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

Q1. 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

Ans: The step by step procedure to create a floor in the ground floor level in Revit is as follows

• Open Revit software
• Open the Week 2 challenge 'Challenge 2' from the 'MODELS'

• Select 'Floor' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Using 'Line' tool, draw the floor layout

• Select the floor, go to 'Property Browser' and click on the 'Edit Type'

• Click on the 'Edit...' under the 'Structure - Value'

• Change the 'Structure [1] - Material' to *'Oak Flooring' and 'Structure [1] - Thickness' to '2 feet'
  • *Unable to access the material browser
  • *In this case, rename the material by standard names in the Revit library

• Click 'OK'

• Click 'Grids' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Draw transverse grids A, B, C, D, E with required spacing spacing
  • Draw Grid 1 using 'LINE' in the 'Grid'
  • Rename the Grid 1 to 'A'
  • Select the line and 'COPY' 4 times with required spacing

• Draw longitudinal grids 1 to 5 with required spacing
  • Draw Grid F using 'LINE' in the 'Grid'
  • Rename the Grid F to '1'
  • Select the line and 'COPY' 4 times with required spacing

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.

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?

Ans: The step by step procedure to create walls based on the floor layout in the ground floor level in Revit is as follows

• Select 'Wall' in the 'Architecture' tab
  • Draw a rectangular layout (30'-2"x48'-8") using line tool

• Select the wall, go to 'Property Browser' and click on the 'Edit Type'

• Click on the 'Edit...' under the 'Structure - Value'

• Change the 'Structure [1] - Material' to 'Clad - White' and 'Structure [1] - Thickness' to '10 inches'
  • *Unable to access the material browser
  • *In this case, rename the material by standard names in the Revit library

• Click 'OK'

a. Based on my observation, by using 'Base Constraint' and 'Top Constraint' is beneficial for connecting walls with associated levels

b. By Height is convenient for modeling walls

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

Ans: The step by step procedure to copy the model elements (wall, floor) modelled to Ground Floor Level and paste it aligned to First Floor Level in Revit is as follows:

• Select floor and walls in the ground floor

• Click 'Copy to Clipboard' option in the 'Modify' tab

• Go to 'Project Browser' and click on the 'First Floor'

• Click 'Aligned to Selected' option in the 'Modify' tab

• Paste the floor and walls from clipboard and align to the first floor

• Changed the floor thickness to 5"

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’)

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

Ans: In this problem, my measured entities are used to create the model. The rooms with room size is given below.

a. Living Room (15'6" X 12'8")

b. Dining Room (15’6" X 8’10")

c. Bed Room (14’8" X 10'8", 14’8" X 13'10" and 14’8" X 10'8")

d. Rest Room (5’10 X 4'5", 7' X 7'8" and 7' X 5'10")

e. Kitchen (15’6" X 10’8")

f. Storage Room (7' X 5'10")

e. Sitout (9'8" X 9'10")

The step by step procedure to create separate rooms within the residential unit in Revit is as follows:

• Select 'Wall' in the 'Architecture' tab
• Use 'Offset' tool to create interior walls
  • Offset 10'-8" from base wall inwards
  • Offset 7'-8" from previous wall inwards
  • Offset 5' from previous wall inwards
  • Offset 13'-10" from previous wall inwards
  • Offset 8'-10" from previous wall inwards
  • Offset 5'-10" from previous wall inwards
  • Offset 7' from leftside wall inwards
  • Offset 7'-8" from previous wall inwards
  • Offset 5'-10" and 8'-6" from previous wall inwards
• Use 'Split Element' tool to cut different segments of the wall
• Use 'Delete' tool to delete different segments of the wall

• Select 'Room Seperator' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Use 'Line' tool to seperate rooms

• Select 'Room' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Place the room tag in all the rooms
• Rename the rooms with proper names

Q5. 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

Ans: The step by step procedure to insert components in the residential model created in Revit is as follows:

a. Place Doors and Windows in the wall at appropriate locations

1) Door

• Select 'Door' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Click on the 'Load Family'

• Open 'Doors' category under 'US Imperial'

• Open 'Residential' family under 'Doors' category

• Select any door under 'Residential' family and click 'Open'

• Select any type of door in the door family and click 'OK'

• Place the door

• Repeat the above steps and place any type of doors in the plan as needed

2) Windows

• Select 'Window' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Click on the 'Load Family'

• Open 'Windows' category under 'US Imperial'

• Select any window under 'Windows' category and click 'Open'

• Select any type of window in the window family and click 'OK'

• Place the windows

• Repeat the above steps and place any type of windows in the plan as needed

b. The Living Room must include furniture set, couch table and TV desk and shelf cabinets

1) furniture set

• Hide elements such as room seperator and room tags for better visualization
• Select 'Component' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Open 'Furniture' category under 'US Imperial'

• Open 'Seating' family under 'Furniture' category

• Select any chair under 'Seating' family and click 'Open'

• Place Furniture set in the plan

2) Couch Table

• Select 'Component' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Open 'Furniture' category under 'US Imperial'

• Open 'Tables' family under 'Furniture' category

• Select any table under 'Tables' family and click 'Open'

• Place table in the living room

3) TV Desk

• Select 'Component' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Open 'Furniture' category under 'US Imperial'

• Open 'TV Stand' element under 'Furniture' category

• Place TV desk in the living room

4) Shelf cabinents

• Select 'Component' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Open 'Furniture' category under 'US Imperial'

• Open 'Storage' family under 'Furniture' category

• Select any shelf cabinets under 'Storage' family and click 'Open'

• Place shelf cabinets in the living room

c. The Dining Room must include a table and chairs serving the purpose of eating

1) Table

• Select 'Component' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Open 'Furniture' category under 'US Imperial'

• Open 'Tables' family under 'Furniture' category

• Select any table under 'Tables' family and click 'Open'

• Place dining table in the living room

2) Chairs

• Select 'Component' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Open 'Furniture' category under 'US Imperial'

• Open 'Seating' family under 'Furniture' category

• Select any chair under 'Seating' family and click 'Open'

• Place chairs in the dining room

d. Bed Room must include a bed set, shelf, lighting and individual study desk and chair

1) Bed set

• Select 'Component' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Open 'Furniture' category under 'India'

• Open 'Beds' family under 'Furniture' category

• Select any bed under 'Beds' family and click 'Open'

• Place bed sets in the bed room

2) Shelf

• Select 'Component' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Open 'Furniture' category under 'US Imperial'

• Open 'Storage' family under 'Furniture' category

• Select any shelf cabinets under 'Storage' family and click 'Open'

• Place shelf in the bed room

3) Study desk

• Select 'Component' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Open 'Furniture' category under 'US Imperial'

• Open 'Tables' family under 'Furniture' category

• Select any table under 'Tables' family and click 'Open'

• Place the study desk in the bedroom

4) Chair

• Select 'Component' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Open 'Furniture' category under 'US Imperial'

• Open 'Seating' family under 'Furniture' category

• Select any chair under 'Seating' family and click 'Open'

• Place Chairs in the bedroom

5) Lighting

• Select 'Component' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Open 'Lighting' category under 'US Imperial'

• Open 'Architectural-Internal' family under 'Lighting' category

• Select any lamp under 'Architectural-Internal' family and click 'Open'

• Place lamps in the bedroom

e. Rest room should include bath tub and plumbing fixtures discussed in class

1) Toilets

• Select 'Component' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Open 'Lighting' category under 'US Imperial'

• Open 'Architectural-Fixtures' family under 'Plumbing' category
• Open 'Water Closets' family under 'Fixtures' Family

• Select any toilet under 'Fixtures' Family and click 'Open'

• Place the toilets in the restrooms

2) Bath tub

• Select 'Component' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Open 'Lighting' category under 'US Imperial'

• Open 'Architectural-Fixtures' family under 'Plumbing' category
• Open 'Bathtubs' family under 'Fixtures' Family

• Select any toilet under 'Fixtures' Family and click 'Open'

• Place the bathtubs in the restrooms with enough space

f. Kitchen should include countertops, gas stove cabinet and shelves to store food items

1) Countertops

• Select 'Component' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Open 'Furniture System' category under 'US Imperial'

• Open 'Work Surfaces' family under 'Furniture System' category

• Select any furniture system under 'Work Surfaces' Family and click 'Open'

• Place the countertops in the kitchen

2) Gas stove cabinet

• Select 'Component' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Open 'Speciality Equipment' category under 'US Imperial'

• Open 'Domestic - High-End' family under 'Speciality Equipment' category

• Select any Gas stove under 'Domestic - High-End' Family and click 'Open'

• Place the gas stove cabinet in the kitchen

3) Shelves

• Select 'Component' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Open 'Furniture' category under 'US Imperial'

• Open 'Storage' family under 'Furniture' category

• Select any shelf cabinets under 'Storage' family and click 'Open'

• Place the shelves in the kitchen

g. The wash/storage room can include washing machines and shelves to store clothes

1) Washing machine

• Select 'Component' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Open 'Speciality Equipment' category under 'US Imperial'

• Open 'Domestic - Mid-Range' family under 'Speciality Equipment' category

• Select any washing machine under 'Domestic - Mid-Range' Family and click 'Open'

• Place the washing machine in the store room

2) Shelves

• Select 'Component' in the 'Architecture' tab

• Open 'Furniture' category under 'US Imperial'

• Open 'Storage' family under 'Furniture' category

• Select any shelf cabinets under 'Storage' family and click 'Open'

• Place the shelves in the store room

FINAL RESULT