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

1. AIM: To draw the floor to the layout I created in week 2 and to select the floor with appropriate material and thickness using

the property browser in the Ground floor level.

Also to align the floor plan with grids.

Procedure To align the floor plan with grids:

First open the project which I created with the name Project A in week 2

Now go to GRID tool in ribbon tab

Click on Pick Lines tool

Select the lines from the current project A

Now drag the transverse grids and longitudinal grids to a level

Finally grids have been placed in the project A with numbers and alphabets.

Procedure to place the floor to the layout with appropriate material and thickness in ground floor level:

First rename the level 1 to Ground Floor Level

Go to project browser

Right click on level 1

Click rename option

Give the name Ground Floor Level

Click Yes button

Then a dialog box like would you like to rename corresponding level and views will be displayed

then click YES in the dialog box

Then level 1 name is changed to Ground Floor Level in the project browser.

Now to place the floor with appropriate material and thickness

First Go to Floor tool in Architecture tab

Select Floor Architecture

Now Go to properties browser

Click Edit Type

Click Duplicate option

Edit the name Generic 12 inch to Generic 4 inch

Press OK button

Now click on Edit option in Structure parameter

Click on Category option

Select appropriate material for floor like Tile,procelin 4 inch

Press OK button

Now Edit the Thickness of floor by using thickness option

edit to 4 inch

Press OK button

Floor type, material and thickness are selected as per our requirement.

Now go to Pick Lines tool from ribbon tab

Select the floor lines in the project

Click the Finish Edit Mode

Then floor will be created to the current project.

Thus finally floor is created with appropriate material and thickness in the Ground Floor Level of the Project A.

2.AIM: To add the walls as per the floor layout and to select appropriate material and thickness by using the properties browser.And also after creating the walls verify to see if the top and bottom walls are constrained by using the properties browser.

Procedure to select appropriate material and thickness for walls by using the properties browser:

Go to wall architecture

Click on Edit Type in the properties browser

Click on Edit in Structure parameter

Click on Category material

Select material like Brick,common

Press OK button

Now give the thickness 8 inch in thickness option

Click OK button

Again Press OK buttton

To check whether the material for wall selected or not

Go to 3D views in project browser

Double click on 3D

Now go to Visual Style icon

Select Realistic option

Finally Walls with Brick material had been generated successfully.

Procedure to verify to see if the top and bottom of the walls are constrained by using properties browser:

Click on any wall from the floor plan

Then in properties browser we can see the top constraint is unconnected

b. BY HEIGHT option is convenient for modelling walls.

3.AIM: To copy the model elements( wall,floor) modelled to Ground Floor and paste it aligned to First Floor Level by using Modify tab.

Procedure:

Select the whole ground floor plan

In modify tab click on clipboard tool

Now click on Paste tool

Select Aligned to selected levels option

Now select Level 2 option

Press OK button

Now go to 3D view to check whether the plan is aligned to selected level or not.

Finally the floor plan had been aligned to a selected level 2 means first floor level.

4.AIM: To create seperate rooms to the residential unit with the room texts and dimensions to my own residential unit.

Procedure:

Go to Room tool from ribbon tab

Click on each room

Now we can edit the names

To change the size of the text

Then go to Families in project browser

Click on Annotation

Go to Room tag

Right click on room tag

Click Edit option

Now click on Room Name

Then click EDIT TYPE in properties browser

Edit the text size from 1/8" to 1/16"

Press OK button

Now click on 101

Click EDIT TYPE in properties browser

Click on Duplicate option

Give the name as 1/16"

Press OK button

Now edit the text size to 1/16"

Press OK button

Now click on Load Into Project tool from ribbon tab

Click on overwrite the existing version and its parameter values.

Now ROOM NAMES are changed to our required size

Now edit the each room with dimension

Like LIVING ROOM,MASTER BEDROOM,CHILDREN BEDROOM,DINING,KITCHEN,TOILET & WASH.

Edit the text size to 1/16"

Now Room name size decreses to our required size.

Then size of the all rooms will be changed to our required size by using Load into project tool.

Now edit the room names with dimensions.

Finally room names with dimensions had been placed in the residential unit.

5.AIM: a.To place the doors and windows in the residential unit at appropriate locations.

b. To place the furniture set, couch table and TV desk and shelf cabinets in Living Room.

c. To place a dining table in Dining Room.

d. To place a bed set, shelf, lighting and individual study desk and chair in bedrooms.

e. To place a bath tub and plumbing fixtures in Toilet.

f. To place countertops, gas stove cabinet, shelves to store food items in Kitchen Room.

g. To place washing machines and shelves to store clothes in Wash/Storage Room.

And also to use 3D navigation to check the model and its authenticity on a real time basis to verify the model.

b. Procedure to place the furniture set, couch table, TV desk and shelf cabinets in Living Room:

Go to Component tool

Select Place a Component tool

Click on Load the family tool from ribbon tab

Select Furniture

Click on Seating

Select sofa corbu

Click Open button

Now go to families in project browser

Click on Furniture

What I selected will be displayed in project browser

In furniture click on sofa corbu

Drag the sofa and place it at appropriate location

Now to place a Couch table

Go to place a component tool

Click Load the Family tool

Select furniture

Click tables

Select table coffee

Press Open button

Then select the table coffee of any size displayed in project browser

Drag the table and place it at appropriate location.

Now to place TV DESK in Living Room

Select Storage family

Select Entertainment center element

Press Open button

Now drag it from project browser and place it in living room at appropriate location.

Now to place shelf cabinet in living room

Select Storage family

Select Shelving element

Press Open button

Drag it from project browser and place it in living room.

To Use 3D navigation and its authenticity on a real time basis to verify the model

Go to View Icon

Select Camera option from 3D view tool

Place the camera in living room

Then we will get 3D image of the furniture

Select Realistic from visual styles icon

Now edit the 3D view 1 name to LIVING ROOM VIEW.

c.Procedure for placing the Dining Table for the purpose of eating in Dining Room

Go to Component tool

Select Place a component

Click Load Family

Select furniture category

Select table family

Select dining with chairs element

Press Open button

Now Select the dining table of size 60" dia from project browser

Drag it and place it in dining room at appropriate location.

Now to use 3D navigation and its authenticity on a real time basis to verify the model

Go to View icon

Click on 3D view

Select Camera

Place it in dining

Then 3D camera view will be appeared

Select Realistic from Visual style

Now we can see the 3D view clearly and realistically

Now edit the 3D view1 to Dining room view and press OK button in project browser.

d.Procedure to include a bedset,shelf,individual study desk and chair, and lighting in bedrooms.

Go to Place a component tool

Click Load Family

Select Furniture Category

Select Beds Family

Select Bed Standard element

Press OPEN button

Now select king size bed from project browser

Drag it and place it in Master bedroom at appropriate place

Now for lighting in bedroom

Select Lighting category

Select floor lamp standup element

Press OK button

Now select the floor lamp from project browser

Drag it and place it in bedroom

Now for placing the study desk with chair in bedroom

Select Furniture category

Select Tables family

Select Desk element

Press Open button

Select the desk from project browser

Drag it and place it in bedroom at appropriate location

Now Select Chair desk from seating family

Press Open button

Now Click on chair from project browser

Drag it and place it in front of desk placed in bedroom

Now to place the shelf in bedroom

Select Shelving element from Storage family

Select the shelf from project browser

Drag it and place it in bedroom.

Same process for placing the bed set, chair and desk and lighting in children bedroom also.

Now to verify the model on a real time basis

Go to View icon

Select Camera from 3D view tool

Now select Realistic view from visual style

Edit the name 3d view1 as Master bedroom in project browser.

e.Procedure to place a bath tub and plumbing fixtures in rest room/toilet.

Go to Place a component tool

Click Load Family

Select Plumbing category

Select architectural family

Select Fixtures

Select Bath tubs

Select tub free standing 3d element

Press Open button

Now select water closets family

Select toilet domestic 3d element

Press Open button

Now select Both toilet domestic and bath tub elements from project browser

Drag them and place them in toilet/rest room at appropriate location.

Now to verify the model on a rel time basis

Go to View icon

Select Camera from 3D view tool

Select Realistic view from visual style

Edit the 3D view1 to Toilet room in project browser.

g.Procedure to place washing machine and shelves in wash room.

Go to place a component tool

Click Load Family

Select Speciality Equipment category

Select Domestic Family

Select Washer element

Press Open button

Now SELECT Shelving element from storage family in furniture category

Now select these both washer and shelf from project browser

Drag them and place it one by one in wash room at appropriate location

Now to verify the model on a real time basis

Go to View icon

Select camera from 3D view tool

select realistic view from visual style

Edit the 3D view to Wash room view in project browser.

f.Procedure to place the gas stove cabinet and shelves to store food items in kitchen room.

Go to place a component tool

Click Load Family

Select speciality equipment category

Select Domestic family

Select Kitchenette small element

Now SELECT Shelving from storage family in furniture category for storing food items

Now SELECT gas stove element and shelf from project browser

Drag them and place them in kitchen room at appropriate location.

Now to verify the model on a real time basis

Go to VIEW icon

Select camera from 3D View tool

Select realistic view from visual style

Edit the 3D view to Kitchen room