Introduction to REVIT concepts

1)

Aim: Create a new project and name it appropriately.

Procedure:

• Open the Revit software.
• Click on New, select the template.
• And name the file,in this case challenge1.

Result: New file is created and named it as challenge1.

2)

Aim: To save new project file and to open and close using icons from file toolbar.

Procedure:

• After naming save the project file,by clicking on save option.
• Now click on file toolbar.
• Then click on challenge 1 to open the project file.

Result: Project file is saved , and file is opened from toolbar.

3)

Aim: To Create a rectangular layout of walls of about 40’-0” X 35’-0”.

Procedure:

• Select the Architecture option from the toolbar.
• And then select Build,in build we have to select the wall tool.
• Draw the wall with the given dimensions.

Result: The wall is drawn with the given dimensions.

4)

Aim:To add the dimensions to the layout of wall.

Procedure:

• Click on annotate toolbar ,select aligned tool.
• Using aligned tool select two edges of wall to the dimensions.

Result: Dimensions are established for the layout.

5)

Aim : To use the property browser to switch the different types of walls.

Procedure:

• Select any side of wall from the drawn layout,automatically you will be directed to the modify wall tool.
• Click on the wall types and then select the desired wall type and click ok.

6)

Aim: To create a 3D view from the view toolbar and save the view with appropriate name.

Procedure:

• We have drawn the layout of walls with the required dimensions.
• Now click on the 3D view toolbar,there by 2D view changes to 3D view.

• Right Click on home button and then click on save and name it appropriately.

7)

Aim: To navigate the 3D model using the view cube and orbit/pan through the layout created .

Procedure:

• We drawn the wall of required dimensions.
• Click on the cube which is appearing at top right and rotate the pan according to your required view.

8)

Aim: To switch the model to shaded,realistic,hidden lines options.

Procedure:

• We have drawn the layout of wall with required dimensions.
• Now select the option visual style tool which will be visible at bottom left.
• A dialog box appears , consisting of different visual options.
• Now we require to switch switch model using the options displayed in dialog box.

9)

Aim: To turn on the sunlight on and off to view shadings in the created layout .

Procedure:

• Select the Sun settings tool which is at the left bottom .
• There we can see two options that is sun path ON and sun path OFF,click on required option.

10)

Aim: To project settings, project name and project issue date.

Procedure:

• Select the Manage toolbar.
• Click on the settings under manage toolbar.
• Under settings click project information.
• You will find a dialog box,in that enter project name and project issue date.

11) Analyse tool bar provides us to create a revit models,this tool bar provides us with the load combinations , boundary conditions ,load and cases adjustments and support systems. This toolbar verifies the analytical and physical model for the consistency and space separation,namingand tagging options available.

12)

• Link CAD : links CAD file to the present revit project.
• Link Revit: links one revit model to the other or the current revit project.
• Link IFC : links an IFC file to the current project for the information that is required for additional design work.
• Link Topography: links the existing topography to the present revit model.
• Link Image: it allows us to link an image for the processing revit model.
• Manage links : It manages the links such as CAD,and mark up the DWF files and all the BIM works that are related to present file.
• Link PDF : it allows us to link the pdf to the current project.
• DWF Markup: links the markup DWF files into present revit project so that we can see mark-ups in the corresponding sheets.

13)

We need collaborate tab in revit to link multiple revit models together and allowing team members to work in context.

Collaborate on a local or wide area network (LAN ) ,the model will be converted to a workshared central model.