Introduction to REVIT concepts

1.   AIM : To create a new project from the file menu and need to name the project appropriately.

PROCEDURE :

Step - 1

• First open the Revit software as shown below.

     

Step - 2

• Next select the file toolbar, the new tab is visible. Then select the new option
• From the new option select the project to create new project as shown below.

     

Step -3

• Next the template file tab will be wisible on the screen.
• Select the construct template in the template file as shown below.

     

Step - 4

• Next we need to name the project.
• Open the file toolbar, click on the save as option, then the new tab will be visible.
• Then name the project as project2.rvt as shown below. 

      

      

2. AIM : To save the new project file and need to close and open using icons from file toolbar.

Step - 1

• Open the file toolbar, click on the save option, then the new tab will be visible.

     

Step - 2

• Then name the project as project2.rvt as shown below. 

RESULT:-

• Created a new project from the file menu and saved the project with the name of project2.rvt.

     

Step - 3

• Open the file toolbar, click on the open option, then the new tab will be visible.
• The previous files tab will be open and then we need to select the any file from the previous created files.

      

Step - 4

• Next click the close option the project will be be closed.

RESULT:-

• The new project file has been saved and we opened and closed the new project using the icons from the toolbar.

     

3.  AIM : To draw a rectangular layout of walls of about 40’-0” X 35’-0” from the architecture/structure toolbar.

PROCEDURE :

Step - 1

• First we click on the architecture toolbar to create different types of walls, as shown below.

    

Step - 2

• Next we select the 8" wall from the architecture toolbar, as shown below.

   

Step - 3

• Using the 8" wall we draw the rectangular layout with the size of 40'-0" x 35'-0", as shown in the below figure.

 RESULT :

• Created a rectangular layout of walls using the architecture toolbar. 

4.   AIM : Use the aligned option to add dimensions to the layout from the annotate toolbar.

PROCEDURE :

Step - 1

• First we click on the annotate toolbar and select the aligned option to dimension the rectangular layout, as shown below.

Step - 2

• Next we dimension the rectangular layout using the aligned option in the annotate toolbar, as shown below.

 RESULT :

• The dimensions for the rectangular layout is added successfully using the aligned option in the annotate toolbar. 

 5.  AIM : To switch to the different wall types using the properties browser.

PROCEDURE :

Step - 1

We select the default 3D view option to view the rectangular layout to the 3D view, as shown below.

Step - 2

• From the rectangular layout we select wall from the rectangular layout and change the different wall types, as shown below.

RESULT :

• From the properties browser the walls are switched to different types of wall sizes and types.

 6.   AIM:- To create a 3D view from the view toolbar and need to save the view with the appropriate name. 

PROCEDURE:-

Step:-1

Select the view toolbar and select the 3D view option. 

Step:-2

Next put the curser on the view cub and then right click, the new tab appears and click the save view option.

Step:-3

After selecting the save view the small tab will visible, then enter the name of the 3D view as shown below. 

 RESULT:-

Created a 3D view from the view toolbar and saved the view with the appropriate name.

 7.    AIM:- Use the view cube to navigate through the 3D model and orbit/pan through the model layout.

Step:-1

First we move the curser to the view cube, then hold the view cube with the curser, then rotate the view in the different directions.

     

Step:-2

Use the view cube to rotate the 3D model by holding the view cube with the curser, as shown in the below figures.

 

 Step:-3 

Open the steering wheel at right side of the screen, as shown below.

After opening the steering wheel we need to select the pan option, then hold and move the 3d model view to the different positions, as shown below. 

Step:-4

Open the steering wheel at right side of the screen, as shown below.

After opening the steering wheel we need to select the orbit option, then hold and rotate the 3d model view to the different directions, as shown below. 

RESULT:-

The three dimensional model is navigated using the view cube, Orbit and Pan by holding them with the curser, as shown in the above procedure.

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

PROCEDURE:-

Step:-1

At the bottom click the graphic dispaly settings option, then select the Realistic option.

The visibility of the 3d model is changed to the realistic, as shown below. 

Step:-2

At the bottom click the graphic display settings option, then select the shaded option.

The visibility of the 3d model is changed to the shade, as shown below. 

Step:-3

At the bottom click the graphic display settings option, then select the hidden line option.

The visibility of the 3d model is changed to the hidden line, as shown below. 

RESULT:-

The visibility of the 3D model is successfully switched to shaded, realistic, hidden line. 

 9.    AIM:- To turn the sun path on and off to view shadings in the layout.

 Step:-1

Click the Sun Path icon at the bottom of the Revit display area to open the Sun Path menu, select the sun path ON.

If a window pops up asking you to select the option Use the specified project location, date, and time instead to display the Sun Path, select it.

Step:-2

Click the Sun Path icon at the bottom of the Revit display area to open the Sun Path menu, select the sun path OFF.

 10.    AIM:- Use the Manage toolbar to enter project settings, project name, and project issue date.

 PROCEDURE:-

Step:-1

In the manage toolbar, we need to select the project information and enter the project details in the project settings.

Step:-2

After selecting the project information option, the new tab will be visible on the screen as shown below. 

Next we need to enter the details of the project in the project information tab, as shown below.

11.   Analyze toolbar used in Revit and beneficial for design and modeling:

Analyse toolbar helps you to perform analysis on our structural building. The boundary conditions enable you to define point line and area boundary conditions in an analytical model. It will verify the boundary condition family types are loaded and assigned in your parametric features of the structural model, Similarly we can apply point load to a model to evaluate the performance of the building.

Similarly we can add and edit load cases to define the design standard suggested load case to a model. we can combine different load cases using load combination icon, It will enable to add and edit load combinations for the analytical model. The main purpose of using the revit to evaluate the sustainability of the building that we modelling. So, we will be interested in evaluating the energy or energy optimization of the building that we are going to model. So, revit offers features such as, it creates an energy model from the features we have modelled in our project and then the energy analytical model will be based on the conceptual masses. The building elements, and the material that we use to construct the building and the quantity and the amount of material that are used in our project.

12.   The links that Revit supports to be linked to the model are :

 LINK REVIT:- This allows to link another revit model to the current model, Eg: we can link models together to specify the relative individual building on a campus or to coordinate efforts across disciplines (architectural, structural, mechanical)

LINK IFC:- To link IFC file to current model to reference its information for additional design work. 

LINK CAD:- To link the 2d cad file to current revit file to create 3d by revit tools.

MANAGE LINKS:- Provides feature to manage the links to the building models. eg: If we are linking the electrical and structural model to remove electrical from structural, go to link manager and unload the model we dont want.

 13.  Collaborate tab in Revit which supports modeling and its efficiency:

Revit provides several different ways to collaborate with team members who are also using the software.

 

 You can link multiple Revit models together, allowing team members to work in context.

Through worksharing, users on the same local area network (LAN) can work together in the same Revit model.

When collaboration needs to occur among users who are not in the same geographic location, use Revit Server or Revit Cloud Worksharing.

Revit Server connects offices who share a network but are not in the same geographic location.

Revit Cloud Worksharing is a cloud-based service that allows any Revit users inside or outside a network to collaborate on a Revit model.

MANAGE LINKS:- Provides feature to manage the links to the building models. eg: If we are linking the electrical and structural model to remove electrical from structural, go to link manager and unload the model we don’t want.