Creating Walls, Partition walls and Floors for a residential layout using REVIT

CHALLENGE 3

Q1: Use the project file created from Week 2. Use it for this assignment. Based on your layout from week 2, use the floor tool under the architecture tab and select the floor with appropriate material and thickness using the property browser to create a layout in the Ground floor level. Align the floor plan with grids created from week 2

Answer:

Aim: Assign floor with appropriate material and thickness to the model created in week 2 challenge, align with grids created in week 2 and illustrate the procedure involved.

Procedure:

• Open the week 2 Revit project file
• Select ground floor from the project browser
• Select the Architecture floor tool under the Architecture tab
• Select the pick lines option and select the external lines of the model
• Where pick lines are not possible, use the line options
• Click on the finish edit model
• Select the floor and click on edit type in the property browser.
• Click on the duplicate option and create a Generic 200mm floor
• Click on the edit option and change the thickness to 200mm and change the material to screed.

• Select the first floor from the project browser
• Select the Architecture floor tool under the Architecture tab
• Select the pick lines option and select the external lines of the model
• Where pick lines are not possible, use the line options
• Click on the finish edit model
• Select the floor and click on edit type in the property browser.
• Click on the duplicate option and create a Wooden 150mm floor
• Click on the edit option and change the thickness to 150mm and change the material to Oak Floor

Adding Grids:

• Go to the architecture tab and select the grid option
• Selecting suitable offset distance to draw the longitudinal and transverse grids
• By double-clicking rename the transverse grids as A, B, C and longitudinal grids ar 1,2,3 and 4

Q2: 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 constrained.

Answer:

Aim: Select appropriate material and thickness of the wall to the model created in the week 2 challenge, varify the top and bottom of the walls are constrained and illustrate the procedure involved.

Procedure:

• Open the Revit model file
• Select any wall of the model and click edit type
• Click on duplicate and create a wall type wooden wall 200mm
• Click on the edit option
• Change the thickness to 200mm and assign material cherry wooden panel
• Click ok and apply
• Select all the remaining walls and change them to the type wooden wall 200mm
• Select all the walls one by one and verify the top constraint and base constrain in the property browser.
• Select the base constraint as ground floor and top constraint as level 1

Q3: 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

Answer:

Aim: To copy the ground floor model elements in the project to the first floor using modify tab

Procedure:

• Open the Revit file
• Go to the ground floor view
• Select all the project model elements including walls and floors and then modify tab will be active
• Click on the copy to clipboard option
• Select align to selected levels from paste dropdown menu
• Select first-floor level in the dialogue box and click ok
• Check the 3D view to see the result and save

Q4: Use interior partition walls to create separate rooms within your residential unit. The model must include the following rooms

a. Living Room/ Drawing Room ( 15’ X 18’)
b. Dining Room (9’ X 11’)
c. Bed Room ( 9’ X 12’ and 15’ X 11’)
d. Rest Room ( 10’ X 12’ )
e. Kitchen (8’ X 10’)

Answer:

Aim: To create internal rooms within the model using interior partition walls to include the Living room, dining room, bedroom, restroom and kitchen.

Procedure:

• Open the Revit file
• Go to the Architecture tab
• Under wall drop-down select Architecture wall
• Select generic wall-200mm from the property browser
• Using architecture walls create the internal rooms to include the Living room, dining room, bed room, restroom and kitchen.
• Go to the architecture tab and select the room option
• Select the rooms as per the design
• Double click on the tag and give suitable names to the room
• Go to annotate tab and select the linear dimension
• Using linear dimension tool dimension the rooms

Q5: Based on the week 2 assignment, the components to be included in a residential unit were inserted into 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 a 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. The restroom should include bathtub and plumbing fixtures discussed in class
f. The kitchen should include countertops, gas stove cabinets and shelves to store food items
g. The wash/storage room can include washing machines and shelves to store clothes

Answer:

Aim: To place residential unit components into the week 2 project model.

Procedure:

• Open the Revit project file
• Go to insert tab and click on load family
• Load the elements and instances required for the Living room, dining room, bedroom, kitchen and restroom from the library.
• From the project, the browser drags and place the loaded components to the project model and adjust the location of each component appropriately.
• Go to the 3D view option and select the camera option
• Place the camera in each room and generate a suitable view to check the position of each added components

LIVING

BEDROOM

DINING

RESTROOM

KITCHEN

WASH AREA