Quick Reference Guide For Revit Architecture 2015
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Learning Autodesk Revit does not have to be difficult. It should be enjoyable! It all depends on how it is taught. Module 1: Introduction The first Module in this Course gives an introduction & overview to this Beginners' Guide to Revit Architecture. We look at the Course Content as well as taking a quick look at the software 1.01 Welcome to the Course! Before we get into the detail, let's discuss summary everything that we are going to cover in this Course 1.02 What is Revit Architecture? A brief overview of Autodesk Revit Architecture and how it fits into the world of BIM.
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Module 2: Interface & Navigation In this Module we introduce you to the Launch Screen of Autodesk Revit. We explain the main elements of the Interface and show you how to find your way around 2.01 The Launch Screen Understand the main components of the Launch Screen. Understand all the key options of the Application Menu 2.02 The Ribbon Menu We take a look at each Menu on the Ribbon and discuss what the tools are used for 2.03 The Properties Palette Parameters are right at the heart of Revit and the Properties Palette is your primary interface with them 2.04 The Project Browser Understand how to navigate around your Project using the Project Browser. Understand how to create custom Browser Orgsanisations 2.05 The Drawing Area Learn how to set up the Drawing Area to produce the most effective & efficient Work Space 2.06 2D Navigation Learn how to navigate around your 2D Views, including Pan and Zoom 2.07 3D Navigation Learn how to navigate around your 3D Views, including Pan, Zoom, Orbit and the View Cube Module 3: Key Concepts There are a small number of Key Concepts that are central to understanding & using Revit. In this Module we take a look at each of these Concepts in turn 3.01 It's all about Parameters Autodesk Revit is a Parametric Modelling Tool.
Learn how Parameters are at the heart of Revit 3.02 Instance & Type Parameters Learnt the fundamental difference between Instance & Type Parameters and how you can use each to your advantage 3.03 Model vs Detail Elements Learn the difference between the the single 3D Model and the View-specific Detail elements 3.04 Levels Learn how to add Levels to your Project. Understand the use of Levels and how they control your Model 3.05 Views and how they relate to Levels Understand the relationship between Floor & Ceiling Plan Views and their corresponding Levels 3.06 Reference Planes Learn how to create Reference Planes. Understand their use in controlling Model Geometry and as Work Planes 3.07 Drawing Aids Understand the use of Alignment Lines and Temporary Dimenisons 3.08 Structural Grids Learn how to add Structural Grids to your Project.
3.09 Projects, Templates & Families Understand the difference between a Revit Project, Template & Family Module 4: 3D Model Elements At the heart of BIM is the 3D model. In this module we look at all the primary 3D elements in turn. We look in depth at how we create elements such as Walls, Doors, Stairs, Roofs, etc.
We also look at how we can bring external Components into our project. 4.01 Walls How to create Walls. How to control their height by the use of Levels. How to create your own Wall Types (See also ) 4.02 Wall Openings In this Tutorial we learn to how to add Openings to our Walls and how to control the Openings by use of Levels 4.03 Doors and Windows How to insert Doors & Windows into your Walls. How to create your own Door & Window Types.
How to load additional Door & Window Families into your Project 4.04 Curtain Walls How to create Curtain Walls. How to add Curtain Grids and Mullions. How to embed Curtain Walls in Basic Walls. (See also ) 4.05 Floors How to create Floors.
How to add floor openings. How to quickly duplicate Floors to additional levels. How to create your own new Floor Types 4.06 Creating Sloped Floors To perform 'Shape Editing' to your Floor elements to create Drainage Points, etc 4.07 Shaft Openings How to create Vertical Shafts in your Project.
4.08 Ceilings To to create Ceiling Elements both Automatically and by Sketch 4.09 Adding Fixtures to Ceilings How to add Ceiling Fixtures (Lights, Air Terminals, etc) to your Ceiling Elements 4.10 Roofs: Roof by Footprint How to create both Flat and Pitched Roofs, by Footprint. How to create Sloped Glazing. How to create Gable Ends to your Roofs (See also ) 4.11 Roofs: Roof by Extrusion How to create Wave-Form Roofs, using the 'Roof by Extrusion' tool (See also ) 4.12 Stairs: Stair by Component Learn how to create Stairs by Components. Create new Stair Types.
Convert Stair Components back to a Sketch 4.13 Stairs: Stair by Sketch Create Custom Stairs from scratch by use of the 'Stair by Sketch' tool 4.14 Railings Learn how create and adapt Railings. Host Railings on Stairs and Ramps. Create freestanding horizontal Railings 4.15 Ramps How to create Ramps with Landings. Create both parallel and tapered Ramps & Landing 4.16 Columns How to create both Architectural and Structural Columns. How to control their height by use of Levels. How to control Columns by the use of Grids 4.17 Model Lines & Model Text Create and place 3D Text and Lines onto any plane in your Model 4.18 Components Learn how to load additional Components into your Project, Create additional Family Types. Learn about RPC (Rich Photographic Content) Module 5: Editing & Modifying Elements Once you have created Elements in Revit, you'll need to be able to Edit & Modify them.
This Module focuses on the tools required in order to do so 5.01 Selecting & Filtering Elements Learn how to select Elements. How to add and remove Elements from Selection Sets. Learn how to Filter Selection Sets to isolate only certain Categories of objects 5.02 Moving Elements Learn 3 different methods of moving Elements- Drag, Move tool and Nudging 5.03 Copying Elements Learn how to Copy elements within the same View.
Learn advanced Copy and Paste techniques (ie between selected Levels) 5.04 Rotating Elements Learn how to Rotate Elements. Reposition the Pivot Point. 5.05 Mirroring Elements Learn the two methods of Mirroring Elements- by use of an existing Reference, and defining a Mirror Plane 5.06 Arrays Learn how to create both Linear and Radial Arrays 5.07 Aligning Elements Learn how to Align one Element with another.
If you are referencing or overlaying an external dwg, rvt, or other types of drawings files, make sure they are pinned down to ensure that these reference files do not shift and cause inaccuracies in modeling. You can pin objects by selecting the pin object icon under the Modify Tab, or by typing PN while object is selected. Pinned objects can also be set to not select or highlight when the cursor highlights over the pinned object. This is helpful when an extremely large external Revit model is linked to the working Revit model. Revit tries to visually highlight any elements that your cursor hovers over, and may take up some processing time when highlighting an extremely detailed element. Simply toggle the “Select Pinned Element” button at the bottom right corner of your Revit model to disabled, and your pinned element will no longer be selectable.
Toggle it back on when you need to make adjustments to the pinned element. Pinned objects will show a thumbtack when selected. Clicking the thumbtack will unpin the object. Often times, you may need to find a specific object in the model, or select multiple of a similar object in the model. Use the Filter function to your advantage. Drag Select a region that will select all the elements you wish to select.
Click the Filter button under the Modify Tab and uncheck all irrelevant objects. Click OK and the objects that were left checked will be selected. This trick is especially useful in locating imported CAD Drawings that did not import to a correct scale. Simply type ZE to Frame all objects in the model space within the window and select all objects in the view. Filter and only check the box for the externally referenced CAD File. Click OK and your imported CAD File will be highlighted. Usually a line with a Pin will indicate the location of the CAD file.
Zoom in closer and you’ll find an underscaled CAD plan that you can rescale. Sheets are used for printing, while views are actual workspaces that can be placed onto sheets for printing. A view can only be placed on one sheet, and cannot be used in multiple sheets at one time.
In order to have a similar view placed in multiple sheets, you must duplicate the Views as Dependents and place the new view onto the sheet: Here is a break down of the differences within duplicating a view:. Duplicate View Duplicates a view, and all objects that are considered part of the “model”. Things that are detail items, such as detail lines, hatches, text annotations, and detail groups will now show up in the new Duplicated View. Any new changes to the views won’t affect the other. Duplicate View with Detailing Duplicates a view with all model items and detail items.
Any new changes to either the old or new view won’t affect the other. Duplicate as Dependent Duplicates a view exactly as seen. Any changes in one view will affect the other.
Control where your line ends with greater precision by using the snap function. Often times, there will be lines that do not meet at corners, or over-extend due to the default auto-snap that Revit uses. When clicking certain points, input snap shortcuts such as SE (Snap to Endpoint), SI (Snap to Intersection), SP (Snap to Perpendicular), SN (Snap to Nearest), SM (Snap to Midpoint), before clicking the point to have it snap precisely to the point you need it to be in. If you are working in an area where a lot of linework is occurring, it is best to use the snapping feature and the TAB key to cycle through the available snap points in the area that your cursor is hovering over.
Revit will indicate which lines are being used as references to the snap by highlighting the lines. When building models, there are often times that changes to a model require one to shift multiple objects at once. Constraining certain elements of a model can aid in adjustments quickly.
Simply dimension two elements you want constrained and input the dimension you want to lock in. In the example below, I want the center of the door to always be 2 feet away from the wall to the right. Lock in the dimension string and the object is now constrained. If you want the object to remain constrained but to not show any dimension strings, simply delete the dimension string and click “OK” on the alert message.
Clicking “Unconstrain” will remove the constraint along with the dimension string. Now, every time the right wall shifts, the door will shift along with it to maintain the 2 feet distance.Note: Over-constraining elements will cause the model to create error messages, which will require you to remove certain constraints. If you want a temporary override of lineweights or surface texture in a view, simply click the element, click “Override Graphics in View”, then also click “By Element”. This is useful when overlaying CAD drawings to a floor plan view to draft as a reference. When linking CAD files with different colored layers, it may be visually difficult to draft over these drawings. Override projection lines to a dull gray or even a single easily recognizeable color to differentiate what a CAD drawing is and what a Revit model is.Note: Override Graphics only works on the view in which it was turned on in. If you want to change an element throughout the Revit model, change the Visibility Settings instead.
Additionally, be aware as to what elements are being overridden. All overrides take precedence over visibility settings, so you will need to turn off the override to have it take on the Visibility Setting’s characteristics again. Knowing when to create new Families and when to create new Types can make a world of a difference to how long modeling will take. You can view Families and Types to that of animal kingdoms. Families are similar to a species of Animal (Dog, Cat, Parrot, etc.) and there are specific Family Types (Mammals, Amphibians, etc.). Types are similar to the breed of an animal (Golden Retriever, Chihuahua, Bulldog). If you are going to model an object that will change in dimensions, or have certain elements that are visible and not visible in certain instances, then this should be differentiated by Type.
If the Family is going to be two completely different models (i.e. A model of a table & a model of a chair), they should be two different Furniture Families. Within an individual Family rests Types, which are different configurations of a Family.
Brick on CMU is a Family Type within a basic wall Family. Example: If I need a box in Revit with the dimensions (2’x2’, 4’x4’, and 8’x8’), simply make a Family with a rectangular extrusion. Set the Length, Width, and Height as dimension parameters in the Family. Load the Family into the model and create 3 different Types.
Within the Type settings, input the necessary dimensions and click “OK”. Create another Family Type by clicking “Duplicate” and renaming the Type to something else. If you are converting line work from a CAD file, instead of drawing the lines individually, you can use “Pick Lines” to automatically copy the CAD lines onto Revit. If the line is drawn as a Polyline in CAD, you can press “Tab” while hovering over the line to potentially select an entire Polyline versus a single segment.
There is the possibility that you can convert an entire CAD drawing into Revit linework by exploding the imported CAD file, but this is not recommended for drawings containing large amounts of linework, 3D elements, hatches, etc. By choosing Pick Line and hovering over a specific line and tabbing through the selections, you can draw single Polylines from existing CAD drawings quickly.
If you are modelling a space with alot of families in the model space, often times you may accidentally double click families and enter the edit family window. This can take up some of your time, especially when this mistake happens often during modelling. To avoid this issue, customize your double click shortcut key by clicking on the Revit icon on the top left and clicking on Options. Under the User Interface tab, Click Customize under the Double Click Options section. You can change the option from Edit Family to “Do Nothing”.
Hit OK and Apply these settings. Now whenever you double click a Family, it won’t automatically open up the Edit Family window.
Instead you’ll have to click the Edit Family button at the top toolbar ribbon. When building Revit Families, creating different models for different Levels of Details can help in how fast the Revit Model can function later on.
When building a family, build a generic geometry such as a Box, Circle, or Linework to represent the Object and have it sit on top of the Detailed Model. Select the Detailed Model and Group it as one object. Under the Properties window, click “Edit” for Visibility and Graphics Overrides. Uncheck Coarse and Medium and click OK. Now the Family will only show the detailed model when the Revit View is set to Fine Detail. Similarly, select the Basic Geometric model mentioned earlier and edit its Visibility so that only Coarse and Medium are checked.
Now a simplified geometric model will be used in place of the detailed model when Revit Views are set to Coarse or Medium. This can allow users to work on the Model Space quickly without the need for the computer to process the detailed family model constantly.
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You can specify representational colors for your models categorically through your visibility settings. Under ViewVisibility Graphics, you can specify certain Revit families to be a certain color.
Simply select the necessary category and change the Lines/Patterns to your desired color. You can be more specific by opening the tree down further and only specifying certain parts of the Family be a certain color.
In the screenshot above, all ducts are set to show as red. This will only affect the view currently opened. If you change views, this visibility needs to be set again.Note: There is a difference between Projection & Cut Lines & Patterns.
Any views that cut through an object such as a wall would show the Cut Lines and Cut Patterns. Any models that are visibly without being cut (such as in 3D views) will show the Projection/Surface Lines and Patterns. Linking Revit Files are essential in using external models as references in order to detect clashes between models. Make sure these Linked Revit Files are placed in the correct locations and are pinned down to ensure correct referencing. The difference between Linking and Importing is the ability to update.
Linking a CAD or Revit file will allow the Revit file to check the file and update if the reference file is changed at all. Imported files will not update and will stay the same as when it was imported. Often times, you may not be able to fully comprehend a model in just a single view. You can view the model sectionally by creating a section cut on the floor plan, or in 3D by going to View 3D View. Use ViewSwitch Windows to swap between views and use ViewClose Hidden to close all the views when you’re done. Note: Any section cuts made will create a “view” under the Project Browser.
Keep the Project Browser clean by deleting these views afterwards if you do not intend to use them in the future. Adjusting the drag-bar on the left and right will adjust what is being cropped in the section view. Creating sections (and 3D Views) will create these views under the Project Browser.
If you’re only doing this to view parts of the model and navigate around, please delete these sections or 3D views afterwards to avoid clutter. If you are going to utilize this view in the future, do not delete it. Take advantage of the viewcube The ViewCube is a great way of viewing your models in any plan, elevation, section, or 3D view in the project without switching to different views on Revit’s project browser. The advantage to these views over the typical floor plan, elevation, and section views is that it enables the users to quickly see the model in different views without creating new sections, floor plans, or elevations that may clutter your project browser. To view particular sections of the model, enable the section box within the properties window and adjust the box to section the model in the desired location.
Utilize the viewcube in combination with this section box to see sections of the model quickly. You can also orient the view to a direction that corresponds to the project coordinates, e.g., where “North” corresponds to true north. The selected objects in one view will remain selected in other views, helping you locate these objects in the different views. To orient a 3D view in another view, right click the ViewCube and select Orient to View and then select the view type and name. To orient a 3D view in a specific direction, right click the ViewCube and select Orient to a Direction, and then select a direction. When inputting certain fields of measures into different Revit fields, such as the length of a wall, you can put away the calculator.
Revit can read formulas in this fields, and will calculate this formula for you. For example, if you have a wall set at 20’-0, but need to lower this wall height by 60%, you can simply write “=20’-0.6” into the revit field, and Revit will do the rest. Note that in order for Revit to recognize your input as a formula, you must put the “=” sign in front of the formula. There are a variety of ways to import or link a Revit or CAD Drawing to Revit Model. One purpose for this is to overlay different models on top of one another as reference. You have to, however, import to the correct location, or else models won’t overlay correctly.
When importing a Revit or CAD file, it is best to use the “Link Revit/CAD” or “Import CAD” commands found under the Insert Category of the top ribbon. Avoid Dragging and dropping, as this will prompt you to manually specify the location where the referenced file will sit. Once you have clicked one of these commands, you will be asked to select a reference file. Before actually importing the file into the space, you will notice that there is a choice as to where to place this referenced file.
The selections do the following:. Auto-Center to Center Based off the average centerpoint of everything in the referenced file, this point will be placed on the average center point of the revit model space. The center point changes as models are changed, so it is not a reliable positioning to use for overlaying files.
Auto-Origin to Origin The referenced file will place its own origin point at the origin point of the revit file. This is useful in overlaying referenced files if all of the models are located at the same location in relations to the origin point. Auto-By Shared Coordinates If you assign a coordinate to each model, the model will be placed exactly within its specified coordinates.
This is useful if the project has been set up initially to utilize a shared coordinate system. Manual All manual selection involved you manually specifying a point to place the referenced file. Manual-Origin will ask you to manually place the referenced file’s origin point, while manual base point will ask you to manually place the referenced file based off a selected based point. Manual-Center will ask you to manually place the referenced file based off it’s center point.
In the end, it is best to use either Origin to Origin or By Shared Coordinates to overlay referenced files for collaboration. When you need to copy multiple items to multiple levels, just simply highlight the items, click the Copy to Clip Board button, then under the Paste Drop-Down select the option. By using “Aligned to Selected Levels”, you can paste them into one or more levels. In the dialog that displays, choose the levels by name. To select more than one, press Ctrl while selecting the names. By using “Aligned to Selected Views”, you can copy view-specific elements (such as dimensions) or model and view-specific elements, you can paste them into similar types of views.
By using “Aligned to Current View”, you can paste the elements to the current view. For example, you can paste elements from a plan view to a callout view. The view must be different from the view where the elements were cut or copied. By using “Aligned to Same Place”, you can paste the elements into the same place from where you cut or copied them. This option is useful for pasting elements between worksets or design options. Also, you can use it to paste between 2 files that have shared coordinates. Keep in mind that this option is only available if the active view you are pasting your object on is the same type of view as the view in which you copied the original element from.
For example, you can paste objects aligned to the same place between two floor plan views, but not from a floor plan to a section view. By using “Aligned to Picked Level”, you can paste the elements in an elevation view. You must be in an elevation view to use this tool, because it requires that you select a level line on which to paste the elements. In a project, under the View tab and Schedules drop-down list, you can create a View List schedule to check all the view settings. On the Fields tab of the View List Properties dialog, select the fields to be include in the view list. If you want to create user-defined fields, click Add Parameter.
By using the Filter, Sorting/Grouping, Formatting, and Appearance tabs, you can simplify the schedule. Most of fields can modify directly in the schedule. Think about that project where you have hundreds of views, and maybe dozens of floor plans, directly editing fields in the schedule can save you a lot of time of going through each and every field. Sometimes we want to use the same schedule in another project that can help to evaluate certain design decision, but we don’t want to create the similar schedule from scratch especially after you created some custom schedules and included conditional formatting & formulas. Option 1: The easiest thing to do is to actually just right-click on the schedule and copy it to the clipboard. Then hold down Control key and press Tab and it will cycle back to the other open window.
Now each time Control + Tab it will cycle to the next open window. If you go Control + Shift + Tab it will go in reverse and you can cycle between any windows you have open. After you get the project window you want to paste the schedule to, you can use the Paste Button or Control + V to paste the schedule. Note, the schedule cannot be paste in the perspective view window. Option 2: You can also select all the schedules you want to use in another project and right-click save to a new file. This will prompt you for name and location. Then, you need go to the Insert tab to bring the schedule back to project and it will list out all of the views that are eligible to be imported from the file.
Sometimes when you are working on a project, you may need the dimensions in different formats, such as both metric and imperial units. To define alternate dimension units, on the Dimension panel of the Annotate tab, click the type of dimension for which you wish to define alternate units. On the Properties palette, click Edit Type. In the Type Properties dialog, for Alternate Units, select one of the following options: Right – alternate units display in-line to the right of the primary units. Below – alternate units display below the primary units. For Alternate Units Format, click the button to open the Format dialog, change the settings as desired, and click OK, then clear Use project settings (if selected) and from the Units menu, select an appropriate unit. A linked Revit file is an externally referenced revit project loaded into your current model.
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This link maintains a connection to the linked file, so though you may not directly modify this linked model directly in the hosting revit model, any changes that you make directly in the linked model can be reloaded into the host revit model. If somebody modifies the original file and saves it, you can reload that link here and see those changes within your file.
It allows you a way of segregating work into different project teams, and it’s often used for managing various disciplines, such as splitting up between architectural shell, interior, and structure. If your Revit model contains all of these elements within one model, but you need these different disciplines to be split up into linked models, you can simply do this by converting grouped elements into links. In the drawing area, select the group and then click Modify Model Groups tabGroup panel (Link). Then in the Convert to Link dialog, select either replace with a new project file or, replace with an existing project file.
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Constraints offer a really powerful way for us to build our design intent into our models and keep it from accidentally being modified, but there can be times when you try and make a modification to your model and it generates a warning or an error, indicating that the constraints aren’t satisfied, or perhaps you aren’t allowed to make a particular modification. The Reveal Constraints display mode makes it easy to temporarily highlight (in red) all constraints in the active view. This makes it easy to distinguish a locked dimension (constraint) from a regular dimension. After creating constraints, you can highlight them by enabling this display mode from the View Control Bar’s dimension lock icon.