 

Step 3

• For creating the floor plan, go to view tab, select plan views tool from create panel, select floor plan and select ok.
• Similarly create floor plans for each level.
• Similarly create the structural plans, by selecting the structural plan instead of the floor plan.

 

Step 4

• For creating the sheet, go to view tab, select the sheet tool from sheet composition panel, it will open the new sheet dialog box.

 

Step 5

• Select the sheet paper size as E1 30x42 Horizontal and select ok from dialog box, it will open the created sheet template as shown below.

Step 6

• To adjust the parameters on the sheet double click on the parameter and change it as per the required value as shown below.
• Similarly change all the parameters as per desired value as shown below.

 

Step 7

• For adding the floor plans in the view, select the view from project browser and drag the view into sheet as shown below.
• Adjust the scale of view as per requirement using properties window.

 

Step 8

• Similarly insert the first floor plan, site plan and roof plan of school building by dragging the view from project browser after creating the sheet as shown below.

 

Step 9

• For adding elevation vies in the sheet, select elevation views from project browser and drag the views into the sheet after creating new sheet using sheet tool of view tab.

Step 10

• Similarly insert the section views into new sheet by dragging the views from the project browser as shown below by adjusting the scale of the view using properties window so that the view fits inside the sheet

 

Step 11

• Open structural template file.
• For creating structural plan, again go to view tab, select the plan view tool from create panel, select the structural plan option, select the fist floor and select ok from new structural plan dialog box, the structural plan for first floor is created which can be seen from project browser window.

 

Result :

Therefore, set of drawing with structural and architectural elements in the model is created as shown below.

Architectural model sheets.

 

Structural model sheets.

 

 

6) Using the Rendering settings, Render images of the 3D model produced and include the rendered images to the drawing sheets
        a. Rendering from interior rooms
        b. Rendering from out showing topographic features
        c. Rendering through structural framing

Aim : To render the images of the 3D model produced and include the rendered images to the drawing sheets by rendering from interior, outside and through structural framing in Revit software.

Introduction

• Revit is BIM software where we can create the 3D views and using the rendering tool of the view tab more realistic views can be obtained.
• In Revit we can add detailed component due to which it is possible to manage or utilize the space even before starting the construction work in the field without making any compromising any pre planed model components positions.

Procedure :

       Step 1

• Open the architectural template file.

Step 2

• Go to view tab, select the 3D view tool from create panel and select the camera option and place the camera at the required position to get the 3D camera view.

 

• The 3D camera view is displayed.

Step 3

• Go to render tool from presentation panel it will open the rendering dialog box.
• Select the required resolution as screen or printer, scheme as interior sun and artificial and click on the render option from rendering dialog box.
• It will start rendering the progress of rendering is shown on the

 

 

 

Step 4

• Then adjust the exposure of the image using adjust exposure dialog box to get required exposure.

 

Step 5

• The rendered view is shown below.

  

Step 6

• Similarly set the camera in the locker room using the floor plan view and render the images by following similar process.
• The rendered view of locker room is shown below.

 

Step 7

• Rendered view of classroom is shown below.

 

Step 8

• Rendered view of reading room is shown below.

 

Step 8

• Rendered view of administration room is shown below.

 

Step 9

• Rendered view of internal or middle portion of the school is shown below.

 

Step 10

• Rendered view of front view of the school is shown below.

 

Step 11

• Rendered overall view of school using best quality setting is shown below.

 

Step 12

• For creating the sheet, go to view tab, select sheet tool from sheet composition panel and select the sheet size from new sheet dialog box and select ok.
• Edit the sheet parameters and rename the sheet as per requirement.

  

Step 13

• Select the view from project browser window and drag the view into the sheet and locate it as per required position.
• Adjust the view of the image by double clicking the view or using the scale option from properties window as shown below.
• The created sheets are shown below.

 

Step 14

• For rendering the structural model, open the structural template file linked to the architectural model.
• Again, go to view tab, select the rendering tool from create panel and render the view using screen resolution with high quality setting as shown below.

 

 

Result :

Therefore, using rendering settings the views created in the model are rendered and added into the drawing sheet.

Sheets including Rendering from interior room views are as follows.

 

 

 

Rendering from out showing topographical features is shown below.

 

Rendering through structural framing is shown below.

 

 

7) Print the set of drawing sheets created and submit the drawings from the architecture and structure model

Aim : To print the set of drawing sheets created and submit the drawings from architecturae and structural model.

Introduction :

• When we model the building in the Revit software it will be saved as .rvt file.
• For printing the file we have to convert the file into printable format such as pdf.
• By pressing control and P key we can set the required page layout including the size of the paper etc and convert the file into pdf format.

Procedure :

Step 1

• Open the Revit software, and click on the architectural template file to open the file from home page of the Revit software.

Step 2

• Double click on the created architectural sheet naming as F from project browser window of the Revit software, to open the view.

Step 3

• For printing type control + P key it will open the print dialog box.
• Select the name as Microsoft print to PDF and choose the page setup option.

 

 

• In page setup dialog box, choose the required page setup settings and select ok.

 

Step 4

• By selecting ok it will again open the print dialog box using which we can see the preview of the printing sheet the select close. Then select ok from print dialog box, choose the destination folder and save the file by giving it the proper name.

 

Step 5

• Sheet are created as pdf as shown below.

 

Step 6

• Similarly follow the similar procedure for printing all another sheets by converting them into pdf format.

 

Step 7

• For printing the structural sheets, open the created structural template file, type control P and print the sheets by similar way as that of architectural template sheets by converting them into the pdf format as shown below.

Structural sheet

 

Result :

Therefore, created drawing sheets are printed by converting them into the pdf format from architectural and structural model using control + P key.

Printed sheet H of the architectural model is shown below.

Printed sheet of structural model is shown below.