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

Answer:

Aim: To create a floor plan and need to apply the materials and thickness using the property browser and to align the floor plan with grids created in week 2

Introduction:

Building material is materials used in construction. Many naturally occuring substances such as clay, rocks, sand woodetc which are used to construct the buildings.

Apart from naturally occuring materials many man made products are in use , some more and some less synthetic

Floor plans are the most critical elements of our building plans. Drawn to scale and shown from above floor plans illustrate how rooms, space, and physical features work in relation to each other within the home

They are the key docments that show how people will move through the space and interact with their home

Floor plans show the extent to which a space will work for its intended purpose.

A floor is the 'lower horizontal surface of any space in a building, including finishes that are laid as part of the permanent construction.'

A floor typically provides:

• Structural support for the contents of the room, its occupants, and the weight of the floor itself.
• Resistance to the passage of moisture, heat, and sound.
• A surface finish that may contribute to the look, feel, and acoustics of a space

Procedure:

STEP-1: Open Layout created in challenge 2

Open Revit

From the Home page of Revit open last week layout 'My Home Architectural' as shown below

STEP-2: Creating Floor Type

Go to 3D view and check if all elements are as per the 2D Plan view

Go to Architectural Taba and click on the 'floor' Tab

Go to properties tab

Select the floor type if floor needed is present or click on 'Edit type"

• Duplicate the type to 'Generic 4" ' Floor
• Click on 'edit'

• Change the floor depth to 4".
• Click on three dots to changes material

From the material browser 'OAK Flooring' with stain is selected as shown below

SELECT THE DESIRED MATERIAL

Finally the material is applied to the floor as shown below

Result:

The result consists of a Ground Floor Plan and a 3D view of the layout which shows the created floor type of Generic 4" OAK Flooring

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.

Answer:

Aim:

To create a floor plan and need to apply the materials and thickness using the property browser for walls

Verify using the property browser to see if the top and bottom of the walls are constrained

Need to understand the benifits of connecting walls with associated levels rather than being unnocted

Need to know which option is convenient for modelling walls,By height or depth

Introduction:

Walls are arguably one of the most important elements of any building

As such the wall tool is a prominient function of Autodesk Revit Architecture

Building materials is used for construction . Many naturally occuring substances such as clay, rocks, sand wood etc have been used to construct buildings

Apart from naturally occuring materials many man made products are in use, some more and some less synthetic

Procedure:

STEP-1

First we select the wall as shown below

After selecting the wall, click the edit type from the properties browser as shown below

STEP-2

After clicking the edit option the edit assembly tab appears

We select the material type in 2nd room as shown below

After clicking that the material browser appears then select the material type as brick, soldier course as shown below

STEP-3

After applying the materials to the walls we need to zoom the wall to see the material type very closely as shown below

STEP-4

Finally the material have been applied to the walls as shown below

STEP-5:

a. Based on your observation, what is beneficial for connecting walls with associated levels rather than being Unconnected

If we select the top constraint as up to level 2 , the height of the wall changes with the levels

When we put the level height to the 20' then height of the wall is also changed to 20' as shown below

The height of level is changed and the height of the wall is also changed as shown in the figure

If we select the top constraints as unconnected , The height of the wall doesnt changes with the levels

When we put the level height to the 20' the only level height is changed the wall height will not be changed

STEP-6:

Which option is convenient for modeling walls, By Height or By Depth?

When we select the height option for the wall,The wall will be created above the level as shown

When we select the height option for the wall,The wall will be created below the level as shown below

Result:

Sucessfully applied materials to the wall

The top and bottom of the walls are constrained

Benificial for connecting walls with associated levels is when level height changes the wall height changes

Height option is convenient for modelling walls

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 align
elements to a different level

Answer:

Aim:

Use modify tab to utilize copy and paste options to align to align elements to a different level

Introduction:

In architecture and building engineering, a floor plan is a technical drawing to scale, showing a view from above, of the relationships between rooms, spaces, traffic patterns, and other physical features at one level of a structure.

Dimensions are usually drawn between the walls to specify room sizes and wall lengths. Floor plans may also include details of fixtures like sinks, water heaters, furnaces, etc. Floor plans may include notes for construction to specify finishes, construction methods, or symbols for electrical items.

It is also called a plan which is a measured plane typically projected at the floor height as opposed to an elevation which is a measured plane projected from the side of a building, along its height, or a section or cross section where a building is cut along an axis to reveal the interior structure.

Procedure:

STEP-1

First we select the total groundfloor, then the groundfloor is copied to clipboard

Then use the paste option to align elements to a different level as shown below

STEP-2

Next use the paste option to align elements to a different level as shown below

STEP-3

Finally the elements are aligned to the different level as shown in the below figure

Result:

The elements are sucessfully aligned to the different level using the copy and paste options

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

Answer:

Aim: To create separate rooms within your residential unit using interior partition walls

Introduction:

Partition walls are used to separate rooms of a residential house. These walls are drawn based on the dimensions of respective rooms

Partitions are non-load bearing walls that separate spaces in buildings. As well as spatial division, they can provide; privacy, acoustic and fire separation and flexibility of layout.

Partition walls can be solid, typically constructed from brick or blockwork, or can be a framed construction. Framed partition walls are sometimes referred to as stud walls, and can be constructed from a timber, steel or aluminium frames clad with boarding such as plasterboard, timber, metal or fibreboard. Partition walls may also be glazed.

They may be purpose-designed and constructed or may be modular systems, and can incorporate openings, windows, doors, ducting, pipework, sockets, wiring, skirting, architraves and so on.

As they are non-load bearing, partition walls can provide good flexibility, particularly if they are lightweight, framed systems, as wall positions can be changed relatively easily and inexpensively without impacting on the overall structure of a building. Depending on the nature of the construction, it may be possible to re-use some, or all of the components of the wall in a different location.

Procedure:

STEP-1: Open New Drawing

Click on the New tab on the Revit Home page

• In popup choose 'Imperial Architectural template'

STEP-2: Drawing layout

Go to Architectural Tab

• Click on the 'Wall' to draw a wall
• Draw a layout of 40'X60' walls as shown below

STEP-3: Drawing Partitions

• As per requirement, 4.5" Partition walls are drawn inside the layout to create rooms necessary
• 4.5" wall is created/ duplicated from edit type
• 

The rooms drawn with dimensions are shown below

• Living Room - 22'X 23'
• Kitchen - 13'X 13'
• Dining - 19'X 18'
• Pooja Room - 10'X 5'
• Master Bedroom - 19'X18'
• Bedroom 2 - 16'X16'
• Store Room - 7'X7'
• Dishwashing and Utility Room - 7'X13'

STEP-4: Loading families

Families are loaded as follows

• Click on load family

Result:

The Floor plan and 3D view of the rooms created are shown below along with components such as doors, windows, and Furniture.

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

Answer:

Aim: To insert the components in appropriate locations to add details to the residential model, based on the week2 assignment

Introduction:

The residential model components are furniture set, couch table , TV desk , Shelf cabinets, table and chairs serving the purpose of eating,a bed set, shelf, lighting and individual study desk and chair, bath tub and plumbing fixtures , countertops, gas stove cabinet and shelves , washing machines and shelves to store clothes

These components are very importatnt in the building model for construction

Coming to the 3d modelling in the revit these components are present in the library and we need to insert them into the model

Procedure:

STEP-1: Opening Drawing

Open Revit

From the Home page of Revit open last week layout 'My Home Architectural' as shown below

STEP-2: Loading families

Families are loaded as follows

• Click on load family

• From the popup, the component needed is selected and loaded into Revit.

For Example, if a Door item is to be are to be added

• Go to Doors folder
• Click on External Doors
• Click on Doors to add into Revit

STEP-3: Adding Respective components

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

Doors and windows are loaded from Libraries and added to the floor plan as follows

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

Result:

The Floor Plan view, 3D view, and Rendered view of respective rooms with respective components are shown above.