Creating Levels, Grids, Layout and model elements for a residential unit using REVIT

CHALLENGE WEEK - 2

REVIT

Question no. 1: What is BIM? Summarize the features of BIM and benefits of using BIM over 2D CAD tools.

• Aim:

• To explain about BIM.
• To Summarize the features of BIM.
• To List the benefits of using BIM over 2D CAD tools.

• Procedure:

• BIM simply is abbreviated as " Building Information Modelling.
• BIM is now the most efficient, important and vital tool used all over the world in many field of works.
• The BIM is not a specific software but comprises of many tools.
• BIM can be said as a concept that comprises of various tools used in modelling, drafting , Designing or informating on a building.
• BIM integrates multi-disciplinary data to create detailed digital representations that are managed in an open cloud platform for real-time collaboration
• When speaking of the featured of BIM, it is a vast space to help in each and every way in a building informations.
• BIM can give a clear note each and evrything created throught it.
• Where BIM is easy to access and work.
• BIM provides a huge space for connecting, sharing and creating ideas by allowing new connection 3rd party tool in teh softwares etc.,
• This concept is an interesting stuff where one can learn and work on it with ease.
• The creation of models in a more lively way and informative way is the spoeciality of this BIM.
• In BIM we can "Plan, Design, Build and Operate.
• Which is said to be the key feature of BIM.
• When coming to its benefits:
• This BIM lets the industries work much more smarter with the daily raise in workloads.
• And specially to meet the global demads with ease.
• BIM specially allows the users to link, connect or collaborate and work easily and to keep acontrolled environment the projects.
• This concept not only allows the users to connect and work but also to capture the datastore it.
• Monitor teh process and production and much more.

• Result:

• Thus the BIM concept was explained.
• Features of BIM was explained
• Benefits of the BIM concept was listed.

Question no. 2: Understand the concept of Categories, Families, Elements, Instances in Revit. Go to Insert Tab, choose a category. Pick a family and element. Understand the instances and insert it to Revit model

• Aim:

• To Understand the concept of Categories, Families, Elements, Instances in Revit.

• Procedure:

• Revit is a very smooth and an important tool in BIM.
• Revit has several elements that builds importance to its easy usage.
• Such elements are.
• Categories, Families, Elements, Instances which add additional values while drafting and also helps in controlling the model.
• Categories:

• Categories are an import tool within Revit for identifying the inferred type of an element.
• Such as anything in the Walls category should be considered as a wall.
• Categories is considered as a set of elements in a single usage column.

• Elements:

• Elements are the components and different materials of the revit.
• Many elements with similar modle is said to be a category.

• Families:

• Families are termed as building blocks in Building Information Modeling.
• These families helps in adding different elements such as doors, windows etc.

• Instances:

• The families created will ahve different parameter that supports the setting of the family.
• When an element is needed to be changed in its parameter then it needed to be changed with instance.
• But when the families complete behavious need to be changed then we go for changing the type properties.
• Instances helps in easy accessing the parameter of a element.

• So when understanding the family.
• We selected door family.
• And selected a door.
• Furthure exploring on the door is shown below.

• The image shown above shows the usage of the door element from the door family.
• The image below shows the instance that is used to control over the door paramteres for the instance.

• Result:

• Thus the the concept of Categories, Families, Elements, Instances in Revit was understood.
• Differnt Catergories, Families adn their instances where understood.

Question no. 3: Setting up a Project – Open a project file with architectural template. Save the file with appropriate name. Set up the project units to Imperial / Metric based on your convenience of modelling. Complete the project information under Manage tab. Set up the maximum backups for project file to 3

• Aim:

• To set up a project file
• To satisfy above said condiotions.

• Procedure:

• A project with architectural template was opened successfully.
• The file was saved with a proper name.
• The project units werre set to proper units as required.
• Then the project units were set as required.
• Then teh project informations were updated by using the manage tab in the interface.
• Then the maximum backup were set accordingly.

• Result:

• Thus the project file was created.
• The above said conditions were satisfied.

Question no. 4: Understand the concept of Levels and Grids. Follow the naming and conventions. Create the Levels

• Aim:

• To understand the concept of levels and grids.
• To Follow the naming and conventions.
• To Create the Levels.

• Procedure:

• The concept of levels anf grids are very important in a proper modelling field.
• The levels are the different height or levels with respect to the starting floor or the ground level or some fixed levels of teh building.
• The levels are useful is drafting diiferent floor or model at different heights.
• While grids are annotative distance shoing elements
• These elements are very much useful in showing the varied distances.
• To maintain the measurements from a standard distance to all places.
• Then using Revit the levels and grids as said were created.
• Thus created grids and levels are shown below.

• Result:

• Thus the concept of levels and grids were understood.
• The said conditions were folloed on revit

Question no. 5: 3D modelling of residential unit – From looking at your house / or a place you aspire. Create a conceptual layout of the residential unit. You can measure using a tape or
you can access your residential plan to create a similar layout.

• Aim:

• to create a 3d modelling residential unit
• To satisfy the above said conditions.

• Procedure:

• A plan of my desire was drafted at first.
• Then the plan was converted to 3d model by drafteing walls on the opn.
• The walls were of 9" and 4.5" walls.
• Thne the windows and doors of required sizes were placed.
• The building also contains some curtain walls and railings.
• The model drafted is a simple model with simple available elments and families
• The drafted model is shown below

• Result:

• Thus the 3d model is drafted
• Said conditions were followed and satisfied.

Question no. 6: In the layout created draft the level of details you are planning to include – Dimensions of room, components you plan to add in the residential unit.

• Aim:

• Todraft the level of details
• To satisfy above said condiotions.

• Procedure:

• The drafting had a level of detail of 100.
• The dimesions were marked .
• Thus created conditions are shown below.

• Result:

• The dimesioned plan is shown
• The above said conditions were satisfied.

Question no. 7: Identify the residential model elements such as Door, Windows, Tables, Chair, Couch, Bed, Lamps from the library and insert them to the model . Save the project for use
for Assignment 3

• Aim:

• To Identify the residential model elements such as Door, Windows, Tables, Chair, Couch, Bed, Lamps from the library and insert them to the model
• To Save the project for future use.

• Procedure:

• The residential model eleements were identified and then place in the reisdential building model.
• Each of the elements said above are placed adn shown below.
• Door and Window:

• Tables and Chair:

• Couch:

• Lamp and Bed:

• And the project was saved after the models were inserted.

• Result:

• Thus the model elements wer
• Said conditions were followed and satisfied.