Introduction to REVIT concepts

1) From the file menu, create a new project (Structural / Architectural / Construction template ) and name the project appropriately

AIM: To create a new project and save with appropriate name

INTRODUCTION:

A new project created in architectural template from file menu and provided the name of project. The procedure is explained with picture and attached final result.

PROCEDURE:

STEP 1) SELECTION OF DRAWING MODEL

• Open Revit software 
• In the MODELS, select NEW from Autodesk Revit home interface
• Select Architectural Template from template file and select Project from create new in new project dialog box 
• After that get the final user interface for drawing 

 

 

STEP 2) SAVE THE DRAWING FILE 

• There are two methods to save the drawing 
• First one is click on save icon from the quick access tool bar 
• Second method is to save the drawing from file tab
• In the file tab select save option 
• Browse the appropriate folder path to save the file
• Specify the appropriate name of the project as 01 Architectural Drawing
• After save the drawing, name of will change as Project 1 to 01 architectural drawing, which is visible on top most center of the user interface 

 

RESULT:

Following the above procedure to obtain the final result

 

2) Save the new project file. Close and open using icons from file toolbar

AIM: 

Closing and opening saved file by using icons from the file tool bar  

INTRODUCTION:

Save a created file and close a by using the icon provided in file toolbar and opening it back. The procedure is explained with picture.

PROCEDURE:

STEP 1) CLOSE THE DRAWING FILE

• Previously saved file named as 01 architectural drawing 
• From the user interface of Autodesk Revit
• Go to file tab then click on close to close the drawing  

 

STEP 2) OPEN THE DRAWING FILE 

• From the user interface of Autodesk Revit
• click on the file tab
• Expand open the option
• Select project and choose the path of the drawing for opening

  

RESULT:

Following the above procedure to open and close the files by using icon file tool bar

3) From the architecture/ structure toolbar familiarize with options to draw a wall. Create a rectangular layout of walls of about 40’-0” X 35’-0”

AIM: 

Created a rectangular walls layout of about 40’-0” X 35’-0”  

INTRODUCTION:

Drawn the rectangular architectural wall layout in previously created architectural template. The procedure is explained with picture and attached final result

PROCEDURE:

STEP 1) SELECTION OF MODEL

• Open the REVIT software
• In the MODELS, select OPEN from home interface of Autodesk Revit
• Open previously created file which is saved name as 01 Architectural Drawing 

 

STEP 2) WALL CREATED 

• In the architectural tab drop down the wall tool
• Select wall architectural
• Opened a MODIFY|PLACE WALL tab for draw tool 
• Click on the drawing sheet and move cursor right side and specify the length 40’
• Move cursor down side and specify the width 35’ 
• Move cursor left side and track starting point then click 
• Move cursor up side and click on the starting point 

 

 

RESULT:

Following the above procedure to obtain the final result

 

 

4) From the Annotate toolbar use the aligned option to add dimensions to the layout
AIM: 

Added an aligned dimension for the layout from annotate tool bar   

INTRODUCTION:

By using annotate tool bar to show the aligned dimension for created layout. The procedure is explained with picture and attached final result

PROCEDURE:

STEP 1) DIMENSION OF THE DRAWING 

• Open the previously created drawing 
• Go to annotate tab 
• Select aligned tool
• For horizontal wall pick the start point and end point then drag the dimension for desire location 
• Similarly for vertical wall

 

RESULT:

Following the above procedure to obtain the final result

 

5) Use the properties browser to switch to different wall types
AIM: 

Created different wall type using property browser    

INTRODUCTION:

By using property browser to switch to different types of walls. The procedure is explained with picture and attached final result

PROCEDURE:

STEP 1) SWITCH THE WALL 

• Open the previously created drawing 
• Select the individual wall
• Change wall property from the property browser 
• The right wall property changed with Basic Wall Generic- 6” Masonry
• The left wall property changed with Basic Wall Generic- 4” Brick
• The top wall property changed with Basic Wall Interior- 5” Partition
• The bottom wall property changed with Basic Wall Retaining -12” Concrete

 

 

 

 

RESULT:

Following the above procedure to obtain the final result

 

6) Create a 3D view from the view toolbar and save the view with the appropriate name
AIM: 

Created a 3D view of existing drawing     

INTRODUCTION:

To create a 3D view by using view tool bar and provided the appropriate name of view. The procedure is explained with picture and attached final result

PROCEDURE:

STEP 1) 3D VIEW OF WALL 

• Open the previously created drawing 
• Go to view tab click on the 3D view from the create panel 
• Right click on view cube to save the view as SW 3D WALL
• Similarly, Click on view cube for different view
• The saved view appeared in 3D view on the project browser 

 

 

  

RESULT:

Following the above procedure to obtain the final result

 

7) Navigate through the 3D model using the view cube. Orbit/pan through the model layout created
AIM: 

Used the navigation bar to navigate the 3D model     

INTRODUCTION:

By using Orbit/Pan tool from navigation bar to change the view of 3D model. The procedure is explained with picture and attached final result

PROCEDURE:

STEP 1) NAVIGATION OF 3D MODEL

• Open the previously created drawing 
• From view tab, drop down the User Interface menu
• Check mark on navigation Bar, bar will visible in right side of drawing sheet
• Select full navigation wheel from the navigation bar
• Click on orbit in full navigation wheel and rotate the 3D model in 360 degree
• Similarly click on Pan and move the 3D model

 

 

 

RESULT:

Following the above procedure to obtain the final result

 

 

 

8) Use the visibility settings option below to switch model to shaded, realistic, hidden lines options
AIM: 

Used the Visibility setting to switching the visibility of model

INTRODUCTION:

By using Visible style tool from bottom tool bar to change the view of 3D model. The procedure is explained with picture and attached final result

PROCEDURE:

STEP 1) CHANGE THE VISIBILITY OF MODEL 

• Open the previously created drawing 
• Select visible style menu from the bottom tool bar
• Change the visible style as shaded
• Again, change the visible style as Hidden Line
• Again, change the visible style as Realistic

 

 

 

RESULT:

Following the above procedure to obtain the final result

 

 

9) Turn the sun path on and off to view shadings in the layout created
AIM: 

Used the sun path on and sun path off to provide the day light to the model

INTRODUCTION:

By using sun path on and sun path off tool from bottom tool bar to change the lighting view of 3D model. The procedure is explained with picture and attached final result

PROCEDURE:

STEP 1) SUN PATH ON AND SUN PATH OFF 

• Open the previously created drawing 
• Select sun path from the bottom tool bar
• Click on sun path on and select the continue with the current setting
• Again, click on the sun path and select the sun setting to change the solar study and location, save the changed
• Again, click on sun path and turn off the sun path by selecting sun path off

 

RESULT:

Following the above procedure to obtain the final result

 

10) Use the Manage toolbar to enter project settings, project name, and project issue date (choose according to your convenience).
AIM: 

Used the manage toolbar to change the project settings

INTRODUCTION:

By using manage toolbar to enter into project settings and change the project name and issue date. The procedure is explained with picture and attached final result

PROCEDURE:

STEP 1) CREATE PROJECT INFORMATION

• Open the previously created drawing 
• Go to the manage tab and select the project information from the setting
• Edit the information in the project information popup like Identify Data, Energy Analysis, Route Analysis and other.

 

 

RESULT: 

After following the above procedure, we can change the project setting by using manage tool

11) What is the Analyze toolbar used in Revit? How it is beneficial for design and modeling
ANSWER:

The analyse tab can be used to perform structural analysis of the building it has various options to enable that the analysis process. It having various tab which is used to proper analysis of the project so it’s very beneficial for design and model.

 

ANALYTICAL MODEL

• Boundary Condition: Boundary condition option enables to define points, line and area of boundary condition in an analytical model.
• Loads: Load option applies point, line and area load to a model. Each load geometry is a family containing instances and type parameters. Apply load by sketching are using post components.

 

• Load Cases: Load cases can add and edit load cases for the analytical model.

 

• Load Combination: Load combination can add or edit the load combination for the analytical model. Setting a load combination includes defining its name, formula, type, state and usage.

 

ANALYTICAL MODEL TOOL: It helps to adjust the analytical model, reset the analytical model, check the member support and consistency check

SPACES AND ZONES: it helps to divide the space and zones

REPORTS AND SCHEDULE: it helps to provide the model report regarding load, pressure, cool and heat, schedule of summarise report

CHECK SYSTEM: It helps to check the system errors

ENERGY OPTIMIZATION: In this tool we can define location and create, generate and optimize the energy 

12) What are the links that Revit supports to be linked to the model?
ANSWER : In revit link option is nothing but it helps us to link another revit model to the current model it will pulling the models together to specify the relative locations of individual building, so the link revit helps us to coordinate the different efforts taken by multiple disciplines such as architecture structural and mechanical engineering

  

For linking any other Revit model, IFC file or CAD, go to insert view and click on particular link option

Link Revit: this will link another Revit file to the current Revit model

Link IFC: this tool is useful to link any IFC file to the current model, that will help to identify for additional design work

Link CAD: this tool will use to link a CAD file. It is similar to the XREF if AutoCAD.

Link Topography: this tool is providing the link of topography to the current model

DWF Markup: this will link markup DWF file to the current Revit model

Coordination Model: this will link the NWD and NWC file to provide the context to Revit model

Manage links: this will provide the option to manage the links like CAD, IFC, DWF, NWD, NWC files.

 

13) Why do you need the Collaborate tab in Revit? How it supports modeling and its efficiency

ANSWER 13: 

Collaborate tool is useful for collaborating between the team members to work simultaneously. 

 

in this view we have various option like collaborate, worksets.

• It enables the work for different discipline to do at a same time to same project, so the people can change the model and sync a model to the cloud, LAN or WAN.
• It’s enabling the real time communication between all the domain like architectural, structural, electrical etc. and it help to improve efficiency of model.