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

AIM : USING THE FLOOR TOOL UNDER THE ARCHITECTURAL TAB AND SELECT THE FLOOR WITH ARCHITECTURAL 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.

NOTES : SINCE, MY WEEK 2 PROJECT HAS BEEN DELETED , CREATED A NEW LAYOUT.

TOOL USED :

FLOOR

PICK LINES / PICK WALL

PROPERTIES BROWSER

PROCEDURE:

STEP 1: SELECT THE FLOOR PLAN OPTION FROM ARCHITECTURE TAB AND SELECT PICK WALL FROM MODIFY

STEP 2 : GO TO PROPERTY BROWSER > EDIT TYPE > CHANGE THE FLOOR .

STEP 3 : CLICK ON STRUCTURE EDIT OPTION AND CHANGE THE MATERIAL .

STEP 4 : SELECT THE DESIRED FLOOR MATERIAL .

CLICK ON DUPLICATE TO CHANGE THE THICKNESS.

RESULT:

2) . AIM : TO CREAT WALL USING PROPERTY BROWSER .

PROCEDURE :

SETP 1

• .OPEN MY FLOOR PLAN IN WEEK TO AND CLICK ON WALL .
• GO TO PROPERTY BROWSER > EDIT TYPE > WALLS.

STEP 2 .

• GO TO TOP CONSTRAIN > LEVEL1 ( FIRST FLOOR ).
• EDIT TYPE > STRUCTURE> TO CHANGE THE PROPERTIES
• 
• SELECT THE MATERIAL AND CLICK APPLY .
• RESULT :

a> BASED ON YOUR OBSERVATION , WHAT IS BENIFICIAL FOR CONNECTING WALL WITH ASSOCIATED LEVELS RATHER THAN BEING UNCONNECTED .

b> WHICH OPTION IS CONVENIENT FOR MODELING WALL , BY HEIGHT AND BY DEPTH .

ANS a > ACCOODING TO MY OBSERVATION CONNECTING WITH WALLS WITH ASSOCIATED LEVELS IS BENIFICIAL AS IF CHANGE THE LEVELS AUTOMATICALLY EVEN THE WALL WILL CHANGE.

ANS b> BOTH ARE CONVENIENT BUT I PREFER DEPTH AS HEIGHT CAN BE CHANGED BY CONSTRAINED METHOD .

3)

AIM :

TO COPY THE MODEL ELEMENT ( WALL, FLOOR, ) MODELLED TO GROUND FLOOR LEVEL AND PASTE IT ALIGNED TO FIRST FLOOR LEVEL .

PROCEDURE :

STEP 1 .

• GO TO ELEVATION > CREATE LEVEL 2.

STEP 2 .

• MODIFY TAB > COPY MODEL > CLIPBOARD.
• PASTE > ALIGNED TO SELECTED LEVELS > PLACE IN 3D VIEWS .
• RESULTS :

4) AIM : TO CREATE

1. LIVING ROOM/ DRAWING ROOM (15'X18')
2. DINING ROOM (9'X11')
3. BED ROOM (9'X12' AND 15'X11')
4. REST ROOM (10'X12')
5. KITCHEN (8'X10')

PROCEDURE :

• GO TO ARCHITECTURE TAB > WALL > PROPERTY > INTERIOR WALL> CREATE WALL IN YOUR MODEL.
• GO TO ARCHITECTURE TAB > PLACE A COMPONENT > LOAD FAMILIES > ADD FURNITURES ,KITCHEN APPLIANCES ETC.

RESULT :

5)

AIM : TO ADD COMPONENT TO BE INCLUDED IN A RESIDENTIAL UNIT WERE INSERTED TO THE REVIT FILE .

PROCEDURE :

• GO TO ARCHITECTURE TAB> PLACE A COMPONENT > LOAD FAMILIES > ADD FURNITURES > KITECHEN APPLIANCES ETC

RESULTS.

BED ROOM:

KITCHEN:

LIVING ROOM