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

Aim: 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

Procedure:

Steps:

• Open the challenge 2 revit file
• Now select the floor
• Now select the edit type option in the properties browser
• now the properties browser tab will appear
• Next we change the material type by clicking the edit option

• After clicking the edit option, the edit assembly tab appears
• Now we select the material option in the 2nd line
• Now the material browser opens and we select the concrete flooring with wood finish

• Now the material is assinged to floor
• Next we align floor plan to the grids

Result:

The material and grids are applied successfully

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.

a. Based on your observation, what is beneficial for connecting walls with associated levels rather than being Unconnected
b. Which option is convenient for modeling walls, By Height or By Depth?

Procedure:

Steps:

• Now we select the exterior walls and click the edit type
• Change the properties of the wall to a brick wall of thickness 9"

• Now select the walls and select the top constraints to level 1
• Now change the height of the level and see what happens
• The wall height gets changed with level as shown below

• Now un connect the top constraints and change the height of the level to see the wall is changing or not
• wall height does not change with level

Result:

Materials are applied and walls are connected with top and bottom constraints

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

Procedure:

Steps:

• Now select the plan at ground floor
• Use copy to clipboard option to copy

• Now paste the copied item using aligned to selected levels
• Paste it on level 1

Result:

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’)

Procedure:

Steps:

• Now we create partition wall of 4.5" thickness

Result:

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

Procedure:

Steps:

• Now we start adding the family components to plan from library
• Now we place doors and windows in the plan

• Now we insert the furniture in the drawing room

• now we insert the components in bedroom

• Now we insert the elements in dining area

Result: