REVIT ARCHITECTURAL
Dr. Asha Joseph
Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Federal Institute of Science and Technology
Revit - The file formats
.rvt – Revit project file
.rte – Revit project template
.rfa – Revit family file
.rft – Revit family template
Select Project Template
Project
Construction Template
English Set the units
Default Metric
Shortcut key – un
Length unit should be the
same one used for modelling
CREATING LEVEL ( SHORT CUT- “LL”)
1) In Project Browser, double-click Elevations (Building Elevation) ► SOUTH.
2) Enter ZR, to zoom to a specific region. Note that the cursor changes to a magnifying glass.
Significant Levels
PCC – 10 cm thick
Foundation – 60 x 60 cm
Basement – 45 x 45 cm
Ground level – 0
Plinth level- 45
Lintel Bottom - 255
Lintel Top - 270
Roof bottom - 345
Roof top - 355
Create levels in the building
1) Enter ZO to zoom out.
2) Click Architecture tab ► Datum panel ► LEVEL.
3) Rename Level 1 as GL and level 2 as PL
4) On the Draw panel, click PICK LINES.
4) On the Options Bar enter 255 for the Offset.
In the drawing area, highlight the PL; when a dashed line is displayed If the names given for levels
above the level line, click to create a level (Level 3). are not visible in Project
Browser,
6) Rename level 3 as Lintel Bottom
7) Using the same method, create a level above Level 3 Select
Views – Area Plan – Select
8) Create all levels required the levels – tick do not
duplicate existing views
On the Panel Level tab, click MODIFY to end the command.
Creating Wall material
Architectural - wall – wall Architectural
Edit wall type
Brick common - Edit type – Type properties - duplicate – name as 230mm thick brick wall
Structure – edit – by category -Add – insert 1.5 cm – finish on both sides
Change material type
Structure – Brick common
Finish – Cement Screed
Creating Lintel Material
Finish – 1.5 cm Cement screed on both sides
Structure – Cement concrete – 20 cm thick
Select wall 230mm – Edit – Duplicate- rename
Structure – cement Concrete
Finish – Cement Screed
Draw the plan using drawing tools & modify tools
Create walls
B) From Lintel bottom to Lintel top C) From Lintel Top to roof
A) From P L to Lintel Bottom
1) In Project Browser, under Floor bottom
1) In Project Browser, under Floor
Plans, double-click Lintel bottom to 1) In Project Browser, under Floor
Plans, double-click PL to open that
open that view in the drawing area. Plans, double-click Lintel top to
view in the drawing area.
open that view in the drawing area.
2) Click Architecture tab ► Build 2) Click Architecture tab ► Build
panel ► WALL. 2) Click Architecture tab ► Build
panel ► WALL.
panel ► WALL.
3) In Properties palette ► Change 3) In Properties palette ► Change
Element Type drop-down and select 3) In Properties palette ► Change
Element Type drop-down and select
lintel Element Type drop-down and select
230mm thick brick wall
4 ) In Properties palette Underlay – PL 230mm thick brick wall
4 ) In Properties palette Underlay –
4) In the property Palette
5) In the property Palette PL
Bottom Constraint : PL
Bottom Constraint : Lintel Bottom 5) In the property Palette
Top Constraint – Lintel Bottom
Top Constraint – Lintel top Bottom Constraint : Lintel top
Verify that Chain is selected.
Verify that Chain is selected. Top Constraint – roof Bottom
Verify that Chain is selected.
Creating Stacked Wall – for Basement, Foundation & PCC
100 cm
Creating Stacked Wall – for Basement, Foundation & PCC
Architectural - wall – wall Architectural
Select Stacked wall from property Select Floor plan of PCC
Edit wall type
browser Underlay – PL
Brick common - Edit type – Type properties -
Select wall type – Stacked wall
duplicate – name as Basement -
Duplicate – rename – Stacked wall Base constraint – PCC
Structure – edit – by category –
Edit - Insert Top constraint – Upto PL
Create and Duplicate New material – rename as
Top layer – Basement – ht variable Draw the wall using create
Rubble – Open asset browser – stone – select
Second layer – Foundation – ht 60cm straight line option
- Thickness – 45 cm
Third layer – PCC – ht 10 cm
Brick common - Edit type – Type properties -
duplicate – name as Foundation
select – rubble - Thickness – 60 cm
Brick common - Edit type – Type properties -
duplicate – name as Foundation
Select – Concrete cast in place -
- Thickness – 1000 cm
Preview
Creating Floor Creating Roof
Floor Plan – PL Floor Plan – PL Floor Plan – PL
Select Floor Offset – 10 cm Select Roof
Edit type – Duplicate – rename Select Floor Edit type – Duplicate – rename
PCC on earth filling Edit type – Duplicate – rename Tile finish Roof 100mm thick
Structure 1 – Select – Concrete Structure 1 – Select – Tile – 3 cm thk Structure 1 – Select – Roof tile –
cast in place – 10 cm thk Cerate new material, Tile 10 cm thk
Structure 2 – earth – 35 cm thick Structure 2 – cement screed – 7 cm thk Structure 1 – Select – Concrete
cast in place – 9 cm thk
Select Architecture – Floor – PCC on
earth filling Select Architecture – Floor – tile finish
Select the area using line/ rectangle Base level –RB
(along the basement line) Select the area using line/ rectangle Define Slope –tick ( for sloped roof)
(along wall line)
Give tick mark to complete Select the area using line/ rectangle
Give tick mark to complete (along the basement line)
Don’t attach to wall
Don’t attach to wall Give tick mark to complete
Placing the Doors, Windows and other Components
Furniture
Door & Window
Floor Plan – PL Floor Plan – PL
Architecture – Door - place at Architecture – Component- place a
required location component
Architecture – Window - Sill height Select Table and Place at required
60 - place at required location location Floor Plan – PL
Architecture – Component- Load
family
C- Program files – AUTODESK –
RVT2024 – Libraries
Select required furniture and place at
required locations
Section View Apply Paint on walls
Annotation
Select Section – Draw section line Create Paint material
Select Annotate – Text Or Manage – create new material –
from view – select section rename – Paint – Appearance –
Properties – text – edit type – Flip to change direction Appearance – Paint – select by
Duplicate – edit text sizes double click
Apply Paint on element
Select Modify tab - select paint
Dimension Line from Geometry panel
Select Aligned Dimensions – In the Material Browser dialog,
Select lines between which the select a material. ...
distance are to be obtained – 1.Place the cursor on the element
place the dimension line at face to highlight it. ...
required location 2.Click to apply the paint.
3.In the Material Browser dialog,
click Done
Create Stair Create Toposheet Create Sheet
Architecture – Stair – Duplicate –
Architecture – Massing & Site – From View – select sheet – place
Rename
Select – toposurface – required view on sheet from
Edit project browser
Edit and give the required height
Maximum riser height – 17 cm
of soil
Minimum tread depth – 25 cm
Site Component – select the
Base Level – PL
component and place at required
Top level – RB
location
Select the type of stair
Place at required location
Creating Walkthrough
Step 1 Step 2 Step 4
Create the key frames of the Refine the walkthrough path
Create the walkthrough path in walkthrough by left clicking the selecting "Finish Walkthrough" by
either the site plan view or floor mouse at various points on the selecting the path and then "Edit
plan view. To get to the floor plan. Every time you click Walkthrough." Modify the
walkthough option, go to the the mouse, you will create a key walkthrough's camera by changing
"Create" group on the "View" frame in the walkthrough. Try to the "Controls" setting in the drop-
tab and select the arrow beside keep the distance between the key down menu on the "Modify
"3-D View." This will open a frames the same. This will help Cameras" bar to "Active Camera,"
drop-down menu; select keep the walkthrough speed at the "Path," "Add Key Frames" or
"Walkthrough." same rate. "Remove Key Frames." This
allows you to change different
aspects of the walkthrough path.
Step 3
Finish the walkthrough by
selecting "Finish Walkthrough" in
the "Walkthrough" group on the
"Walkthrough" tab.
