Week 2 Challenge

1.

BIM Stands for Building information modelling.

Bim uses

• 3D models to capture, explore, and maintain consistent and coordinated planning, design, construction.
• Provides greater project insight for cost, schedule, and constructability.
• Uses and shares consistent data whether you’re at your desk or in the field.
• Enables prompt response to change with processes that are smarter and faster.

Advantages of BIM:

• Improved Communication and teamwork.
• Cost Assesment based on the project model.
• Project visualization during the planning stage.
• Lowering the entire duration of the project.

2.

Aim: To Pick an element present in the categories and insert it into the Revit Model.

Tools: File,open,insert,load family,load.

Procedure:

• First open any saved revit file with a layout plan.
• And from the toolbar select insert option.
• After that select load family icon where we can find different types of categories of elements.
• Select a appropriate element.
• And insert that element into the revit model.
• From architectural menu select the option component to use elements selected from insert.

Result: An element is successfully inserted from the categories.

3.

Aim: To open a file with architectural template and save the file with an appropriate name with all its information and set upto a maximum of 3 backup files.

Tools: File option,Manage option,Project Information tool,Project Units.

Procedure:

To open a project file with an architectural template and save it with a appropriate name:

• Click on new file and select the new project and select the architectural template.
• Click on file and then click on save as option and save with appropriate name in the desired loaction.

To setup the project units to metric/Imperial and complete the project information.

• Go to manage and click on the project units option at the left.
• A box pops up where we can change the units
• Change the units as desired
• Beside the project units option there is an another option called project information click on it and a box pops up.
• Fill it with the required project information.

To Setup the maximum backups for the file upto 3

• Go to file option click on save as and then click on project.
• A box pops up and click on the options there.
• In the file save options enter the maximum backups for the file as 3.

Result: All the mentioned actions are successfully completed using revit software.

4.

Aim: To Understand the concept of Levels and Grids and

Create the following Levels: ( Convert to metric equivalents if metric is your units)
Ground Floor @ 0’
First Floor @ 10’
Second Floor @ 20’
Roof @ 30’

Grids Transverse Grids A, B,C,D, E @ 10’ spacing
Longitudinal Grids from 1 to 10 @ 20’ spacing

Tools: level option and grid option.

Procedure :

The Concept Of Levels:

• In the architecture menu under the datum tab there is a option called as level.
• Click that option to add levels.
• We should open an elevation view to add levels.
• Enter the required distance below the label where the distance between levels is shown to change the distance.

The Concept Of Grids:

• In the architecture menu under the datum tab there is a option called as grids.
• Click that option to add grids.
• Horizontal grids are tagged with alphabets and vertical grids with numerical.

Result: Given Levels and Grids are successfully made by using revit software.

5.

Aim: To Create a 3d model of residential unit layout.

Tools: wall tool,Properties tool,Room option.

Procedure :

• From the architectural tool select the wall option.
• Using wall option draw the desired layout.

Result : 3d Model of residential layout is successfully created using revit software.

6.

Aim: In the layout Created add the level of details you are planning to include-Dimensions of the room,components you plan to add in the residential unit.

Tools: walls option,architectural toolbar,room

Procedure:

• Select walls from architectural and change it to interior walls.
• Mark the walls as required and make rooms.

Naming the rooms:

• From the architecture menu and then click on room option.
• Click on the closed interior spaces to name them.

Result: Drafting and naming the rooms is successfully completed in the layout created.

7.

Aim: To identify the residential model elements such as door,Windows,Tables,Chair,Couch,Bed,Lamps from the library and insert them to the model.

Tools: insert,load family option,components,properties browser.

Procedure:

• Click on the insert option from the toolbar
• Click on the load family
• A window pops up select the required family to be loaded.
• And next from the architectural menu click on components to use model elements selected from the insert.
• The size of the elements can be changed from properties browser.

Result: Identifying all the residential model elements and inserting them into the model is done successfully.