Creating Walls, Partition walls and Floors for a residential layout using REVIT
1.Use the project file created from Week 2. Use it for this assignment. Based on your layout from week 2, using floor tool under architecture tab and select the floor with appropriate material and thickness using the property browser create a layout in the Ground floor Level. Align the floor plan with grids created from week 2
Aim :- Creating floor layout
Procedure :- Open Revit
Open Week 2 plan, and open it.
Go to Architectural tab and click on floor, select Floor Architecture. Now in the Modify tab select pick line option to select floor.
now select outer boundaries of plan and click green tick (ok).
In Properties browser go to edit type to change the thickness of floor,
go to Duplicate and change thickness to desired thickness, i choose 4" and click ok.
now click on Structure edit and change structure catogery and edit Structure catogery to Wood, stained and edit thickness and click ok.
Wood stained floor with a thickness of 4" is generated.
you can see the floor here in realistic view of East Elevation
2. Add walls based on the floor layout. Pick lines or use the draw tool to modify the boundary of walls. Use the property browser to select appropriate material and thickness for walls. After creating the walls verify using the property browser to see if the top and bottom of the walls are constraints.
As we took week 2 floor plan. We have already created walls in week 2.
to change propeties, select the wall which you want to change and go to edit type, click duplicate and edit wall thickness and click ok.
if you also want to change structure of wall, you can change multiple wall thickness at the same time as well. select walls with ctrl button on keyboard and edit wall thickness at same time.
if you want to change the material then go to structure and change the material and click ok.
3) Copy the model elements ( wall, floor ) modelled to Ground Floor Level and paste it aligned to First Floor Level . Use modify tab to utilize copy and paste options to align
elements to a different level
select walls and floor model elements of the ground floor and do to modify tab there select copy and click paste option and select assign to selected levels, select Level 2 and ok.
4) Use interior partition walls to create separate rooms within your residential unit. The model must include the following rooms
a. Living Room/ Drawing Room ( 12'1"x9'8")
b. Dining Room (12'1"X6'8")
c. Bed Room ( 13'4"X14"0" and 13'4"X16'6")
d. Rest Room ( 6'8"X6'0" )
e. Kitchen (6'8"X7'0")
f. Storage (6'8"X7'0")
g.Room (26'0"x7'6")
5) Based on week 2 assignment, the components to be included in a residential unit were inserted to the Revit file. Place these components in appropriate locations to add details to your residential model
a. Place Doors and windows in the wall at appropriate locations
b. The Living Room must include furniture set, couch table and TV desk and shelf cabinets
c. The Dining Room must include a table and chairs serving the purpose of eating
d. Bed Room must include a bed set, shelf, lighting and individual study desk and chair
e. Rest room should include bath tub and plumbing fixtures discussed in class
f. Kitchen should include countertops, gas stove cabinet and shelves to store food items
g. The wash/storage room can include washing machines and shelves to store clothes
All the components are available in Revit Library. Use them to place at appropriate locations to add details to your model. Use 3D navigation to check the model and its authenticity on a real time basis to verify the model
a. To place doors go to Architecture and go to door and place wherever you want, if you want other pattern door then go to edit type and go to load and change door.
to place a window go to Architecture and select window and select a desired dimesion window and place. If you want different pattern window then go to edit type and go to load and load any desired window and select ok. It will be loaded to properties browser and you can use it.
b. The Living Room must include furniture set, couch table and TV desk and shelf cabinets
to place furniture go to Architecture and go to component and select place a component.
now go to load family go to US imperial there you will see furniture option
same way load table and TV desk and shelf componants in plan
3D View of living room
c. The Dining Room must include a table and chairs serving the purpose of eating
3D VIEW
d. Bed Room must include a bed set, shelf, lighting and individual study desk and chair
3D view of bed room componants
e. Rest room should include bath tub and plumbing fixtures discussed in class
3D view of restroom
f. Kitchen should include countertops, gas stove cabinet and shelves to store food items
3D view
g. The wash/storage room can include washing machines and shelves to store clothes
Architectural, componants -> go to load family->US imperial -> speciality equipment -> Domestic -> mid range ->
there you will get Washer, dryer, oven, refrigerator etc...
US imperial ->furniture->storage -> shelving
