TableofContentsTitlePageCopyrightDedicationAcknowledgmentsAbouttheAuthorsForeword
TheChallengesTheBenefitsTheGuru
IntroductionWhoShouldReadThisBookWhatIsCoveredinThisBookTheEssentialsSeriesContactingtheAuthors
Chapter1:IntroducingtheAutodeskRevitArchitectureInterfaceUnderstandingtheUserInterfaceCreatingaSimpleLayout
Chapter2:WallsandCurtainWallsUnderstandingWallTypesandParametersCreatingWallConfigurationsModifyingWallParametersEditingandResettingWallProfilesCuttingOpeningsCreatingCurtainWalls
Chapter3:Floors,Roofs,andCeilingsCreatingFloorsCreatingRoofsAddingCeilings
Chapter4:Stairs,Ramps,andRailingsCreatingaGenericRailingCreatingStairConfigurationsDesigningRamps
Chapter5:AddingFamiliesUnderstandingtheModelHierarchyWorkingwithSystemFamiliesWorkingwithComponentFamiliesWorkingwithIn-PlaceComponentFamilies
Chapter6:ModifyingFamiliesModifying3DFamiliesFamilyCategoriesModifying2DFamiliesFamilyTipsandBestPractices
Chapter7:SchematicDesignImportinga2DImageDesigningwitha3DSketchCreatingRevitElementsfromaMass
Chapter8:RoomsandColorFillPlansDefiningRoomsinSpacesGeneratingColorFillRoomPlans
Chapter9:Materials,Visualization,RenderingMaterialsGraphicDisplayOptionsRendering
Chapter10:WorksharingWorksharingOptionsConfiguringWorksharingSavingtotheCentralModelWorksharingDisplayModes
EditingRequestsWorksharingBestPractices
Chapter11:DetailsandAnnotationsCreatingDetailsAnnotatingYourDetailsCreatingLegends
Chapter12:DrawingSetsSchedulesPlacingViewsonSheetsPrintingDocuments
Chapter13:WorkflowandSiteModelingUnderstandingaBIMWorkflowStaffingaBIMProjectProjectRolesUsingRevitArchitectureModelingaSitePerformingQualityControlonYourModel:KeepinganEyeonFileSize
Chapter14:RepetitioninRevitRepeatingGeometryUtilizeTipsandShortcuts
Appendix:AutodeskRevitArchitecture2016CertificationEndUserLicenseAgreement
ListofIllustrationsChapter1:IntroducingtheAutodeskRevitArchitectureInterface
Figure1.1RevitArchitectureuserinterface
Figure1.2PreviewofdockingthePropertiespalettetotheleftside
Figure1.3ProjectBrowsersearchresultsforKitchen
Figure1.4TheViewControlBarfora3Dview
Figure1.5TheShowCropRegiontoolandtheViewControlBar
Figure1.6Floorsketchlinesbeforetrimming
Figure1.7Floorsketchlinesafterthecornersaretrimmed
Figure1.8Wallsplacedinwardfromtheflooredge
Figure1.9Highlightedwallsofachainselection
Figure1.10Tiledwindowsshowtheresultofmodifyingthetopconstraintsofthewalls.
Figure1.11UsetheCtrlkeytoselectmultipleelements.
Figure1.12Theinteriorwalls
Figure1.13ResultsofusingTrim/ExtendMultipleElements
Figure1.14ResultsofusingtheAligntool
Figure1.15Thedoorsswingintotherooms
Figure1.16Thewindowsfortherooms
Figure1.17Thedimensionsoftheinteriorwalls
Figure1.18Doorsequallyspacedrelativetothewalls
Figure1.19Windowsequallyspaced
Chapter2:WallsandCurtainWalls
Figure2.1Masonrystructuralregionofabasicwall
Figure2.2Compoundwallsconsistofseverallayersoffunctionalmaterials.
Figure2.3Wallsweepaspartofawall
Figure2.4Typepropertiesofastackedwall
Figure2.5Curtainwalltypedefinitions
Figure2.6Genericconfigurationsforwalls
Figure2.7ResultsoftheTangent-FilletWallssteps
Figure2.8ResultofPickLines
Figure2.9Hostingdoorsinawall
Figure2.10Modifyingthewalllength
Figure2.11Shapehandlesandinstanceparametersdisplayedinthe
Propertiespalette
Figure2.12Addingnewsketchlines
Figure2.13Pastedupdatedwalltype
Figure2.14AttachTop/Baseresult
Figure2.15Creatingwallopenings
Figure2.16Splittingwalls,beforeandafter
Figure2.17Swappingwalltypes,beforeandafter
Figure2.18Completedcurtaingridlines
Figure2.19Mullionsandselectingthegridline
Figure2.20Finalinstance-basedcurtainwall
Figure2.21Curtainwallgridsadded
Figure2.22Curtainwallpanelsandmullionsspecified
Figure2.23Mullionsselectedongridline
Figure2.24Curtainwallcornercondition
Figure2.25Editingthewallprofile
Figure2.26Curtainwallselectedinwall
Figure2.27Curtainwallelevationviewcomplete
Figure2.28Removedcurtainwallgridsandmullions
Figure2.29Newgridsandmullions
Figure2.30Finishedmullions
Figure2.31Curtainwalldoorcondition
Figure2.32Finalcurtainwall
Chapter3:Floors,Roofs,andCeilings
Figure3.1Thefinishedfloorbysketching
Figure3.2Thefinishedfloorcreatedbypickingwalls
Figure3.3Modifyingthefloorsketch
Figure3.4Themodifiedfloor
Figure3.5Newfloor1′-0′′(300mm)aboveLevel1
Figure3.6NewflooratLevel1
Figure3.7Slopearrowparameters
Figure3.8Completedslopedfloor
Figure3.9Addingsplitlines
Figure3.10Editingtheshapehandle
Figure3.11Thefinisheddepression
Figure3.12Thefinishedopening
Figure3.13Completedopeningsofthesamesizeanddimensions
Figure3.14Pastedgeometry
Figure3.15Creatingamultistoryshaft
Figure3.16Thefinishedmultistoryshaft
Figure3.17Roofsketchandslopeproperties
Figure3.18Adjustingthewallheight
Figure3.19Exteriorwalltorevise
Figure3.20Completedroofbyfootprint
Figure3.21Selectingtheroofface
Figure3.22Creatingthearc
Figure3.23Attachingtheroof
Figure3.24Extrusionrooftoohigh
Figure3.25Completedroofbyextrusion
Figure3.26Slopingtheroof
Figure3.27Roofcreatedfromtwoslopearrows
Figure3.28Offsettingtheroofsketchanddefiningslopes
Figure3.29Attachingthewallstotheroof
Figure3.30Adjustingroofedgesattower
Figure3.31Completedtowerroof
Figure3.32Completedroof
Figure3.33RevitArchitectureoutlinestheboundary
Figure3.34Resultingautomaticplacedceilings
Figure3.35Sketchingtheceiling
Figure3.36A2′×4′(600mm×1200mm)ceiling
Figure3.37CreatingaGWBOnMtl.Studceiling
Figure3.38Assigningmaterialstoaceiling
Figure3.39Creatingabulkhead
Figure3.40Editingtheboundary
Figure3.41Finalsectionboxlocationin3Dview
Figure3.42Placinglights
Figure3.43Rotatedceilinggrid
Figure3.44Addingaslopearrowtotheceiling
Chapter4:Stairs,Ramps,andRailings
Figure4.1Thedefaultrailing:Handrail-Design
Figure4.2Railingtypeproperties
Figure4.3EditRailsdialogbox
Figure4.4Balustersettingsandcompletedrailing
Figure4.5Risersremainingtofinishstair
Figure4.6Componentstairrunwithlanding
Figure4.7Specifyingtherailingtype
Figure4.8Theresultingstairwithrailing
Figure4.9Secondstairalongwall
Figure4.10Completedsecondstairwithlanding
Figure4.11Sketch-basedstairboundaryline
Figure4.12Newboundaryandrisersketchlines
Figure4.13Updatedboundarylinelocation
Figure4.14Completedsketch-basedstair
Figure4.15Revisedlandingsketch
Figure4.16Revisedlandingsketch
Figure4.17Completestairwithnewlandings
Figure4.18MultistorystairuptoLevel5
Figure4.19Landingadjustment
Figure4.20Completemultistorystair
Figure4.21Completemultistorystair
Figure4.22Removeendwithriser
Figure4.23Completedstair
Figure4.24FirstsketchandTread/StringerOffset
Figure4.25SecondsketchandTread/StringerOffset
Figure4.26Railingbeforeandafternewhost
Figure4.27Selectthetoprail
Figure4.28Updatedtoprailpath
Figure4.29Splitrailingpathsketch
Figure4.30Completedrailing
Figure4.31Straightrunsoframps
Figure4.32Ramprunswithassociatedrailings
Figure4.33Themodifiedrampinplanviewwithremovedexteriorboundaryedges
Figure4.34Modifiedrampwithcurvedboundary
Figure4.35Completedrampin3D
Chapter5:AddingFamilies
Figure5.1ObjectStylesWallsLineColor
Figure5.2Completedproject,view,andelementoverrides
Figure5.3SelectingWallTypestotransferbetweenprojects
Figure5.4UsingCreateSimilartoplacewalls
Figure5.5Definingaprofile'sfunction
Figure5.6Selectingafamilytemplate
Figure5.7Viewingthefamilycategoryandparameters
Figure5.9Savingaspecificfamilyout
Figure5.10Swappingtothenewfamilytype
Figure5.11Placinghostedcomponentsanddeletingthewall
Figure5.12Placingunhostedcomponentsinamodel
Figure5.13Adjustinganobject'sLevelproperty
Figure5.14Face-basedfamilyontheroof
Figure5.15Face-basedfamilyafterhostdeletion
Figure5.16Workstationsandschedule
Figure5.17FamilyAlreadyExistsdialog
Figure5.18Updatedselectionandschedule
Figure5.19EditingtheCaseworkin-placefamily
Figure5.20Completingthein-placefamily
Figure5.21ContentsearchresultsinAutodeskSeek
Chapter6:ModifyingFamilies
Figure6.1UsingtheZoomInRegionoption
Figure6.2UsingtheZoomSheetSizeoption
Figure6.3Elevationatdifferentscales
Figure6.4ViewScale-To-DetailLevelCorrespondencesettings
Figure6.5CoarseandMediumdetaillevels
Figure6.6MediumandFinedetaillevels
Figure6.7Editinglevelsofdetailforhardware
Figure6.8SetDetailLevelstoFineonly.
Figure6.9UsingFilterforselection
Figure6.10Windowselectionandfilter
Figure6.11Cabinetappearancesfordetaillevels
Figure6.12Editingtheface-basedfamily
Figure6.13Changingthefamilycategory
Figure6.14Chairlocationinproject
Figure6.15Editingtheoriginofafamily
Figure6.16Different-sizedesks
Figure6.17ReferencePlanesDefinesOriginparameter
Figure6.18Elevationparameteravailableinproject
Figure6.19Singleversustwocalculationpoints
Figure6.20Roomcalculationpoint
Figure6.21:Updatedroomcalculationpoint
Figure6.22Flippingthedoordirection
Figure6.23Windowplanand3DviewintheFamilyEditor
Figure6.24Visibility/GraphicOverridesfortheview
Figure6.25Referenceplanesanddimensionparameters
Figure6.26Addinganewreferenceplaneandkeepingitequallyspaced
Figure6.27Completedframe/mullionextrusion
Figure6.28Editingtheexistingwindowframe
Figure6.29Modifyingthewindowglazing
Figure6.30Initialnestedfamilyplacement
Figure6.31FlipWorkPlane,beforeandafter
Figure6.32Lockdoorhandledimensions
Figure6.33Existingfurnituretag
Figure6.34Newfurnituretagshape
Figure6.35Completedfurnituretag
Figure6.36AdjustingtheVisibility/GraphicOverridespropertiesofthe
view
Figure6.37Theprofilewithparametersvisible
Figure6.38Newhandrailprofile
Figure6.39Selectingtheprofilefortherailing
Figure6.40Selectingthenewrailing
Figure6.41Selectingandeditingthebreakline
Figure6.42Themaskingregionwithallconstraintsdisplayed
Figure6.43Deletetheexistingjaglinesinthemaskingregion
Figure6.44Sketchnewjaglinesinthemaskingregionboundary
Figure6.45Addinganewsubcategory
Figure6.46Addinganddimensioninggridlines
Figure6.47Creatingavisibilityparameter
Figure6.48TheGridVisibilityparameterintheTypePropertiesdialogbox
Figure6.49WallClosureoptions
Chapter7:SchematicDesign
Figure7.1A2DsketchfromAutodeskSketchBookProforiPad
Figure7.2Theimportedimage.Notethelocationofthelevelsrelativetothegroundplaneintheimage.
Figure7.3Thescaledimage
Figure7.4AFormIt3DsketchinFormItWeb
Figure7.5TheFormItgroupasaloadedmassfamilyinRevit
Figure7.6YourRevitmodelwithmassfloors
Figure7.7TheupdatedmassintheConceptualMassEditor
Figure7.8MassfloorsareusedtomakerealRevitfloors
Figure7.9Placethesolidwallsbyface
Figure7.10CreatesolidwallsusingtheWallByFacetool
Figure7.11Curtainsystemsaddedtothemass
Figure7.12Finishedschematicdesign
Chapter8:RoomsandColorFillPlans
Figure8.1Customizingareaandvolumecomputations
Figure8.2RoomreferencesandinteriorfillintheVisibility/Graphicssettings
Figure8.3Addingaroomandaroomtag
Figure8.4Roomtag
Figure8.5Roomtagwitharea
Figure8.6Movingthewall
Figure8.7Updatedroomspaceandtag
Figure8.8Addingroomsandtags
Figure8.9Taggingalargespace
Figure8.10Addingroomseparationlines
Figure8.11Placeroomswithunplacedroomdefinitions.
Figure8.12Renamingroomsinaroomschedule
Figure8.13Definingthecolorfilllegend
Figure8.14EditColorSchemedialog
Figure8.15Resultingcolorfill
Figure8.16Updatedcolorfill
Figure8.17Creatingthebuildingsection
Figure8.18Resultingbuildingsection
Figure8.19AddingroomtagswiththeTagAllNotTaggedtool
Figure8.20Roomtagsshowninsection
Figure8.21Roomcolorsinthesectionviewmatchtheplancolors
Chapter9:Materials,Visualization,Rendering
Figure9.1SearchresultsforBrickandtheGraphicstab
Figure9.2TheAppearancetabandtheswapicon
Figure9.3TheAssetBrowser
Figure9.4TheGraphicstabafterstep6
Figure9.5Selectthegraywall.
Figure9.6DuplicateaviewfromtheProjectBrowser.
Figure9.7Hidethecategoryintheview.
Figure9.8ElevationpresentationviewandGDOsettings
Figure9.93DIsometricwithGDOeffects
Figure9.10Selectedwallandelementoverrides
Figure9.11Finishedexplodedview
Figure9.12SunSettingsdialogbox
Figure9.13Thefinishedrendering
Figure9.14ARayTracerenderingafter15seconds
Figure9.15RenderInCloudoptions
Chapter10:Worksharing
Figure10.1UsernamesettinginOptions
Figure10.2TheinitialWorksharingdialogbox
Figure10.3Worksetsdialogbox
Figure10.4FileSaveOptionsdialog
Figure10.5Savethecentralmodel
Figure10.6Creatingthelocalfile
Figure10.7Creatingadditionalworksets
Figure10.8WorksetVisibilitysetting
Figure10.9Elementselectionandfilter
Figure10.10SelectingandassigningtheInteriorworkset
Figure10.11ResettingtheVisibilitysettings
Figure10.12SynchronizeAndModifySettings
Figure10.13Relinquishingelementsandworksets
Figure10.14Relinquishedelementsandworksets
Figure10.15UserBlocalfilechanges
Figure10.16UserAlocalfilechanges
Figure10.17Latestversionofthecentralmodel
Figure10.18Closingworksetsinthemodel
Figure10.19Worksetsopenandclosed
Figure10.20ShowingborrowedelementsintheWorksetsdialogbox
Figure10.21WorksharingDisplaySettingsoptions
Figure10.22CheckoutStatustab
Figure10.23Ownerstab
Figure10.24Worksetstab
Figure10.25Placingarequest
Figure10.26Grantingarequest
Figure10.27Grantedconfirmation
Chapter11:DetailsandAnnotations
Figure11.1TheDetailpaneloftheAnnotatetab
Figure11.2TheDetailLinetoolset
Figure11.3TypePropertiesdialogboxforarepeatingdetail
Figure11.4ModifyingtheinsulationwidthintheOptionsBar
Figure11.5TheEditGrouppanel
Figure11.6BeforeandaftertheLineworktool
Figure11.7Thewindowsilldetailbeforeembellishment
Figure11.8Modifyingtheboundaryofthefilledregion
Figure11.9Thefinishedfilledregion
Figure11.10Addingamaskingregion
Figure11.11Thecompletedsketch
Figure11.12Creatingablockingdetailcomponent
Figure11.13Insertingandplacingtheblocking
Figure11.14Thesilldetailwithbase
Figure11.15Addingflashingusingdetaillines
Figure11.16Thegroutdetailcomponent
Figure11.17Therepeatingdetail'stypeproperties
Figure11.18Thefinishedwindowsilldetail
Figure11.19TheRevitArchitectureannotationtools
Figure11.20Addingadimensionstring
Figure11.21Modifyingthetextlocation
Figure11.22Dimensioningthewalllocation
Figure11.23Dimensiontypeproperties
Figure11.24Dimensioningthewindowsill
Figure11.25Tochangethedimensionstringvalue,changethelocationoftheobjectsdimensionedbyselectingthewindow.
Figure11.26Enteringavalueintoadimensionstring
Figure11.27Thedimensioneddetail
Figure11.28Thetagfelloutsideofthecropwindow
Figure11.29Extendingtheannotationcropwindow
Figure11.30RemovingtheleaderfromtheWindowtag
Figure11.31Usingthematerialtag
Figure11.32Addinganarrowheadtothetag
Figure11.33Addingtexttothedetail
Figure11.34Finishingthedetail
Figure11.35Creatingalegend
Figure11.36SelectalegendcomponenttoaccessitspropertiesintheOptionsBar.
Figure11.37Addotherannotationsanddetailcomponentstoembellishthewall-typesection.
Chapter12:DrawingSets
Figure12.1TheNewScheduledialog
Figure12.2Choosingthefieldsfortheschedule
Figure12.3Filteringthewindowschedule
Figure12.4Settingtheappearancefortheschedule
Figure12.5Thenewwindowschedule
Figure12.6Thenewwindowschedule
Figure12.7StartanewschedulefromtheProjectBrowser
Figure12.8Filteroutunnamedrooms
Figure12.9Roomschedule
Figure12.10Newrowinserted
Figure12.11Thefinishedroomschedule
Figure12.12Theupdatedroomnameinplanview
Figure12.13Createafilterforspecificsheets
Figure12.14Thefilteredsheetlist
Figure12.15Addsheetsusingaplaceholder
Figure12.16Theviewplacedonasheet
Figure12.17Aligningviewsonasheet
Figure12.18Allthreeplanviewsonasheet
Figure12.19Theeditedviewtags
Figure12.20Addinglinestothesheet
Figure12.21Texttobeadjustedinthesheetview
Figure12.22ActivatetheBasementview
Figure12.23Modifyingthetextbox
Figure12.24Cropregiongrips
Figure12.25AnL-shapedcropregion
Figure12.26Finishedenlargedplan
Figure12.27PlacetheschedulesonsheetG000
Figure12.28ThePrintRange,Options,andSettingsproperties
Figure12.29Specifythesheetset
Figure12.30PrintSetupdialog
Figure12.31Rasterprintingisrequiredforsomeeffects
Chapter13:WorkflowandSiteModeling
Figure13.1ACAD-basedworkflow
Figure13.2ABIMworkflow
Figure13.3Theintegrateddesignmodel
Figure13.4Traditionalandmoderndesigns
Figure13.5Atoposurfacecanhostcomponentssuchastrees,entourage,andvehicles.
Figure13.6Atoposurfaceappearsasasolidina3Dviewonlyifasectionboxisused.
Figure13.7LinkedCADfileasseenina3Dview
Figure13.8Selectonlythelayerscontaining3Dcontourinformation.
Figure13.9Thissectionviewillustrateshowthebuildingpadadjuststheextentsofthetopographicsurface.
Figure13.10ThePurgeUnuseddialogbox
Figure13.11TheWarningsdialogbox
Figure13.12Exportingerrorsandwarnings
Chapter14:RepetitioninRevit
Figure14.1FamilyTypesparameters
Figure14.2TypeBfamilyinstances
Figure14.3TypeCfamilyinstances
Figure14.4Tablelayoutandspacing
Figure14.5Overallgrouplayout
Figure14.63Dviewofrevisedlayout
Figure14.7Newlycreatedgrouptype
Figure14.8Excludedgroupinstances
Figure14.9Restoregroupinstances
Figure14.10NewAssemblydialog
Figure14.11Assemblymatchdialog
Figure14.12NewAssemblyPropertiesandAssemblyTypes
Figure14.13CreateAssemblyViewsdialog
Figure14.14Assemblyviewsonsheet
Figure14.15GroupsconvertedtoRevitlinks
Figure14.16MirrorRevitlinks
Figure14.17PurgeUnuseddialog
Figure14.18RevealConstraints
Figure14.19Selectionbox
Figure14.20Selectionfilters
Figure14.21Double-clicksettings
Figure14.22Addingelevatorstoashaft
Figure14.23Editingyourkeyboardshortcuts
Figure14.24Joingeometry
Figure14.25Copyingfromalink
ListofTablesAppendix:AutodeskRevitArchitecture2016Certification
TableA.1CertifiedUserexamtopicsandobjectives
TableA.2CertifiedProfessionalexamtopicsandobjectives
AUTODESK®REVIT®ARCHITECTURE2016
ESSENTIALS
RyanDuellTobiasHathornTessaReistHathorn
ForStacey,Lucely,andNathaniel—morecaffeine,lesssnowplease!
—Ryan
ForRoMBIS,BoBTech,Reviteers,FormIteers,andTNT!
—Tobias
ForTandN,mytwosidekicks.
—Tessa
AcknowledgmentsThishasbeenanextraordinaryyearofchange.Iwouldliketofirstthankallofthefamilymemberswhoassistedusintransitioningoutofourcondominiumandintoournewhome—itwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutyourassistance.Iwouldliketothankmywife,Stacey,foralwaysbeingunderstandingaboutthecrazythingsIgetmyselfinvolvedin.IwouldliketogiveahugeroundofthankstoeveryoneatAutodesk.FromtheQAguildtomyagileteam,yourcontinuedsupport,humor,anddepthofknowledgeissecondtonone.Icouldn'taskforabettergroupofindividualstowork(orshareabeer)with.Next,Wiley—thisbookwouldhaveneverbeenpossiblewithoutyourtalentedstaff,editing,andsupport,sothankyou.AndTobiasandTessa,thankyouforthesolidteamworkanddedicationgettinganothereditionwrapped!
—Ryan
ThankstothelovelycityofBoulder,Colorado,fortheexcitingyear.TheBoulderADSKofficeespeciallyhasbeengreattoworkwith—theteamisbrilliantandexpedient.Thankstomyfamilyforthesupportandbikeridedestinations.Also,toWiley,formakingthisbookhappen.ThankstoRyan,forthesolid,ahead-of-schedulework.ThankstoTessa,foreverythingstill.ThankstoNoelle,fortheinspirationalchatter.
—Tobias
ThankyoutoFänasArchitectureforshowingmehowtohaveacareerandbeamom.Youcanhaveitall.Thankyoutomycowriters:toRyan,foralways(again)beingonestepaheadofthegame,andTobias,foryourgreatdedicationandsenseofhumor.Wediditagain!Thanksalsotoourtechnicaleditor,JonMcFarland,forkeepingusonourtoes.AndanenormousthankstoourteamatWiley—StephanieMcComb,AlexaMurphy,andtherestoftheeditorialstaff—formakingeverythingbehindthesceneshappen.
—Tessa
AbouttheAuthors
RyanDuellisaprincipalqualityassuranceanalystforRevitatAutodesk.Heholdsabachelor'sdegreeindesigncomputingfromBostonArchitecturalCollege.HestartedhiscareerwithcbtArchitectsinBoston,Massachusetts,workingonavarietyofprojectteamsrangingfromsingle-familyresidentialtolargecommercialprojects.RyantransitionedintotheBIMmanagerrole,focusingonAutodesk®AutoCAD®ArchitectureandAutodesk®Revit®Architecturestandardsalongwithcontributingassistancetoprojectteams.AtAutodesk,hespentseveralyearsintheproductsupportorganizationprovidingRevitsupportforendusersandenterpriseaccounts.InadditiontoworkingatAutodesk,RyanteachesRevitattheBostonArchitecturalCollegeandcontributestotheRevitClinicblog.
TobiasHathornisalicensedarchitectanduserexperiencedesignerforAutodesk.Heholdsabachelor'sdegreeinarchitecturefromKansasStateUniversity.HestartedhiscareeratBNIMArchitectsinKansasCity,Missouri,workingonaone-million-square-footIRSpaper-processingcenterinRevitArchitecture.AfterworkingasaliaisonbetweenBNIMandMosheSafdieandAssociatesontheKansasCityPerformingArtsCenter,TobiasmovedtoBostontojointheRevitproductteaminWaltham,Massachusetts.TobiashashonedhisknowledgeandexperiencewithRevit,especiallythegraphicsandrenderingfeatures,overthepastsevenyearsinthequalityassuranceanduserexperiencegroups.HeiscurrentlyworkingonAutodesk®FormIt®,aconceptualdesigntool
toaidintheearlystagesofaBIMworkflow.Inhisfreetime,helikestobicycleandplayTetris.
TessaReistHathornisalicensedarchitectandaLEEDAccreditedProfessionalwith10yearsofexperienceinarchitectureusingAutodesk®Revit®.AfterstartinghercareeratBNIMArchitectsworkingonhistoricrenovationsandtherenownedKauffmanCenterforthePerformingArts,sheeventuallymovedtoBoston,Massachusetts,toworkwithMosheSafdieandAssociates,workingonhigh-profileinternationalprojects,andlaterworkedwithAustinArchitectsinCambridge,Massachusetts.TessacurrentlyworksasanarchitectinBoulder,Colorado,atFänasArchitecture,specializingincustomhomes.
Foreword
CongratulationsonchoosingAutodesk®Revit®softwaretobeyourBIMauthoringtool!ToprepareyouforthejourneyoflearningRevit,therearethreemajorphasesyoushouldbeawareof:thechallenges,thebenefits,andtheguru.Let'slookateach.
TheChallengesRevitishard,butdon'tletitscareyou.Revitisadialogue-heavydatabasewithagraphicfrontend.Ifyouhavenoideawhatthelastsentencemeans,don'tworry;youdon'tneedtounderstandit!Mypointis,youwillnotunderstandeverythinginsideofRevit.IhavebeenusingRevitforoversevenyearsandIstilldon'tunderstandeverything!
Thefirstphaseinyourlearningprocesswillbethechallenges.Youwillgetstuck.Youwillbreakthings.Thisisallpartoftheprocess.Don'tletitstopyou.Manyofthelittletips,tricks,andtechniquesIpublishwerediscoveredwhenIwasstuckorbrokesomething.Welcomethechallengeswithopenarmsinsteadoffrustration.
TheBenefitsOnceyouhaveacceptedandconqueredtheaforementionedchallenges,youwillenterthebenefitsphase.InthebenefitsphaseyouwillbegintounderstandthepowerofRevit.Youwillbegincreatingconstructiondocumentsfasterthanever,yourcalloutswillbeautomaticallycoordinated,andyou'llhaveagreaterunderstandingofyourbuildingsthaneverbefore.
Thisphasewillmakeyousmile.Youarenowbeginningtoseethe“BIMlight”attheendofthetunnelanditexcitesyou!Butdon'tstopthere!
TheGuruThebenefitsphasehassuchapositiveeffectonyouthatyoujusthavetoexpandyourknowledge.Ifyoucandoubleyourproductivitywiththeessentialsputforthinthisbook,imaginewhatyoucandobeyondtheessentials!
Theguruphaseisthefinalphaseonyourjourney.You'llknowyouareintheguruphasebecauseyouarenolongerafraidoftheprogramandithasbecomepartofyourworkflow.YouarereapingthebenefitsofBIMandforgotwhatlifewaslikebeforeit.Now,youwanttopushtheprogramtoitslimitsandbecomeaneliteuser.Embracethisphase.You'veearnedit.
IbeganmyRevitjourneyreadingabookjustlikethisone.Letthisbookbeyourguideandhelpyouthroughthechallenges.Keepitonyourdeskforreferenceasyoureapthebenefits.Finally,passitontoanewuserwhenyouareaguru.Whoknows,maybeyouwillbeaskedtowritetheforewordoneday…
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BIMAfterDark.com@TheRevitKid
IntroductionWelcometoAutodeskRevitArchitecture2016Essentials,basedontheAutodesk®Revit®Architecture2016softwarerelease.
WecontinuallyshapethefocusandcontentofourbookfromourdiverseexperienceasRevitteachers,writers,users,supportspecialists,designers,andtesters.Wehavetailoredthecontenttowhatwethinkisthemostvaluablecombinationoftopicsandgeneratedexercisefilesthattargetthesetopics.BecauseweteachRevitArchitecturetofirst-timeusers,wefeelthisbook'scontentisofmostvaluetoourstudentslearningtheprogramforthefirsttime.ThisbookshouldbenefitnewRevitArchitectureusersaswellaslong-termuserswhomaynotuseeveryaspectoftheprogramonadailybasisandcouldbenefitfromrevisitingexercisesasneeded.
RevitArchitecture2016includesseveralnewvaluabletools.Whileeachtoolmaynotbeconsidered“essential,”wehavemadeanefforttomixnewtools,tips,andtricks,alongwithestablishedfeatures,intothecontextofthetextandsupportingexercises.Forthisbook,manyoftheexistingexerciseshavebeenrevisited,andwe'veincludednewexercisesmeanttofurtheryourknowledgeofRevit.Thebookfollowsreal-lifeworkflowsandscenariosandisfullofpracticalexamplesthatexplainhowtoleveragethetoolswithinRevitArchitecture.WehopeyoufindthatthetopicsinthisbookarebeneficialandcontributetoyourcontinualRevitdevelopment.
WhoShouldReadThisBookThisbookiswrittenforarchitects,designers,students,andanyoneelsewhoneedstheirfirstexposuretoRevitArchitectureorhashadaninitialintroductionandwantsarefresherontheprogram'scorefeaturesandfunctionality.We'vedesignedthebooktofollowrealprojectworkflowsandprocessestohelpmakethetoolseasytolearn,andthechaptersarefullofhandytipstomakeiteasytoleverageRevitArchitecture.ThisbookcanalsobeusedtohelpprepareforAutodesk'sCertifiedUserandCertifiedProfessionalexams.Formoreinformationoncertification,pleasevisitwww.autodesk.com/certification.
WhatYouWillLearnThisbookisdesignedtohelpyougraspthebasicsofRevitArchitectureusing
ThisbookisdesignedtohelpyougraspthebasicsofRevitArchitectureusingreal-worldexamplesandtechniquesyou'lluseineverydaydesignanddocumentation.We'llexplaintheRevitArchitectureinterfaceandhelpyoufindthetoolsyouneedaswellashelpyouunderstandhowtheapplicationisstructured.Fromtherewe'llshowyouhowtocreateandmodifytheprimarycomponentsinabuildingdesign.We'llshowyouhowtotakeapreliminarymodelandaddlayersofintelligencetohelpanalyzeandaugmentyourdesigns.We'lldemonstratehowtocreaterobustandaccuratedocumentationandthenguideyouthroughtheconstructionprocess.Wheneverpossible,wewillbothteachyouhowtouseRevitandshowyouhowtoputthosenewfoundskillstouseinfocusedexercises.
Asyouarealreadyaware,buildinginformationmodeling(BIM)involvesmorethanjustachangeinsoftware;italsorepresentsachangeinarchitecturalworkflowandculture.TotakefulladvantageofbothBIMandRevitArchitectureinyouroffice,you'llhavetomakesomechangestohowyouwork.We'vedesignedthebookaroundanideal,integratedworkflowtoaidinthistransition.
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Fromasoftwarestandpoint,theexercisesinthisbookaredesignedtobelightweightandnotcomputationallyintensive.Thisway,youavoidlongwaittimestoopenandsavefilesandperformcertaintasks.Thatsaid,keepinmindthattheAutodesk-recommendedcomputerspecsforRevitArchitecturearefar
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WhatIsCoveredinThisBookRevitArchitectureisabuildinginformationmodeling(BIM)applicationthathasemergedastheforerunnerinthedesignindustry.Inthisbook,we'llfocusonusingreal-worldworkflowsandexamplestoguideyouthroughlearningthebasicsofRevitArchitecture2016—theessentials.
AutodeskRevitArchitecture2016Essentialsisorganizedtoprovideyouwiththeknowledgeneededtogainexperienceinmanydifferentfacetsofthesoftware.Thebookisbrokendownintothefollowing14chapters,whichalsocontainnumerousexercisefiles:
Chapter1,“IntroducingtheAutodeskRevitArchitectureInterface,”introducesyoutotheuserinterfaceandgetsyouacquaintedwiththetoolsandtechnology—theworkflow—behindthesoftware.
Chapter2,“WallsandCurtainWalls,”helpsyoubuildonthatinitialknowledgebyestablishingsomeofthebasicbuildingblocksinarchitecture:walls.
Chapter3,“Floors,Roofs,andCeilings,”introducesyoutotheotherbasicbuildingblocks:floors,roofs,andceilings.Bytheendofthefirstthreechaptersyouwillbegintoseehoweasyitistocreatethecoreelementsof
yourbuilding.
Chapter4,“Stairs,Ramps,andRailings,”explainsthebasicsofstairs,ramps,andrailings.Thesecorecomponentsareversatile,andusingthemcanbeabittricky,sowe'llguideyouthroughtheprocessofcreatingseveraltypesofstairsandrailings.
Chapter5,“AddingFamilies,”showsyouhowtoaddacoreelementtoyourproject:families.Youusefamiliestocreatemostofyourcontent,andRevitArchitecturebydefaultcomeswitharobustsupply.
Chapter6,“ModifyingFamilies,”showsyouhowtotakethesefamiliesandmodifythemorcreateyourown,makingthelibraryofyourcontentlimitless.
Chapter7,“SchematicDesign,”introducesyoutoconceptualdesignworkflowsusingAutodesk®FormItTMsoftwareandAutodesk®
Sketchbook®Prosoftwaretogeneratedesignsketches.Usingthosesketches,youcantakethebuildingdesignandmodelitinRevitArchitecture.
Chapter8,“RoomsandColorFillPlans,”showsyouhowtoaddroomelementstoyourspaces,assigninformationtothem,andcreatecolorfuldiagramsbasedonspace,department,oranyothervariableyouneed.
Chapter9,“Materials,Visualization,Rendering,”introducesyoutovisualizationtoolsandtechniques.Youpreparepresentation-qualityviewsofyourdesigninelevation,axonometric,andperspectiveviews.
Chapter10,“Worksharing,”discusseshowtotakeyourRevitArchitecturefileintoamultipersonworkingenvironment.WorksharingallowsseveralpeoplewithinyourofficeorprojectteamtoworkonthesameRevitArchitecturefilesimultaneously.
Chapter11,“DetailsandAnnotations,”focusesonaddingannotationtoexplainyourdesigns.You'lllearnhowtoadddetailtoyourmodelintheformofdimensions,text,keynotes,andtagsandhowtoembellishyour3Dmodelwithadditionaldetailing.
Chapter12,“DrawingSets,”showsyouhowtotakeallthisinformationandplacethosedrawingsandviewsontosheetssotheycanbeprintedanddistributedtoyourprojectstakeholders.
Chapter13,“WorkflowandSiteModeling,”providesthebasicsonhowtotakeyourofficefromaCADenvironmenttoonethatworkswithBIM.
Thischapterexplorestoolsforeveryleveloftheprojectteam—fromthenewstafftoprojectmanagers.UnderstandingtheprocessandworkflowwillbekeytothesuccessofyourfirstRevitArchitectureproject.
Chapter14,“RepetitioninRevit,”coverstheprimarymethodstorepeatgeometryinRevit.Thischapterexploresseveralapproaches,focusingontheprimarybenefitsofeachtool.Wrappingupthechapteraresometipsandshortcutstoutilizeonyourownprojects.
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Chapter1IntroducingtheAutodeskRevitArchitectureInterfaceAftermorethanadecadeofuseinthearchitecture,engineering,andconstruction(AEC)industry,Autodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftwarecontinuestobeuniqueinitsholisticbuildinginformationmodeling(BIM)approachtodesign.Thereareothertoolsthatallowyoutodesignin3D,and10yearsago3Dmighthavebeenadifferentiator,buttoday3Disthestandard.BIMisquicklybecomingthestandardaswell.
RevitArchitectureprovidestheuniqueabilitytodesign,update,anddocumentyourprojectinformationfromwithinasinglefile—somethingnootherBIMtoolallowsyoutodo.Becauseallofyourdataresidesinasingleprojectfile,youcanworkinanyviewtoedityourmodel—plan,section,elevation,3D,sheets,details,evenaschedule—andthenwatchasyourfileupdatesinallviewsautomatically.TobeginyourjourneyoflearningRevitArchitecture,we'llhelpyoubecomecomfortablewiththeuserinterfaceandthebasicstepsoftheRevitArchitectureworkflow.
Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:
UsethePropertiespalette
UsetheProjectBrowser
UsetheViewControlBar
NavigatewiththeViewCube®
Createfloors,walls,andlevels
Changeawalltype
Placedoorsandwindows
Spaceelementsequally
UnderstandingtheUserInterfaceTheuserinterface(UI)ofRevitArchitectureissimilartootherAutodesk
products,suchastheAutodesk®AutoCAD®,Autodesk®Inventor,andAutodesk®3dsMax®products.Youmightalsonoticethatit'ssimilartoWindows-basedapplicationssuchasMicrosoftWord.Alloftheseapplicationsarebasedonthe“ribbon”concept:toolsareplacedonpanelsorganizedontabsinaribbonacrossthetopofthescreen.Theribboniscontextuallyupdatedbasedontheelementsyouhaveselected.We'llcoverthemostcriticalaspectsoftheUIinthissection,butwewon'tprovideanexhaustivereviewofalltoolsandcommands.You'llgainexperiencewithavarietyoftoolsasyoureadthechaptersandgothroughtheexercisesinthisbook.
Figure1.1showstheRevitArchitectureUIwithlabelsillustratingthemajorUIelements.Fourprojectviewsaretiledtodisplayatthesametime:plan,elevation,3D,andperspectivecamera.
Figure1.1RevitArchitectureuserinterface
Exercise1.1UsethePropertiesPalettetoSeeDynamicUpdatesofPropertiesThePropertiespaletteisafloatingpalettethatremainsopenwhileyouworkinthemodel.Thepalettedynamicallyupdatestoshowthepropertiesoftheelementyouhaveselected.Ifyouhavenothingselected,thentheview'spropertiesaredisplayed.
Tobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter1,andopenthefilec01-ex-01.1start.rvt.YoucanopenaRevitArchitectureprojectfilebydraggingitdirectlyintotheapplicationorbyusingtheOpencommandfromtheApplicationmenu(alsoknownastheAppmenu).
1. GototheModifytaboftheribbon,findthePropertiespanelonthefarleftsideoftheribbon,andclickthePropertiesbutton.ThisbuttonwillopenorclosethePropertiespalette.LeavethePropertiespaletteopen.
2. GototheViewtaboftheribbon,findtheWindowspaneltothefarright,clicktheUserInterfacebutton,anduncheckorcheckthePropertiesoption.ThiswillalsoopenorclosethePropertiespalette.LeavethePropertiespaletteopen.ThisishowtoturnonUIelementsthatyouaccidentallyturnoff!
3. Moveyourmouseintothedrawingarea,orcanvas,andthenright-clickwiththemouse;thiswillbringupacontextmenu.ClickthewordPropertiesnearthebottomofthelist.ThiswillalsoopenorclosethePropertiespalette.
4. YoucanalsotogglethevisibilityofthePropertiespalettebypressingCtrl+1onyourkeyboard.
5. Thepalettecanbedockedoneithersideofyourscreenoritcanfloatinyourcanvas.Tomovethepalette,justclickthePropertiespaletteheaderanddragitwithyourmouse.Youwillseeanoutlinepreviewofthepalettetoaidyouinplacement;releasethemousebuttontoplacethepalette.
6. Todockthepalettebacktotheleftsideofthescreen,clickanddragthemouseallthewaytotheleftsideofthescreen,untilthepreviewoutlinespanstheentireheightofthescreen.ThePropertiespalettemaybeupagainsttheProjectBrowser.SeeFigure1.2.Youwillmovethebrowsertotherightsideofthescreeninthenextexercise.
7. Makesureyoudon'thaveanyelementsselected;lookinthePropertiespaletteandnoticethatitdisplaysthepropertiesoftheactiveview,the3Dview.UsethescrollbarontherightsideofthePropertiespalettetofindtheExtentsgroupofproperties.ChecktheCropViewoption.Youdon'tneedtousetheApplybuttontocommitthechange;instead,justmoveyourmouseintothecanvastoautomaticallyapplyyourchanges.
ThePropertiespalettecanbepulledoutsidetheRevitapplicationframe.Thisisespeciallyhelpfulifyouhaveasecondmonitor.YoucanmovethepalettetoasecondscreenformaximumRevitcanvasspaceontheprimaryscreen.
8. Selecttheredroofinthe3Dview.NoticethatthePropertiespaletteupdatestoshowthepropertiesofthecurrentselection,theBasicRoofSGMetalPanelsroof.AnychangestothesepropertieswillaffectthisRoofelementonly.
ThePropertiespalettedisplayselementproperties.ChangesmadeinthePropertiespalettewillaffectonlythecurrentlyselectedelements.ChangesmadeintheTypePropertiesdialog(foundbyclickingtheEditTypebutton,belowtheTypeSelector)willaffectallelementsofthetypecurrentlydisplayedintheTypeSelector,whethertheyareselectedornot!
9. Whileyoustillhavetheroofselected,clicktheTypeSelectordrop-downatthetopofthePropertiespalette.ChoosetheWarmRoof-Timberoption
fromthelist.Clickyourmouseoffintospacetodeselecttheroof.You'llnoticethattheroofisnolongerred.Whenyouchooseanothertypefromthelist,youareswappingthecurrentrooftypeforanotherroofwithdifferenttypeproperties,buttheelementpropertiesstaythesame!
Figure1.2PreviewofdockingthePropertiespalettetotheleftside
ThisconcludesExercise1.1.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.1end.rvt,availableinthefilesyoudownloadedforthischapter.
Exercise1.2ExploretheContentofYourProjectwiththeProjectBrowserTheProjectBrowser(referbacktoFigure1.1)isatableofcontentsforyourproject.Thestructureofthebrowserisatreeconsistingofalltheviews,legends,schedules,renderings,sheets,families,groups,andlinksinyourRevitArchitectureproject.
TheProjectBrowsercanalsobedraggedoutsidetheRevitcanvas.Thiscomesinveryhandyifyouareusingmultiplemonitorsandwanttomaximizeyourdrawingarea.
Tobeginthenextexercise,openthefilec01-ex-01.2start.rvt.
1. MuchlikethePropertiespalette,theProjectBrowsercanbedockedoneither
sideoftheRevitcanvas.Followsteps5and6inthepreviousexercise,butdragtheProjectBrowserallthewaytotherightofthecanvasasinFigure1.1.
2. TheProjectBrowserissetupasatreeviewwith+and−iconstoexpandorcollapsethenodesofthetreestructure.FindtheverytopnodeofthebrowsernamedViews(All).Clickthe−iconfoundtotheleftoftheViews(All)node.
3. Nowclickthe−iconnexttotheothertop-levelnodes:Legends,Schedules/Quantities,Sheets(All),Families,Groups,andRevitLinks.NowyourProjectBrowserlooksverysmall,butinrealitytherearemanypiecesofcontentloadedinthecurrentproject.
4. ExpandtheFamiliesnode.FindthePlantingfolderandexpandthat.ThenexpandtheRPCTree-Deciduousfolder.
5. FindtheHawthorn-25′family.Clickthetext,anddragyourmouseontothecanvas.Releasethemousebutton,andyouwillseeanoutlinepreviewtohelpyouplacethetree.Hoveryourmouseanywhereonthegreenlandscape,andclickagaintoplacethetree.Thebrowserallowsthisnicedrag-and-dropworkflowforplacingcontent!MakesuretoclicktheEsckeytoclearthetoolbeforethenextstep.
TheactiveviewisdisplayedinboldintheProjectBrowser.
6. TheProjectBrowserhasasearchutilityaswell.Ifyouright-clickanyelementinthebrowser,youwillseeaSearchoptionatthebottomofthecontextmenu.ClickSearch,andinthedialogthatappears,typeKitchen;thenclicktheNextbutton.ThesearchutilityopensfolderstofindanyprojectcontentwiththewordKitcheninthetitle.KeepclickingNextuntilyoufindtheRendering:KitchenviewunderSheets(All)⇨A001-TitleSheet(Figure1.3).
Bydefault,theProjectBrowserdisplaysallofyourcontent;youcanfilterandcustomizewhatyouseeinthebrowser.Right-clickViews(All)atthetopofthebrowser;thenselectBrowserOrganization.
7. Onceyou'vefoundtheRendering:Kitchenview,closetheSearchInProjectBrowserdialogandopentheRendering:Kitchenviewbydouble-clickingtheviewnameintheProjectBrowser.Averynicerenderingopens;readChapter9tolearnhowtouseRevit'srenderingfeatures.
Figure1.3ProjectBrowsersearchresultsforKitchen
ThisconcludesExercise1.2.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.2end.rvt,includedwiththefilesyoudownloadedforthischapter.
Exercise1.3UsetheViewControlBartoSeeFrequentlyUsedViewPropertiesTheViewControlBarisatthebottom-leftcornerofeveryview.Itisashortcutforfrequentlyusedviewproperties.InmostcasesyoucanfindthesameparameterinthePropertiespaletteforthecurrentview.Itisimportanttonotethatthesecommandsaffectonlythecurrentlyactiveview(Figure1.4).
Figure1.4TheViewControlBarfora3Dview
Openthefilec01-ex-01.3start.rvttobeginthisexercise.
1. HoveryourmouseovertheiconsontheViewControlBartoseeatooltip,whichdisplaysthenameofthespecifictool.ThefirstitemisViewScale(1:100),andthesecondisDetailLevel;wewon'tbechangingtheseviewpropertiesinthisexercise.
2. ThethirdiconisacubecalledVisualStyle;clickthisiconandchooseRealisticfromthelistthatpopsup.Notethatyounowseematerialtexturesonthewallsandsite(ifyouzoominclosely).Also,thetreeslookmorerealistic.
3. ClicktheVisualStyleiconagain;thistimeclickHiddenLinefromthelist.Thisisamoretraditionalblack-and-whitestyleforviewingyour3Dmodel.
4. ThenexticonontheViewControlBarisSunPath;skipthisone.ThenexticonisShadows;clickthisiconandyoushouldseeshadowsrenderinyourscene.
5. Thenexticonisateapot,anditlaunchestheRenderingdialog.TherenderingworkflowiscoveredinChapter9.ClicktheteapoticonagaintoclosetheRenderingdialog.
6. ThenexticonisCropView.Thisisaveryimportanttool,soclickitnow.Youshouldseepartsofyourmodelaroundthecornersdisappear!Themodelisnotdeleted,onlytheviewiscropped.
7. ThenexticonontheViewControlBarisShowCropRegion.Clickthistoseethecropboxfortheview.Nowthatyouseeit,selectitandusethebluegripsthatappeartoadjustyourcropasyoudesire.SeeFigure1.5foranexample.
8. Thenexticonallowsyoutolockyour3Dview.Thisoptionisavailableonlyin3Dviews.Thecommandishelpfulifyoueveraddtexttoa3Dviewandyoudon'twanttheviewpointtochange.
9. Thenexticonlookslikesunglasses.TheTemporaryHide/Isolatetoolisveryusefulasyourprojectgrowsmorecomplex.Selecttheroofinyourproject,andthenclickthesunglasses.ChoosetheoptionIsolateElementfromthelist.Noticethatallotherelementsintheviewarehiddensoyoucanfocusontheroofonly.Clickthesunglassesagain,andchooseResetTemporary
Hide/Isolate.Nowyourviewisbacktonormal.
10. ThenexticonintheViewControlBaristhelightbulb,forRevealHiddenElementsmode.Clickthelightbulbandamagentabordersurroundsyourview.Anyelementthatishidden,orturnedoff,willalsobedisplayedwithmagentalines.Thisviewingmodewillproveveryhelpfulinlocatingelementsthatappearinsomeviewsbutnotyourcurrentview.ClickthelightbulbontheViewControlBaragaintoreturntoyournormalworkingmode.
11. Finally,therearefouradditionaliconsforspecializedviewmodesrelatedtomoreadvancedworkflows.TemporaryViewPropertiesisusefulwhenyouhaveaviewtemplateappliedtotheviewandyouneedtoadjustviewpropertiestemporarily.HideAnalyticalModelisusefulifyou'reworkingwithStructuralelementsandtheiranalyticalvisualization.HighlightDisplacementSetsisrelatedtoexplodedviews,coveredmoreinChapter9.Finally,thereistheRevealConstraintsmode,similartoRevealHiddenElementscoveredinstep10;thisisausefulsettinginplanviewstoseewhat“invisible”constraintsmightkeepyoufrommakingthetypesofchangesyouwanttomake.
Figure1.5TheShowCropRegiontoolandtheViewControlBar
ThisconcludesExercise1.3.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.3end.rvt,availablewiththefilesyoudownloadedpreviously.
Exercise1.4NavigatewiththeViewCube
AsoneofseveralnavigationaidsinRevitArchitecture,theViewCubeislocatedintheupper-rightcornerof3Dviews.ThisisafamiliarUIelementthatappearsinmanyAutodeskproducts.
Tobeginthisexercise,openthefilec01-ex-01.4start.rvt.
1. ClickthefaceoftheViewCubethatislabeledFront.Theviewdynamicallyorbitstoshowastraight-on,elevation-styleviewofyourproject—anditwillautomaticallyfittheviewtotheentiremodel.
2. MoveyourmouseovertheViewCube.Asyouhoverthemouse,arrowsappearoneachsideoftheFrontface.ClickthearrowtotheleftoftheFrontface.TheviewwilldynamicallyorbittotheLeftelevationofyourproject.
3. HoveryourmouseovertheViewCubeagain;thistimeclickthearrowabovetheViewCube.ThiswilltakeyoutoaTopview,orplanvieworientation,ofyourproject.
4. Hoveryourmouseoverthelower-rightcorneroftheViewCubetop.Clickthiscornerandtheviewwilldynamicallyorbitbacktothe3/4cornerviewyoustartedoutin.
5. NowclickyourmouseanywhereontheViewCubeanddragthemouse.Thisisacustomorbit,notapredefinedanglelikeFront,Left,orTop.NoticethatthewordPIVOTappearsatthecenterofthemodel.Releasethemousewhenyoulikeyourcameraangle.Themodeldoesnotzoomtofitwiththistypeoforbiting.
6. Selectoneofthetreesinthemodel;thenclickanddragtheViewCubeagain.NoticethatthegreenPivoticonisnowinthemiddleoftheselectedelement.Thisisaveryusefultechniquefornavigatinglargemodelsifyou'reeditingaspecificelement.
Ifyou'vezoomedintoofarandwanttozoomtofit,double-clickthemiddlemousebutton.YoucanusethekeyboardshortcutZEtoapply
middlemousebutton.YoucanusethekeyboardshortcutZEtoapplyZoomToFittothecurrentvieworZAtoapplyZoomAllToFit(ifyouhavemanyviewsopen).
7. Ifyouareusingamouse,thenthescrollwheelisidealforzoominginandout.Ifyoudon'thaveamouse,thezoomcontrolsareallunderthemagnifyingglassneartheViewCube.ThedefaultzoomtoolwhenyouclickthisiconisZoomInRegion,whichallowsyoutochoosearectangleyou'dliketoexaminecloser.
8. Onceyou'venavigatedtheviewandyou'resatisfiedwiththecameraangle,itisimportanttosavethecurrentviewpoint.HoveryourmouseanywhereovertheViewCubeandright-click.SelecttheSaveViewoptionfromthecontextmenu.Nameyourview(preferablysomethingspecific),andclickOK.NowthenewlysavedviewappearswiththenewnameintheProjectBrowserunder3DViews.
9. Thiswillsavetheanglebutnotthezoomlevel.Ifyouwanttomaintainacertainzoomlevel,usetheCropViewandShowCropRegioncommandscoveredinsteps6and7ofthepreviousexercisetolimittheviewtowhatismostrelevant.
ThisconcludesExercise1.4.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.4end.rvt.
CreatingaSimpleLayoutInthissection,you'llusetheRevitArchitectureinterfacetocompletebasicmodelingworkflows.Youcanapplythebasicconceptsintheseexercisestoavarietyoftoolsthroughouttheprogram.
Exercise1.5CreateaFloor
Tobegin,openthefilec01-ex-01.5start.rvtfromthefilesyoudownloadedatthebeginningofthischapter.
1. Theprojectopensinafloorplanview.Thereareaseriesofdashedgreenlinesforyoutouseasguidesforthisexercise.ClicktheArchitecturetaboftheribbon,andfindtheFloortoolintheBuildpanel;clicktheFloortooltoenterFloorsketchmode.
2. Notethattheribbonadjuststoindicatethatyouareinasketchmode.ThemostobviousindicationistheModepanelwiththeredXandgreencheckmarkicons.Theseallowyoutocanceloutofsketchmodeorcommityourchanges.Youneedtodrawyourfloorshapebeforeyouclickthegreencheckmark.
3. TheDrawgallerytotherightoftheModepanelhasmanydifferentdrawingtools.You'llusethePickLinestoolsincetherearereferencelinesalreadyinplace.Clickthesecond-to-lasticoninthelower-rightcorneroftheDrawgallery.
4. Hoveryourmouseoveroneofthereferencelines,andnoticethatithighlightstoshowapreviewofthelinethatwillbecreated.Clickeachofthereferencelinesonlyonce.Apinksketchlineappearsaftereachclick.Whenyou'refinished,youshouldseeanimagesimilartoFigure1.6.
5. Tryclickingthegreencheckmarkintheribbontocommityoursketchlines.Youwillgetanerrormessageaboutintersectinglines!Revitrequiresthatsketchesbeclosedloops,andyouhaveoverlappingintersectionsateachofthecorners.ClickContinue,andyouwillresolvethiserrorinthenextstep.
6. FindtheTrim/ExtendToCornertoolintheModifypaneloftheModify|CreateFloorBoundarytabintheribbon.Clickthetoolandhoveryour
mouseoveraportionofoneofthesketchlinesthatyouwanttokeep;it'shighlightedblue.Thenclicktheline.Next,clicktheportionoftheintersectinglinethatyouwishtokeep.Thiswilltrimtheunwantedsegmentsfromthecorner.
Thestatusbarinthelower-leftcorneroftheUIprovidesfeedbackwhenyou'reusingcommandslikeTrim/ExtendToCorner.Italsodisplayskeyboardshortcutsasyoutype,anditreportswhatobjectyourmouseishoveringover.
7. Afterthefirstcorneriscleanedup,RevitremainsintheTrim/ExtendToCornertool;clickthenexttwointersectinglinestocleanuptheircorner.Repeatthesestepsuntileachcorneristrimmed,asinFigure1.7.
8. Finally,clickthegreencheckmark;thistimeyoushouldbesuccessful.Revithasthefloorselectedwhenyouexitsketchmode.Youshouldseetheblueselectioncolor,andyoucanreviewyourfloor'spropertiesinthePropertiespalette.ThefloorisonLevel1,anditsareais2500SF(232m2).
Figure1.6Floorsketchlinesbeforetrimming
Figure1.7Floorsketchlinesafterthecornersaretrimmed
ThisconcludesExercise1.5.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.5end.rvt.
Exercise1.6CreateWallsOpenthefilec01-ex-01.6start.rvttostartthisexercise.
1. FindtheWalltoolintheArchitecturetaboftheribbon.ClicktheWalltoolandchoosethePickLinestoolfromtheDrawgallery.
2. TurnyourattentiontothePropertiespalette.Youwillsetafewparametersbeforeyoudrawyourwalls.ChangetheLocationLineparameterbyclickinginthecellandchoosingFinishFace:Exteriorfromthedrop-downlist.
3. AlsointhePropertiespalette,changetheTopConstraintparametertoUpToLevel:Level2.
4. Nowhoveryourmouseoveroneoftheedgesofthefloor.Donotclickyourmouseyet.Noticethelight-bluedottedlinethatappears.Thislineindicateswhetherthewallwillbeplacedinwardoroutwardfromthereferenceline.Notethatyoumayneedtozoomintoseethebluedottedline.
5. Youwantyourwallstobeinwardfromthegreenreferenceline,somoveyourmouseslightlyinwardfromtheflooredges—untilthebluedottedlineisontheinside—thenclickyourmouse.Repeatforeachedgeuntilyour
drawinglookssimilartoFigure1.8.
Figure1.8Wallsplacedinwardfromtheflooredge
ThisconcludesExercise1.6.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.6end.rvt.
Exercise1.7CreateLevelsInRevitArchitecture,projectdatumsareveryimportant.Referenceplanes,grids,andlevelsareconsidereddatums.Theseelementsareusuallyvisibleonlyina2Dview.Theycanbeusedtomoveanymodelelementthatreferencesthem.
Tobegin,openthefilec01-ex-01.7start.rvt.
1. IntheProjectBrowser,undertheViews(All)node,locatetheElevations(BuildingElevation)node,anddouble-clicktheNorthview.Youmayneedtoclickthe+symboltoexpandthetree.
RememberthatyoucanzoomandpanwiththemousewhileinthemiddleofcommandslikeTrim/ExtendToCornerandOffset
2. Zoomintotherightsideoftheview,andnotethegraphicrepresentationofLevel1andLevel2.SelectthelevellineforLevel2,andnoticethatboththenameofthelevelandtheelevationvalueturnblue.
3. ClicktheelevationvalueforLevel2,andchangeitfrom10′-0″(˜3000mm)to15′-0″(˜4500mm).Zoomoutsoyoucanseethewalls.Noticethatthe
wallsautomaticallyadjusttothenewheightofLevel2!ThishappensbecausetheLeveldatumdrivestheTopConstraintparameterthatwassetinstep3ofthepreviousexercise.
4. GototheArchitecturetabintheribbonandfindtheDatumpanel.ClicktheLevelcommand.Next,choosethePickLinestoolfromtheDrawgallery.
5. TurnyourattentiontotheOptionsBarjustbelowtheribbon.VerifythattheMakePlanViewcheckboxischecked.ThenchangetheOffsetvalueto15′-0″(4.500mm).
6. MoveyourmouseintothedrawingareaandhoverovertheelevationlineofLevel2.Waituntilyouseethelight-bluedottedlineappearaboveLevel2.Ifyoudon'tseethepreviewline,thenmoveyourmouseslightlyup.Clicktoplaceyournewlevel.
7. Revitautomaticallynamesthenewlevelforyoubasedonthelastlevelcreated.Sointhiscase,Level3isthecorrectsequenceandyoudon'tneedtorenameit.PressEsctoexittheLeveltool.Ifyoudidwanttorenamethenewlevel,you'dselectthelevellineandclickthelevelnameafteritturnsblue.
Youcandouble-clickthebluelevelmarkerstoopentheplanviewassociatedwiththatlevel.Youcanalsodouble-clickanyblueviewsymbolsuchasasectionmarker,elevationtag,oracallouthead.
8. SelectLevel3,andclicktheCopytoolontheModifytabintheribbon.ClickanywhereinthecanvastospecifyastartpointfortheCopycommand;thenmovethemouseinanupwarddirection.Type12′-0″(3.658m),andthenpressEntertocompletethecommand.PressEsctoexittheCopytool.NotethatyoucanpressandholdtheShiftkeytoforceCopyorMovecommandstooperatein6″(100mm)increments.
9. Selectthenewestlevelline,clickthelevelname,andchangethenametoRoof.ClickEsctocleartheselection.Notethatthelevelsymbolisblack,
notblueliketheothers.ThisisasideeffectofusingtheCopycommand.Thismeansthereisnotacorrespondingplanviewforthislevel.
10. GototheViewtabintheribbon,findtheCreatepanel,clickPlanViews,andthenclickFloorPlan.TheNewFloorPlandialogappears.Onlylevelsthatdon'thaveviewsarelisted.Inthiscase,youshouldseeonlytheRooflevel.ClickOKtocreateanewviewassociatedwiththislevel.
11. ThenewfloorplanfortheRooflevelopens,theviewisblank.GototheViewtaboftheribbon,locatetheWindowspanel,andclickSwitchWindows.Thisdrop-downlistshowsalloftheviewsyoucurrentlyhaveopen.Youcanclickanyviewtoswitchtoit.YoucanalsoholddownCtrlandtaptheTabkeytocyclebetweenopenRevitviews.
TheSwitchWindowstoolisalsolocatedintheQuickAccesstoolbar(QAT).ThekeyboardshortcuttocyclethroughopenviewsistoholddownCtrlandpresstheTabkey.
ClosingUnneededViewsIfyouhavemanyviewsopenatonce,theperformanceofyourRevitsessionslowsdown.Besuretocloseviewswhenyou'renotworkinginthemanylonger.TheCloseHiddenWindowscommandintheViewtaboftheribbonwillcloseallviewsbutthecurrentlyactiveone—ifyourviewismaximized.
willcloseallviewsbutthecurrentlyactiveone—ifyourviewismaximized.Ifyourviewisn'tmaximized,thenRevitwillhideonlytheviewsthatarecovered.Ifyouhavemorethanoneprojectopen,thiscommandleavesopenonlyoneviewfromeachproject.Thistoolismosteffectiveifyourviewwindowsarefullscreen.
ThisconcludesExercise1.7.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.7end.rvt.
Exercise1.8ChangeWallTypeInthepreviousexercise,youcreatedanadditionallevel,thusincreasingtheoverallheightofyourbuilding.Inthefollowingsteps,you'lladjustthetopconstraintofthewallsandusetheTypeSelectortoswapgenericwallsforamorespecificwalltype.
Tobegin,openthefilec01-ex-01.8start.rvt.
1. GototheViewtaboftheribbon,findtheCreatepanel,andclickthe3Dviewicon.OryoucanclickDefault3DViewintheQATordouble-clickthe{3D}viewintheProjectBrowser.
2. ClicktheCloseHiddenWindowsbuttonsothatthe3Dviewistheonlyviewopen,ThenactivatetheSouthviewunderElevations(BuildingElevation)fromtheProjectBrowser.
3. FromtheViewtabintheribbon,locatetheWindowspanel,andthenclicktheTileWindowsbutton.YoucanalsousethekeyboardshortcutWT.Youshouldseethetwoactiveviews(default3DviewandSouthelevation)sidebyside.
4. Ineitherview,findtheNavigationbar,clickthedrop-downarrowundertheZoomicon,andthenclickZoomAllToFit.YoucanalsousethekeyboardshortcutZA.
5. FindtheModifybuttonatthefarleftsideoftheribbon.ClicktheSelectbuttonundertheModifybuttonandadrop-downappears.MakesurethattheSelectElementsByFaceoptionischecked.Thiswillenableeasierselectionofwalls.
Usethechain-selectmethodonanythingfromwallstolinesinsketchestodetaillines.
6. Clickinsidethe3DViewwindowtoactivatetheview.Hoverthemousepointeroveranyofthewalls.PresstheTabkeyonce,andallofthewallsshouldhighlight,asinFigure1.9.Thestatusbarshouldindicate“Chainofwallsorlines.”Clickthemouseoncetoselectthechainofwalls.
7. Withallofthewallsstillselected,turnyourattentiontothePropertiespalette.FindtheparameterTopConstraint.ChangethevaluetoUpToLevel:Roof,andthenclickApply,ormoveyourmouseintothecanvastoautomaticallyapplyit.ClickEsc,orclickinablankspaceinthecanvastodeselectthewalls.Noticehowthewallschangeheightinboththe3Dviewandtheelevationview(Figure1.10).
8. LookaheadtoFigure1.11toseetheintendedresultofthisstep.Inthe3Dview,selectthewallthatcorrespondstotheFrontfaceoftheViewCube.PressandholdtheCtrlkey,andselectthewallsegmentsadjacenttoit,asinFigure1.11.
ChangingwallsegmentsfromonewalltypetoanotherissimilartochangingafontinMicrosoftWord.Youselectthesentenceandthenchooseadifferentfontfromthefontselector—thewordsstaythesame,butthestylechanges.
9. Withthewallsselected,looktothetopofthePropertiespalettetofindtheTypeSelector.NotethatitisreportingthatthewalltypeofthecurrentselectionsetisBasicWallGeneric-8″(200mm).ClicktheTypeSelectortoopenalistofwalltypesintheproject.ChoosetheExterior-BrickOnCMUwalltypenearthetopofthelist.ClickEsctoclearyourselection.
10. Zoomintothewallsforwhichyoujustswappedtypes.Thethicknessofthesethreewallsshouldupdatetoinheritthepropertiesofthetypeyouchose.Also,ifyouzoomincloseenough,youshouldseeabrickpatternonthewalls,whichtheGenericwallsdonothave.
Figure1.9Highlightedwallsofachainselection
Figure1.10Tiledwindowsshowtheresultofmodifyingthetopconstraintsofthewalls.
Figure1.11UsetheCtrlkeytoselectmultipleelements.
ThisconcludesExercise1.8.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.8end.rvt.
Exercise1.9PlaceInteriorWallsOpenthefilec01-ex-01.9start.rvttobeginthisexercise.
1. FromtheArchitecturetabintheribbon,clicktheWalltool.UsetheTypeSelectortochangethewalltype—beforeplacingthewalls—toInterior-47/8″(123mm)Partition(1-hr).
2. IntheDrawgalleryintheribbon,choosethePickLinesicon;thenclickeachofthegreenreferenceplanesthathavebeenprovidedasguidesforinteriorwalls.YourresultsshouldresembleFigure1.12.
3. ChoosetheTrim/ExtendMultipleElementstoolfromtheModifytaboftheribbon.Selectthelonghorizontalinteriorwallfirst.Thenmoveyourmouseinsidetheroomonthelower-rightsideoftheplan.Holdyourmousebuttondownanddragacrossingselectionwindowupandtothelefttoincludeeachofthesmallersegmentsofwall.ReleasethemouseandRevitshouldtrimoffthewallsneatly,asinFigure1.13.ClickEsctoclearyourselection.
TheFunctionparameterofawall,foundinthewall'stypeproperties,helpsdefineitsdefaultheight.Forexample,aninteriorwalldefaultstothenearestlevel,whereasanexteriorwallissettoUnconnectedHeight.
4. SelecttheTrim/ExtendSingleElementtoolfromtheModifytaboftheribbon.First,clicktheexteriorwalltothefarrightoftheplan.Thenclicktheintersectinginteriorwall.Remember,Revit'sTrimtoolwantsyoutoclick
thesegmentsyouwanttokeep.
5. NowselecttheTrim/ExtendToCornertoolfromtheModifytab.Clicktheremainingoverlappingcornerstocleanupthewallconstruction.
6. NotethattheleftmostinteriorwallisnotalignedwiththethickerBrickOnCMUwall.ClicktheAligntoolfromtheModifytaboftheribbon.First,clicktheinsideedgeofthethickerwallbecausethatiswhatyouwanttoalignto.Thesecondclickshouldbeontheoutsideedgeoftheleftmostinteriorwall.Thisiswhatyouwanttomove.TheresultsshouldresembleFigure1.14.
Figure1.12Theinteriorwalls
Figure1.13ResultsofusingTrim/ExtendMultipleElements
Figure1.14ResultsofusingtheAligntool
ThisconcludesExercise1.9.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.9end.rvt.
Exercise1.10PlaceDoorsandWindowsInthisexercise,you'llplacedoorsandwindowsinthewalls.Doorsandwindowsrequireawalltohostthem.You'llusethegenericDoorandWindowfamiliesthatareloadedintheproject,butbearinmindthatbuildingcomponentsofanysize,material,andconfigurationcanbeusedinRevit.
Tobegin,openthefilec01-ex-01.10start.rvt.
1. GototheArchitecturetabandlocatetheDoortool.ClickthetoolandnoticethattheTypeSelectorreportsthattheDoortypeisSingle-Flush36″(914mm)×84″(2133mm).
2. Hoverthemouseoveroneoftheinteriorwallsandyou'llseeapreviewofthedoorbeingplacedinthewall.Pressthespacebarandnoticethatthepreviewofthedoorflipsthedirectioninwhichitisswinging.
3. Movethemousemoretowardtheinsideoftheroom,andpressthespacebaruntilyourdoorpreviewswingsintotheroomandisswinginginthecorrectdirection(lookaheadtoFigure1.15).Clicktoplacethedoor.
4. Repeatthesamestepstoplacedoorsintotheotherroomsalongtheinterior
wall.Whenyoufinish,theresultsshouldappearsimilartoFigure1.15.Notethatyoumayhavedoortagsappearwhenyouplacedoors.Youcanturntheseoffonplacementfromabuttonintheribbon,TagOnPlacement,otherwiseyoucanjustdeletethesetags.
5. GobacktotheArchitecturetaboftheribbonandlocatetheWindowtool.ClickthetoolandnoticethattheTypeSelectorreportsthattheWindowtypeisFixed36″(914mm)×48″(1219mm).
6. Hoverthemouseoveroneoftheexteriorwallsbetweentheinteriorwallsandyou'llseeapreviewofthewindowbeingplacedinthewall.Movethemouseinsidethewalltomakethewindowpaneclosertotheinsideoftheroomaswell.Clicktoplacethewindow.
Ifyouhappentoplaceadoororwindowandyouwanttochangethedoorswingortheglassplacement,justselecttheelementandpressthespacebar.Revitwillfliptheorientationofthefamily.
7. Repeatthesamestepstoplacewindowsalongtheexteriorwallforeachoftheinteriorrooms.Whenyoufinish,theresultsshouldappearsimilartoFigure1.16.
Figure1.15Thedoorsswingintotherooms
Figure1.16Thewindowsfortherooms
ThisconcludesExercise1.10.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.10end.rvt.
Exercise1.11SpaceElementsEquallyInthisexercise,you'llusedimensionsandtemporarydimensionstocreateanequallyspacedrelationshipbetweentheinteriorwalls,thenthedoors,andthenthewindows.Thiswillillustratetheideaofusingconstraintstocreatedesignintent.ThisisafundamentalconceptofRevit'sparametricmodeling.
Openthefilec01-ex-01.11start.rvttobeginthisexercise.
1. FromtheAnnotatetabintheribbon,locatetheDimensionpanelandclicktheAlignedDimensiontool.IntheOptionsBar,noticethatthePlacementdrop-downissetforWallCenterlines.Clickinthisdrop-downandchangetheplacementtoWallFaces.
2. LookaheadtoFigure1.17fortheintendedresultofthisstep.Hoveryourmouseovertheleftmostinteriorwallandyoushouldseetheoutsideedgehighlight.Clicktostartadimensionstring.
3. ReturnyourattentiontotheOptionsBarandchangetheplacementfrom
WallFacestoWallCenterlines.
4. Moveyourmousebackintothecanvasandhoveroverthecenterofthefirstinteriorwalluntilyouseeabluehighlightinthecenteroftheinteriorwalls.Clicktocontinueyourdimensionstring.Repeatforeachinteriorwall.
5. ReturntotheOptionsBarandchangetheplacementfromWallCenterlinestoWallFaces.Clicktheinsidefaceoftheexteriorwalltofinishaddingdimensionstoyourdimensionstring.
6. Moveyourmouseabovetheinteriorwallandclicktoplacethedimensionstringintheview.TheresultsshouldresembleFigure1.17.
IfyouwanttoseetheactualdimensionvaluesinsteadofEQinyourdimensionstrings,right-clickthedimensionstring(afteryouhaveplacedthedimensionstring)andselectEQDisplaytotogglebetweenthetwosettings.YoushouldseetheEQiconappearanytimeyouselectadimensionstring.
7. Afterplacingthedimensionstring,noticetheblueEQiconthatappears.Thisisavaluableshortcutforspacingyourelementsequally.Clickthisiconandyourwallswillautomaticallyspacethemselvesapartevenly.
8. Youwillmostlikelygetanerrorbecauseofadooroverlappingwithawall.Disregardthiswarningbyclosingthesmalldialogthatopensinthelower-rightcorner.Wewillusetemporarydimensionstohelpspacethedoorsinthenextstep.ClicktheEsckeytwicetoexittheDimensiontool.
9. Selecttherightmostdoor,andnoticethelight-bluedimensionsthatappear.Thesearecalledtempdimsandareveryhelpfulforlocatingdoorsandwindowsrelativetowalls.Noticethatthisdooris2′-6″(.762mm)fromtheexteriorwall.Thisisperfect;leaveitasis.
10. Selectthenextdoortotheleftandhoveryourmouseoverthetempdimthatappears.Thetooltipletsyouknowyoucaneditthisdimension.Clickthebluetextandtype2′-6″(.762mm)intothetextbox.Thedoormovestothecorrectlocation.Followthesestepsfortheotherdoors.TheresultsshouldresembleFigure1.18.
11. Nowyouwillcombinethetechniquesofusingdimensionsandtempdimsto
spacethewindowsequally.Selecttherightmostwindow.
12. Thetempdimreferencelinespansfromthecenterofthewindowtothecenteroftheexteriorwall—turnyourattentiontothebluecircleiconatthecenteroftheexteriorwall.Clickthebluecircleicononceandthecirclejumpstotheinsidefaceofthewall.Clickthesamecircleagainandthetempdimappearsalongtheoutsidefaceoftheexteriorwall.
13. Clickthetempdimvaluetotherightandchangeitto4′-8″(1422mm).
14. Followthesamestepstomakethecenteroftheleftmostwindow4′-8″(1422mm)fromtheexteriorfaceoftheexteriorwall.
15. ClicktheAnnotatetaboftheribbon,andchoosetheAlignedDimensiontool.
16. Hoveryourmouseoverthemiddleoftheleftmostwindow.Youshouldseeasmallverticalbluehighlightappear,indicatingthecenterofthewindow.Clicktoplaceadimensionreferencethere.
17. Hoveroverthemiddleofthenextwindowandclicktocontinueyourdimensionstring.Repeatuntilyouhaveadimensionstringbetweenthecentersofeachofthewindows.
18. Moveyourmousedownbelowthewall,andclicktoplacethedimensionstringintheview.ClicktheEQbuttonthatappears.PressEsctoexittheDimensiontool.YourresultshouldresembleFigure1.19.
Figure1.17Thedimensionsoftheinteriorwalls
Figure1.18Doorsequallyspacedrelativetothewalls
Figure1.19Windowsequallyspaced
ThisconcludesExercise1.11.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.11end.rvt.
NowYouKnowTheRevitArchitectureinterfaceisorganizedinalogicalmannerthatenforcesrepetitionandthereforeincreasespredictability.AlmosteverycommandcanbeexecutedbyselectingaviewfromtheProjectBrowser,choosingatoolfromtheribbon,specifyingsettingsinthePropertiespalette,andthenplacinganelementinthedrawingwindow.Fromthereyou'llusetheViewControlBarandtheViewCubetoviewyourelementsasyou'dlike.Intheexercisesinthischapter,wecoveredthebasicmodelingworkflowslikewalls,doors,andwindowsandthebasicmodeleditingtools,suchasTrim,Align,tempdims,andAlignedDimensions.Withthisexperienceyou'llbeabletoapplywhatyou'velearnedinthischaptertothemanyexercisesexploringothertoolsinsubsequentchapters.
Chapter2WallsandCurtainWalls
WallsintheAutodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftwarecanrangefromsimpletocomplex.Earlyinthedesignprocess,wallsandcurtainwallscanbemoregeneric,essentiallyservingasverticalcontainersforspaceandfunction.Theycanalsobeassociatedtomassesinordertocreateincrediblycomplexshapes.Asthedesignprogresses,thesegenericwallsandcurtainwallscanbeswappedoutformorespecificverticalcompoundwallsthatindicatearangeofmaterialsaswellasgeometricsweepsandreveals.
Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:
Createwallsusingseveraldifferentmethods
Hostelementsinwalls
Modifywallparameters
Modifyandresetwallprofiles
Createandcustomizeacurtainwall
Embedacurtainwallinabasicwall
Add/removegridsandaddacurtainwalldoor
UnderstandingWallTypesandParametersRevitArchitecturehasthreefundamentaltypesofwalls:basic,stacked,andcurtainwalls.Inthefollowingsections,wewillcoversomeoftheimportantaspectsofeach.Thisisnotintendedtobeanexhaustiveguidetocreatingandeditingeachwalltypebutratheranoverviewtoprovidesomebackgroundknowledgebeforewecontinuewiththeexercisesthroughoutthischapter.
BasicWallsTheRevitArchitecturedefaulttemplateincludesseveralwalltypes.Walltypesaredefinedfromtheexteriortotheinteriorbyelementscalledlayers.Eachlayerisassignedafunction,material,andthickness.Thefunctionofawalllayerdetermineshowitwilljoinwhenmultiplewalltypesintersectorwhenawall
intersectsanotherelementsuchasafloor.ThesimplerwalltypeshaveonelayerandaretypicallynamedwiththeprefixGenericforeasyidentification.Themorecomplexwalltypesusemultiplelayerstogeneratetheoverallstructure.
1. OntheArchitecturetabintheribbon,clicktheWalltool.
2. IntheTypeSelectoratthetopofthePropertiespalette,selecttheGeneric-8″(200mm)Masonrywalltype.
3. ClickEditTypejustbelowtheTypeSelector.
4. ClickthePreviewbuttonatthelowerleftintheTypePropertiesdialogtoseeagraphicsampleofthewalltype.
InFigure2.1,thestructuralregionofthiswallisdefinedbyadiagonalcrosshatchpattern.Thisisabasicwallwithonlyonelayerpatterndefiningthewall'sstructure.
Figure2.1Masonrystructuralregionofabasicwall
Basicwallscanbemodifiedtocontainfarmorestructuraldetail:
1. WiththeTypePropertiesdialogstillopen,gototheTypedrop-down.
2. SelectthewalltypeExterior-BrickOnMtl.Stud,andyou'llseethedifference(Figure2.2).
3. ClicktheEditbuttonintheStructureparameter.
Figure2.2Compoundwallsconsistofseverallayersoffunctionalmaterials.
Youcanaddorremovegeometryinyourwallsbyusingprofilesthatyouapplytothem.Ifyou'restillexaminingthestructureofthepreviouswall,dothefollowing:
Noticethenumerousvaluesthatcontrolthefunction,material,andthicknessforthiswalltype.Thesevalueshelpyoucoordinateyourprojectinformationacrossviewsandschedules.
1. ClicktheCancelbutton,andselectthewalltypeExterior-BrickandCMUonMtl.Stud.ClicktheEditbuttonagainintheStructureparameter.
2. InthePreviewpane,switchtheviewtoSection.
3. Zoomintothetopofthewallsampleshowninthepreview.
You'llseeaparapetcapatthetopofthewall(Figure2.3).Thisisaprofileassociatedtothebasicwalltype.
Althoughyoucanmanuallyaddprofilestowallsinyourprojectonacase-by-casebasis,wethinkyou'llfindthataddingthemtothewalldefinitionmakescreatingandupdatingwalltypeseasyandquick.
Figure2.3Wallsweepaspartofawall
StackedWalls
Stackedwallsconsistofbasicwalltypesbutarecombinedverticallyinasingledefinedtype.Anybasicwallscanbeusedtocreateastackedwall.
Tofindthestackedwalltypes,followthesesteps:
1. StarttheWalltool,accesstheTypeSelector,andscrolltothebottomofthelistundertheStackedWalltype.
2. SelectthewalltypeExterior-BrickOverCMUwMetalStud.
3. ClicktheEditTypebutton,andthenclicktheEditbuttonintheStructureparameter.
AsshowninFigure2.4,thiswalltypeisdefinedbytwodifferentbasicwalls,butyoucanaddmoreifnecessary.
Notethatyoucan'tcombinestackedwallsoraddcurtainwallstoyourstackedwall.
Figure2.4Typepropertiesofastackedwall
Oneofthestackedwallsegmentsmustbeofvariableheighttoaccommodatetheverticalconstraintsofthewallinstancesyouplaceinaproject.Ifallthesegmentswereafixedheight,itwouldconflictwithvaryingdatumgeometryinyourproject.Inadditiontospecifyingtheheightofthesegments,youcanadjustthehorizontaloffsetorsetasegmenttoflipitsorientation(insideoroutside).
Stackedwallshaveauniqueoptionavailable(selectandthenright-click)calledBreakUp.Whenastackedwallisbrokenup,thesegmentsarereducedtoindividualbasicwalls.Thebasicwallsrepresentthesamedimensionsspecifiedinthestackedwall.
Keepinmindthatthereisnomethodtoconvertthebasicwallsegmentstotheoriginalstackedwall.
CurtainWallTypesCurtainwallsaremorecomplexthanbasicwallsorstackedwalls.Theyconsistoffourelements:asimplewall-segmentdefinition,curtaingrids,panels,andmullions.Curtainwalltypescanbecompletelyinstancebased(allowingeachtovary)ordrivenentirelybythewalltypepropertiesthatsetgridspacing,panels,andmulliontypesforinteriorandborderconditions(Figure2.5).
Figure2.5Curtainwalltypedefinitions
HostingElementsinWallsWallscanhostothertypesofelementsthataremeanttocreateopenings.Aslongasthewallsexist,theelementstheyarehostingexistaswell.Doorsandwindowsareexamplesofcommonlyusedhostedelements.
Placingadoorinawallisveryeasyandcanbedoneinplan,elevation,or3Dview.Youmaynoticethatyoucanplacedoorsonlyinwalls.Thisisbecausedoorfamiliesarehostedelementsandcannotexistwithoutahost.Becauseofthisrelationship,hostedelementsareautomaticallydeletedifyoudeleteahost
thisrelationship,hostedelementsareautomaticallydeletedifyoudeleteahostelementsuchasawall.
CreatingWallConfigurationsTheobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistocreateseveraldifferentwallconfigurationsthroughdrawingandpickingexistinggeometry.ThefirstmethodyouwillexploreismanuallydrawingwallsusingsomeoftheDrawshapes(Figure2.6).
Figure2.6Genericconfigurationsforwalls
ThenyouwilluseadditionalwalltoolstocreatearcshapesusingTangentEndArcandFilletArcconfigurationstoappendwallsegmentstoexistingwallelements.
Oncetheexteriorwallsarecreated,thelastportionoftheexercisewillfocusoncreatingwallsbypickingexistinggeometrytocreatewalls.
Exercise2.1CreateWallConfigurationsTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.1start.rvt.
1. IntheProjectBrowser,underFloorPlans,activatethefloorplannamedDrawingWallsbydouble-clickingit.StarttheWalltool,andpracticecreatingsegmentsofwallsusingvarioustoolsintheDrawpanel(suchasLineorCenter-EndsArc).Don'tworryaboutwhereyoucreatethesewalls;it'sjustpractice.AlsotakenoteofthesettingsavailableintheOptionsBarpriortowallplacementbecausetheywillvaryforeachtool.
2. ActivatethefloorplannamedTangent-FilletWalls.Yourgoalistocompletethelayoutofthewallsaccordingtothedashedlinesshowninthefloorplan.
3. Intheupper-rightcornerofthelayout,thetwoperpendicularwallsmustbejoinedwitharadiuswallsegment.Selecteitheroneofthewallsegments,right-click,andselectCreateSimilarfromthecontextmenu.
4. OntheDrawpanelintheribbon,selecttheFilletArcoption.Clickonewallsegmentandthentheotherperpendicularsegment.Afteryouclickthesecondwallsegment,acurvedsegmentappears.
5. Placethecurvedsegmentnearthelayoutline.Beforeyoucontinue,clicktheradialtemporarydimensionvalueandchangeitto6′(2000mm).
6. TheWallcommandshouldstillbeactive,soselectthetwoperpendicularwallsinthelower-rightcornerofthelayout,andrepeatsteps4and5.
7. WiththeWallcommandremainingactive,returntotheDrawpanelintheribbon,andselecttheTangentEndArcoption.Clicktheleftendofthewallsegmentatthebottomofthelayout,andthenclicktheleftendofthewallsegmentatthetoptocompletethetangentarcwall.YourresultsshouldlookliketheplanshowninFigure2.7.
8. ActivatethePickingWallsfloorplan,andthenstarttheWalltool.ChoosethePickLinesoptionintheDrawpanelintheribbon.OntheOptionsBar,settheLocationLinetopositionthewallinrelationtothepickedpath.
9. Inthefirstsetoflinesinthesamplefile,pickeachindividuallinesegmenttoplacewalls.
10. Onthesecondsetoflines,usethechain-selectmethodtoplaceallthewallsegmentsatonce.Hoveryourmousepointeroveroneofthelinesegments,andpresstheTabkeyonce.Whenthechainoflinesishighlighted,clickthemousebuttontoplacethecompletechainofwalls.YourresultsshouldlookliketheplanshowninFigure2.8.
Figure2.7ResultsoftheTangent-FilletWallssteps
Figure2.8ResultofPickLines
CreatingEllipticalWallsBecausetheneedforellipticalwallsmayoccurinyourdesigns,we'lladdressthemnow.Youshouldknowtwothings.First,ellipticalwallscan'tbesketchedusingtheDrawtools.Second(andmoreimportant),theycanbecreatedviaworkarounds(suchascreatinganellipticalmassandthenpickingthefaceofthemassfromwhichtocreateanellipticalwall).
So,what'sabetterway?Createellipticalwalllayoutsfromaseriesoftangentarcs.Doingsowillgiveyouanapproximationthatisindistinguishablefromanactualellipse,andyou'llbeabletoguidethewalls'constructionmoreaccuratelyinthefield.
Exercise2.2HostaDoorinaWallTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.2start.rvt.
1. ActivatethefloorplannamedExistingWalls.
2. StarttheDoortool,andaddthreedoorstothemainhorizontalwalltotheleft
oftheverticalwalls.
3. Afterplacingthedoors,selectanydoorandnoticethetemporarydimensionsthatappear.
4. Withthedoorstillselected,adjustthetemporarydimensionsotheyare9″offthecenteroftheperpendicularwalls(left-clickthetemporarydimensiongriptoselectMoveWitnessLine)totogglethedimensionreference.
5. Clickthetemporarydimensiontext,whichallowsyoutoenter9″(230mm)(Figure2.9).
Figure2.9Hostingdoorsinawall
ModifyingWallParameters
RememberthatyoucandisabletheTagOnPlacementsettingintheModify|PlaceDoorcontextualtabintheribbonifyoudon'twantatagtobecreatedwhenyouplaceadoor.
Nowthatyou'vecreatedafewwallconfigurations,it'simportanttounderstandhowyoucanmodifythem.Sometimesthisisdonesimplybyselectingthewallanddraggingtheendorashapehandletoanewposition.Inothercases,youwanttobemoreexactandassignaspecificvalue.
Yourapproachdependsonwhereyouareinthedesignprocess.Justrememberthatyoucanupdatedesigndecisionsandallyourviews,schedules,tagging,andsoforthwillupdate—don'tgetconcernedwithbeingtooexactearlyinyourdesign.
Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistomodifyexistingwalltypeandinstanceparameters.Youwillstartbymodifyingsometypeparametersofthewall.Thenforthesecondpart,youwillmodifysomeinstanceparameters.
wall.Thenforthesecondpart,youwillmodifysomeinstanceparameters.
Exercise2.3ModifyWallParametersTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.3start.rvt.
1. ActivatethefloorplannamedLevel1.Sketchastraightsegmentofawall,butthistimeasyoudrawthewall,type40(or12000mm).Dependingonthedefaultunits,typing40createsa40′segment.
Noticethatyoudidn'thavetoindicatetheunitsasfeet.Ifyouwantedtoindicateinches,you'donlyhavetoputaspacebetweenthefirstandsecondvalues.Thus,40′-6″χaneasilybeenteredas40[space]6.
2. PresstheEsckeytwice,orclicktheModifybuttonintheribbon.Selectthesegmentofwallyoujustcreated.
3. Therearetwooptionstomodifythelength,asshowninFigure2.10.Youcantypeinanewvaluebyselectingthetemporarydimensionandenteringthevalue,oryoucansimplydrageitherwallendtoanewlocation.
4. Opentothedefault3DviewbynavigatingtotheViewtabandclicking3DView,andlookatsomeothermodificationoptions.Thetwobluearrowsatthetopandbottomofthewallarecalledshapehandles(Figure2.11).Youcanclickanddragthemtoadjustthetopandbottomlocationsofawall.Asyoudragtheshapehandle,youwillseeatemporarylocationline.Whenyoureleasetheshapehandle,thetemporarylinedisappears.
5. Draggingeithershapehandleupdatestheassociatedinstanceparameter(inthisexampleUnconnectedHeightandBaseOffset).Let'slookatsomeadditionalinstanceparameters.Changestotheseparameterswillupdateonlytheselectedinstance(s).First,selectthewallandreviewthePropertiespalette.Thesearethespecificinstanceparametersforthiswalltype.
6. UpdatetheLocationLineparametervaluetobeFinishFace:Exterior.Thelocationlineistheoriginofthewall.Ifyouswaponewallforanother,thelocationlinewillbemaintained.Inotherwords,ifyoucreateanexteriorwallandthelocationlineistheinsideface,thenwhenyouchangethepropertiesorselectathickerwall,itwillgrowtotheoutside—awayfromthelocationline.
7. Next,locatetheBaseConstraintparameter.ChangethevaluetoLevel2.The
baseconstraintisthebottomofthewall.Thebaseconstraintcanbechangedatanytimeandthewallwillmovetoreflectthechange.
8. LocatetheBaseOffsetparameter.Changethevalueto1′-0″(300mm).TheBaseOffsetorTopOffsetisthevalueaboveorbelowtherespectiveconstraint(negativedimensionscanalsobeused).Forexample,ifyouwantedthebottomofawallassociatedtoLevel1but3′-0″(1m)below,thevalueforBaseOffsetwouldbe-3′-0″.
9. LocatetheUnconnectedHeightparameter.Changethevalueto12′-0″(3655mm).TheUnconnectedHeightvalueistheheightofthewallwhenyoudonotuseaspecificdatumforTopConstraint.IfyouchangetheBaseConstraintparameterbacktoLevel1andthenchangetheTopConstraintvaluetoUpToLevel:Level2,theUnconnectedHeightparameterbecomesinactive.
Figure2.10Modifyingthewalllength
Figure2.11ShapehandlesandinstanceparametersdisplayedinthePropertiespalette
EditingandResettingWallProfilesNotallwallsarerectilinearinelevation,andforthesesituationsyoucanedittheprofileofawall.Notethatyou'llbeabletoedittheprofileofastraightwallonly,notacurvedwall.
Whenyoueditawall'sprofile,thewallistemporarilyconvertedtoanoutlinesketchinelevation.Becausethesketchisnotplanbased,youcaneditaprofileonlyinasection,anelevation,oranorthogonal3Dview.Youcandrawasmanyclosed-loopsketchesasyoulikewithinthewall'sprofile,buteachloopmustbeclosed.
Ifyouneedtoremovetheeditedconditionofawall,don'treenterEditProfilemodeandmanuallyremovethesketches.Selectthewall,andclickResetProfileintheModepanelontheModify|Wallstab.Doingsowillresettheextentsof
intheModepanelontheModify|Wallstab.Doingsowillresettheextentsofthewallandremoveanyinteriorsketches.
AnotherscenarioforusingResetProfilewouldbewhenyou'reattemptingtouseAttachTop/Base.Dependingonhowthewallprofilewasoriginallyedited,Revitcoulddisplayajoinerrorwhenattemptingtoattachthewall.Thisismostlikelytooccurifthetopofthewallprofilewaseditedpreviously.Resettheprofilefirst,andthenattempttoattachthewalltotheroofasneeded.
Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistoedittheprofileofawallfromthedefaultrectangleshapetoacustomshapeinordertocreateasteppedfoundationwall.Thenwithasecondexercise,youwillcontinueusingtheAttachTop/Basetooltoattachthebrickwalltothefoundationwall.
Exercise2.4EditandResettheWallProfileTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.4start.rvt.
1. Thestartingfileshouldopentothedefault3Dview.Selectthe40′(12000mm)Generic-4″Brickwall,andclickEditProfileontheModify|Wallstab.
2. SelecttheSouthElevationviewfromtheProjectBrowserandaddtheadditionalsketchlinesasshowninthetopillustrationinFigure2.12.
3. UsetheTrimtoolsintheModifypanelasnecessarytocleanupthesketchlinessotheymatchwhatisshowninthebottomillustrationinFigure2.12.
4. Ifyouhavecrossinglinesoropensegments,youwillreceiveanerrorwhenyouattempttofinishthesketchinthenextstep.
5. Whenyouhavefinished,clickFinishEditMode.Youcandisregardthemessage“ThebestwaytocontroltopandbaseoftheWallistomodifytheConstraintsandOffsetParametersinPropertiesdialog”shoulditoccur.
Figure2.12Addingnewsketchlines
Shouldthedesignchangelaterandyouneedtoremovethecustomwallprofile,youcanselectthewallandusetheResetProfiletoolontheribbon,whichwillbeavailableforanywallwithamodifiedprofile.
Exercise2.5AttachandDetachtheTop/BaseTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.5start.rvt.
1. Thestartingfileshouldopentothedefault3Dview.SelectthewallandclickCopyToClipboardontheModify|Wallscontextualtab.ThenclickPasteAlignedToSelectedLevelsandhighlighttheBasementlevel.ClickOKtocompletethepaste.
YoucanalsouseWindowsClipboardcommandstocopyelements.JustremembertousethecustomRevitpastetoolsforgreater
JustremembertousethecustomRevitpastetoolsforgreaterflexibility.
2. BecausethepastedwallistallerthanthedistancebetweenBasementandLevel1,youwillgeta“Highlightedwallsoverlap”warning.Ignorethewarningfornow;youwillbeadjustingthewallsoitnolongeroverlaps.
3. FromtheTypeSelector,changethepastedwalltypefromGeneric-4″BricktoFoundation-12″Concrete.Thewallshouldupdateinappearancetoreflectthenewwalltype(Figure2.13).
4. SelecttheFoundation-12″ConcretewallandclicktheResetProfiletoolontheribbon.Thiswillremovetheprofileeditsyoumadetothewallbeforeyoucopiedandpastedit.
5. SelecttheFoundation-12″ConcretewallagainandclicktheAttachTop/Basetoolontheribbon.ConfirmthattheOptionsBarissettoTop.ThenclickontheGeneric-4″Brickwall.Noticethatthefoundationwallhasattachedandtheprofilehasbeenupdatedtomatchthebrickwallabove(Figure2.14).
Thegreatthingaboutthistechniqueisthattherelationshipsbetweenthetwowallsaremaintainedifyouedittheelevationprofileoftheupperwall.Performingthesestepsisalotfasterthanhavingtoedittheelevationprofileofbothwalls!Let'smakeachangetothebrickwallnexttoseetheresultontheattachedfoundationwall.
6. FromtheSouthElevationview,selecttheGeneric-4″BrickwallandclickEditProfile.Adjustthelastofthethreesteppedprofilesfrom1′-6″to4′-0″.ClickFinishEditMode.
AcommonuseoftheAttachTop/Basetoolistoattachwallstoslopedelements,suchastheundersideofroofs.
7. Noticethatboththebrickwallprofileandthefoundationwallprofilehavebeenupdated.
Figure2.13Pastedupdatedwalltype
Figure2.14AttachTop/Baseresult
CuttingOpeningsOpeningscanbecutinbothstraightandcurvedwalls.TheWallOpening
Openingscanbecutinbothstraightandcurvedwalls.TheWallOpeningcommandtendstobeusedincurvedwallsbecauseyoualreadyhavetheoptiontoedittheelevationprofileinstraightwalls.Andwhenyoucutanopening,youcannotsketchbeyondtheextentsofthewallboundaryorcreateshapesthatarenotrectilinear.
Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistoaddandmodifywallopeningsinacurvedwall.
Exercise2.6CutOpeningsinaCurvedWallTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.6start.rvt.
1. Thestartingfileshouldopentothedefault3Dview.Selectthecurvedwall.TheWallOpeningoptionwillappearontheModify|Walltab.
2. SelectWallOpening,andthenhoveroverthewall.Youarepromptedtocreatearectilinearopeningwithtwoclicks.
3. Createtwowallopeningsanywhereinthearcwall,similartoFigure2.15.
Whenthewallopeningisselected,thePropertiespalettewilldisplayconstraintssuchasTopOffsetandBaseOffset.Thisallowsinputforexactdimensionstomodifytheopeningsizeandlocation.
4. SetBaseOffsetto1′-0″foroneofthewallopenings.
5. Ifyouneedtodeleteanopening,hoverovertheopeningedgeandselectit(orusetheTabkeytotoggletheselection)andthenpresstheDeletekey.
Figure2.15Creatingwallopenings
SplittingWallsSometimes,afteryou'vecreatedwalls,yourealizethatyoudon'tneedaninnersegment—oryouneedtochangeasegmenttoanotherwalltype.Theprocessofdeletingandre-creatingwallswouldbetediouswork.However,RevitArchitectureoffersaSplitElementtoolontheModifytaboftheribbonthatallowsyoutodividewalls,effectivelybreakingthemintosmallerpieces.Thiscanbedonealongbothhorizontalandverticaledgesofeithercurvedorstraightwalls(Figure2.16).
Figure2.16Splittingwalls,beforeandafter
SwappingWallsByswappingwallsfordifferenttypes,youcanavoidtheextraworkofdeletingthemandcreatingnewones.Doingsoisaseasyasselectingawallandthen
selectingthenewtypefromthePropertiespalette(Figure2.17).Thisisespeciallyusefulearlyinthedesignprocess,whentheexactwalltypeislikelytobeunknown.Genericorplaceholderwalltypescanbeusedandthenswappedlateronwhenthedesignprogresses.
Figure2.17Swappingwalltypes,beforeandafter
CreatingCurtainWallsCurtainwallsarecreatedinmuchthesamewayasregularwalls:byselectingthetypeofcurtainwallandthensketchingthedesiredshape.However,theavailableparametersforcurtainwallsaredifferentthanthoseforbasicorstackedwalls.
Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistocustomizeacurtainwallthatisinstancebased(meaningyouwillnotdefineanytypeparametersyet).Youwillmanuallyaddcurtaingridsthatwillsubdividethewallintosmallerpanels.Thelastpartoftheexercisewillbetoaddcurtainmullions,whicharehostedtothecurtaingrids,andmanuallyspacethegridstothedesiredwidth.
Exercise2.7CreateandCustomizeaCurtainWallTobegin,openthebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.7.start.rvt.
1. Thestartingfileshouldopentothedefault3Dview.SelecttheCurtainGridtoolfromtheBuildpanelontheArchitecturetaboftheribbon.
2. Asyouhoverovertheedgeofthecurtainwall,youarepromptedwithadashedlinethatindicateswherethegridwillbeplaced.Alsonoticethatthedashedlineshouldsnapatthemidpointandatone-thirdofthelengthofthecurtainwallateitherend.
3. UsingthedefaultAllSegmentsplacementoptionontheribbon,addthreegridlinesalongthehorizontalandverticaldirections.AtthispointthecurtainwallshouldlooklikeFigure2.18.
4. Nowthatyou'veaddedcurtaingrids,youcanaddmullionstothecurtainpanel.SelecttheMulliontoolfromtheBuildpanel,andchoosetheAllGridLinesplacementoptionontheribbon(Figure2.18).
5. Hoverthecursoroveranyofthecurtaingridlinesandtheyshouldallbehighlighted,indicatingwherethemullionswillbeplaced.Left-clickandmullionswillbeassignedtoallemptygridlines(inthisexampletheyshouldbeaddedeverywhere).PresstheEsckeyoncetoexitthecommand.
6. MovethecursoroveroneoftheverticalmullionsandpresstheTabkeyuntilthecurtaingridlineishighlighted.TheTabkeyisimportantwhenworkingwithcurtainwalls.Becausethereareseveralelementsthatpotentiallyshareacommonedge(walls,panels,grids,andmullions),itisnecessarytopressandreleasetheTabkeytotogglewhatwillbeselected(Figure2.19).
7. Oncethegridlineishighlighted,left-clicktoselectit.
Onceitisselected,twotemporarydimensionsshouldbevisible.
8. Left-clickthetemporarydimensiontext;youcanenterexactvaluestoindicatethenewlocationforthegridline.
Alternatively,youcanleft-click+dragthecurtaingridlinetomoveitinalessprecisemanner.
9. Settheverticalfirstandlastgridlinestobe2′-0″fromthecurtainwalledge.Leavethecentergridlinewhereitis.Setthehorizontalfirstandlastgridlinestobe3′-0″fromthecurtainwalledge.
Figure2.18Completedcurtaingridlines
Figure2.19Mullionsandselectingthegridline
Whencomplete,thecurtainwallshouldlookliketheoneshowninFigure2.20.
Figure2.20Finalinstance-basedcurtainwall
CurvedCurtainPanelsCurvedcurtain-wallsegmentsthatyoucreatewillappearflatuntilyouaddtheverticalgridlines.Butspecifyingexactgridlocationsduringthedesignprocessisoftentedious—anddifficulttocorrect.Tohelp,youcancreateadesignpanelfromaspeciallycreatedwallthatisverythinandtransparent.Usethiswalltofigureoutthedesign,andthenswapitoutforacurtainwalllater.Thewallcanevenhaveapatternfileassociatedtoitthatvisuallyhelpsittoreadasacurtainpanel.Youcanfindanexampleofthistypeofwallinc02-CurtainWalls.rvt(c02-CurtainWallsMetric.rvt),whichisavailablewiththischapter'sexercisefiles.
Inthepreviousexerciseyouwereabletomodifythecurtaingridsandhostedmullionlocationsusingtemporarydimensionsbecausethecurtaintypepropertiesdidnothaveanysetspacingparameters.Inthenextexercisetheobjectiveistosetsometypepropertyvaluesforspacingandmulliontypes.
Exercise2.8ModifyCurtainWallTypePropertiesTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.8start.rvt.
1. Thestartingfileshouldopentothedefault3Dview.SelectoneofthetwocurtainwallsandclickEditTypeinthePropertiespalette.
2. LocatetheVerticalGridandHorizontalGridsettingsforLayout(currentlysettoNone).SetVerticalGridLayouttoFixedDistance,Spacing5′-0″.SetHorizontalGridLayouttoMaximumSpacing,Spacing4′-0″.ClickOKtoclosetheTypePropertiesdialog.
3. Bothcurtainwallsshouldupdatetoshowgridlinesatthespacingyouconfigured(Figure2.21).
4. SelectoneofthecurtainwallsandclickEditTypeagain.UnderConstruction,settheCurtainPanelparametertoSystemPanel:Solid.ThensettheJoinConditionparametertoBorderandVerticalGridContinuous.
5. ScrolldownfurtherintheTypePropertiesdialogtolocatetheVerticalMullionsandHorizontalMullionsparameters.SetInteriorTypeforbothVerticalandHorizontalMullionstoRectangularMullion:2.5″×5″rectangular.DothesameforBorder1TypeandBorder2Type,soallsettingsareusingthesamerectangularmullion.ClickOKtoclosetheTypePropertiesdialogandbothcurtainwallsshouldupdate(Figure2.22).
Oneconditionyoumaynoticeisatthecorner,wherethetwocurtainwallsmeet.Bydefaultnocornermullionisspecified,sothestandardRectangularMullion:2.5″×5″isusedthereforbothoverlappingends.CornermullionscanbespecifiedinthetypepropertiesunderBorder1orBorder2Type.
Youcanalsooverridethemullionsalreadyplacedinthemodel,whichismoreapplicableatthisconditionsinceyoudonotwanttoupdateeveryborderconditionateverycurtainwallinstancefortheentiremodel.Whenacurtainwalltypecontainsdefinedspacingandmullions,youcanstillmodifyanindividualsegmentbyfirstusingUnpin.
6. Fromthe3Dview,hoverthecursoroveroneofthebordercurtainmullions(itdoesn'tmatterwhichyouchoose).PresstheTabkeyuntilthemullionishighlighted;thenleft-clicktoselectit.Whilethemullionisselected,right-clickandchooseSelectMullions&cmdarr;OnGridline.Thiswillselecteverymulliononthislastgridline(Figure2.23).
7. NoticethatthePropertiespaletteshowstherectangularmulliontypeasgrayedout.Youcan'tsimplyswapitbydefault,becausethetypepropertiesofthecurtainwalldefinethistype.Tooverridethetype,youneedtofirstunpinthemullions.Ontheribbon,intheModifypanel,clicktheUnpintool.
8. Everycurtainwallmulliononthisgridlineisnowunpinned(andstillselected).Youdon'tneedcurtainmullionsatbothborders,soyoucandeletethese.Sinceyouunpinnedtheminthelaststep,youcansimplypresstheDeletekey.
9. Repeatstep6toselecttheremainingbordermullionsalongthegridline.ThenusetheUnpintoolagain.FortheseyouwanttochangethecurtainmulliontypefromtheTypeSelector.ChangethecurtainwallmullionstoLCornerMullion:5″x5″Corner.NowthecornerconditionshouldlooksimilartotheoneinFigure2.24.
Curtainwallelementsthataredrivenbythetypepropertiesdisplayamodifiedversionofthestandardpinicon(visibleinFigure2.23).
Figure2.21Curtainwallgridsadded
Figure2.22Curtainwallpanelsandmullionsspecified
Figure2.23Mullionsselectedongridline
Figure2.24Curtainwallcornercondition
EditingWallProfilesBasic,stacked,andcurtainwallscanhavethestandardrectangularshapemodifiedtoacustomshapeusingtheEditProfiletool.Thistoolisavailableontheribbonafteronewallisselected(itwillbedisabledifmorethanonewallisselected).WhenEditProfileisactivated(Figure2.25),youcanmodifytherectangularprofileofthewallbyaddingormodifyingtheexistingsketchlines.Additionally,anyclosed-loopsketchlinesyouaddintheinteriorwillbeconsideredopeningswhenyouclickFinishEditMode.
Figure2.25Editingthewallprofile
EmbeddingCurtainWallsCurtainwallscanalsobeembeddedinwalls.Thismaybeusefulforacustomstorefrontorsimilarconditionswhereyouwantthecurtainwalltobehostedinabasicorstackedwallandthewallopeningtobecutoutautomatically.
Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistoaddacurtainwallembeddedinabasicwall.Forthesecondportionoftheexerciseyouwilledittheembeddedcurtainwallprofiletocustomizetheshape.
Exercise2.9EmbedandEditCurtainWallProfileTobegin,openthebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.9.start.rvt.
1. ThestartingfileshouldopentotheLevel1view.Inthisviewthereisasinglebasicbrickwall.
2. FromtheLevel1view,starttheWalltoolandchangethewalltypetoCurtainWall:StorefrontusingtheTypeSelector.
Forthecurtainwalltobeembeddedintoanotherwallitmustbe
Forthecurtainwalltobeembeddedintoanotherwallitmustbewithin6inchesofthewall.Thecurtainwallandthehostwallmustalsobeparallel.
3. ClickEditType,andlocatetheAutomaticallyEmbedparameter.Confirmthatitischecked(itshouldbebydefault).Thisparametercontrolswhetherthecurtainwallwillautomaticallyembeditselfintoahostwall.
4. ClickOKtoclosetheTypePropertiesdialog.ClickanywhereoverthebrickwallintheLevel1view.Clickthesecondpoint20′-0″fromthefirsttoaddthecurtainwall.BecauseAutomaticallyEmbedischecked,thecurtainwallwillbeassociatedwiththebrickwallandtheopeningwillbecutoutofthewall.
5. OpentheSouthElevationview.Selectthecurtainwall,andfromthePropertiespalette,changetheBaseOffsetparameterto2′-0″(610mm).Next,changetheUnconnectedHeightparameterto10′-0″(3050mm)(Figure2.26).
6. WhilestillintheSouthElevationview,selecttheembeddedcurtainwall.ClickEditProfileontheribbontoentersketchmode.
7. SelectthetopsketchlineandpresstheDeletekeytoremoveit.Thenaddanewsketchline,usingtheStart-End-RadiusArcdrawtool.ClickFinishEditModetocompletethesketchandupdatethecurtainwall.RevitArchitecturemaywarnyouthatsomeofthemullionsintheoriginalsystemcan'tbecreated.Thisisfine,becausesomeofthemullionsareoutsidethesketcharea.ClickDeleteElement(s)tocontinue.
Figure2.26Curtainwallselectedinwall
Thehostwallwillupdatearoundtheembeddedcurtainwalltomatchthenewprofiledefiningtheboundarycondition(Figure2.27).
Figure2.27Curtainwallelevationviewcomplete
CurtainPanelsCurtainpanelsaredefinedaspartofthecurtainwalltypeproperties.Liketheothercurtainwallcomponents,theycanalsobeassignedonaper-instancebasisorunpinnedandchangedtoanotherinfilltype.Acurtainpanelcanbeacurtainpanelfamily,abasicorstackedwalltype,oranothercurtainwall.
AddingandRemovingGridsandMullionsSofarinthischapteryouhavemanuallyaddedcurtaingridsandcurtainwallmullionsaswellasdefinedthelocationforgridlinesinthetypeproperties.Atypicalcurtainwalltypeinyourprojectmayhavethemajorityofthegridspacingpredefinedbythetypeproperties.However,youcanstilladdorremovegridlines.
Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistomanuallyaddadditionalgridlinesandcurtainmullionstoacurtainwalldrivenbytypeproperties.Inaddition,youwillremovesomeoftheexistingcurtaingridstocreatealargerpanelinfill.
Thenyouwillcontinuewithasecondexercisetomodifysomeoftheexistingcurtainpanelinstancesinthecurtainwall.Aspartofthisexerciseyouwillfocusonaddingacurtainpaneldoortotheareawhereyouremovedgridsandmullions.
Exercise2.10AddandRemoveCurtainGridsandMullionsTobegin,openthebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.10.start.rvt.Thisfilewillbeusedforthisandthefollowingexercise.
1. Thestartingfileshouldopentothedefault3Dview.ThecurtainwalltypeStorefront-Doorcontainstypepropertiesforgriddistancesandmulliontypes.
2. Movethecursoroveroneoftheverticalredmullions(coloredforexerciseidentification),andpresstheTabkeyuntilthecurtaingridishighlighted;thenleft-clicktoselectit.
3. Ontheribbon,noticethattheAdd/RemoveSegmentstoolisnowavailable.Thistoolappearsonlywhencurtaingridsareselected.ClickAdd/RemoveSegmentsandclickthecursoroveroneoftheredmullions.Itshouldremovethecurtaingridaswellasthecurtainmullionsinceitishostedonthegrid.
4. Thetoolstaysactivesoyoucanclicktheotherverticalredcurtainmulliontoremoveit.Repeatthestepstoremovetheremainingredhorizontalcurtainmullionandyouwillendupwithonepanel,ashighlightedinFigure2.28.
5. Youcanalsoaddcurtaingridsandmullionsinadditiontothosedefinedinthetypeproperties.SelecttheCurtainGridtoolfromtheBuildpanelontheArchitecturetaboftheribbon.ChangethePlacementoptiontoOneSegment.
6. Addfourverticalgridlinescenteredontheremaininglowercurtainpanelsat1′-8″oneachside.Noticethattherectangularmullionsareautomaticallyadded,becausethecurtainwalltypepropertieshavethistypespecifiedfortheInteriorType.
7. Selectthefournewverticalmullions(usetheCtrlkeytoaddthemtothesameselectionset)andusetheUnpintool.Whilethey'restillselected,changethecurtainwallmulliontothe1″SquaretypefromtheTypeSelector(Figure2.29).
8. Next,selecttheperpendicularcurtainmullionsaboveandbelowthenew1″Squaremullions(usetheCtrlkeytoaddmultipleitemstothesameselectionset),andontheMullionpanelontheribbon,clickMakeContinuous(orclicktheToggleMullionJoinsymbolshowninFigure2.30).Thiswilltogglethemullionjoinateachlocation.ThefinalmodelshouldlooksimilartoFigure2.30.
Figure2.28Removedcurtainwallgridsandmullions
Figure2.29Newgridsandmullions
Figure2.30Finishedmullions
Exercise2.11CustomizeCurtainPanels
Tobegin,openthebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.11.start.rvt.
1. Thestartingfileshouldopentothedefault3Dview.SelectthelowereightcurtainpanelsandclicktheUnpintool.ChangethecurtainpanelfromSystemPanelGlazedtoSystemPanelSolid.
2. Next,youwanttoaddadoortothecurtainwallinthelargestpanel.SelectthelargeSystemPanelGlazedpanelinthecenterandclickUnpin.ChangethepaneltotheCurtainWallDblGlasspanelfromtheTypeSelector(Figure2.31).
3. Afteraddingthedoor,selectthelowerverticalcurtainwallmullionsoneithersideofthedoor(therearetwomullionsoneachside)andtogglethemullionjointoMakeContinuous.Thiswillextendthecurtainmullionstothebaseofthecurtainwall(firstimageinFigure2.32).
4. Next,removetherectangularcurtainwallmullionsdirectlyundertheCurtainWallDblGlasspanel.Selectbothpinnedcurtainwallmullions(inthesameselectionset)andusetheUnpintool.Oncethey'reunpinned,youcanpresstheDeletekeytoremovethecurtainmullions(secondimageinFigure2.32).
5. Noticethatthecurtainpaneldooradjuststofillintheadditionalspaceafterthemullionsaredeleted.Ifatanypointyouneedtorevertpanelormullionoverrides,usingthePintoolwillswitchthembacktothetypedefinedinthecurtainwalltypeproperties.
Figure2.31Curtainwalldoorcondition
Figure2.32Finalcurtainwall
NowYouKnowWallsinRevitArchitectureareflexibleenoughtosupporttheinitialconceptualdesignprocessallthewaythroughthefinaliterationofaspecificwalltype.Thisflexibilityisevidentthroughthenumeroustechniqueswehavediscussedtoedit,manipulate,andbuildvariouswallconfigurations.
Inthischapter,youlearnedaboutthedifferentwalltypesandtherelevantparameters.Youcreatedwallsusingavarietyofdifferenttoolsandmethods.Youfurthermodifiedwallsbyhostingotherobjectssuchasdoors,andyouadjustedtheprofileandshapeofthewalls.Inthischapteryoualsoworkedthroughavarietyofexercisesspecifictocurtainwallsandcoveringparameters,grids,mullions,andpanels.
Chapter3Floors,Roofs,andCeilingsThischapterwillwalkyouthroughthemostcommonhorizontalhostobjectsthatmakeupyourbuilding.Althoughtheprocessofcreatingafloor,roof,orceilingissomewhatdifferentforeach,thetoolsusedtoediteachinitialdesignelementaresimilarandhaveoverlappingmethodology.
Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:
Createfloorsbysketching,editing,andpicking
Createslopedfloors
Createandmodifyaroofbyfootprint
Createandmodifyaroofbyextrusion
Adjusttheslopeofaroof
Createceilings
Createcustomceilingsbysketching
Addlightstoaceiling
Slopeandmodifytheceilingtype
CreatingFloorsThereareseveralmethodstocreatefloorsintheAutodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftware.Themainobjectiveforthischapteristounderstandboththevariousapproachestocreatefloorsandwhatkindofrelationshipstheywillcreate.
Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistofirstcreatefloorsbysketchingaspecificshape.Then,forthesecondpartoftheexerciseyouwillusethePickWalltooltodefinethefloorboundary.
Exercise3.1CreateaFloorbySketchandPickWallsTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter3,andopenthefilec03-ex-3.1start.rvt.
1. OpentheLevel1floorplanview.SelecttheFloortoolontheBuildpaneloftheArchitecturetab.
2. Revitwillautomaticallyentersketchmode,whichwillallowyoutocreateasketchtodefinetheboundaryofyourfloor.
3. Useoneofthedrawingtoolstocreateasimplesketchforthefloor,15′×30′(4500mm×9000mm).
Thedimensionsareforreferenceonly;eventhoughthisisasimpleshape,what'smoreimportantishowyoucanmanipulateit.
4. ConfirmthatthefloortypeisGeneric-12″(Generic-300mm)intheTypeSelector.Finishthesketch,andopenyourdefault3Dview.YourfloorshouldresembletheoneshowninFigure3.1.
5. Next,youwillcreateafloorbypickingwalls.OpentheLevel1viewandselecttheFloortoolontheBuildpaneloftheArchitecturetabtoentersketchmode.SelectthePickWallstoolfromtheDrawpalette.Doingsoallowsyoutoselectanindividualwalloranentirechainofwalls.
6. MovethecursoroveroneofthewalledgestotherightandthenpressandreleasetheTabkey.Yourselectioncyclesfromonewalltotheseriesofwalls.Onceallofthewallsarehighlighted,selectthemwithonepick.
7. InthePropertiespalette,settheHeightOffsetFromLevelparameterto0″(0mm).ClickFinishEditModetoexitthesketch.Selectandmovesomeofthewallsthatwereusedtodeterminethefloorsketch.Noticethattheboundaryofthefloorautomaticallyupdates(Figure3.2).Thisisincrediblypowerfulforamultistorybuilding,whereupdatingoneflooratatimewouldbenearlyimpossible.
Figure3.1Thefinishedfloorbysketching
Figure3.2Thefinishedfloorcreatedbypickingwalls
Notethattheedgeofthenewfloorisconstructedwhereyouclickyourmousewhenyoupickthewallinreferencetotheinteriororexteriorofthewall.Thefloorgoestotheoutsideofthewall;youhavetopicktheoutsideedgeofthewall—otherwise,theflooralignswiththeinterior.Theentirechainofsketchlinesiscreatedandcorrespondstoallthewalls.
ExtendIntoWall(ToCore)WhenusingthePickWallstool,thereisasettingontheOptionsBarcalledExtendIntoWall(ToCore).Bydefault,whenyoupickacompoundwallwithmultiplelayers,thefloorsketchwillextendtothecoreboundaryofthewall.Ifdesired,youcanspecifyanoffsetusingapositiveornegativevalue.Ifthisoptionisunchecked,thefloorsketchwillusetheouterinteriororexteriorfaceofthewall.
Exercise3.2EdittheFloorBoundary
Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistoeditandmodifyanexistingfloorboundary.Tobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.2start.rvt.
1. OpentheLevel1floorplanview,selectthefloor,andclickEditBoundaryfromtheModifyFloorscontextualtab.
2. AddadditionalsketchlinestogeneratethelinesandarcshapeatthelowerrightinFigure3.3.Don'tforgettotrimbackanyintersectinglines.
3. FinishthesketchbyclickingFinishEditMode.Selectthefloor,andnoticethattheoptionsanddimensionpropertieshavealreadyupdated,asshowninFigure3.4.
4. Createanotherfloorofthesametypeandsameinitialdimensions,15′×30′(4500mm×9000mm),nearthefirstfloor(referenceFigure3.5forthelocation).Leavesomespacebetweenthetwofloors.
5. Offsetthefloor1′-0″(300mm)aboveLevel1byenteringthisvalueintoHeightOffsetFromLevelinthePropertiespalette.
6. Finishthesketchtocompletethefloor(Figure3.5).
Figure3.3Modifyingthefloorsketch
Figure3.4Themodifiedfloor
Figure3.5Newfloor1′-0′′(300mm)aboveLevel1
Notallfloorsareflat,andRevitArchitecturehasseveraltoolstocreateslopedconditions.Inthefollowingexerciseyouwillinvestigatebothoptionsby
conditions.Inthefollowingexerciseyouwillinvestigatebothoptionsbycreatingandmodifyingslopedfloorsusingtwotools:SlopeArrowandShapeEditing.
Exercise3.3CreateSlopedFloorsTobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.3start.rvt.
1. Beginbysketchinganotherfloorbetweenthetwopreviousfloors,fillingthegapbetweenthetwo(Figure3.6).SetHeightOffsetFromLevelto0″(0mm)priortofinishingeditmode.
2. Ifyouweretofinishthesketchlikethis,thefloorwouldn'tconnecttheupperandlowersections.Youneedtoaddaslopearrow.DosobyselectingtheSlopeArrowtoolontheDrawpanel.SketchthearrowasshowninFigure3.7.Thefirstlocationthatyoupickisthetailofthearrow;thesecondlocationisthehead.
3. Selecttheslopearrow,andmodifytheparametersasshowninFigure3.7sotheymatchthelocationoftheupperandlowerfloors.Besuretospecifytheheightoffsetforthetailandhead.
4. Finishthesketch,andreturntoyourdefault3Dview(Figure3.8),whichshowsthefinishedcondition.Nowtheslopedfloorconnectsthelowerandupperfloors.
Youcouldcreateslightlyslopedfloorsanddepressionswithslopearrowsandseparatefloors,butthisapproachwouldprobablybetoocomplexbecauseyou'dhavetocreatealotofseparatepiecesofgeometry.Forthesekindsofconditions,youhavetheShapeEditingtools.
5. Selecttheupperfloor.NowyoucanseetheShapeEditingtoolsintheShapeEditingpanelontheModifyFloorstab.
6. Let'ssupposethatthisentirefloorisatthecorrectlevel,exceptforonesmallportionthatneedstobeslightlydepressedinordertoaccommodatealoading
area.DefinetheupperandlowerboundariesofthisdepressedareabyselectingtheAddSplitLineoptionontheShapeEditingpanel.AddthelinesasshowninFigure3.9.Dimensionsareshownforreference.
7. Nowthatyou'veaddedtheproperlocationstobreaktheslope,youneedtomodifythepointsattheendsofthelinestochangetheslopeofthefloor.Startbyreturningtoyourdefault3Dview.Asyouhoverovertheendpointoftheline,RevitArchitecturehighlightstheshapehandles.PresstheTabkeytohighlightaspecifichandle,andthenselectit(Figure3.10).
8. AdjusttheelevationoftheshapehandleasshowninFigure3.10.Inthiscase,you'redepressingthefloor,sothevaluemustbenegative.Butyoucouldalsoincreasetheelevationinasmallareabyusingapositivevalue.
9. Dothesamefortheshapehandletotheright.Whenyou'vefinished,thedepressedarearesemblesFigure3.11.
Figure3.6NewflooratLevel1
Figure3.7Slopearrowparameters
Figure3.8Completedslopedfloor
Figure3.9Addingsplitlines
Figure3.10Editingtheshapehandle
Figure3.11Thefinisheddepression
Fortheoccasionalorirregularopeninginafloor,it'seasytoaddanopeningusingtheOpeningtools.Foropeningsthatoccurfromleveltolevelandareverticallyrepetitive(suchasashaftoranelevatorcore),youcanusetheShafttool.Thistoolallowsyoutocreateopeningsinnumerousfloors,roofs,andceilingsquicklyandeasily.
Theobjectiveofthefollowingtwoexercisesistocreateopeningsinyourfloorobjects.ThefirstexercisewillfocusontheOpeningByFacetool.ThesecondexercisewillfocusontheShaftOpeningtool.
Exercise3.4CreateanOpeningwiththeOpeningbyFaceToolTobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.4start.rvt.
1. FromtheArchitecturetabontheribbon,selecttheOpeningByFacetoolontheOpeningpanel.
2. Selectanyedgeoftheslopedflooryoucreatedtoinitiatesketchmode.
3. Sketchanopening10′×3′(3000mm×1000mm)inthecenterfloorpanel.
There'snolimittothenumberofinteriorsketchesyoucancreate.
4. ClickFinishEditModetocompletethesketch.TheresultresemblesFigure3.12.
YoucanalsoeditpreviouslycreatedsketchesbyselectingtheopeningandclickingEditBoundaryfromtheribbon.Anopeningofthistyperemainsperpendiculartotheslopeofthefloor,roof,orceiling.Ontheotherhand,averticalopeningremainsperpendiculartothelevelonwhichitwascreated.
5. SelecttheVerticaltoolfromtheOpeningpanel,andsketchanewopeningofthesamesizeanddimensionsabovethefirstone.TheresultresemblesFigure3.13.
Ifyouhaveanumberofopeningsthatarepredictablyshaped(circular,rectilinear,andsoon),highlyrepetitive,andscatteredthroughoutyourproject,createahost-orface-basedopening(withparametersforoptions)asafamilycomponentandloaditforuseinyourproject.
Figure3.12Thefinishedopening
Figure3.13Completedopeningsofthesamesizeanddimensions
Thedifferencesaresubtlebutveryimportant.Bycreatingasectionthroughbothopenings,youcanseethedifferenceinanopeningthatremainsperpendiculartothefloorcomparedtoonethatremainsperpendiculartothelevel(Figure3.13).
Exercise3.5CreateanOpeningwiththeShaftOpeningToolTobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.5start.rvt.
Thisexamplefilehas10totallevels,whichareevenlyspaced.
1. SelectallthreefloorsonLevel1,andcopythemtotheClipboard.Nowthegeometryisreadytobepastedtoeachofthelevels.
2. ThebestwaytodothisisbyusingthePastetool,whichallowsyoutoselectallthelevelstowhichyouintendtopastethefloors.
3. ClickthePastedrop-downfromtheClipboardpaneloftheModify|Floorstab,andthenselectAlignedToSelectedLevels.
4. You'regiventheoptiontoselectallthelevels:SelectLevels2–10(Figure3.14).Theresultingfloorsareshowninthefigure.
5. ReturntotheLevel1view,andselecttheShaftOpeningtoolfromtheOpeningpanel.
6. Createanew20′×3′(6100mm×1000mm)rectangleperpendiculartothelasttwoyoudrew.
7. ConfirmthatthetopconstraintissettoLevel10sotheshaftgoesuptothetopfloor.Thensetthetopoffsettoaminimumof1′(300mm)toensurethatitfullycutsthefloor.Ahighervaluecanbespecifiedasneeded.
8. BecertaintoassignaBaseOffsetvalueof−1′(-300mm),becausetheupperfloorisslightlyabovethelevel(Figure3.15).
Figure3.16showstheresultingshaftin3D.Allthefloorswerecutautomatically.Anyceilings,roofs,andadditionalfloorscreatedlaterthatarebetweenthesamelevelswillbecutautomaticallyaswell.
Figure3.14Pastedgeometry
Figure3.15Creatingamultistoryshaft
Figure3.16Thefinishedmultistoryshaft
CreatingRoofsTherearetwoprimarymethodsforcreatingroofs,whichyouwillexploreinthischapter:byfootprintandbyextrusion.Youcreatearoofbyfootprintmuchasyouwouldcreatefloors:fromasketchresultingfromeitherdrawnlinesorpickedwalls.Andaswithfloors,ifyoupicktheexteriorwallsasareference,movingthewallswillmovethecorrespondingedgesoftheroof.RoofscanbecreatedinelevationusingtheRoofByExtrusiontool,whichwewillcoverinExercise3.7.
Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistocreatearoofbypickingtheoutlineofexistingwalls.
Exercise3.6CreateaRoofbyFootprintTobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.6start.rvt.
1. OpentheLevel1planview.SelecttheRoofByFootprintcommandfromtheRoofdrop-downmenuontheArchitecturetab.Atthispoint,RevitArchitectureautomaticallyasksyoutoselectthelevelwithwhichthisroofisassociated.
2. SelecttheRooflevel.Theassociatedlevelcanbeeasilymodifiedlatershouldtheroofneedtobehostedonadifferentlevel.
Again,youdon'thavetopickallthewallsindividuallyorsketchalltheroofboundarylines.
Notetheiconwithdoublearrowsonthesketchlinesfortheroof:clickingitflipstheboundarylinestotheinsideoroutsideofthewallface.Clickthisicontomovealltheboundarylinestotheinsideofthewall'sfaces.
3. ThePickWallsoptionontheDrawpaneloftheModify|CreateRoofFootprinttabshouldbesetbydefault.UnchecktheDefinesSlopesettingontheOptionsBar.
4. Enter1′-6″(257mm)fortheOverhangparameterontheOptionsBar.
5. MovethecursoroveroneoftheexteriorwallsandpresstheTabkeyuntiltheentirechainishighlighted;thenleft-click.Alltheroofboundarylineswillbecreated.
6. Wewantthistobeaslopedroof,soyouneedtoindividuallyspecifywhichroofedgeswillfeatureaslope.SelectthesketchlinesspecifiedinFigure3.17andcheckDefinesSlopeontheOptionsBar.ThenfromthePropertiespalette,enter6″/12″(150mm×300mm)fortheSlopeparameter.
7. ClickFinishEditModetofinishthesketch,andopenthedefault3Dview.
8. SelecttheroofandsettheBaseOffsetFromLevelparameterinthePropertiespaletteto6′-0″(1830mm).
9. Nextyouneedtorevisethewallssotheyareattachedtotheroofslope,usingtheAttachTop/BasetoolweutilizedinChapter2.MovethecursoroveroneoftheexteriorwallsandpresstheTabkeyuntiltheentirechainis
highlighted.
10. Clicktoselectthechainofwalls.UsetheAttachTop/Basetoolfromtheribbonandclickontherooftobothattachthewallsandrevisethegeometrytoreflecttheroofslope(Figure3.18).
11. Noticethatmostofthewallsappearcorrectlyexceptfortheoneareawherethereisagapintheexteriorwall(Figure3.19).
12. SelecttheroofandclickEditFootprinttoreentersketchmode.
13. Let'sadjustthreeoftheroofedgestobeslopedinordertobetteraccommodatethewallgeometry.IndividuallyselecttheroofedgesasshowninFigure3.20andcheckDefinesSlopeontheOptionsBar.
14. ClickFinishEditModetogeneratethenewroofgeometry(Figure3.20).
Figure3.17Roofsketchandslopeproperties
Figure3.18Adjustingthewallheight
Figure3.19Exteriorwalltorevise
Figure3.20Completedroofbyfootprint
Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistocreateanextrudedroofandjoinittoanexistingroof.
Exercise3.7CreateaRoofbyExtrusionTobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.7start.rvt.
1. SelecttheRoofByExtrusioncommandfromtheRoofdrop-downmenuontheArchitecturetab.TheWorkPlanedialogwillpromptyoutospecifyanewworkplane.ChoosethePickAPlaneoptionandclickOKtoswitchbacktothe3Dview.
2. PicktherooffacehighlightedinFigure3.21.
3. Afteryoupicktheroofface,theRoofReferenceLevelAndOffsetdialogwillopen.Youneedtoassociatetheextrusionrooftoalevel.Thisstepisimportantforschedulingpurposes;however,youcaneasilymodifythevaluelatertomovetheroofifneeded.SelecttheRooflevel,leaveOffsetat0′-0″(0mm),andclickOKtostartcreatingthesketch.
4. Foraroofbyextrusion,thesketchlineisn'taclosedloop.It'sjustaline(orseriesofconnectedlines)thatdefinesthetopoftheextrudedroof.Theoverallthicknesswillbedeterminedbytherooftypeandcanbemodifiedlater.Forthisexample,you'llcreateanarc.SelectanyoftheArctoolsfromtheDrawpanel.
5. CreatethearcapproximatelyasshowninFigure3.22.Whenyou'vefinisheddrawingthearc,setExtrusionEndinthePropertiespaletteto-20′-0″(-6100mm).ClickFinishEditModetoreturntothemodel.
6. Theroofisgeneratedfromthearcyoucreated,butit'snotcompletelyreachingtheexistingroofandnotconnectedtotheface.Thisissueiseasytoresolve.
7. Selecttheroofextrusion,andthenselecttheJoin/UnjoinRooftoolontheModify|RoofstaboftheGeometrypanel.
8. Hoverovertherearedgeoftheextrudedroof,asshownintheimageontheleftinFigure3.23,andselecttheedge.Thenselectthefaceofthepreviouslycreatedroofthatyouwanttoconnecttotheextrudedroof,asshownintheimageontherightinFigure3.23.
9. Theextrudedroofnowextendsbacktomeetthefaceoftheotherroof.However,noticethattheoriginalarcshapeistoohighandthejoinisnotabletomaintaintheshapebecauseoftheexistingroofheight(Figure3.24).
10. Let'sadjusttheoriginalsketchsoitislowerthantheroofitisjoiningto.SelecttheextrusionroofandclickEditProfile.
11. Selectthearcsketchandyoushouldseetheradiustemporarydimension.Left-clickthetemporarydimensionandenter12′-0″(3657mm).Thearcsketchwillupdatetobesmaller.
12. ClickFinishEditModetoreturntothemodel,andnoticethattheroofbyextrusiongeometryhasupdated,maintainingthepreviousjoincondition(Figure3.25).
Figure3.21Selectingtheroofface
Figure3.22Creatingthearc
Figure3.23Attachingtheroof
Figure3.24Extrusionrooftoohigh
Figure3.25Completedroofbyextrusion
Anotherapproachtocontroltheslopeofaroofistouseaslopearrow.Slopearrowsallowyoutospecifytworeferencesandspecifyboththelevelandheightoffsetateach(theheadandthetail).
Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistomodifyanexistingflatroofconditionusingslopearrowstocreateaspecificslopedroofshape.
conditionusingslopearrowstocreateaspecificslopedroofshape.
Exercise3.8CreateSlopeArrowsTobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.8start.rvt.
1. Selecttheroof,andclickEditFootprintontheribbontoentersketchmode.
2. SelecttheSlopeArrowtoolontheDrawpanel,andaddaslopearrowasshowninFigure3.26.NotethattheHeightOffsetAtHeadvalueissetto6′(2000mm).Thetailoftheslopearrowmustresideontheboundaryofthesketch,buttheheadoftheslopearrowmaypointinpracticallyanydirection.
3. Finishthesketch.Noticethatasingleslopeproceedsacrosstheroof.Asingleslopeinthisdirectionwouldbenearlyimpossibletospecifywithoutslopearrows.
Youcanalsocreateroofslopesusingmultipleslopearrows.Thistechniqueisincrediblyhelpfulwhenyouwanttocreateslopedconditionswheretwoperpendicularslopesmustmeetatexactlythesamelocation.Again,thisissomethingthat'sdifficulttodowithoutslopearrows.
4. SelecttheroofandclickEditFootprinttoreentersketchmode.Deletetheexistingslopearrow.
5. Sketchtwonewslopearrowsalongthenorth\southandeast\westroofboundaryedgessothattheheadsofthearrowsmeetattheupper-leftcorner.Theslopearrowsshouldhavethefollowingproperties:
SetHeightOffsetAtTailto0″(0mm).
SetHeightOffsetAtHeadto6′-0″(2000mm).
6. MakesureHeightOffsetisthesameforbothtailsandbothheads.Finishthesketch.TheresultsresembletheroofinFigure3.27.
Figure3.26Slopingtheroof
Figure3.27Roofcreatedfromtwoslopearrows
TheobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistocreatemultipleslopesthatareperpendiculartotheedgesusingtheDefinesSlopeoption.
Exercise3.9CreateMultipleRoofSlopes
Tobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.9start.rvt.
1. SelecttheroofandclickEditFootprinttoentersketchmodefortheroof.Deletebothexistingslopearrows.
2. Selectallthelinesthatrepresenttheroofsketch.YoucandothisbyholdingdownCtrlandselectingthelinesindividuallyorbyclickingoneline,pressingTab,andclickingagaintoselecttherestofthelines.
3. Withthelinesselected,intheOptionsBarenter-3′-0″(-1000mm)fortheoverhang.Theoverhangdirectionwillmovepositiveinrelationtothesideofthewallpicked(exteriororinterior).Positiveornegativedimensionscanbeenteredifthesketchmovesintheoppositedirection.
NotethattheOverhangoptionisavailableonlyforroofsketchlinescreatedusingthePickWallsoption.
4. SelecttheDefinesRoofSlopeoptionforalltheboundaryedgesfromthePropertiespalette.ModifytheSlopepropertyforeachsketchlinetobe9″/12″(750mm/1000mm).(Entering9fortheSlopepropertywillgetyou9″/12″.)Finishthesketch.AtthispointtheroofshouldlooklikeFigure3.28.
5. Initially,theedgesofthewallextendbeyondtheoverhangoftheroof.SelecttheexteriorwallsspecifiedinFigure3.29(usetheTabkey),andthenselecttheAttachTop/BaseoptionontheModify|Wallstab.Clicktherooftoattachthewalls(Figure3.29).
6. Thetwooverlappingroofedgesatthetowerwallconditionneedtobecorrected.SelecttheroofandclickEditFootprinttoreentersketchmode.SetOverhangto0′-0″(0mm),uncheckDefinesSlope,andmovethesketchlinestotheothersideofthewall,asshowninFigure3.30.
7. Nextlet'screatearoofatthetowerwalls.StarttheRoofByFootprinttoolandspecifyLevel6whenpromptedwiththeLowestLevelNoticedialog.
8. UsingthePickWallstool,clickonthetowerwalls.SettheSlopeparameterto3″/12″(76/305mm).SettheOverhangto2′-0″(610mm).Thecompleted
towerroofshouldresembletheimageontherightinFigure3.31.
9. Thereisoneremainingrooftobecreatedforthelowerwalls.StarttheRoofByFootprinttoolandspecifyLevel2whenpromptedwiththeLowestLevelNoticedialog.
10. UsethePickWallstooltopickthethreewalls.Drawtheconnectingsketchlinealongthefaceoftheexteriorwall.
11. Forthethreelowerwalls,settheSlopeparameterto2″/12″(50/305mm).SetOverhangto1′-0″(305mm).ClickFinishEditMode,andwhenprompted,attachthewallstotheroof(Figure3.32).
Figure3.28Offsettingtheroofsketchanddefiningslopes
Figure3.29Attachingthewallstotheroof
Figure3.30Adjustingroofedgesattower
Figure3.31Completedtowerroof
Figure3.32Completedroof
AddingCeilingsCeilingsinRevitArchitectureareeasytoplaceaswellasmodify.Asyoumovethewalls,theceilingassociatedtothosewallswillstretchtofitthenewconditions.TherearetwodifferenttoolsusedtocreateceilingsinRevitArchitecture:
AutomaticCeilingToolTheCeilingtoolisontheBuildpaletteoftheArchitecturetab.Whenyouselectthetool,thedefaultconditionisAutomaticCeiling.Thismeansthatasyouhoveroveraspace,RevitArchitecturewillattempttofindtheboundaryofwalls.
SketchCeilingToolTheSketchCeilingtoolisusefulforcustomizedconditions,suchasaceilingsoffitorbulkheadwhereitisnecessarytodrawtheboundary,orsimplyforboundarieswheretheceilingobjectsdonotspantheentirespace.
Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistofirstcreateceilingsautomatically.Thenyouwillcreateamorecustom,sketch-basedceiling.
Exercise3.10AddAutomaticandSketchCeilingsTobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.10start.rvt.
1. UsingtheAutomaticCeilingoption,addaceilingtowardthebottomoftheimage(Figure3.33).Asyouhoveroverthespace,RevitArchitectureindicatestheboundary.
2. AsyoucanseefromthePropertiesdialog,RevitArchitectureoffersfourdefaultceilingtypes:onebasictypeandthreecompoundtypes.Selectthe2′×2′(600mm×600mm)ACTSystemtype.
3. Whenyouclicktoplacethefirstceilinginthefloorplanview,yougetawarning.Thiscanhappenfrequently:you'veplacedtheceiling,butyoucan'tseeit.Asarule,youshouldn'tignorewarningsbecauseyoucouldplacemultipleceilingsinthesameplace.OpenCeilingPlans-Level1underViewsintheProjectBrowser,whichhasceilingobjectsvisible.
4. SelecttheCeilingtoolontheArchitecturetab,andpickinsidetheroomsshowninFigure3.34toautomaticallyplacetheceilings.NoticethatRevitArchitecturecentersthegridbasedonthespaceyou'veselected.
5. Next,you'llplaceceilingsintheupper-leftcorneroftheceilingplanforLevel1,butthistimeyou'llsharetheceilingbetweenthetwospaces.Thispracticeiscommonininteriorprojects.Thepartitionsextendonlytotheundersideoftheceiling(ratherthanconnecttothestructureabove).SelectSketchCeilingontheCeilingpaneloftheModify|PlaceCeilingtab.AddsketchlinesasshowninthefirstimageinFigure3.35.Theresultisshowninthesecondimage.
6. CreateanotherceilingusingSketchCeilingintheupper-rightareaoftheplan(Figure3.36).Choosethe2′×4′(600mm×1200mm)ACTSystemtypefromtheTypeSelectorbeforeyoufinishthesketchoftheceiling.
Foramoredetailedoverviewofmaterials,feelfreetolookaheadtoChapter9,“Materials,Visualization,Rendering.”
7. CreateaGWBOnMtl.StudceilingfortheareashowninFigure3.37.
Bydefault,theGWBmaterialdoesn'thaveasurfacepattern.Althoughthismaterialwouldbetoographicallybusyforwalls,it'sfineforceilings.So,let'screateanewmaterialforGWBassociatedtoceilingsandgiveitapattern.
8. Selecttheceiling,andclickEditTypefromthePropertiespalette.ClicktheStructureEditbuttonfromtheTypePropertiesdialogtoopentheEditAssemblywindow.
9. LocatetheFinishlayer,andthenundertheMaterialcolumn,clickinthecellforGypsumWallBoard.Clicktheellipsis(…)buttonthatappearsinthecelltoopentheMaterialBrowser.Right-clickandduplicatetheexistingmaterial.RenamethenewmaterialGypsumCeilingBoard.
10. OntheGraphicstab,locateSurfacePatternandassociatethesurfacepatterncalledSandtothematerial.
11. ClickOKuntilyoucloseallthedialogboxesandreturntotheceilingplanview.
TheresultisshowninFigure3.38.Youcannowdistinguishtheceilingfromtheopenareasthathavenoceiling.
Figure3.33RevitArchitectureoutlinestheboundary
Figure3.34Resultingautomaticplacedceilings
Figure3.35Sketchingtheceiling
Figure3.36A2′×4′(600mm×1200mm)ceiling
Figure3.37CreatingaGWBOnMtl.Studceiling
Figure3.38Assigningmaterialstoaceiling
Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistocreateabulkheadconditiontoseparatetwoceilings.
Exercise3.11CreateaBulkhead
Tobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.11start.rvt.
1. Placethewallsthatwillactasthebulkhead,asshowninFigure3.39.BesuretosettheBaseOffsetvalueinthePropertiespaletteofthewallsto7′-9″(2400mm)andtheUnconnectedHeightvalueto2′-3″(700mm).Thiscreatestwowallsaboveheadheight.
Iftheceilingtypedoesnotcontaingridlines,youcanhoverovertheedgeoftheceilingandusetheTabkeytocyclethroughoptionsuntiltheedgeoftheceilingishighlighted.
2. TheeasiestmethodforeditingaceilingistoselectagridlineandchooseEditBoundaryfromtheModepanelontheModify|Ceilingstab.ModifytheceilingasshowninthefirstimageinFigure3.40.
3. SketchanewGWBceilingthatis9′-0″(2700mm).ThesecondimageinFigure3.40showsthefinalceilingshapebeforeyouclickFinishEditMode.
4. ClickFinishEditMode.
5. Togetabetterideaofthefinishedconfigurationin3D,gotoa3DviewandorientasectionboxoftheLevel1planview.
6. Right-clicktheViewCube,andfromtheFloorPlansflyoutofthecontextmenu,selectLevel1.
7. OrbitthevieworusetheViewCubetochoosethedesiredangle.
8. UsethegriparrowstopulltheboundariesofthesectionboxtoresembleFigure3.41.You'llfindthatworkingthiswayishelpfulbecausehavingboth2Dand3Dviewsaidsincommunicatinganydesignissues.
Figure3.39Creatingabulkhead
Figure3.40Editingtheboundary
Figure3.41Finalsectionboxlocationin3Dview
Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistoaddlightfixtureshostedtotheceiling.Then,forthesecondpartoftheexercise,youwillrotatetheceilinggrid.
Exercise3.12AddLightsandRotatetheGridTobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.12start.rvt.
1. OntheInserttab,selectLoadFamilyontheLoadFromLibrarypanel.
2. BrowsetoandopentheLighting\Architectural\Internalfolder,anddouble-clickthefamilyCeilingLight–LinearBox.rfa.
3. ClickthePlaceAComponentbuttonontheSystemstab,andtheceilinglightfamilyshouldbethedefault.
4. Selectthe2′×4′(2Lamp)-120V(0600mm×1200mm)typefromtheTypeSelector.You'llplacelightingfixturesintothe2′×4′(0600mm×1200mm)ceilingintheupper-rightceilingplan.
5. Theinsertionpointforthelightisthecenterofthelight.Placethefirstlight,
andthenusetheAligntooltomoveitintotherightspot.
6. UsetheCopytoolontheModifypaneltocopythefirstlightbasedontheintersectionoftheceilinggrid.AllthelightsareshowninFigure3.42.
7. Torotatethegrid,selectanygridline,andusetheRotatetoolontheModifypaneltorotateit.Inthiscase,specifya10-degreeangle.Noticethatthelightsrotateaswell.
8. Clickanddragtheceilinggridlinestobettercenterthelightsintheoverallspace.Again,thelightsmovewiththegrid.TheMove,Align,andRotatetoolsareallavailabletomodifyceilingswhenagridlineisselected.
9. Thistechniqueisincrediblyhelpfulformaintainingdesigncoordination.ThefinishedconditionisshowninFigure3.43.
Figure3.42Placinglights
Figure3.43Rotatedceilinggrid
Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistoslopetheceilingbyplacingaslopearrowwhileeditingtheboundaryoftheceiling.Youwillalsochangetheceilingtypeduringthisexercise.
Exercise3.13SlopetheCeilingTobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.13start.rvt.
1. First,selecttheceiling,andusingtheTypeSelectorinthePropertiespalette,changetheceilingtypetoGWBOnMtl.Stud.Noticethattheceilingupdatestoreflectthenewceilingtype.
2. Selecttheedgeoftheceiling,andchooseEditBoundaryontheModepanelontheModify|Ceilingstab.
3. PlaceaslopearrowasshowninthetopimageinFigure3.44.SettheHeightOffsetvaluesforthetailandheadto0′-0″(0mm)and3′-0″(1000mm),respectively.
4. Finishthesketch.Theresult(bottomimageinFigure3.44)isshownin3Dusingasectionbox.Thelightsshouldfollowtherevisedceilingslope.
Figure3.44Addingaslopearrowtotheceiling
NowYouKnowFloors,roofs,andceilingsinRevitArchitectureareverydifferentobjecttypesthatsharearelativelycommonsetofmodificationtools.Youhavetheflexibilitytocreateasetofobjectsandcomebacktothemwhenadditionalinformationisknownorthedesignintentchanges.Revitmakesiteasytoswaptypes,edittheboundary,orreverttotheoriginalconditionwithaconsistentsetofmodificationtools.
Inthischapter,youlearnedaboutcreatingfloorsandlateraboutmodifyingthefloortoaddopenings,changetheboundary,oraddslope.Youlearnedaboutthedifferentmethodsforcreatingroofsandlateraboutmodifyingtheroofslopetocreatevaryingconditions.Andlast,youlearnedaboutcreatingceilingsandthenmodifyingtheceilingboundary,type,andhostinglightfixtures.
Chapter4Stairs,Ramps,andRailings
Autodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftwarecontainspowerfultoolsforcreatingstairs,railings,andramps.Theseelementsarecreatedandcontrolledwithseparatetools,whichwewilldiscussandutilizeinthischapter.Inaddition,theseseparateelementscaninteractwitheachothertoformmorecomplexsystems,whichwewillalsocoverduringsomeoftheexercisesinthischapter.
Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:
Createandmodifyrailings
Createstairsbycomponent
Createstairsbysketch
Customizestairlandings
Createmultistorystairs
Createandcustomizeramps
CreatingaGenericRailingStairscontainnumerousparameters,butnotalloftheparametercontrolsareequallyimportantduringthedesignprocess.Designisoftenabouttheintentofwhatsomethingisaswellaswhereitismeanttogo.Oncetheintentisidentified,it'snecessarytogobackandrevisethespecificsofhowsomethingwillbecarefullyassembledortoaddadditionaldetailwhenknown.
Becausethetoolsforrailings,stairs,andrampsaresomewhatseparate,you'llbegintheexercisesbyfirstcreatingasimplifiedrailing.Thisway,whenyoucreateaseriesofstairconfigurations,you'llhaveanew,defaultrailingtoapplytoeachofthem.
Inthefollowingexerciseyouwillcreatearailingandeditthevariouspropertiesandcomponentsthatmakeuptherailingtool.
Exercise4.1CreateaGenericRailing
Tobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter4,andopenthefilec04-ex-4.1start.rvt.
1. Openthedefault3DviewbyselectingthesmallhouseiconontheQuick
Accesstoolbar(QAT) .SelecttheArchitecturetab,andchoosetheRailingdrop-downmenufromtheCirculationpanel.SelecttheSketchPathoptiontoentersketchmode.
Beforeyoudrawarailing,you'llcreateanewtype.
2. SelectEditTypefromthePropertiespalette,andwiththetypeHandrail-Rectangularcurrent,clickDuplicateintheTypePropertiesdialogbox.NamethenewrailingHandrail-Design,andclickOKtwicetoexitallthedialogboxes.
3. Drawapathline30′(10000mm)long.
Thislinewilldefineyourrailingpath.InRevitArchitecture,eachrailingmustbeasingleconnectedsketch(youcannothavemultipledisconnectedsketchlinesinthesamerailing).
4. ClickFinishEditModetoexitthesketch,whichwillcreatetherailing.
Thiswillbethedefaultrailintheexercisefile(Figure4.1).
Next,youwilleditsomeofthenewlycreatedrailingproperties.
5. Selecttherailing,andchooseEditTypefromthePropertiespalettetoopentheTypePropertiesdialog,asshowninFigure4.2.
6. ClickEditfortheRailStructure(Non-Continuous)parameter.Intheresultingdialogbox,clickInsert.Thiswilladdanotherrailtoyourrailingtype.IntheNamefield,enterLowRail.SetHeightto1′-0″(300mm)andchangetheProfileparametertoRectangularHandrail:2″×2″(Rectangular-50×50mm)(Figure4.3).ClosethedialogboxbyclickingOKtoreturntotheTypePropertiesdialog.
7. LocatetheTopRailsection.Settheheightto3′-6″(1060mm).LeavethetypeasRectangular-2″×2″(Rectangular-50×50mm).TheTopRailparametercontrolsthetoprailusedintherailing.Eachrailingtyperequiresaminimumofonerailing;otherwise,Revitwillbeunabletocreatethetype.
Next,youwillmodifythebalusters.
8. IntheTypePropertiesdialogbox,clicktheEditbuttonfortheBalusterPlacementparameter.
9. Intheresultingdialogbox,findtheMainPatternpanel,selectthesecondline(RegularBaluster),andsetitsBalusterFamilyvaluetoBaluster-Square:1″(Baluster-Square:25mm).SettheDist.FromPreviousparameterto5″(125mm).
10. InthePostsarea,settheBalusterFamilyvaluefortheStartPost,CornerPost,andEndPostparameterstoNone(asshowninFigure4.4).Thiswillpreventadditionalpostsfrombeingcreatedatthestartandend.
11. ClickOKtoclosetheEditBalusterPlacementdialogbox,andclickOKagaintoclosetheTypePropertiesdialogbox.
Figure4.1Thedefaultrailing:Handrail-Design
Figure4.2Railingtypeproperties
Figure4.3EditRailsdialogbox
Figure4.4Balustersettingsandcompletedrailing
CreatingStairConfigurationsRevitArchitecturehastwostairtools:StairByComponentandStairBySketch.ThetoolsarelocatedontheArchitecturetabontheCirculationpanel.TheStairByComponenttoolwasaddedinRevitArchitecture2013.Asthenamesuggests,thistoolwillhelpyoucreatestairsthatcanbebrokendownintotheirindividualcomponentsforeasiermanipulation.ThisisthedefaultstairtoolontheribboninRevitArchitecture.Theoriginalstairtool,StairBySketch,is
locatedintheStairdrop-downmenu.ThemajorityofourexercisesinthischapterwillfocusontheStairByComponenttool.
Inthefollowingexerciseyouwillcreateastraightrunstairbycomponenttofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeoptionsandcomponentsofthestair.
SwappingOutFamilyTypesIsEasyNotethatstairs,railings,andramps,likeothersystemfamilies,canbechangeddynamicallyusingtheTypeSelector.ThisprocessworksthesameforRevitArchitecturecomponentfamilies.Supposeyourdesignchangedoryouhaven'tyetdeterminedtheexactstairtypeyouwillbeusing.Atanypointduringthedesignprocess,youcanswapoutonefamilytypeforanotherandyourstairaswellasallyourviewswillupdateaccordingly.Thisisusefulearlyonwhenyoumightknowthelocationanddimensionsofastairbutnotnecessarilythefinalspecifications.
Exercise4.2CreateaStairbyComponentTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter4,andopenthefilec04-ex-4.2start.rvt.
1. FromtheLevel1planview,starttheStairByComponenttool.TheRuncomponentshouldbetheactivetool.Clickanywhereintheviewtotheleft,andthenslowlymoveyourcursortotheright.
Asyoumovethecursor,noticethatRevitArchitecturedisplayshowmanyrisersremaintocompleteastairthatstartsonLevel1andgoesthrough
Level2(Figure4.5).
AlandingisautomaticallycreatedbetweenthetworunsbecausetheAutomaticLandingsettingontheOptionsBarischeckedbydefault.Ifneeded,youcoulduncheckthisparametertoavoidautomaticallycreatingalanding.YoucanalwaysaddonelaterwiththeLandingcomponent.
2. Clickwhenyouseethemessage“9RisersCreated,9RisersRemaining.”Thiswillcompletethefirstrunofthestair.SinceyouhavenotcreatedenoughriserstoreachLevel2,youneedtostartanotherrun.Movethecursorovertotherightuntilthetemporarydimensiondisplays5′-0″(1525mm).Clickagaintostartthesecondrunandmovethecursortotheright.Clickwhenyousee“9RisersCreated,0RisersRemaining.”Thiswillcompletethesecondrun(Figure4.6).
3. Whilestillineditmode,clicktheRailingtoolintheToolspaneloftheribbon.SpecifytheHandrail-Rectangulartype(Figure4.7),andclickOKtoclosethedialog.
RevitArchitecturewillusethisdefaulthandrailwheneveryoucreatethisstair,untilyouspecifyanothertype.Therailingcanbeedited,modified,ordeletedfromthestairatanylatertime.
4. ClickFinishEditModetocompletethecomponentstair.
Theresultingstairisshowninthedefault3DviewinFigure4.8.
Nowyou'llcreateasecondcomponentstairtoadjustsomeadditionalparameters.
5. StarttheStairByComponenttoolagain,butbeforeyoupickapointtostartthefirstrun,choosetheLocationLineoptionfromtheOptionsBar.
Eachstairruncomponentcanhaveitsownwidth,whichissetbyusingtheActualRunWidthparameterontheOptionsBarorPropertiespalette.Youcanenterthisvalueeitherbeforeorafterplacement.
6. SettheLocationLineoptiontoExteriorSupport:Left.Thiswillaligntheoutsideedgeofthestairwithyourpickpoints,makingiteasiertosnapto
existinggeometry.
7. Forthestartofthefirstrun,clicktheendpointofreferenceplane1whereitmeetsthewall.Movetotheright6′-5″(955mm),andclickagaintocompletethisrun.
8. StartthesecondstairrunusingthesameExteriorSupport:LeftLocationLinesetting,andclickattheendpointofthereferenceplane2whereitmeetsthewall.Movethecursordownanywherepast9′-0″(2750mm),andclickthelastpointtocompletethesecondrun(Figure4.9).
Oneofthenicefeaturesofcomponentstairsisthatyouhavetheabilitytodynamicallychangethestairusingshapehandles.
9. Selectthelandingthatwasautomaticallycreatedandnoticetheshapehandles.Dragthelandingedgeshapehandledownanydistancetoenlargethelanding.Noticethatthestairrunautomaticallymovesdowntoreflectthenewlandingsize.
10. ClickFinishEditModetocompletethecomponentstair(Figure4.10).
Figure4.5Risersremainingtofinishstair
Figure4.6Componentstairrunwithlanding
Figure4.7Specifyingtherailingtype
Figure4.8Theresultingstairwithrailing
Figure4.9Secondstairalongwall
Figure4.10Completedsecondstairwithlanding
InthefollowingexerciseyouwillcreateastraightrunstairusingtheStairBySketchtooltofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeworkflowandpropertiesofthisstairtool.
Exercise4.3CreateaStairbySketchTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter4,andopenthefilec04-ex-4.3start.rvt.
Forsketch-basedstairs,thedefaultgreenlinesrepresentthestairboundaryandthedefaultblacklinesrepresentrisers.
1. FromtheLevel1planview,starttheStairBySketchtoolfromtheStair
drop-downmenu.Clickanytwopointsfromlefttoright(farenoughapartforRevittodisplay“18RisersCreated”).Thiswillcreatean18-riserstraightstairbetweenLevel1andLevel2.
2. Selectthetopboundarylineanddragtheendgripbacktworisers(Figure4.11).
3. Usingtheboundaryline,drawanewboundaryforthesetworiserstocreateacustomconditionusingtheStart-End-RadiusArcdrawingtool.
4. UsingtheTrim/ExtendSingleElementtool,extendtheriserlinetomeetthenewboundarylineyouaddedinstep3(Figure4.12).
5. Selectthelowerboundarylineandnoticethatthetemporarydimensionappears,showing1′-6″.
6. Clickthetemporarydimensiontextandenter2′-6″tomovethelowerboundarylinedown.
Noticethattherisersketchlinesdidnotautomaticallymovedownwiththeboundaryline.
7. UsetheTrim/ExtendMultipleElementstooltoextendtheriserlinestomeetthenewboundarylinelocation(Figure4.13).
8. ClickEditTypetoopenthestairtypeproperties.
9. UnderRisers,unchecktheEndWithRiserparameterandclickOKtoclosethedialog.
Thiswillremovetheriserthatisgeneratedattheendofthestair.
10. Whilestillineditmode,clicktheRailingtoolintheToolspaneloftheribbon.SetPositiontoStringer;thiswilldeterminethelocationtherailingishostedonthestair.
11. ClickFinishEditModetocompletethestair.
Ignoreanywarningsreceivedabouttheactualnumberofriserscreated.
12. Selectthetworailingsthatwereautomaticallycreated,andswapthetypeintheTypeSelectortoGlassPanel-BottomFill.ThecompletedstairisshowninFigure4.14.
Figure4.11Sketch-basedstairboundaryline
Figure4.12Newboundaryandrisersketchlines
Figure4.13Updatedboundarylinelocation
Figure4.14Completedsketch-basedstair
InthefollowingexerciseyouwilleditanexistingStairbyComponentlandingandmakeseveralmodificationstothedesign.
Exercise4.4CustomizeandCreateaComponentStairLandingTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter4,andopenthefilec04-ex-4.4start.rvt.
1. FromtheLevel1planview,selecttheexistingstairandclickEditStairstoentereditmode.
2. Clicktoselecttheexistinglandingobject.
Youneedtocustomizethelandingshapesoyouwillneedtoconvertthelandingtoasketch.
landingtoasketch.
3. ClickConvertToSketch-BasedontheToolspanel.Closethedialogconfirmingthatthisconversionisirreversible.
4. NoticethereisanewoptioncalledEditSketchonthesameToolspanel.
5. ClickEditSketchtoeditthelandingboundary.Selectanddeletetheexistinglandingboundaryline(thelongestlineclosesttothewall).
6. SetthetypeforthelinestoBoundaryintheDrawpanel.SetthedrawmodetoPickLines.SettheOptionsBarOffsetparameterto2″(50mm)soyoucancompensateforyoursupportdistancealongthewall.
7. Pickthefacesoftheinteriorwalllinestocreatethenewlandingsketchlines.UsetheTrim/ExtendToCornertooltocleanupthenewboundarylines.
8. Forthelastsegment,atthestartofthesecondstairrun,youwillneedtocreateasmallsketchlinewiththesame2″(50mm)offset.Thisoffsetwillaccommodatethestringersthatwillautomaticallybecreatedaroundthelandingwhenyoufinisheditmode.
ThefinalsketchisshowninFigure4.15.
9. ClickFinishEditMode.
Noticethatyouarestilleditingthecomponentstair;yousimplyfinishededitingthelandingsketch.
Whilestilleditingthestair,addasecondlanding.
10. OntheComponentspanel,clickLanding.ChoosetheCreateSketchoption.
11. Confirmthatthelanding'sRelativeHeightparameterinthePropertiespaletteissetto15′-0″(4570mm).WiththeDrawoptionsettoBoundary,sketchasecondlandingattheendofthesecondrun,asshowninFigure4.16.
12. ClickFinishEditModetocompletethenewlandingsketch.ClickFinishEditModeagaintocompletethestair.
ThefinishedstairisshowninFigure4.17.
Figure4.15Revisedlandingsketch
Figure4.16Revisedlandingsketch
Figure4.17Completestairwithnewlandings
InthefollowingexerciseyouwillupdateanexistingstairtospanmultipleprojectlevelsusingtheMultistoryTopLevelinstanceproperty.
Exercise4.5CreateaMultistoryStairTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter4,andopenthefilec04-ex-4.5start.rvt.
Theexamplefilehasfiveprojectlevels,andyouwanttorepeattheexistingstairbetweenthemsincetheyareconsistentlevelheights.
1. Activatethe3Dviewsavedintheexercisefile.
2. Selectthestair,andfromthePropertiespalette,locatetheMultistoryTop
Levelinstanceparameter.
CurrentlyitissettoNone.
3. ChangethevaluetoLevel5andnoticewhathappens(Figure4.18).
Revitwillrepeatthestairuptothelevelyouspecified,includinganyrailingsthatarecurrentlyattachedtothestair.
4. Selectoneoftherailings,andnoticethatallfourinstancesoftherailingareselected.
5. ChangetherailingtypetoGuardrail-Pipe,andnoticethatallfourrailingsupdatetoreflectthetypechange.
6. SelectthestairandclickEditStairstoentereditmode.
7. OpentheLevel1floorplanview.Selectthelanding,andusingtheshapehandles,adjustittobe2′-6″(760mm)oneachsidethatmeetstherun(Figure4.19).
8. ClickFinishEditModetoreturntotheproject.
9. Openthe3Dviewagain,andnoticethateverystairlandinghasalsobeenupdated.
10. SelectthestairandchangetheMultistoryTopLevelparametertoLevel4.
Thestairwillupdatetoreflectthenewtop-levelassignment(Figure4.20).
Figure4.18MultistorystairuptoLevel5
Figure4.19Landingadjustment
Figure4.20Completemultistorystair
Inthefollowingexerciseyouwillmodifytheheightofanexistinglevelandthenmakechangestothestairgeometrytoreflectthisnewfloor-to-floorheight.
Exercise4.6ModifyLevelandStairHeightTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter4,andopenthefilec04-ex-4.6start.rvt.
Theexamplefilehastwoprojectlevels,andoneexistingstair.
1. FromtheNorthElevationview,selecttheLevel2levelobject.Clickthe12′-0″(3657mm)leveltextandenter15′-0″(4570mm)instead.
2. Afterthelevelheightupdates,thestairwillgenerateawarningthatthestair
topendexceedsorcannotreachthetopelevationofthestair.Essentially,youneedadditionalriserstoreachthenewheight.
3. SelectthestairandclicktheEditStairsbuttonontheribbon.OpentheLevel1floorplanview.
4. InthePropertiespalette,noticetheDesiredNumberOfRisersandActualNumberOfRisersparameters.Thedesirednumberis26,butyouactuallyhaveonly21risers.Youneedtoadd5additionalriserstothestairtoreachLevel2.
5. Selectthelastrun,whichiscurrentlyrisers15to21.SlidethebluedragcontrollabeledDragTheRunEnd.Noticethehalftoneoutlineofthestairasyoustartdragging.Thisistheendpointyoushoulddragtoifyouwishtocreatethedesirednumberof26risers(Figure4.21).
6. ClickFinishEditModetoreturntotheproject.OpentheNorthelevationviewandnoticethatthestairnowactuallyreachesLevel2.
7. Let'sadjustafewadditionalpropertiesofthestair.Openthedefault3Dview,selectthestair,andclickEditStairstoreentereditmode.Selectthelastrun,andfromthePropertiespalette,uncheckEndWithRiser.Thiswillremovethelastsmallriserfromthestair(Figure4.22).
8. Clicktodeselecttherun.Whilestillineditmode,clickEditType.UnderSupports,checktheMiddleSupportoptiontoaddanadditionalstringertothestair.
9. UnderConstruction,locateRunType.Clicktheellipsis(…)buttontolaunchthe2″Tread1″Nosing1/4″Riserruntypeproperties.ChangeTreadThicknessto1.5″(38mm)andNosingLengthto1.5″(38mm).
10. ClickOKtoreturntothemain7″MaxRiser11″Treadtypeproperties.UnderSupports,locateRightSupportTypeandclicktheellipsis(…)buttontoopentheStringer-2″Widthtypeproperties.
11. UnderDimensions,changethesectionprofiletotheC-Channel-Profile:C9X15.ChecktheboxforFlipSectionProfile.ClickOKtoreturntothemain7″MaxRiser11″treadtypeproperties.
12. ClickOKtoclosethestairtypeproperties.ClickFinishEditModetoreturntotheproject.Ignoreanywarningsrelatedtothestairunabletoreachthetopelevationofthestair.ThecompletedstairisdisplayedinFigure4.23.
Figure4.21Completemultistorystair
Figure4.22Removeendwithriser
Figure4.23Completedstair
Inthefollowingexerciseyouwillcreateanewrailingandsetthehosttouseanexistingstair.
Exercise4.7HostaRailingtoaStairTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter4,andopenthefilec04-ex-4.7start.rvt.
1. FromtheLevel1planview,clicktheRailingdrop-downmenuandchooseSketchPath.
2. UsingthePickLinesdrawtool,selecttheinnerlineforeachofthethreestringers(seethesketchinFigure4.24).
3. Then,fromthePropertiespalette,settheTread/StringerOffsetinstanceparameterto2″(50mm).
Thiswillallowyoutopickaspecificreferencebutstillassignasetvaluetomovetherailingto(Figure4.24).
4. ClickFinishEditModetocompletetherailing.
5. Createanotherrailingusingthesamestepsbutfortheoppositeoutsidethree
stringers.Insteadofusing2″(50mm)fortheTread/StringerOffsetvalue,use-2″(-50mm)(Figure4.25).
6. ClickFinishEditModetocompletethesketch.
7. Openthedefault3DviewandnotethattherailingsarenotyethostedtothestairbutareinsteadhostedtoLevel1.
8. SelectoneoftherailingsandclickPickNewHostontheToolspanel.
9. Clickthestair;thiswillchangetherailinghostfromLevel1toinsteadattachandfollowthegeometryofthestair.
10. ClickPickNewHostforthesecondrailingtocompletethenewrailinghost(Figure4.26).
Figure4.24FirstsketchandTread/StringerOffset
Figure4.25SecondsketchandTread/StringerOffset
Figure4.26Railingbeforeandafternewhost
Inthefollowingexerciseyouwillcustomizeanexistingrailingtoprailtoallowforacustomterminationcondition.
Exercise4.8EditRailingTopRailandSlopeTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter4,andopenthefilec04-ex-4.8start.rvt.
1. Theexamplefileshouldopentothedefault3Dview.
2. MovethecursoroverthetoprectangularrailandpresstheTabkeyonce.Thetoprailshouldbehighlighted.
3. Clicktoselectthetoprail(Figure4.27).
4. Onceit'sselected,clickEditRailontheContinuousRailpanel.
5. ClickEditPathandchoosetheLinedrawtool.
6. Drawacustompathforthetoprailstartingattheendpointoftheexistingpath,similartoFigure4.28.
7. ClickFinishEditModetwicetofinisheditingthetoprailandreturntotheproject.
Next,you'llcorrecttherailingconditionatthetopofthelandingtomatchtheflatslope.
8. OpentheLevel1floorplanview.
9. SelecttherailingandclickEditPathtoreturntosketchmode.
10. UsetheModifypanel'sSplitElementtool tosplittherailingpathattheedgeofthelanding(Figure4.29).
11. PresstheEsckeytwice,andselectthesplitrailingsketchpathoverthelanding.
12. OntheOptionsBar,changetheSlopetoFlat.
13. ClickFinishEditModetoexittherailingsketch.
14. Openthedefault3Dview,andnoticethattherailingconditionisnowflatoverthelanding.
YoucanusetheSlopecontrolsforrailingconditionswhenyouneedtooverridehowthedefaultslopewillbecalculated.ThecompletedrailingisshowninFigure4.30.
Figure4.27Selectthetoprail
Figure4.28Updatedtoprailpath
Figure4.29Splitrailingpathsketch
Figure4.30Completedrailing
DesigningRampsNowthatyou'refamiliarwithdesigningandmodifyinganumberofstairconfigurations,rampsshouldcomeeasilysincetheyarebasedontheStairBySketchtool.It'sthesamebasicprocessofsketchingadesiredshapeandthen
completingthesketch,withtwomajordifferences:farmorefrequentlandingsandashallowerslope.
YouaccesstheRamptoolontheCirculationpanelontheArchitecturetab.Keepinmindthatrampshavedifferentconstraintsthanstairs,basedonslopeandlength.Understandthatthemaximumlengthofarampinonesectionis30′-0″(9000mm)witha1:12slope(8percent).Theseparameterscanbechanged,butbydefaulttheycorrelatetocommoncoderequirements.
InthefollowingexerciseyouwillcreateastraightrunrampbetweenLevel1andLevel2.Becauseyou'retraversingLevel1toLevel2(andtheyare10′[3000mm]apart),thiswillrequirearamplengthof120′(36,600mm)atamaximum1:12slope,notincludinglandings.
Exercise4.9CreateaRampandEdittheBoundaryTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter4,andopenthefilec04-ex-4.9start.rvt.
1. OpentheexamplefiletotheLevel1view.
2. SelecttheArchitecturetab,andchoosetheRamptoolfromtheCirculationpanel.
3. InthePropertiespalette,setRampTypetoRamp1;thebaselevelisLevel1andthetoplevelisLevel2.
4. UsingtheRunDrawtool,addstraightrunssimilartoFigure4.31.
5. Togetallthelandingsandrampsintotherightlocation,selecttheboundaryandriserlinesaftercreationandmovethemusingtheMovetoolontheModifypanel.
TherampshouldlooksimilartotheimageinFigure4.31.
TheMultistoryTopLevelparameterisalsoavailableforramps,similartostairs.
6. ClickRailingontheToolspanel,andspecifytheHandrail-Rectangularrailing.ClickOKtoclosethedialog.
7. ClickFinishEditModetocompletethesketch.Openthedefault3Dview;youshouldseearampthat'ssimilartotheoneinFigure4.32.
8. ReturntotheLevel1view,selecttheramp,andclickEditSketch.
9. Deletethethreegreenboundarylinesthatrepresenttheoutsideedgesofthelandings,asshowninFigure4.33.
10. SelecttheBoundarytoolontheDrawpalette,andthenchoosetheTangentEndArctoolontheDrawpanel.
11. CreatethenewboundariesshowninFigure4.34bypickingoneboundaryedgeandthentheother.
12. ClickEditTypetoopentheramptypeproperties.
13. UnderConstruction,setShapetoSolid.ClickOKtoclosethedialog.
Thiswillcreateasolidslabrampinsteadofmaintainingaconsistentthicknessvalue.
14. ClickFinishEditModetocompletethesketch.
RevitArchitecturehasalreadymodifiedtherailingstoaccommodatethenewboundary(Figure4.35).
Figure4.31Straightrunsoframps
Figure4.32Ramprunswithassociatedrailings
Figure4.33Themodifiedrampinplanviewwithremovedexteriorboundary
edges
Figure4.34Modifiedrampwithcurvedboundary
Figure4.35Completedrampin3D
Theendexercisefilec04-ex-4.9end.rvthasbothrampshapes,includedastwoseparateramps,forreference.
NowYouKnowStairs,railings,andrampsareseparateobjecttypesinRevitArchitecturethatsharesomeunderlyingparameters.Inaddition,objectssuchasrailingsdonotrequireastairtoexist;theycanbecreatedindependentlyorcreatedusingastairasahostforadditionalcomplexity.
Inthischapter,youlearnedaboutthepropertiesthatmakeuprailingsandbalusters.Youcreatedrailingsandhostedthemtostairs.Youalsocustomizedthetoprailingandoverrodetheslopeforsomerailingsegments.Forstairs,youcreatedrailingsusingboththeStairByComponentandStairBySketchtools.Youcustomizedtheboundariesandlandingsandsetsometospanmultiplestories.Andfinally,youcreatedramps,editedtheboundary,andadjustedvariousproperties.
Chapter5AddingFamilies
WhatisafamilyinAutodesk®Revit®Architecture?Inthesimplestterms,afamilyisarepeatablepieceofgeometryyoucanusethroughoutyourproject.Inthischapteryouwillreviewandworkwithvariousexercisestodevelopabetterunderstandingofthedifferenttypesoffamilies.
Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:
Viewandmodifythefamilycategory
Workwithandloadsystemfamilies
Workwithandloadcomponentfamilies
Saveoutandreloadcomponentfamilies
Workwithhostedfamilies
Workwithface-basedfamilies
Workwithsharednestedfamilies
Createanin-placefamily
Findandloadfamilycontentintoyourproject
UnderstandingtheModelHierarchyInChapter2(“WallsandCurtainWalls”),Chapter3(“Floors,Roofs,andCeilings”),andChapter4(“Stairs,Ramps,andRailings”),youlearnedaboutsomebasicmodelelementssuchaswalls,floors,androofs.ThesetypesofobjectsareknownassystemfamiliesinRevitArchitecture.Tobetterexplainwhatafamilyisandhowitrelatestoyourworkflow,let'sexplorehowdataisorganizedintheRevitArchitectureplatform.
Oneoftheuniquecharacteristicsoftheprogramisitsinherentmodelhierarchy.Inasimpledescription,thishierarchycanbeexpressedas(frombroadtospecific)project,category,family,type,andinstance.
ProjectThisistheoverallcontainerforthemodelgeometryandinformation.
CategoryThisisthestructureofthecontentthatwillbeplacedintheproject.ThisishowtheRevitArchitecturesoftwareensuresconsistencyandmanagesthebehaviorofelementssuchashowadoorinteractswithawall.Youalsousecategoriestomanagegraphicdisplayandvisibilityofelements.
FamilySimilartoblocksinAutoCAD,familiesarethebasisofgeometryyoucreateinaRevitArchitectureproject.
TypeThisisarepeatablevariationwithinafamily.Forexample,thesix-paneldoorfamilymayhavemultipletypes—eachtypecouldhavesizeormaterialvariationswithoutduplicatinggeometry.Forexample,thedoorpanelextrusioncouldadjustsizebasedonthedoortypewidth.
InstanceThisisanactualelementyouplaceintheprojectmodel.Forexample,door607maybethe25thinstanceyou'veplacedintheprojectofthe36”×80”Wood(0915×2032mm)typeofthesix-paneldoorfamily.
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillsetsomedisplaypropertiesfortheentireprojectusingObjectStyles.ThenyouwillchangethesettingsforoneviewusingtheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialog.Last,youwillchangethevisibilitysettingsofseveralinstancesusingOverrideGraphicsInView⇨ByElement.
Exercise5.1ExploringtheModelHierarchyTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter5,andopenthefilec05-ex-5.1start.rvt.
1. OpentheLevel1viewandclicktheManagetab;thenchooseObjectStylesfromtheSettingspanel.
2. ThecategoriesyouseeintheObjectStylesdialogbox(Figure5.1)arethosethatareestablishedbythesoftwareandcannotbechanged.Youcanusethesecategoriestomodifythedefaultdisplaycharacteristicsofelementcategoriesinyourproject.
3. OntheModelObjectstab,findtheWallscategory,andclickintheLineColorfieldtoopentheColordialogbox.SetthelinecolortoRed,andclickOK.
4. ClickOKtoclosetheObjectStylesdialogbox.Allwallsineveryprojectviewarenowdisplayedwithredlinesinsteadofblack.
5. TypeVGonyourkeyboard(thisisthekeyboardshortcutforthe
Visibility/GraphicOverridescommand,locatedontheViewtaboftheribbon).
YoucanalsoaccessthisdialogfromthePropertiespaletteforeachviewusingtheVisibility/GraphicOverridesEditbutton.
6. IntheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogboxontheModelCategoriestab,findtheDoorscategory,andplaceacheckintheHalftonecolumn.
7. WhilestillontheModelCategoriestabintheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialog,uncheckVisibilityfortheFurniturecategory.Thiswillturnoffthedisplayofallfurniturecategoryelementsinthis
viewonly.
8. ClickOKtoclosethedialogbox.DoorsarenowdisplayedintheLevel1floorplanashalftone,andfurnitureisnolongervisible.
9. SelectseveralofthedoorsintheLevel1view,right-click,andselectOverrideGraphicsInView⇨ByElement.
UseRevealHiddenElementstoviewthedoorsandsetthemtobevisibleagainusingtheUnhideElementtoolontheribbon.
10. UnchecktheboxforVisible,andclickOKtoclosethedialogbox.
ThedoorinstancesarenolongervisibleintheLevel1floorplan,yetotherdoorinstancesarestillvisibleinthisandotherviews(Figure5.2).
Figure5.1ObjectStylesWallsLineColor
Figure5.2Completedproject,view,andelementoverrides
Intheprecedingexercise,youmadechangestoobjectsonthreelevels.ObjectStylesisaproject-widechangefortheselectedcategory.TheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogisaview-specificoverridefortheselectedcategory.OverrideGraphicsInView⇨ByElementisaview-specificoverrideforaninstanceoftheselectedcategory.
RevitArchitectureusesthreetypesoffamilies:system,component,andin-placefamilies.Systemandin-placefamiliesexistonlyintheprojectfile,whereascomponentfamiliesarecreatedandstoredasRFAfilesoutsidetheprojectenvironment.In-placefamiliesshouldbeusedonlyforunique,one-of-a-kindobjectsforwhichyourequirenearbygeometryasareferencewhenyouaredesigningthem.Youcannothavemultipleinstancesofthesamein-placefamily.
Wewillstartbyexploringsystemfamiliesbecausetheyresidedirectlyintheproject.Thenwewillfurtherexplorecomponentandin-placefamilieslaterinthischapter.
WorkingwithSystemFamiliesThefirsttypeoffamilyyouneedtounderstandisthesystemfamily.Thebestwaytocharacterizesystemfamiliesistoconsiderthemthehostsforothertypes
ofgeometry.3Delementssuchaswalls,floors,ceilings,androofsallowotherelementssuchasdoorsandwindowstoexistonthemorinthem.Other3Delements,suchasstairsandrailings,arealsosystemfamilies.
Systemfamiliesareuniqueinthattheycreategeometrybyusingasetofrulesappliedtoguidinggeometry.Ifyouthinkaboutasimplewall,forexample,itsthicknessisdefinedbyaseriesofstructurallayers(framing,sheathing,andfinishes),itslengthisexpressedbyalinearpath,anditsheightisestablishedbysomesetofhorizontalboundaries(eitheradatumoranotherelementlikearoof).Asanotherexample,afloor'sthicknessisdefinedbyaseriesoflayers,itsverticallocationisdeterminedbyadatum(level),anditsboundaryextentsaredefinedbyaseriesoflines.Intheproject,theserulesaretheinstanceandtypeproperties.
Somesystemfamiliesare2D.Thesetypesofsystemfamiliesincludetext,dimensions,andfilledregions.Althoughthe2Dvarietyoffamiliesarestillconsideredsystemfamilies,wethinktheyarebetterreferredtoasprojectsettingstoavoidconfusingthemwiththemorecommonunderstandingoffamilies.
LoadingSystemFamiliesBecausesystemfamiliesexistonlyintheprojectenvironment,thereareonlyafewwaysyoucanloadthembetweenprojects.ThefirstmethodistousetheTransferProjectStandardscommand.Thismethodtransfersallthefamiliesandtypesinaselectedcategorybetweenprojects.
AmoreinformalmethodoftransferringsystemfamiliesistousetheWindowsClipboardfunctionsandcopy/pastecontentbetweenprojects.Thismethodisusefulifyouwanttoloadalimitednumberofspecificfamiliesintoyouractiveproject.
Althoughitisn'tanactiveloadingmethod,thefinaltechniquetomanagesystemfamiliesistoincludetheminyourprojecttemplates.AfteryouestablishalevelofcomfortwithworkinginRevitArchitecture,youwillbegintocustomizeyourowntemplates,thusminimizingtheamountofloadingrequiredthroughoutthedesignandproductionprocess.
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillexplorecopyingwallfamiliesbetweentwoprojectsusingtheTransferProjectStandardstool.
Exercise5.2TransferProjectStandards
Tobegin,openthefilec05-ex-5.2start.rvt.
1. Intheexerciseprojectfiletherearesomecustomwalltypesyouwanttocopyintoanewproject(TypeA.1,TypeB.3,andTypeC.4).Keepthec05-ex-5.2start.rvtprojectfileopen.
2. Createanewprojectfileusingthedefaulttemplate.
3. Inthenewproject,gototheManagetab'sSettingspanel,andclickTransferProjectStandards.
4. IntheSelectItemsToCopydialogbox,clicktheCheckNonebutton,andthenselectWallTypesfromthelist,asshowninFigure5.3.
5. ConfirmthatCopyFromlistsc05-ex-5.2start.rvt.
Thisisespeciallyimportanttoverifyifyouhavemorethantwoprojectfilesopentoensurethatyoucopyfromtheexpectedfile(Figure5.3).
6. ClickOK.ChooseNewOnly,ifprompted,toclosethedialogboxandcompletethetransfer.NewOnlywillcopyonlywallsthatarenotcurrentlyinthenewproject(andavoidoverwritingtypeswiththesamename).
7. StarttheWalltoolfromtheArchitecturetabinthenewproject,andlocatethetransferredwalltypesTypeA.1,TypeB.3,andTypeC.4.
8. Createsomewallsegmentswiththesenewtypes.
Figure5.3SelectingWallTypestotransferbetweenprojects
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillplacewallfamiliesthroughvariousmethods.
Exercise5.3PlaceSystemFamiliesTobegin,openthefilec05-ex-5.3start.rvt.
1. OpentheLevel1view.IntheProjectBrowser,towardthebottomofthelist,clickthe+toexpandtheFamiliesheading.
2. ExpandtheWallscategoryandyouseethreevalues(BasicWall,CurtainWall,andStackedWall).Thesearethethreefamiliesofwallscontainedwithinaproject.
3. ExpandtheBasicWalllistandyouseeallthewalltypesintheBasicWallfamily.
4. Usingthecursor,left-click+dragthewalltypenamedTypeB.3fromtheProjectBrowserintotheLevel1view.
NoticehowitautomaticallystartstheWalltoolusingthetypeyoudraggedin.
5. DrawsomewallsegmentsintheviewandpresstheEsckeytwicetoexitthecommand.
6. Next,intheProjectBrowserright-clickthesamewalltypeandselectCreateInstance.Noticethatthisisanothermethodtoaddanewinstanceofthewalltype.
7. SelectoneofthewallsyouaddedintheLevel1viewandright-clickCreateSimilar(Figure5.4).Thisisyetanotherwaytocreateanewinstanceofthesamewalltypeyouselectedintheview.
Figure5.4UsingCreateSimilartoplacewalls
Thereisanothermethodtocreateawall.SinceyoujustusedtheWalltoolinstep7,youcanaccessitbyright-clickingRecentCommands.Youcandothiswithnothingselectedintheviewtostartcreatinganotherwall.Anditshoulddefaulttothelastwalltypeyoucreated.
WorkingwithComponentFamiliesThesecondtypeoffamilyyouneedtounderstandisthecomponentfamily.ThesetypesoffamiliesliveoutsidetheprojectenvironmentinRFAfilesandconsistofeverythingfromdoorsandwindowstofurnitureandequipment.Youmightthinkofcomponentfamiliesasanythingthatwouldbemanufacturedawayfromthejobsiteanddeliveredforinstallation.Thisisincontrasttotheaforementionedsystemfamilies,whichcanbethoughtofasanythingthatisassembledatthejobsite.
Similartosystemfamilies,therearealso2Dview–specificversionsofcomponentfamilies,includingtags,symbols,detailcomponents,andprofiles:
TagsThesecomponentfamiliesarescale-dependentannotationsthatcontainwhatareknownaslabels(theequivalentofblockattributesinAutodesk®
AutoCAD®software).Labelsarespecialtextelementsthatreportinformationfrommodelelements.Remember,theinformation(number,name,keynote,andsoon)isstoredinthecomponent—notinthetag.Tagsareattachedtosystemorcomponentfamiliesintheproject.
Symbols(GenericAnnotations)Thesecomponentfamiliesarescale-dependentannotationsthatcanalsocontainlabels(similartoatag).Themaindifferentiatorbetweensymbolsandtagsisthatsymbolscanbeplacedfreelyanddonotneedahostintheproject.Symbolscanalsobeloadedandusedinotherfamiliessuchastags.
DetailComponentsThesecomponentfamiliesaremostcommonlyusedindraftingviewsorinmodelviewstoaddadditionaldetail.Detailcomponentscanbeusedasamoreintelligentalternativetosimpledetaillines.Thesecomponentscanbetaggedorkeynotedasiftheyweremodelcomponents.YouwillfindmuchmoreinformationondetailinginChapter11,“DetailsandAnnotations.”
ProfilesProfilefamiliesareaspecialtypeof2Dfamilyusedtogeneratemodelgeometry—thespecificprofileyoudrawwillbeusedtocreatetheextrusion.Theyareusedinconjunctionwithothersystemfamiliessuchasrailings,wallsweeps,andcurtain-wallmullions.Afteryoucreateaprofilefamily,itmustbeloadedintoaprojectandthenassociatedwitharespectivesystemfamilytype.Aprofile'sfunctionmustbedefinedinthefamilyparameters(Figure5.5).
Figure5.5Definingaprofile'sfunction
Inthefollowingexerciseyouwillexaminethefamily'scategory.Thenyouwillexplorevariousmethodstoloadfamiliesintoyourproject.
Exercise5.4CreateaNewFamilyandLoadItintoaProjectAfamily'sinitialcategoryisdeterminedbythetemplateusedwhenthefamilyiscreated.Forthisexerciseyouwillbecreatinganewfamilyusingoneofthedefaulttemplates,sonoexercisefileisrequired.
1. FromtheApplicationbutton,clickNew⇨Family.TheNewFamily–Select
TemplateFiledialogboxopens(Figure5.6).
Thelistoffamilytemplatesisconsistentwiththelistofcategoriesyousawintheprojectenvironment(ObjectStyles,Visibility/GraphicOverrides).Eachoftheavailablefamilytemplatesispreconfiguredforaspecificcategoryintermsofproperties,basicmaterials,andreferenceplanes.
2. SelectPlumbingFixture.rft(MetricPlumbingFixture.rft),andclickOpen.
TheRevitArchitectureuserinterfacechangesslightlytowhatisknownastheFamilyEditor(keepinmindthatyouarestillwithinthemainRevitArchitectureapplication).
YoucanchangethecategoryofafamilyintheFamilyCategoryAndParametersdialogbeforeloadingitintoaproject;however,frequentmanipulationisnotrecommendedbecausegraphicsandparametersvarygreatlyacrossfamilycategories.
3. GototheCreatetab'sPropertiespanel,andclicktheFamilyCategoryAndParametersbutton.
TheFamilyCategoryAndParametersdialogboxopens(Figure5.7);itshowsthecategorytowhichthefamilyisassigned(PlumbingFixtures).
4. ClickOKtoclosethedialog.
Next,youwanttopracticesavingthisfamilyandloadingitintoaproject(let'spretendfornowthatyouaddedgeometryinthePlumbingFixturesfamily).
5. FromtheApplicationbutton,clickSaveAs⇨Family.CallthefamilyPlumbingTest(noticethatthefilenameextensionisnow.rfa).
Whenthesavecompletes,you'llloadthisfamilyintoanewproject.
6. Createanewprojectwiththedefaulttemplate.ThennavigatebacktothePlumbingTest.rfafamily.Fromanytabintheribbon,undertheFamilyEditorpanel,clickLoadIntoProjectAndClose.UnliketheLoadIntoProjectcommand,LoadIntoProjectAndClosewillnotleavethefamilyfileopen.
Ifyouhavemorethanoneprojectfileopen,Revitwillpromptyouforwhichonetoload.Ifyouhaveoneprojectopen,Revitwillswitchyoutotheprojectandimmediatelystartplacingthefamilyyoujustloaded.NoticehowPlaceComponentisnowactiveandthePlumbingTestfamilyiscurrent.
7. PresstheEsckeytocancelplacingthefamily.
AnothermethodtoloadfamiliesistousetheLoadFamilytoollocatedontheInserttab'sLoadFromLibrarypanel.
8. ClicktheLoadFamilytooltoopentheLoadFamilydialogbox,whichshouldopentothefamilylibrarylocation.
9. OpentheDoorsfolder.NoticethatyoucanselectmultiplefamiliestoloadatthesametimebyholdingdowntheShiftorCtrlkey.
AnothermethodtoloadfamiliesisbydragginganddroppingthemfromanyfolderonyourcomputerintotheRevitArchitecturewindow.Thisworksmuchthesamewayasinsteps8through10.
10. SelectseveralfamiliesandclickOpen.
Figure5.6Selectingafamilytemplate
Figure5.7Viewingthefamilycategoryandparameters
Figure5.8Selectingmultiplefileswhenloadingfamilies
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillsaveafamilyfromtheprojectoutasanRFAandthenlaterreloaditoveradifferentfamilyinanotherproject.
Exercise5.5SaveOutandReloadFamiliesfromProjectTobegin,openthefilec05-ex-5.5start.rvt.
Atcertainmilestonesinyourprojectworkyoumayneedtosavespecificfamiliesoutofyourprojecttouseinotherprojectsortoacontentlibrary.Oryoumayneedtoreplaceonefamilywithanotherfamily(andsubsequentlyupdateallinstances).
1. Fromthedefault3Dview,youshouldseefourdoubleglassdoors;theseareinstancesofthefamilyDouble-Door_TypeA.Youwanttosavetheseoutoftheproject(let'spretendtheoriginalfamilyfileyouloadedincannolongerbefound).
2. FromtheProjectBrowser,expandFamilies⇨DoorsandselectDouble-Door_TypeA.Right-clickonthefamilyandclickSavetoopentheSaveFamilydialog.BrowsetoyourChapter5filelocationandclickSavetosavethefamily.ThissavesthedoorfamilyoutasanRFAfile(Figure5.9).
3. Next,createanewprojectusingtheArchitecturaltemplate.DrawfourwallstocreatearectangleshapeandplaceseveralinstancesoftheSingle-Flushdoorfamilyineachwall.
4. Inthenewproject,fromtheProjectBrowserexpandFamilies⇨DoorsandselectSingle-Flush.Right-clickonthedoorfamilyandclickReload.
5. ThiswilllaunchtheOpendialog.BrowsetothelocationwhereyoupreviouslysavedouttheDouble-Door_TypeA.rfafamily.SelectthedoorfamilyandclickOpen.
6. RevitwillnotremovetheexistingfamilytypesfromtheSingle-Flushdoorfamily.Whenpromptedthatthefamilyalreadyexists,chooseOverwriteTheExistingVersion.
7. NoticethatthefamilynamechangedintheProjectBrowsertoreflectthefamilyfromwhichyoureloaded.Anyfamilytypesfromthereloadedfamilyarenowpresentintheprojectaswell.AllinstancesoftheoldSingle-Flushdoorarestillusingtheoriginalfamilytype.WewanttoswapthosetothenewExteriortype.
8. Right-clickoneofthedoorfamilyinstancesinthedefault3DviewandchooseSelectAllInstances⇨VisibleInView.Thiswillselectallofthedoorfamilies;thenfromtheTypeSelector,changethetypetoExterior(Figure5.10).
Figure5.9Savingaspecificfamilyout
Figure5.10Swappingtothenewfamilytype
WorkingwithHostedFamiliesFor3Dcomponentfamilies,onekeydistinctionyoushouldunderstandis
whetherafamilyishosted.Howdoyouknowwhetherafamilyishostedorunhosted?Asimplewaytofindoutistoobservethecursorwhenacomponentcommandisactivatedandyouattempttoplaceafamily.Forahostedfamily,the
cursorwillchangetothis toindicatethatyoucannotplacethefamilyunlessyouareclickingoverasuitablehost.
Themainlimitationtoahostedelementisthatitcannotexistwithoutitshost.Certaincomponentfamilies,suchasdoorsandwindows,mustbehostedbecausetheirbehaviordictatesthattheycuttheirhostgeometrywhenplaced.Forexample,youcanseethiswhencreatinganewdoororwindowfamily.Noticethatwhenopeningthefamily,thereisalsoasystemfamilywall,whichservesasthehost.Othercomponents,suchasfurniture,plumbing,andlightfixtures,maynotneedtobemodeledashostedcomponents.Thesetypesofobjectsareplacedinamodelandalmostalwaysmaintainareferencetothelevelonwhichtheywereplaced.
Aslightlydifferentversionofahostedfamilyisknownasaface-basedfamily.Thesetypesoffamiliescanbeplacedonvirtuallyanysurfaceorworkplane,includinglinkedRevitmodels.Theydon'tsufferthesamelimitationsashostedfamilies.Facebasedfamiliescanexistwithoutahostelementevenafterahostisdeleted.Whenthefamilyisinitiallycreated,thefamilytemplateusedwilldeterminethecategoryofthefamilyandwhetheritishosted,nothosted,orfacebased.
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillworkwithhostedandunhostedfamiliestoexplorethedefaultbehaviors.InExercise5.7,youwillplaceandmodifyface-basedfamilies,whichareanothertypeofhostedfamily.
Exercise5.6WorkwithHostedFamiliesTobegin,openthefilec05-ex-5.6start.rvt.TheexamplefileshouldopentotheLevel1view.
1. OntheArchitecturetab,intheBuildpanel,selectthePlaceAComponenttool,andthenclickLoadFamilyontheribbon.Navigatetothelocationofthedownloadedexercisefamilyfiles,andloadtheex-5.6hosted.rfafile.
2. Intheroomattheupperrightinthelayout,placefiveinstancesoftheex-5.6hosted.rfafamilyonthehorizontalpartitionwall(Figure5.11).Spacethefirstandlastfixturesroughly3′-0″offthewallends,andsettheotherthreeequallyspaced.Noticethatyoucanplacethesecomponentsonlyona
wall.
3. ClicktheModifybuttonontheribbonorpresstheEsckeytoexitthecommand,andthenmovethehostpartitionwallupanddown.Observehowthecomponentsmovewiththewall.
4. Deletethepartitionwallwhereyouplacedthecomponentsinstep2.Thehostedplumbingfixturesareautomaticallydeletedwhenthewallsegmentisdeleted(indicatedinFigure5.11).UsetheUndocommandtorestorethewallandhostedfixtures.
5. Next,youwillusetheunhostedversionofthefamily.StartthePlaceAComponentcommandagain,andclicktheLoadFamilybutton.Navigatetothec05-ex-5.6unhosted.rfafile,andloaditintoyourproject.
6. Placefiveinstancesofthec05-ex-5.6unhosted.rfafamilyalongtheoppositesideofthesamepartitionwall,asshowninFigure5.12.YoucanusetheAligntoolafterplacementtoeasilyalignthemtothewallandtheoppositesideelements.
Usethespacebartorotatecomponentswhileyou'replacingthem,ifneeded.
7. Selectthefivec05-ex-5.6unhosted.rfafamilies,gototheOptionsBar,andselecttheMovesWithNearbyElementssetting.
8. Movethehostpartitionwallupanddown,andobservethatthefixturesdisplaythesamebehaviorasthehostedversions.
9. Deletethepartitionwall(asindicatedinFigure5.12).Theunhostedfixturesremain(butthehostedfixturesaredeletedagain).YoucaneasilymoveselectedcomponentsfromoneleveltoanotherbychangingtheLevelparameterinthePropertiespalette(Figure5.13).
Figure5.11Placinghostedcomponentsanddeletingthewall
Figure5.12Placingunhostedcomponentsinamodel
Figure5.13Adjustinganobject'sLevelproperty
Exercise5.7PlaceFace-BasedFamiliesTobegin,openthefilec05-ex-5.7start.rvt.
1. Theexampleprojectshouldopentothedefault3Dview,andyouseetheextentsofthesampleprojectwithmultipleroofs.
Thec05-ex-7.Facebased.rfagenericmodelfamilyisalreadyloadedinyourc05-ex-5.7start.rvtproject.Thereisoneinstanceplacedontheroof(Figure5.14).Ifneeded,itcanbelocatedfromtheProjectBrowserunderFamilies⇨GenericModels⇨c05-ex-7.Facebased.ThisfamilywasoriginallycreatedwiththefamilytemplateGenericModelfacebased.rft.
2. OntheArchitecturetabintheribbon,selectthePlaceAComponenttool.
Thedefaultfamilyshouldbec05-ex-7.Facebased.
3. Beforeplacingafamilyinstance,takenoteoftheribbonoptionsforPlacement.
PlaceOnFaceandPlaceOnWorkPlaneareavailablesincethisisaface-basedfamily(thedefaultshouldbePlaceOnFace).
4. WiththeplacementmethodsettoPlaceOnFace,addseveralinstancesofthefamilytotheroofandwalls.Noticeasyoumovethecursoroveranobjectthatthefacewillpre-highlight,indicatingwhattheface-basedfamilywillbehostedto.
5. Nowselectoneofthefamiliesyouaddedtoawall.
InthePropertiespalette,takenoteoftheHostparameter,whichisgrayedout.Thisindicatestheobjecttheface-basedfamilyisattachedto.
6. Nowdeleteoneoftheprojectwallsthec05-ex-7.Facebasedfamilyishostedto.
Takenoteoftwothings.First,theface-basedfamilyisnotdeletedwiththehost.Andsecond,theHostparameterhasupdatedto<notassociated>toindicatethatthefamilyisnolongerassociatedwithahost(Figure5.15).
Figure5.14Facebasedfamilyontheroof
Figure5.15Facebasedfamilyafterhostdeletion
MostfamiliesinRevitArchitecturehaveasettingcalledShared.ThisisespeciallyimportantforRevitfamiliesthatcontainotherRevitfamilies—apracticereferredtoasnesting.WhenanestedfamilyissettoShared,threeprimarychangeswilloccur:
1. Thenestedfamilywillappearinaschedule.
2. Thenestedfamilywillalsobeloadedintotheprojectindividuallywhenthehostfamilyisloadedintotheproject.
3. ThenestedfamilycanbeselectedintheprojectbyusingtheTabkeytotogglebetweenthehostfamilyandnestedfamily.
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillmodifytheSharedsettingforanestedfamilyandexplorethebehavioralchangesthatoccurintheprojectenvironment.
Exercise5.8SharedNestedFamiliesTobegin,openthefilec05-ex-5.8start.rvt.
1. TheexercisefileshouldopentotheLevel1view.ThereareeightWork
StationDesktopsfurnituresystemfamilies,whichcontaintwonestedfamilies—achairandstoragepedestal.Also,openthedefault3DviewandtheDeskLayoutScheduleview(Figure5.16).
2. Noticethatthisscheduledoesnotincludethechairorstoragepedestal.CurrentlythosenestedfamiliesarenotsettoShared,sotheyarenotincludedinprojectschedules.Youcanalsoconfirmthattheydonotexistintheprojectontheirown;expandtheProjectBrowser⇨Families⇨FurnitureSystemsandyouwillonlyseetheCubePanelandWorkStationDesktopsfamilies.
3. SelectoneoftheWorkStationDesktopsfamilyinstancesandclickEditFamily.Oncethefamilyisopenforediting,youcanseethatitcontainsextrusionsforthedesktopaswellasnestedfamiliesforthechairandstoragepedestal.
4. SelecttheChair-ExecutivefamilyfirstandclickEditFamilytoopenthisnestedfamilyforediting.InthePropertiespalette,checktheSharedpropertybox.
5. NextyouwillloadthenestedChair-ExecutivefamilybackintothehostWorkStationDesktopsfamily.ClicktheLoadIntoProjectAndClosebutton.Whenprompted,checkWorkStationDesktops.rfaandclickNowhenpromptedtosavethefile.
6. YounowwanttodothesamethingforthenestedStoragePedestalfamily.Repeatsteps4and5andloadtheStoragePedestalfamilybackintoWorkStationDesktops.rfawhenprompted.
7. AtthispointyouhavesetbothnestedfamiliessharedinthehostWorkStationDesktopsfamily.Younowwanttoloadthehostfamilybackintotheexerciseproject.WhileinWorkStationDesktops.rfa,clickLoadIntoProjectAndCloseandclickNowhenpromptedtosavethefile.
8. BecausetheWorkStationDesktopsfamilyalreadyexistsintheproject,youarepromptedwiththeFamilyAlreadyExistsdialog.ClickOverwriteTheExistingVersion(Figure5.17).
OverwriteTheExistingVersionsimplyoverwritestheprojectversionwiththefamilyversion.OverwriteTheExistingVersionAndItsParameterValuesdoesthesamebutalsooverridesanyparametervaluesthatmayhavebeenupdatedinthefamilyversion.
9. ExpandtheProjectBrowser⇨Families⇨FurnitureSystemsandyouwill
nowseethatthenestedChair-ExecutiveandStoragePedestalfamilieshavebeenloadedintotheproject.ThisisbecauseyousetthemtoShared.
10. Next,movethecursoroveranyofthechairfamilyinstancesandpresstheTabkey.Whenthechairisdisplayedaspre-selected,left-clicktoselectit.YoucanevenclickEditTypeinthePropertiespalettetoseethevariouschairpropertiesinread-onlymode.ThisbehavioralchangealsooccurredbecauseyousetthefamilytoShared.
11. Themostdramaticchangewithsharednestedfamiliesistheinclusioninprojectschedules.OpentheDeskLayoutScheduleviewyouopenedinstep1.
12. TheChair-ExecutiveandStoragePedestalfamiliesarenowincludedintheprojectschedule(Figure5.18).
Figure5.16Workstationsandschedule
Figure5.17FamilyAlreadyExistsdialog
Figure5.18Updatedselectionandschedule
Forfamiliesthatneedtobeincludedinprojectschedules,thisisimportanttoremember:nestedfamilieswillnotscheduleunlesstheyaresettoShared.
WorkingwithIn-PlaceComponentFamilies
In-placecomponentfamiliesareaspecialtypeofcomponentfamilyuniquetothecurrentproject.Theyarecreatedintheprojectenvironmentvs.theFamilyEditor,soprojectgeometrycanbeusedasareference.Theydonotexistoutsideofthecurrentproject.ThecommandislocatedontheArchitecturetab'sComponentdrop-downmenu;it'scalledModelIn-Place.
Themajordifferencebetweenin-placecomponentfamiliesandcomponentfamiliesisinregardtomultipleinstances.Whencomponentfamilieshavemultipleinstancesintheproject,updatingthefamilygeometrywillupdateallinstances.In-placecomponentfamiliesdonotsupportmultipleinstancesofthesamefamily.Forthisreason,theyshouldbeusedonlyforuniquegeometrysinceacopyofanin-placecomponenthasnorelationshiptotheoriginal(andwillnotupdatewithchangestotheoriginalinstance).
Inthefollowingexerciseyouwillmodifyanexistingin-placefamily.
Exercise5.9ModifyanIn-PlaceFamilyTobegin,openthefilec05-ex-5.9start.rvt.
1. Opentheprojecttothedefault3Dview.
2. Selectthecountertopextrusion,andchooseEditIn-PlaceontheribbontoedittheCaseworkfamily(Figure5.19).
UnlikeintheFamilyEditorenvironment,takenotethatyouareeditingthefamilyinthecontextoftheproject.Thiscanbeaveryusefultechniqueforcustomprojectfamilieswhereexistingconditionsorgeometryisrequiredtocreatethefamily.
3. SelectthecounterextrusionandclickEditExtrusionontheribbon.
Youwanttomakeaslightchangetotheshapeofthecountertoptoremovethecurvededge.
4. SelectthecurvedsketchlineandpresstheDeletekey.
5. Addanewsketchlinecreatinga90-degreecornerinstead,makingsuretoclosethesketchloop.
6. Whenthesketchiscompleteandclosed,clicktheFinishEditModebutton.
Noticethatyouarestilleditingthefamily.Thisisusefulifyouneededtocreateadditionalextrusionsorfurthermodifythefamily.
7. Toreturntotheprojectandfinisheditingthein-placefamily,clickFinish
ModelontheIn-PlaceEditorribbonpanel(Figure5.20).
Figure5.19EditingtheCaseworkin-placefamily
Figure5.20Completingthein-placefamily
FindingContentNowthatwehavereviewedthefundamentalsofRevitArchitecturefamilies,we'lldiscussoneofthemostimportantissuesyoumayfaceasyoustartdesigning:thediscoveryofsuitablecontent.Thebestplacetobeginiswiththe
contentinstalledwithRevitArchitecture.Thesedefaultfamiliesarecreatedwithrelativelysimplegeometryandshouldbesufficientasabasisforthemostcommonbuildingtypes.IfyouinstalledRevitArchitecturewiththedefaultsettings,youwillbeabletoaccessthedefaultlibrarywheneveryouusetheInserttab⇨LoadFamilycommand.AutodeskhascreatedanonlineresourcecalledAutodesk®Seektoprovidecontentforitsdesignsoftware(http://seek.autodesk.com).YoucansearchforfamiliesonAutodeskSeekdirectlyfromRevitArchitecture.Let'sexplorethisoption:
1. GototheInserttab'sAutodeskSeekpanel.
2. Inthesearchbar,typechairs,andpresstheEnterkey.
3. YourdefaultwebbrowseropenstotheAutodeskSeekwebsite.
TheresultsdisplayedmatchthesearchcriteriaofchairsandarefilteredtoshowonlycontentthatoffersRevitArchitecturefamilies(Figure5.21).
Figure5.21ContentsearchresultsinAutodeskSeek
YouwillnoteonAutodeskSeekthatyoucanchoosefromgenericormanufacturers'content.Thegenericcontentissimilartothatfoundintheinstalledlibrary.Othercontentshouldbeusedwithalevelofcare.Althoughanexhaustivereviewofsuchcriteriaisoutsidethescopeofthisbook,herearesomeaspectsyoushouldunderstandaboutcomponentfamilies:
AvoidImportedGeometryComponentfamiliesshouldnotbecreatedbysimplyopeninganRFAfileandimporting3Dgeometryfromothermodelingsoftware.Contentwithimportedgeometrymayalsoadverselyaffectfunctionssuchasrendering.Forexample,alight-fixturefamilyusinganimportedCADmodelmightnothavethecorrectmaterialtransparencytoallowalightsourcetorenderproperly.
WatchforOvermodelingFamiliesshouldcontainonlythegeometrynecessarytodocumentthecomponent.Thatsaid,thislevelofmodelingwillbeslightlydifferentdependingonwhetheryouwanttocreateaphotorealisticrenderingoraconstructiondocument.Excessivemodelingsuchasfasteners,switches,knobs,dials,andsoonshouldbeavoided.
UseAppropriateRepetitionARevitArchitecturefamilyshouldhaveamoderatelevelofrepetitionbuiltintoit.Therepetitionshouldnotbetoocomplex(allpossiblevariationsinonefamily)ortoosimple(aseparatefamilyforeachvariation).Reasonablecontentwillofferafamilyforeachsetofcommongeometry(forexample,onemodellineofalightfixture)withtypesforsubtlevariations(thevariouslampingandsizeoptionsofthatlightfixturemodel).
NowYouKnowFamiliesinRevitmakeupthemajorityofyourprojectgeometry,andwehavejustscratchedthesurfaceintermsofthispotential.Inthischapter,you'velearnedaboutthethreecategoriesoffamilies:system,component,andin-placefamilies.YouhaveexercisedmodelhierarchyforObjectStyles,viewvisibility,andelementoverrides.Andyouhaveutilizeddifferentcategoriesandoptionsforcomponentfamilies.Wewillexpandonthisfamilyknowledgeinthenextchapter.
Chapter6ModifyingFamiliesNowthatyouhaveaddedanumberoffamiliestoyourprojectandthedesignhasprogressed,you'lloftenfinditnecessarytomodifythefamilies.Sometimesswappingoutagenericfamilycomponentforonethatismorespecificisthebestsolution.Inothercases,it'ssimplyamatterofopeningthecomponentfamilythatyoustartedwithandtweakingthegeometrytobetterfityourdesign.Eithersolutionisviable—whichyouchoosedependsontheresultthatisbetterforyourdesignprocess.
Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:
Modifyfamilycategories
Editcomponentfamilies
Edittheinsertionandroomcalculationpoints
Editprofilefamilies
Placeandmodifydetailcomponents
Editatitleblockfamily
Placeandmodifynestedfamilies
Reviewvariousfamilytipsandbestpractices
Modifying3DFamiliesAsyoulearnedinChapter5,“AddingFamilies,”findingandplacingcontentisprettystraightforward,butlearningtomodifyitwilltakeabitmoretime.Oneofthefirstthingsyouwanttoconsiderwhenloadingafamilyintoyourprojectisthelevelofdetailthefamilydisplaysatdifferentorientationsandscales.It'snotlikelythateverypartofacomponentfamilyneedstobedisplayedatallscales.It'smorelikelythattoomuchdetailwillbeconfusing(particularlyatsmallerscales).Backwhenweusedpencils,knowingwhentostopdrawingdetailwasprettyeasy.Buthigh-resolutioncomputerdisplaysthatgiveyoutheabilitytozoominandout,aswellasmodernprintingtechnologies,haveallowedustocreatefarmoredetailthanisnecessaryormeaningful.So,howdoyoudisplay
justtherightlevelofdetailintheAutodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftware?Inthischapter,we'llexploresomefundamentaltechniquesyoucanusetomodifyfamiliestomeetyourneeds.
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillworkwithdifferentzoomlevelstooptimizetheviewforhowinformationwillbedisplayed.Forthesecondpartoftheexerciseyouwillchangetheviewdetaillevelandnotevisibilitychanges.
Exercise6.1ViewScaleandDetailLevelTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter6,andopenthefilec06-ex-6.1start.rvt.
1. TheexercisefileshouldopentotheSouthelevationview.Zoomtothedeskbyright-clickingintheviewandselectingZoomInRegion.Picktwopointstodrawarectanglearoundthedesk.Thiswillzoomtheviewinaroundthedesk;howeveritdoesn'tgiveyouasenseofwhatwillbelegiblyprinted(Figure6.1).
Figure6.1UsingtheZoomInRegionoption
2. ThebestmethodtoconfirmwhatwillbegraphicallylegiblewhenyouprintistoclickthedownarrowunderthemagnifyingglassiconontheNavigationbar(ontherightsideoftheview)andselecttheZoomSheetSizeoption.Doingsowilltakethescaleoftheviewintoaccountwhenyou'rezoomingin(orout).TheresultisshowninFigure6.2.
Figure6.2UsingtheZoomSheetSizeoption
3. OpentheDeskelevationviewandchangethescaleintheViewControlBarto1/2″=1′-0″(1:20),andthenclicktheZoomSheetSizebuttonundertheNavigationbaragain.Youmayneedtopantheviewslightly,dependingonwhereitzoomed.
Youwillseeamorevisibledifferenceinwhatisdisplayedonthescreenrelativetothescaleoftheview.Noticeinboththepreviousfiguresthatthehardwareonthedeskiscompletelyvisibleinbothviews.
4. Next,changethescaleto1″=40′-0″[1:500],then1″=20′-0″[1:200],and,last,1″=10′-0″[1:100].Youcanseethechangeinthedesk'sappearanceatdifferentscales(Figure6.3).
Figure6.3Elevationatdifferentscales
5. Asyoucansee,allthegeometryofthedesk—drawersandhardware—isvisibleatallviewscales.Butitdoesn'thavetobethisway.Agoodruleofthumbisthatiftwolinesareoverlappingtothepointthatthey'llprintlikeasingleline,theyprobablydon'tneedtobeseen.
6. ToviewthesettingsforhowRevitdisplaysinformationatdifferentscales,navigatetotheManagetab⇨Settings⇨AdditionalSettings⇨DetailLevel.AsshowninFigure6.4,youcanseewhichviewscaleisassociatedwitheachdetaillevel.ClickOKtoclosethedialog.
Figure6.4ViewScale-To-DetailLevelCorrespondencesettings
DetailLevel
IntheDetailLevelsettings,youcanchoosewhichviewscalesuseoneofthreedetaillevels:Coarse,Medium,orFine.Basedonthescaleoftheviewwhenit'sfirstcreated,someelementswillautomaticallybedisplayedorhidden.Buttotakeadvantageofthispower,youmustmakesurethecontentinyourprojecthastheappropriateviewscale-to-detaillevelcorrespondence.YoushouldalsoknowthattheDetailLevelandViewScaleparametersareseparatepropertiesofprojectviews.Thus,ifyouchangethescaleofaview,thedetailleveldoesnotautomaticallychange.ThesettingsshowninFigure6.4areautomaticallyappliedonlywhenaviewisfirstcreated.
Nowlet'sinteractivelylookathowRevitutilizestheviewscale-to-detaillevelcorrespondencetocontrolthevisibilityoffamilies.
7. OpentheelevationviewnamedCabinet.Thisviewdisplaysacabinetfamilywiththeotherobjectshiddenintheview.
8. ThedetailleveloftheviewiscurrentlysettoCoarse.ChangethedetaillevelfromCoarsetoMediumandnoticewhathappens.Younowseethecabinetpanelsandswinglinesintheview(Figure6.5).
Figure6.5CoarseandMediumdetaillevels
9. ChangethedetaillevelfromMediumtoFineandnotewhathappensagain.
YounowseethecabinethardwarethatwasnotvisibleinCoarseorMediumdetail(Figure6.6).
Figure6.6MediumandFinedetaillevels
Sowhatcontrolswhichelementsaredisplayedinafamilyataspecificdetaillevel?Inthefollowingexercise,youwilleditafamilyandassigngeometryvisibilitytospecificdetaillevels,reproducingthesamefamilyfromscratch.
Exercise6.2AssignVisibilitytoDetailLevelsTobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.2start.rvt.
1. FromtheLevel1view,selectthecabinetfamily,andchooseEditFamilyfromtheModepaneloftheribbon(orright-clickandchooseEditFamilyfromthecontextmenu).
WhenyouopenafamilyorchooseEditFamilyfromwithinaproject,theuserinterfacechangestoofferyouvarioustoolsandcommandsfordevelopingfamilies.ThismodeiscalledtheFamilyEditor.
Editor.
2. Fromthe3Dview,selectthehardware(cabinetfacehandles)onthefrontofthecabinet.ClicktheVisibilitySettingsbuttonfromtheModepanelontheModify|ExtrusiontaboftheribbontoopentheFamilyElementVisibilitySettingsdialogbox(Figure6.7).
Figure6.7Editinglevelsofdetailforhardware
Thisdialogboxallowsyoutodeterminethevisibilityforboththeorientationandlevelofdetailforthehardware.Currentlythehardwareshowsupatalllevelsofdetail(Coarse,Medium,andFine).
3. ChangethesettingssothatitshowsuponlyattheFinelevelofdetailbyuncheckingCoarseandMedium(Figure6.8).
Figure6.8SetDetailLevelstoFineonly.
4. ClickOKtoclosethedialog.Selectbothcabinetfacepanelextrusions(therearetwoseparateextrusionsthatmakeupthefrontofthecabinet:theborderandtherecessedpanel).ChangethevisibilitysettingssotheyshowupattheMediumandFinelevelsofdetailbutnotCoarse.ClickOKtoclosethedialog.
5. Next,youwanttodothesameforthemodellinessincetheyarealsodisplayedin3Dviews.AneasywaytoselectonlythemodellinesistousetheFiltertool.Selecteverythinginthe3DviewandclickFilterfromtheSelectionribbonpanel.
6. ClickCheckNone,andthencheckLines(Casework).ClickOKtoreturntothemodelwithonlythelinesselected(Figure6.9).
Figure6.9UsingFilterforselection
7. ClicktheVisibilitySettingsbuttonontheModifytaboftheribbonanduncheckCoarse.ClickOKtoreturntothemodel.Next,youwanttoselectjustthelinesaroundthehardwareextrusions.Fromthesame3Dviewwindow,doaselectionwindowaroundthehardwareandusetheFiltertoolagaintoselectjustLines(Casework).OpentheFamilyElementVisibilitySettingsdialogagainanduncheckMediumsoonlyFineischecked(Figure6.10).
Figure6.10Windowselectionandfilter
8. OpentheFrontelevationview.Selectthedashedelevationswinglines(eightofthem)andclickVisibilitySettingsfromtheribbon.UncheckCoarsesoyoualsodonotseetheselinesintheprojectwhenthecabinetdoorsarenotvisible.
9. OntheModifytaboftheribbon,clicktheLoadIntoProjectbuttontoreloadthecabinetfamilyintotheproject.ClickOverwriteTheExistingVersionwhenprompted.
10. Backintheproject,thelaststepistoopentheCabinetelevationviewwhereyoucanseethefrontofthecabinet.ChangethedetailleveltoCoarse.Thecabinetlines,panels,andhardwareshouldnotbevisible.ChangethedetailleveltoMediumandyoushouldseepanelsplusthedashedlines.ChangethedetailleveltoFineandyoushouldalsoseethehardware(Figure6.11).
Figure6.11Cabinetappearancesfordetaillevels
FamilyCategoriesFamilycomponentsscheduleaccordingtotheircategory,whichisdeterminedwhenyoustarttomodelanewfamilycomponent.Whenyoucreateanewfamilycomponent,youmustfirstselecttheappropriatetemplate.
Itisimportanttodifferentiatebetweenthecategoryofthefamilyandthetemplatethatthefamilywascreatedwith.Whilethefamilycategorycanbechangedlater,thetypeofhostcannotbechangedafterward.Forexample,severalgenericmodelfamilytemplatesareavailablewhenyou'recreatinganewfamily,suchasthefollowingexamples:
GenericModelceilingbased.rft
GenericModelfacebased.rft
GenericModelfloorbased.rft
GenericModelroofbased.rft
GenericModelwallbased.rft
IfyoustartanewfamilywithGenericModelfloorbased.rft,youcanalwayschangethecategoryfromGenericModeltoFurniture.However,itisnot
possibletochangethehostfromfloortowall-hosted.TheHostfamilyparameterisfixedaccordingtothestartingtemplate.
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillchangethecategoryofanexistingfamilyandloaditbackintotheproject.
Exercise6.3EdittheFamilyCategoryTobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.3start.rvt.
1. Fromthe3Dview,selectandright-clicktheface-basedbox,andchooseEditFamilyfromthecontextmenu.
WhentheFamilyEditoropens,noticethe“platform”theboxissittingon.Thisisthecontextforthe“face”oftheface-basedfamily(Figure6.12).Face-basedandhostedfamiliesalreadyhavegeometriccontext(alongwithcriticalparametersandreferenceplanes)intheirtemplatessoyoucanmodelincontextandtestparametricbehavior.
Figure6.12Editingtheface-basedfamily
Whenthiscomponentwasinitiallycreated,itneededtobefacebased.So,thedefaultface-basedtemplatewasused,GenericModelfacebased.rft.Becausethefamilycategoryhasneverbeenmodified,itisstillconfiguredusingtheoriginalGenericModelscategory.Nowlet'sassumethedesignhasprogressedandthecomponentneedstoscheduleasSpecialtyEquipment.
KeepinmindthatchangingtoorfromtheMasscategoryisnot
KeepinmindthatchangingtoorfromtheMasscategoryisnotallowed.
AlternativelyyoucanselectthefamilyandtakenoteofthePropertiespalette—itwilldisplaythefamilycategoryundertheTypeSelector.
2. GototheCreatetab'sPropertiespanel,andclickFamilyCategoryAndParameters.
3. WhentheFamilyCategoryAndParametersdialogboxappears,thecurrentcategoryisselected.SelectSpecialtyEquipmentfromthelist(Figure6.13),andclickOK.
Figure6.13Changingthefamilycategory
4. ClickLoadIntoProjectfromtheModifytabontheribbontoreloadthefamilyintotheprojectenvironment.
5. Selecttheoptiontooverridetheexistingversion.Thefamilydoesn'tappeartohavechanged,butitnowschedulesaccordingtoitsnewcategory.
InaCADenvironment,thisstepwouldbejustlikereloadingablock—you'resimplyupdatingtheelementwiththenewinformation.
6. Toconfirmtheupdatedcategorymoveyourcursoroverthefamilyandthetooltipshoulddisplaytheupdatedfamilycategory.
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillupdatetheoriginofafamilyforbothplanandelevation.Thenyouwillloadtheupdatedfamilybackintotheproject.
Exercise6.4UpdateaFamilyOrigin
Tobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.4start.rvt.
UnderstandingtheOriginAfamilywillflexarounditsorigin;therefore,theoriginismaintainedwhenthefamily'sdimensionschange.
Thefamilyoriginwillbepositionedonthecursorduringplacement.
Ifyoureplaceonefamilywithanotherofthesamecategory,theyshouldhavethesameorigin.Otherwise,ifyouhaveafamilywithanoriginthatisatacornerandswapitwithanotherfamilywhoseoriginisatthecenter,thefamilyinstancewillshift.
1. OpentheLevel1planview.GototheArchitecturetab'sComponentflyout,andclickPlaceAComponent.
2. FromtheModify|PlaceComponentcontextualtab,clicktheLoadFamilybutton;undertheFurniturefolder,Seatingsubfolder,choosetheChair-Executive.rfa(M_Chair-Executive.rfa)family.PlaceitasshownintheleftimageinFigure6.14,makingsurethechairiscenteredunderthedesk'sopening.OncethechairisplacedhittheEsckey.
Figure6.14Chairlocationinproject
3. Selectthedesk.IntheTypeSelector,choosethe72″×36″(1830×915mm)type.
Thechangesinthedeskdimensionsareappliedfromtheupper-rightcorner;therefore,thechairisnolongercenteredandwillhavetobemoved.Ifthereweremanychairsanddesksinthissituation(suchasinanofficelayout),thistaskwouldbeverytedious!Let'schangetheoriginofthedesktoavoidthissituationinfuturedesigniterations.
4. Selectthedesk,andclickEditFamilyintheribbontoopenthedeskintheFamilyEditor.OpentheGroundfloor,floorplanview.
TheoriginofafamilyisdeterminedbyanytworeferenceplanesthathavetheDefinesOriginproperty.Inthenextstep,youwillchangethereferenceplaneswiththisparameter.
YoumayneedtopresstheTabkeyseveraltimeswhilethecursorisoverthehorizontalreferenceplanebecauseofitscloseproximitytoothergeometry.
5. Foreachofthetworeferenceplanes(highlightedinbluewithtooltipinFigure6.15),selecttheplaneandselectthecheckboxfortheDefinesOriginparameterinthePropertiespalette.
Figure6.15Editingtheoriginofafamily
6. ClickLoadIntoProjectfromtheribbontoreloadthefamilyintotheproject,andchooseOverwriteTheExistingVersionfromtheFamilyAlreadyExistsdialog.Thefamilyinitiallymovestoaligntheoldoriginwiththeneworigin,effectivelyrelocatingthedesk.Selectthedesk,andmoveitbackrelativetothechair.Afterward,ifyouchangethetype,itwillusetheneworiginandresizeatthecurrentlocation(Figure6.16).
Figure6.16Different-sizedesks
7. TheDefinesOriginparametercanalsobesetinelevationforspecifictypesoffamilies,suchaswall-basedfamilies.Forexample,thismaybeusefulforwallcabinetswherespecifyinganexactelevationforthetopofcabinetsisrequired.
8. Openthedefault3Dview,selecttheUpperCabinetfamilyabovethedeskfamily,andclickEditFamilyintheribbontoopenthecabinetsintheFamilyEditor.
OnlyonehorizontalreferenceplanecanbecheckedinanelevationviewfortheDefinesOriginparameter.
9. OpenthePlacementSideelevationview,andselectthereferenceplaneatthetopofthecabinets.SelectthecheckboxfortheDefinesOriginparameterinthePropertiespaletteasyoudidforthereferenceplanesearlier(Figure6.17).Takenotethatthereferenceplaneelevationis6′-0″(2000mm)abovethefloorline.
Figure6.17ReferencePlanesDefinesOriginparameter
10. Toreloadthefamily,clickLoadIntoProjectAndClosefromtheribbon,andspecifyNowhenpromptedtosavechanges.Ifyouhavemultiplefilesopen,youwillneedtospecifythestartproject.SelectOverwriteTheExistingVersionasyoudidearlier.AswiththeDeskfamily,theUpperCabinetfamilyupdatestoreflecttheneworigin.
11. SwitchbacktotheLevel1floorplanview,andplaceanewinstanceoftheoverheadcabinetfamilyonanyofthewalls.
Noticethatthedefaultelevationwhenplacinganinstanceinthefloorplanviewmatchesthe6′-0″(2000mm)elevationofthereferenceplane.Ifyouselectthefamily,thereisanElevationinstanceparameterinthePropertiespalette,whichshouldnowbesetto6′-0″(2000mm),asshowninFigure6.18.
Figure6.18Elevationparameteravailableinproject
ChangingthisparametervaluewillmovethecabinetfamilyinelevationrelativetothereferenceplaneyousetinthePlacementSideelevationview.Inthisexample,youcanenteraprecisevalueforthetopofthecabinets(Figure6.18).
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillenabletheroomcalculationpointinadoorfamily,makeachangetothelocation,andthenloaditbackintotheprojecttoreviewthechanges.
Exercise6.5EnableandModifytheRoomCalculationPointTobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.5start.rvt.
1. OpentheexercisefiletotheLevel1view.Therearenumerousstorageunits,eachwithaDouble-Flushdoorfamily.Eachunitcontainsaroom(refertoChapter8foradditionalinformationonrooms),whichisoffsetfromthecorridorwall.FromtheProjectBrowser,opentheDoorScheduleandnoticethattheDouble-FlushdoorfamilydetectstheCorridorroom(thedoorsareadjacenttothatroom)butnottheStoragerooms(thedoorsaren'ttouching
thoserooms.
MostcomponentfamiliesinRevitaresingle-roomaware,meaningtheywilldetectaroomtheyareeithercontainedinoradjacentto(leftimageinFigure6.19).Somefamilies,suchasdoorsandwindows,candetecttworooms—forexample,theroomyouwillpassthroughandtheroomyouwillenterthroughthedoor(rightimageinFigure6.19).
Figure6.19Singleversustwocalculationpoints
2. Forconditionswhereyouneedtooverridethedefaultadjacency,youcanenabletheroomcalculationpointfromFigure6.19,whichwillgivespecificcontroloverthepointRevitusestocalculatewhichroomitisassociatedwith.SelectoneoftheDouble-FlushdoorfamilyinstancesandclickEditFamilyfromtheribbon.
3. OnceintheFamilyEditor,opentheFloorLineplanview.InthePropertiespalette,locateandchecktheRoomCalculationPointparameter.Youshouldnowseetwographicalarrowsalongwithacurveddashedline.Thisistheroomcalculationpoint.ThetwoarrowsindicatethedirectionofpassagefortheassociatedFromandToroom;clickonthepointstoselectthem(Figure6.20).
Figure6.20Roomcalculationpoint
4. Next,you'lladjusttheToroomcalculationpointtobefartherawayfromthedoorgeometry,soitdetectstheroom.Clickontheroomcalculationpointagainanddragthepoint(onthedoorswingside)pasttheEQdimensiontext,similartowhatisshowninFigure6.21.
Figure6.21:Updatedroomcalculationpoint
5. OncetheroomcalculationpointhasbeenupdatedclickLoadintoProjectAndClosefromtheribbon.Whenprompted,donotsavethefamily,andchoosetooverwritetheexistingversion.
6. ClickononeoftheDouble-Flushdoorfamilyinstancestoselectit.Noticenowintheprojectthatwhenyouselectanyofthesedoorfamilyinstancesyoucanseetheroomcalculationpointmarker.Whileyoucannotmodifythepointinsidetheproject,itwilldisplayexactlywhereitis.
7. OpenthedoorscheduleagainandnoticethattheToRoom:NamefieldshavebeenpopulatedwiththeStoragerooms.EnablingtheroomcalculationpointallowsyoutospecifytheexactlocationyouwantRevitArchitecturetouseforcalculatingwhichroomtoassociateforcomponentfamilies.
8. Last,selectoneoftheDouble-Flushdoorfamilyinstances.Pressthespacebaruntilthedoorflipstotheoppositeside;thisalsoflipstheroom
calculationpointgeometry.OpenthedoorscheduletoconfirmthethatToRoom:NamenowreportstheCorridorroom(Figure6.22).
Figure6.22Flippingthedoordirection
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillmakevariouschangestoagenerichostwindowthatispartofthedefaultlibrary.Ahostedfamilyhasarequiredrelationshiptoaspecifichostcategory,suchasFloors,Walls,Roofs,orCeilings.Withoutthehost,thehostedfamilycan'tbeplaced.
Exercise6.6ModifyHostedComponentsTobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.6start.rvt.
1. UnderFamiliesintheProjectBrowser,locateandexpandtheWindowscategory.Right-clickFixed,andselectEditfromthecontextmenutoopenthefamilyintheFamilyEditor(Figure6.23).
Figure6.23Windowplanand3DviewintheFamilyEditor
2. Openthe3DviewView1.PressVVonthekeyboardtoaccesstheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialog(theleftimageinFigure6.24).OntheModelCategoriestab,makesuretheWallscategoryischeckedasshownandclickOK.The3DviewnowresemblestheimageontherightinFigure6.24.UseZoomToFittoadjustyourview.
Figure6.24Visibility/GraphicOverridesfortheview
3. ActivatetheExteriorelevationviewfromtheProjectBrowserwindowbydouble-clickingtheview(Figure6.25).
Figure6.25Referenceplanesanddimensionparameters
4. Referenceplanes(displayedasgreendashedlines)serveasaframeworkthatallowsthegeometrytoflex.Asyoucansee,thewindowgeometryhasnotbeendirectlyassignedtodimensionparameters.Instead,theparametersareassociatedtothereferenceplanes.Thewindowgeometryisthenconstrainedtothereferenceplanes.Thisistherecommendedmethodforconstructingfamilygeometry.
5. GototheCreatetab'sDatumpanel,andclicktheReferencePlanetool.Drawahorizontalplanearoundthemidpointofthewindow.
Nomatterhowthewindowheightchanges,thenewreferenceplanewillremaincentered.
6. GototheModify|PlaceReferencePlanetab'sMeasurepanel,andclicktheAlignedDimensiontool.Createacontinuousdimensionbetweenthetwo
outermosthorizontalreferenceplanesandthenewplaneyoucreatedinstep4.ClickthetemporaryEQiconthatisactivewhenyouselectthedimensionjustcreatedtoestablishanequalityconstraint(Figure6.26).
Figure6.26Addinganewreferenceplaneandkeepingitequallyspaced
ModifyingContentinaFamilyMakingchangestoahostedcomponentisanimportantpartofmodifyingexistingcontent.Thiswindowfamilyisfullofdimensionparametersthatcontroldifferenttypes.Youdonotneedtocreatenewgeometryfromscratch;youcanmodifywhatisalreadyinthefamily.Thisapproachmayseemlikecheating,butthisisusuallyhowcontentismodified.Inadditiontothisprocessbeingefficient,thegeometrythatyoumodifywilllikelycontinueto“remember”existingrelationshipstoreferenceplanesandotherparameters.
7. Selecttheframe/mullionextrusion,andclickEditExtrusionfromtheribbon(Figure6.27).
Figure6.27Completedframe/mullionextrusion
8. Sketchnewinternallines,asshowninFigure6.28,tosplitthewindowintothreepanels.Beforeyoufinishthesketch,deletethesketchsegmentsbetweenthenewlines(forexample,byusingtheSplittoolwiththeDeleteInnerSegmentoptioncheckedfromtheOptionsBar).Whencomplete,thesketchshouldlookliketheareaoutlinedinthebluehighlightedareainFigure6.28.
Figure6.28Editingtheexistingwindowframe
9. Clickthegreencheckmarkontheribbontofinishthesketch.
Afterthesketchisfinished,it'simportanttoflexthefamilytomakesurethedifferentsizeswillbehavebeforeyouloadthefamilyintotheproject.
10. ClicktheFamilyTypesbuttontoviewallthevariousfamilytypes.Selectafewdifferenttypesfromthedrop-downatthetopofthedialogboxandclickApplyaftereachtypeisspecified.
11. ClickOKtoclosethedialogboxandlookatthewindowin3D.Thewindowgeometryisflexingbutthewindowpaneisstillonepieceofglazing.
12. Selecttheglazing,andthenclicktheEditExtrusionbuttonfromtheModepanelonthecontextualModify|Glasstab.ReturntotheExteriorelevation,andaddsketchlinesalignedwithyourpreviouslymodifiedwindowtrim,asshowninFigure6.29.YoucanusethePickLinesoptionintheDrawpanel
tomakethisprocesseveneasier.RemembertoremovethesegmentsofouterlineusingtheSplittool,asyoudidinstep7.
Figure6.29Modifyingthewindowglazing
13. ClickFinishEditModetofinishthesketch,andthenrepeatthepreviousprocessoftestingafewdifferentfamily-typeparameterstomakesurethewindowglazingwillflexwiththedifferentsizes.
Inthefollowingexercise,youwilleditanexistingdoorfamilyandincorporateanestedfamilyforthedoorhandle.
Exercise6.7IncorporateNestedFamiliesTobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.7start.rvt.
1. Theexamplefileshouldopentothedefault3Dview.SelectoneofthedoorfamilyinstancesandclickEditFamilyfromtheribbon.
2. OntheCreatetaboftheFamilyEditor,clickComponenttoplaceanestedfamily.Inthisexampleyouhavenotloadedafamilyyet,soyouwillbe
promptedwithadialogtodoso.BrowsetotheChapter6filesandselectDoor_Handle.rfa.
3. Thisfamilywascreatedwiththeface-basedtemplate,soitcanusemostgeometryintheprojectorfamilyasahost.Fromtheribbon,theactiveplacementmethodshouldbePlaceOnFace.Fromthe3Dview,clickanywhereonthedoorpanelfacetoplaceaninstanceofthenestedhandlefamily(Figure6.30).
Figure6.30Initialnestedfamilyplacement
SpacebarRotationDon'tforgetthatyoucanrotatecomponentfamiliesbeforeorafterplacementbyusingthespacebar.
4. OpentheGroundfloorplanview.Dependingonwhichsideofthedooryouplacedthedoorhandlefamily,youmayneedtofliptheworkplane.IfitlookssimilartotheleftimageinFigure6.31(notalignedtothedoorpanelface),selectthedoorhandlefamilyandclickthesymboltoFlipWorkPlane(Figure6.31).
Figure6.31FlipWorkPlane,beforeandafter
5. Nowthatthenestedfamilyisclosetothecorrectposition,youcanadjustforthedoorpanelthickness.Thenesteddoorhandlefamilycontainsaparameterforthedoorthickness.Youneedtoassociatethatnestedfamilyparametertothehostfamilyparameter.Thatway,thenestedfamilywillupdateautomaticallyifthehostfamilydoorpanelchangesthickness.
6. SelectthenesteddoorhandlefamilyinstanceandclickEditTypefromthePropertiespalette.LocatetheparametercalledDoorThk;thisistheparameterinthenestedfamily.ClicktheAssociateFamilyParameterbuttoninthe=column.
7. FromtheAssociateFamilyParameterdialog,selecttheThicknessparameter;thisistheparameterinthehostfamily.Noticethatthenesteddoorhandlefamilyupdatestousethe2″(50mm)dimensionfromthehostfamilyinsteadofthenestedfamilydimensionforthedoorthickness.Italsograysoutsoyoucan'tmanuallyenteradimension,becauseitisdrivenbythehostparameternow.ClickOKtoclosetheAssociateFamilyParameterdialogandclickOKagaintoclosetheTypePropertiesdialog.
8. Youalsoneedtomakesurethenesteddoorhandlefamilyremainsatthe
correctlocationshouldthedoorgeometrymoveorchangesize.FromtheGroundfloorplanview,addanaligneddimensionbetweenthereferenceplaneontheleftandthecenterofthedoorhandlefamily.
9. Selectthedoorhandlefamily,andthenclickonthedimensiontextandenter4″(101mm).ClicktheEsckeytodeselectthetext.Clickonthedimensionandthenclickthepadlockicontocreateanalignmentconstraint.Thiswillholdthedimensiondistance.
10. You'llnowdothesameinoneoftheelevationviews.OpentheBackelevationviewandaddanaligneddimensionbetweentheGroundfloorlevelandthecenterofthedoorhandle.
11. Selectthedoorhandlefamily,andthenclickonthedimensiontextandenter3′-6″(1066mm).ClicktheEsckeytodeselectthetext.Thenclickonthedimensionandthenclickthepadlockicontocreateanalignmentconstraint.Thiswillholdthedimensiondistance.BoththeplanandelevationconditionsaredisplayedinFigure6.32.
Figure6.32Lockdoorhandledimensions
12. ClickLoadIntoProjectAndClose,andchoosetonotsavethefamilywhenprompted.Whenprompted,choosetooverwritetheexistingversionanditsparametervalues.Youshouldnowseethereviseddoorfamilycontainingthenesteddoorhandlefamily.
RevealConstraintsTheRevealConstraintsdisplaymodemakesiteasytotemporarilyhighlight(inred)allconstraintsintheactiveview.Forexample,thismakesiteasytodistinguishalockeddimension(constraint)fromaregulardimension.Aftercreatingconstraintsinsteps8and10,youcanhighlightthembyenablingthisdisplaymodefromtheViewControlBar'sdimensionlockicon.
Modifying2DFamiliesInadditionto3Dfamiliesthatcontainmodelgeometry,RevitArchitecturehascategoriesof2Dfamiliesthatconsistofdetailorannotationelements.These2Dfamiliesarehandleddifferentlythan3Dmodelfamilies.Forexample,tagfamiliesaretreatedasannotation,meaningtheywillresizeaccordingtotheviewscale.A3DmodelfamilyinRevitdoesnotresizeandistreatedasphysicalgeometrywithreal-worlddimensions.
Inthefollowingexercises,youwillworkwiththemostcommontypesof2Dfamilies(tags,profiles,detailcomponents,andtitleblocks)tobetterunderstandtheirfunctionalityandusecases:youwilleditandmakesomechangestoanexistingtagfamily;thenyouwillloadthefamilybackintotheproject.
Exercise6.8EditaTagFamilyTobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.8start.rvt.TheexamplefileopenstotheSouthelevationview;notethefurnituretag.Youwilleditandmodifythisexistingtagforyourproject(Figure6.33).
Figure6.33Existingfurnituretag
1. FromtheProjectBrowserunderFamilies,expandAnnotationSymbols.
2. FindtheFurnitureTag(M_FurnitureTag)family,right-clickit,andthenselectEditfromthecontextmenu.
3. IntheFamilyEditor,clicktheCreatetab,andactivatetheLinetool.
4. Chooseoneofthearcdrawtoolsandaddlinestobothsidesofthetag.
5. Deletetheverticallines,leavingjustthehorizontallinesandnewarclines(Figure6.34).Adjustthehorizontallinesifneeded.
Figure6.34Newfurnituretagshape
6. ClickLoadIntoProjectfromtheribbontoreloadthetagintotheprojectandoverwritetheexistingtag.
Noticethatthetaginstancehasupdated.ThefinishedtagshouldlooksimilartoFigure6.35.Anytagsofthesametypeintheprojectwillalsoupdatetoreflectthechanges.
Figure6.35Completedfurnituretag
Inthefollowingexercise,youwilleditandmakechangestoaprofilefamily,whichyouwillusetogenerategeometryfortherailing.
Exercise6.9EditaProfileFamilyTobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.9start.rvt.
1. IntheProjectBrowserunderFamilies,clicktoexpandProfiles,andthenright-clickRectangularHandrail.ChooseEditfromthecontextmenu.RectangularHandrailopensintheFamilyEditor.
2. Becauseyouwanttokeepyourexistinghandrailprofileintact,fromtheApplicationbutton,chooseSaveAs⇨Family,andnamethenewprofileLShapedHandrail.
3. Therearesomeparametersthatyouwanttomaintaininthisfamily.Tomakethemvisible,gototheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogbox(typeVVonyourkeyboard),andselecttheAnnotationCategoriestab.Selectalltheoptions,asshowninFigure6.36,andclickOKtoclosethedialogbox.
Figure6.36AdjustingtheVisibility/GraphicOverridespropertiesoftheview
4. Atthispoint,theprofileviewresemblestheimageinFigure6.37.
Figure6.37Theprofilewithparametersvisible
5. DragtheexistingverticallineassociatedwiththeWidthparameterupward.ThenontheCreatetabontheribbon,clicktheLinetool,andaddthenewremainingprofilelinessotheyresemblethelinesinFigure6.38.Loadtheprofileintoyourproject;theLShapedHandrailprofilefamilyisnowlistedinyourProjectBrowserunderFamilies,alongwiththeotherprofilefamilies.
Figure6.38Newhandrailprofile
6. Next,youneedtocreateanewrailingtypeandassociateittoyourstair.IntheProjectBrowserunderFamilies,expandRailings⇨Railing,andright-clickHandrail-Rectangular.SelectDuplicatefromthecontextmenu.ThecopyisnamedHandrail–Rectangular2;renameitLShapedHandrail.
7. Nowyouneedtomodifythepropertiesoftherailingtoincludethenewhandrailprofile.Todoso,right-clicktheLShapedHandrailtypeyoujustrenamedintheProjectBrowser,andselectTypeProperties,orjustdouble-clicktheLShapedHandrailtype.
8. IntheTypePropertiesdialogbox,selectEditfromtheRailStructure(Non-Continuous)option.DoingsoopenstheEditRails(Non-Continuous)dialogbox(Figure6.39).Clickthedrop-downarrowfortheProfilecelltoactivatethelistdrop-down,andselecttheLShapedHandrail:2″×2″,asshowninFigure6.39.
Figure6.39Selectingtheprofilefortherailing
9. ClickOKtwicetoreturntotheproject.Thenewprofilehasbeenassociatedtotheduplicaterailing.Allyouneedtodoisswapoutthedefaultstairrailingforthenewone!Selectthehandrailsassignedtothestair,andthenchooseLShapedHandrailintheTypeSelectorinthePropertiespalette(Figure6.40).
Figure6.40Selectingthenewrailing
Inthefollowingexercise,youwilleditandmakechangestoanexistingbreaklinefamilythatneedstobeupdatedforyourproject.
Exercise6.10UpdateDetailComponentsTobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.10start.rvt.TheexamplefileshouldopentothestartingviewCalloutofSection1.
Textaddeddirectlyinsideadetailcomponent(orstandardcomponentfamily)doesnotappearintheproject.
1. InthisdetailcalloutviewthereisaBreakLinefamilyyouneedtomodify(Figure6.41).Selectthebreakline,andclickEditFamilyfromtheribbontoopenthefamilyintheFamilyEditor.
Figure6.41Selectingandeditingthebreakline
2. SelectthebreaklineintheFamilyEditor,andthenclickEditBoundaryfromtheribbon.
Thiselementisnotaline(seeFigure6.41).It'sactuallyamaskingregion(kindoflikeawhitesolidhatch)thatisusedtoobscuregeometryinyourproject.SomeoftheboundarylinestylesaresettoMediumLines,andsomearesettoInvisibleLines.
3. Beforeyoubegintomodifythemaskingregion,youshouldbeawareofanyconstraintsestablishedinthefamily.PressVVonthekeyboard.SwitchtotheAnnotationCategoriestab,andcheckboththeDimensionsandReferencePlanesoptions.ClickOKtoclosethedialogbox.
Noticethattheoriginalboundaryofthemaskingregionremainsdisplayedinthebackgroundforreference.
4. IntheViewControlBar,changethescaleoftheviewto11/2″=1′-0″(1:10)sothedimensionsaremorelegible.UseZoomToFittoseetheextentsoftheconstraints(Figure6.42).
Figure6.42Themaskingregionwithallconstraintsdisplayed
5. DeletethesquaredjaglinesshowninFigure6.43.
Figure6.43Deletetheexistingjaglinesinthemaskingregion
6. FromtheCreatetabintheribbon,clicktheLinetool,andmakesure
SubcategoryissettoMediumLinesattherightendoftheribbon.Drawnewjaglines,asshowninFigure6.44.Makesurethelinesyoudrawsnaptothemidpointsofthepreviousjaglinesandtheendpointsoftheremainingstraightlines.
Figure6.44Sketchnewjaglinesinthemaskingregionboundary
7. ClickthegreencheckmarkintheModepaneloftheribbontofinishthesketch.
8. GototheModify|DetailItemstab'sPropertiespanel,andclicktheFamilyTypesbutton.ChangetheJagDepthvalueto0′-6″(150mm),andthenclickApply.Thesizeofthejaginthemaskingregionshouldchange.TryafewdifferentvaluesforJagDepthtomakesurethemaskingregionflexescorrectly.ClickOKtoclosethedialogbox.
9. ClickLoadIntoProjectfromtheribbontoreloadthebreaklineintoyourprojectandoverwritewhenprompted.YourbreaklinewillbeupdatedintheCalloutofSection1viewtoreflectthenewshape.
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillmodifyatitleblockfamily.Titleblocksareusedtoorganizeyourprojectviewsonsheetsandareconsidered2Dfamilies,similartotagsanddetailcomponents.
Exercise6.11ModifytheTitleBlocks
Tobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.11start.rvt.
1. OpensheetA101fromtheProjectBrowser.Selectthetitleblock,andthenchooseEditFamilyfromtheribbon.
2. Youneedtocreateanewlinetypeforuseinagrid.GototheManagetab'sSettingspanel,andclickObjectStyles.WhentheObjectStylesdialogboxopens,clickNewunderModifySubcategories.UsetheNewSubcategorydialogboxtocreateanewlinecalledGridLines,asshowninFigure6.45.FromtheSubcategoryOfdrop-down,selectTitleBlocks.ThenclickOK.
Figure6.45Addinganewsubcategory
3. SelecttheLineColoroption,andmodifythecolortoalightblue.ClickOKtwicetoexittheObjectStylesdialogboxandreturntothefamily.
4. You'rereadytodrawthegridlines.GototheCreatetab'sDetailpanel,andclicktheLinetool.SelecttheGridLinessubcategoryattherightendofthe
ribbon.
5. Drawfiveverticallinesandfourhorizontallines.Addacontinuousdimensiontoeachsetoflinessotherearetwo(thedimensionswillnotshowupintheprojectenvironment).ClicktheEQoption,andallthelinesbecomeequallyspaced(Figure6.46).
Figure6.46Addinganddimensioninggridlines
TurningtheGridOnandOffGloballyIfyouweretoreloadthissheetintheproject,you'dbeabletocontrolthevisibilityofthegridasyouwouldanyotherobject:viaVisibility/GraphicOverrides.Butit'susefultobeabletoturnthevisibilityofthegridonandoffthroughouttheproject,notjustonesheetatatime.Youcandothisbyassociatingatypeparametertothegridlinesyou'vejustcreated.Thenwhenyou'vefinishedusingthegridlinetosetupyourprojectviews,youcanturnitoffwithoneclick!
NoticethattheparametertypeissettoYes/Noautomaticallysinceyouselectedthelinesfirst.
6. Selectallthegridlinesyoujustcreated.InthePropertiespalette,clicktheAssociateFamilyParameterbuttontotherightoftheVisiblecheckboxtoopentheAssociateFamilyParameterdialogbox.
7. ClickAddParametertoopentheParameterPropertiesdialogbox.IntheNamefield,typeGridVisibility.ClicktheTyperadiobutton,andsetGroupParameterUndertoGraphics,asshowninFigure6.47.
Figure6.47Creatingavisibilityparameter
NoticethattheVisiblepropertyisnowinactivebecauseitisbeingcontrolledbythenewGridVisibilityparameter.Thisishowyouexposepropertiesofindividualfamilyelementsintheprojectenvironment.
8. Whenyou'vefinished,clickOKtoclosebothdialogboxes.
9. ClickLoadIntoProjecttoreloadthetitleblockintoyourproject,overwritingtheparametersoftheexistingtitleblock.
10. Selectthetitleblockintheproject,andclickEditTypeinthePropertiespalettetoopentheTypePropertiesdialogbox(Figure6.48).
Figure6.48TheGridVisibilityparameterintheTypePropertiesdialogbox
IfyouunchecktheGridVisibilityparameter,itturnsoffthegridthroughoutyourprojectratherthanjustoneviewatatime.
11. Deselecttheparameter.WhenyouclickOK,thegridisnolongervisibleinthetitleblock.
FamilyTipsandBestPracticesThefollowingaresomeadditionaltipsandbestpracticesformodifyingandworkingwithfamilies:
NameyourreferenceplanesAfteraddingnewreferenceplanes,makesuretoassignthemanameinthePropertiespalette'sNamefield.Thismakesitmucheasiertokeeptrackofeachreferenceplaneandallowsselectionbynamewhenyouareeditingtheworkplane.
EditworkplanesWhenworkingintheFamilyEditor,youmayattimesneedtomoveaworkplane–basedelement(suchasanextrusion)fromoneworkplanetoanother.Whenselectingtheelement,theEditWorkPlaneoptionbecomesavailableontheribbon.Youcanselectfromalistoflevelsandreferenceplanestomovetheelementto.Thisisanotherreasontonamereferenceplanes;ifNameisblank,itwillnotappearundertheSpecifyANewWorkPlan⇨Namelist.
Itismucheasiertotroubleshootapotentialissuebeforeaddingadditionalgeometryintothefamily.
FlexreferenceplanesbeforeaddinggeometryWhencreatingnewgeometryinafamilyoraddingaparametertoexistingreferenceplanes,besuretoproperlyflexthefamilybeforeaddinggeometry.Thinkofreferenceplanesastheframeworkforthegeometry.Firstaddreferenceplanes,andthenadddimensionsbetweenthereferenceplanesasneeded.Oncethedimensions/parametersareinplace,thevaluesshouldbeadjustedtoensurethatthereferenceplanesadjustproperly.
UsethewallclosureoptionForwall-hostedfamilies(suchasdoorandwindows),referenceplanescanbeusedtodeterminethepointwherethewalllayerswillwraparoundthefamilyinsert.YoucanseethedifferenceinFigure6.49withWallClosurecheckedandunchecked.
Figure6.49WallClosureoptions
DealwithfilledregionsblockinglinesinthetitleblockThisisacommonscenariowhenaddingfilledregionsandlinesinatitleblockfamily.
1. IntheFamilyEditor,thefilledregionisaddedfirst,andthelinesareaddedsecond(sothedisplayorderappearsasexpectedwiththelinesontop).
2. Loadthetitleblockintotheproject,andthefilledregionnowoverstrikesthelines.OneworkaroundistostartanewRevitgenericannotationfamilyandcutandpastethefilledregionsintothegenericfamily.
Whilethedisplayordermayappearincorrectinthetitleblockfamily,itshouldappear(andprint)correctlyintheproject.
3. Last,loadthegenericannotationfamilyintothetitleblockfamilyandlocateasneeded.
KnowwhenobjectsinafamilycannotbedeletedNoticethatwhenyoustartanewfamilyusingadefaulttemplate,someoftheexistingelementscannotbedeleted(suchassomereferenceplanes).Whyisthis?Anygeometrythatisincludedaspartofthefamilytemplatecannotbedeletedwhenanewfamilyiscreated.
Usea“super”maskingregionBydefault,maskingregionsmaskmodelgeometryintheprojectenvironment,buttheydonotmaskannotationelementssuchastext,dimensions,tags,ordetaillines.Ifyouwanttomaskmodelandannotationelements,createagenericannotationfamily,andaddamaskingregioninthefamily.Whenloadedintotheproject,thegenericannotationfamilywillmaskbothtypesofobjects.
UsethefamilyparameterLockoptionForparametersinafamily(FamilyTypesdialog),thereisacolumnwithanoptiontolock.Ifyoulockaparameterinthefamily,anylabeleddimensionwiththatparameterappliedwillbelocked.Thismeansyouwillbeunabletochangethevaluein-canvas.Thisalsomeansyouwon'tbeabletodynamicallyflexthefamilyin-canvas(suchasdraggingareferenceplanewithalabeleddimensionattached).Thisisgoodtokeepinmindifyourunintooddbehaviorwhenflexingthefamily;makesuretofirstconfirmwhethertheparameterislocked.
NowYouKnow
InthischapterweexpandedontheprinciplesthatwecoveredinChapter5.Thereisstillmuchmorethatcouldbecovered,butthelessonslearnedinthischapterhavecoveredtheessentials.Inthischapteryou'velearnedaboutediting2Dand3Dfamilies.Youcreatednewfamiliesandeditedexistingfamilies,includingassigninganewfamilycategory.Youlearnedaboutmodifyingthefamilyinsertionpoint,theroomcalculationpoint,andthevisibilityofgeometryforspecificdetaillevels.Youalsolearnedwheretocreatenewobjectstyles,andevenhowtonestotherfamilies.Andfinally,you'velearnedtoeditthewiderangeof2Dfamiliessuchasmaskingregions,titleblocks,detailcomponents,tags,andprofiles.
Chapter7SchematicDesignDesigninspirationcomesfromanysource,atanytime.Somedesignersliketosketchbyhand;othersusedigitaltoolstocreatea3Dsketch.Whendesignsketchesaredigital,thetransitionsbetweenconceptdesign,schematicdesign,anddesigndevelopmentaresimplified.
Whenyoubringa3DsketchintotheAutodesk®Revit®Architectureplatform,youstartwith3Dvolumes,primalelementscalledmasses,tomakesureyourformandsquarefootagearecorrectbeforemodelingwallsandfloors.Onceyou'veconfirmedthatyourbuildingmasscancontainthebuildingprogram,youwillusethemassasanarmatureonwhichtoplacebuildingelements.
Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:
Importa2Dimage
Scaleanimportedimage
Usea3DsketchfromFormIt
Createmassfloorstomeasurefloorarea
Updatemasstoupdatearea
Createfloorsfromamass
Createwallsfromamass
Createacurtainsystem
Createarooffromamass
Importinga2DImage
Tocreatea2Ddigitalsketch,AutodeskreleasedAutodesk®SketchBook®ProonApple'siPad(alsoavailableonPCandMac),whichallowsyoutosketch
directlyonatabletusingastylus,oryourfinger,asyouwoulduseapenorpencil.ThesketchinFigure7.1wascreatedonaniPad,butthefollowingstepsapplytoanyscannedimage—fromeitheramagazineortracepaper.
Figure7.1A2DsketchfromAutodeskSketchBookProforiPad
Exercise7.1ImportandScalea2DImageTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,anddownloadthefilesforChapter7.Openthefilec07-ex-07.1start.rvt.
1. Onthehomescreen,selectArchitecturalTemplatetoopenthedefaultRevitArchitecturaltemplate.OpentheEastelevationbydouble-clickingEastin
theProjectBrowser.
2. OntheInserttab,findtheImportpanelandclicktheImagebutton.SelecttheMassing_Image.pngfilefromtheChapter07folder.ClicktheOpenbutton.
3. YoumayneedtozoomouttoseethepreviewgraphicconsistingofbluegripsandanX.Thispreviewindicatesthesizeoftheimage.Clickthemousetoplacetheimage.UsethearrowkeystonudgetheimagesothatthegroundplaneofthebuildingsketchroughlyalignswithLevel1,asshowninFigure7.2.
Figure7.2Theimportedimage.Notethelocationofthelevelsrelativetothegroundplaneintheimage.
4. ZoomintotheLevelsymbols.SelectthelevellineforLevel2.OnthePropertiespalette,changetheElevationparameterfrom10′-0″(3.04m)to15′-0″(4.57m);thisheightismoreconsistentwithcommercialconstruction.
Threeclicksarenecessarytoscaletheimagecorrectly;youmustclickthesharedbasepoint,theimagereferencepoint,andthenthemodelreferencepoint.
5. TheimageisabitoutofscalefortheRevitmodel.SelecttheimageandchoosetheScaletoolfromtheModifypanel.RefertoFigure7.3fortheeventualgoal.
Figure7.3Thescaledimage
6. HoverthemouseoverLevel1untilithighlightsblueandthenclick.Thisisthesharedbasepoint.
7. Moveyourmousestraightupsothecursorroughlyalignswiththesecondfloorofthesketch;thenclick.Thisistheimagereferencepoint.
8. Finally,moveyoumousestraightdownsothecursoralignswithLevel2ofthemodel;thenclick.Thisisthemodelreferencepoint.Afterthislastclick,theimagescalestolooksimilartoFigure7.3.
EachimageyouimportinRevitArchitecturecanbeseenonlyintheviewinwhichit'splaced.Inotherwords,animageplacedintheEastelevationviewisonlyviewableintheEastelevationview.
9. Oncetheimportedimageisscaledandintherightplace,itisbesttopintheimagesoitdoesn'taccidentallymove.SelecttheimageandclickthePintoolfromtheModifypanel.
ThisconcludesExercise7.1.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefile
c07-ex-07.1end.rvtavailableinthefilesyoudownloadedforthischapter.
Designingwitha3DSketchAutodeskhasalsoreleaseda3DdigitalsketchingapplicationcalledAutodesk®
FormIt®.ThisconceptualdesignappisaccessibleonChromeorFirefoxwebbrowsers—andalsooniPadandAndroidmobiledevices!ThisisaconceptualdesignandmodelingtoolthatallowsyoutocreatebuildingformsandthenexportthegeometrytoRevitforfurtherdevelopment.Readmoreathttp://formit.autodesk.com.
TheFormItappsarefun,intuitive,andfree.TheFormItwebappisgreatformouseclickingtopullfacesinamorefluidanduser-friendlywaythanRevit'sconceptualmassingenvironment.Figure7.4wascreatedinFormItWebinroughly10minutes!FormItislikeanapkinsketch,butin3D.
Figure7.4AFormIt3DsketchinFormItWeb
Whenyousaveyour3DsketchinFormIt,theappsyncswiththeAutodesk®360DrivecloudstorageserviceandconvertstheFormItsketchtoanRVT(.rvt)file.Theconversionprocesstakesthebuildinggeometry,grouphierarchy,buildinglevels,buildinglocation,andsunangleandcreatesaRevitfilewithoutlosingthisdata.YoucanthendownloadtheRVTfile,openitinRevit,andbegin
designdevelopmentinRevitwithoutremodeling!
Forthefollowingexercises,we'llusetheTrapelo_sketchfilewecreatedinFormItandconvertedtoRevit.WeencourageyoutoplaywithFormIt,createyourown3Dsketch,andfollowthesestepsagaininthefuture,butwithyourowndesign.WeincludedtheTrapelo_sketch.axmfilethatcanbeopenedinFormIt(afteryouplaceitinyourA360DriveFormItfolder!)soyoucanuseitforyourownexplorations.
Exercise7.2Usea3DSketchfromFormItTobegin,openthefilec07-ex-07.2start.rvtfromthischapter'sdownload.
1. Thefilec07-ex-07.2start.rvtisthefilethatwascreatedforyoubyFormIt.Whenyoumoveyourmouseoverthemodel,noticethattherearefourlargemasselements.Hoveryourmouselongeroveroneofthemasses.ThetooltipthatappearstellsyouthenameofthemassinFormIt.ThetooltipalsoindicatesthatthesearemassfamiliesinRevit.SeeFigure7.5.
Figure7.5TheFormItgroupasaloadedmassfamilyinRevit
2. MassesinRevitareaspecialcategoryoffamilythatallowsyoutousespecialmodelingtoolsandrequiresspecialvisibilityproperties.ClicktheViewtab,andthenclicktheVisibility/GraphicsbuttonfromtheGraphicstab
(ortypethekeyboardshortcutVG).NowtypeMtoquicklynavigatetothecategoriesthatstartwithM.UncheckthebuttontotheleftoftheMasscategory,andclickOK.Themassesalldisappear!
YoucaninsertSketchUpfilesintoRevitbutnotaseasilyasFormItfiles.WhenyouclicktheImportCADbuttonontheInserttab,thefilenavigationdialogappears.ChangetheFilesOfTypedrop-downfiltertoshowfileswhosenamesendin.skp.
3. GototheMassing&SitetaboftheribbonandfindtheConceptualMasspaneltothefarleft.ClickthelowerhalfofthebuttonlabeledShowMassbyViewSettings.Thenchoosethesecondoption,ShowMassFormAndFloors.Yourmassesshouldappearagain!Thissettingisonly“persession,”meaningthatthenexttimeyouopenthisRevitfile,yourmasswillonlybevisibleifyouhaveitcheckedONintheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialog.
4. TypeVGagainandnotethattheMasscategoryisstilldisabledbutyourmassesarevisible.Thisiswhatwemeanbythe“specialvisibilityproperties”ofmasses.Checktheboxsothatyourmasswillbevisibleinthisviewinthenextexercise.
ThisconcludesExercise7.2.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec07-ex-07.2end.rvtavailablewiththefilesyoudownloadedforthischapter.
VisibilityofMassElementsThevisibilityoftheMasselementcanbetricky.TheMassing&Sitetaboftheribbonhasadrop-downmenuwithtwoimportantoptionsweneedtoclarify.Thefirstoption,ShowMassByViewSettings,dependsonthesettingoftheMasscategoryintheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialog.Thismeansyoucanenablevisibilityofthemassonaper-viewbasis.Thesecondoption,ShowMassFormAndFloors,enablesyoutoseethemassinall
option,ShowMassFormAndFloors,enablesyoutoseethemassinallviewsbutonlypersession—thevisibilityofthemassisnotsaved.Ifyouchoosethisoption,themassprobablywon'tbevisiblethenexttimeyouopenthefile.
Exercise7.3CreateMassFloorsTobeginthisexercise,openthefilec07-ex-07.3start.rvt.
1. ReferbacktotheFormItimageinFigure7.4.Notethebluehorizontallines.Thesebluelinesare“levels”thatyoucreateinFormIt,andtheytranslateintoRevitlevelsautomatically.
2. Selectanyoneofthefourmasselementsinthesketch.AtthefarrightoftheribbonisapanellabeledModel.FindtheMassFloorsbuttonandclickit.
3. AdialogappearslistingLevels1through5withacheckboxnexttoeach.Checkeachoneoftheboxes.ClickOKandnotetheorangelinesthatappearonyourRevitmass.
4. Nowselect(ormulti-selectbyholdingdowntheCtrlkeywhileyouclick)eachoftheotherthreemasses.ClicktheMassFloorsbutton,andcheckalloftheboxes.YourentiremodelhasRevitmassfloorsapplied.SeeFigure7.6.
Figure7.6YourRevitmodelwithmassfloors
5. LookintheProjectBrowserandfindtheSchedules/Quantitiesnode.Underityouwillfindaview,MassFloorSchedule,thatwascreatedautomaticallywhenyouopenedanRVT(.rvt)filecreatedbyFormIt.
6. OpentheMassFloorScheduleviewbydouble-clickingit.ThescheduleisorganizedtoshowyouwhichlevelsareappliedtowhichMass.ThemostimportantdataforarchitectsatthisphaseistheFloorArea(column4).Revitsumsuptheareainyourbuildingandkeepsthisareatotaluptodatewhenyoumakechanges.Thisisvaluableinformationtohaveearlyoninschematicdesign.
SchedulesarecoveredinmoredepthinChapter12,“DrawingSets.”
ThisconcludesExercise7.3.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec07-ex-07.3end.rvtthatyoudownloadedearlier.
Exercise7.4UpdateaMassOpenthefilec07-ex-07.4start.rvttostartthisexercise.
1. Ifthedesignchanges,the3Dsketchchangesandyou'llneedtoupdatetheRevitmodel.SelecttheMass:Group1:Group1element,asshownearlierinFigure7.5.
2. ClicktheEditFamilybuttonontheModepanelontheribbon.ThemasselementopensintheConceptualMassEditorinRevit.ThisenvironmentissimilartotheFamilyEditor,butitisspecifictomasses.
3. Selectthesouth-/frontmostfaceofthemass(usetheViewCubeintheupper-leftcornerforreference)andnotethebluedimensionsthatappear.Clickthe
bluedimensionthat'slabeled40′-0″.Type80′-0″intothesmallinputboxthatappears,andwatchasthefaceupdatesexactly(seeFigure7.7).Thisisamoreaccuratewaytoedityourmassthanmerelydraggingtheface.
Figure7.7TheupdatedmassintheConceptualMassEditor
4. ClicktheLoadIntoProjectbuttonontheFamilyEditorpaneloftheribbon.Youshouldhaveonlyonefileopen,soRevitwillassumeyouwanttoreloadtheupdatedmassintoyouropenproject.Ifyouhaveotherfilesopen,youwillneedtospecifyc07-ex-07.4start.rvt.
5. Revitwilldisplayadialogthatasksifyouwantto“overwritetheexistingversion”or“overwritetheexistingversionanditsparametervalues.”Eitheroptionworksinthiscasebecauseyoudidn'tsetorchangeanyparametervalues.Choosethefirstoption.Noticethatyourmodelupdateswiththe80′wideGroup1mass.
6. NowopentheMassFloorScheduleviewagainandreviewyourFloorAreatotal.Itusedtobe55841SF;nowitis66602SF.YoucancontinuetoadjustyourbuildingmassesinRevittoachievethedesireddesignwhilehittingyourrequiredareacount.
ThisconcludesExercise7.4.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec07-ex-07.4end.rvtthatyoudownloadedearlier.
CreatingRevitElementsfromaMassOnceyourmasshasapproximatelytherightareaandaestheticshape,youcanstarttoadvancefromtheconceptualdesignphasetoearlydesigndevelopment.Themassitselfhasveryfewpropertiesasidefromareaandvolume.Youneedtoaddbuildingelementslikefloors,walls,curtainsystems,androofstoencloseanddefineyourbuilding.Revitusesthemassasanarmaturetoplacetheserealmodelelementsupon.
Exercise7.5CreateFloorsfromaMassTostartthisexercise,openthefilec07-ex-07.5start.rvt.
Youcanchangethetypeofflooryouwanttocreatebeforeyoumakefloorsbyface.ChoosefromtheTypeSelectordrop-downafteryoustarttheFloorByFacecommandbutbeforeyouclicktheCreateFloorbutton.
1. GototheMassing&Sitetab,findtheModelByFacepanel,andthenclicktheFloortool.
2. Doaboxselectiontoselectthemassfloorsofeachofthefourmasselements.Withthecursorintheupper-leftcornerofthecanvas,clicktheleftmousebuttonanddragthemousetothelower-rightcornerofthecanvas.Youwillseeaboxencompassyourentiremodel.Releasetheleftmousebuttonwhenallmassfloorsarehighlighted.
3. Afterselectingallsevenmassfloors,clicktheCreateFloorbuttonintheribbon.NowyouhaverealRevitfloorsthatwillbedisplayedinallviews!SeeFigure7.8.Thebenefitofcreatingfloorsfrommassfloorsisthatyoudon'tneedtospendtimesketchingacustomshape.Revitautomaticallygeneratestheflooroutlineforyou.
Figure7.8MassfloorsareusedtomakerealRevitfloors
ThisconcludesExercise7.5.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec07-ex-07.5end.rvt.
Exercise7.6CreateWallsfromaMassOpenthefilec07-ex-07.6start.rvttobeginthisexercise.
1. Tomakethenextstepseasier,turnonFaceSelection.(Youmaywanttoturnthisfeatureofffortheothersectionsofthisbookbecauseitisnotthedefaultsettingfortheotherexercises.)FindtheModifybuttononthefar-leftsideoftheribbon(itlookslikeanarrow).ClicktheSelectbuttonunderneathit.ChecktheboxnexttoSelectElementsByFace.
2. GototheMassing&Sitetab,findtheModelByFacepanel,andthenclicktheWalltool.Youwillplacethesolidwallsintoyourdesignnow.You'llplaceglasswallsinthenextexercise.Hoveryourmouseoveroneofthefirst-floorwalls,showninFigure7.9.Clicktoplaceanewwall.
Figure7.9Placethesolidwallsbyface
TheWallByFacetoolisoneofthebestwaystocreateslopedwallsinRevit.Thenormalwalltoolwillnottilt,slope,orotherwiseanglewallsintheverticalplane.Youwillfirstneedtocreateamasswiththedesiredgeometry,thenapplyawallbyfacetothegeometricallyuniqueelements.
3. ItisdifficulttographicallydifferentiatethemasselementsfromtheRevitwallsbecausetheyareessentiallyrightontopofeachother.Toshowwhichwallshavebeencreatedandwhichstillneedtobeplaced,adjustthegraphicsbychangingthevisualstyletoShaded.
4. OpentheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogbytypingtheshortcutVG.FindtheFloorscategory,andunchecktheboxnexttoit.
5. AlsointheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialog,findtheMasscategoryandclickintothecellinthecolumntitledTransparency;thenclickagaintomake
theSurfacesdialogappear.SettheTransparencyvalueto50.ClickOK.
6. AlsointheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialog,expandtheMassnode.UnchecktheboxnexttotheMassFloorsubcategory.ClickOKtoconfirmallofthesechangestotheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialog.
7. MakesuretheShowMassByViewSettingsbuttonisenabledontheMassing&Sitetab.
8. Nowthemassandwallsaredistinguishable.ClicktheMassing&Sitetab,choosetheWallByFacetool,andclicktoplacewallsuntilthevolumeinthemiddleofthemasslookslikeitdoesinFigure7.10.
Figure7.10CreatesolidwallsusingtheWallByFacetool
ThisconcludesExercise7.6.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec07-ex-07.6end.rvt.
Exercise7.7CreateaCurtainSystemTobeginthisexercise,openthefilec07-ex-07.7start.rvt.
TheCurtainSystemtoolissimilartotheCurtainWallstool(Chapter2),butcurtainsystemsarespecifictomassingandallowyoutoplacemanycurtainwallsatonce.
1. Toplacetheglasswallsonthemass,you'lluseadifferenttool,calledthe
CurtainSystem.GototheMassing&SitetabandclicktheCurtainSystembutton.
2. Let'schangethespacingofthegridsfromthedefaults.ClicktheEditTypebuttoninthePropertiespalette.ClicktheDuplicatebutton,andrenamethetypeto10′(3.04m)×5′(1.524m)-Trapelo.ClickOKtoconfirmthenewname.
3. ChangetheGrid1Spacingparameterfrom10′-0″(3.04m)to5′-0″(1.524m).ChangetheGrid2Spacingparameterfrom5′-0″(1.524m)to10′-0″(3.04m).ClickOKtoconfirmthesechangestotheCurtainSystemtype.
Beforemakingtypepropertychanges,itisalmostalwaysbestpracticetoduplicatethetypeandrenamethenewtype.Thiswayyoudon'taccidentallychangeothermodelelementsthataredefinedbythattypeproperty.
4. Clicktheverticalfacesthatwillbecomeglasswalls(lookaheadtoFigure7.11).YoucanusetheViewCubetorotatetheviewtoseetheverticalfacesontheothersideofthebuilding.Onewordofcaution—itiseasytoclickhorizontalfacesofthemass(likefloorsorroofs),sobecarefulclicking!Ifyoudoaccidentallyselectthewrongface,justclickitagaintoremoveitfromtheselectionset.
Figure7.11Curtainsystemsaddedtothemass
5. Youcannotselectfacesfromdifferentmasses.Whenyouhavethedesiredfacesselectedforonemass,clicktheCreateSystembuttonfromtheribbon.Thenrepeattheprocedureontheothermass.ClickEsctoclosethetool.YourmodelshouldlooklikeFigure7.11.
ThisconcludesExercise7.7.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec07-ex-07.7end.rvt.
Exercise7.8CreateaRooffromaMassOpenthefilec07-ex-07.8start.rvttobeginthisexercise.
1. Thelastbuildingelementneededtoenclosethedesignistheroof.ClicktheMassing&Sitetab,andchoosetheRoofByFacetool.
2. Clickthehorizontalsurfacethatneedsaroofelementononeofthemasses.ThenclicktheCreateRoofbuttonfromtheribbon.Repeatthisprocedureonthenextmass.
3. TypethekeyboardshortcutVGtoaccesstheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogbox.TurntheFloorscategorybackon.
4. UnchecktheMasscategoryinthesamedialog.ThiswillhidethemasselementsbecausewenolongerneedthemforcreatingrealRevitelements.
5. ClickOK.YourfinishedschematicdesignshouldresembleFigure7.12.
Figure7.12Finishedschematicdesign
ThisconcludesExercise7.8.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec07-ex-07.8end.rvt.
CreateMassesDirectlyinRevitInthepreviousexercisesyouusedaRevitmodelcreatedbyFormItasyourmassgeometry.Thatisnottheonlywaytoprogressfromtheschematictotheconceptualdesign.Revithasrobustgeometry-creationtoolswithinthemassingenvironment,includingextrusions,blends,sweeps,sweptblends,andrevolves.Afteryou'vecreatedbasicformsinRevit,youcanuseBooleanoperationstocutvoidsoraddtoyourinitialform.
Wedon'thavethetimeorspacetogointoalloftheRevitmassingtools.However,modelingmorecomplexmassesissomethingthatyou'lllikelywanttolearnandexperimentwith.YoumaywanttoinvestigatethebookMasteringRevitArchitecture2016(Sybex,2015)forinsightintothesetools.
NowYouKnowMassesareanessentialpartoftheearlyconceptualdesignprocesswhenyou'reusingRevit.WorkingwithothersoftwaretoolslikeAutodeskFormItorAutodeskSketchBookProissupportedandevenencouragedtogetthedesignrightbeforemovingintodesigndevelopment.TheinformationgleanedfromsimplemassingstudiesinRevitcaninformbuildingorientationandbuildingprogramvalidation.ThenicepartoftheRevitmassingworkflowisthatyoucanaddwallsandfloorstothemass
Revitmassingworkflowisthatyoucanaddwallsandfloorstothemassfaces,thusallowingyourconceptualdesigntomaintainitsbuildingintelligenceintotheearlystagesofdesigndevelopmentandthroughoutthedesignprocess.
Chapter8RoomsandColorFillPlansInthepreviouschaptersofthisbook,wediscussedcreatingphysicalelementssuchaswalls,floors,roofs,stairs,andrailings;however,oneofthemostimportantelementsinarchitectureisthespacesboundedbythosephysicalelements.IntheAutodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftware,youhavetheabilitytocreateandmanageroomsasuniqueelementswithextendeddataproperties.Bykeepingroomnamesandareascoordinated,youcanpotentiallyfreehoursofmanualeffortformoreproductiveandmeaningfuldesign-relatedtasks.Onceroomsaretagged,you'llbeabletocreatecoordinatedcolorfillplansthatautomaticallyreflectanydataabouttheroomsinyourproject.Anychangestotheroomsareimmediatelyreflectedthroughouttheentireproject.
Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:
Defineroomsinspaces
Addaroomtag
Modifyaroomboundary
Deletearoomobject
Generatecolorfillroomplans
Modifyacolorscheme
Addtagsandcolorfilltosections
DefiningRoomsinSpacesRoomsareuniquetypesofobjectsbecausetheydonothaveaclearphysicalrepresentationlikeothermodelelementssuchasfurnitureanddoors.Theirhorizontalextentsareautomaticallydeterminedbyboundingobjectsintheformofwalls,columns,orboundarylinesthatyoucancustomize.Theseplanarboundarieswilldeterminetheextentoftheroomobjectandthustheareaofeachdefinedroom.Asanadditionaloption,youcanallowRevitArchitecturetocalculateroomvolumes.Thevolumetricorverticalextentsofroomsaredeterminedbyfloors,ceilings,androofs.
Toaccessthesecalculationoptions,findtheRoom&AreapanelontheArchitecturetab.Clickthepaneltitletoexposethespecialcommands,andselectAreaAndVolumeComputations(Figure8.1).
Figure8.1Customizingareaandvolumecomputations
TheareaandvolumesettingsareshownattherightofFigure8.1.Inadditiontosettingthevolumecomputationoption,youhavetheabilitytocustomizetheareacomputationasitrelatestowalls.Thisisimportanttounderstandbecauseitwillaffecttheareavaluescalculatedanddisplayedinroomtags.
RoomTags
Beforeyoubeginplacingroomobjects,youshouldunderstandthedistinctionbetweenroomsandroomtags.Theroomisthespatialobjectthatcontainsallthemetadataaboutthespace.Thetagmerelyreportsthosevalues.Inmanycases,youcanchangethevaluesintheroomtagandtheroompropertieswillupdate(andviceversa).Butwhereasdeletingtheroomwilldeletethetag,theoppositeisnottrue.Youcandeletearoomtagandtheroomwillremain.Tagsaresimply
2Dview–specificelementsthatattachtomodeledobjectsor,inthiscase,theroomobject.
Becauseroomsdonotrepresentphysicalobjects,theyhavetwouniquepropertiestohelpyouvisualizeandselectthem.Oneisareference—apairofinvisible,crossingvectorsthatareusuallynearthemiddleofthespace.Youcanfindthesebymovingyourmousepointeraroundinaspace.Thereferencewillhighlightwhenyourmousepointerisoverone.Theseconduniquepropertyofaroomisaninteriorfill.YoucanmakethesepropertiesvisibleintheVisibility/Graphicssettings,foundundertheViewtabintheGraphicspanelforanyview(Figure8.2).
Figure8.2RoomreferencesandinteriorfillintheVisibility/Graphicssettings
RoomBoundariesRoomswillautomaticallyfillanenclosedareaandtheirareawillalwaysberecalculatedwhenboundingobjectsaredefinedandadjusted.Elementssuchaswalls,floors,columns,andceilingshaveaRoomBoundingpropertythatletsyoucustomizethisbehaviortosuityourdesigns.YoucanfindthispropertyinthePropertiespalettewhenyouselectoneoftheaforementionedmodelelements.
RoomSeparationLines
Therearetimeswhenyouhavealarge,centralopenspace,asinthefollowingexercise,andyou'llneedthatspacetobesubdividedandtaggedintosmallerfunctionalareas.Youdon'twanttoaddwallstocarvethelargespaceintosmallerareas,especiallyiftheydon'texistintheprogram;fortunately,there'sabetteroption.Youcandrawspatialdividersknownasroomseparationlines.Roomseparationlinesaremodellinesthatshowupin3Dviews.Thegreatthingaboutthemisthattheyallowyoutocreatespaceswithoutusing3Dgeometry.
DeletingRoomsWhileusingtheRoomcommand,youcanplacearoomandaroomtagsimultaneously;however,deletingaroomcompletelyfromaprojecttakesmultiplesteps.Ifyousimplydeletearoomtag,theroomobjectremainsinthespace.Youcanaddanothertagtotheroomobjectlaterortagitinadifferentview.
Ifyoudeletearoomobject,thedefinitionoftheroomremainsinyourprojectuntilyoueitherplaceanotherroomusingthesamedefinitionordeleteitinaroomschedule.We'llexplorethisbehaviorlaterwithaquickexerciseinwhichyouwilldeletearoomobject,observetheunplacedroominaschedule,andthenreplacetheroomobjectinthefloorplan.
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillplaceroomsandroomtagsinafloorplanofaprojectinprogress.
Exercise8.1AddRoomsandRoomTagsFromthebook'swebpage(www.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials),downloadandopentheprojectfilec08-ex8.1start.rvt.MakesuretheLevel1floorplanisactivatedandsetthescaleto1/4″=1′-0″(1:50).
Toaddaroomtoyourproject,followthesesteps:
1. GototheArchitecturetab'sRoom&Areapanel,andselecttheRoomtool.
Youdon'thavetotagroomsasyouplacethem,butbydefault,TagOnPlacementisselected,ashighlightedintheModify|PlaceRoomtab.
tab.
2. Hoveroveranenclosedspace,andnoticethattheroomboundarybecomeshighlighted,indicatingthespaceinwhichyou'reabouttoplacearoomobject(Figure8.3).
Figure8.3Addingaroomandaroomtag
3. Clicktoplacearoomintheupper-leftspaceontheLevel1floorplan.Noticethatthedefaultroomtagindicatesonlytheroomnameandnumber(Figure8.4),butmoreoptionsareavailable.
Figure8.4Roomtag
Theareafeatureoftheroomtagisincrediblyhelpfulbecauseyoucanconstantlyconfirmthatyourspatialprogramrequirementsarebeingmaintainedasyourdesigndevelops.Aslocationsofwallsaremodified,theroomobjectwilladjustaccordinglyanddisplaytherecalculatedareavalues.
4. ClicktheModifybuttonorpresstheEsckeytoexittheRoomcommand,andthenselecttheroomtag.
5. ChoosetheRoomTagWithAreaoptionfromtheTypeSelectorinthePropertiespalette.Theroomtagshowstheareabasedonyourprojectunits(Figure8.5).Inthiscase,theroomis230squarefeet(21squaremeters).
Figure8.5Roomtagwitharea
Youcanchangetheautomaticnumberingofroomsbyeditingtheroomnumberofthefirstoneplacedandthencontinuingtoplaceothers.
6. Selectthefirstroomyoucreatedbyfindingthesetofinvisiblecrossingvectors,andexamineitspropertiesinthePropertiespalette.YoucanmodifytheroomnameandnumberherebyeditingthesettingsunderIdentityDataorbydirectlyeditingtheNameandNumbervaluesintheroomtag.Itdoesn'tmatterwhereyoumodifythedatabecauseitisallstoredintheroomobject.Thismakesiteasytocreatevariousplandiagramstosuityourneeds.
7. ChangethenameoftheroomtoSmallMeeting,andchangethenumberto101.
8. Placesomeotherroomswithinthefloorplan,andobservehowthenumberingschemehaschanged.
9. SelectthewallattherightedgeoftheSmallMeetingroom,asshowninFigure8.6,andmoveit2′-0″(600mm)totheleft.
Figure8.6Movingthewall
Noticethatthemomentyoureleasethewall,theroomupdateswiththenewareainformation,whichisimmediatelyreportedbytheroomtag(Figure8.7).
Figure8.7Updatedroomspaceandtag
Youhavetwooptionstoplacetheroomobjects.TheRoomtoolletsyouplaceeachroommanually.Thisapproachisfineforasmallproject,butonlargerprojectsyoucansavetimebyusingthePlaceRoomsAutomaticallytooltoautomaticallyplaceroomsinyourfloorplan.
10. ContinuetoaddroomsandtagstopopulatetheLevel1floorplan,asshowninFigure8.8.Ifyou'replacingroomsmanually,theroomswillbenumberedasyouplacethem,soplacetheroomsaccordingtothenumericsequenceshowninthefigure,startingwithroom102.
Figure8.8Addingroomsandtags
11. Asanalternative,toplaceroomsautomatically,firstselecttheRoomtoolundertheArchitecturetab'sRoom&Areapanel,andthenselectthePlaceRoomsAutomaticallytool.NoticethatRevitArchitectureautomaticallyreportshowmanyroomobjectswerecreated.ClickClosetofinishthecommand.
Youcancomparethefileinitsfinishedstatebydownloadingthefiletitledc08-ex8.1end.rvtonthebook'swebpage.
Exercise8.2ModifyaRoomBoundaryFromthebook'swebpage(www.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials),downloadandopentheprojectfilec08-ex8.2start.rvt.MakesuretheLevel1floorplanisactivated.
Followthesestepstosubdividetheopenspaceintheprojectintothreefunctionalspaces:
YoucanturnoffroomseparationlinesintheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogboxforaviewundertheLinescategory.
1. Starttoaddatagtothelargecentralopenspaceandnoticethatthespacewillbetaggedasasingleroom(Figure8.9).Inthisexerciseyouwantthisspacetobedividedintosmallerfunctionalareas.Donotplacearoomobjectinthisarea.
Figure8.9Taggingalargespace
2. ReturntotheRoom&AreapanelontheArchitecturetaboftheribbon,andselectRoomSeparator.
3. Drawalinebetweenthewallintersectionslabeled1and2inthesamplefile.
Bydefault,theselinesarethinandblack,butyoucanchangethesettingstomakeiteasiertodistinguishthelinesfromotherelements.YouwillmodifytheRoomSeparatorlinestyletobemorevisibleinaworkingview,butitwillbeturnedoffinyoursheetviews.
4. GototheManagetab'sSettingspanel,clicktheAdditionalSettingsdrop-downmenu,andselectLineStyles.Maximizelinestoviewallavailablelinestylesinthesampleproject.
Youmaycustomizethesesettingsforroomseparationlines,oranyotherlinestyle,asneededbyyourproject.
otherlinestyle,asneededbyyourproject.
5. Changethedefaultvaluesforthe<RoomSeparation>linesasfollows:
LineWeight:5
Color:Blue
LinePattern:Dot1/32″(Dot1mm)
6. ClickOKtofinalizethesechanges.
7. Sketchanotherroomseparatorinthesamplefilebetweenthewallintersectionslabeled1and3.
8. Addroomsandroomtagstothesubdividedopenspace,asshowninFigure8.10.
Figure8.10Addingroomseparationlines
Compareyourcompletedfloorplantotheexamplefilec08-ex8.2end.rvt,availablefordownloadfromthebook'swebpage.
Exercise8.3DeleteaRoomObjectInthisexercise,wewillexplorewhathappenswhenyoudeletearoomobject,observetheunplacedroominaschedule,andthenreplacetheroomobjectinthefloorplan.
Fromthebook'swebpage(www.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials),downloadandopentheprojectfilec08-ex8.3start.rvt.Ifyoucompleted
Exercise8.2,youcanbeginthefollowingstepswhereyouleftoff:
1. FromtheLevel1floorplan,deletetheSmallMeetingroomintheupper-leftcornerbyselectinganddeletingtheroomobject.Awarningappearsinthelower-rightcorneroftheapplication.Thiswarningtellsyouthattheroomyoujustdeletedwillremainintheprojectandcanberemovedoraddedbackbydeletingitfromoraddingittoaroomschedule.
2. GototheViewtab'sCreatepanel,clicktheSchedulesdrop-downmenu,andclickSchedule/Quantities.
3. SelectRoomsfromtheCategorylist,andclickOK.
4. Addthefollowingfieldstotheroomscheduleinthisorder:
Number
Name
Area
5. ClickOK.OneroominthescheduledisplaysNotPlacedintheAreacolumn.
Therearefiltersintheribbontoshow,hide,orisolatenot-placedorunenclosedroomswhenyouareviewingaroomschedule.Thesefiltersareusefulwhenyouwanttoperformqualitycontrolonyourprojectandquicklycleanupnot-placedrooms.
6. Toreplacetheroomyoujustdeleted,returntotheLevel1floorplan,andstarttheRoomcommandagain.Thistime,opentheRoomdrop-downmenuontheOptionsBar.Youseeanyunplacedroomsavailableinyourproject(Figure8.11).
Figure8.11Placeroomswithunplacedroomdefinitions.
7. Selecttheunplacedroomfromthelist,andplacetheroombackinthefloorplan.
8. ReturntothescheduleyoucreatedbylocatingtheSchedules/QuantitiescategoryintheProjectBrowserandopeningtheRoomSchedule.
9. Highlightthenamefieldforthefirstunnamedroomobject,andmodifythevaluetoreadLargeMeeting.Practicerenamingalltheremainingrooms,eitherinthescheduleorinthefloorplan,asshowninFigure8.12,givingthespacesnamesthatcorrespondtotheirfunction.
Figure8.12Renamingroomsinaroomschedule
Compareyourcompletedexercisetotheexamplefilec08-ex8.3end.rvt,availablefordownloadfromthebook'swebpage.
GeneratingColorFillRoomPlansCreatingcolorfillplansinRevitArchitectureiseasiertoaccomplishthaninmostotherdesignapplications.Becausecolorfillsareassociatedwiththeelementsofyourbuildingdesign,theywillconstantlyupdateasexistinginformationismodifiedornewinformationisadded.Thisallowsyoutofocusoncommunicatingratherthancoordinatingyourdesigninformation—asifresolvingyourdesignisn'talreadyhardenough!
Inthefollowingexercises,wewillexplorehowtoaddacolorschemetoyourfloorplanandsectionandhowtomodifythevalues.Bydefault,solidfillcolorswillbeautomaticallyassignedtoeachuniquevalueinacolorscheme.Fortunately,youcancompletelycustomizethecolorsandfillpatternsforthe
Fortunately,youcancompletelycustomizethecolorsandfillpatternsforthescheme.
Exercise8.4AddandModifyaColorSchemeFromthebook'swebpage(www.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials),downloadandopentheprojectfilec08-ex8.4start.rvt.
1. GototheAnnotatetab'sColorFillpanel,andselecttheColorFillLegendtool.
2. Clickanywhereinthewhitespaceofthedrawingareaandadialogopensthatallowsyoutoselectthespacetypeandcolorscheme(Figure8.13).
Figure8.13Definingthecolorfilllegend
Youcancreateanynumberofcolorschemesbasedonthedatainyourprojectmodel.Forexample,youcouldcreatecolorfilllegendsaccordingtodepartmentorcustomparameterssuchasfloorfinish,occupancytype,andevenrangesinarea.
3. SetSpaceTypetoRoomsandColorSchemetoName.ClickOK.
4. Toeditthecolorassignments,selectthecolorfilllegendintheplanview.YoucanthenselecttheEditSchemetoolfromthecontextualribbon.YoucanalsoaccessthesamesettingsinthePropertiespaletteforthecurrentview.JustfindtheColorSchemeproperty,andclickthebuttonintheparameterfield.
IntheEditColorSchemedialog,youcaneditthecoloraswellasthefillpattern.Changingthefillpatternishelpfulifyouwanttocreateananalyticfillpatternforablack-and-whiteorgrayscaleprint.
5. SelecttheEditSchemetool,whichopenstheEditColorSchemedialog,whereallthevaluesareavailableforediting(Figure8.14).
Figure8.14EditColorSchemedialog
6. WiththeEditColorSchemedialogboxopen,selecttheColorfieldintherowforSmallMeeting.TheColordialogboxopens.
7. ModifythecolorvaluestoRed203,Green242,andBlue222.Thefillcolorautomaticallyupdatestoreflectyourchanges(Figure8.15).Allroomsthatsharethesamenamealsosharethesamecolorfill.Colorfillswereautomaticallycreatedbasedonassignedroomnames.Ifaroomisrenamed,thecolorfillshouldchangeaccordingly.
Figure8.15Resultingcolorfill
8. Continuemodifyingthecolorvaluesinyourcolorschemeuntilyouaresatisfiedwithitsappearance(Figure8.16).
Figure8.16Updatedcolorfill
Compareyourcompletedfloorplantotheexamplefilec08-ex8.4end.rvt,availablefordownloadfromthebook'swebpage.
Exercise8.5AddTagsandColorFillsinSectionRoomtagsandcolorfillsarenotjustforuseinfloorplans.Theycanbeutilizedinsectionsaswell.Let'sexaminethisfunctionalitywithaquickexercise.Fromthebook'swebpage(www.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials),downloadandopentheprojectfilec08-ex8.5start.rvt.IfyoucompletedExercise8.4,youcanbeginthefollowingstepswhereyouleftoff:
1. ActivatetheLevel1floorplan.GototheViewtab'sCreatepanel,andselecttheSectiontool.
2. Createasectionacrosstheprojectplanview,asshowninFigure8.17.
Figure8.17Creatingthebuildingsection
Youcanalsoright-clickaviewreferencesuchasasectionandselectGoToViewfromthecontextmenu.
3. PresstheEsckeytodeselectthesectionyoujustcreated.Double-clickthesectionheadtoopenthenewview.Figure8.18illustratesthenewbuildingsection.Althoughallthegeometryisshowncorrectly,itwouldcertainlyhelptotagthespaceswiththeirroomnames.
Figure8.18Resultingbuildingsection
Youhavetwooptionstotagtheroomobjects.RoomTagletsyouplaceeachtagmanually.Thisapproachisfineforasmallproject,butonlargerprojectsyoucansavetimebyusingtheTagAllNotTaggedcommandtoautomaticallyplacetagsinthecurrentview.
4. SelecttheTagAlltoolontheAnnotatetab'sTagpanel.DoingsoopenstheTagAllNotTaggeddialog,allowingyoutotagnumerouselementcategoriesinaviewsimultaneously.Youneedtotagonlyroomsinthisexercise,soselecttheRoomTagscategory,asshowninFigure8.19,andthenclickOK.
Figure8.19AddingroomtagswiththeTagAllNotTaggedtool
5. Tomoveatagthatmaybeoverlappingelementgeometry,clicktheModify
buttonintheribbon(orpresstheEsckey),selectatag,anddragitusingthegripthatappearsneartheselectedtag(Figure8.20).Youcanalsograbanddragatagdirectlywithoutselectingitfirst.
Figure8.20Roomtagsshowninsection
6. ReturntotheAnnotatetab'sColorFillpanel,selecttheColorFillLegendtool,andplacethelegendinthesectionview.
Youcansetthecolorfillsinthesectionviewtodescribedepartmentorothervalues,whiletheroomtagsdisplaytheroomname.
7. Onceagain,setSpaceTypetoRoomsandColorSchemetoName,andclickOK.Theroomsarefilledwiththesamepatternandcolorinthesectionviewasthecolorfillintheplanview,asshowninFigure8.21.
Figure8.21Roomcolorsinthesectionviewmatchtheplancolors
8. NoticeinFigure8.21thatthecolorfillisobscuredbysomeofthemodelelementssuchasdoorsandfurniture.Thisisbecausethecolorfillcanbeplacedasabackgroundorforegroundinanyview.FindtheColorSchemeLocationparameterinthePropertiespaletteforthesettingsofthecurrentview.ChangethissettingtoForeground,andobservehowthecolorfilldisplayismodified.
Compareyourcompletedsectiontotheexamplefilec08-ex8.5end.rvt,
availablefordownloadfromthebook'swebpage.
NowYouKnowInthischapteryouhavelearnedhowtodefineroomswithinspacesandaddroomtagstothosespaces.Youalsolearnedhowtomodifytheboundaryofaroomobjectbasedonyourproject'sprogramanddeletearoomobjectifnecessary.Inaddition,youcreatedacolorfillplanandsectionbyaddingacolorschemetoyourviewsandmodifyingthecolorvalues.
There'salotofwonderfulfunctionalitywithregardtorooms,roomtags,andcolorfillsthatwehaven'tbeenabletocoverinthisbriefchapter.Instead,wefocusedontypicalusestogetyouuptospeedsoyoucanbeconfidentandproductiveasquicklyaspossible.
Chapter9Materials,Visualization,RenderingBeingabletovisualizeanarchitecturalbuildingbeforecompletionisoneofthemanyadvantagesofbuildinga3Dmodel.TheAutodesk®Revit®Architectureplatformoffersvariousopportunitiesforyoutovisualizeyourdesigninexcitingways.We'lldiscusshowtosetthematerialpropertiesforyourbuildinginformationmodel,createcompellingpresentationgraphics,andthenproducebeautifulrenderings.AsyoubecomeaskilledRevituser,youwillalsobecomeavisualizationexpert.
Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:
Defineamaterial
Assignamaterialtowalls
Applypresentationgraphicstoanelevationview
Applypresentationgraphicstoa3Daxonview
Makeanexplodedaxon
Renderamodel
Createaninteractiverendering
Renderamodelusingthecloud
MaterialsMaterialshavemanyapplicationswithinRevitArchitecture.Inthischapter,we'lltalkabouttheGraphicandAppearancetabsoftheMaterialEditortohelpyoucreateandcontrolthevisualizationsofyourdesign.Firstwe'lldiscusshowtocreatematerialsinyourmodel.Thenwe'llapplyamaterialtoabrickwall.
Exercise9.1DefineaMaterialTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentialsanddownloadtheprojectfilesforChapter9.Openthefilec09-ex-09.1start.rvt.
1. GototheManagetaboftheribbonandclicktheMaterialsbutton.ThiswillopentheMaterialBrowser,whereyoudefineyourmaterials.
2. TheMaterialBrowserdialoghasalistofmaterialnamesinthelistontheleft,andthere'saveryhelpfulsearchboxatthetopofthislist.TypethewordBrickintothesearchfield,andthelistwillfilter.
TheGraphicstabhasaShadingproperty.Thesesettingsaredisplayedonlywhenaview'sVisualStyleissettoShadedorConsistentColors.
3. ClicktheMasonry-BrickmaterialandnoticethatthepropertiesintheGraphicstabontherightupdate,asinFigure9.1.TheGraphicstabofthematerial'spropertiesusesshadedviewsandnotrenderedviews.YoucanchooseauniquecolorforthebrickbyclickingtheColorbutton.Youcanalsoredefinethesurfacepattern.Thebrickcolorandpatternlookgood,soleavethemasis.
Figure9.1SearchresultsforBrickandtheGraphicstab
ThesettingsspecifiedontheAppearancetabaredisplayedonlyinrenderingsandviewssettoRealisticvisualstyle.
4. NowclicktheAppearancetabandyou'llseeasmallrenderedpreviewofthebrickmaterial(Figure9.2).Belowthispreviewarepropertiesthataffectthe
waythismateriallooksinrenderings.Abovethepreviewimagearebuttonsrelatedtothematerialasset.Clicktheiconwitharrows(theswapicon),whichallowsyoutoreplacetheassetwithadifferentmaterialmap.
Figure9.2TheAppearancetabandtheswapicon
5. TheAssetBrowserdialogappearsanditalsohasasearchfieldatthetop.TypeBrickandyou'llseeavarietyofoptions(Figure9.3).Youshoulddragthecolumnwidthssoyoucanseethematerialassetnames.Double-clicktheNon-UniformRunning-Redbrickmaterial.
Figure9.3TheAssetBrowser
6. ThepreviewintheAppearancetabupdates.ClicktheGraphicstabagain,andchecktheUseRenderAppearancebox(Figure9.4).Theshadedcolor
updatestoreflectanaveragecolorsamplefromtherenderappearance!Thisisveryhelpfulforconsistencybetweendifferentvisualstyles.ClickOKtoexit.
Figure9.4TheGraphicstabafterstep6
Duplicatingamaterialbeforemodifyingitisasafewaytoedititwithoutaffectingallmodelelementsthatusetheoriginalmaterial.Thesameistruewheneditingamaterialrenderappearanceasset.
ThisconcludesExercise9.1.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec09-ex-09.1end.rvt,includedinthechapter'sdownload.
Exercise9.2AssignaMaterialTobegin,opentheprojectfilec09-ex-09.2start.rvt.
1. Makesureyou'reinthe3dCoverShotview.
2. ChangeyourvisualstyletoShadedbyusingtheiconontheViewControlBarbelowthedrawingarea.
3. Selectthegenericgraywall(Figure9.5).Then,inthePropertiespalette,clicktheEditTypebuttontoopentheTypePropertiesdialogboxforthewallyouhaveselected,BasicWall81/2″(21cm)Masonry.
Figure9.5Selectthegraywall.
Rememberthatchangingthetypepropertiesofawall(likeeditingthewallmaterial)affectsallsegmentsofthatwalltypethroughouttheentiremodel.
4. FindtheConstructionheader.Belowit,findtheStructurelabelandclicktheEditbuttontoeditthestructureofthewall.TheEditAssemblydialogboxwillappear.IntheMaterialcolumn,clickinthecellwiththetextDefaultWall.Noticethatasmallbuttonappearsinthecell.Clickthebutton.
5. TheMaterialBrowserappears.TypeBrickinthesearchfieldatthetopofthelist.Double-clicktheMasonry-Brickmaterialthatappearsinthelistontheleft;thisisthematerialyoueditedinthepreviousexercise.ClickOKtoclosetheEditAssemblydialog,andclickOKagaintoclosetheTypePropertiesdialog.Thedrawingupdatesdramaticallybyreplacingthegenericgraymaterialwitharedbrickshading!
6. You'venowappliedyournewmaterialcalledBricktoallthewallsofthetypeBasicWall81/2″(21cm)Masonrythroughoutyourmodel.Youcanfollowthesamestepstoapplymaterialstofloors,roofs,andotherwallsinyourprojects.
ThisconcludesExercise9.2.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec09-ex-09.2end.rvtincludedinthechapter'sprojectfiles.
DesigningwithGenericElementsDevelopingyourbuildingdesignfromgenericideastospecificelementsplaysanimportantroleinyourRevitArchitectureworkflow.Whenyou'recreatingyourdesign,it'snotpracticaltoinvesttimedefiningwalllayersandmaterialpropertiesuntilthedesignismorerefined.Ifyougettoospecifictoosoon,youmightbecomefrustrated.
Genericelementsandmaterialshelpconveytheintentofyourdesignandallowyourideastostayflexible.They'llhelpyouemphasizewheresomethingis,aswellaswhatsomethingis,withoutgettingintothedetailsofhowit'sconstructed.Designingfromgenerictospecificwillspeedupyourdesignprocess.
GraphicDisplayOptionsNowthatyouunderstandthebasicsofassigningbuildingmaterialstoyourmodelelements,youwillopenanexamplefilethathasmaterialsandviewsalreadysetup.You'llusethismodeltocreateapresentationdrawingofanelevationanda3Disometricdrawing.Youwon'tuserenderingsyet,justthetechniquesavailableintheGraphicDisplayOptionsdialogbox.
Exercise9.3PresentationElevationViewTobegin,openthefilec09-ex-09.3start.rvt.
1. FindtheElevationsnodeintheProjectBrowser.NowfindtheviewtitledEast.Right-clicktheview'snameandchooseDuplicateView⇨Duplicate(Figure9.6).Thiswillmakeacopyoftheviewwithoutcopyingannotationelements.
Figure9.6DuplicateaviewfromtheProjectBrowser.
2. FindthenewlycreatedviewintheProjectBrowser,namedEastCopy1,right-click,andthenchoseRename.Typeanewname,East-Presentation.
3. Nowyou'llturnoffthereferenceplanesintheview.Selectoneofthegreendashedreferenceplanes,right-click,andchooseHideInView⇨Category(Figure9.7).Allofthereferenceplanesarenowhidden.
Figure9.7Hidethecategoryintheview.
4. Nextyou'llturnofftheLevelmarkersintheview.SelectoneoftheLeveldatumgraphics,right-click,andchooseHideInView⇨Category.NoticethatalloftheLevelmarkersarenowhidden.
ClicktheRevealHiddenElementslightbulbontheViewControlBartoseehiddenelementsandcategories.YoucanselectanyhiddenelementandchooseUnhideCategoryfromtheribbon.Thiswillmaketheelementvisibleagain.
5. NowyouarereadytoembellishthepresentationdrawingwithvisualeffectsfoundintheGraphicDisplayOptions(GDO)dialogbox.First,makesureyouhavenothingselected.LooktothePropertiespalette,thenclicktheEditbuttonnexttotheGraphicDisplayOptionsviewparameter.
6. ClicktheSmoothLinesWithAnti-Aliasingcheckbox.Thiseffectimprovesthelinequalityintheviewdramatically.Ithasanegativeperformanceimpact,souseitinpresentationviewsonly.
7. ExpandtheShadowssection.ClicktheCastShadowsandShowAmbientShadowscheckboxes.ClicktheApplybuttonatthebottomofthedialogtoseetheeffectthesehaveonthemodel.
8. ExpandtheSketchyLinessection,andclicktheEnableSketchyLinescheckbox.SlidetheExtensionscontrolto7,andclickApply.
9. ExpandtheLightingoption,andfindtheShadowsslider.Slidethistothelefttomakeyourshadowslighter.ClickApplyandadjustuntilyou'resatisfiedwiththedarknessoftheshadows.
10. ExpandtheBackgroundsection,andchooseGradientfromtheoptions.ClickApply.Afterfollowingallofthesesteps,youshouldseesomethingsimilartoFigure9.8.ClickOKtoclosetheGDOdialog.
Figure9.8ElevationpresentationviewandGDOsettings
11. Thevisualeffectsareallset,butthecropregionneedstobeadjusted.Selecttheedgesoftheviewcrop.Notethebluedragcontrolsthatappearinthemiddleoftheedges.Thesecanbedraggedsothattheelevationisframedasyoudesire.
12. Onceyouhavetheelevationcenteredinthecropregion,youcanturnoffthecropregion.ThecontrolforthecropregionvisibilityisontheViewControlBaratthebottomofthedrawingarea.ClicktheHideCropRegionbutton(theonewiththelightbulb!).Nowyouhaveanelevationviewreadytobe
placedonasheet.
ThisconcludesExercise9.3.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec09-ex-09.3end.rvtavailablewiththeprojectfilesforthischapter.
Exercise9.4Presentation3DViewTobegin,openthefilec09-ex-09.4start.rvt.
1. Openthe3Dviewtitled3DIsometricintheProjectBrowser.Theviewislockedsothatyoucannotaccidentallychangetheangle.YoucanunlocktheviewbyclickingtheUnlocked3DViewbuttonontheViewControlBar,nexttotheHideCropRegionbutton.
2. ClicktheVisualStylebuttonontheViewControlBar(thewhitecube),andchoosetheShadedoption.ThenclicktheVisualStylebuttonagain,butthistimeclicktheGraphicDisplayOptionstextatthetopofthelist.ThisisahandyshortcuttotheGDOdialog.
3. ChecktheSmoothLinesWithAnti-Aliasing,CastShadows,andShowAmbientShadowscheckboxes.TurnonEnableSketchyLinesandsettheExtensionsliderto7.SettheBackgroundoptiontoGradient.ClickApplytoseetheseeffects.
4. ExpandtheLightingoption,andadjusttheShadows,Sun,andAmbientLightcontrols.TheSunandAmbientLightslidersmakeanimpactwhenyourvisualstyleissettoShadedorRealistic.Seteachofthesevaluesto40,andclickOK.Youmayneedtozoominabittoseethesurfacepatterns;thenyourviewshouldlooklikeFigure9.9.
Figure9.93DIsometricwithGDOeffects
5. Selectthelargebrickwallthatisblockingyourviewintothehouse.Right-clickandchooseOverrideGraphicsInView⇨ByElement.ClickthearrownexttoSurfaceTransparency,andusetheslidertosetthevalueto40.ClickOK,anddeselectthewallbypressingtheEsckeytwice.
6. Youcanseeintothehouse,butthebricksurfacepatternisstillobscuringtheview.Selectthewallagain,right-click,andchooseOverrideGraphicsInView⇨ByElement.ExpandtheSurfacePatternscontrol,andunchecktheVisibleparameterasinFigure9.10.ClickOK,andthenpressEsctodeselectthewall.
Figure9.10Selectedwallandelementoverrides
ThisconcludesExercise9.4.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec09-ex-09.4end.rvtavailableinthechapter'sprojectfiles.
Exercise9.53DExplodedViewTobegin,openthefilec09-ex-09.5start.rvt,whichisincludedwiththefilesyoudownloadedforthischapter.
Displacingelementsisaview-specificoverridemuchlikehidinganelementinaviewaffectsthatoneviewonly.ThechangesmadeusingDisplacementwillnotaffectthemodeloranyotherviewsofthemodel.
1. Opentheviewnamed3DExplodedView.Selectthelargebrickwall,andclicktheDisplaceElementsbuttonontheViewpaneloftheModifytab.
2. Awidgetappearsonthewallwithgreen,red,andbluearrows.Thiswidgetallowsyouto“displace”theselectedsetofelements.Clickanddragtheredarrowawayfromthehouse.Releasethemousebuttontoplacethewall.Withthewallstillselected,lookinthePropertiespalettefortheXDisplacementvalue.Setthisvalueto25′-0″(7.6m).
3. Sincethewindowsarehostedinthewall,theymovewithit.Youcandisplacetheseelementsfartherfromthewall.Hoveryourmouseoverawindow,andtaptheTabkeyuntilthewindowhighlights.Selectthewindow,thenholddowntheCtrlkeyandclicktheothertwowindowssoyouhaveallthreeselected.ClicktheDisplaceElementsbuttonagain.InthePropertiespalette,settheXDisplacementvalueforthewindowsto20′-0″(6m).
4. Clickanyofthedisplacedwindows,andfromtheribbon,choosethePathtool.Hoveryourmouseoveroneofthecornersofyourdisplacedwindows.Clicktoaddadashedlinebacktowheretheelementoriginated;repeatfortheothercorners.Ifyouaccidentallyaddapathlineyoudon'twant,youcanselectitandclickDeleteonthekeyboard.
5. NowyoucanapplygraphiceffectsfromtheGDO,usingstepsfromthepreviousexercises,tomakeabeautifulandinformativepresentationdrawing.YourresultsmaylooklikeFigure9.11.
Figure9.11Finishedexplodedview
ThisconcludesExercise9.5.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec09-ex-09.5end.rvt,whichisincludedwiththefilesyoudownloaded.
RenderingThetechniqueofcomputerrenderingisacomplexsciencethathasbeensimplifiedandtailoredforarchitectsinRevitArchitecture.Therearemanyexpertrenderersinthearchitecturefield,andwerecommendthistutorialasaninitiationtotheactivityofrendering.
Exercise9.6RenderaViewTobegin,openthefilec09-ex-09.6start.rvtfromthechapter'sprojectfiles.
1. Opentheviewnamed3DCoverShot.Getaquickpreviewoftherender
appearanceofthematerialsusedinthescenebyswitchingtotheRealisticvisualstyleusingtheViewControlBar.
RevisitMaterialsforRenderingIfyou'reunsatisfiedwithanyofthematerialsused,youcanrefertoExercises9.1and9.2tochangethematerial'sAppearanceproperties(notthematerial'sGraphicsproperties)tomakethematerialmoresuitableforrenderings.
2. OpentheRenderingdialogbyclickingtheteapoticonintheViewControlBarorbyclickingtheRenderbuttonontheViewtab.ThisdialogdoesnothaveanOKorCancelbutton.IthasabigRenderbuttonatthetop.ClickRendernow.
3. Congratulations,you'vejustmadeaRevitrendering!Nowlet'srefinethequalityofthisimage.First,changetheQualitysettingtoMedium,andclickRenderagain.Then,changetheQualitysettingtoHigh,andclickRenderagain.NotethatchangingtheQualitysettingimprovestherenderingbutlengthensthetimeittakestofinishtherendering.ChangetheQualitysettingbacktoMediumfortherestofthisexercise.
4. ClicktheSunSettingsbuttonintheLightinggroup.Thedialogthatopensallowsyoutospecifythelocationofthesunduringyourrendering.Changethetimefrom10:15a.m.to1:15p.m.(Figure9.12),andclickOK.ClickRenderagaintoseehowthisiterationchangestherendering.
Figure9.12SunSettingsdialogbox
5. ClicktheAdjustExposurebutton.Theveryfirstslidercontrolinthislistallowsyoutolightenordarkentheimage.AdjusttheExposureValueparameterto13.Theotherslidersareusefulifyouwanttoadjustthecolorsofyourimagewithoutusingphoto-editingsoftware.ClickOK,andnoticethechangesmade—withouthavingtore-render!
6. FindtheResolutioncontrolintheOutputSettingsgroup.Sofarinthistutorialyou'vebeenrenderingatscreenresolution,sotherenderingwillfinishfaster.ClickthePrinterradiobutton.Whenswitchingtoprintoutput,youcanspecifytheDPI.ThehighertheDPI,thelongertherenderingtakes.Tohavecrispedgesinyourfinishedrendering,setDPIto150.
7. Oncethisrenderingfinishes(Figure9.13),clicktheSaveToProjectbutton.Thiswillpromptyoutonametheimage.TheimagewillbesavedinyourProjectBrowserundertheRenderingsbranch.YoucanalsoclicktheExportbutton,whichwillsaveyourrenderingtoyourcomputer'sharddriveasaBMP,JPG,PNG,orTIFfile.
Figure9.13Thefinishedrendering
8. Youcancontinuetotestdifferentrenderingqualitysettingsandbackgroundoptions—evenchoosingadifferentrenderingengine!Renderingisaniterativeprocess;workingfromagenericlowqualitytowardhighDPIisafastwaytoreachafinishedpresentationimage.Ifyouwanttoselectawallorchangeamaterial,youcanclicktheShowTheModelbuttonatthebottomofthedialogtoswitchfromastaticrenderedimagebacktothemodelview.
ThisconcludesExercise9.6.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec09-ex-09.6end.rvtinthedownloadedfilesforthischapter.
Exercise9.7InteractiveRenderingTobegin,openthefilec09-ex-09.7start.rvtfromthischapter'sprojectfiles.
1. IntheProjectBrowser,findthe3DViewsnode,right-clickthe3DCoverShotview,andchooseDuplicateView⇨Duplicate.RenamethenewviewInteractiveRendering.
2. ChangethevisualstyleofthenewviewtoRayTraceusingtheViewControlBar.RayTraceisatemporary,interactiverenderingmode,whereyoucanusethenavigationwheeltopan,zoom,andorbityourmodel.
3. TherenderinginRayTracemodewillautomaticallystart.Atfirst,theimagewillbelowqualityandlowresolution,butitwillimprovequicklythelongeryoulettheviewidle.Whenyoubeginnavigatingyourmodel,therenderingwillrestartassoonasyoustopnavigatingandlettheviewidle.
4. TochangetherenderingsettingsforRayTracemode,youneedtoaccesstheGDO.YoucantypethekeyboardshortcutGDorclicktheVisualStylemenuontheViewControlBar.MakesuretochangetheBackgroundsettingtoSky.YoucanalsobrightenthesceneusingtheManualoptionofPhotographicExposure.Finally,youcanchangethesunlocationinSunSettings;clickOK.IntheGDOdialog,clickApplytopreviewthechanges,andthenclickOKwhenyou'resatisfied.
5. Clickthenavigationwheelicon,andusetheOrbitcommand,theWalkcommand,andthePancommandtomovethecameratovariousvantagepoints.TheLookcommandisespeciallyusefuloninteriorscenes.Whenyoufindaninterestingcameraangle,youcanstopthereandlettheRayTracerenderingimproveforafewseconds(Figure9.14).
Figure9.14ARayTracerenderingafter15seconds
6. YoucansavetheimagetotheRenderingsnodeofyourProjectBrowser.JustclicktheSavebuttonfromtheribbon.NametherenderingBackofHouse.Finally,clicktheclosebuttonontheribbontoexitRayTracemode.
ThisconcludesExercise9.7.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec09-ex-09.7end.rvt,whichisincludedwiththefilesyoudownloadedforthischapter.
Exercise9.8CloudRenderingAutodeskoffersaveryreliableandfastservicethatwillrenderyourRevitviewsinthecloud,thusallowingyoutocontinueworkingwhileyourrenderingsprocesssomewhereelse.
Tobegin,opentheprojectfilec09-ex-09.8start.rvt.
1. TousetheRenderingcloudservice,clicktheRenderInCloudbuttonontheViewtab.YouwillbeaskedtosigninusingyourAutodesk®360account.Createanaccountifyoudon'thaveone.Afterloggingin,youshouldseeaRenderInClouddialogboxwithafewinformationalstepsforcloudrendering;clickContinue.
2. TheCloudRenderingServiceprovidesaninterfaceforyoutoselectwhichviewsyou'dliketohaverendered.First,expandthe3DViewdrop-downmenu,thencheckInteractiveRenderingand3DCoverShotboxes—orchoosetorenderallfiveofthe3Dviews.
3. Thereareotheroptionsbelow,butaslongasyousetRenderQualitytoStandardandImageSizetoMedium(1MegaPixel),therenderingsdonotcostanycloudcredits;theyarefree!SeeFigure9.15.
Figure9.15RenderInCloudoptions
WhentheRenderInCloudExposurepropertyissettoNative,theRevitview'srenderingsettingforExposurewillbeusedinsteadofthedefaultcloud-renderingExposuresetting.
4. ClicktheStartRenderingbuttonatthebottomofthedialog.Revitwillprocessforafewmomentsasyourmodelisuploadedtothecloudservice.Thenyou'llbeabletocontinueworking,whiletherenderingsfinish.
5. Inafewminutes,youwillgetanemail,oryourcommunicationcenterwillnotifyyouthatyourrenderingsareready.ClicktheRenderGallerybuttonontheribbonandreviewyournewrenderedimages.
6. YoucangettheserenderingsbackintoyourRevitprojectbysavingthemfromthecloudontoyourdesktop.ThenduplicatetheBackOfHouseviewfromtheRenderingsnodeoftheProjectBrowser.RenamethecopiedviewCloudCoverShot.Deletetheoldrendering,andimportoneofthenewrenderingsasanimagefiletotheblankdraftingview.
ThisconcludesExercise9.8.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec09-ex-09.8end.rvt,whichisincludedwiththefilesyoudownloadedearlier.
NowYouKnowInthischapter,youlearnedhowtocreatepresentationgraphicsinelevationand3Dviewsandthenrenderinthreedifferentways.YouappliedvariousGraphicDisplayOptionssettingstoachieveasketchydesignlook.YoualsousedtheDisplaceElementstooltocreateexplodedaxonometricviews.Usingthesetechniques,youcanvisualizeyourmodelininteresting,customizableways:forpresentations,forworkingonadetail,orforcommunicatingconstructionmethods.
Chapter10Worksharing
Understandingthemulti-userAutodesk®Revit®Architectureworkflowisessentialtoworkingwithaprojectteamsimultaneously.
YoumaybefamiliarworkingwithotherteammembersintypicalCADsoftware,wherethedrawingfilesarestructuredseparatelytosupportaone-user-per-fileworkflow.
RevitArchitecturereinforcesamoreadvancedapproach.BecausetheRevitmodelisadatabase,eachelementinsideitcanbeindependentlytracked.Revitwilltrackeachelementandwhichuser(ifany)hasownershipofthatelement.Becauseofthis,Revitallowsmultipleuserstoworkinthesamemodel—savingseparatedrawingsforfloorplans,elevations,andsectionsisnolongerrequired.
Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:
Understandworksharingoptions
Enableworksharing
Createacentralmodelandalocalfile
Createworksets
Adjustworksetvisibility
Useworksharingdisplaymodes
Understandeditingrequests
Reviewworksharingbestpractices
WorksharingOptionsTherearethreeprimaryoptionsforworkingwithmultipleteammembersinRevitArchitecture:
Model-BasedThisisthedefaultout-of-the-boxworkflowforRevitArchitecture.Multipleteammembersaccessamodelsavedonastandardfilestoragelocation.
RevitServerThisisamodifiedversionofmodel-basedworksharingwheretheprojectmodel(ormodels)issavedtooraccessedbyadedicatedinstance(orinstances)ofRevitServer.Onebenefitofthisapproachisthatmultipleofficesmaybeworkingwiththesameprojectmodel.RevitServerinstancescanbesetupineachoffice,andeachwillcacheaversionofthemodellocally,subsequentlyspeedingupsaveoropentimes.
ForadditionalinformationonRevitServer,visitthewebpageathttp://knowledge.autodesk.com/andsearchfor“RevitServer.”
Autodesk®A360CollaborationforRevit®ThisissimilartotheRevitServerapproach,whereinsteadofaphysicalRevitServer,theprojectmodel(ormodels)issavedinthecloudviaAutodeskA360.Onebenefitofthisapproachisthatnoconfigurationorsetupisrequired(asthereiswithRevitServer)anddifferentcompaniescaneasilyworkasateamwiththesameprojectmodel(s).
ForadditionalinformationonAutodeskA360CollaborationforRevit,visitthewebpageat
www.autodesk.com/products/collaboration-for-revit/overview
Inthisbook,wewillfocusonthestandardfile-basedworksharing,whichisavailableoutoftheboxtoallRevitArchitectureusers.Generallyspeaking,mostoftheworksharingcommandsarethesameregardlessofwhichconfigurationyourprojectteamisusing.
ConfiguringWorksharingWhenyoucreateanewprojectinRevitArchitecture,thedefaultstateofthemodelwillallowonlyonesimultaneoususer.Forprojectsthatrequiremultiplesimultaneoususers,worksharingcanbeenabledtoaccommodatethiscollaboration.RevitidentifieseachuserintheprojectbytheusernamespecifiedintheApplicationmenu⇨Options⇨General⇨Username.Itiscriticalthateachuserworkinginthemodelhaveauniqueusername(Figure10.1).
Figure10.1UsernamesettinginOptions
ItisimportanttonotethatRevitinitiallysetsyourusernametomatchyourWindowsloginname.Shouldyouedittheusername,itwillnolongermatchandyouroverridewillbemaintained.ShouldyousignintoAutodesk360,RevitwillautomaticallychangeyourusernametomatchyourAutodeskID.
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillopenanexistingproject,enableworksharing,andsaveitasthenewcentralmodel.
Exercise10.1EnableWorksharingTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter10,andopenthefilec10-ex-10.1start.rvt.
1. Withtheexamplefilenowopen,navigatetotheCollaboratetabandselecttheWorksetstool.TheinitialWorksharingdialogbox(Figure10.2)appears,outliningtheworksetsthatprojectelementswillbeassignedto.
Figure10.2TheinitialWorksharingdialogbox
ThefirsttimeyouclicktheWorksetstool,itenablesworksharing.Clickingthetoolafterwardallowsyoutoaccessandmodifyworksets.
2. Bydefault,datumobjectsaremovedtoaworksetcalledSharedLevelsAnd
Grids.Projectcontentthatisnotviewspecific(geometryandrooms)isallassignedtoWorkset1.ClickOKtocontinue.
TheCentralModelInareal-worldproject,thenextstepwouldbetosaveyourcentralmodeltoalocationsotheentireprojectteamcouldaccessit.Teammembersneverworkinthecentralmodeldirectly;instead,theycreateandworkinlocalfiles.Localfilescommunicatedirectlywiththecentralmodel,soitneedstobeinalocationaccessibletoall.
3. TheWorksetsdialogbox(Figure10.3)opensnext.YourusernameappearsintheOwnerfield.Currently,youowneverythingintheprojectsinceyouenabledworksharing.ClickOKtocontinue.
Figure10.3Worksetsdialogbox
Beforeyousavethemodel,thinkaboutwhereyouneedittobelocated.Whenthecentralmodelissaved,itwillincludethefilelocationaspartoftheproject,soitcan'tbeeasilymovedafterward.
locationaspartoftheproject,soitcan'tbeeasilymovedafterward.
4. Next,youwanttosavetheprojectasthecentralmodel.NavigatetoApplication⇨SaveAs⇨Project.BeforeclickingSave,clicktheOptionsbutton.IntheFileSaveOptionsdialog,youcanconfirmthatthiswillbethecentralmodel.Youwillhaveotheroptions,suchasthemaximumnumberofbackupsthatRevitArchitecturewillmaintainforthecentralmodel(Figure10.4).ConfirmthatMakeThisACentralModelAfterSaveischecked,andclickOKtoclosetheFileSaveOptionsdialog.
Figure10.4FileSaveOptionsdialog
5. IntheSaveAsdialog,enterthefilenamec10-ex-10.2start.rvt.Youwillusethiscentralmodelforthestartofthenextexercise.ClickSavetocreateyourcentralmodel(Figure10.5).
Figure10.5Savethecentralmodel
6. Afterthesavecompletes,fromtheCollaboratetabclicktheRelinquishAllMinetool.Thiswillreleaseownershipofallmodelelementsandisanimportantsteptoallowotheruserstoworkwiththemodel.
7. Closethecentralmodel.Youshouldnotbepromptedtosaveorrelinquishanyelementsbecauseyouhavealreadydonesointhepreviousstep.
InthefollowingexerciseyouwillcreatealocalfileusingthenewlysavedcentralmodelfromExercise10.1.
Exercise10.2CreateaLocalFileandWorksetsTobegin,ensurethatExercise10.1hasbeencompleted.Youwillutilizethecentralmodelyoupreviouslysavedtocreateyourlocalfile.Thisisimportantbecauseinordertocreatealocalfile,youmustnothavechangedthecentralmodellocation(sincetheinitialsaveincludesthemodellocation).
1. ClickOpenintheApplicationmenuandbrowsetoyourcentralmodel,c10-ex-10.2start.rvt.
2. Selectthemodelbutdon'tdouble-clickorclickOpenjustyet.
3. EnsurethattheCreateNewLocaloptionischecked,asshowninFigure10.6.
Figure10.6Creatingthelocalfile
Selectingthisoptionwillnotopenthecentralmodeldirectlybutinsteadwillcreatealocalfile(Figure10.6).
Bydefault,yourlocalfileissavedinyourDocumentsfolderwithasuffixbasedonyourRevitusername.Inthisauthor'scase,theusernameisduellr.So,thelocalfileissavedintheDocumentsfolderasc10-ex-10.2start_duellr.rvt.
4. NowclickOpentocreatealocalfilethatcommunicatesdirectlywiththecentralmodel.Thisisthesameprocessyouwouldusewhenworkingonreal-worldprojects.
Next,you'llcreateseveralworksetsthatcanbeusedtoorganizeyourmodelelements.
5. OpentheWorksetsdialogboxfromtheCollaboratetab⇨Worksets.
6. ClickNew,andthencreatethreeadditionalworksets,calledCore,Exterior,andInterior(Figure10.7).
Figure10.7Creatingadditionalworksets
Keepinmindthatworksetsarenotlayersandlittlegranularityisrequired.Generally,worksetsshouldbeusedascollectionsofobjectsforbothorganizationandvisibilitycontrol.
7. ClickOKtoclosethedialog.
8. OpentheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogboxfortheview(typethekeyboardshortcutVG).
NoticethatthereisnowanadditionalWorksetstabthatdidn'texistbeforeworksharingwasenabled.Thistaballowsyoutoturnoffthevisibilityofelementsbasedontheirworksetassignment.Whenyou'vefinishedexaminingthistab,closethelocalfilebeforestartingthenextexercise.Youcanspecifytonotsavetheprojectandrelinquishallelementsandworksetswhenprompted.
WorksetVisibilityWorksetscanbeusedasanadditionalmethodtocontrolthevisibilityofelementsinaview.ThedefaultsettingforworksetvisibilityisUseGlobalSetting(Visible)undertheview'sVisibility/GraphicOverrides⇨Worksetstab.Onaview-by-viewbasis,youcanoverridetheVisibilitysettingshouldyouneedtoshoworhideelementsonindividualworksets.
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillassignmodelelementstoworksetsandadjusttheworksetvisibilitysettingsoftheview.
Exercise10.3AssignElementstoWorksetsandControlVisibilityTobegin,makesurethatyou'vedownloadedthefilec10-ex-10.3start.rvt,butdon'topenitjustyet.
1. FromtheRevitApplicationmenu,clickOpen,andthenbrowsetoc10-ex-10.3start.rvtandselectthefile.CheckDetachFromCentralandclickOpen.Thiswillallowyoutoopenanexistingcentralmodeltoresaveitinanewlocation.
2. WhentheDetachModelFromCentraldialogdisplays,chooseDetachAndPreserveWorksets.Thiswillpreserveallworksetsinthemodel.Afterthemodelopens,clicktheSavebuttonandsaveasc10-ex-10.3start.rvt.Ifyou'resavingthefileinthesamelocationastheoriginalmodel,whenpromptedthattheworksetfilealreadyexists,clickYes.
3. ThemodelshouldopentheLevel1floorplanview.OpentheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogboxfortheview(typethekeyboardshortcutVG)andclicktheWorksetstab.ChangetheVisibilitysettingfortheCore,Exterior,andInteriorworksetstoHide(Figure10.8).ClickOKtoclosethedialog.
Figure10.8WorksetVisibilitysetting
4. DrawawindowaroundtheelementsasshowninFigure10.9.Whiletheelementsareselected,clicktheFiltertoolfromtheSelectioncontextualpanel.UncheckRoomTagsandclickOKtoclosetheFilterdialog(Figure10.9).
Figure10.9Elementselectionandfilter
5. FromthePropertiespalette,locatetheWorksetparameter.Thisindicatestheelement'sworksetassignment.Withthemultipleelementsstillselected,changethisvaluefromWorkset1toCore.Noticethattheelementsarenolongervisible,sinceinstep3yousetthisworksettobehidden.
6. Next,youwillassignsomeinteriorelementstotheInteriorworkset.Drawaselectionwindowfromthelowerrighttotheupperleftinsidetheexteriorwalls.Windowingfromthisdirectionwillincludeeveryelementyoucrossorincludewithinthewindowyoudraw.(Ifyouwindowedfromlefttoright,itwouldselectonlytheelementsfullycontainedwithintheselectionbox(Figure10.10).
Figure10.10SelectingandassigningtheInteriorworkset
7. Withthemultipleelementsstillselected,usetheFiltertoolagaintouncheckRoomTagsand<RoomSeparation>.ChangetheWorksetvaluefromWorkset1toInterior.
8. Forthefinalselectionset,selecteverythingremainingintheview,andusetheFiltertool.ClickCheckNone;thencheckonlyWallsandclickOK.InthePropertiespalette,changetheworksetfromWorkset1toExterior.
9. Bythissteptheonlyitemsvisiblearetworoomseparationlines.SelectthemandassignthemtotheInteriorworkset.NownogeometryshouldbevisibleintheLevel1view.OpentheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogforthe
view,andresetthevisibilitysettingsbacktoUseGlobalSetting(Visible),asshowninFigure10.11.ClickOKtoreturntotheview,andallelementsshouldonceagainbevisible.
Figure10.11ResettingtheVisibilitysettings
Atthispointyoucanclosethismodelandsaveyourchangeswhenprompted.Thenextsectionelaboratesontheoptionsavailablewhenworkinginlocalfilesandinteractingwiththecentralmodel(suchassavingyourchanges).
SavingtotheCentralModelWhenworkinginyourlocalfilethereareseveraloptionsavailableforsavingyourchangesbacktoorinteractingwiththecentralmodel.Thefollowingworksharing-specificoptionsareavailableontheSynchronizepaneloftheCollaboratetab(SynchronizeAndModifySettingsandSynchronizeNowareavailableintheSynchronizeWithCentralflyout):
SynchronizeNowThisoptionisprobablyusedmorefrequentlythantheotheroptions.Considercreatingakeyboardshortcutsoyoudon'thavetoreturntotheCollaboratetabasyouworkwhenyouwanttosavetothecentralmodel.
SynchronizeNowsavesyourlocalcopyandsyncsitwiththecentralmodelaswellasupdatesyourfilewithanychangesfromthecentralmodel.Anyborrowedelementsarealsorelinquishedbydefault.Butifyouhaveanentireworksetcheckedout,it'snotcheckedbackin.Itwillstillbeeditablebyyouafterthesavecompletes.
SynchronizeAndModifySettingsSynchronizeAndModifySettingsprovidesmorespecificcontrolwhensavingthecentralmodelwithSynchronizeNow.ThedialogboxshowninFigure10.12displaysthecentralmodellocationandgivesyouoptionstorelinquishworksets,compactthecentralmodel,andsaveyourlocalfile(afterthesyncwiththecentralmodel
iscomplete).
Figure10.12SynchronizeAndModifySettings
ReloadLatestTheReloadLatestoptionletsyoureloadthelatestversionofthecentralmodelinyourlocalproject.However,itdoesn'tpublishanyofyourworkinthecentralmodel.
RelinquishAllMineRelinquishAllMineallowsyoutocheckinelementsthatyoumayhaveborrowedbutdidnotchange.Ifyou'vemadechanges,youhavetoeithersyncthemwiththecentralmodelordiscardthechangeswithoutsaving.Youcannotrelinquishelementsinafilethathasbeenmodified.
Ifyouselectthisoption,RevitArchitecturewillaskyouwhattodowiththeelementsyou'veborrowedorworksetsyouhaveenabled(Figure10.13).Ifyourelinquishtheelementsandworksets,otherpeoplewillbeabletomodifythemintheirlocalfiles.Ifyoukeepownership,thechangesyou'vemadewillbelost,butyou'llstillhavetheelementsandworksetsenabled.
Figure10.13Relinquishingelementsandworksets
Whenyouhavenoelementsorworksetsenabledinaproject,youcanconfirmthisbyopeningtheWorksetsdialogbox,showninFigure10.14.
Figure10.14Relinquishedelementsandworksets
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillutilizesomeofthepreviouslyoutlinedtoolsbysimulatingtwousersworkingwiththesamecentralmodel.Youwillworkby
bysimulatingtwousersworkingwiththesamecentralmodel.Youwillworkbyaddingelementsandsavingchangesasoneuserandthenswitchingtoandaddingelementsasanotheruser.Oneusercansavetheirchanges,andthenanotherusercanreloadthosechangesintotheirmodel.
Exercise10.4Two-UserWorkflowTobegin,makesurethatyou'vedownloadedthefilec10-ex-10.4start.rvt,butdon'topenitjustyet.
1. Withnoprojectopen,navigatetotheApplicationmenu⇨Options⇨General⇨Username.EnterUserAasyourusernameandclickOKtocloseOptions.
2. Openc10-ex-10.4start.rvt,navigatetotheCollaboratetab,andselecttheWorksetstool.ClickOKtodismisstheinitialworksharingdialogandclickOKtoclosetheWorksetsdialog.
3. Savetheproject.Becauseitisthefirsttimeworksharinghasbeenenabled,Revitwillaskyoutoconfirmthatyouwanttosavethisasthecentralmodel.ClickYestosavethecentralmodel.
4. Nowyouwillsavealocalmodeltoworkin.YoucanselecttheCreateNewLocalcheckboxorchooseSaveAs(whileyouhavethecentralmodelopen)tosavealocalfile.NavigatetotheApplicationmenu,chooseSaveAs,andnamethislocalfileUserA.rvt.
5. Closethelocalfileandspecifytorelinquishelementsandworksetswhenprompted.Again,withnoprojectopen,navigatetotheApplicationmenu⇨Options⇨General⇨Username.EnterUserBasyourusernameandclickOKtocloseOptions.
6. Selectc10-ex-10.4start.rvtbutdon'topenitjustyet.UncheckCreateNewLocalfirstandthenclickOpentoopenthecentralmodel.Onceagain,navigatetotheApplicationmenu⇨SaveAsoption,andthistimenamethislocalfileUserB.rvt.
Atthispointyouhavecreatedtwolocalfiles:thefirstassociatedwithUserAandthesecondassociatedwithUserB.Youcanusethisapproachtosimulatetwousersworkingwiththesamecentralmodel.
7. FromtheLevel1floorplanview,noticetheareaofthefloorplantotherightnotedwithUserBmodeltext.Drawsomewalls,doors,andfurnitureinsidethisareaofthefloorplan.
8. Whenyou'refinished,you'llwanttosaveyourchangesbacktothecentralmodelsootheruserswillbeabletoloadthechangesyoumade.ClicktheSynchronizeNowtooltosaveyourchangesbacktothecentralmodel.Whenthesavecompletes,closetheUserB.rvtlocalfile.Ifprompted,specifytorelinquishelementsandworksets(Figure10.15).
Figure10.15UserBlocalfilechanges
9. Againwithnoprojectopen,navigatetotheApplicationmenu⇨Options⇨General⇨Username.EnterUserAasyourusernameandclickOKtoclosetheOptionsdialog.Youarenowworkingastheotheruser.
10. OpentheUserA.rvtlocalfile.NotethatyoudonotseethemostrecentchangesUserBaddedtothemodelbecauseyouhavenotusedReloadLatestyet.
11. FromtheLevel1floorplanview,noticetheareaoftheplantotheleftnotedwithUserAmodeltext.Drawsomewallsanddoorsandplacefurnitureinsidethisareaofthefloorplan.
12. Whenyou'refinished,youwillsaveyourchangestothecentralmodelandalsoupdateyourlocalfilewithchangesotherusershavesavedtothecentralmodel.ClicktheSynchronizeNowtool,whichwillperformbothoftheseoperationsautomatically(Figure10.16).
Figure10.16UserAlocalfilechanges
13. RevitsavesyourchangestothecentralmodelandupdatesyourlocalfilewiththechangesUserBmade.Thistypeofon-demandsavingandloadingallowstheprojectteamtoplanwhenuserswillinteractwiththecentralmodel,whichgreatlyhelpswithperformance.UserAnowhasthelatestversionofchangesthathavebeenpublishedtothecentralmodel(Figure10.17).
Figure10.17Latestversionofthecentralmodel
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillcloseandopenworksetsinanexistingmodeltogloballyupdatevisibility.
Exercise10.5OpenandCloseWorksetsTobegin,makesureyou'vedownloadedthefilec10-ex-10.5start.rvt,butdon'topenitjustyet.
OpenorCloseWorksetsInadditiontosettingtheworksetper-viewvisibilityoptions,youcanopenorcloseaworksetforanentireproject.Doingsowillgloballyturnonoroff
orcloseaworksetforanentireproject.DoingsowillgloballyturnonoroffthevisibilityofeverythingonthatworksetforallprojectviewsregardlessoftheWorksetVisibilitysettingfortheviewinwhichyou'reworking.Thisisagreatwaytoimproveperformanceorturnoffthedisplayforentireportionsofthemodel.
1. FromtheRevitApplicationmenu,browsetoc10-ex-10.5start.rvtandselectthefile.CheckDetachFromCentralandclickOpen.Thiswillallowyoutoopenanexistingcentralmodeltoresaveitinanewlocation.
2. WhentheDetachModelFromCentraldialogappears,chooseDetachAndPreserveWorksets.Thiswillpreserveallworksetsinthemodel.Afterthemodelopens,clicktheSavebuttonandsaveasc10-ex-10.5start.rvt.Ifyou'resavinginthesamelocationastheoriginalmodel,whenpromptedwithTheWorksetFileAlreadyExists,clickYes.
3. OpentheWorksetsdialogboxunderCollaborate⇨Worksets(orclicktheWorksetsbuttononthestatusbar).NoticethatcurrentlyallworksetsaresettoOpened(theOpenedcolumnwillreadYesorNoaccordingly).
4. Inthisexamplemodeltherearefiveworksets:Doors-Windows,ExteriorWalls,Furniture,InteriorWalls,andRooms.SelecttheFurnitureandRoomsworksetsandclicktheClosebutton(Figure10.18).YoucanselectmultipleworksetsatthesametimebyholdingdowntheCtrlkeywhileselecting.
Figure10.18Closingworksetsinthemodel
5. ClickOKtoclosetheWorksetsdialog.NoticeintheLevel1viewthattheroomsandfurniturearenolongervisible.UnlikewiththeVisibility/GraphicOverridesWorksetsVisibilitysetting,closingoropeningaworksetwillaffectallviews.
6. Openthe{3D}viewtoconfirmthatallviewsareaffectedandnotethatthefurnitureisnotvisible.OpentheWorksetsdialogandadditionallyclosetheInteriorWallsandDoors-Windowsworksets.ClickOKtoreturntothe3Dview(Figure10.19).
Figure10.19Worksetsopenandclosed
7. Atanypointyoucanreopenworksetstomaketheelementsonthoseworksetsvisibleagain.OpentheWorksetsdialogandselecttheFurnitureandInteriorWallsworksets.ClickOpen,andthenclickOKtoreturntothe3Dview.Notethatthefurnitureisvisibleagaininthisandanyadditionalprojectviewswhereitwaspreviously.Youcansaveandclosethismodelwhenfinished.
WorksharingDisplayModesWorksharingdisplaymodesareagreatwaytovisuallyunderstandthecurrentworksharingstatusofyourproject.Forthisexample,allthreeauthorsofthisbookareaccessingthecentralmodelsavedontheserver(fromthethreelocalfiles)atthesametime.Furthermore,allofushaveborrowedelementsinthecentralfile.
InFigure10.20,theWorksetsdialogboxshowsthatnoworksetsareeditablebutthattheuserduellrhasborrowedelements.
Figure10.20ShowingborrowedelementsintheWorksetsdialogbox
Nowlet'slookattheWorksharingDisplaySettingsoptionsavailableforworksharingdisplayinaproject:CheckoutStatus,Owners,ModelUpdates,andWorksets.Ifyouwouldliketofollowalong,youcanreopenyourmodelfromthepreviousexercise.Thesesettingsarebasedontheparticularparametersinyourproject(numberofworksets,activeusers,andsoforth).Toactivateanyof
thesesettings,click onthebottomoftheviewwindow(ViewControlBar),andchooseoneofthemenuitemsfromthelist(Figure10.21).
Figure10.21WorksharingDisplaySettingsoptions
Activatinganyoftheworksharingdisplaymodesonthemenutogglesyourvisibilitysettingsandappliesanorangebordertotheviewyou'rein,alertingyouthatyou'veactivatedthemode.Toturnitbackoff,choosetheWorksharingDisplayOffoptionfromthesamemenu.
Let'ssetsomeofthesemodesactiveoneatatimeandviewtheresults.ClicktheWorksharingDisplaybuttonandchooseWorksharingDisplaySettings.StartwiththeCheckoutStatustab;thecheckoutstatushelpsyoudistinguishbetweenelementsthatareownedbyyou,others,ornoone(Figure10.22).
Figure10.22CheckoutStatustab
SelectingtheOwnersdisplaymodewillshowyouexactlywhichelementsbelongtowhichusers(Figure10.23).
Figure10.23Ownerstab
TheWorksetstabhelpsyouvisualizeelementsbasedontheworksettowhichthey'reassociated(Figure10.24).
Figure10.24Worksetstab
EditingRequests
Eventually,whileyou'reworkingonaprojectteam,anotheruserwillownanelementyouneedtomodify.Foryoutomodifythatelement,theotheruserwillfirstneedtorelinquishit.Let'stakeUserAandUserBasasimpleexampleforthisscenario:
1. UserAattemptstomodifyawallbutreceivesanerrordialognotingthatUserBcurrentlyownstheelement(Figure10.25).
Figure10.25Placingarequest
2. UserAclicksthePlaceRequestbuttoninthedialogsoUserBwillbenotified(Figure10.25).
3. WhileUserBisworkingintheirlocalfile,theyreceiveamodalEditingRequestReceiveddialogindicatingthatUserAhasrequestedthewallelement.
4. UserBclicksGrant,whichwillgiveeditabilitytoUserAforthatwallelementonly(Figure10.26).
Figure10.26Grantingarequest
5. Last,UserAreceivestheconfirmationdialogbackthatUserBhasgrantedpermissiontoeditthewallelement(Figure10.27).
Figure10.27Grantedconfirmation
Inthisexample,nofurtheractionisrequiredfromUserA;UserAcanstartmakingmodificationstothewall.Theeditingrequestservesasbothausernotificationsystemandanautomatedmethodtoswapelementownership.
WorksharingBestPracticesNowthatyouhaveageneralunderstandingofhowworksharingandworksetsoperate,takeamomenttoconsiderafewbestpractices.
ThinkofworksetsascontainersWorksetsaren'tlayersasinCAD.Thinkofthemascontainersformajorsystemsinyourbuilding(interior,exterior,roof,core,andsoon).Youneedtomanageorbemindfulonlyofobjectsthatbelongtouser-createdworksets,suchasthefollowing:
Datum(levelsandgrids)
Geometry(buildingelementsthatshowupinmultipleviews)
Rooms(thespacesthatcanbetagged)
BemindfuloftheactiveworksetAsyou'recreatingdatums,geometry,orrooms,bemindfuloftheactiveworkset.AndkeepinmindthatRevitArchitectureautomaticallymanagestheworksetsforeverythingelse(views,families,andprojectstandards),andthesecannotbechangedbytheuser.
BorrowelementsontheflyDon'tcheckoutworksetsbymakingtheentireworkseteditable.Instead,justborrowelementsonthefly.Thisapproachletsyouavoidmanyconflictsthatoccurwhenonepersonneedstomodifysomethingyouown(butdon'treallyneed)inthemodel.Withtheinterconnectednatureofbuildings,youdon'tevenneedtodeliberatelymakeanelementeditable.AllyouhavetodoismodifyanexistingelementandRevitArchitecturewilltransparentlyborrowitforyou.Thisworksthesamewhenaddingnewelementsaswell.
AssociatelinkedfilestotheirownworksetAssociateanylinkedfilestotheirownworkset.Thenyoucanopenandclosetheworksetsassociatedtothoselinks.Thisstrategyismuchmorepredictablethanloadingandunloadinglinks(whichwillhaveaneffectoneveryoneworkingontheproject).Openingorclosingaworksetaffectsonlyyourlocalfile.
StayoutofthecentralmodelStayoutofthecentralmodel—don'tmoveit,anddon'trenameit(unlessyouknowwhatyou'redoing).Openingthecentralmodelrestrictsaccessbythefilesthataretryingtoconnecttoit.Andifyoubreaksomethinginthecentralmodel,you'llbreaktheconnectionsthatothershavefromtheirlocalfile,whichmeanstheymayenduplosingtheirwork(whichinturnmeansyourteamwillnotlikeyou).
OpenandcloseworksetsselectivelySelectivelyopeningandclosingworksetsisalotfasterthanoptingtomodifythevisibilitysettingsofmultipleviewsorusinghide/isolateonaview-by-viewbasis.Ifyou'resupposedtobeworkingonlyonthecoreandinternalareasofamultistorybuilding,openingonlytheworksetsassociatedtothoseareaswillsavealotofcomputingpower.
NowYouKnowThischapterservedasbothanintroductionandreferencetomulti-usercollaborationinRevitArchitecture.Youenabledworksharingandsavedacentralmodel.Next,youcreatedalocalfile,createdandmodifiedworksets,controlledelementvisibilityusingthoseworksets,andexploredtheoptionstosaveyourworkbacktothecentralmodel.Movingforward,thischaptershouldalsoserveasastrongreferenceformoreadvancedcollaborationtopicssuchasworksharingdisplaymodesandeditingrequests.Weconcludedthischapterwithsomebestpracticesforyoutoutilizeonyourreal-worldprojects.
Chapter11DetailsandAnnotations
Sofar,youhaveusedAutodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftwaretocreatewalls,doors,roofs,andfloors;todefinespace;andtobringyourarchitecturalideasintothree-dimensionalform.Ineachofthesecases,thegeometryistypicallymodeledbasedonadesignintent,meaningthatyourgoalhasn'tbeentomodeleverythingbutrathertomodelenoughtodemonstratewhatthebuildingwilllooklike.Tothisend,itbecomesnecessarytoembellishpartsofthemodelorspecificviewswithdetailedinformationtohelpclarifywhatyou'vedrawn.Thisembellishmenttakestheshapeof2DdetailelementsinRevitArchitecturethatyouwillusetoaugmentviewsandaddextrainformation.
Inthischapter,youwilllearnto:
Createadetail
Enhanceadetailwith2Delements
Createarepeatingdetailcomponent
Annotateadetail
Createalegend
CreatingDetailsEvenwhenyou'recreatingdetails,RevitArchitectureprovidesavarietyofparametrictoolsthatallowyoutotakeadvantageofworkinginbuildinginformationmodeling(BIM).Youcanusethesetoolstocreatestrictly2Dgeometryortoaugmentdetailscreatedfrom3Dplans,sections,orcallouts.TobecometrulyefficientatusingRevitArchitecturetocreatethedrawingsnecessarytobothdesignanddocumentyourproject,youmustbecomeacquaintedwiththesetools.
Theseview-basedtoolsarelocatedontheDetailpaneloftheAnnotatetab(Figure11.1).Thissmallbutverypotenttoolboxiswhatyouwillneedtofamiliarizeyourselfwithinordertocreateamajorityofthe2Dlineworkandcomponentsthatwillbecomethedetailsinyourproject.Tobetterunderstandhowthesetoolsareused,let'squicklystepthroughsomeofthem.You'regoing
tousetheDetailLine,Region,Component,andDetailGrouptoolsbecausetheywillmakeupyourmostwidelyusedtoolkitforcreating2DdetailsinRevitArchitecture.
Figure11.1TheDetailpaneloftheAnnotatetab
DetailLine
TheDetailLinetoolisthefirsttoollocatedontheDetailpaneloftheAnnotatetab.Thistoolistheclosestthingyou'llfindtotraditionaldraftingintheRevitArchitecturesoftware.Itletsyoucreateview-specificlineworkusingdifferentlineweightsandtones,drawdifferentlineshapes,andusemanyofthesamemanipulationcommandsyouwouldfindinaCADprogram,suchasoffset,copy,move,andsoon.
DetailLinesAreViewSpecificDetailLinesappearonlyintheviewinwhichthey'redrawn.Theyalsohaveanarrangementtotheirplacement,meaningyoucanlayerthemunderorontopofeachotherorother2Dobjects.Thisfeatureisespeciallyimportantwhenyoubeginusingregions,detaillines,andmodelcontenttocreatedetails.
UsingtheDetailLinetoolisfairlyeasy.SelectingthetoolchangesyourribbontabtolooklikeFigure11.2.Thistabhasseveralpanelsthatallowyoutoaddandmanipulatelinework.
Figure11.2TheDetailLinetoolset
Thistabprimarilycontainsthreepanels:Modify,Draw,andLineStyle.You'veseentheModifypanelbefore.Itcontainsthehostoftoolsyou'veusedsofarforwalls,doors,andotherelements.Hereyoucancopy,offset,move,andperformothertasks.TheDrawpanelletsyoucreatenewcontentanddefineshapes,andtheLineStyledrop-downallowsyoutochoosethelinestyleyou'dliketouse.
RegionThenexttoolontheDetailpaneloftheAnnotatetabistheRegiontool.Regionsareareasofanyshapeorsizethatyoucanfillwithapattern.Thispattern(muchlikeahatchinAutoCAD)dynamicallyresizeswiththeregionboundary.Regionslayerjustlikedetaillinesdoandcanbeplacedontopof,orbehind,other2Dlineworkandcomponents.Regionsalsohaveopacityandcanbecompletelyopaque(coveringwhattheyareplacedon)ortransparent(lettingelementsshowthrough).
Therearetwotypesofregions:filledregionsandmaskingregions.
FilledRegionsFilledregionsallowyoutochoosefromavarietyofhatchpatternstofilltheregion.Theyarecommonlyusedindetailstoshowthingssuchasrigidinsulation,concrete,plywood,andothermaterialtypesdefinedbyaspecificpattern.
MaskingRegionsMaskingregions,ontheotherhand,comeinonlyoneflavor.Theyarewhiteboxeswithorwithoutdiscernibleborderlines.Maskingregionsaretypicallyusedtohide,ormask,fromaviewcertaincontentthatyoudon'twantshownorprinted.
Component
TheComponentdrop-downmenuletsyouinsertawidearrayofcomponenttypesintoyourmodel.Theseare2Ddetailcomponents,orcollectionsofdetailcomponentsinthecaseofarepeatingdetail.Detailcomponentsareschedulable,taggable,keynotable2Dfamiliesthatallowanadditionallevelofstandardizationinyourmodel.
Someexamplesofwhereyou'dusedetailcomponentsareblocking,steelshapes,andbrickcoursinginsection—justaboutanyreplicated2Delementthatcomesinastandardizedshape.
Detailcomponentsare2Dfamiliesthatcanbemadeintoparametriccontent.Inotherwords,afullrangeofshapescanbeavailableinasingledetailcomponent.Becausetheyarefamilies,theycanalsobestoredinyourofficelibraryandsharedeasilyacrossprojects.
Toaddadetailcomponenttoyourdrawing,followthesesteps:
1. SelectDetailComponentfromtheComponentdrop-downmenulistlocatedontheAnnotatetab.
2. UsetheTypeSelectortochoosefromdetailcomponentsthatarealreadyinsertedintothemodel.
Ifyoudon'tseeadetailcomponentyouwanttoinsertintheTypeSelector,trythis:
1. ClicktheLoadFamilybuttonontheModify|PlaceDetailComponenttab.
2. Insertadetailcomponentfromthedefaultlibraryoryourofficelibrary.
ArrangingElementsintheView
Knowinghowtochangearrangementisanimportantpartofdetailingsoyoudon'thavetodraweverythinginexactsequence.Arrangementallowsyoutochangethepositionofanelement,suchasalineoradetailcomponent,relativetoanotherelement.MuchaswithlayersinAdobePhotoshoporarrangementinMicrosoftPowerPoint,RevitArchitectureallowsyoutoplacesomeelementsvisuallyinfrontoforbehindothers.OnceanelementorgroupofelementsisselectedandtheModifymenuappears,onthefarrightyou'llseetheArrangepanel.
Fromhere,youcanchooseamongfouroptionsofarrangement:
BringToFront
BringForward
SendToBack
SendBackward
BringForwardandSendBackwardareavailableselectionsusingthedrop-downarrowsnexttoBringToFrontandSendToBack,respectively.Usingthesetoolswillhelpyougetyourlayersintheproperorder.
RepeatingDetailComponentRepeatingelementsarecommoninarchitecturalprojects.Masonry,metaldecking,andwallstudsaresomecommonelementsthatrepeatataregularinterval.TheRevitArchitecturetoolyouusetocreateandmanagethesetypesofelementsiscalledRepeatingDetailComponent,andit'slocatedintheComponentdrop-downmenuontheDetailpanelundertheAnnotatetab.
Thistoolletsyouplaceadetailcomponentinalinearconfigurationinwhichthedetailcomponentrepeatsatasetinterval;youdrawalinethatthenbecomesyourrepeatingcomponent.ThedefaultRevitArchitecturerepeatingdetailiscommonbrickrepeatinginsection.Creatingelementslikethisnotonlyletsyoulatertagandkeynotethematerialsbutalsoallowsyousomeeaseofflexibility
overarrayingtheseelementsmanually.
Beforeyoucreatearepeatingdetailcomponent,let'sexamineonesuchcomponent'sproperties.SelectRepeatingDetailComponentandchooseEditTypefromthePropertiespalettetoopentheTypePropertiesdialogboxshowninFigure11.3.
Figure11.3TypePropertiesdialogboxforarepeatingdetail
Here'sabriefdescriptionofwhateachofthesesettingsdoes:
DetailThissettingletsyouselectthedetailcomponenttoberepeated.
LayoutThisoptionoffersfourmodes:
FixedDistanceThisrepresentsthepathdrawnbetweenthestartandendpointswhentherepeatingdetailisthelengthatwhichyourcomponentrepeatsatadistanceofthevaluesetforSpacing.
FixedNumberThismodesetsthenumberoftimesacomponentrepeatsitselfinthespacebetweenthestartandendpoints(thelengthofthepath).
FillAvailableSpaceRegardlessofthevalueyouchooseforSpacing,thedetailcomponentisrepeatedonthepathusingitsactualwidthastheSpacingvalue.
MaximumSpacingThedetailcomponentisrepeatedusingthesetspacing,andthenumberofrepeatedcomponentsissetsothatonlycompletecomponentsaredrawn.RevitArchitecturecreatesasmanycopiesofthecomponentaswillfitonthepath.
InsideThisoptionadjuststhestartpointandendpointofthedetailcomponentsthatmakeuptherepeatingdetail.Deselectingthisoptionputsonlyfullcomponentsbetweenstartandendpointsratherthanpartialcomponents.Asanexample,ifyouhavearunofbrick,selectingtheInsidecheckboxwillmakeapartialbrickattheendoftherun.Ifyouwanttoseeonlyfullbricks(nonethatwouldbecut),deselecttheoption.
SpacingThisoptionisactiveonlywhenFixedDistanceorMaximumSpacingisselectedasthemethodofrepetition.Itrepresentsthedistanceatwhichyouwanttherepeatingdetailcomponenttorepeat.Itdoesn'thavetobetheactualwidthofthedetailcomponent.
DetailRotationThisoptionallowsyoutorotatethedetailcomponentintherepeatingdetail.
Insulation
ThebestwaytothinkoftheInsulationtoolisasapremaderepeatingdetail.You'llfindthistoolontheDetailpaneloftheAnnotatetab.
Selectingthistoolallowsyoutodrawalineofbattinsulation,muchlikearepeatingdetail.YoucanmodifythewidthoftheinsertedinsulationfromtheOptionsBar(Figure11.4).Theinsulationisinsertedusingthecenterlineofthelineofbatt,andyoucanshorten,lengthen,ormodifythewidtheitherbeforeorafterinsertingitintoyourview.
Figure11.4ModifyingtheinsulationwidthintheOptionsBar
DetailGroupsDetailgroupsaresimilartoblocksinAutoCADandareaquickalternativetocreatingdetailcomponentfamilies.Likemodeledgroups,theseareacollectionofgraphicsthatcontaindetaillines,detailcomponents,or2Delements.Whileyouwillprobablywanttouseadetailcomponenttocreatesomethinglikeblocking,ifyouplantohavethesameblockingandflashingconditionsinmultiplelocations,youcanthengrouptheflashingandblockingtogetherandquicklyreplicatethesepiecesinotherdetails.LikeblocksinAutoCAD,manipulatingoneofthedetailgroupschangesallofthemconsistentlythroughoutthemodel.
Therearetwowaystomakeadetailgroup.Probablythemostcommonistocreatethedetailelementsyou'dliketogroupandthenselectallofthem.Whenyoudo,theModifytabappears:
1. ClicktheCreateGroupbuttonundertheCreatepaneltomakethegroup.
2. Whenyou'repromptedforagroupname,namethegroupsomethingclearlikeWindowHeadFlashingorOfficeLayout1ratherthanacceptingthedefaultnameRevitArchitecturewantstogiveit(Group1,Group2,andsoon).
Theotherwaytocreateadetailgroupisasfollows:
1. GototheAnnotatetab'sDetailGroupdrop-downmenuandclicktheCreateGroupbutton.Youarepromptedforthetypeofgroup(ModelorDetail)aswellasagroupname.
ModelModelgroupscontainmodelelements(elementsthatarevisible
inmorethanoneview).ChooseModelifyouwantelementstobevisibleinmorethanonevieworiftheyare3Dgeometry.
DetailDetailgroupscontain2Ddetailelementsandarevisibleonlywithintheviewyou'rein(youcancopyorusetheminotherviews).ChooseDetailifyou'recreatingagroupcontainingdetaillinesorotherannotationsand2Delements.
Youcancreateagroupthathasbothmodelelementsanddetailelementsbycreatingamodelgroupthathasanattacheddetailgroup.
Whenyouselecttheelements,you'retakenintoEditGroupmode.Ayellowtransparencyisoverlaidontopoftheview,andelementsintheviewappeargray.
2. Toaddelementstothegroup,clickAddandthenchooseyourselecteditems(Figure11.5).
Figure11.5TheEditGrouppanel
Youcanalsoremoveunwantedelements.
3. Whenyou'vefinished,clickthegreenFinishcheckmarkandyourgroupwillbecomplete.
Youcanplaceanygroupyou'vealreadymadeusingthePlaceDetailGroupbuttonontheAnnotatetab'sDetailGroupdrop-downmenu.Groupsinsertlikefamilies,andyoucanchoosethegroupyou'dliketoinsertfromtheTypeSelectoronthePropertiespalette.
LineworkAlthoughnotpartoftheAnnotatetab,theLineworktoolisanimportantfeatureincreatinggoodlineweightsforyourdetails.RevitArchitecturedoesalottohelpmanageyourviewsandlineweightsautomatically,butitdoesn'tcoveralltherequirementsallthetime.SometimesthedefaultRevitArchitecturelinesareheavierorthinnerthanyoudesireforyourdetails.ThisiswheretheLinework
toolcomesinhandy;itallowsyoutomodifyexistinglinesinaview-specificcontext.
TousetheLineworktool,followthesesteps:
1. GototheModifytab'sViewpanelandclicktheLineworkbutton,orusethekeyboardshortcutLW.
YouwillseethefamiliarLineStyleTypeSelectorpanelontherightofthetab.
2. Selectalinestylefromthelist.
3. Simplychoosethestyleyouwantaparticularlinetolooklike;thenselectthatlineintheview.
Thelinesyoupickcanbealmostanything:cutlinesofmodelelements,families,components,andsoon.SelectingthelineorboundaryofanelementchangesthelinestylefromwhateveritwastowhateveryouhavechosenfromtheTypeSelector.Figure11.6showsabeforeandafterofthesilldetailwiththelineworktouchedup.
Figure11.6BeforeandaftertheLineworktool
Youcanreturnalinetoitsdefaultlineweightbyusingthe<ByCategory>linetype.
Youcanalsochoosetovisuallyremovelinesusingthistool.Doingsoleavesthe
Youcanalsochoosetovisuallyremovelinesusingthistool.Doingsoleavesthelineinthevieworasapartofthe3Delementbutmakesiteffectivelyinvisibleforthesakeoftheview.Dothisbyselectingthe<InvisibleLines>linetype.Thisisagoodalternativetocoveringunwantedlineworkwithamaskingregion.
Exercise11.1EnhanceaDetailwithRegionsEnhancingyourmodelwith2Dlineworkandcomponentsisanefficientwaytoaddmoreinformationtospecificviewswithoutmodelingeverything.Itisnotnecessarytomodelflashing,blocking,orotherelementsshownonlyinlarge-scaleformatdetaildrawings.Usingdetaillines,regions,anddetailcomponents,youcanenhanceyourviewstoshowadditionaldesignintent.
Fromthebook'swebpage(www.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials),downloadthec11-ex11.1start.rvtfileandopentheviewExteriorDetl,Typ,whichyou'llfindintheSections(BuildingSection)nodeoftheProjectBrowser.Inthefollowingexercise,youwillcreateadetailandenhancethedetailusingfilledandmaskingregionstoaccuratelyrepresentbuiltconditionswithinatypicalwindowdetail:
1. UsetheCallouttoolontheViewtabtocreateanewdetailofthesecond-floorwindowsill:createanewcallout,andnameitExteriorWindowSill,Typ.ThestartingviewlookslikeFigure11.7.
Figure11.7Thewindowsilldetailbeforeembellishment
2. ClicktheFilledRegionbuttonundertheRegiondrop-downmenuontheAnnotatetab.Choose<InvisibleLines>fromtheLineStyledrop-downontheModifytab,andcreateaboxboundingthefloorslab(Figure11.8).
Figure11.8Modifyingtheboundaryofthefilledregion
3. Selectthetopandbottomedgesoftheboundingbox,whichshouldalignwiththecutplanesofthefloor,andusetheLineStyledrop-downtochangethelineweighttoMediumLines.
4. ClicktheEditTypebuttoninthePropertiespalettetoopentheTypePropertiesdialogbox.Becausethereisnodefinedregiontypethatisidenticaltoexistingmaterials,youneedtomakeone.ClickDuplicate,namethenewregiontype00Existing,andclickOK.
5. ChecktomakesurethesesettingsareinthePropertiespalette:
FillPattern:SetthisfieldtoDrafting,andchooseANSI31.
Background:SetthistoOpaque.
LineWeight:Setthisto1.
Color:SetthistoBlack.
ClickOKwhenyou'vefinished.
6. Clickthegreencheckmark tocompletethesketch.Yourfinishedfilledregionappearshighlightedandslightlytransparent.
7. Clickofftheregiontoseethefinishedproduct.Theinvisiblelineontheleft
doesn'tcoverthecutofthewall,andathinnerlineremains.
8. HighlightthefilledregionagainandusetheNudgetool(thearrowkeysonthekeyboard)tomovetheregionoverslightlytocovertheremainderofthefinishedwall.ThefinishedregionlookslikeFigure11.9.
Figure11.9Thefinishedfilledregion
9. ChoosetheMaskingRegiontoolfromtheRegiondrop-downmenuontheAnnotatetab.
10. WithLineStylesettoThinLines,createabox1″(25mm)deepunderthewindowsill,creatingablankspacewhereyouwilllateraddsomeother2Dcomponents,suchasblocking.(Figure11.10.)
Figure11.10Addingamaskingregion
11. Clickthegreencheckmarktocompletethesketch.ThefinishedsilllookslikeFigure11.11.
Figure11.11Thecompletedsketch
Uponcompletion,yourdetailshouldresemblethec11-ex11.1end.rvtfile,availableinthedownloadforthischapter.Savethisdetail;you'llreturntoitagaininthenextexercise.
Exercise11.2AddDetailComponentsandDetailLinesThenextstepistoaddsomedetailcomponentsforblockingandtrim.FromtheChapter11downloadablefiles,openthec11-ex11.2start.rvtfile,orcontinuewithyouropenedfileifyou'vecompletedthepreviousexercise.ChooseApplication⇨New⇨Family,andchooseDetailItem.rft.Whenyou'recreatingdetailcomponents,aswithanyotherfamily,you'llstartwithtworeferenceplanescrossinginthecenterofthefamily.Thiscrossingpointisthedefaultinsertionpointofthefamily.
Thefirstfamily,Blocking,isstraightforward.You'lluseMaskingRegioninsteadoftheLinestoolsoyouhaveaclean,whiteboxthatyoucanusetolayeroverandmaskotherelementsyoumightnotwanttosee.
1. SelecttheMaskingRegiontoolontheCreatetab,anddrawaboxwiththelower-leftcornerattheorigin.Theboxshouldbe1″(25mm)highand3″(75mm)wide.
2. Clickthegreencheckmarktocompletetheregion.
3. OntheCreatetab,clicktheLinetool,anddrawalinediagonallyacrosstheboxtodenoteblocking.ThefamilyshouldlooklikeFigure11.12.
Figure11.12Creatingablockingdetailcomponent
4. ChooseApplication⇨SaveAs⇨Family,andnamethefamily06Blocking.Placeitinafolderwiththemodel.
5. ClicktheLoadIntoProjectbuttonatthefarrightontheribbontoaddthefamilytothemodel.
Ifyouhavemorethanoneprojectopen,makesureyouchooseeitheryourcontinuedexercisefileortheexamplefileforthisexercise,c11-ex11.2start.rvt.
6. Toaddtheblockingdetailcomponenttoyourview,returntotheExteriorWindowSill,Typ.detail,andselectDetailComponentfromtheComponentdrop-downmenuontheAnnotatetab.
Thecomponentyouinsertwillbecomethedefaultcomponent;youcanseethename06BlockingintheTypeSelector.
7. Insertpiecesofblockingattheleft,right,andcenterofthesill(Figure11.13).
Figure11.13Insertingandplacingtheblocking
8. Createanewdetailitemusingsteps1–3foranotherdetailcomponentrepresentingthebaseboard(donotcreateadiagonallinetodenoteblocking),andusethedimensions1″(25mm)wideby6″(150mm)high.
9. Namethenewfamily06Baseboard.
10. Savethebaseboard,andclickLoadIntoProject,selectingtheaccurateprojectfileifmorethanonefileisopen.
11. NavigatetotheviewExteriorWindowSill,Typ.ifit'snotalreadyopen,andplacethebaseboardatthecornerofthegypsumboardandfinishedfloor.ThedetaillookslikeFigure11.14.
Figure11.14Thesilldetailwithbase
Familiesoffermorefunctionalityandversatilitydownthelineforfasterdocumentation;youcanmakethemtaggableobjectsbyusingtheKeynotetool.
theKeynotetool.
Sometimes,itiseasierandmoreeffectivetosimplyusedetaillinestocreatethenecessaryfeaturesinadetail.Forthesepurposes,youwanttocreatesomeflashingatthewindowsill.
12. ChoosetheDetailLinetool,andselectMediumLinesfromtheLineStyledrop-downmenu.
13. UsingtheDetailLinetool,drawinsomeflashingforthewindowsill(Figure11.15).
Figure11.15Addingflashingusingdetaillines
Compareyourfinisheddetailwiththec11-ex11.2end.rvtfile,availableinthedownloadfromthebook'swebpage.You'llreturntothisdetailagainforthenextexercise.
Exercise11.3CreateaRepeatingDetailComponentInthefollowingexercise,youwillcreateacustomrepeatingdetailforthesilldetailyou'vebeenworkingon.Theexteriorofthebuildingisterracottabrickandwillhavevisiblejointworkevery8″(200mm).FromtheChapter11downloadablefiles,openthec11-ex11.3start.rvtfile,orcontinuewithyouropenedfileifyou'vecompletedthepreviousexercise.Followthesesteps:
1. SelectanewDetailComponentfamilyagain.ChooseApplication⇨New⇨Family,andchooseDetailItem.rftfromthelist.
2. Createamasonryjoint6″(150mm)longand3/8″(10mm)highwithastrikeononeoftheshortends(Figure11.16)usingafilledregionwithnohatchpattern.
Figure11.16Thegroutdetailcomponent
3. Savethefamilyas04Grout,andloaditintotheproject,selectingthecorrectopenprojectfileifmorethanonefileisopen.
4. ClicktheEscbuttontocleartheactivecommand.Backintheprojectfile,intheAnnotatetab'sDetailpanel,choosetheRepeatingDetailComponenttoolfromtheComponentdrop-downmenu.
5. ChooseEditTypefromthePropertiespalette,andthenclicktheDuplicatebuttonintheTypePropertiesdialog.
6. Namethenewtype04TerracottaGrout,andclickOK.
7. Changethepropertiesofthisnewtypetoreflectthedetailcomponentyoujustcreatedanditsspacing.Changeonlythefollowingfields:
Detail:Setthisfieldto04Grout,thefamilyyoujustcreated.
Spacing:Setthisvalueto8″(200mm).
8. TheTypePropertiesdialogboxlookslikeFigure11.17.ClickOKwhenyou'vefinished.
Figure11.17Therepeatingdetail'stypeproperties
9. WiththeRepeatingDetailcommandstillactive,drawalineallthewayup
theleftedgeoftheexteriorwall,startingatthebaseoftheview,placingthenewjointovertheterracottaexterior.
10. PlaceoneofthejointsdirectlybelowthewindowsillbyusingtheNudgetooltoshiftthedetailintotherightlocation.Thisappearsontopoftheflashingyoudrewearlier,soyou'llwanttomovetheflashingtothefront.
11. Selecttheflashingdetailline,andchooseBringToFrontfromtheArrangepanel.ThecompleteddetaillookslikeFigure11.18.
Figure11.18Thefinishedwindowsilldetail
Althoughthisdetailneedsannotationsbeforeyoucanthinkaboutplacingitontoasheet,youcanbegintoseehowyouhaveusedthe3Dgeometryofthemodelandwereabletoquicklyaddembellishmenttoitinordertocreateaworkingprojectdetail.Compareyourfinisheddetailwiththec11-ex11.3end.rvtfile,availableinthedownloadfromthebook'swebpage.You'llreturntothisdetailagainforthenextexercise.
AnnotatingYourDetails
Notesareacriticalpartofcommunicatingdesignandconstructionintenttoownersandbuilders.Nodrawingsetiscompletewithoutdescriptionsofmaterialsandnotesaboutthedesign.Nowthatyou'vecreatedadetail,youneedtoaddthefinaltouchesofannotationstocommunicatesize,location,andmateriality.ThetoolsyouwilluseforannotationsarefoundonthesameAnnotatetabthatyouusedtocreatedetails.ThesearetheDimension,Text,andTagpanelsshowninFigure11.19.
Figure11.19TheRevitArchitectureannotationtools
DimensionsTheDimensionpanelisthefirstpanellocatedontheAnnotatetab.RevitArchitectureprovidesyouwithavarietyofoptionsfordimensioningthedistancebetweentwoobjects,includingAligned,Linear,Angular,Radial,Diameter,andArcLengthdimensioningtools.ThedimensiontoolyouwillusethemostoftenisAligned ,locatedontheleftsideoftheDimensionpanelshowninFigure11.19.ItcanalsobefoundontheQuickAccesstoolbar.UsingtheAlignedDimensiontoolisquitesimple.Clickonceonthefirstreferenceobjecttostartthedimensionstring,andclickagainonthesecondreferenceobjecttofinishthedimension.
TagsTagsare2Dview-specificelementsthatattachtomodeledordetailelementstoreportinformationbasedonthatelement'stypeorinstanceproperties.Anymodeledordetailelementcanbetagged;however,tagsaremostcommonlyusedtoidentifyyourbasicbuildingblocks—doors,windows,walltypes,androoms.YoucanaddtagstoyourprojectbynavigatingtotheTagpanellocatedontheAnnotatetab.WhenyouselecttheTagByCategorytoolandthenselectanobjectinyourmodel,RevitArchitecturewillautomaticallyassignthecorrecttagtypetotheassociatedmaterial.Fromthere,youcanentertheappropriateinformationwithinthetagobject.
TheTagAlltoolisaquickwaytotageverythinginaviewofacertaincategory.Forexample,youcantagallthewindowsshowninafloor
category.Forexample,youcantagallthewindowsshowninafloorplanwithasingleclick.
TextNotallelementsinRevitArchitecturehavematerialitytothem,andsometimestagsarenotthebestwaytoconveyinformation.Inthesecases,youcanusetext.TheTexttoolislocatedontheTextpaneloftheAnnotatetab.
Whenyou'reusingtextinyourmodel,it'simportanttorememberthattextisnotlinkedtoanyelementormaterial;it's2Dview-specificinformation.Ifyoulabelsomethingwithtextorusetexttocalloutnotes,thetextdoesn'tdynamicallyupdateaselementschangeinthemodel.
Exercise11.4AddDimensionstoYourDetailInyourdetail,youhaveaddedaspectstothewindowfamilytoreflectsomeofthedetailsneededforconstruction.Now,withmuchofthelineworkandelementsintheview,youneedtoannotateandadddimensions.FromtheChapter11downloadablefiles,openthec11-ex11.4start.rvtfile,orcontinuewithyouropenedfileifyou'vecompletedthepreviousexercise.
1. SelecttheAlignedDimensiontool,andplaceadimensionstringfromthegridlinetothecenterlineofthewall,asshowninFigure11.20.
Figure11.20Addingadimensionstring
DimensionsaredynamicinRevitArchitectureandareeasytorelocate.
relocate.
2. ClickEsctocleartheactivecommand.Highlightthedimensionstring,andyouseetwosetsofbluedotsoneitherside.Onesetcontrolsthelengthofthewitnessline(thelinethatextendsfromtheactualelementyoudimensionedtothetickmark),andtheother(ontopofthetickmark)controlsthewitnessline'slocation.
3. Toplacethedimensionstringintheaccuratelocation,selectthebluedotthatcontrolsthewitnesslinelocation,anddragittotheexteriorofthewall.Thedimensionautomaticallyupdates.
4. Addanotherdimensionstringfromthegridlinetothebackofthewindowjamb.
5. Torelocatethetext,grabthebluedotunderthetextanddragthetextstringtotheright.Oncethedimensiontextisoutsidethedimensionstring,RevitArchitectureaddsanarcassociatingthetexttothedimension(Figure11.21).
Figure11.21Modifyingthetextlocation
6. Addanotherdimensionthatlocatesthegypsumboardrelativetothegridline(Figure11.22).Bydefault,theexteriorfaceofthegypsumboardwon'thighlighttoacceptthedimension.Withyourmousehoveringovertherightedgeofthegypsumboard,presstheTabkey,andyoucanplacetheothersideofthedimensionstring.
Figure11.22Dimensioningthewalllocation
7. Tochangethedimensiontexttoeliminatethewhitemaskingregionbehindthetext,highlightthedimensionbyleft-clickingit,andselectEditTypefromthePropertiespalette.TheTypePropertiesdialogboxfordimensionsopens,asshowninFigure11.23.
Figure11.23Dimensiontypeproperties
TheDimensionTypePropertiesdialogallowsyoutochangeallthedimensionsettings:text,color,lengthofeachdimensionelement,andsoforth.
8. ScrolltothebottomtofindtheOpaquevaluenexttotheTextBackground
option.Thiscontrolsthatwhiteboxbehindthedimension.SetittoTransparent,andclickOK.Thedimensionnowhasatransparentbackground.
9. Addadimensionlocatingthewindowsillrelativetothefloor,asshowninFigure11.24.
Figure11.24Dimensioningthewindowsill
10. Tochangethedimensionstringfromtheawkwardlengthshowntoamorereasonablevalue,youneedtochangethelocationofoneofthetwoobjectsyou'vedimensioned.Thefloorprobablyisn'tgoingtomove,butyoucanrepositionthewindowslightly.Selectthewindow.Thedimensionstringturnsblue,andthenumbersbecomeverysmall(Figure11.25).
Figure11.25Tochangethedimensionstringvalue,changethelocationoftheobjectsdimensionedbyselectingthewindow.
11. Selectthebluetext,andtype1′4″(400mm)inthetextbox(Figure11.26).PressEnter.Thewindowpushesupjustabitandresetsthedimensionstring.
Figure11.26Enteringavalueintoadimensionstring
Withallthedimensionsonthedetail,itshouldlooklikeFigure11.27.Compareyourfinisheddetailwiththec11-ex11.4end.rvtfile,availableinthedownloadfromthebook'swebpage.You'llreturntothisdetailagainforthenextexercise.
Figure11.27Thedimensioneddetail
Exercise11.5AddTagsandTexttoYourDetailFromtheChapter11downloadablefiles,openthec11-ex11.5start.rvtfile,orcontinuewithyouropenedfileifyou'vecompletedthepreviousexercise.
Nowthatyouhaveembellishedanddimensionedthedetail,it'stimetoaddsomeannotationsintheformoftagsandtext.Inthisexercise,you'lltagthewindowaswellassomeofthematerialsinthedetailtohelpidentifytheseitemstothecontractor.Also,theshimsyouplacedaspartofthewindowfamilydonothaveawaytotagamaterialandneedtobecalledoutusingtext.Followthesesteps:
1. ChoosetheTagByCategorybuttonontheAnnotatetab'sTagpanel,andselectthewindow.
RevitArchitecturedisplaysthewarningshowninFigure11.28.IttellsyouthatRevitArchitecturehasaddedatag,butthatithasfallenoutsideofyourview.Bydefault,RevitArchitectureplacestagsinthecenteroftheelementbeingtagged.Inthiscase,thetagresidesinthemiddleofthewindowcutinsection,whichisaboveyourcropbox.
Figure11.28Thetagfelloutsideofthecropwindow
CropregionscanbeturnedonandoffperviewthroughthePropertiespalette.
2. ClickEsctocleartheactivecommand.Selecttheboxthatdefinesthecropregionforthedetail.Doingsohighlightsthecropboxandalsoaninvisible,dashedboxcalledtheannotationcropbox.
3. Dragtheupperlimitoftheannotationboxhigher,andyouwilleventually
seetheWindowtagyouplacedonthewindow(Figure11.29).
Figure11.29Extendingtheannotationcropwindow
4. Highlightthetag,andintheOptionsBardeselecttheLeadercheckboxthatisshownchecked(Figure11.30).Doingsoletsyoudragthetagdown—leaderfree—andplaceitinthecropregion.
Figure11.30RemovingtheleaderfromtheWindowtag
Materialtagsletyoutagmaterialsconsistentlythroughoutthemodel.Ifyoutagsomethinglikeconcreteonceinthemodel,thematerial
Ifyoutagsomethinglikeconcreteonceinthemodel,thematerialwillrememberthetagyouusedandshowthatsametageverytimeyoutagitinanyotherview.
5. ChoosetheMaterialTagbuttonfromtheTagpanelontheAnnotatetab.Withthetagselected,mouseovertheverticalpanelshowninFigure11.31.Theobjecthasbeenprepopulatedwith5/8″GYPSUMBOARDasatagthroughthematerial(fromtheManagetab).Selectthematerial,andplacethetag.Youmayhavetoreadjustyourannotationcropregionagaintohaveyourmaterialtagsappearwithinyourdetail.
Figure11.31Usingthematerialtag
Formaterialsthataren'talreadyspecified,RevitArchitecturewilldisplayaquestionmark.Clickthematerialtag,andenterthetextdescribingthatmaterial.Changesmadetothismaterialwillbebroadcastthroughoutthemodel.
6. Noticethatbydefaultthetaghasnoarrowhead.Selectthetag,andchooseEditTypefromthePropertiespalette.Hereinthetag'sTypePropertiesdialog,youcanassignanarrowhead.Choose30DegreeArrowfortheLeaderArrowheadproperty,andclickOK(Figure11.32).
Figure11.32Addinganarrowheadtothetag
7. ChoosetheTextcommandontheAnnotatetab.DoingsoopenstheModifyTexttab.ThetoolsontheFormatpanelcontroltheleaders,leaderlocation,justification,andfontformats,respectively.
8. Fornow,leavetheselectionsatthedefaults,choosealocationonthescreen,andclicktheleftmousebutton.Doingsobeginsatextbox.Type1/2″SHIMS(Figure11.33).ClickthemousetofinishthetextandhitEsctocleartheactivecommand.
Figure11.33Addingtexttothedetail
9. Selectthetextyoujustcreated.Toaddaleader,clicktheAddLeaderbutton
attheupperleftoftheFormatpanel.
10. Movethetextandleaderintopositionwiththeothernotes.Inthisway,youcancompletetheannotationsonthedetail(Figure11.34)andbeginthenextone.
Figure11.34Finishingthedetail
Compareyourfinisheddetailwiththec11-ex11.5end.rvtfile,availableinthedownloadfromthebook'swebpage.
CreatingLegends
LegendsareuniqueviewsinRevitArchitecturebecauseyoucanplacethemonmorethanonesheet,whichisnottypicalformostviewtypes.Thesecanbegreattoolsforthingssuchasgeneralnotes,keyplans,oranyotherviewtypeyouwanttobeconsistentacrossseveralsheets.It'simportanttonotethatanythingyouplaceinsidealegendview—doors,walls,windows,andsoon—willnotappearorbecountedinanyschedules.Legendelementsliveoutsideofanyquantitiespresentinthemodel.
TheLegendstoolislocatedontheViewtab.Youcancreatetwotypesoflegendsfromthismenu:alegend,whichisagraphicdisplay,orakeynotelegend,whichisatext-basedschedule.Bothlegendtypescanbeplacedonmultiplesheets,butforthefollowingexercise,you'llfocusonthelegend.
Thesimplesttypeoflegendwouldincludenotessuchasgeneralplanordemolitioncommentsthatwouldappearineachofyourfloorplans.Morecomplexlegendsincludemodeledelements,suchaswalls.
Legendsbydefaultareblankviews;it'suptoyoutoaddcontent.
YoucanaddmodeledelementstothelegendviewbyexpandingtheFamiliestreeintheProjectBrowserandnavigatingtothechosenfamily.Onceamodeledelementisaddedtoalegend,you'llnoticethreesectionsontheModify|LegendComponentssettingsintheOptionsBar.Thismenuisconsistentforanyofthefamilytypesyouinsert.
FamilyThisdrop-downmenuallowsyoutoselectdifferentfamilytypesandoperatesjustastheTypeSelectordoesforotherelementsinthemodel.
ViewTheViewoptionletsyouchangethetypeofviewfromplantosection.
HostLengthThisoptionchangestheoveralllength(or,inthecaseofsections,height)oftheelementselected.
Aspartofthesampleworkflow,youmaywanttopresentsomeofthewalltypesaspartofyourpresentationpackagetodemonstratetheSoundTransmissionClass(STC)ofthewallsandtheoverallwallassembly.Becausethesewalltypeswillappearonallthesheetswhereyouusethemintheplan,you'llmakethemusingalegend.
Exercise11.6CreateaLegendFromtheChapter11downloadablefiles,openthec11-ex11.6start.rvtfile,orcontinuewithyouropenedfileifyou'vecompletedthepreviousexercise.
1. ChooseLegendontheViewtab'sLegendsdrop-downmenu.Creatinganew
legendismuchlikecreatinganewdraftingview.
ANewLegendViewdialogboxopens(Figure11.35),whereyoucannamethelegendandsetthescale.
Figure11.35Creatingalegend
2. NamethislegendWALLLEGEND,andchoose1″=1′-0″(1:10)forthescale.ClickOKtocreatethelegend.
3. Toaddwalltypesoranyotherfamilytothelegendview,expandtheFamiliestreeintheProjectBrowserandnavigatetotheWallsfamily.Expandthisnode,andthenexpandtheBasicWallnode.
4. SelecttheInterior-Gyp47/8″walltype,anddragitintothelegendview.
5. Changetheview'sdetaillevelintheview'sPropertiespalettefromCoarsetoMediumorFinesoyoucanseethedetailinthewall.
Remember,youcanturnoffthethickerlinesintheviewbyclickingtheThinLinesbutton intheQuickAccessToolbar(QAT).
6. Highlighttheinsertedwall,andlookattheModify|LegendComponentssettingsintheOptionsBar(Figure11.36).
Figure11.36SelectalegendcomponenttoaccessitspropertiesintheOptionsBar.
7. ChangeViewtoSection,andchangeHostLengthto1′-6″(500mm).
Thewallnowlookslikeasectionalelement.Byaddingsomesimpletextanddetailcomponents,youcanembellishthewalltypetobetterexplaintheelementsyou'reviewing(Figure11.37).
Figure11.37Addotherannotationsanddetailcomponentstoembellishthewall-typesection.
8. ContinuetheexercisebyaddingtheExterior-Brickwalltypetothelegendalongwithsomeadditionaltextnotes.
Compareyourfinishedlegendwiththec11-ex11.6end.rvtfile,availableinthefilesyoudownloadedfromthebook'swebpage.
NowYouKnowInthischapteryouhavelearnedtocreateadetailandenhancethedetailwith2Delements—filledregions,maskingregions,detaillines,andcomponents—tomoreaccuratelyrepresentbuiltconditions.Youhavealsolearnedtoannotatethedetailusingdimensions,tags,andtexttoconveymoreinformation.Inaddition,youhavecreatedalegendtoshowtypicalwallassembliesinyourproject.
Theprocessofembellishingamodeltoreflectthedesignintentanddetailinggetseasierwithpractice.Rememberthatyouwon'thaveallthegeometryyouneedinthe3Dmodeltoshowthelevelofdetailyou'llneedforfulldocumentation.Byembellishingthecalloutsandsectionswithadditionalinformation,youcanquicklyaddthedetailedinformationyouneedtoshow.
Chapter12DrawingSetsWhilethebuildingindustrymovestowardabuildinginformationmodelasacontractdeliverable,westillneedtoproduce2Ddocumentsforconstructionandpermittingpurposes.UsingtheAutodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftware,youcancreatethesesetsofdrawingswithmoreaccuracythaninthepast.
Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:
Createawindowschedule
Createaroomschedule
Createasheetlist
Customizeschedules
Arrangeplanviewsonasheet
Activateanddeactivateviews
Adjustcropregions
Addschedulestoasheet
Specifyasheetsetforprinting
Adjustprintsettings
Printdocuments
SchedulesSchedulesarelistsofmodelelementsandtheirproperties.Theycanbeusedtoitemizebuildingobjectssuchaswalls,doors,andwindows;calculatequantities,areas,andvolumes;andlistelements,suchasthenumberofsheets,keynotes,andsoon.Schedulesareavaluable,spreadsheet-basedwaytoviewinformationaboutthebuildingobjectsinamodel.Oncecreated,schedulesaredynamicallykeptup-to-datewhennewelementsareaddedorwhenchangesoccurtothemodel.
UnderstandingSchedules
Inanon-BIMprojectworkflow,creatingschedulesofbuildingelements,areas,orotherobjectsisoneofthemostlaborioustasksforarchitects.Whenthisprocessisperformedmanually,itcantakealongtimeandistypicallyerrorprone.InRevitArchitecture,schedulesupdateautomaticallyandareinherentlyaccurate.EverybuildingelementyoumodelinRevithasproperties.Forexample,windowshavepropertieslikelocation,type,size,andmaterial.Allthisinformationcanbescheduledandquantified.Asthosewindowsarechanged,thepropertiesupdateinthescheduleautomaticallysoeverythingisalwayscoordinated.
BecauseRevitArchitectureisabidirectionalparametricmodelingprogram,youareabletomakechangestopropertiesfromascheduleview,thusupdatingthemodel.Continuingwiththewindowexample,youcanchangethematerialofawindowinthescheduleviewandtheMaterialtagsandpresentationviewswillinstantlyupdate.
Exercise12.1CreateaWindowScheduleTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter12,andopenthefilec12-ex-12.1start.rvt.
1. GototheViewtab,findtheCreatepanel,clicktheSchedulesbutton,andclicktheSchedule/Quantitiesbutton.TheNewScheduledialogboxopens.
2. ClickintheFilterListdrop-downintheupper-leftcorner,anduncheckallofthedisciplinesexceptforArchitecture.Thiswillfilteroutthecategoriesinthedialogwindowbelow.
3. FromtheCategorylist,selectWindows.ClickintheNamefieldandtitleyourscheduleNewWindowSchedule,asshowninFigure12.1.Thisprojecthasmultiplephases,soyouwanttomakesurethephaseissettoNewConstructionbecauseyoudon'tneedtoschedulethewindowsyou'reremoving.ClickOKtocontinue.
Figure12.1TheNewScheduledialog
Thelower-leftcorneroftheFieldstaboftheScheduleProperties
Thelower-leftcorneroftheFieldstaboftheSchedulePropertiesdialoghasanIncludeElementsInLinkscheckbox.Enablingthisoptionallowsyoutoscheduleacrossmultiplefiles;itcanbeausefultoolonlargerprojects.
4. YoushouldfindyourselfintheFieldstaboftheSchedulePropertiesdialog.FromtheAvailableFieldscolumn,chooseType,TypeMark,Width,Height,andCount;thenclicktheAddbutton.ThepropertiesshouldnowbelistedintheScheduledFieldscolumn,asshowninFigure12.2.Iftheorderofthefieldsisincorrect,youcanusetheMoveUpandMoveDownbuttonstoreorder.
Figure12.2Choosingthefieldsfortheschedule
5. ClicktheFiltertabatthetopofthedialog.ChoosetofilterbyTypeMark,andthenclickDoesNotEqualfromthedrop-downlisttotheright.Finally,chooseAfromthelastcolumn.Thisallowsyoutoremovecertainwindowtypesfromyournewwindowschedulewhendesired(Figure12.3).
Figure12.3Filteringthewindowschedule
6. ClicktheSorting/Groupingtab.FromtheSortBydrop-down,chooseType.UnchecktheItemizeEveryInstanceoption,whichislocatedatthebottomleftofthedialog.
7. ClicktheFormattingtab,andselectCountfromtheFieldslistontheleft.ChangetheAlignmentsettingtoRight.ThenchoosetheTypeMarkfieldfromthelistontheleftandchangeAlignmenttoCentersoalltheletterswillalignnicely.
8. ClicktheAppearancetab,checktheOutlineoption,andchooseWideLinesfromthedrop-down(Figure12.4).Youwillseethisgraphicsformattingofthescheduleonlywhenitisplacedonasheet.We'llgettothatlaterinthischapter.
Figure12.4Settingtheappearancefortheschedule
9. ClickOKtocommitalloftheseschedulepropertieschanges.Revitopensyournewschedule.Inthescheduleview,youcanalterthecolumnheadingnamesbyclickinginsidethespreadsheetcells.Let'schangethefirstcolumntoOPENINGandthesecondcolumntoTYPE.YourscheduleviewshouldappearasshowninFigure12.5.
Figure12.5Thenewwindowschedule
10. NowlookinthePropertiespaletteofthescheduleviewandfindthePhasingheader.UnderityouwillfindthePhaseFilterparameter.SetittoShowNewandclickApply,ormoveyourmouseintotheschedule.Noticethatthelistofwindowsismuchshorternow(Figure12.6).Remember,instep3yousetthephaseofthescheduletoNewConstruction;however,thisphasesettingdoesnotcustomizethedisplayoftheelementsinthescheduleview.ThePhaseFilterviewpropertyisrequiredtoexcludemodelelementsthatweredemolishedinapreviousphase.
Figure12.6Thenewwindowschedule
ThisconcludesExercise12.1.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefile
c12-ex-12.1end.rvt,includedwiththefilesyoudownloadforthischapter.
Multi-CategorySchedulesYoucancreateschedulesthatincludemorethanonecategory.Perhapsyouwanttoscheduleallthewindowsanddoorstogether.Thewaytoaccomplishthisistochoosethe<Multi-Category>optionfromthetopoftheCategorylistintheNewScheduledialog.OnelimitationofchoosingtheMulti-Categoryoptionisthatyoucannotschedulehostelementssuchaswalls,floors,andceilingswhenusingthistypeofschedule.
Exercise12.2CreateaRoomScheduleCreatingotherscheduletypesisfairlysimpleifyoufollowtheguidelineswejustdiscussedasyoustepthroughthetabsintheSchedulePropertiesdialogbox.Youhaveonescheduleunderyourbelt,solet'stryanother—thistimeyou'llcreatearoomschedule.
UsingRibbonCommandsinaScheduleViewScheduleshavetheirownspecialtabontheribbonwhenyouareinascheduleview.
AhandyshortcutfoundintheModifySchedules/QuantitiestabistheHighlightInModelbuttononthefarrightoftheribbon.Thisbuttonallowsyoutoselectanyelementintheschedulerowandlocatethatelementinthemodel.Let'ssayyouwanttolocateaparticularwindowfromyourwindowschedule.Clicktherowintheschedule,andclicktheHighlightInModelbutton;youwillbetakentoadifferentviewwiththatwindowinstancehighlighted.
Tobeginthisexercise,openthefilec12-ex-12.2start.rvtfromthefilesyou
downloadedforthischapter.
1. Let'stryadifferentmethodforstartinganewschedule.IntheProjectBrowser,right-clicktheSchedules/Quantitiesnode,andthenselectNewSchedule/Quantities(Figure12.7).
Figure12.7StartanewschedulefromtheProjectBrowser
2. ChooseRoomsfromtheCategorylistintheNewScheduledialogbox,verifythatthephaseisNewConstruction,andclickOK.
3. IntheFieldstaboftheSchedulePropertiesdialog,addthefollowingfieldsfromtheAvailableFieldscolumntotheScheduledFieldscolumn(inorder):Number,Name,FloorFinish,NorthWall,EastWall,SouthWall,WestWall,Area,Comments.
4. ClicktheFiltertabandfortheFilterByoption,chooseName,DoesNotEqual,andtypethewordRoomintothethirdfield.Thiswillfilteroutroomsthathaven'tbeenupdatedwithaspecificnamerepresentingtheirfunction(Figure12.8).
Figure12.8Filteroutunnamedrooms
5. OntheSorting/Groupingtab,choosetheoptiontosortbynumber,andthenmakesuretheItemizeEveryInstanceoptionischeckedinthelower-leftcorner.
6. OntheFormattingtab,selecttheAreafield,andsetthealignmenttoRight.Multi-selectNorthWall,EastWall,SouthWall,andWestWallbyholdingdownCtrlwhenyouclickthem;thensetthealignmenttoCenter.ClickOK
togetthescheduleyouseeinFigure12.9.
Figure12.9Roomschedule
7. Nowaddaheadertothefourwallfinishcolumnssoyoucanvisuallygroupthem.Clickinthe<RoomSchedule>field(thebracketsdenotethatthistextisreportingtheViewNameparametervalue).FindtheRowspanelontheribbon.ClickInsert⇨BelowSelected.Noticethatyounowhaveablankrowofheaderscorrespondingtothecolumnsbelowthem(Figure12.10).
Figure12.10Newrowinserted
8. HolddowntheShiftkey,andclickthefourcellsthataredirectlyabovetheD,E,F,andGcolumns.Withthefourcolumnsselected,clicktheMergeUnmergebuttonintheTitles&Headerspaneloftheribbon.Thisgivesyouonelargecell.ClickinthecellandtypeWallFinishes.SelectthecellsaboveA,B,andCusingtheShiftkeytoselectthemall,andthenclickMergeUnmerge;namethisheaderRoomInformation.MergethecellsabovecolumnsHandIaswell,andnamethisheaderArea.
9. Youcanadddataabouttheroomelementswhileinthescheduleview.Thisisquiteabiteasierthanselectingtheroomelementsindividuallyinafloorplanandinputtingdataaboutthewallfinishes.ClickinthecellfortheLIVINGROOM,NorthWall,andtypeBeigePaint.Whenyouclickinanothercellofthesamecolumn,youcanchoosetheprevioustextfromthedrop-down.YoucanchangeallofthecellstoBeigePaintifyoulike(Figure12.11).
Figure12.11Thefinishedroomschedule
10. Youcaneditexistinginformation,likethenamesoftherooms.Changethenameof1/2BATHtoHALLBATHbyclickinginitscell,deletingtheoldtext,andtypingthenewtext.NowopenFloorPlans,Level1,andzoomintothebathroom;you'llnoticethattheroomnamehasupdatedintheplan(Figure12.12)!
Figure12.12Theupdatedroomnameinplanview
ThisendsExercise12.2.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec12-
ex-12.2end.rvt,includedwiththefilesyoudownloadforthischapter.
Exercise12.3CreateaSheetListThelastkindofschedulewe'lldiscussisasheetlist,whichcreatesacustomizedlistofdrawingsheetsinyourproject.Thiscanbeespeciallyusefulonlargerprojectswherethesheetlistcangetlong.
Tobeginthisexercise,openthefilec12-ex-12.3start.rvtfromthefilesyoudownloadforthischapter.
Creatingaviewlistschedulecanhelpyoumanageyourproject'sviewsefficiently,especiallywhenusingthefilteringbuiltintoschedules.
1. SelecttheSheetListtoolfromtheSchedulesbuttonontheViewtab.TheSheetListPropertiesdialogboxappears,opentotheFieldstab.
2. MovetheSheetNumberandSheetNamefieldsfromthelistonthelefttothecolumnontheright.
3. OntheFiltertab,choosetofilterbysheetnumber.Fromthenextdrop-down,chooseBeginsWith.
4. Inthethirdfield,entertheletterA.(BesuretouseanuppercaseA,becauseRevitfiltersarecasesensitive.)ThefiltershouldlooklikeFigure12.13.
Figure12.13Createafilterforspecificsheets
5. OntheSorting/Groupingtab,choosetosortbysheetnumber,andmakesure
theItemizeEveryInstanceboxischecked.
6. Whenyou'vefinished,clickOKtoclosethedialogbox.YoushouldhaveaschedulewithonlysheetnumbersthatbeginwiththeletterA.Youcandragtheright-mostedgeofcolumnBtomakeroomforthefullsheetnameifnecessary.
7. Withthesheetlistviewstillactive,clicktheInsertDataRowbuttonfromtheRowspaneloftheRibbon.YoushouldseearowappearwithasheetnamelistedasUnnamed.
8. ChangethenametoFLOORPLANSandthenumbertoA100(Figure12.14).Youhavecreatedaplaceholdersheet.Theseareusefulwhenyouarecreatinganoutlinesheetsetandfillinginsheetparameters,beforeyoucreateanactualsheetwithatitleblockinyourproject.
Figure12.14Thefilteredsheetlist
Youcanalsocreatenewsheetsbyright-clickingtheSheetsheadingintheProjectBrowser.
9. ClicktheViewtaboftheribbon;thenfindtheSheetCompositionpanelandclicktheSheetbutton.
10. IntheNewSheetdialogbox,choosetheSheetsCDC122×34:Sheets-CD-C1titleblockandselectA100-FLOORPLANSfromthelistofplaceholdersheetsbelow(Figure12.15).
Figure12.15Addsheetsusingaplaceholder
11. ClickOKtocreatethenewsheet.You'llnoticeinthenewsheetthatthesheetnumberandsheetnamehavebeenautomaticallysetusingtheinformationyouaddedtothesheetlistwhenthesheetwasaplaceholder.
Youcanusetheplaceholdersheetfeaturetocreateacartoonset,wheretheindexofdrawingsmaybeplannedinadvance.Asthedesignprogressesandsheetsarecreated,thedesignteamcanpickfromthelistofplaceholdersheets.
ThisendsExercise12.3.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec12-ex-12.3end.rvt,includedwiththefilesyoudownloadedforthischapter.
PlacingViewsonSheetsThroughoutthisbook,youhavecreatedseveraldifferentkindsofviews,includingplansandelevationsandperspectives.Eventually,youwillneedtolayoutthoseviewsonsheetssotheycanbeprintedorconvertedtoPDFandsenttoclientsorteammembersforreview.Let'swalkthroughlayingouttheseviewsonsheetsandseehoweachviewcanbefurthermanipulatedonceit'splacedonasheet.
Exercise12.4ArrangePlanViewsonaSheetTobeginthisexercise,openthefilec12-ex-12.4start.rvtfromthefilesyoudownloadedearlier.
Aseriesofviewshasalreadybeencreatedintheexercisefile.Let'susethesheetyoujustmadeandplacesomeviewsonitusingasimpledrag-and-dropprocedure:
1. Opentheexamplefile,andyoushouldbeonsheetA100.Ifnot,expandtheSheetsnodeoftheProjectBrowser,andthendouble-clicksheetA100-FLOORPLANS.
2. UndertheViewsheadingintheProjectBrowser,findFloorPlans,andexpandthetreetolocatetheplanviewBasement.ClicktheBasementviewanddragtheviewoutoftheProjectBrowseranddropitontosheetA100.Releasetheleftmousebuttonandtheoutlineoftheviewappears.Clickanywheretocompletetheplacementoftheview(Figure12.16).
Figure12.16Theviewplacedonasheet
3. Youcanalwaysadjustthelocationoftheviewonthesheet.Thearrowkeysonthekeyboardaregoodfornudgingtheview.
4. AddtheLevel1floorplanviewnextbydragginganddroppingitfromtheProjectBrowserontothesheet.Whenyou'replacinganotherviewonthesheet,youwillseeadashedlineinthecenteroftheview.Thisisanalignmentindicator(Figure12.17);Revitisassumingyouwanttheplanviewstoalignonthesheet,anditisintelligentenoughtoaidyouinthisprocess.Youcancasuallydragtheviewsaroundonthesheettofindthealignmentlinesandensurethatyourplanslineup.
Figure12.17Aligningviewsonasheet
Toadjustthetextintheviewtags,startbyselectingtheviewitself,notthetagelement.
5. AddtheLevel2floorplanviewtoSheetA100nextusingthesamealignmentguide.Afterallthreeviewsareplacedonthesheet,usethearrowkeystonudgethemleftorrightsotheyaremoreorlessevenlyspacedonthesheet,asinFigure12.18.
Figure12.18Allthreeplanviewsonasheet
6. SelecttheBasementviewplacedonthesheet.Theviewtaghighlightsinblue.Clickthenumber1,andchangethevaluetoA1(aspertheConDocdrawingsystem,whichlocatestheviewportusingthelettersandnumbersalongthesidesofthesheet).
7. SelecttheBasementviewagain.Usingthebluecirculargripsontheviewtagline,dragtheleftandrightendsoftheline.Youwillmostlikelyneedtozoomintosuccessfullydragthegrips.Repeatsteps6and7ontheothertwoviews.ThenumbersoftheviewsshouldbeA6andA11.TheresultsshouldbesimilartoFigure12.19.
Figure12.19Theeditedviewtags
8. Tofinishorganizingyoursheet,addafewdetaillinestodividetheviews.
ClicktheAnnotatetaboftheribbon,findtheDetailpanel,andthenclicktheDetailLinetool.ThisactivatestheModify|PlaceDetailLinescontextualmenu.OntheLineStylepanelatthefarright,chooseWideLinesfromthedrop-down.
9. Bydefault,theLinetoolisactive.YoucanselectoneofthenodesonthesheetbetweenviewsanddrawaverticallinebetweentheBasementandLevel1plansandagainbetweentheLevel1andLevel2plans(Figure12.20).
Figure12.20Addinglinestothesheet
10. Withthesedividinglinesinplace,someofthetextannotationsintheBasementviewarecrossingthedividinglineontotheLevel1floorplanyouaddedtothesheet;seeFigure12.21.
Figure12.21Texttobeadjustedinthesheetview
TheRevitworkflowofactivatingaviewtomakechangesinthecontextofasheetismuchlikeworkinginamodel-spaceviewportwhileinpaperspaceusingtheAutodesk®AutoCAD®software.
11. Right-clicktheBasementview,andchooseActivateViewfromthecontextmenu(Figure12.22).Youcanalsodouble-clickyourmouseontheviewtoactivateit.
Figure12.22ActivatetheBasementview
12. Withtheviewactivated,noticethattheotherviewsonthesheethavebecomegrayedout.Selectthetextboxyouwanttoadjust,anddragtherightgriptowardtheleftsothetextwrapsandnolongercrossestheline(Figure12.23).
Figure12.23Modifyingthetextbox
Youmustdeactivatetheviewbeforemovingontoothersteps.Theeasiestwaytodothisistodouble-clickoutsideoftheviewport.Alternatively,youcanchoosetheDeactivateViewcommandfromtheright-clickcontextmenu.
13. Tocompleteyouredits,youneedtodeactivatetheview.Theeasiestwaytodothisistodoubleclickoutsideoftheviewport.Alternatively,youcanchoosetheDeactivateViewfromtheright-clickcontextmenu.
ThisendsExercise12.4.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec12-ex-12.4end.rvt,includedwiththefilesyoudownloadforthischapter.
Exercise12.5AdjustCropRegionsOneveryimportantaspectofcomposingviewsonsheetsistoadjustthesizeoftheviewportsothatonlythemostpertinentinformationisshownintheview.Thishelpstomakeanaccuratesetofdrawingsforthebuilderandestimator.
Openthefilec12-ex-12.5start.rvtyoudownloadedpreviouslytogetstarted.
1. ThefileshouldopentosheetK100–KITCHENLAYOUT.
2. Zoomintoview1calledKitchen.Thisisanenlargedplanofthekitchenlayout,anditdoesn'tfitintothesheetboundary.
3. Selecttheview,andfromtheribbon'scontextualpanelatthefarright,clicktheActivateViewbutton.
4. Oncetheviewisactivated,selectthecropregionborderingtheview.Noticetheblue,circulargripsthatappearatthemidpointofeachedge(Figure12.24).Theseareusedfordragginginteractively.
Figure12.24Cropregiongrips
5. Dragtheleftgripsothattheviewfitsinsidethesheetboundary.Revitallows
youtocustomizetheshapeofyourviewbeyondasimplerectangle.
6. Makesureviewisselected,andthenclicktheEditCropbuttonfromthecontextualpanelontheribbon.Nowyouareinasketchmodewherethecropregionboundarylinesarepinkandtherestofthemodelisvisiblebutgrayedout.Thisisverysimilartoeditingafloorsketchboundary.NotetheDrawpanelintheribbon.
7. SelecttheLinetool.DrawtwopinklinesandthentrimthemtoformanL-shapedcropthatexcludesthekitchendoor.
8. WhenyourscreenissimilartoFigure12.25(takenoteofthepinklines),clickthegreencheckmarktofinisheditingthesketch.
Figure12.25AnL-shapedcropregion
9. NowturnoffthevisibilityofthecropregionbyclickingtheHideCropRegionbutton.TheViewControlBaratthebottomofthecanvashasmanyusefulbuttons;theonewecareabouthasacropsymbolandalightbulb.
10. Clickthis,andnoticethatthecropregionisnolongervisible,butitisstillmaskingunwantedareas.
11. Finally,right-clickandchooseDeactivateView.Thisisasimpleexample,butadjustingcropregionsinthecontextofotherviewsonsheetsisanessentialRevitskillyou'lluseoften.ThefinishedplanisshowninFigure12.26.
Figure12.26Finishedenlargedplan
ThisendsExercise12.5.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec12-ex-12.5end.rvt,includedwiththefilesyoudownloadedpreviously.
Exercise12.6AddSchedulestoSheetsWithyoursheetoffloorplansandkitchendetailscomposed,youcanfinishthesheetsetbyaddingtheschedulesyoucreatedearlier.Addingascheduletoasheetislikeaddinganyotherview—youdraganddropitfromtheProjectBrowserontothesheet.
Tobegin,openthefilec12-ex-12.6start.rvt.
1. ThefileshouldopentothesheetnamedG000–COVERSHEET.
2. FindtheSchedules/QuantitiesnodeoftheProjectBrowser.GrabthenewwindowschedulefromtheProjectBrowser;thendraganddropitontoanopenareaonthesheet.LookaheadtoFigure12.27toseetheresultofthisaction.
Figure12.27PlacetheschedulesonsheetG000
3. Repeatthisprocessfortheroomscheduleandthesheetlist.NoticethatthedottedbluealignmentlineappearsandhelpsyoulineuptheleftedgessothefinallayoutlookslikeFigure12.17.Youcanredefinethecolumnwidthofyourschedulesonthesheet.
4. Startbyselectingthesheetlistschedule.Thescheduleturnsblue,andinvertedtrianglegripsappearatthetopofeachcolumn.
5. Grabone,anddragitleftorrighttochangethecolumnsizing.
ThisendsExercise12.6.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec12-ex-12.6end.rvt,includedwiththefilesyoudownloadforthischapter.
FixingSchedulesThatRunofftheSheetYoucansplitlargerschedulestomakethemeasiertoreadonthesheet.Whenyouselectaschedule,you'llnoticeabluecutsymbol.Thiscutsymbolletsyoubreakthescheduleintopartswhileonthesamesheet.Thiscanbe
especiallyhandyifyouhavealongschedule,suchasaroomordoorschedulethathastoomanyrowstofitonyoursheetvertically.Selectingthisbreaksymbolsplitsthescheduleinhalf(andyoucansplititinhalfagainandagain).Ifyouchoosetoseparateyourscheduleinthisfashion,itretainsallthenecessaryinformationandcontinuestoautomaticallyfilldynamicallyasasingleschedulewould.Youcanalsochangetheoverallheightofthescheduleonceitisbrokenbygrabbingthegripsatthebottomofthescheduleanddraggingthemupordown.
PrintingDocumentsYouwilleventuallyneedtoprintorcreatePDFsofyourdocumentationsheetsfromRevitArchitecture.You'llfindthatprintingfromRevitArchitectureisstraightforwardbecausetheprocessresemblesthatusedinotherWindows-basedapplications.
Exercise12.7ExplorethePrintDialogBoxOpenthedownloadedfilec12-ex-12.7start.rvttobeginthisexercise.
1. Tobeginprinting,youdonotneedtobeinanyparticularvieworsheet.ClicktheApplicationmenubutton(thebigR)andthenselectthePrintbuttontoopenthePrintdialog(orusethekeyboardshortcutCtrl+P).Thereareseveralgroupsofsettingsforustodiscuss.
2. ChoosetheprinteryouwanttousefromtheNamedrop-downmenuatthetopofthePrintdialog.Thiscanbeaphysicalprinteroravirtualone(suchasAdobePDF).
3. ThenextgroupboxisnamedFile,anditappearsonlyifyouareprintingdocumentstoafileinsteadofaprinter.Ifyou'reusingaPDFprinter,thennametheoutputsomethingspecific,andbrowsetothefilelocationyoudesire.Youshouldchoosetocombinemultipleselectedviews/sheetsintoasinglefile.Thisisaveryimportantpropertytodouble-checkbeforeprinting!
NotethatboththeCurrentWindowoptionandVisiblePortionOfCurrentWindowoptionallowyoutodoaprintpreview.
CurrentWindowoptionallowyoutodoaprintpreview.
4. ThePrintRangesettingsallowyoutospecifywhatyouwanttoprint.TheCurrentWindowoptionprintsthefullextentofthecurrentview,regardlessofwhatiscurrentlyvisibleonyourscreen.TheVisiblePortionOfCurrentWindowoptionprintsonlywhatyoucurrentlyseeintheframeoftheopenview.Notethatbothoftheseoptionsallowyoutodoaprintpreview.
5. ClicktheSelectedViews/Sheetsoption.ThenclicktheSelectbutton.Thisoptionallowsyoutochoosemultiplesheetsorviewstoprintatonce.Youcannotdoaprintpreview,butyoudoendupsavingtimebybatchprinting(Figure12.28).
Figure12.28ThePrintRange,Options,andSettingsproperties
6. TheView/SheetSetdialogopens.YoushouldstartoutbyclickingtheCheckNonebutton.Thiswillgiveyouacleanslate.
7. Atthebottomofthedialogisanimportantfilteringcheckbox.UnchecktheViewsoptionsothatyou'reviewingonlysheets.Thereshouldbethreesheets;let'scheckeachofthem.
Ifyouaddmoresheetstoyourproject,theywon'tautomaticallybeaddedtothisprintset.You'llneedtorevisitthisdialogbox,addthesheets,andclicktheSavebutton.
8. ClicktheSaveAsbutton,andnamethesheetsetExercise12(Figure12.29).Thiswillspeeduptheprocessifyoueverneedtoreprintthissamesetofsheets.ClickOKtwicetoreturntothePrintdialog.
Figure12.29Specifythesheetset
Theprintsettingscanbetransferredtootherprojectfiles,ifnecessary,usingtheTransferProjectStandardstoollocatedontheManagetabintheribbon.
9. ClicktheSetupbuttonintheSettingsgroup(referbacktoFigure12.28).ThePrintSetupdialogopenswithoptionsforprintsettingssuchaspapersize,zoom,andorientation.Youcanalsosavethesesettingswithanamesothatyoucanreusethemlater.
10. Chooseyourdesiredpapersize.Thenchoosethedesiredzoomlevel;forthisexercisechoose50percent.Toprintthesheetstoaspecificscale,rememberthateveryviewisassignedascalefactoralready;therefore,changingthezoomlevelintheprintdialog,willaffectthescaleofthedrawings.Forexample,ifafloorplanisassignedascalefactorof1/4″=1′-0″(1:50)andyouwouldliketogenerateaprintoftheplanat1/8″=1′-0″(1:100),setthezoomlevelto50percent.Sheetsshouldbeprintedat100percentforfullsizeor50percentforahalf-sizeset.
11. Next,spendafewmomentsreviewingtheoptionsatthebottomofthedialog.MakesuretocheckHideRef/WorkPlanes,HideScopeBoxes,andHideCropBoundaries.Thesethreeoptionsletyoudecidewhethertoseeelementsthatareusuallyonlyhelpfulreferenceswhenmodelingtheproject.
12. ChecktheHideUnreferencedViewTagsbox.Duringthecourseofmodelingyourproject,youusuallycreatehelpfulworkingviewsthatyoudon'tendupusingonsheets,suchaselevations,sections,ordetailcallouts.Iftheseviewsarenotplacedonanysheets,theviewtagsareblankandthereforeunreferenced.Thisisahelpfulwaytoavoidprintingthem.
13. Onceyouroptionsareset,clicktheSaveAsbutton,andnamethecurrentsetupExercise12-HalfSize;thenclickOK.Aswiththesheetset,youcanreusethesesettingsonfutureprints.YourPrintSetupdialogshouldlooklike
Figure12.30.ClickOKtoclosethisdialog.
Figure12.30PrintSetupdialog
14. Nowyou'rebacktothePrintdialog.IfyouclickOK,Revitwillmoveforwardwiththeprintingprocess,sendingtheselecteddrawingstotheprinterlistedatthetopofthedialog.IfyouclickClose,thenthechangesmadeinthedialogaresavedandthedialogcloseswithoutprinting.
15. Inthecasethatyourprintsetincludessomeviewswithshadingorothergraphicseffectslikeshadows,RevitwillshowyouawarningsimilartoFigure12.31.ThismeansthatRevitwilluserasterprocessinginsteadofvectorprocessingfortheseviews.Seethesidebar“UsingVectororRasterPrintProcessing”forsomeadditionalinformationaboutthedifferencesbetweenvectorandrasterprocessing.
Figure12.31Rasterprintingisrequiredforsomeeffects
ThisendsExercise12.7.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec12-ex-12.7end.rvt,whichisincludedwiththefilesyoudownloadedearlier.
UsingVectororRasterPrintProcessingViewsinRevitArchitecturecanbedisplayedinseveralvisualstylesthatcanbeprinted:Wireframe,HiddenLine,Shaded,ConsistentColors,andRealistic.
TheHiddenLinevisualstyleisgenerallyusedforconstructiondocumentsandcanutilizevectorprocessing,whichisfasterandcreatessharperedges.
TheShaded,ConsistentColors,andRealisticvisualstylesaregenerallyusedforpresentationviews,andtheyrequirerasterprocessingtohandlecolorgradients,shadows,andothergraphiceffects.Rasterisslowerandcreatespixelatededges,butitalsocreatesoutputthatisthesameasthescreendisplay.Ifyouchooseraster,youcanspecifylow-,medium-,high-,orpresentation-qualityoutputinthePrintSetupdialog.
NowYouKnowThischapterillustratedhowtomoveyourRevitprojectfrommodelingtodocumentationusingschedules,sheets,views,andprinting.Youlearnedhowtoquantifywindows,rooms,andsheetelementsinthemodelbyusingaschedule.Thenyoulearnedtoplaceviews,editviews,adjustcropregions,andcomposesheets.Finally,youlearnedhowtoadjusttheprintsettingstogetyourmodelinformationprintedout.
Chapter13WorkflowandSiteModeling
UnderstandingtheAutodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftwareandhowtouseitisnotadifficultchallenge.TherealchallengeisdetermininghowusingRevitArchitectureandbuildinginformationmodeling(BIM)willchangeyourorganization'scultureandyourproject'sworkflow,especiallyifyou'recomingfromaCAD-basedenvironment.RevitArchitecturecanbemorethanjustadifferentwaytodrawaline.Inthischapter,we'llfocusonthechangesandprovidesometoolstohelpyoumanagethetransition.
Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:
StaffaBIMproject
Modelasite
Createabuildingpad
Purgeunusedfamiliesandgroups
Managelinksandimages
Reducenumberofviews
Maintainprojectwarnings
UnderstandingaBIMWorkflowRegardlessoftheworkflowyouhaveestablished,movingtoRevitArchitectureisgoingtochangehowyouapproachprojects.You'llneedtoolstohelpthetransitionfromyourcurrentworkflowtooneusingRevitArchitecture.Tobegin,we'llcoversomeofthecoredifferencesbetweenaCAD-basedsystemandaBIM-basedone.
MovingtoBIMinvolvesashiftinhowdesignersandcontractorslookatthedesignanddocumentationprocessthroughouttheentirelifecycleofaproject,fromconcepttooccupancy.InatraditionalCAD-basedworkflow,representedinFigure13.1,eachviewisdrawnseparatelywithnoinherentrelationshipbetweendrawings.Inthistypeofproductionenvironment,theteamcreatesplans,sections,elevations,schedules,andperspectivesandmustcoordinateany
changesbetweenfilesmanually.
Figure13.1ACAD-basedworkflow
InaBIM-basedworkflow,theteamcreatesa3D,parametricmodelandusesthismodeltoautomaticallygeneratethedrawingsnecessaryfordocumentation.Plans,sections,elevations,schedules,andperspectivesareallby-productsofcreatinganembellishedBIMmodel,asshowninFigure13.2.Thisenhanceddocumentationmethodologynotonlyallowsforahighlycoordinateddrawingsetbutalsoprovidesthebasicmodelgeometrynecessaryforanalysis,suchasdaylightingstudies,energy,materialtakeoffs,andsoon.
Figure13.2ABIMworkflow
UsingRevitArchitecturebecomesmorethanachangeinsoftware;itbecomesachangeinworkflowandmethodology.Asvariousdesignspecializationsinteractandcreatethebuildingmodel(Figure13.3),youcanseehowstructure,mechanical,energy,daylight,andotherfactorsinformdesigndirection.Youcanalsodrawrelationshipsbetweensomeoftheseelementsthatmightnothavebeenasobviousinamoretraditionalapproach.Althoughsomeofthesespecialties(suchasstructureandmechanical)arehistoricallyseparatesystems,byintegratingthemintoasingledesignmodel,youcanseehowtheyinteractinrelationtoothersystemswithinabuilding.
Figure13.3Theintegrateddesignmodel
Analysissuchasdaylightingcaninformyourbuildingorientationandstructure.Dependingonyourglazing,itcanalsoaffectyourmechanicalrequirements(assolargain).Youcanseesomeoftheseeffectsthroughacomputationalfluiddynamics(CFD)model(usedtocalculateairflow).Geographicinformationsystem(GIS)datawillgiveyouyourrelativelocationgloballyandallowyoutoseehowmuchsunlightyouwillbereceivingorwhatthelocaltemperatureswingswillbeduringthecourseofaday.Asyoucansee,allofthesevariablescaneasilyaffectbuildingdesign.
StaffingaBIMProjectAsyourethinktheprocessofdesignanddocumentation,oneofthesemanticchangesyouwillneedtoaddressisstaffing.WhentheworkflowchangesfromCADtoBIM,staffingallocations,timetocompletetasks,andpercentageofworkbyphaseareallaffectedasaby-productofthechangeofmethod.
AcommonmisconceptionofprojectmanagementwhenteamsarefirstmovingfromCADtoBIMisthatstaffingtheprojectwillbethesameinbothworkflows.
InaCAD-basedproject,thelevelofeffortduringeachofthephasesisfairlywellknown.Theindustryhasbeenusingsomemetricsoverthepastseveralyearsthatshouldbefairlyfamiliar.Thereismodesteffortandstaffingintheconceptualdesignandschematicdesignphases,andthiseffortbuildsuntilitcrescendosduringconstructiondocumentation.Atthisphase,aCADprojectcangreatlyincreasethenumberofstaffinanefforttoexpeditethecompletionofthedrawingset.ThisstaffincreasecanbeeffectivebecausetheCADdrawingsaretypicallyseparatefilesandmovinglinesinonedrawingwon'tdynamicallychangeanother.
InaBIM-basedframework,thereisstillagradualincreaseofstaffingandeffortthroughconceptualdesignandintotheschematicphase,buttheeffortduringschematicdesignisgreaterusingBIMthaninCAD.Duringschematicdesignanddesigndevelopment,theprojectteamisstillperformingallthesametasksthatoccurinanydesignprocess:testingdesignconcepts,visualizations,ordesigniteration.Theincreaseineffortduringtheearlydesignphasesletstheteamusetheparametricnatureofthemodeltosignificantlyreducetheeffortlaterduringconstructiondocuments,allowingforadecreaseintheoveralleffortovertheprojectcycle.
ProjectRolesUsingRevitArchitectureWithsuchasignificantchangeintheeffortbehindaBIM-basedprojectflow,it'salsoimportanttounderstandhowthiscanchangethevariousrolesandresponsibilitiesfortheprojectteam.ThechangesintraditionalrolescanbecomeabarriertomanyprojectssuccessfullyadoptingBIM.Projectmanagersneedtobeabletopredictstaffingandtimetocompletetasksthroughouttheproject
phasesandhavereliedonthepastprecedentofstaffandprojecttypestodothis.BecauseaBIM-basedprojectcansignificantlyaltertheprojectworkflow,manyofthehistorictimetablesfortaskcompletionarenolongervalid.However,aBIM-basedprojectcanbebrokendownintoafewprimaryrolesthatwillallowyousomelevelofpredictabilitythroughthevariousprojectphases.Althoughthespecificeffortandstaffingwillvarybetweenoffices(andevenprojects),somegeneralroleswillneedtobeaccountedforoneveryproject.
TherearethreeprimaryrolesoneveryBIMproject.
Onalargeproject,theserolescouldalsorepresentindividualpeople,whereasinasmallerprojecttheymightbeallthesameperson,oronepersonmightcarrymultipleroles.
ArchitectDealswithdesignissues,codecompliances,clearwidths,walltypes,andsoon
ModelerCreatescontentin2Dorin3D
DrafterDealswithannotations,sheetlayout,viewcreation,anddetailcreation
TheserolesrepresenteffortsandgeneraltasksthatyouneedtotakeintoaccountonanyRevitArchitectureproject.We'llnowcovereachoftheseinabitmoredetailanddiscusshowtheserolesinteractwiththeprojectcycle.
ArchitectTheroleofthearchitectistodealwiththearchitecturalissuesrevolvingaroundtheproject.Asthemodelisbeingcreated,youwillnaturallyhavetosolveissuessuchasconstructabilityandwalltypes,setcorridorwidths,dealwithdepartmentareas,anddealwithotherissuesinvolvingeithercodesortheoverallarchitecturaldesign.Thisrolewillbetheoneapplyingstandardstotheproject(asinwalltypes,keynotes,andsoon)andorganizingthedocumentset.Thisrolewillneedtobepresentontheprojectfromthebeginningtoensureconsistencyofthevirtualbuildingcreationandisn'tnecessarilylimitedtoonlyoneperson.
Thisrolealsomightormightnotbea“designer.”AlthoughitispossibletodoearlydesigninRevitArchitecture,manyprojectteamsprefertoutilizeothertoolssuchasTrimbleSketchUporevenpencilandtracepaper.ThejobofthearchitectissteeringthecreationofthebuildinginRevitArchitecture.Thisrole
architectissteeringthecreationofthebuildinginRevitArchitecture.Thisroleincludesthefollowingtasks:
Leadingthecreationofmassing(ifused)andmajorarchitecturalelementsandthenbuildingfromwithinthemodel
Designingaroundcoderequirementsandotherbuildinglogistics
Ensuringconstructabilityanddetailingaspectsofthedesign
ModelerTheroleofthemodeleristocreateallthe2Dandespeciallythe3Dcontentneededintheproject.Thiscontentincludesalltheparametricfamiliesforelementssuchaswindows,doors,casework,walltypes,stairs,railings,andfurnishings.Typically,thisroleistheresponsibilityoflessexperiencedstaffwhomightnotbeabletofulfilltheroleofarchitect.Theselessexperiencedstaffmemberstendtohavelongerperiodsofundisturbedtime,makingthembettersuitedtodealwithsomeofthelonger,moreinvolvedtasksinmodelingcontent.Finally,theyalsotendtohavesome3Dexperiencecomingoutofschool.TheymightnothaveworkedwithRevitArchitecturedirectly,buthavepossiblyworkedwithAutodesk®3dsMax®orTrimbleSketchUp,andaretherebyfamiliarwithworkingina3Denvironment.Thisroleincludesthefollowingtasks:
Exchanginganygenericelementsusedduringearlydesignstagesformorespecificbuildingelements
Creatingandaddingnewfamilycomponentsandmodifyingexistingcomponentsintheproject
Regularlyreviewingandeliminatingprojectwarnings
DrafterTheroleofthedrafteristocreatesheetsandviewsandembellishthoseviewswithannotationsorother2Dcontent.Thisrolewillbedoingthebulkoftheworkneededtodocumenttheproject.Inearlierstagesoftheproject,thisroleistypicallyassumedbyeitherthearchitectorthemodeler,butasdocumentationgetsmovingintohighgear,itcanquicklybecometheroleofmultiplepeopleonalargerproject.Thisroleincludesthefollowingtasks:
Keynoting
Dimensioning
Settingupsheetsandviews
Creatingschedules
Forthepurposeofstaffingplanning,wearediscussingtheidealtimestobringsomeofthesevariousrolesintotheproject.Attheinceptionofaprojectdesign,amodelingrolewillbemostuseful.Thispersoncanhelpcreatethebuildingform,addconceptualcontent,andgetthemassingforthebuildingestablished.Ifyou'reusingtheconceptualmodelingtools,themodelercanevendosomeearlysustainabledesigncalculations.
Oncethedesignbeginstosettledown,you'llneedanarchitectroletostepintotheproject.Sincethedesignismoreresolved,it'sagoodtimetobeginapplyingspecificmaterialsandwalltypesandvalidatingspatialrequirementsandtheowner'sprogram.Theprocessofmovingfromthegeneral“what”somethingisand“where”itistothemorespecific“how”somethingisgoingtobeassembledisn'tnew.It'sthesameprocessthatwasusedtocreatebothtraditionalandmodernbuildings(Figure13.4).
Figure13.4Traditionalandmoderndesigns
Duringschematicdesign,you'llneedtoincludetheroleofthedraftertobeginlayingoutsheetsandcreatingviews.Thesesheetsandviewsdon'thavetobeforaconstructiondocumentsetyet,butyou'llhavetoestablishviewsforany
aconstructiondocumentsetyet,butyou'llhavetoestablishviewsforanyschematicdesignsubmittals.Iftheseviewsaresetupproperly,theycanbereusedlaterfordesigndevelopmentandconstruction-documentsubmittalsasthemodelcontinuestogainagreaterlevelofdetail.
AddingTeamMemberstoFightFiresInmanyprojects,therecomesatimewhentheschedulegetstightandprojectmanagementwantstoaddmorestafftoaprojecttomeetaspecificdeadline.Ina2DCADenvironment,newteammemberswouldbeaddedtohelpmeetadeadlineandwouldhavetheburdenoftryingtolearnthearchitectureofthebuilding,thethoughtsbehinditsdesign,andhowitsvarioussystemsinteract.InaRevitArchitectureproject,theyhavethatsameobligation,buttheyhavetheadditionaltaskoflearninghowthemodelgoestogether.Themodelwillhaveconstraintssetagainstvariouselements(suchaslockingacorridorwidth)aswellasvariousdigitalconstructionissues(suchashowfloorsandwallsmightbetiedtogether,whatthevariousfamilynamesare,orworksetorganization).Thisramping-upperiodconsumesadditionaltime.
Whatyou'dliketoavoid,ifpossible,isaddingstaffduringtheconstruction-documentphase.InaBIM/RevitArchitectureworkflow,thiscansometimescausemoreproblemsthanitsolvesandslowdowntheteamratherthanhelpgetworkdonefaster.
Regardlessofplanning,deadlinesescapethebestofarchitectsandprojectmanagers.It'sagoodideatoknowwhenandhowyoucanstafftomakesureyoumeetdeadlines.Keepinmindthatanyteammembersnewtotheprojecthavetolearnaboutboththedesignandthemodeltheyhavebeenthrowninto;followthesesuggestionssonewstaffcanhelpproductionanddon'taccidentallybreakanythingalongtheway:
Createcontent,content,contentYouwillfindthatyouaremakingmodelfamiliesordetailcomponentsuntiltheendoftheproject.Thisprocesswillhelpgetthenewbieengagedinaspecificpartoftheprojectandalsoisolatethemuntiltheylearnmoreabouthowthemodelhasgonetogether.
PutthemintoadraftingroleEvenifthisisn'ttheirultimateroleontheproject,havingstaffnewtothedesignhelpcreateviewsandlayoutsheetswillgetthemfamiliarwiththearchitecturewhilestillallowingtheteamtoprogressonthedocumentset.
StartthemtoworkondetailingEveryprojectcanalwaysusesomeonewhoknowshowtoputabuildingtogether.IfyouhavesomeonenewtotheprojectandpossiblyevennewtoRevitArchitecture,letthemembellishsomeoftheviewsalreadycreatedandlaidoutonsheets.Theseviewscanbelayeredwith2Dcomponents,linework,andannotations.
ModelingaSiteIntheprevioussectionsofthischapter,youlearnedaboutthefundamentalrolesandworkflowforyourprojectteam.Nowlet'stalkaboutsometools.Onesetoftoolsyoushouldbecomefamiliarwitharethesitetools.Theyallowyoutocreateacontextinwhichyourbuildingmodelscanbesituated.Forexample,atoposurfacewillcreateahatchedareawhenyouviewyourbuildinginasection,anditwillfunctionasahostingsurfaceforsitecomponentssuchastrees,shrubs,parkingspaces,accessories,andvehicles(Figure13.5).
Figure13.5Atoposurfacecanhostcomponentssuchastrees,entourage,andvehicles.
ThesitetoolsinRevitArchitectureareintendedonlytobeusedforthecreation
ofbasicelements,includingtopography,propertylines,andbuildingpads.Althougheditingutilitiesareavailabletomanipulatethesiteelements,thesetoolsarenotmeanttobeusedforcivilengineeringlikethefunctionalityfoundinAutodesk®AutoCAD®Civil3D®.
Inthefollowingsections,you'lllearnaboutthedifferentwaystocreateandmodifyatoposurfaceandhowtomodelabuildingpadinatoposurface.
Toposurface
Asitsnamesuggests,atoposurfaceisasurface-basedrepresentationofthetopographycontextsupportingaproject.ItisnotmodeledasasolidinRevitArchitecture;however,atoposurfacewillappearasifitwereasolidinanysectioncutview,asinthe3DviewwithasectionboxenabledshowninFigure13.6.
Figure13.6Atoposurfaceappearsasasolidina3Dviewonlyifasectionboxisused.
Youcancreateatoposurfaceinthreeways:byplacingpointsatspecificelevations,byusingalinkedCADfilewithlinesorpointsatvaryingelevations,orbyusingapointsfilegeneratedbyacivil-engineeringapplication.You'llcreateasitefromanimportedCADfileinthefirstexercise.
AcommonworkflowyoumayencounterwhencreatingthetopographycontextinvolvestheuseofCADdatageneratedbyacivilengineer.Inthiscase,theengineermustcreateafilewith3Ddata.Blocks,circles,andcontourpolylinesmustexistintheCADfileattheappropriateverticalelevationtobeusedintheprocessofgeneratingatoposurfaceinRevitArchitecture.
BuildingPad
AbuildingpadinRevitArchitectureisauniquemodelelementthatresemblesafloor.Itcanhaveathicknessandcompoundstructure,itisassociatedwithalevel,anditcanbeslopedusingslopearrowswhileyou'resketchingitsboundary.Thebuildingpadisdifferentfromafloorbecauseitwillautomaticallycutthroughatoposurface,definingtheoutlineforyourbuilding'sgardenlevelorbasement.
Exercise13.1ModelaToposurfaceInthefollowingexercise,youwilldownloadasampleDWGfilewithcontourpolylines.YoumustlinkthefileintoyourRevitArchitectureprojectbeforecreatingthetoposurface.Herearethesteps:
1. CreateanewRevitArchitectureprojectusingtheArchitecturaltemplate.
2. Downloadthefilec13-ex13.1Site.dwgfromthisbook'swebpage,www.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials.
3. ActivatethefloorplannamedSiteintheProjectBrowser.
4. GototheInserttabintheribbon,andclicktheLinkCADbutton.Selectthec13-ex13.1Site.dwgfile,andsetthefollowingoptions:
CurrentViewOnly:Unchecked
ImportUnits:Auto-Detect
Positioning:Auto–CenterToCenter
PlaceAt:Level1
5. ClickOpentoclosethedialogboxandcompletetheinsertionoftheCADlink.Openadefault3Dviewtoexaminetheresults(Figure13.7).
Figure13.7LinkedCADfileasseenina3Dview
6. ClicktheToposurfacebuttonontheMassing&Sitetabintheribbon.
7. IntheToolspanelontheModify|EditSurfacetab,selectCreateFromImportandthenchooseSelectImportInstance.
8. ClickthelinkedCADfile,andtheAddPointsFromSelectedLayersdialogboxappears(Figure13.8).
Figure13.8Selectonlythelayerscontaining3Dcontourinformation.
AlloftheactivelayersinyourCADfilewillappearinthisdialogbox.ToensurethatyourCADfilewillbeusablefora3Dtoposurface,isolateandrenamethecontourlinesastheirownlinetypewithintheCADfile.
9. ClicktheCheckNonebutton,andthenselectthelayersC-TOPO-MAJRandC-TOPO-MINR.
10. ClickOKtoclosethedialogbox.RevitArchitecturemaytakeafewsecondstogeneratethepointsbasedonthecontourpolylinesinthelinkedfile,buttheywillappearasblacksquareswhentheyhaveallbeenplaced.
11. Ifyouwanttousefewerpointstodefinethetoposurface,clicktheSimplifySurfacebuttoninthecontextualribbon,enteralargervalue,suchas1′-0″(300mm),andclickOK.
12. ClicktheFinishSurfacebuttoninthecontextualribbontocompletethetoposurface.ChangethevisualstyleoftheviewtoConsistentColorstoexamineyourresults.
Uponcompletion,yourtoposurfaceshouldresemblethefilec13-ex13.1end.rvt,availablefordownloadfromthebook'swebpage.
Exercise13.2CreateaBuildingPadTheprocesstocreateabuildingpadisvirtuallyidenticaltothatofcreatingafloor.Let'srunthroughaquickexercisetocreateabuildingpadinasampleproject:
1. Downloadthefilec13-ex13.2start.rvtfromthisbook'swebpageandopenit.
Youdon'thavetocreateapropertylineandwallsbeforecreatingabuildingpad.Youmightcreateabuildingpadbeforeanyotherbuildingelements.
2. ActivatethefloorplannamedSiteintheProjectBrowser.Youseeanexistingtopographicsurfaceandapropertyline.Noticethatreferenceplaneswerecreatedtodemarcatetherequiredzoningsetbacksfromtheproperty
line.Foundationwallshavebeencreatedinthesereferenceplanes.
3. ActivatetheCellarfloorplanfromtheProjectBrowser.
4. GototheMassing&Sitetabintheribbon,andclicktheBuildingPadbutton.
5. InthePropertiespalette,changetheHeightOffsetFromLevelvalueto0.
6. SwitchtoPickWallsmode,ifit'snotalreadyselectedintheDrawpanelofthecontextualribbon,andthenclicktheinsideedgesofthefourfoundationwalls.YoucanusetheTab+selectmethodtoplaceallfourlinesatonce.
7. ClicktheFinishEditModebuttoninthecontextualribbontocompletethesketch.
8. Double-clickthesectionheadintheplanviewtoexamineyourresults.NoticethatthetopofthebuildingpadisattheCellarlevelandthepocheofthetopographicsurfacehasbeenremovedinthespaceofthecellar(Figure13.9).
Figure13.9Thissectionviewillustrateshowthebuildingpadadjuststheextentsofthetopographicsurface.
Uponcompletion,yourbuildingpadshouldresemblethefilec13-ex13.2end.rvt,availablefordownloadfromthebook'swebpage.
AdjustingtheSectionPocheforTopographicSurfacesIfyouwanttocustomizethesettingsforthefillpatternanddepthofthepoche,clickthesmallarrowatthelowerrightoftheModelSitepanelontheMassing&SitetaboftheribbontoopentheSiteSettingsdialogboxshownhere.
PerformingQualityControlonYourModel:KeepinganEyeonFileSizeYoucantakeseveralmeasurestoensurethatyourmodelisasmooth-runningandefficientmachine.Fromtimetotime,ideallyaftermajorprojectmilestones,someoneontheprojectteamshouldoverseethemodeltomanageyourmodel'sfilesizeandthenumberofwarnings.
Watchthesizeofyourfile.It'sagoodmetricforgeneralfilestability.Atypical
Watchthesizeofyourfile.It'sagoodmetricforgeneralfilestability.AtypicalRevitArchitecturefilesizeforaprojectinconstructiondocumentswillbebetween100MBand250MB(250MBisonthehighsideoffilesizes).Beyondthat,youwillfindthatthemodelwillbeslowtoopenandhardtorotatein3Dviews,andotherviews,suchasbuildingelevationsandoverallplans,willalsobeslowtoopen.
Shouldyourfilebecomelargeorunwieldy,youhaveseveralwaystotrimthefiledownandgetthemodelleanandresponsiveagain.
PurgingUnusedFamiliesandGroupsOntheManagetabisacommandcalledPurgeUnused.Thiscommandremovesalltheunusedfamiliesandgroupsfromyourmodelbydeletingthem.Manytimesinadesignprocessyouwillchangewindowtypesorwalltypesorswaponesetoffamiliesforanother.Evenifthoseelementsarenotbeingusedintheproject,theyarebeingstoredinthefile,andthereforewhenthefileisopened,theyarebeingloadedintomemory.Dependingonthestageofyourproject,youshouldperiodicallydeletetheseelementsfromthemodeltokeepyourfilesizedown.
Don'tworry—ifyoufindyouneedafamilyyou'veremoved,youcanalwaysreloadit.
SelecttheManagetab,andchoosePurgeUnusedontheSettingspanel.Dependingonthesizeofyourmodelandhowmanyfamiliesyouhaveloaded,itmighttakeRevitArchitectureafewminutestocompletethiscommand.
AfterRevitArchitectureisdonethinking,itwillprovideyouwithalistofallthefamiliesandgroupsinthefilethatarenotactivelyinaview(Figure13.10).Atthispoint,youhavetheoptiontoselecttheelementsyouwanttodeleteorkeep.
Figure13.10ThePurgeUnuseddialogbox
Wedon'trecommendyouusethiscommandintheearlystagesofdesign,mainlybecauseyourfilesizewon'tbethatlargeearlyonandpurgingatthisstagewouldeliminateanypreloadedfamiliesthatyoumighthaveincludedinyourtemplate.Duringschematicdesignanddesigndevelopment,youaretypicallygoingthroughdesigniterationandwilllikelybeaddingandremovingcontentregularly.Itcanbecomeahassletohavetoconstantlyloadorreloadfamiliesintothemodel.Ifyourmodelisnotsufferingfromperformanceissuesorthefilesizeisn'tunruly,it'snotnecessarytousethePurgeUnusedcommand.
ManagingLinksandImagesAnotherwaytomanageyourproject'sfilesizeistoremoveallunusedlinked
Anotherwaytomanageyourproject'sfilesizeistoremoveallunusedlinkedfilesandrasterimagesfromyourmodel.Ifyou'velinkedCADfilesfromyourcivilengineerorotherconsultantsandnolongerneedthemasareferenceinyourmodel,removingthemwillalsounloadthatstoreddatafromyourmodel.Inaddition,ifyou'veimportedrasterimagesintoyourproject,deletingthemcansignificantlyreduceyourfilesize.Itisgoodpracticetoperiodicallyremovethesetypesoffilesfromyourmodel,especiallyaftermajordeadlines,iftheyarenotactivelybeingusedinyourproject.
Toaccesstheseoptions,findtheManageProjectpanelontheManagetab.NoticetheManageLinksandManageImagestools.ThesetwocommandsallowyoutoremoveanylinkedCADfiles,Revitfiles,PointCloudfiles,IFCfiles,andDWFfiles,aswellasanyrasterimagesnotrequiredforyourproject.ClickManageLinkstoremoveanyunwantedfiles,browsetotheappropriatetab,selectthefiletodelete,andclickRemove.ManageImagesworkssimilarly;clickManageImages,highlighttheimageyouwanttoremove,andclickDelete.
CuttingDownontheNumberofViewsTheabilitytoquicklycreateviewsinamodelisoneofthefastandeasybenefitsofusingRevitArchitecture.Thisabilitycanalsobeadetriment,though,ifitisnotmanaged.Beyondthehassleofhavingtosortthroughmanyviewstofindtheoneyouneed,havingtoomanyviewsinRevitArchitecturecanalsoimpactyourperformanceandfilesize.
Obviously,anumberofviewsareneededinthemodeltocreatetheconstructiondocumentation.Inaddition,youwillfindyourselfcreatingviewstostudythedesign,dealwithmodelcreation,orviewthebuildingorprojectfromanewangle.Thesetypesofworkingviewswillnevermakeittothesheetset,andsomewillbeusedonlyforbriefperiods.
HowManyWorkingViewsIsTooMany?Howmanyworkingviewsistoomanytohaveinyourmodel?Theobviousansweristhatwhenperformancebeginstosuffer,youneedtostartlookingatwaystomakethemodelleanandspeedupresponsetimes.Membersofa
projectteamthatwerenewtoRevitArchitecturewerecomplainingaboutafilebeingslowtoopenandmanipulate.Whenwereviewedtheirmodel,thefilesizewasaround800MB!Weweresurprisedthattheywereabletodoanyworkatall.
Oneofthefirstthingswedidtogetthefilesizedownwaslookatalltheviewsthatwerenotonsheets.Morethan1,200viewswerenotbeingused.Deletingthoseviews,pairedwithaCompactFilesave(foundintheFileSaveOptionsdialogbox),reducedthefilesizeto500MB.Althoughthefilewasstillbig,youcanseetheimpactthatkeepingtoomanyviewshasonfilesize.
DealingwithWarnings
AnimportantwaytotroubleshootyourmodelistousetheReviewWarningstool.Thistoolwilldoverylittletoaffectyouroverallfilesize,butitwillalertyoutoproblemsinthemodel.Warningsshouldregularlybeaddressedtoensurefilestability.ToopentheReviewWarningsdialogbox,showninFigure13.11,clicktheWarningsbuttonontheInquirypaneloftheManagetab.Thedialogboxlistsallwarningsstillactiveinyourprojectfile.
Figure13.11TheWarningsdialogbox
ErrorsandwarningsareallessentiallytypesofissuesRevitArchitecturehaswhenittriestoresolvegeometry,conflicts,orformulasthatdonotequate.Thingsthatappearinthisdialogboxincludeinstancesofmultipleelementssittingdirectlyontopofeachother,therebycreatinginaccurateschedulecounts;walljointsthatdonotproperlycleanthemselvesup;wallandroomseparationlinesoverlapping;stairsthathavethewrongnumberofrisersbetweenfloors;andsoon.Thisdialogboxshowsyouallthetimestheyellowwarningboxappearedinthebottom-rightcornerofthescreenandyouignoredit.Errorsthatgouncheckedcancompoundtocreateothererrorsandcanalsoleadtoinaccuratereportinginschedulesorevenfilecorruption.ChecktheWarningsdialogboxregularlyaspartofyourperiodicfilemaintenance,andtrytokeepthenumberofinstancestoaminimum.
NoticethattheWarningsdialogboxhasanExportfeature.UsethisfeaturetoexportyourerrorlisttoanHTMLfilesoyoucanreaditatyourleisureoutsidethemodelenvironment(Figure13.12).YoucanalsopullthislistintoaMicrosoftWordorExceldocumentsoyoucandistributetheerrorsacrosstheteamtoberesolved.
Figure13.12Exportingerrorsandwarnings
IntheexampleshowninFigure13.12,usingthePhillipsPlacemodel,thefilehas118errorsandwarnings.Howmanyerrorsinafilearetoomany?Muchofthatdependsonyourmodel,yourcomputer'scapabilities,theerrortypes,andyourdeliverable.Forinstance,ifyouaredeliveringaBIMmodeltoyourclientortothecontractor,youmighthaveazero-errorrequirement.Inthatcase,noerrorsareacceptable.Ifyouarestillactivelyinthedesignphaseoftheproject,however,youwillalwayshavesomeerrors—itisaninescapablepartoftheiterationprocess.Asyourefinethedrawings,errorswillberesolved,andasyouaddnewcontenttothemodelthatisinneedofresolution,newerrorswillbecreated.Ifyouarenotworriedaboutamodeldeliverable,youcangetawaywithhavingfewerthan1,000errorsintheprojectwithouttoomuchtrouble.Thatsaid,thecleanerthemodel,thesmootheritwillrun.
NowYouKnowInthischapteryouhavelearnedhowtotransitionfroma2DCADenvironmenttoaRevitArchitectureBIMworkflowandstaffaBIMproject.Youhavealsolearnedtomodelasiteandcreateabuildingpad—withsomeofthelesser-used(butjustasimportant)toolsinRevitArchitecture.Inaddition,youhavelearnedtoperformqualitycontrolmeasuresonyourmodel—purgeunusedfamiliesandgroups,managelinks
measuresonyourmodel—purgeunusedfamiliesandgroups,managelinksandimages,reducethenumberofviews,andmaintainprojectwarnings—toensurethatyourRevitArchitectureprojectsarequickandresponsive.
UsingRevitArchitecturemeansunderstandingBIMasaworkflowandprocessatalllevelsinyourofficeandatallphasesofyourproject.BeingpreparedforaprocesschangeaswellasasoftwarechangewillhelpyoubecomesuccessfulasyoumoveintoBIM.
Chapter14RepetitioninRevitThischapterprovidesanoverviewfortheprimarymethodsofrepeatingobjectsintheAutodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftware.Youwillrevieweachtoolandthesituationsmostappropriatetouseoneoveranother.Alsoincludedinthischapteraretipsandshortcutsyoucantakeadvantageofwhenworkinginyourprojects.
Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:
Usecomponentfamilies
Usegroups
Useassemblies
UseRevitlinks
Usetipsandshortcuts
RepeatingGeometryRevitArchitecturehasseveraltoolstorepeatgeometryacrossyourproject.Eachtoolhasvariationsinfunctionality,soitisimportanttounderstandwhichtoolisappropriateandbestsuitedforyourrequirements.Youwillreviewfourdifferenttoolsthatcanbeusedtorepeatgeometry,specificallyfocusingonfeaturesavailableforeachtool.
ComponentFamiliesAsoutlinedinChapter5,“AddingFamilies,”andChapter6,“ModifyingFamilies,”componentfamiliesarethecoretypeofrepeatingobjectyouwillutilize.Theycanbeconstructedtobeparametricbycreatingmultipletypesofthesamefamily;thinkofonedoorwith10typestorepresentvariationsinstandardsizes.Componentfamiliescanalsobeusedwith(andareacriticalaspectof)groups,links,andassemblies.
aspectof)groups,links,andassemblies.
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillcreatetwonewfamilytypeswithvaryingparametervaluesandthenloadandapplythenewtypestofamilyinstancesintheproject.
Exercise14.1CreateandApplyFamilyTypesTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter14,andopenthefilec14-ex-14.1start.rvt.
1. OpentheexercisefiletotheLevel1floorplanview.ThereareseveralinstancesoftheCubicle_Standardfurnituresystemfamily.SelectanyinstanceofthisfamilyandclickEditFamilyfromtheModify|FurnitureSystemscontextualtabontheribbon.
2. OnceintheFamilyEditor,clicktheFamilyTypesbuttonfromthePropertiespanelontheCreatetab.Currentlythereisonlyonetype,TypeA.Youneedtocreatetwoadditionaltypesinordertoaccommodatelargersizesofthecubicle.
3. WhilestillintheFamilyTypesdialog,clickNewunderFamilyTypes.IntheNamedialog,specifyTypeBandclickOK.RepeatthesameprocesstocreateaTypeC.
Atthispointyouhavethreefamilytypes;next,you'llspecifyadifferentdimensionforthetwonewtypes.
4. WhilestillintheFamilyTypesdialog,setNametoTypeB.ChangethePanel1Lengthparametervalueto6′-6″(1980mm).Next,setNametoTypeC.ChangethePanel2Lengthparametervalueto8′-0″(2438mm)(Figure14.1).
Figure14.1FamilyTypesparameters
5. ClickOKtoclosethedialog.Younowhavethreetypesinthefamily,allwithdifferentdimensions.UpdatetheversionintheprojectbyclickingLoadIntoProjectAndCloseontheribbonandspecifyingnottosavechangeswhenprompted.FortheFamilyAlreadyExistsdialog,chooseOverwriteTheExistingVersionAndItsParameterValues.
6. Theexistingfamilyinstancesdon'tchangejustyetbecausetheyareallusingTypeAandwedidnotchangeanydimensionsforit.
7. Selecttheeightcubicleinstancesintheupper-rightareaofthefloorplan,andfromtheTypeSelector,changethefamiliesfromTypeAtoTypeB.Noticethatthesizeincreasestomatchthe6′-6″dimensionyouspecifiedinthefamily(Figure14.2).
Figure14.2TypeBfamilyinstances
8. Selectthe15cubicleinstancesinthelower-rightareaofthefloorplan,andfromtheTypeSelector,changethefamiliesfromTypeAtoTypeC.Noticethatthesizeincreasesevenmoretoreflectthe8′-0″dimensionyouspecifiedinthefamily(Figure14.3).
Figure14.3TypeCfamilyinstances
Componentfamiliescanbesavedoutsidetheprojectasstand-aloneRFAfilesandloadedbackinorintootherprojects.Thisallowsforthecreationofsharedlibrariessotheentireofficeormultipleofficescanutilizethesamecomponents.
Foreachfamilytypeyoucanassigndifferentparametervalues,whichallowsyoutorepeatgeometryinyourprojectwithoutcreatingadifferentfamilyfileandre-creatinggeometryforeachvariation.
GroupsGroupsarecollectionsofprojectobjectssuchassystemfamilies,componentfamilies,ordetailitems.Modelgroupsarecollectionsof3Dgeometries,whereasdetailgroupsarestrictly2D.GroupsareeasilycreatedbyselectingtheobjectsyouwanttoincludeinthegroupandchoosingCreateGroupontheribbon.
Creatingagroupwillgenerateasingleelementthatcontainsacollectionofobjects(whichalsomakesiteasytomoveeverythingtogether).Agoodusecaseforgroupsisacondominiumorapartmentproject.Fortypicalunitsorapartmentsthatwillappearmorethanonceintheproject,youcanselecttheobjectsandcreateagroup.Thisgroupcanthenbecopiedorinsertedatmultipleprojectlocations.Editonegrouptype,andallinstanceswillupdatetomatch.
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillcreateafurniturelayoutandthencreateagroup.Oncethegroupiscreated,youwillcopyittootherareasinordertorepeatthesamefurniturelayout.
Exercise14.2CreateandEditaGroupTobegin,openthefilec14-ex-14.2start.rvt.
1. OpentheexercisefiletotheLevel1floorplanview.Noticethatthereisoneroundtablefamilyintheupper-leftareaoftheplan.Createeightcopiesofthetablefamilysotherearethreerowscontainingthreetableseach.Each
tableshouldbespaced8′-0″(2438mm)apart(Figure14.4).
Figure14.4Tablelayoutandspacing
2. Next,selectallninetables,andfromtheModify|Furniturecontextualribbontab,clickCreateGroup.Revitwillpromptyoutonamethegroup.FromtheCreateModelGroupdialog,specifyanameof9Table.
3. ClickOKandthegroupwillbecreated.Clickingonanyofthetableswillnowselecttheentiregroup;thinkofitasacontainer.
4. Withthenewlycreatedgroupinstanceselected,createfivecopiesofthegrouptotherightoftheoriginalspacedat24′-0″(7315mm)apart.Thencreatethreecopiesofthegroupundertheoriginal,alsospacedat24′-0″(7315mm)apart.Atthispoint,thefloorplanviewshouldlooksimilartoFigure14.5.
Figure14.5Overallgrouplayout
5. Selectanyinstanceofthe9Tablegroup,andfromtheGroupribbonpanel,clickEditGroup.Thiswillputyouintogroupeditmode.Anychangesyoumakeinthismodewillbeappliedtotheotherinstancesofthesamegrouptype.
6. Selectthethreeverticaltableinstancesinthecenter,andfromtheTypeSelector,changethetypefrom36″Diameterto60″Diameter.Thetablesshouldnowreflectthelargersizeandupdatednumberofnestedchairfamilies.
7. FromtheEditGroupfloatingpanel,clicktheFinishbutton.Thiswillapplythechangesyoujustmadetoeveryothergroupinstance.Openthe3Dviewtoseetherevisedfurniturelayout(Figure14.6).
Figure14.63Dviewofrevisedlayout
8. Forthelastmodification,selectanyinstanceofthe9Tablegroup,andfromtheGroupribbonpanel,clickEditGroup.Selectthecenter60″DiametertableinstanceandpresstheDeletekeytodeleteit.
9. FromtheEditGroupfloatingpanel,clicktheFinishbutton.Thiswilldeletethecentertablefromeveryinstanceofthesamegrouptype.
10. Atthispoint,doaSaveAsandnametheexampledatasetc14-ex-14.3start.rvtsoyoucanstartthenextexercisewiththismodel.
Groupscanalsobesavedoutofaprojectasstand-aloneprojectfiles(right-clickthegrouptypeintheProjectBrowserandchooseSaveGroup).
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillcreateanewgrouptypebasedononeoftheexistinggrouptypes.Youwillthenmodifysomeofthegroupinstancessothey
existinggrouptypes.Youwillthenmodifysomeofthegroupinstancessotheyhaveslightvariationsfromtheotherinstances.
Exercise14.3CreateVariationinGroupsTobegin,openthefilec14-ex-14.3start.rvtyousavedinthepreviousexercise,orusetheincludedexercisefile.
1. FromtheLevel1floorplanview,selectthe9TablegroupinstancefarthesttotherightandclickEditTypefromthePropertiespalette.ClicktheDuplicatebuttonandspecifythenewname,6Table.
2. ClickOKtoclosetheNamedialog,andclickOKagaintoclosetheTypePropertiesdialog.Atthispointyouhaveduplicatedthegrouptypeandassignedthisnewgrouptypetotheselectedgroupinstanceonly.
3. Selectthe6Tableinstanceyoujustcreated,andfromtheGroupribbonpanel,clickEditGroup.Deletethetwo60″DiametertablefamilyinstancesandclickFinishontheEditGroupfloatingpanel.Figure14.7showsthenewlycreatedgrouptype.
Figure14.7Newlycreatedgrouptype
4. Next,youwillassignthisnewgrouptypetosomeoftheothergroupinstances.Selectthethreegroupsinthelowerareaofthefloorplan,andfromtheTypeSelector,changethetypetothenewTable6type.Eachgroupinstancewillupdatetoreflectthenewtype.
Forsituationswhereyoudon'twanttocreateanewtypeforslightvariations,youcanalsoexcludeelementsfromgroupinstances.Thisisusefulforwhenagroupinstanceneedstobeidenticalexceptforonevariation.
5. Therearefivetablesclosesttotheexteriordoorsyou'llwanttoremovefromgroupinstanceswithouthavingtocreateanewtype.MovethecursoroveranyofthefivetablesshowninlightblueinFigure14.8andpresstheTab
keyuntilthetableispreselected.
Figure14.8Excludedgroupinstances
6. Withthetablepreselected,left-clicktoselectit.Withthetableselected,noticethesymbolthatappears;thisisthetoggletoincludeorexcludemembersfromthegroupinstance.Clickthesymboltoexcludethatgroupmember.
Awallinsideagroupcanstilljoinwithawallintheproject.
7. Repeatthissameprocessfortheotherfourtablesclosesttothedoors.Noticewhenyoumovethecursoroveragroupwithexcludedmembers,youseeaghostedoutlineindicatingtheprevioustablelocation(Figure14.8).
8. Shouldyouneedtorestoretheexcludedgroupmembers,youcandosousingtwodifferentapproaches.YoucanselecttheentiregroupandclicktheRestoreAllExcludedtoolfromtheGrouppaneloftheribbon.Alternatively,forcaseswhereyouneedtobemoreprecise,youcanmovethecursoroveranelementinthegroupandusetheTabkeytoleft-click-selectoneoftheexcludedmembersandclicktheRestoreExcludedGroupMemberToGroupInstancesymbol.Figure14.9showsbothmethods.
Figure14.9Restoregroupinstances
AssembliesAssembliesarecollectionsofobjectsorganizedintheProjectBrowser—whichcanalsocontainassembly-specificviews.Assembliesaresimilarinsomeaspectstogroupsbutwithsomeuniquetoolsdirectedtowardconstructionworkflows.Themaindifferencebetweenanassemblyandagroupisthatanassemblydoesnotpropagatechangeifit'smodified(andnolongermatchesotherinstances).Instead,assembliescreateanewtypeiftherearenoothermatches.
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillgocreateseveralassembliestoillustratehowRevitmatchesanexistingassemblyversuscreatinganewtype.Youwillalsoeditanassemblytoaddadditionalelements.
Exercise14.4CreateandEditanAssemblyTobegin,openthefilec14-ex-14.4start.rvt.
1. OpentheexercisefiletotheLevel1floorplanview.LocatethemodeltextlabeledStep2andzoominonthisareaofthefloorplan.
2. SelectthefourbrickwallsandthestructuralcolumnandclickCreateAssemblyfromtheCreateribbonpanel.
3. ThiswillactivatetheNewAssemblydialog.RevitArchitectureautomaticallydetectsthecategoryofelementsintheselectionset.ChangeTypeNametoExteriorColumn.LeavetheNamingCategorydrop-downasis(StructuralColumns).ClickOKtocreatetheassembly.
4. NextlocatethemodeltextlabeledStep4.Again,selectthefourbrickwallsandthestructuralcolumnandclickCreateAssemblyfromtheCreateribbonpanel.ThistimetheNewAssemblydialogshouldappearwiththegrayed-outtypenameExteriorColumn.Revithasdetectedthatthisassemblyisidenticaltothelastoneyoucreatedandinsteadhasinheritedthename(Figure14.10).ClickOKtocreatetheassembly.
Figure14.10NewAssemblydialog
5. Forthenextassembly,locatethemodeltextlabeledStep5.Again,selectthefourbrickwallsandthestructuralcolumnandclickCreateAssemblyfromtheCreateribbonpanel.Becausethestructuralcolumnisadifferentfamily,Revitcreatesanewassemblytype.ChangeTypeNametoExteriorColumn2.ClickOKtocreatetheassembly.
6. Forthenextassembly,locatethemodeltextlabeledStep6.Thisassemblywillbeidenticaltothelastoneyoucreated.Again,selectthefourbrickwallsandthestructuralcolumnandclickCreateAssemblyfromtheCreateribbonpanel.ThisassemblywillinherittheExteriorColumn2type.ClickOKtocreatetheassembly.
Forthenextportionoftheexercise,youwilledittwooftheexistingassemblies.
7. SelecttheassemblyExteriorColumn2neartheStep5textandclickEditAssemblyfromtheAssemblyribbonpanel.Youarenowineditmode(assemblyeditmodeissimilartogroupeditmode).SelectthestructuralcolumninstanceinsidethisassemblyandchangethetypefromW10X33toW10X49.
8. ClickFinishfromthefloatingEditAssemblypanel.Revitwillreportthattheeditsmatchanexistingassemblytype(Figure14.11).
Figure14.11Assemblymatchdialog
Thisisthemaindifferencebetweenanassemblyandagroup;insteadofpropagatingtheedityoumadetotheassemblytype,Revitinsteadcheckstoseeifthischangematchesanyexistingtype.Andifamatchisfound,itswitchestothattypeinstead.
9. ClickOKtoclosethedialog.TheassemblyinstancehasbeenautomaticallyswappedfromtheExteriorColumn2typetotheExteriorColumntype.
10. Forthelastmodification,youwilledittheExteriorColumnassemblyinstancenearthemodeltextStep2.SelectthisassemblyandclickEditAssemblyfromtheAssemblyribbonpanel.SelectanyoneofthebrickwallsandpresstheDeletekeytodeleteit.
11. ClickFinishfromtheEditAssemblyfloatingpanel.Revitwillcheckandconfirmthattheedityoujustmadedoesnotmatchanyexistingtypes,soanewtypeiscreated(Figure14.12).ClickOKtoclosethedialog.Revitalsoattemptstokeepthenamingconventionsimilar,soyounowhaveanewtypecalledExteriorColumn3.Openthedefault3Dviewtoseeallofthetypes.
Figure14.12NewAssemblyPropertiesandAssemblyTypes
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillutilizeafeaturespecifictoassemblies,theCreateViewsfunctionality.
Exercise14.5CreateAssemblyViewsTobegin,openthefilec14-ex-14.5start.rvt.
1. OpentheexercisefiletotheLevel1floorplanview.Therearesomegenericmasonrywallsandtwoelevatorfamilies.SelectallofthisgeometryandclickCreateAssemblyfromtheCreateribbonpanel.
2. IntheNewAssemblydialog,youcanleaveallofthesettingsastheyare,includingtheassignedtypename,SpecialtyEquipment001.ClickOKtocreatetheassembly.
3. IntheProjectBrowser,expandAssembliesandnoticethatyourassemblyisorganizedhere.Forthenextstep,youwillcreateassemblyviews.Assemblyviewsarespecifictoassemblies;theyareessentiallyasetofRevitviews,sheets,andschedulesthatareexclusivetothegeometryofaparticularassembly.Right-clickontheSpecialtyEquipment001assemblyfromthe
ProjectBrowser,andselectCreateAssemblyViews.
4. IntheCreateAssemblyViewsdialog,checktheoptionsoutlinedinFigure14.13,andchangetheSheetoptionfromNonetoE130×42Horizontal.ClickOKtocreatetheassemblyviews.
Figure14.13CreateAssemblyViewsdialog
5. TheassemblyviewsareorganizedunderthespecificassemblyforwhichtheywerecreatedintheProjectBrowser.Youcanclickthe+signtoexpandthelistandseeallassemblyviews.
6. Forthelaststepoftheexercise,youwillpopulatetheassemblysheetA101withsomeoftheassemblyviews.OpenSheetA101bydouble-clickingitintheProjectBrowser.
7. Right-clickSheetA101intheProjectBrowserandchooseAddView.First,selectSpecialtyEquipment001:3DView:3DOrtho.ClickAddViewToSheet.Theviewportwillbeplacedonthecursor.Simplymoveintopositionandleft-clicktoplacetheviewonthesheet.
8. Repeatstep7,butaddtheassemblyviewsPlanDetailandDetailSectionA.
Whenyou'refinished,youshouldhaveanicelyorganizedsheetpopulatedwithyourassemblyviews,similartoFigure14.14,dependingonhowyouorganizedthesheet.
Figure14.14Assemblyviewsonsheet
Youcan'taddasmanyobjectcategoriestoassembliesasyoucantogroups.Therearerestrictionsonsomeobjectcategories(theycannotbeaddedtotheassembly)suchasotherassembledobjects,annotation/detailitems,groups,imports,links,modellines,masses,rooms,images,curtainsystems,stackedwalls,andcurtainwalls.
RevitLinksRevitprojectfilescanbelinkedintooneanother.Thisisusefulnotonlytodividelargeprojectsorcampusbuildingsbutalsotorepeatgeometry.Forexample,yourprojectmayhaveidenticalwingsorbuildingsoncampus.TheRevitprojectcanbelinkedinandevenallowsforcopiesofthelinktobecreated
(allinstanceswillupdateifreloaded).Linksalsohaveproject-widecontrolsunderManageLinks.Hereyoucanreload,unload,orentirelyremovethelinkfromthehostproject.
Inthefollowingexercise,youwillcreatetwoRevitlinksfromexistinggeometrybyfirstcreatinggroupsandthenconvertingthegroupinstancestoalink.
Exercise14.6CreateRevitLinksTobegin,openthefilec14-ex-14.6start.rvt.
Alinkcanbecopied,mirrored,rotated,orfurthermodified.Therecanalsobemultipleinstancesofthesamelink.
ThemoststraightforwardmethodtoinsertaRevitlinkistousetheLinkRevittoolontheInserttab.ThisexercisewilltakeadifferentapproachbyinsteadusingexistinggeometryintheprojectandconvertingittotwoRevitlinks.
1. OpentheexercisefiletotheLevel1floorplanview.TakenoteoftheRVTLinkAandRVTLinkBlabeledareasofthefloorplan.
2. FirstselectallthewallsandtextaroundRVTLinkA,andclickCreateGroupfromtheCreateribbonpanel.IntheCreateModelGroupdialog,specifyRVTLinkAforthenameandclickOK.
3. Next,selectallthewallsandtextaroundRVTLinkB,andclickCreateGroupfromtheCreateribbonpanel.IntheCreateModelGroupdialog,specifyRVTLinkBforthenameandclickOK.
4. Atthispointyouhavecreatedtwogroups,butyouneedtoconvertthemtoRevitlinks.SelectthegroupRVTLinkAandclickLinkfromtheGroupribbonpanel.WhenpromptedbytheConvertToLinkdialog,choose
ReplaceWithANewProjectFile.BrowsetothelocationwhereyousavedtheChapter14exercisefilesandsavetheRevitlinkthere.
5. RepeatthesameprocessfortheRVTLinkB.Thenopenthedefault3DviewandnotethatyounowhavetwoRevitlinkscreatedandinsertedintoyourproject(Figure14.15).
Figure14.15GroupsconvertedtoRevitlinks
6. Next,let'spretendthereareidentical—butmirrored—buildingsontheothersideoftheexistingbuilding.SelectbothoftheRevitlinksandclicktheMirror-PickAxistoolfromtheModifypanelontheribbon.Clickonthereferenceplaneinthecenterofthebuilding(leftimageinFigure14.16)tomirrorandcopybothRevitlinks(rightimageinFigure14.16).
Figure14.16MirrorRevitlinks
7. Forthelaststep,youneedtoeditoneoftheRevitlinkstoaddsomegeometry,similartohowyoumighteditagrouptype.FromtheProjectBrowser,expandRevitlinks.Right-clickonRVTLinkA.rvtandchooseOpen(AndUnload).AnswerOKtotheUnloadLinkdialog.
8. Whenthelinkopens,addsomeinteriorwalls,andthensaveandclosethemodel.Thiswilltakeyoubacktothec10-ex-14.6start.rvtmodel.
9. WhenyouopenaRevitlinkforediting,thelinkisunloaded.Toreloadthelink,andthechangesyoujustmadetoallinstances,right-clickonRVTLinkA.rvtagainfromtheProjectBrowser.Thistime,chooseReload.
Alinkcanbeboundintotheproject(whichwillplaceallgeometryintoanewgroup).SimplyselectthelinkinstanceandchooseBindLinkontheribbon.
10. NoticethatalllinkinstancesarevisibleagainandhaveupdatedtoreflectanychangesyoumadewhileeditingtheRevitlink.
UtilizeTipsandShortcutsBeforeweconcludethisfinalchapter,let'sreviewsomeadditionalquicktipsandshortcutstoutilizeinyourRevitprojectwork:
CloseyourviewsClosewindowsyou'renotusingtohelpminimizethedrainonyourresources.It'seasytolosetrackofhowmanyviewsareopen,evenifyou'reconcentratingononlyafewviews—andthemoreyouopen,themoreinformationyouwillloadintoactiveRAM.Ifyourmainviewismaximized,
youcanusetheCloseHiddenWindowstooltocloseallthewindowsbutyouractiveone;ontheViewtab,clicktheCloseHiddenWindowsbutton(it'salsoconvenientlylocatedintheQuickAccesstoolbar).YoucanalsoassignthiscommandtoakeyboardshortcutsuchasXX.
UsethePurgeUnusedtoolYouwon'tuseeveryfamilyandeverygroupyoucreateinyourmodel.ThePurgeUnusedtoolletsyougetridofthoseunusedelementstohelpkeepyourfilesizesatareasonablelevel.ThistoocanbefoundontheManagetabontheSettingspanel.Ifafileisverylarge,thetoolcantakeseveralminutestorun,buteventuallyyou'llbepresentedwithalist(Figure14.17)ofalltheunusedelementsinyourfile.
Figure14.17PurgeUnuseddialog
UseRevealConstraintsmodeevealConstraintsisanewtemporaryview
modethatfirstappearedinthe2015R2release.RevealConstraintsisaneasywaytoseeallexplicitdimensionconstraintsinaspecificview(suchaselementsthatwerealignedandlockedordimensionsthatwerelocked).AnothernicefeatureisthatyoucanselecttheredconstraintobjectandRevitwillshowtheconstrainedobjectsasselected(Figure14.18).
Figure14.18RevealConstraints
UsetheSelectionBoxtoolNewforthe2016releaseistheSelectionBoxtool.Thisisaneasywaytoisolateselectedelementsinthecurrentviewandswitchovertoa3Dviewwithonlytheseelementsvisible(italsoworksina3Dviewtoisolateelements).Thetoolenablesthe3Dviewsectionbox,whichwillbesettoreflecttheselectedobjectsonly(Figure14.19).
Figure14.19Selectionbox
FilteryourselectionYoucanfilterselectionbehaviorbycustomizinganycombinationoflinks,underlayelements,pinnedelements,theabilitytoselectelementsbyface,andtheabilitytodragelementsonselection.Forexample,onalargeproject,youmaywanttodisablelinkselectiontopreventaccidentalselectionoflinkedmodels.Theseoptionscanbetoggled
ontheflyandareavailableinseverallocations,suchasundertheModifyarrowandonthelower-rightcornerofthestatusbar(Figure14.20).
Figure14.20Selectionfilters
Customizeyourdouble-clickbehaviorIfyounavigatetoApplication⇨Options⇨UserInterface⇨Double-ClickOptions,youcancustomizetheactionfortheelementtypes(Figure14.21).Theavailableactionswillvarybasedontheelementtype;however,eachtypehasaDoNothingoption.Forexample,ifyoufindyourselfaccidentallydouble-clickingtoeditfamilies,youcanchangethedefaultbehavior.
Figure14.21Double-clicksettings
MakeelevatorsvisibleinyourplansSupposeyouwanttocreateashaftthatwillpenetrateallthefloorsofyourbuildingandputanelevatorinitthatwillshowinallyourplans.Todothis,youcoulduseanelevatorfamilyand
cutaseriesofholesinthefloorsbyeditingfloorprofiles,butsometimesthoseholesstopaligningontheirownrecognizance.Fortunately,youcandoboththingsatonceusingtheShafttoolontheOpeningpaneloftheArchitecturetab.Here,notonlycanyoucutaverticalholethroughmultiplefloorsasasingleobject,youcanalsoinsert2Dlinework(usingtheSymbolicLinetoolwheneditingtheshaftopeningsketch)torepresenttheelevatorinplanview(Figure14.22).Everytimetheshaftiscut,you'recertaintoseetheelevatorlinework.
Figure14.22Addingelevatorstoashaft
OrienttoviewCreatingperspectiveviewsofisolateddesignelementscanbequickandeasyinplanvieworinsectionview,butlet'ssayyouwanttoseethatsameelementin3Dtobeabletoworkoutthedetails.
a. Createacalloutorsectioncutisolatingtheareainquestion.Ifyou'reusingasection,makesuretosetyourviewdepthtosomethingpractical.
b. Openthedefault3Dvieworanyother3Dorthographicviewoftheproject.
c. Right-clicktheViewCube,selectOrientToView,andselectthecalloutorsectionfromthecontextmenu.
d. Your3Dviewlooksidenticaltoyoursectionorplanregion,butbyrotatingtheview,youcanseethatportionin3D.
CustomizeyourshortcutsToedityourkeyboardshortcuts,chooseApplication⇨Options.ChoosetheUserInterfacetab,andthenclickthe
KeyboardShortcutsCustomizebutton.YoucanalsoaccessthiscommandontheViewtabintheribbonundertheUserInterfaceflyoutbutton.TheKeyboardShortcutsdialogbox(Figure14.23)allowsyoutoeditthoseshortcuts.Considermakingcommonshortcutsthesameletter.OnegoodexampleforthisistheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogbox,wherebothVVandVGaresetbydefaultasshortcuts(VVcanbeusedforquickeraccess).
Figure14.23Editingyourkeyboardshortcuts
Copya3DviewbetweenprojectsSupposeyoumadetheperfect3Dviewinyourlastproject,andyoucan'tfigureouthowtogetitintoyourcurrentproject.Fortunately,there'sawaytocopyviewsfromoneprojecttoanother.OpenbothfilesinthesameinstanceofRevitArchitecture,andthendothefollowing:
a. Inyourperfectview,right-clickthe3DviewintheProjectBrowser,andchooseShowCamerafromthecontextmenu.
b. PressCtrl+Ctocopytheselectedcamera.
c. Inyournewmodel,pressCtrl+Vandclickintheviewtopastethecamera.Theviewandallitssettingsarenowthere(alternatively,youcanusetheModify⇨PasteAlignedToCurrentViewtopastetheview).
DisallowjoiningforwallsBydefault,RevitArchitecturewilljoinwallsthatintersect;however,youwilleventuallyrunintoaconditionwhereyouneedtooverridethisbehavior.FirstselectawallandhoverovertheDragWallEndgrip.Thenright-clickandchooseDisallowJoin.Thiswillunjointhewallandgiveyouadditionalcontroltodragthewallendwithoutitautomaticallyjumpingandjoiningtotheintersectingwall.
JoingeometryonparallelwallsIfyouhavetwoparallelwallsandthereisanopeninghostedononewall(suchasadoororwindow),youmaywanttoautomaticallycutanopeningthroughthesecondwallaswell.Ifthewallsarecloseenough,witharound1′-0″(300mm)betweenthem,youcanusetheJoinGeometrytoolbetweenthetwowalls.Afterthat,anopeningwillbecutintheotherparallelwallanditwillmovewiththeoriginalfamily(Figure14.24).
Figure14.24Joingeometry
Preventroomnumbersfromshiftingoncut/pasteBydefault,whenyoucutandpasteroomsinaproject,theroomnumberswillshifttothenextavailablenumbers.Thereisatricktomaintaintheroomnumberswhencuttingandpasting.SelecttheroomsyouwillbecuttingtotheClipboardandcreateagroup.Oncetheroomsareinagroup,theycanbecutandpastedwithoutchangingtheroomnumbers.Thentheycanbeungrouped,andthegroupcanbedeletedfromtheProjectBrowser.
CopyobjectsfromaRevitlinkNeedtocopyanobjectfromaRevitlinkandpasteitintothehostproject?Noproblem;simplyhoverovertheobjectinthelinkyouwanttocopyandpresstheTabkeyuntiltheobjectishighlighted.Thenclicktoselecttheobjectandusethestandardcopyandpastecommands.Theelementwillbecopiedfromthelinkandpasteddirectlyintothehostproject,whereitcanbedirectlymanipulated(Figure
14.25).
Figure14.25Copyingfromalink
ShowannotationfromaRevitlinkSomeannotationobjectscanbedisplayedfromaRevitlink.Ifthelinkcontainsannotation(suchasroomtags,dimensions,andsoon)andyouwanttodisplayitinthehostproject,settheVisibility/GraphicOverridespropertiesfortheRevitlinktoByLinkedVieworCustom.YoucanfurthercustomizewhichviewisdisplayedbyadjustingtheLinkedViewnameontheBasicstab.
NowYouKnowThischaptertackledthefourprimarymethodsforrepetitioninRevitArchitecture(componentfamilies,groups,assemblies,andRevitlinks).Everyprojectyouworkonwillutilizeatleastsomeoftheserepetitionmethods.Roundingoutthechapteraresometipsandshortcutstotakeadvantageofalongtheway.
Appendix
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Tohelpyoufocusyourstudiesontheskillsyou'llneedfortheseexams,thefollowingtablesshowobjectivesthatcouldpotentiallyappearonanexamandthechaptersinwhichyoucanfindinformationonthem.
TableA.1isfortheAutodeskRevit2016CertifiedUserExamandliststhetopic,examobjectives,andchapterwheretheinformationisfound.TableA.2isfortheAutodeskRevit2016CertifiedProfessionalExam.ThisbookwillgiveyouafoundationforthebasicobjectivescoveredontheCertifiedUserexam,butyouwillneedfurtherstudyandhands-onpracticetocompleteandpasstheCertifiedProfessionalexam.
TableA.1CertifiedUserexamtopicsandobjectives
Topic LearningObjective ChapterUserInterface:Definitions
Identifyprimarypartsoftheuserinterface(UI):ribbontabs,Applicationmenu,InfoCenter,statusbar,ViewControlbar,ProjectBrowser,context/right-clickmenus,ViewCube,Navigationbar.
Chapter1
UserInterface:UINavigation/Interaction
Namethekeyfeaturesoftheribbon.Definehowasplitbuttonworks.
Notcovered
Navigation/Interaction Definehowasplitbuttonworks.Demonstratethethreewaystheribboncanbedisplayed:FullRibbon,MinToPanelTiles,MinToTabs.Demonstratehowtodetachapanelandmoveitonthescreen.DescribethehierarchyintheProjectBrowserforanewproject.
Chapter1
Definewhat“context”meanswhenright-clickinginthedrawingwindow.
Chapter1
NamethetoolsfoundontheApplicationmenu(Save,Export,Print).
Chapter12
DemonstratehowtoadditemstotheQuickAccesstoolbar.
Notcovered
DescribewhytheOptionsBarchanges.
Chapter1
Describethefunctionofthestatusbar.
Chapter1
DescribewhatpressingtheEsckeydoes.
Chapter1
UserInterface:DrawingWindow
Describewhatdouble-clickinganelevationviewmarkerdoes.
Notcovered
Demonstratehowtoturnon/offthe3Dindicator.
Notcovered
Demonstratehowtochangetheviewscale.
Chapter1
UserInterface:NavigationControl
DescribethefunctionalityoftheViewCube.
Chapter1
DescribewhattheViewCubehomeicondoes.
Chapter1
UserInterface:Zoom DescribehowtozoomusingtheNavigationbar.
Chapter1
Describethequickestwaytozoominorout.
Chapter1
Describethequickestwaytopan. Chapter1FileManagement:Definitions
DefinetheacronymBIMandwhyitisimportanttoRevitusers.
Introduction
Defineatemplatefile. NotcoveredFileManagement:ProjectFiles
Identifythefilenameextensionofaprojectfile(.rvt).
Chapter1
Identifythefilenameextensionofatemplatefile(.rte).Createatemplatefileforlaterprojectuse.
Notcovered
IdentifythefilenameextensionofaRevitfamilyfile(.rfa).
Chapter5
FileManagement:OpenExistingRevitProject
LocatetheRecentFileswindow. Notcovered
DemonstratehowtoopenaRevitfilethroughProjects⇨OpenandthroughApplicationmenu⇨OpenDocumentsicon.
Chapter1
FileManagement:CreateNewRevitProject
DemonstratehowtocreateanewRevitprojectfolderandfilethroughApplicationmenu⇨New⇨Project.
Chapter1
Changetoametricdrawing. NotcoveredAddprojectinformationtoanewdrawingset.
Notcovered
Changesystemsettingstocreateanewdimensionstyle.Changearrowstoarchitecturaltick(obliques).
Chapter11
Views:ViewControlandProperties
NavigateandchangeviewsusingtheViewControlBar.
Chapter2
Understandtheviewrangeofplanviewsandbeabletochangeit.
Notcovered
Understandthepurposeofviewtemplates.
Notcovered
ChangeobjectvisibilityusingTemporaryHide/Isolate,Hide
Chapter9
TemporaryHide/Isolate,HideCategory,andHideElement.
Views:ViewTypes Createsectionviews,includingsegmentedones.
Chapter9
Modify,crop,andplaceelevationviewsonasheet.
Chapter12
Createandnavigate3Dviews. Chapter2Createcalloutsfordetails. Chapter11Createandannotateadraftingview. Chapter11Usethesectionboxtocreateacutaway3Dview.
Notcovered
Views:Cameras Createacameraview,andmodifyitsorientation.
Notcovered
Createandeditawalk-through. NotcoveredLevels:Definitions Describealevel.Describeausefora
non-storylevel.Chapter1
Understandhowlevelsinteractwithintersectingviews.
Chapter1
Createnewlevels. Chapter1Understandlevelpropertiesandcharacteristics.
Chapter1
Walls:Architecturetab⇨Wall
Describehowtoplacewalls. Chapter2
Walls:OptionsBar Listoptionsavailablewhenplacingandmodifyingwalls:Height,LocationLine,Chain,Offset,Radius.
Chapter2
Walls:Openings Createafloor-to-ceilingopeninginagivenwall.
Chapter2
Walls:Join Demonstrateajoinoncrossingwallelements.
Chapter2
Walls:Materials Createanewwalltype,andaddgivenmaterials.
Chapters2,9
Doors:Architecturetab⇨Door
Describehowtoplacedoors. Chapter2
Doors:OptionsBar Describedooroptions:Vertical/Horizontal,TagOnPlacement,Leader,LeaderAttachmentDistance.
Chapters2,5
Doors:ModelinPlace Editexistingdoors.UseAligntopositionadoor.
Chapters2,5
Windows:Architecturetab⇨Window
Describehowtoplacewindows. Chapter2
Windows:OptionsBar
Describewindowoptions:Vertical/Horizontal,TagOnPlacement,Leader,LeaderAttachmentDistance.
Chapters2,5
Windows:ModelinPlace
Editexistingwindows. Chapter6
Component:OptionsBar
Listoptionsavailablewhenplacingacomponent.
Chapter5
Component:ComponentHost
Describehowtomoveacomponenttoadifferenthost.
Chapter5
Component:Families Navigatetofindcomponentfamiliesandloadthem.
Chapter5
Editafamilyfileandsave. Chapter6ColumnsandGrids:Definitions
Identifytheusesofagrid. Chapter1
ColumnsandGrids:ArchitectureTab⇨Grid
Createanequallyspacedgridpattern. Notcovered
ColumnsandGrids:GridProperties
Listtheoptionsavailablewhenplacingandmodifyinggrids.
Notcovered
ColumnsandGrids:ArchitectureTab⇨Column
Placecolumnsonagrid. Notcovered
ColumnsandGrids:ColumnProperties
Listtheoptionsavailablewhenplacingandmodifyingcolumns.
Notcovered
ColumnsandGrids: Listthetoolsyoucanusetomodify Notcovered
ColumnsandGrids:Modify
Listthetoolsyoucanusetomodifycolumnsandgrids.
Notcovered
StairsandRailings:StairTypesandProperties
Setthestairtype. Chapter4
Changethestairtreaddepth. Chapter4StairsandRailings:StairPlacementOptions
Addastair. Chapter4
StairsandRailings:RailingTypesandProperties
Settherailingtorectangular. Chapter4
Settherailingproperties. Chapter4StairsandRailings:RailingPlacementOptions
Addarailing. Chapter4
RoofsandFloors:RoofTypesandProperties
Createaroof. Chapter3
Modifytheroofproperties. Chapter3RoofsandFloors:RoofElements
Createafascia,asoffit,andagutter. Notcovered
RoofsandFloors:FloorTypesandProperties
Setthefloortype(slopedandtapered).Createafloor.
Chapter3
Sketching:Geometry Sketchgeometryandprofilesusingallsketchingtools:lines,arcs,polygons,rectangles.
Chapter1
Sketching:Fillet,Trim
Filletobjects. Notcovered
Trimobjects. Chapter1Sketching:Snaps Describethebenefitsofusingsnaps. Notcovered
Listtheshortcutstotoggleasnaponandoff.
Notcovered
Annotations:Text Addmodeltexttoafloorplan. Notcovered
Annotations:Text Addmodeltexttoafloorplan. NotcoveredAnnotations:Dimensions
Addadimensiontoagivenfloorplan.Createawallsection.
Chapters11,12
Addaspotslopetoaroofonagivenplan.
Notcovered
Annotations:Tags Addtags. Chapter11Taguntaggedelementsinagivenfloorplan.
Chapter8
Schedules:ScheduleTypes
Createadoorschedule. Notcovered(Whilethereisnospecificcoverageofadoorschedule,creatingschedulesiscoveredinChapter12.)
Createawindowschedule. Chapter12Createaroomschedule. Chapters8,12
Schedules:Legends Createalegend. Chapter11Schedules:Keynotes Addkeynotes. Chapter12ConstructionDocumentSets:SheetSetup
Createatitlesheetwithasheetlist. Chapter12
ConstructionDocumentSets:Printing
Createview/sheetsetsforprinting. Chapter12
Printinscale.Printwithpercentage. Chapter12ConstructionDocumentSets:Rendering
Render. Chapter9
Placegenericlights. Notcovered
Setthesolarangle.Chapter9
TableA.2CertifiedProfessionalexamtopicsandobjectives
Topic LearningObjective ChapterCollaboration Copyandmonitorelementsinalinkedfile. Not
coveredUseworksharing. Chapter
10ImportDWGandimagefiles. Chapters
7,13Documentation Createandmodifyfilledregions. Chapter
11Placedetailcomponentsandrepeatingdetails. Chapter
11Tagelements(doors,windows,etc.)bycategory. Chapter
11Usedimensionstrings. Chapters
1,11Setthecolorsusedinacolorschemelegend. Chapter8Workwithphases. Not
coveredElements Changeelementswithinacurtainwall:grids,
panels,mullions.Chapter2
Createcompoundwalls. Chapter2Createastackedwall. Chapter2Differentiatesystemandcomponentfamilies. Chapter5
Families Workwithfamilyparameters. Chapter6Createanewfamilytype. Chapter6Modifyanelement'stypeparameters. Chapter2UseRevitfamilytemplates. Chapter5Usefamilycreationprocedures. Chapter6
Modeling AssessorreviewwarningsinRevit. Chapter13
Createabuildingpad. Chapter13
Definefloorsforamass.
Definefloorsforamass. Chapter7Createastairwithalanding. Chapter4Createelementssuchasfloors,ceilings,androofs. Chapter3Generateatoposurface. Chapter
13Modelrailings. Chapter4Editamodelelement'smaterial. Chapter9Changeagenericfloor/ceiling/rooftoaspecifictype.
Chapter3
Attachwallstoarooforceiling. Chapter3Views Defineelementpropertiesinaschedule. Chapter
12Controlvisibility. Chapters
1,9Uselevels. Chapter1Createaduplicateviewforaplan,section,elevation,draftingview,etc.
Chapter9
Createandmanagelegends. Notcovered
Managetheviewpositiononsheets. Chapter12
Organizeandsortitemsinaschedule. Chapter12
TheseAutodeskexamobjectiveswereaccurateatpresstime;pleaserefertowww.autodesk.com/certificationforthemostcurrentexamroadmapandobjectives.
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