Challenge

II. Answer in detail

Create a G+4 Residential building as per NBC standards and make it a central model file. Your model should contain:

  1. The sloped roof at the top level of the building (10 degrees)
  2. Architectural components including furniture and home appliances
  3. Room tags and Annotations
  4. Section cut through each room either longitudinally or transversely
  5. Create a camera view on each room and add it in a sheet template.

Ans.

AIM : To create a G+4 Reesidential building as per NBC standards and to make it a central model file. And to include

  • The sloped roof at the top level of the building (10 degrees)
  • Architectural components including furniture and home appliances
  • Room tags and annotations
  • Section cut through each room either longitudinally or transversely
  • A camera view on each room and add it in sheet template

TOOLS USED :

  • Architecture tab
  • Manage
  • Level
  • Wall
  • Door
  • Window
  • Roof
  • Ceiling
  • Floor
  • Copy
  • Paste
  • Insert
  • Load family
  • Section
  • View
  • 3D view
  • Camera
  • Sheet
  • Elevation
PROCEDURE :
  • Open a new project file in Revit and save it with required name
  • Choose the project units as feet and fractional inches

  • Go to manage tab and click on project information to set up the project

  • Click on save as option and specify maximum backups as 3 for maximum backups

  • Draw levels in the elevation view and rename the levels respectively

  • Sketch a layout by choosing wall command from architecture tab

  • Select door tool and window tool from architecture tab and place them one after the other wherever required

  • Specify dimensions for each room using aligned tool from annotate tab

  • Go to architecture tab and select room command and place it in each room
  • Select tag room command and tag each room

  • Go to insert tab and load families
  • Choose the appropriate doors from families
  • Select the window and replace it with required type of window from project browser

  • Place the detail elements like couch, bed, chairs, tables etc. at appropriate places by choosing place a component command under architecture tab

  • Select the whole plan view and select floor command under architecture tab to draw

  • An entry walkway is also created by extending floor
  • Again select the whole project to copy and paste it aligned to selected levels

  • Add railings by choosing railing command under architecture tab to the extended floors for safety and add a 5' wall to the first floor

  • Open the fourth floor plan view
  • Go to architecture tab and select ceiling command and choose sketch ceiling to draw, by selecting fourth floor level and specifying height offset from selected level in property browser

  • Select the appropriate type of ceiling from property browser

  • Go to manage tab and click on project units and then select slope and degree

  • Go to architecture tab and select roof by footprints then pick lines to draw roof and choose roof as lowest level in pop up

  • Choose the roof material and set slope to 10 degrees in property browser

  • Go to view tab and select section command
  • Draw a section in plan views either longitudinnaly or transverse directions

  • Select a camera from 3D view under view tab and keep it in each room for corresponding views and rename those views respectively
  • And Choose sheet command under view tab

  • Add details to the titleblocks in the sheet

  • Drag the 3d views of each room from property browser and place them in sheet template

RESULT : A G+4 residential building is created. And following are included in the project

  • The sloped roof at the top level of the building (10 degrees)
  • Architectural components including furniture and home appliances
  • Room tags and annotations
  • Section cut through each room either longitudinally or transversely
  • A camera view on each room and added them in sheet template

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