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

AIM:-

• To create a floor plan and need to apply the materials and thickness using the property browser
• To align the floor plan with grids created from week 2.

INTRODUCTION:-

• Building material is material used for construction. Many naturally occurring substances, such as clay, rocks, sand, and wood, even twigs and leaves, have been used to construct buildings.
• Apart from naturally occurring materials, many man-made products are in use, some more and some less synthetic.
• Floor plans are the most critical element of your house plans.Drawn to scale and shown from above, floor plans illustrate how rooms, spaces, and physical features work in relation to each other within the home.
• They’re the key documents 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.

PROCEDURE:-

• By using week 2 project adding ground floor with material and thickness from properties browser and align to the grid. The procedure is shown and explained step by step.
• Launch the Revit software
• Click on open and select previously created drawing as Chanllenge_02

• The above attached figure shown is the work out of previous challenge. The same revit is used here as well.
• In the Architectural Tab select FLOOR
• Choose Pick Line tool from draw panel
• Select exterior lines of the layout

• After that finish the edit mode by clicking green check mark
• Floor is created in the ground level
• Go to view tab for 3D view

• Select created floor

• In the properties browser go to Edit Type. After clicking the edit option, the edit assembly tab appears.

• Make a Duplicate and rename as the Ground Floor Slab

• Click on Edit select appropriate Material for structure. We select the material type in 2nd roow as shown below. After clicking that, the material browser appears, then select the material type as Analytical floor surface and colour is opted for shading and for foreground as shown below.
• Change thickness of structure 0.15m
• Click Apply and OK

• Finally the materials are applyed to the floor as shown below.

• To Allign the Grid
• Go to Level 1 that is renamed as ground floor or Top View to create grids
• In the Architectural tab select Grid from Datum
• Align the grids according to floor plan as shown in the below figure.

RESULT:-

The materials are applied to the floor and the floor plan is successfully aligned with the grids.

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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?

AIM:-

• To create a floor plan and need to apply the materials and thickness using the property browser for walls.
• To verify using the property browser to see if the top and bottom of the walls are constrained.
• To Undersatand the benefits of connecting walls with associated levels rather than being Unconnected.
• To Undersatand the concept of using the option is convenient for modeling walls, By Height or By Depth.

INTRODUCTION:-

• Walls are arguably one of the most important elements of any building.
• As such, the Wall Tool is a prominent function of Autodesk Revit Architecture.
• Building material is material used for construction. Many naturally occurring substances, such as clay, rocks, sand, and wood, even twigs and leaves, have been used to construct buildings.
• Apart from naturally occurring materials, many man-made products are in use, some more and some less synthetic.

PROCEDURE:-

• Launch the Revit software
• Click on open and select previously created drawing as Chanllenge_02.
• In the Project Browser go to Floor Plans and double click to the Ground Floor Plan.
• Select exterior and interior Wall then press SA (for selecting similar type of wall).
• Click Edit Type from Property Browser.
• Make a Duplicate and rename as the New Wall.
• Click on Edit select appropriate Material for structure.
• Change thickness of exterior structure from 0.15 to 0.2m and interior structure from 0.75 to 0.1m.
• Click Apply and OK

• Click on Edit select appropriate Material for structure. We select the material type in 2nd roow as shown below. After clicking that, the material browser appears, then select the material type as Analytical floor surface and colour is opted for shading and for foreground as shown below.
• Change thickness of exterior structure from 0.15 to 0.2m.
• Click Apply and OK

• Click Edit Type from Property Browser.
• Make a Duplicate and rename as the New Wall.
• Click on Edit select appropriate Material for structure.
• Change thickness of interior structure from 0.75 to 0.1m.
• Click Apply and OK.

• Click on Edit select appropriate Material for structure. We select the material type in 2nd roow as shown below. After clicking that, the material browser appears, then select the material type as Analytical floor surface and colour is opted for shading and for foreground as shown below.
• Change thickness of interior structure from 0.75 to 0.1m.
• Click Apply and OK

• Finally the materials and thickness are applyed to the walls as shown below.

TOP CONSTRAINT - CONNECTED:-

• Check the wall property, Select the wall.
• Go to property browser
• Check the Base Constraint: Ground Floor
• And check the Top Constrained: Up to First Floor Level

• As shown in figure top constraint is connected to first floor level.
• If we change the level height, simultaneously the wall height will change. That is because top constraint is set to first floor.

TOP CONSTRAINT - UNCONNECTED:-

• Check the wall property, Select the wall.
• Go to property browser
• Check the Base Constraint: Ground Floor
• And check the Top Constrained: Unconnected

• If we kept the top constraint as unconnected then if we change the level height then only level height will change as it is unconnected the wall height will not change.
• As shown in the figure above. If we want to change the wall height, then change the unconnected height to 4.0m. Level height will not change but wall height will change.

ASSOCIATED LEVELS:-

• Associated levels are beneficial for connecting wall rather than being unconnected because when we create different types of walls so the level of wall is similar for all. We can change the height of wall instantly by provide associated level height. It’s gives accuracy and save time.
• Height option is more convenient for modelling walls which is create on the floor. base constraint of wall is on the current created floor and top constraint of wall is associated floor.

CONVENIENT FOR MODELING, BY HEIGHT OR BY DEPTH:-

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

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

RESULT:-

• Successfully applied materials to the walls.

• The top and bottom of the walls are constrained.

• Beneficial for connecting walls with associated levels is when level height changes, the wall height is also changes.
• Height option is convenient for modeling walls.

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

INTRODUCTION:-

• Floor plans are the most critical element of your house plans. Drawn to scale and shown from above, floor plans illustrate how rooms, spaces, and physical features work in relation to each other within the home.
• They’re the key documents 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.

PROCEDURE:-

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

• Go to 3D view and then use paste option to align elements to a different level, as shown below.

• Now click on select views, first floor.
• And then click on OK.
• Automatically first floor is elevated
• Using railing command in tool bar. Go to sketch railing click on it.
• In plan view, Use line command draw the line over the projected varendah.
• Go to 3D view and then take a snap of it.

RESULT:-

Modify tab to utilized to copy and paste options to align elements to a different level.

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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 the interior partition walls.

INTRODUCTION:-

• The walls that make for division or privacy in the interior portion of a building and not Carried the ceiling load And floor load and that would make With bricks, glass, or other more materials is called partition walls.
• It has many types like folding, collapsible and fixed types.
• If they carried a load of the walls and ceilings, then it’s called an interior walls.
• The partition wall is the none load-bearing wall; it doesn’t support the floor or ceiling, used only for design purpose and partition purpose.
• Partition wall connects the floor and ceiling.

PROCEDURE:-

• Launch the Revit software
• Click on open and select previously created drawing as Chanllenge_02

• In tool bar there tab, that is manage click on it.
• And then click on project units.

• Change the units from metric to imperial.

• Go to property browser, edit the basic internal wall to Internal_Wall 4.5"

• First select the interior wall, and change the wall type as partition wall, as shown below.
• Change the internal wall thickness to 4.5".

• The interior partition walls are created, as shown in the below figures.
• For better visibility, change the material assigned and the same image is attached as follows.
• Create portico as well, that is from insert tab, go to load family option.
• And then click on column, selceted column is circular.
• Thereby, go to architecture tab, in that tab, go to components and then choose the option called component to place.
• Again, go to architecture tab, select the column architectute and them place the column in ground floor and first floor as well.

RESULT:-

Separate rooms within your residential unit are created using the interior partition walls.

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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 the residential model, based on the week 2 assignment.

INTRODUCTION:-

• The residential model components are furniture set, couch table, TV desk, shelf cabinets, bed set, shelf, lighting, individual study desk, chair, bath tub and plumbing fixtures discussed in class.
• These components are very important in the building model for construction.
• Comming to the 3d modeling in the revit, these components are present in the library and we need to insert them into the model.

PROCEDURE:-

• Doors and windows in the wall are placed at appropriate locations as already shown.
• First we insert the furniture components in the hall as shown below.

• Next we insert the kitchen components from the library as shown in the below figure.

• Next we insert the bed room components from the library, as shown in the below figure.

• In the same bedroom snap is taken from the different direction as shown below.

• In Rest room the bath tub and plumbing fixtures are shown

• Store area is made and washing machine is inserted.

RESULT:-

• The all components are inserted from the library, as shown in the below figure.

• Next the layout plan is turned to the three dimensional view, and the all components will be visible in this view and roof is also added.

REALISTIC VIEW:-

SHADED VIEW:-

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