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

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The revit platform for Building Information Modelling iga design and documentation system that supports the design, drawings and schedules required for building project. Bim delivers information about project desgn, scope, quantities and phases when you need it.

Architecture tab of the revit software contains various basic options to help the creation of a structure and these are:

• Wall: creates non-structural wall in building model.

• Door: adds door to the building model.

• Window: adds window to the building model.

Components: places an element in the building model, based on a selected element type.

Column: adds a vertical load bearing element to the building model.

• Roof: creates a roof using building footprint to define its boundaries. • Floor: Creates a floor for the current level of the building model.

• Ceiling creates a ceiling at a specified distance above the level in which it resides. mass generic model.

Curtain system: creates a curatin system on the face of a • Curtain grid: creates a grid line in the curtain wall or curtain system.

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Mullion: creates a vertical or horizontal mullion in a curtain grid.

• Railing: creates a railing by sketching therailing path. • Ramps: adds a ramp to the building model.

• Stairs: adds a stair to the building model by creating a coomon run, landing and support components.

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Aim:

To create the floor for the layout created in week 2 and provide appropriate material and thickness to the floor.

Procedure:

Initially open the week 2 assignment.

• Now choose pick boudary line option and select the exterior wall an click the tick mark in the mode.

• Now, go to property browser and nd click edit type. Duplicate the floor name as Generic-4".

• Then edit the structure option to change the material (oak flooring) and thickness to 4".

• Then click ok and apply.

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?

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Aim:

To add the wall to the floor layout and provide materials and approprite thickness to the wall created.

Procedure:

• Open the week 2 revit file.

• Then, click on walls in the architecture tab of the ribbon.
• Then move to property browser edit the wall thickness.
• Change the top constraint to level 2.
• Provide the wall thickness as required.

• Now in property browser go to the edit type of walls

• Then clickok any apply.
• the wall created is shown below.

a) According to me, connecting walls with associated level is beneficial. This is beacause any change in the height of the levels will be
aautomatically reflected in the walls too. This reduces our effort to orient it accordingly.

b) Modelling walls by height or by depth, both method is convenient, but I mostly use by height method, as we can adjust the height of the
wall as needed more easily.

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

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Aim:

To copy the model elements modelled to ground floor level and paste it aligned to first floor level.

Procedure:

• Inorder to create the next floor, initially move to front view, i.e elevation.

• Now, select the enitre floor.

• Then in the modify tab choose copy to clipboard.

Then in the paste option: aligned to selected level-> Level 2.

The 3d veiw given as ;

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

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Procedure:

• Initially, go to architecture tab --> walls.

• Then in the properties select interior walls and create the model from the layout created.

• Then again go to architecture tab --> choose components --> load family --> Then include furnitures, lightings, beds, chairs etc in the
model.

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

A) Aim:

To add the components that should be included in a residential unit like furnitures, doors windows etc.

• Go to architectural tab --> components --> place a component --> load families --> Then add different coponents like doors and windows, furnitures, lightings, shelves etc in the residential model created.

• Then go to view tab --> camera. Then create views of different rooms.

a) Doors and windows in the walls:

B)Living room components are ;

C)Dinning space components are;

D)Bedroom ;

e)kitchen ;