Architecture

Getting Started
BIM (Building information and modelling):
 BIM is an intelligent model based process that provide inside for
creating and managing building and infrastructure projects faster, more
economically and with less environmental impact.
 Autodesk Revit Architecture often referred to as simply Revit is a
building information modelling software developed by Autodesk.
 It allows the user to design with both parametric 3D modelling and 2d
Drafting elements BIM is a computer aided design (CAD) paradigm that
employs intelligent 3D objects to represents real physical building
components such as walls and doors.
 Revit Architecture is designed to accommodate various ways of working,
so that you can concentrate on your building models rather than on
adapting your methodology to the demands of the software.
 You learn how you can make design changes in any view of the building,
and the parametric change engine in Revit Architecture coordinates
those changes in all other views.
Building Elements Types
Graphical User Interface
 Primary User Interface Information center

Application Menu Menu Bar Title

Quick access toolbar
Bar

Options Bar
Properties Palette

Elevations

Project Browser

Status Bar View Control Bar Drawing Area

Menu Bar and Toolbars:
At the top of the window is the standard based
menu bar, from which you can access all Revit
Architecture commands. Icons on the toolbars are
buttons for executing common Revit Architecture
commands.
Options Bar:
Below the toolbars is the Options Bar, which
displays command options for the current operation. If
you click Wall on the Design Bar on the left side of the
Revit Architecture window, the Options Bar displays
options related to the Wall command.
Properties Button:
Go to modify in tool bar select properties button
, which accesses a dialog in which you can
change various parameters of a selected component.
Status Bar:
At the lower left corner of the drawing area is
the Status Bar, which displays the status of the current
command or the name of a highlighted element.
View Control Bar:
At the lower left corner of the drawing area, above the
Status Bar, is the View Control Bar.
The controls are graphical shortcuts to various View
commands, namely scale, detail level, graphics style,
advanced model graphics, shadows, crop region, and
temporary hide/isolate.
Some views, such as sheets, drafting, and rendered
views, have limited controls.
Drawing Area:
The drawing area of the Revit Architecture window
displays views (and sheets and schedules) of the
current project.
By default, each time you open a view in a project,
the view displays in the drawing area on top of other
open views.
You can use commands on the Window menu to
arrange the project views.
Getting Started:
Now that you have explored the interface, you can
start your first project.
In this project, you use some of the basic commands
found in Revit Architecture.
The exercises show how easy it is to design a simple
building with no previous experience.
Revit File Types:
Revit uses 3 types of files: Project files, template
files & family files. Each one has different file
extension.
Revit project files, in which the actual building
models are created, have a “.rvt” extension.
Revit families, which are used to create objects
such as doors, windows, annotations, symbols
and title blocks that are loaded into the project
files, have a “.rfa” extension.
Template files, that have some default settings
for views, levels, materials and annotations, have
a “.rte” extension.
Creating a project
In this first exercise, you create and name a project in
which you will create the building model
1. Creating a Project:
In the drawing area, under Projects, click New.
Under Template file, Select ‘Architectural
templete.rte’.
And in the New Project dialog, under Create New,
verify that Project is selected and click on OK.
Project Units(UN):
The display format of various quantities in a project
can be specified. The display format specified
affects the appearance of quantities on the screen
and in a printout.
i. Manage > settings panel > select project units
ii. Select the length format : Feet & Fractional inches
Creating Walls :
Go to architecture tab > select wall(wa) > select wall
architectural
In the Type Selector, select Basic Wall : Generic - 8”
In properties pallet > select edit type > duplicate >
name : 9” wall > ok
Type parameters > structure > edit > thickness 9”
> ok
Draw walls on the lower level:
In the drawing area, click the right endpoint
of the south wall as the wall start point.
Move the cursor to the right, enter 6' 6''
[1950 mm], and press ENTER.
Move the cursor up, enter 5' [1500 mm], and
press ENTER.
Move the cursor to the right, enter 10' 6''
[3150 mm], and press ENTER.
Move the cursor up, and select the
intersection with the extension of the north wall.
 Select the right endpoint of the north wall to
complete the chain and connect the walls.
On the Design Bar, click Modify.
Save the project file.
Adding Exterior Walls:
In this exercise, you build upon the
foundation walls. You use the Draw option to create
exterior walls that extend to the roof level.
Add walls to the entry level :
In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans,
double-click 02 Entry Level.
Click the Basics tab of the Design Bar, and
click Wall.
In the Type Selector, select Basic Wall :
Generic - 6'' [Basic Wall : Generic - 200mm].
On the Options Bar, for Height, select 03
Roof, and for Loc Line, select Core Face: Interior.
The Height setting defines how tall the wall is
and establishes a relationship between the walls
and the roof. After you draw the walls, if you change
the roof height, the height of the walls will also
change.
 Beginning at the bottom right, trace the
interior of the 3 existing retaining walls by selecting
endpoints.
On the Design Bar, click Modify.
Add walls to the lower level :
Open the 01 Lower Level floor plan.
Notice that the foundation walls are now
visible at the right of the plan, so that you can trace
them.
On the Design Bar, click Wall.
On the Options Bar, for Height, select 03
Roof.
Beginning at the left endpoint of the north
foundation wall, trace the interior of the foundation
Open the To Building 3D view.
Save the project file.
Adding a Roof :
In this exercise, you create a roof using the
footprint of the exterior walls. You specify an offset
as you create the roof so that the roof has an
overhang.
Open the 03 Roof floor plan.
Draw a roof line:
On the Design Bar, click Roof ➤ Roof by
Footprint, and then click Lines.
On the Options Bar, verify that Defines slope
is selected.
To draw the first roof segment, begin at the
bottom left and trace the exterior edge of the south
wall by selecting the left wall endpoint and the
intersection of the south and far east wall.
Create offset roof lines:
On the Options Bar, click (Pick Lines), for Offset,
enter 3' [900 mm], and clear Defines slope.
 In the drawing area, highlight the west wall; when a
dashed line is displayed on the exterior of the wall,
click to place the roof line. Repeat for the north and
east walls.
Use the Trim/Extend tool to close the roof
sketch:
On the Tools toolbar, click (Trim/Extend).
Select the east roof line, and then select the south
roof line. Repeat for the west and south roof lines.
 On the Design Bar, click Finish Roof.
 The resulting roof has an odd slope, which you correct in the
next step.
Modify the roof slope:
Select the roof, and click (Properties).
In the Element Properties dialog, under Dimensions,
for Slope, enter 1''/12" [5°], and click OK.
On the Design Bar, click Modify.
Open the To Building 3D view.
Select and modify the crop region as necessary to
see the roof. The walls are not attached to the roof;
you will attach them in a later exercise.
Save the project file.
Adding Floors :
In this exercise, you create floors in the building
model.
To create floors in Revit Architecture, you must
sketch them first in a sketch editor. You use 2
different sketching options, Pick and Draw, to sketch
the floors.
Open the 01 Lower Level floor plan.
Create a floor using the Pick method:
On the Design Bar, click Floor, and then click Lines.
On the Options Bar, click (Pick Lines), and verify
that Offset is 0.
Beginning with the north wall and moving
counterclockwise, select the interior of the walls.
Enter ZR, and zoom in to the top right corner of the
model.
If the floor lines do not create a closed sketch, the
sketch is invalid and you need to clean the lines up.
To be valid, the sketch must be a closed loop with
no disconnected or crossing lines.

Create a closed sketch:

On the Tools toolbar, click (Trim/Extend).
Trim as necessary, selecting the portion of each line
you want to retain.
Enter ZP to zoom to the previous display.
On the Design Bar, click Finish Sketch.
In the alert dialog, click No.
If you clicked Yes, the walls that finish on the
lower level would be trimmed to the underside
of the floor.
Create a floor using the Draw method:
Open the 02 Entry Level floor plan.
On the Design Bar, click Floor, and then click Lines.
On the Options Bar, click (Draw), and verify that
Chain is selected.
Beginning at the lower left interior corner, select the
lower endpoint of the west wall, and then select the
upper endpoint.
Move the cursor to the right 36' [10000 mm], and
click to draw the sketch line.
Move the cursor down 16'6'' [5300 mm] to align
with the outside of the wall, and click to specify the
point.
Move the cursor to the right 25' [9000 mm], and
click.
Move the cursor down 4'6' [1300 mm] to align with
the inside of the wall, and click.
Move the cursor to the left, enter SZ to find the loop
endpoint, and select the endpoint to complete the
floor sketch.

On the Design Bar, click Finish Sketch.

In the alert dialog, click No.
View the floors in 3D:
Open the To Building 3D view.
Select the wall as shown.
On the View Control Bar, click Temporary
Hide/Isolate ➤ Hide Element.
The selected wall is temporarily hidden so that you
can see the interior floors.
On the View Control Bar, click Model Graphics Style
➤ Shading with Edges.
On the View Control Bar, click Temporary
Hide/Isolate ➤ Reset Temporary Hide/Isolate.
Save the project file.
Adding Interior Walls:
In this exercise, you add walls on the lower level
and the entry level, and then modify the walls to
create rooms in the building.

Open the 01 Lower Level floor plan.

On the Design Bar, click Wall.
In the Type Selector, select Basic Wall : Generic
- 6'' [Basic Wall : Generic - 200mm].
On the Options Bar:
Click (Draw).
For Height, select 02 Entry Level.
For Loc Line, select Wall Centerline.
Clear Chain.
Add walls:
Zoom in to the west wall, move the cursor along the
north wall centerline, enter 26' [8000 mm], and
press ENTER to specify the wall start point. Move
the cursor down, and click on the south wall
centerline to complete wall 1.
On the Design Bar, click Modify.
Right-click on the wall, and click Create Similar.
Using the following illustration as a guide, place
additional walls to create rooms.

Modify walls to create a corridor:

On the Tools toolbar, click (Split), and click on
wall 1 in the area indicated by the short line in the
previous illustration.
On the Tools toolbar, click (Trim/Extend).
Trim the split wall to create a corridor, as shown.

On the Design Bar, click Modify.

Draw walls:
Open the 02 Entry Level floor plan.
Right-click on one of the half-tone walls shown in
the underlay of the lower level, and click Create
Similar.
Using the following illustration as a guide, place
additional walls to create rooms.

On the Design Bar, click Modify.

The walls defining the rooms on the lower level and
the entry level are complete.
Save the project file.
Adding Doors:
In this exercise, you load doors from the Training
Files folder into the project, and then add interior
and exterior doors to the model.
On the Basics tab of the Design Bar, click Door.
There are a limited number of door types in the
project because there were few in the default
template. You can load additional door types from
the Training Files folder.
Load doors from the Training Files folder:
On the Options Bar, click Load.
In the left pane of the Load Family dialog, click
Training Files, and open \Imperial\Families\Doors
[Metric\Families\Doors].
While pressing CTRL, select the door types: Bifold-4
Panel.rfa, Double-Glass 2.rfa, Single-Glass 2.rfa
[M_Bifold-4 Panel.rfa, M-Double-Glass 2.rfa, M-
Single-Glass 2.rfa].
Click Open.
Add exterior doors:
Open the 01 Lower Level floor plan.
On the Design Bar, click Door.
On the Options Bar, clear Tag on Placement.
In the Type Selector, select Double-Glass 2 : 72'' x
84'' [M-Double-Glass 2 : 1830 x 2134mm], add a
door to the east wall as shown, and then click
Modify.
Open the 02 Entry Level floor plan.
On the Design Bar, click Door.
In the Type Selector, select Double-Glass 2 : 72'' x
84'' [M-Double-Glass 2 : 1830 x 2134mm].
Place the door in the north wall 7' [2100mm] from
the end of the retaining wall, as shown.
In the Type Selector, select Single-Glass 2 : 36'' x
84'' [M-Single-Glass 2 : 0915 x 2134mm].
Place the door in the short vertical wall, as shown.
Add interior doors:
In the Type Selector, select Single-Flush : 32'' x 84''
[M-Single-Flush : 0813 x 2134mm], and add 2 doors,
as shown.
Open the 01 Lower Level floor plan.
On the Design Bar, click Door.
In the Type Selector, select Single-Flush : 30'' x 84''
[M_Single-Flush : 0762 x 2134mm], and place 2
doors, as shown.

• In the Type Selector, select Bifold-4 Panel : 72''

x 84'' [M_Bifold-4 Panel : 1830 x 2134mm], and
place 2 doors, as shown.
Open the To Building 3D view.
For an unobstructed view of the doors, select a wall,
and on the View Control Bar, click Temporary
Hide/Isolate ➤ Hide Category.
All the walls in the view are hidden.
On the View Control Bar, click Temporary
Hide/Isolate ➤ Reset Temporary Hide/Isolate.
Save the project file.
Adding Windows:
In this exercise, you work in elevation and plan
views to add windows to the model. You use
alignment and dimension tools to more precisely
position the windows.
Add windows in an elevation view:
Open the South elevation view, and zoom in to the
building.
On the Design Bar, click Window.
On the Options Bar, clear Tag on Placement.
On the Options Bar, click Load.
In the left pane of the Load Family dialog, click
Training Files, and open\Imperial\Families\Windows
[Metric\Families\Windows].
Select Casement 3x3 with Trim.rfa [M-Casement
3x3 with Trim.rfa], and click Open.
Add 2 windows, approximately as shown. You will
position them and align them with the top of the
retaining wall later.
If either of the windows spans an internal wall, a
warning about the conflict is displayed; close the
warning.
You will resolve any conflict by moving the windows
while in a floor plan view.
Open the 01 Lower Level floor plan.
Because the windows are at the top of the wall,
they are above the current view range for the plan.
Modify the view range:
In the drawing area, right-click, and click View
Properties.
In the Element Properties dialog, under Extents, for
View Range, click Edit.
In the View Range dialog, for Cut plane Offset, enter
7‘ [2160mm].
Click OK twice.
The windows are now visible in the south wall.
If necessary, move the windows to resolve the
conflict with the wall
Select the right window, and drag it 2' 6'' [200mm]
to the left side of the interior wall.
Select the window and edit the temporary
dimensions, as needed.
Select the left window, and drag it 9' 6'' [2775mm]
to the right of the west wall.
Create a window type:
Open the South elevation view.
Select the window on the left, and click
(Properties).
In the Element Properties dialog, click Edit/New.
In the Type Properties dialog, click Duplicate.
In the Name dialog, for Name, enter 36'' x 36''
[0915 x 0915mm], and click OK.
In the Type Properties dialog, under Dimensions, for
Height, enter 3' [915mm].
Click OK twice.
Select the window on the right, and in the Type
Selector, select Casement 3x3 with Trim : 36'‘ x 36''
[M-Casement 3x3 with Trim : 0915 x 0915mm].
Align the windows to the top of the retaining
wall:
On the Tools toolbar, click (Align).
Select the top of the wall, and then select the top
edge of the trim of one of the windows.
Be careful to select the top of the wall, and not the
02 Entry Level line.
Repeat for the second window.
Add windows in plan view:
Open the 02 Entry Level floor plan, and zoom in to
the west side of the model.
In the drawing area, right-click, and click View
Properties.
In the Element Properties dialog, under Graphics,
for Underlay, select None, and click OK.
On the View toolbar, click to activate thin lines so
that element lines maintain their true thickness in
the zoomed view.
On the Design Bar, click Window.
On the Options Bar, verify that Tag on Placement is
cleared.
In the Type Selector, select Casement 3x3 with
Trim : 36'' x 72'' [M-Casement 3x3 with Trim : 0915
x 1830mm], and place 3 windows on the outside
edge of the west wall, as shown.

Reposition the windows to be equidistant from each

other
On the Design Bar, click Dimension.
Select the north wall, select each of the window
centerlines, and then select the horizontal interior
wall.
Click to the left of the west wall to place the
dimension line.
Note that each of the four dimensions is different.

Click , and then press ESC twice.

The windows are moved so that all of the
dimensions are equal.
Select the interior wall that contains the doors;
move it up or down to see how the design intent is
maintained.
Select the top wall, move it up 3' [1000 mm], and
see how the walls resize and the windows
redistribute equally within the wall.
On the Standard toolbar, click (Undo) once to
restore the top wall to the original dimension.
Select the dimension line, and press DELETE. In the
warning dialog, click OK to delete the line but
maintain the constraints.
Zoom as desired, and open various plan, elevation,
and 3D views to display the model results thus far.
Save the project file.
Creating a Sheet:
In this exercise, you add multiple views to a sheet.
You also change the roof slope parameter to test the
parametric capabilities of Revit Architecture. The
walls that are attached to the roof are updated to
maintain constraints with the modified roof.
Create a sheet:
In the Project Browser, right-click Sheets (all), and
click New Sheet.
In the Select a Title block dialog, click OK.
In the Project Browser, expand Sheets (all), right-click
A101 - Unnamed, and click Rename.
In the Sheet Title dialog, for Name, enter
Presentation, and click OK.
Drag the 01 Lower Level floor plan from the Project
Browser onto the upper left corner of the sheet, and
click to place it.
Add the following views to the sheet:
02 Entry Level floor plan
East elevation
North elevation
Door Schedule
Room Schedule
If a view is too large to fit on the sheet, place it in
the drawing, right-click, and click Activate View.
Right-click again, select View Properties, and in the
Element Properties dialog, for View Scale, select a
different scale.
Click OK, right-click the view again, select
Deactivate View, and reposition it on the sheet.
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