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

Question :-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 :-

• By Using floor tool under architecture tab and select the floor with appropriate material and thickness using the property browser to create a layout in the Ground floor Level.

Introduction :-

• Floor plans are the most crucial elements fo the house.
• Floor plan shows the extent to which a space will work for its intended purpose.
• It illustrate how rooms , spaces and physical features work in relation to each other within home.

Plan :-

Procedure :-

• To add the floor in the drawing, Go to Architecture Tab.
• Architecture -> Floor-Architecture.
• Select the outer border of the external walls.
• Click Ok.
• Go to Properties browser.
• Select the material and choose the material for the floor at ground level.

Result :-

• The floor is created at the ground floor with the thickness of 290mm.

Question-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 constrained.

Aim :-

• To Add walls based on the floor layout in the current drawing.

Introduction :-

• Wall tool is the Prominent function of Autodesk Revit.
• Building material is material used for building.
• Walls are arguably one of the most important element of building.

Procedure :-

• There are 2 types of walls are used in the project.

1. External Wall
2. Internal Wall

• For external wall, thickness is 230mm.
• Select the external wall.
• Go to Property Browser.
• Edit type.
• New window will Popup named edit assembly.

• Now click on the material column.
• Click on the 3 dots in the material.
• New window will Popup named MAterial Browser.
• Select the material for the External Wall.

• Material is applied in the External wall.

• For Internal wall, thickness is 150mm.
• Select the Internal wall.
• Go to Property Browser.
• Edit type.
• New window will Popup named edit assembly.

• Tile, Mosaic, Dray is selected as Internal wall material.
• Material is applied in the Internal wall.

Result :-

• Material is applied in the both external and internal wall.

Question -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 alignelements to a different level.

Aim :-

• To Copy the model elements ( wall, floor ) modelled to Ground Floor Level and paste it aligned to First Floor Level .

Procedure :-

• Select the whole ground floor.
• Now copy the ground floor to clipboard.
• Now paste the Copied ground floor with the option of Aligned to selected levels.
• Now draw the roof at the 3rd level.
• And draw the opening for the stairs on the terrace.

Front View

Back View

Result :-

• The elements are successfully aligned to the different level using copy and paste options.

Question :-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 ( 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’)

The above are for examples. You can use them or use your measured entities to create your model based on your layout. You may include entry walkway, Patios or Guest rooms based on your creativity and purpose of modeling. Convert units if you are using metric system

Aim :-

• To create separate rooms within your residential unit using Interior partition Walls.

Procedure :-

• For Internal wall, thickness is 150mm.
• Select the Internal wall.
• Go to Property Browser.
• Edit type.
• New window will Popup named edit assembly.

• Now click on the material column.
• Click on the 3 dots in the material.
• New window will Popup named Material Browser.
• Select the material for the Internal Wall.

• Tile, Mosaic, Gray is selected as Internal wall material.
• Material is applied in the Internal wall.

Result :-

• Inrerior partion wall is successfully created.

Question :- 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.

Aim :-

• To insert the components in appropriate locations to add details to residential model.

Procedure :-

• First we inserted the components in the Living Room.

• Then inserted the components in the Kitchen.

• We have different levels in the drawing.
• All the levels plan view is as per following.

Result :-

• All the components are Placed in appropriate locations to add details to residential model.
• All the levels plan view is as per following.