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Page 1 Revit Architecture 2010 User's Guide March 2009...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Contents Chapter 1 Welcome to Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 ......1 Network Deployment Installation ........1 Licensing .
Page 6 Build the Model ..........23 Design the Preliminary Layout .
Page 7 ....... 49 ® Publishing Content to the Autodesk Seek Website .
Page 8 ......... . 100 ® Autodesk Seek .
Page 9 Creating a Framing Elevation View ......136 Elevation View Properties ........137 Modifying Elevation Symbol Properties .
Page 10 Legend Views ..........168 Creating a Legend .
Page 11 Overriding Host Layers ........210 Override Cut Line Styles .
Page 12 Chapter 6 Using Dimensions and Constraints ......263 Dimensions ..........263 Temporary Dimensions .
Page 13 Sketching an Arc from the Center and End Points ..... 310 Sketching a Tangent Arc ........310 Sketching a Fillet Arc .
Page 14 Dimension Text Controls ........351 View Controls .
Page 15 Using Formulas for Numerical Parameters ......387 Valid Formula Syntax and Abbreviations ......388 Conditional Statements in Formulas .
Page 16 Saving Loaded Families ........429 Reloading a Family into a Project .
Page 17 Materials ..........468 Materials Overview .
Page 18 Setting Snap Increments ........503 Enabling and Disabling Snaps .
Page 19 Changing the Height Between 3D Levels ......537 Changing 3D Level Elevations ....... . 537 Changing 3D Level Names .
Page 20 Justifying UV Grids to the Surface Borders ......574 Patterning Surfaces ......... 575 Editing the Patterned Surface .
Page 21 Creating Curtain Systems by Face ......619 Curtain Systems on NURB Surfaces .
Page 22 Defining Wall Shapes or Openings ......662 Wall Sweeps ..........664 Adding Wall Sweeps .
Page 23 Roof Examples ......... . . 700 Roof with Intersecting Slope Lines at Different Heights .
Page 24 Rule-of-Thumb Formulas ........735 Modifying Stairs .
Page 25 Wall Panels in Curtain Walls ....... . . 779 Modifying Curtain Walls .
Page 26 Structural Template ..........819 Starting a Project with the Structural Template .
Page 27 Beam Systems ..........874 Creating a One-Click Beam System .
Page 28 Adding Foundation Slabs ........941 Foundation Slab Properties .
Page 29 Controlling the Visibility of Rooms ....... . 979 Room Boundaries .
Page 30 Creating an Area Scheme ........1009 Deleting an Area Scheme .
Page 31 Using External Information on a Sheet ......1043 Adding Text from a File to a Sheet .
Page 32 Adding a Revision Cloud ........1075 Assigning a Revision to a Revision Cloud .
Page 33 Adding Reference Planes ........1106 Naming Reference Planes .
Page 34 Detailing ..........1134 Types of Views for Detailing .
Page 35 Cars and Vehicles ........1205 Office Clutter .
Page 36 Entourage Did Not Render Correctly ....... 1239 Plants and Trees Are Missing from Rendered Image .
Page 37 Showing or Hiding Nested Linked Revit Models ......1279 Phase Mapping Linked Revit Models ....... 1280 Dimensions and Constraints in Linked Revit Models .
Page 38 Viewing the Main Model Without Design Options ..... . . 1320 Viewing Multiple Design Options ....... . 1320 Checking the Design Option Settings for a View .
Page 39 ....... 1382 Sharing with Autodesk Seek ....... . 1383 Publishing to Buzzsaw .
Page 40 Selecting a Template for IFC Files ......1397 Loading an IFC Class Mapping File .
Page 41 Revit SDK, API Reference Documentation, VSTA Samples ..... . . 1435 Using the Revit VSTA Samples from SDK ....... . 1436 Revit API Differences .
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Page 43: Welcome To Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010
Welcome to Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 ® This section includes licensing information and other information pertinent to this release of Autodesk Revit Architecture. Network Deployment Installation This procedure describes how to set up a Revit Architecture installation for deployment from a network location.
Page 44 32-bit operating system, select 32-bit deployment. d Click Next. 4 In the Select the Products to Include on the Deployment dialog, select Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010, and click Next. 5 In the Accept the License Agreement dialog, do the following: a For Country or Region, select the appropriate value from the list.
Page 45 Control Utility at a later time. a Specify whether to enable Live Updates. Checks whether product updates are available when a Web connection is established. Select one of the following: Receive Live Updates from Autodesk. Network Deployment Installation | 3...
Page 46 Allows users to receive product updates and support announcements from Autodesk servers. Receive Live Updates from local server. Allows you to maintain a patch list on a local server. A patch list is an XML file that specifies a list of patches available for installation. If you select this option, the Local Patch List Location is available.
Page 47: Licensing
21 Click Finish. To install Revit Architecture on a client system, double-click the shortcut in the network location. This is the shortcut name and location you specified on the Begin Deployment dialog. If you need to modify the deployment settings: 1 Double-click the Tools folder (located in the directory you specified for creating the deployment).
Page 48: Network License Server Setup
IMPORTANT If you are running the network license manager on Windows XP and have upgraded to Service Pack 2, a new software firewall is enabled. When using its default settings, this firewall disables the Autodesk License Server installed on the same computer. For more information, contact Revit Architecture Client Support.
Page 49: Obtain Host Name Id Using Lmtools
A license file identifies important license information, including license type and behavior, and the number of seats available for use. You must obtain a license file from Autodesk for each license server. With the Network License Activation Utility, you can obtain licenses over the Internet. In addition, this utility registers your product, provides automated support through e-mail if you cannot obtain a license over the Internet, and saves and migrates license files.
Page 50 7 On the Licenses Received page, in the Save License File for <computer name> field, enter the location where you want to save the license file, or click Browse to navigate to the location. NOTE It is recommended that you save you license file to C:\Program Files\Autodesk Network License Manager\License.
Page 51 To use the Network License Activation Utility (offline request) 1 Do one of the following: In Windows XP, click Start menu Programs Autodesk Autodesk Network License Manager Revit Architecture Network License Activation Utility. In Windows Vista, click Start menu All Programs...
Page 52: Set Up The Network License File
12. To set up the network license file 1 Copy the contents of the license file (supplied by Autodesk in an e-mail) to an ASCII text editor, such as Notepad. WARNING Do not copy the contents into a word processor. A word processor can add hidden formatting that a text editor cannot read.
Page 53 NOTE If you have more than one software vendor using FLEXnet for license management, the Service Name list contains more than one option. Make sure only one Autodesk service is listed. 6 In the Path to lmgrd.exe File field, enter the path to the Network License Manager daemon (lmgrd.exe), or click Browse to locate the file.
Page 54: Combining Network License Files
When adding licenses of the same Autodesk product to your license file, you must obtain a new license file for the total number of licenses for that feature code, not just the new ones. For example, do not combine 2 different Revit Architecture license files into one file.
Page 55: Distributed License Server Model
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Page 56: Redundant License Server Model
If one of the 3 servers is replaced, you need to obtain a new license file from Autodesk. Also, on the client machines, the Licpath.lic file should be modified to include the new server name.
Page 57: Network License Client Setup
For products purchased separately or as part of a Revit Architecture Series package, a network license server can be set up with combinations of license seat counts. The cascading mechanism employed by Autodesk first uses the single product license (non Series), and then cascades as needed to the Series licenses.
Page 58: License Transferring
NOTE To view the expiration date for the borrowed license, click Help menu About Product Information. In the Product Information dialog, under License expiration date, view the license return date. 16 | Chapter 1 Welcome to Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010...
Page 59: Using Help
® Training programs and products from Autodesk help you learn the key technical features of your Autodesk software and improve productivity. For the latest information about Autodesk training, visit http://www.autodesk.com/training or contact your local Autodesk office. Using Help | 17...
Page 60: Memory Usage
Autodesk Official Training Courseware Autodesk publishes many courseware titles each year for users at all levels to improve their productivity with Autodesk software. The preferred training materials of Autodesk partners, these books are also well-suited for self-paced, standalone learning. All courseware simulates real-world projects with hands-on, job-related exercises.
Page 61: Gb Feature Considerations
Limit the number of worksets that you open when using a workshared file. In the Open dialog, from the Open drop-down list, select Specify, which lets you select the worksets to close before opening the local file. NOTE In some cases, antivirus software solutions can lock files or slow data transfer, giving the appearance of memory limitations.
Page 62: Verifying Virtual Memory Allocation
Your system should have at least 3 GB set aside for the paging file size to take full advantage of the available address space. Every concurrently running application is sharing the available paging file size, so setting it to something more than 3 GB (such as 4 GB) is recommended. 20 | Chapter 1 Welcome to Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010...
Page 63: Chapter 2 Architectural Workflows
Architectural Workflows Use the following topics to learn how Revit Architecture supports typical architectural workflows and tasks. Start a New Project At the beginning of a new project, use the following workflows to get started. Before You Begin Consider whether the following options will be useful. If so, learn about these options, and determine how and when to implement them during the project cycle.
Page 64: Set Up The Project
Set Up the Project To design a building model, first create a project in Revit Architecture, and then enter project-specific information. Use a project template provided by your CAD/BIM Create the project. ----- manager, or use a default template. Enter the client name, project name, number, Specify project information.
Page 65: Build The Model
Sketch property lines, or create them using survey Specify property lines. on page 962 ----- data. In the site plan, add a building pad to the Add a building pad. ----- toposurface. Then modify the structure and depth of the pad. Grade the toposurface of the building pad, Grade the toposurface.
Page 66: Add Levels And Grids
Create floors, walls, and roofs from Convert faces of the mass into walls on page 615, ----- mass faces. on page 615 floors, curtain systems, and roofs. Add Levels and Grids Levels and grids are finite planes that help to define project context. Create a level for each known story or other Add levels.
Page 67: Add Basic Building Elements
Add Basic Building Elements Place generic elements in the building model to plan the layout. You can assign specific element types later when you refine the design. Add interior and exterior walls to the building Add walls. on page 634 ----- model.
Page 68: View The Model
Add beams. ----- Add beams to the structure. View the Model You can create different views of the building model, such as sections, elevations, and 3D views. When you change the building model in one view, Revit Architecture propagates those changes throughout the project. Create elevations to show the building model Create elevations.
Page 69: Stairs And Railings
Stairs and Railings Create simple or complex stairs and railings in the building model. Add stairs by sketching the run boundary and Add stairs. on page 728 ----- riser lines. Create a railing. ----- Add a railing to the stairs. If needed, change the height, number of rails, Modify the rail structure.
Page 70: Components
Components You can add components such as furniture, casework, and plumbing fixtures to the building model. Many components are standard items that can be delivered on site. Some components must be built in place to meet project-specific requirements. Load a family into the project, and place instances Place a component.
Page 71: Manage The Relationships Of Elements
Manage the Relationships of Elements To ensure that the building model maintains relationships among elements, apply constraints. For example, you can specify that a door maintains a certain distance from a wall, that all windows remain equally spaced on a wall, or that 2 collinear walls should stay aligned with each other. Apply constraints based on Place a dimension, and lock it in place to...
Page 72: Work On Part Of The Project
Work on Part of the Project The following is the typical sequence of tasks for each team member working on the project. Create a local copy of the central file every day Create a local copy of the project. ----- to make sure you have the latest changes.
Page 73: Issue The Design To Consultants
Monitor changes to copied ----- Review warnings about project changes. elements. To prevent conflicts, check for collisions between Coordinate Revit models. ----- elements in linked projects. Issue the Design to Consultants If you need consultants to review or work on parts of a design, use the following options to share the project electronically.
Page 74: Adjust The Graphics In A Drawing
Create a section of the building, a wall, or a detail Create a section. on page 138 ----- area. Create a detail callout or a view callout for a plan, Create a callout. ----- elevation, section, or detail. Adjust the Graphics in a Drawing Change the appearance of a drawing to help communicate design details.
Page 75: Plan The Sheet Layout
Plan the Sheet Layout Determine which sheets you need and which drawings they will contain. In a later step, you will refine the sheets to add title blocks, title marks, and a sheet index. Create sheets. ----- Add sheets to the project. Place drawings on the sheets, and position them Place drawings on the sheets.
Page 76: Add Text And Leaders
Add Text and Leaders Add text notes to drawings, with or without leaders. Change the text style, if needed. Add text. ----- Add text notes to document the design. Add leaders to text. ----- Add leaders to the text, if needed. Change the appearance of text.
Page 77: Door Schedule
Door Schedule Create a door schedule to determine quantities and estimate costs. Create a schedule that itemizes each door in the Create a door schedule. ----- building model. By filtering the schedule, you can list the doors Filter the door schedule by level. ----- for each level of the building.
Page 78: Add Detail Lines And Components
Add Detail Lines and Components You can sketch detail lines, or insert detail components from a library. Sketch the desired detail lines, drawing directly Add detail lines to a view. ----- over the model if needed. Add detail components. ----- Select from a large library of detail components.
Page 79: Use A Detail Library
Use a Detail Library If your organization has an existing detail library, you can re-use these details in Revit drafting views. Import details stored as DWG files into drafting Import a DWG file. ----- views in the Revit project. If your organization has created a Revit project Transfer drafting views from a that stores standard drafting views, you can insert -----...
Page 80: Print Views And Sheets
Print Views and Sheets When you need hard copies, you can print check plots, individual sheets, or entire sheet sets. Print one or more sheets in a construction Print a sheet. ----- document set. When printing the current view, under Print Print an area (check plot).
Page 81: Present The Project
Tag the revision clouds. ----- Tags identify the revisions assigned to clouds. Check the sheets to make sure the revision Specify the revisions on a sheet. ----- schedules show the desired information. Issue a revision when it is ready to be shared with Issue the revisions.
Page 82: Create A Walkthrough
To enhance the rendered image with realistic Add plants and entourage. ----- details, add decals on page 1216, plants, and other entourage. Render settings control aspects of the rendered Define render settings. ----- image, such as render quality, resolution, lighting, and background.
Page 83 Export the walkthrough on page Export the walkthrough to an animation file or a ----- series of still image files. Create a Walkthrough | 41...
Page 85: Chapter 3 What's New
New in Revit 2010 The following topics describe the new and enhanced features for Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010. User Interface Enhancements Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 includes major changes to the user interface, as described in the following topics. User Interface In Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010, the user interface has been completely redesigned to be more intuitive.
Page 86: Learning Tools
Learning Tools Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 provides the following learning tools to aid the transition from Revit Architecture 2009 to Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010. User Interface Overview: Intended for all Revit users, the User Interface Overview is an interactive display that describes parts of the user interface as you move the cursor over them.
Page 87: Conceptual Design Environment
Conceptual Design Environment Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 introduces a new conceptual design environment. Use the conceptual design environment to explore early design concepts before creating a more detailed BIM model in the Revit project environment. The conceptual design environment is a type of Family Editor that provides sophisticated modeling tools and techniques for designers to create new massing families.
Page 88: Drawing Forms
Drawing Forms When you start drawing in the 3D view, Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 determines the work plane for you. Because you are already in the 3D view, you do not need to rely on multiple views to see what you are developing.
Page 89: Divide And Pattern Surfaces
Divide and Pattern Surfaces The conceptual design environment allows the ability to divide and pattern complex surfaces and then add building detail that can later be fabricated. Divide Surface allows you to separate surfaces by levels, reference planes, or model lines, and add patterns to them. Then you create and apply parametric components that automatically conform to the divided surface of the complex form.
Page 90: Interoperability
1376. Project Base Points and Survey Points In Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010, a project base point and a survey point are now available in Revit projects to support the export of building sites to civil engineering applications. The coordinates of the survey point are exported from the building site to the ADSK file. They correctly orient the building geometry in the coordinate system of the civil engineering application.
Page 91: Importing Building Components
Seek Website In Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010, you can publish Revit families, products, or design information directly to the Autodesk Seek website, so it can be shared with others who are searching for manufacturer-specific or generic building products online. ®...
Page 92: Set Default Worksets To Open
158. Halftone/Underlay Settings In Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010, you can control the line weight and pattern used for underlays, and the brightness of halftone elements. When printing views or sheets, you can specify that halftones print as thin lines to retain print fidelity.
Page 93: Details And Annotations
204. Details and Annotations Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 offers the following new feature for detailing and annotating. Spot Slope Spot slope is a new type of spot dimension, similar to spot elevation. A spot slope displays the slope at a specific point on a face or an edge of a model element.
Page 94: Macros Development With Revit Vsta
IMPORTANT Command names, locations, and instructions in these topics reflect the user interface for Revit Architecture 2009. In Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010, many of the names and their locations have changed. To find 2009 commands in the 2010 release, click...
Page 95: Rendering Workflow Enhancements
Improved lighting effects and more accurate render appearances for materials result in more photorealistic rendered images. For details on specific improvements related to rendering enhancements in Revit Architecture, see the following topics. Image generated using the AccuRender rendering engine ® Image generated using the mental ray rendering engine Rendering Workflow Enhancements...
Page 96 Improved user interface for rendering For more experienced users, Revit Architecture offers control over advanced settings to refine a rendered image and achieve the desired result. Related topics Rendering Workflow on page 1163 54 | Chapter 3 What's New?
Page 97: Render Appearance Enhancements For Materials
Rendering an Image on page 1220 Render Quality Settings on page 1225 Rendering Best Practices on page 1233 Render Appearance Enhancements for Materials In Revit 2008 and previous releases, the software provided default materials, many of which used AccuRender definitions for render appearances. When you rendered a 3D view of a building model, these AccuRender definitions were used to provide a realistic representation of the model elements.
Page 98: Plant And Entourage Enhancements
Plant and Entourage Enhancements Revit Architecture 2009 provides an improved library of RPC (Rich Photorealistic Content) files from ® ArchVision The library has been expanded to include the following: Over 100 trees and plants ™ More ArchVision realpeople , as well as updates to realpeople that were shipped with previous releases Additional office furnishings and fixtures The new RPC content offers more photorealistic render appearances.
Page 99: Decal Enhancements
1215. Enhancements for Export to 3ds Max ® ® When you export a 3D view to Autodesk 3ds Max to use its higher-level rendering capabilities, Revit Architecture 2009 passes rendering settings to 3ds Max. The information includes render appearances (material assignments), lights, and related settings defined in the project.
Page 100: Migrating Render Appearances For Materials
To migrate... Do this... For more information, see... modified render appearances Open the project in Revit Architecture 2009. Click Set- Migrating Render Appearances for for materials Materials on page 58, Changing tings menu Materials. For each material that used a the Render Appearance of a Mater- custom AccuRender definition, assign a new render on page 475...
Page 101 If a Revit 2008 project makes extensive use of AccuRender definitions, you can edit a text file to map the AccuRender definitions to new render appearances. For instructions, go to the Autodesk Support Knowledge Base and search for the technical solution TS1081106.
Page 102: Migrating Lighting Fixtures
Searching for a Render Appearance on page 491. 7 If desired, modify properties for the render appearance. Render Appearance Properties on page 478. 8 Click Apply. 9 Repeat Steps 4 through 8 for other materials whose render appearances were not upgraded. 10 In the Materials dialog, click OK.
Page 103: Migrating Decals
Migrating Plants Many Revit 2008 plant families were defined using AccuRender procedures. In Revit Architecture 2009, render appearances for plant families are defined using RPC files. There is no one-to-one strategy for mapping Revit 2008 plants to Revit 2009 plants. When you open a Revit 2008 project in Revit Architecture 2009, existing AccuRender plant families will have their Rendering Appearance Source parameter set to Family Geometry.
Page 104: What's Changed For Rendering
However, in Revit Architecture 2009, you have more control over the quality settings for rendered images. For example, you can generate a quick draft quality image to check material settings, or use a higher quality setting to generate a presentation-quality image. Higher quality rendered images require more time to generate than lower quality images.
Page 105: Navigating 2D And 3D Views
Revit 2008 Feature In Revit 2009... For more information Seasonal settings For many plants, you can now select a render Specifying a Render Appearance for an appearance that shows a standard version of the RPC Family on page 1207 plant or a fall version of the plant. You specify this in the plant family.
Page 106: Dynamic View Tools In Viewcube And Steeringwheels
Dynamic View Tools in ViewCube and SteeringWheels The following tables indicate where Dynamic View tools can be found in the ViewCube and SteeringWheels. For some tools, behavior has changed and is noted. General Navigation Options In Dynamic View In ViewCube/SteeringWheels Scroll In a 2D context, pan scrolls the view.
Page 107 In Dynamic View In ViewCube/SteeringWheels SteeringWheels: Rewind Undo view orientation changes ( Rewind offers enhanced undo options for view orientation changes. See Rewind Tool on page 237. Right-click SteeringWheels or ViewCube, and click Save View. Save View ( Orient to a Direction Click faces, edges, or corners on the ViewCube, or right-click the ViewCube, and click Orient to a Direction.
Page 108: User Interface
In Dynamic View In SteeringWheels In/Out Right-click SteeringWheels, and click Increase/Decrease Focal Length. Slide Right-click SteeringWheels, and click Move Crop Boundary. Recenter Right-click SteeringWheels, and click Re-center Crop Bound- ary. User Interface This topic describes the new and enhanced features for the user interface in Revit Architecture 2009. Recent Files When you start Revit Architecture, it displays the new Recent Files window in the drawing area instead of opening a default template.
Page 109: Project Settings
Warnings for Selected Elements To review warnings related to elements you have selected in the drawing area, click on the Options Bar. Warnings for Selected Elements on page 1415. Export Warnings to a File Warnings that relate to elements selected in the drawing area can be exported to an HTML file by clicking on the Revit Architecture 2009 dialog.
Page 110: Project Views
You can then use this information to determine the following: The best mix of uses (such as retail, residential, and office space) for the building Rough cost estimates for the exterior of the building, based on linear dimensions or surface area HVAC (heating/ventilation/air conditioning) requirements for different levels of the building Analyzing a Conceptual Design on page 594.
Page 111 Formatting Currency in a Schedule View You can format currency fields with the appropriate currency symbol in a schedule. See Formatting Currency Fields in a Schedule on page 185. Cutting a Plan View by the Back Clip Plane You can cut a plan view at the back clip plane. You activate this feature using the Depth Clipping parameter for the plan view.
Page 112: Families
Mirroring a Project Mirroring a project allows you to mirror (reflect the position and shape of) all elements in a project around an axis you select (North - South, East - West, Northeast - Southwest, or Northwest - Southeast). When you mirror a project, all model elements, views, and annotations are mirrored.
Page 113: Visibility And Graphics
You can specify a separate value, or no override, for line patterns, line weights, or line colors. Cut and surface patterns: You can specify a separate value, or no override, for fill patterns or colors, and specify whether a pattern is visible.
Page 114: Room Volume Enhancements
Related topics Rooms in Section Views on page 980 Changing the Room Height Graphically on page 995 Room Volume Enhancements When an existing project is opened in Revit Architecture 2009, it may show different numbers for room volumes. These differences are due to enhancements that provide more accurate room volume calculations. The software is now more flexible in the shapes of rooms for which it can compute volumes, and room volumes are now computed to the wall face.
Page 115: Room Boundaries In Linked Models
Room Boundaries in Linked Models In previous releases, when you linked Revit models together, Revit Architecture did not recognized room-bounding elements in the linked model. As a result, you were not able to place a room between walls (or other elements) in the host project and walls in the linked model. In Revit Architecture 2009, you can now make the software recognize the room-bounding elements of a linked model.
Page 116: Color Fill In Section View
Color Fill in Section View You can now apply color schemes to section views (in addition to plan views). In Revit Architecture, this feature applies to rooms and areas. In Revit MEP, this feature applies to rooms, areas, spaces, and zones. See Color Schemes on page 1019.
Page 117: Slab Shape Edit
Slab Shape Edit You can modify the split lines that Revit Architecture 2009 creates in the slab when it is warped. See Shape Editing for Structural Floors, Roofs and Floors on page 944. Slabs containing arc segments can be modified with the slab shape editing tools. The curved edge slabs can be set to have either concave or flat surfaces.
Page 118 Permanent Dimension Placement Enhancements You can dimension to the following: Intersection points of lines, grids, reference planes, and location lines (for walls). The center of arcs, when placing a linear dimension. The center mark of the arc does not need to be visible to dimension to it.
Page 119: Text Note Styles
You can adjust the length of the gap or center segment in an individual grid line. For example, you may want to adjust the gap so the grid line does not display through the middle of a model element. See Adjusting the Center Segment of a Grid Line on page 1096.
Page 120 Rotating a View on a Sheet After placing a view (a drawing or a schedule) on a sheet, you can rotate it 90 degrees in either direction. Rotating a View on a Sheet on page 1040. Rotating a Revision Schedule You can rotate a revision schedule 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise on a title block.
Page 121 Related topics Numbering for Revisions on page 1073 Assigning a Numbering Scheme to a Revision on page 1074 Defining an Alphabetic Sequence for Revisions on page 1074 Revisions Listed in the Revision Schedule On sheets, the revision schedule includes information about revisions that are identified by revision clouds and tags.
Page 122: Printing
Printing This topic describes the new and enhanced features for printing in Revit Architecture 2009. Batch Printing You can use Batch Print for Revit 2009 to print many drawings at one time unattended. See Batch Printing on page 1086. Linked Models This topic describes the new and enhanced features for linked models in Revit Architecture 2009.
Page 123: Interoperability
Visibility for Linked Revit Models on page 1282. Related topic: Editing Elements on page 77 Interoperability This topic describes the new and enhanced features for interoperability in Revit Architecture 2009. IFC Export Options The default file format for IFC export is now IFC 2x3 (previously it was IFC 2x2). You also have the following export options for all IFC file formats: Current view only: This option allows you to export elements that are visible in the current view.
Page 124: Worksharing
additional information to display design data in the Microsoft XPS Viewer. As such, DWFx files are larger than corresponding DWF files. Exporting to Design Web Format on page 1355. Related topics Enhancements for Export to 3ds Max on page 57 Worksharing This topic describes the new and enhanced features for worksharing in Revit Architecture 2009.
Page 125 Families Guide Documentation for family creation has been restructured, revised, and enhanced with more detailed conceptual information and tutorials. The Families Guide on page 418. Documentation | 83...
Page 127: Chapter 4 Revit Essentials
Revit Essentials The following topics provide information on what you need to start a project in Revit Architecture. Using the Revit Interface ® Revit Architecture is a powerful CAD product for the Microsoft Windows operating system. Its interface resembles those of other products for Windows, featuring a ribbon that contains the tools used to complete tasks.
Page 128: Parts Of The Revit Interface
Related topics Learning Tools on page 44 Parts of the Revit Interface The Revit Architecture interface is designed to simplify your workflow. With a few clicks, you can change the interface to better support the way that you work. For example, you can set the ribbon to one of 3 display settings.
Page 129 Manage project and system parameters, and set- tings. Add-Ins third-party tools used with Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010. The Add-Ins tab is en- abled only when a third-party tool is in- stalled. Parts of the Revit Interface | 87...
Page 130: Application Frame Overview
Draw: contains the drawing tools necessary for the wall sketch. A contextual ribbon tab closes when you exit the tool. To reset the ribbon and Quick Access toolbar delete the UIState.dat file located in the Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 folder under one of the following folders: For Windows XP:...
Page 131 Application Window Tool Description Quick Access toolbar Displays frequently used tools. (See Using the Quick Access Toolbar on page 91.) InfoCenter Provides requested information. (See foCenter on page 100.) Status bar Displays information related to the current state of a Revit operation. (See Status Bar on page 99.) The Application Menu...
Page 132: Quick Access Toolbar
Close the application Click the left side of... to open the... New dialog (New) Open dialog (Open) Print dialog (Print) DWF Publish Settings dialog (Publish) Product and License Information dialog (Licensing) Recent Documents Files display in the Recent Documents list with the most recently used file at the top by default. Pinned Files You can keep a file listed regardless of files that you save later using the push pin button to the right.
Page 133: Using The Quick Access Toolbar
To add a ribbon button to the Quick Access toolbar, right-click the button on the ribbon and click Add to Quick Access toolbar. Buttons are added to the right of the default commands on the Quick Access toolbar. Using the Quick Access Toolbar The Quick Access toolbar contains the following items by default: Quick Access Toolbar Item Description...
Page 134: Tooltips
mode. However, when you switch to another editing mode, these items do not display and need to be re-added to the Quick Access toolbar. See Using the Quick Access Toolbar on page 91. NOTE Some tools on contextual tabs cannot be added to the Quick Access toolbar. Tooltips When you hold the cursor over a tool on the ribbon, by default Revit Architecture displays a tooltip.
Page 135: Project Browser
Project Browser The Project Browser shows a logical hierarchy for all views, schedules, sheets, families, groups, linked Revit models, and other parts of the current project. As you expand and collapse each branch, lower-level items display. To change the size and location of the Project Browser To show the Project Browser, click View tab User Interface panel, and select the Project Browser check box.
Page 136 If you want to... then... add a view to a sheet drag the view name onto the sheet name or onto the sheet in the drawing area. You can also right-click the sheet name, and click Add View on the shortcut menu.
Page 137 If you want to... then... Desk4, and so on. You can then double- click a new type and set properties for it in the Type Properties dialog. See Revit Families on page 415. rename a family right-click the family name, and click Re- name.
Page 138 If you want to... then... Type Properties dialog opens, and you can edit values. delete a family type do any one of the following: Select the family type name in the Project Browser, and press Delete. Right-click the family type name, and click Delete.
Page 139: Drawing Area
Revit Links If you want to... then... create a new link to a Revit model right-click the Revit Links branch, and click New Link. See Linking Revit Models on page 1277. manage links to Revit models right-click the Revit Links branch, click Manage Links, and click the Revit tab.
Page 140 To manage views in the drawing area To display a project view that has not yet been opened, navigate to the view in the Project Browser, and double-click the view name. To see a list of open views, click View tab Windows panel Switch Windows drop-down.
Page 141: Status Bar
Status Bar The status bar is located along the bottom of the Revit Architecture window. When you are using a tool, the left side of the status bar provides tips or hints on what to do. When you are highlighting an element or component, the status bar displays the name of the family and type.
Page 142: View Control Bar
To change existing elements to a different type, select one or more elements of the same category. Then use the Type Selector to select the desired type. View Control Bar The View Control Bar is located at the bottom of the Revit window above the status bar. It provides quick access to functions that affect the drawing area, including the following: Scale (See View Scale...
Page 143 Overview of InfoCenter You can use InfoCenter to search for information, display the Subscription Center panel for subscription services, display the Communication Center panel for product updates, and display favorites panel to access saved topics. You can use InfoCenter to: Search for information through keywords (or by entering a phrase) Access subscription services through Subscription Center panel Access to product-related updates and announcements through Communication Center panel...
Page 144 InfoCenter Settings dialog box or through the CAD Manager Control Utility. NOTE You must have Internet access to display search results from the Autodesk Online category. Keyword searches produce better results. In case of a misspelled word, spelling suggestions are displayed on the panel.
Page 145: Overview Of Communication Center
Autodesk compiles statistics using the information sent from Communication Center to monitor how it is being used and how it can be improved. Autodesk maintains information provided by or collected from you in accordance with the company's published privacy policy, which is available at http://www.autodesk.com/privacy.
Page 146 Receive New Information Notifications Whenever new information is available, Communication Center notifies you by displaying a balloon message below the Communication Center button on the InfoCenter box. Click the link in the balloon message to open the article or announcement. If you don t want to receive Communication Center notifications, in the InfoCenter Settings dialog box, turn off Balloon Notification.
Page 147 Communication Center. Maximum age of the articles displayed on the Communication Center panel and the location and name of the CAD Manager Channel. Autodesk Channels. Channels to display in the Communication Center panel as well as the number of articles to display for each channel.
Page 148 1 In the InfoCenter box, click the down arrow next to the Search button. 2 Click Search Settings. 3 In the InfoCenter Settings dialog box, in the left pane, click Autodesk Channels. 4 In the right pane, select or clear the channels you want to display in the Communication Center panel.
Page 149 4 In the right pane, select or clear the options to turn balloon notification on or off. 5 Enter the number of seconds to set the length of time for balloon notifications to display. 6 Enter the transparency value of the balloon or set the value using the slider. 7 Click OK.
Page 150: Autodesk ® Seek
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) or the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Autodesk Seek can help you locate such information and products, and get them into your design. For more information about LEED green building certification, visit the U.S. Green Building Council website: http://www.usgbc.org.
Page 151 Compressed archive file Searching for Content with Autodesk Seek You can enhance your designs by acquiring product or design information published by Autodesk, partner content providers, or other designers on Autodesk Seek. NOTE Autodesk Seek is currently available only in the English edition of the software.
Page 152 Autodesk Seek website and into your drawing. NOTE The first time you download a file, you must agree to and accept the Autodesk Seek terms and conditions. Accepting the terms installs a cookie on your computer. If you clear your web browser's cookies, you will need to accept the Autodesk Seek terms and conditions the next time you download a file.
Page 153 To i-drop a file into your drawing 1 On the Autodesk Seek website, move your cursor over an available download displaying the i-drop icon. 2 Click and drag the file. 3 Drop the file at the desired location in your drawing and, if necessary, reposition it.
Page 154: Opening Revit Files
Photometric data files (IES) for use with C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Applic- lighting families ation Data\Autodesk\<Revit release name>\IES Opening Revit Files When you start Revit Architecture, the Recent Files window displays, listing the projects and families that you opened most recently. If you are already working in a Revit session, you can return to the Recent Files...
Page 155: Opening Families And Training Files
If you want to... Then... workshared files or when you are preparing to upgrade. open a workshared local file separate from select Detach from Central. See Opening the central file Workshared Files Independent of the Central File on page 1268. open a local copy of the central file select Create new local.
Page 156: Opening Revit Files From Windows Explorer
4 In the File Download dialog, click Open to open the item in Revit Architecture, or click Save to save it in a specified folder, from which it can be loaded into a project. 5 If you opened a family and want to immediately use it in a project, do the following: a Click Create tab Family Editor panel Load into Project.
Page 157: Saving A File With A Different Name Or Location
Saving a File with a Different Name or Location 1 Click Save As. 2 Select a Project, Family, Template, or Library file type to save. 3 In the Save As dialog, navigate to the desired folder. 4 If desired, change the file name. 5 To specify save options, click Options, set the options as desired, and click OK.
Page 158: Backup And Journal Files
2 In the Options dialog, click the General tab. 3 To change how often Revit Architecture reminds you to save an open project, select a time interval for Save Reminder Interval. 4 To turn off the save reminder, for Save Reminder Interval, select No Reminders. 5 Click OK.
Page 159: Refreshing The Screen
Makes a backup copy of the saved file, and places it in the Journal folder on the local computer. (See Journal Files on page 117.) The local backup file provides protection in case the network save fails. Revit Architecture saves up to 3 local backup files.
Page 160: Starting A New Project
Revit Architecture provides several project templates, which reside in the Metric Templates or Imperial Templates folder at: Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\<product name>\ You can use one of these templates or create your own templates as needed to maintain corporate standards or to simplify the setup process for different types of projects.
Page 161: Building With Elements
Revit Architecture creates a new project file using the settings defined by the specified template. The default project name appears in the title bar of the Revit window. To assign a different file name, click Save Related topics Creating a Template on page 445 Project Template Settings on page 446...
Page 162: Categories, Families, And Types
Categories, Families, and Types Revit Architecture classifies elements by categories, families, types, and instances. Category: A category is a group of elements that you use to model or document a building design. For example, categories of model elements include walls and beams. Categories of annotation elements include tags and text notes.
Page 163 Modifying Instance Properties To modify the instance properties of an element, use either of the following methods: Select the element in the drawing area. Then click Modify <Element> tab Element panel Element Properties drop-down Instance Properties. Select the element in the drawing area. Then right-click, and click Element Properties. The content of the Instance Properties dialog varies, depending on the type of element.
Page 164 Creating a New Family Type in a Project You can add a new type to the family and change the parameters for that type. This feature allows you to define an entire family of different-sized components within the project. NOTE A new family type created in the project exists only in that project. To create a new family type in a project 1 In the drawing area, select an element belonging to the desired type.
Page 165: Revit Tutorials
Revit Tutorials A complete set of Revit tutorials are available to help you be more productive using Revit Architecture. Follow the self-paced exercises to get comfortable with using Revit Architecture. To access the Revit Architecture tutorials, click (Help) drop-down Tutorials. Revit Tutorials | 123...
Page 167: Chapter 5 Project Views
Project Views This topic covers most project views in Revit Architecture. The following project views are covered in other topics: Sheet views (see Preparing Construction Documents on page 1029) Detail views and drafting views (see Detailing on page 1134) Area plans (see Area Analysis on page 1008) Linked Revit models (see...
Page 168: Creating A Plan View
Reflected Ceiling Plan View Most projects include at least one reflected ceiling plan (RCP) view. Reflected ceiling plan views are also created automatically, as you add new levels to your project. Creating a Plan View 1 Click View tab Create panel Plan Views drop-down Floor Plan.
Page 169: Cutting A Plan View By The Back Clip Plane
NOTE If you create duplicate plan views, the duplicate view appears in the Project Browser with the following notation: Level 1(1), where the value in parentheses increases with the number of duplicate views. Cutting a Plan View by the Back Clip Plane You may want to cut a plan view at the back clip plane when you have an element (such as a slanted wall) that spans multiple levels.
Page 170 Plan regions respect the Depth Clipping parameter setting of their parent view, but follow their own View Range settings. Elements that have symbolic representation in certain views (such as structural beams) and non-cuttable families are not affected when you cut a plan view by the back clip plane. They will display and are not cut. This property does affect printing.
Page 171: Plan View Properties
5 Optionally, click View Range, and modify the View Depth setting if necessary. The level you select for View Depth is where the view will be clipped, when the Depth Clipping property is active. 6 Click OK to exit the Instance Properties dialog. Plan View Properties Each plan view has type properties for callout tags and reference labels.
Page 172: Creating A Plan Region
Creating a Plan Region 1 Open a plan view. 2 Click View tab Create panel Plan Views drop-down Plan Region. 3 Sketch a closed loop using lines, rectangles, or polygons. For more information, see Sketching on page 303. 4 Click Create Plan Region Boundary tab Element panel Plan Region Properties.
Page 173: Elevation Views
6 Click OK. Elevation Views Elevation views are part of the default template in Revit Architecture. When you create a project with the default template, 4 elevation views are included: north, south, east, and west. It is in elevation views where you sketch level lines.
Page 174: Displaying An Elevation View
4 Place the cursor near a wall, and click to place the elevation symbol. NOTE As you move the cursor, you can press Tab to change the position of the arrowhead. The arrowhead snaps to perpendicular walls. 5 To set different interior elevation views, highlight the square shape of the elevation symbol, and click.
Page 175: Changing The Elevation Symbol
Changing the Elevation Symbol 1 Select the elevation tag arrowhead. 2 Click Modify Views tab Element panel Element Properties drop-down Type Properties. 3 Modify the appropriate property values by clicking in the Value fields. 4 Click OK. Changing the Clip Plane in an Elevation View Clip planes define the boundaries for an elevation view.
Page 176: Reference Elevation
Elements that have symbolic representation in certain views (such as structural beams) and non-cuttable families are not affected when you cut an elevation, section, or callout view by the far clip plane. They will display and are not cut. This property does affect printing. To cut by the far clip plane: 1 In the Project Browser, right-click the view you want to cut by the far clip plane, and click Properties.
Page 177: Placing A Reference Elevation
You can place a reference elevation in a plan or callout view. Placing a Reference Elevation 1 Open a plan or callout view. 2 Click View tab Create panel Elevation. 3 On the Options Bar, select Reference other view. 4 Select a reference view from the adjacent menu. If there are no existing views to reference, you can select <New Drafting View>...
Page 178: Creating A Framing Elevation View
Creating a Framing Elevation View NOTE You must have a grid in your view, before you can add a framing elevation view. See Grids on page 1093 for information on drawing a grid. 1 Click View tab Create panel Elevation drop-down Framing Elevation.
Page 179: Elevation View Properties
Elevation Views on page 131 Reference Elevation on page 134 Elevation View Properties Each elevation has type properties for elevation tags, callout tags, and reference labels. To define the look of elevation tags and callout tags, click Manage tab Project Settings panel Settings drop-down Callout Tags or Elevation Tags.
Page 180: Creating A Section View
Considerations for Section Views in the Family Editor You can create a section view in the Family Editor. Section views are not available for in-place families. If the section symbol appears without a head, you need to load the section head. See Changing the Section Head on page 145.
Page 181: Section Tag Visibility
Section Tag Visibility The section tag is visible in plan, elevation, and other section views, provided its crop region intersects the view range. For example, if you resize the crop region of the section view, so that it no longer intersects the plan view s view range, the section symbol does not appear in the plan view.
Page 182: Controlling Section View Width And Depth
Gapped is the default. If you select Continuous, the section line displays according to the Broken Section Line style defined in the Object Styles dialog. For more information on the Object Styles dialog, see Object Styles on page 493. Controlling Section View Width and Depth When you create a section view, Revit Architecture sets a default view depth and width.
Page 183: Segmenting A Section View
The section produces the following view. Modify the section as shown and the resulting section view changes. Segmenting a Section View 1 Sketch a section in a view, or select an existing section. 2 Click Modify Views tab Section panel Split Segment.
Page 184: Merging Segmented Section Views
The new segmented section has several controls on it. Controls for resizing the crop region display as a dashed green line. All segments share the same far clip plane. There are controls for moving the segments of the section line. There is also a break control that divides the section into smaller segments.
Page 185: Hiding The Section Annotation Symbol
You can place reference sections in plan, elevation, section, drafting, and callout views. Reference sections can reference section views, callouts of section views, and drafting views. To create a reference section: 1 Click View tab Create panel Section. 2 On the Options Bar, select Reference other view, and select a section, callout of a section, or drafting view name from the drop-down menu next to it.
Page 186: Starting A Section Head Family
Before reading this topic, you should be familiar with families. See The Families Guide on page 418. Starting a Section Head Family When creating a section head family, you define the section head symbol. The section head symbol you create should indicate the viewing direction. You set a viewing direction by sketching an arrow head. The symbol should also include a set of double arrow mirror controls to reverse the viewing direction, if necessary.
Page 187: Changing The Section Head
3 The section head template includes a predefined head. You can use this head or click Create panel Detail panel Line to create a different one. 4 If desired, add text to the symbol by clicking Text. 5 If desired, click Label to add text to the symbol for the Detail Number or Sheet Number. To include the view name with the section head, choose the View Name parameter.
Page 188: Callout Views
Callout Views A callout shows part of another view at a larger scale. In a construction document set, use callouts to provide an orderly progression of labeled views at increasing levels of detail. Callouts Overview You can add a callout to a plan, section, detail, or elevation view. In these views, the callout tag is linked to the callout view.
Page 189: Callout Types
The callout tag consists of the following parts: Callout bubble. The line drawn around part of the parent view to define the callout area. Callout head. A symbol that identifies the callout. When you place the callout on a sheet, the callout head displays the corresponding detail number and sheet number by default.
Page 190: Callouts And Sheets
Related topics Creating a Callout View on page 148 Detailing on page 1134 Cutting a Plan View by the Back Clip Plane on page 127 Cutting an Elevation, Section, or Callout View by the Far Clip Plane on page 133 View callouts Use a view callout when you want to provide more or different information about a part of the parent view.
Page 191: Opening A Callout View
5 To see the callout view, double-click the callout head The callout view displays in the drawing area. Related topics Opening a Callout View on page 149 Creating Details on page 1142 Modifying a Callout on page 149 Visibility of Callouts on page 153 Opening a Callout View To open a callout view, use any of the following methods:...
Page 192: Changing The Callout Tag For A Callout
If you want to... then change the line color, weight, or style Changing Display Properties for Callout Tags on page 153. change the location of the leader line Adjusting the Callout Leader Line on page 151. Changing the Callout Tag for a Callout The callout tag consists of the callout head, callout bubble, and leader line.
Page 193: Adjusting The Callout Leader Line
If you change a callout boundary in one view, Revit Architecture automatically updates the other view with the same changes. NOTE You can change the boundaries of a detail callout or a view callout. Resizing the boundaries of a reference callout does not affect the crop region of the referenced view.
Page 194 Callout tags that use different callout heads To create a callout head family 1 Click Annotation Symbol. 2 In the Open dialog, select Callout Head.rft or M_Callout Head.rft. 3 Click Create tab Detail panel Line, and sketch the shape of the callout head. Sketching Elements on page 304.
Page 195: Creating A Callout Tag
Creating a Callout Tag When creating a callout tag, you can specify the following: The type of callout head to use. See Creating a Callout Head Family on page 151. The radius of the callout bubble. To specify the line weight, color, and style of the callout bubble or leader line, see Changing Display Properties for Callout Tags on page 153.
Page 196: Reference Callouts
Crop region. If a callout tag does not display in the parent view, check whether the callout tag is outside the parent view s crop region. In the parent view, on the View Control Bar, click (Show Crop Region). Expand the crop region to the limits of the drawing to find the callout tag. If needed, adjust the crop region to include the callout tag.
Page 197: Changing The Reference Label
4 To define the callout area, drag the cursor from the upper-left to the lower-right, creating a callout bubble as shown by the dashed line enclosing the upper-left corner of the grid. 5 To see the callout view, double-click the callout head. The callout view displays in the drawing area.
Page 198: Modifying Callout Properties
Modifying Callout Properties 1 In the Project Browser, right-click the callout view, and click Properties. 2 In the Instance Properties dialog, click in the Value text boxes to see the detail and sheet numbers. You can also change the view name and scale, and manage crop regions. 3 Click OK.
Page 199: Creating A Perspective 3D View
Creating a Perspective 3D View You can create a perspective 3D view from a plan, section, or elevation view. 1 Open a plan, section, or elevation view. 2 Click View tab Create panel 3D View drop-down Camera. NOTE If you clear the Perspective option on the Options Bar, the view that is created is an orthographic 3D view and not a perspective view.
Page 200: Specifying The Background For A 3D View
An unnamed 3D view of the current project opens and displays in the Project Browser. If an unnamed view already exists in the project, the 3D tool opens the existing view. You can rename the default 3D view by right-clicking the view name in the Project Browser, and clicking Rename.
Page 201: Using A Section Box In A 3D View
Using a Section Box in a 3D View You can use a section box to clip the viewable portion of a 3D view. When you enable a section box in a 3D view, the only change to the view is the addition of the section box. The following image shows a 3D view with a section box enabled.
Page 202: Rotating A 3D View
The following image shows the section box selected with the blue arrow drag controls visible. The section box extents have been modified to cut into the stair tower. To modify section box extents outside of the 3D view: 1 Enable the section box in a 3D view. 2 Open an associated view, for example a plan or elevation view.
Page 203: Displaying A 3D View
Camera for perspective 3D view Camera for orthographic 3D view The hollow blue dot is the focal point and the pink dot is the target point. 4 Drag the camera to modify the camera level. Drag the hollow blue dot to modify the focal point around the axis of rotation (the target point).
Page 204 1 Open the perspective 3D view. 2 In the Project Browser, right-click the perspective 3D view name, and select Show Camera. The camera is selected in all views where the camera is visible, such as plan, elevation, and other 3D views. Selected camera in plan view Selected camera in 3D view 162 | Chapter 5 Project Views...
Page 205: Turning Off The Camera In A 3D View
Selected camera in elevation view 3 In the Project Browser, double-click the view in which you want to modify the camera position (for example plan or elevation). 4 Drag the camera to move it. The view updates according to the new camera position. 5 Drag the target to move it.
Page 206: Walkthrough Views
Name Description View Name A name you define for the 3D view. Title on Sheet The name of the view as it appears on the sheet; it supersedes any value in the View Name property. Default View Template Identifies the default view template for the view. See View Templates on page 507.
Page 207: Creating A Walkthrough Path
A walkthrough path might look something like the following image. The red dots indicate key frames. By default, walkthroughs are created as a series of perspective views, but you can also create them as orthographic 3D views. Creating a Walkthrough Path 1 Open a view in which to place the walkthrough path.
Page 208: Editing A Walkthrough Path
After you finish placing camera key frames, Revit Architecture creates a walkthrough view under the Walkthroughs branch of the Project Browser on page 93 and assigns it the name Walkthrough 1. Editing a Walkthrough Path 1 In the Project Browser, right-click the walkthrough view name, and select Show Camera. 2 To move the entire walkthrough path, drag the path to the desired location.
Page 209: Controlling Walkthrough Playback
The Walkthrough Frames dialog has 5 columns that show the frame properties: The Key Frame column displays the total number of key frames in the walkthrough path. Click a key frame number to display where that key frame appears on the walkthrough path. A camera icon displays at the selected key frame.
Page 210: Exporting A Walkthrough
Exporting a Walkthrough on page 168 Walkthrough Views on page 164 Exporting a Walkthrough You can export a walkthrough to an AVI or image file. When you export a walkthrough to an image file, each frame of the walkthrough is saved as an individual file. You can export all frames or a range of frames. To export a walkthrough: 1 Open the walkthrough view.
Page 211 Some typical legends include Annotation Legend. Displays sheet annotations such as section heads, level markers, spot elevation marks, elevation symbols, keynote symbol, revision tag, element tags, and other symbols that do not represent model objects. Each symbol has an associated piece of descriptive text. All symbols are shown at printed size.
Page 212: Creating A Legend
Creating a Legend 1 Click View tab Create panel Legends drop-down Legend. 2 In the New Legend View dialog, enter a name for the legend view and select the view scale. 3 Click OK. The legend view opens and is added to the Project Browser list. 4 Add the desired element symbols to the view using any of the following methods: Drag model and annotation family types from the Project Browser into the legend view.
Page 213: Placing Components From A Legend Into A Project View
Window legend with first window dimensioned Placing Components from a Legend into a Project View You can use legend views as graphical palettes. This means that you can select a component in a legend view and use the Create Similar or Match tools to place the component in another view. For more information on these tools, see Copying Elements with the Create Similar Tool on page 396 and...
Page 214: Schedule Views
Schedule Views A schedule is a tabular display of information, extracted from the properties of the elements in a project. A schedule can list every instance of the type of element you are scheduling, or it can collapse multiple instances onto a single row, based on the schedule's grouping criteria.
Page 215: Creating A Schedule Or Quantity
Formatting Schedules You have several choices available for formatting the look of the schedule. You can Specify the order and type of properties to display Create totals Create your own custom properties, which you can then include in the schedule Apply phases to a schedule Schedule Tips Mouse-wheel scrolling is available in schedule views.
Page 216: Applying A Key To An Element
2 In the New Schedule dialog, select the schedule key category. 3 Select Schedule keys. Revit Architecture automatically fills in the Key name. This is the name that appears among the element's instance properties. If desired, enter a new name. 4 Click OK.
Page 217: Creating A Material Takeoff Schedule
NOTE When Revit Architecture computes the volume of materials for individual layers within a wall, some approximations are made to maintain performance. Minor discrepancies might appear between the volumes visible in the model and those shown in the material takeoff schedule. These discrepancies tend to occur when you use the wall sweep tool to add a sweep or a reveal to a wall, or under certain join conditions.
Page 218: Specifying Schedule Properties
8 Click OK when finished. Specifying Schedule Properties After you have specified the desired type of schedule, you need to specify the information to include on the schedule and how the information should appear. You set schedule properties in the Schedule Properties dialog. To access this dialog, right-click the schedule name in the Project Browser, and select Properties.
Page 219 If you want to... then... meters. You can then add those room parameters to the list of scheduled fields. include elements from linked models select Include elements in linked files. For more information, Including Elements from Linked Models in a Schedule page 177.
Page 220 2 Add the schedule or area scheme to a sheet. 3 Select the schedule or area scheme on the sheet, and click Modify Schedule Graphics Clipboard panel Copy. 4 Open the main project. 5 If the Revit model (from which you want to include project parameters or area schemes) is already linked in the main project, unload the linked model.
Page 221: Limiting Data Presented In A Schedule
If you change the door swing after you place the door, this will not automatically be reflected in the schedule. The schedule retains the data of the initial door placement. Therefore the particular door opening for door 56, always (by default) leads from the hall to the bedroom regardless of the door swing. If you want door 56 to lead from the bedroom to the hall, you can change the door swing in plan view, and then edit the appropriate field in the door schedule.
Page 222: Sorting Fields In A Schedule
Many types of scheduled fields can be used to create filters. Types include text, number, integer, length, area, volume, yes/no, level, and key schedule parameters. Filtering is not supported for the following scheduled fields: Family Type Family and Type Area Type (in area schedules) From Room, To Room (in door schedules) Material parameters You create a filter based on fields in the project.
Page 223 If you want to... then select... insert a blank line between sort groups Blank Line. itemize every instance of an element in the schedule Itemize every instance. This option displays all instances of an element in individual rows. If you clear this option, multiple instances collapse to the same row based on the sorting parameter.
Page 224: Adding Grand Totals To A Schedule
Sorted Schedule with Totals Adding Grand Totals to a Schedule 1 In the Project Browser, right-click the schedule name, and select Properties. 2 In the Instance Properties dialog, for Sorting/Grouping, click Edit. 3 On the Sorting/Grouping tab, select Grand Totals to display the sum of the elements from all the groups.
Page 225: Adding Column Totals To A Schedule
Title and totals. Displays title and subtotal information. Count and totals. Displays count values and subtotals. Totals only. Displays subtotals only for those columns that can have them. 5 Click OK. Adding Column Totals to a Schedule 1 In the Project Browser, right-click the schedule name, and select Properties. 2 In the Instance Properties dialog, for Formatting, click Edit.
Page 226 If you want to... then... hide a field in a schedule select the field, then select Hidden field. This option is useful when you want to sort the schedule by a field, but you do not want that field to display in the schedule. TIP You can show or hide any columns while in the schedule view.
Page 227 NOTE A Number field is a project parameter or calculated value that was created as a Number type. When you create a calculated value on the Fields tab of the Schedule Properties dialog, you see the Calculated Value dialog, where you can select the type. The following image shows this dialog with the Number type selected.
Page 228 NOTE A Currency field is a parameter or calculated value that was created as a Currency type. 4 Click Field Format. 5 Clear the Use project settings option. 6 For Rounding, select an appropriate value. If you select Custom, enter a value in the Rounding increment text box.
Page 229 Schedule Field Formatting Calculating Totals Specifying Schedule Properties | 187...
Page 230 Schedule with Grid Lines Schedule with Grid Lines and an Outline 188 | Chapter 5 Project Views...
Page 231: Applying A Phase To A Schedule
Schedule with an Outline and Underlines Applying a Phase to a Schedule 1 In the Project Browser, right-click the schedule name, and click Properties. 2 In the Instance Properties dialog, enter values for the Phase Filter and Phase parameters. 3 Click OK. For more information on phases, see Project Phasing on page 1331.
Page 232: Grouping Column Headings In A Schedule
For schedules grouped by type, changes to a type are propagated to all instances of that type within the project. Grouping Column Headings in a Schedule After you create a schedule, you may want to change its organization and structure by grouping columns. You can create several layers of headings and subheadings to provide more detail in your schedule.
Page 233: Saving Schedule Views To An External Project
Saving Schedule Views to an External Project Use the following procedure to save the format of a schedule view to an external Revit Architecture file for use in another Revit Architecture project. 1 In the Project Browser, right-click the schedule view name, and click Save to New File. 2 In the Save As dialog, enter a name for the file, and click Save.
Page 234: Exporting A Schedule
5 In the Schedule Properties dialog, add the following available fields (in this order) to the Scheduled Fields list: Type, Length, Width, Volume, Count, and Comments. 6 Click the Sorting/Grouping tab. 7 Set the first Sort By list to Type. 8 Clear the Itemize every instance option.
Page 235 Creating dependent views may be useful in the following scenarios: You are working on a large project with an extensive floor plate, and you want to crop the view into smaller segments so you can place them on sheets. When you make changes to dependent segments of the view, you can quickly see how they effect the view as a whole by looking at the primary view.
Page 236: Creating Dependent Views
Display model Detail Level Visibility settings Model Graphics Style Graphic Display Options Hide at scales coarser than Underlay Underlay orientation Wall Join Display Discipline Color Scheme Location Color Scheme Phase Filter Phase Associated Level Default View Template View Range Depth Clipping Far Clipping Far Clip Offset The following properties can vary between the primary view and dependent views:...
Page 237: Adding Matchlines For Dependent Views
The dependent view opens. In the default Project Browser organization, the dependent view displays under the primary view. If you customize the Project Browser display, dependent views can be grouped and filtered like other view types. 3 Optionally, in the Project Browser, right-click the dependent view name, and click Rename. Enter a new name for the view, and click OK.
Page 238: Matchline Properties
2 Click Modify Matchline tab Edit panel Edit Sketch. 3 Edit the sketch line as necessary. 4 When finished, click Finish Matchline. To override matchline graphic format in a view: 1 Click View tab Graphics panel Visibility/Graphics, or use the keyboard shortcut VG. 2 Click the Annotation Categories tab.
Page 239: Propagating Dependent View Configuration
A view reference is a symbol. You can create a view reference family in the Family Editor. View reference families can contain lines, filled regions, text and labels for the view number and sheet number parameter values. To add a view reference: 1 Open the view to which you want to add a reference.
Page 240: Making A Dependent View Independent
To propagate dependent view configuration: 1 In the Project Browser, select the primary view to propagate. 2 Right-click the view name, and click Apply Dependent Views. The Select Views dialog opens and displays parallel views of the same scale that do not already have dependent views.
Page 241: Overriding Visibility And Graphic Display Of Individual Elements
In the following image, the doors category has overrides for projection/surface lines and for cut pattern. For information on visibility settings for elements in linked Revit models and elements in worksets, see Visibility for Linked Revit Models on page 1282 and Controlling Workset Visibility on page 1265.
Page 242 1 Open the view in which you want to override the visibility or graphic display of individual elements. 2 In the drawing area, right-click the element you want to override, and click Override Graphics in View By Element. The View-Specific Element Graphics dialog opens and displays the current visibility and graphic display settings for the element.
Page 243: Overriding Graphic Display Of Element Categories
Overriding Graphic Display of Element Categories NOTE If you need to override the visibility or graphic display for an individual element, see Overriding Visibility and Graphic Display of Individual Elements on page 199. 1 Open the view in which you want to override the graphic display of element categories. 2 Right-click an element in the drawing area, and click Override Graphics in View By Category.
Page 244: Removing Graphic Display Overrides For Element Categories
Removing Graphic Display Overrides for Element Categories 1 Open the view in which you want to remove graphic overrides. 2 Right-click an element in the drawing area, and click Override Graphics in View By Category. When you use this method, the element s category is already highlighted when the Visibility/Graphics dialog opens.
Page 245: Applying Transparency To Faces Of Model Element Categories
By default, the Visibility/Graphics dialog lists only those element categories that are appropriate to the particular discipline of Revit you are working with (for example, Revit Architecture). To list categories from all disciplines, select the Show categories from all disciplines check box. 5 Click Apply to view your changes, and click OK to exit the Visibility/Graphics dialog.
Page 246: Controlling Visibility And Graphic Display Of Elements Using Filters
Controlling Visibility and Graphic Display of Elements Using Filters Filters provide a way to override the graphic display and control the visibility of elements that share common properties in a view. For example, if you need to change the line style and color for 2-hour fire-rated walls, you can create a filter that selects all walls in the view that have the 2-hour value for the Fire Rating parameter.
Page 247 NOTE If you open a Revit project that was created in Revit Structure, you may see in the list of available filters Selection Filters and Rule-based filters. You can modify and apply rule-based filters in Revit Architecture. You can also apply selection filters in Revit Architecture, but selection filters can only be modified in Revit Structure.
Page 248 c Click OK. d If elements are selected in the drawing area, the Parameter Value dialog opens. Specify a parameter value for the selected elements, and click OK. e In the Project Parameters dialog, click OK. f In the Filters dialog, select the parameter from the Filter By list. For more information on creating custom parameters, see Custom Parameters on page 450.
Page 249: Applying A Filter
8 Enter a value for the filter, or select a value from the list (available for some parameter types). NOTE If you select the equals operator, the value that you enter must match the search value. The search is case-sensitive. 9 Enter additional filter criteria as necessary.
Page 250: Modifying Filter Visibility And Graphics Settings
NOTE If you open a Revit project that was created in Revit Structure, you may see in the list of available filters Selection Filters and Rule-based filters. You can modify and apply rule-based filters in Revit Architecture. You can also apply selection filters in Revit Architecture, but selection filters can only be modified in Revit Structure.
Page 251: Revealing And Unhiding Hidden Elements
Revealing and Unhiding Hidden Elements 1 On the View Control Bar, click The Reveal Hidden Elements icon displays with a color border to indicate that you are in Reveal Hidden Element mode. All hidden elements display in color, and visible elements display in half-tone.
Page 252: Overriding Individual Lines In An Element
2 On the View Control Bar, click (Temporary Hide/Isolate) and then select one of the following: Isolate Category. In other words, if you select some walls and doors, only walls and doors will remain visible in the view. Hide Category. Hides all selected categories in the view. If you select some walls and doors, all walls and doors will be hidden in the view.
Page 253: Override Cut Line Styles
Override Cut Line Styles Use the override feature to assign different line weights to the cut lines and structural core lines of a wall in plan view. 1 Open a plan view. 2 Click View tab Graphics panel Visibility/Graphics. 3 Under Override Host Layers, select Cut Line Styles, and click Edit. 4 In the Host Layer Line Styles dialog, assign line weights, line colors, and line patterns to host layers, as desired.
Page 254: Showing Or Hiding Crop Regions
For more information, see Resizing Crop Regions Graphically on page 212 and Resizing Crop Regions Explicitly on page 215. 3 On the View Control Bar, click (Crop View). Showing or Hiding Crop Regions On the View Control Bar, click (Show Crop Region or Hide Crop Region). To show or hide the annotation crop: 1 After you show crop regions, if the annotation crop region is hidden, right-click in the drawing area, and click View Properties.
Page 255 Selected elevation view crop region with break line controls 2 Move the cursor near a break line control ( As you place the cursor near a break line control, the portion of the view that will be removed is indicated by the X. Resizing Crop Regions Graphically | 213...
Page 256 Highlighted view portion to be removed 3 Click the control to break the view into separate regions. 214 | Chapter 5 Project Views...
Page 257: Resizing Crop Regions Explicitly
Two new crop regions created You can resize the split crop regions using the drag controls and the break line controls. You can consolidate the split crop regions by dragging the boundary of one crop region on top of the other. A message indicates that the regions will be consolidated.
Page 258: Rotating Views
5 Modify the offset values for the annotation crop. Annotation crop options are not available for perspective 3D views. 6 Click Apply to make the changes, or click OK to make the changes, and close the dialog. There are 2 modes for resizing the crop region: Field of View mode and Scale mode. In Field of View mode, you are stretching the crop region to the specified size.
Page 259: Navigating Views
Use the ViewCube to navigate 3D views. Use SteeringWheels to navigate 2D and 3D views. ViewCube ® ® Autodesk ViewCube navigation tool provides visual feedback of the current orientation of a model. You can use the ViewCube tool to adjust the viewpoint of the model.
Page 260 Opacity drop-down list. 3 Click OK. ® ® Autodesk ViewCube navigation tool provides visual feedback of the current orientation of a model. You can use the ViewCube tool to adjust the viewpoint of the model. 218 | Chapter 5 Project Views...
Page 261: Displaying The Viewcube Compass
Displaying the ViewCube Compass To display the compass below ViewCube Right-click the ViewCube, and click Show Compass. The compass reflects the current orientation of the view. For more information, see Relocating and Mirroring a Project on page 1300. 1 Right-click ViewCube and click Options. 2 In the Options dialog, under Compass, select Show the Compass with the ViewCube (current project only).
Page 262: Reorient The View Of A Model With The Viewcube
Reorient the View of a Model with the ViewCube ViewCube is used to reorient the current view of a model. You can reorient the view of a model with the ViewCube by clicking pre-defined areas to set a preset view current, click and drag to freely change the view angle of the model, and define and restore the Home view.
Page 263 Switch to an Adjacent Face When the ViewCube is active while viewing a model from one of the face views, four orthogonal triangles are displayed near the ViewCube. You use these triangles to switch to one of the adjacent face views. Front View You can define the Front view of a model to specify the direction of the face views on the ViewCube.
Page 264 To roll a face view NOTE Make sure a face view is displayed. Click one of the roll arrows displayed above and to the right of the ViewCube. The left roll arrow rotates the view 90 degrees in a counterclockwise, while the right roll arrow rotates the view 90 degrees in a clockwise.
Page 265: Navigation Bar
The ViewCube reorients the view of the model based on the center point of the selected objects. Navigation Bar ® ® The navigation bar provides access to navigation tools, including Autodesk ViewCube and SteeringWheels. The navigation bar displays in the drawing area, along one of the sides of the current model s window. The navigation bar is activated by default.
Page 266 Customize Menu Drop-Down Control the Display of Navigation Tools on the Navigation Bar You can control which navigation tools are displayed on the navigation bar with the Customize menu. The Customize menu is displayed by clicking the Customize button. From the Customize menu, you click the navigation tools that you want displayed on the navigation bar.
Page 267: Steeringwheels
4 Click Customize menu Docking Positions an available docking position. The navigation bar and ViewCube are repositioned. To link the position of the navigation bar to ViewCube 1 On the navigation bar, click Customize. 2 Click Customize menu Docking Positions Link to ViewCube.
Page 268: Overview Of Steering Wheels
Overview of Steering Wheels SteeringWheels, also known as wheels, can save you time by combining many of the common navigation tools into a single interface. Wheels are specific to the context from which a model is being viewed. 2D Steering Wheel Full Navigation Wheel View Object Wheel (Basic Tour Building Wheel (Ba-...
Page 269 Display and Use Wheels Pressing and dragging on a wedge of a wheel is the primary mode of interaction. After a wheel is displayed, click one of the wedges and hold down the button on the pointing device to activate the navigation tool. Drag to reorient the current view.
Page 270 Right-click on the wheel and click Close Wheel. Press F8. NOTE For the following procedures, you can also click Options to access the Options dialog. To change the size of the wheels 1 Display a wheel. 2 Right-click on the wheel, and click Options. 3 In the Options dialog, click the SteeringWheels tab, under Big Wheel Appearance/Mini Wheel Appearance, for Size, select Small, Normal, or Large.
Page 271: Wheel Menu
4 Click OK. Wheel Menu Use the Wheel menu to switch between the big and mini wheels that are available, go to the Home view, change the preferences of the current wheel, and control the behavior of the orbit, look, and walk 3D navigation tools.
Page 272: Navigation Wheels
Navigation Wheels Wheels are available in two sizes: big and mini. The big wheel is larger than the cursor. A label is on each wedge in the wheel. The mini wheel is about the same size as the cursor. Labels are not displayed on the wheel wedges.
Page 273 Tour Building Wheels With the Tour Building wheels (big and mini), you can move through a model, such as a building, an assembly line, ship, or oil rig. You can also walk through and navigate around a model. The big Tour Building wheel is optimized for new 3D users while the mini Tour Building wheel is optimized for experienced 3D users.
Page 274: Navigation Tools
Full Navigation Wheels The Full Navigation wheels (big and mini) combine the 3D navigation tools found on the View Object and Tour Building wheels. You can view individual objects, and walk through and around a model. The big and mini Full Navigation wheels are optimized for experienced 3D users. NOTE When one of the Full Navigation wheels is displayed, you can press and hold the middle mouse button to pan, scroll the wheel button to zoom in and out, and hold the SHIFT key while pressing and holding the middle mouse button to orbit the model.
Page 275 To adjust the distance between the current point of view and the pivot point you use the Drag Distance indicator. The Drag Distance indicator has two marks on it that show the start and destination distances from the current point of view. The current traveled distance is shown by the orange position indicator. Slide the indicator forward or backwards to decrease or increase the distance towards the pivot point.
Page 276 Invert Vertical Axis When you drag the cursor upward, the target point of the view raises; dragging the cursor downward lowers the target point of the view. Use the Options dialog for the SteeringWheels to invert the vertical axis for the Look tool.
Page 277 Specify the Pivot Point The pivot point is the base point used when rotating the model with the Orbit tool. You can specify the pivot point in the following ways: Default pivot point. When you first open a model, the target point of the current view is used as the pivot point for orbiting the model.
Page 278 To orbit around an object with the Orbit tool 1 Press Escto make sure no tools are active and to clear any previously selected objects. 2 Select the objects in the model for which you want to define the pivot point. 3 Display one of the View Object or Full Navigation wheels.
Page 279 In a 3D context, primarily when using 3D SteeringWheels, pan dollies the camera left and right. In a 2D context, pan scrolls the view. If you are using pan with an active view on a sheet, pan scrolls the sheet view, not the active view on the sheet.
Page 280 To restore the previous view 1 Display a wheel. 2 Click the Rewind wedge. To restore a previous view with the Rewind History panel 1 Display a wheel. 2 Click and hold the Rewind wedge. The Rewind History panel is displayed. 3 While holding down the button on your pointing device, drag to the left or to the right to restore a previous view.
Page 281 The Vertical Distance indicator is displayed. 3 Drag up or down to change the elevation of the view. 4 Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel. Walk Tool With the Walk tool, you can navigate through a model as if you were walking through it. Once you start the Walk tool, the Center Circle icon is displayed near the center of the view and the cursor changes to display a series of arrows.
Page 282: Zoom Tool
4 Click OK. To constrain the Walk tool to the ground plane 1 Display a wheel. 2 Right-click the wheel, and click Options. 3 In the Options dialog, under Walk Tool, select Move parallel to Ground Plane. 4 Click OK. Movement when walking is done parallel to the ground plane of the model.
Page 283 the window. Hold down the Shift key and then click and drag a window around the area in which you want to zoom. NOTE If you hold down the Ctrl key along with the Shift key, you can zoom in to an area of a model using a center-based window instead of one defined by opposite corners.
Page 284: Saving A 3D View Orientation As A Project View
To zoom a view in and out by dragging 1 Display the 2D Navigation wheel, one of the Full Navigation wheels, or the mini View Object wheel. 2 Click and hold down the Zoom wedge. The cursor changes to the Zoom cursor. 3 Drag vertically to zoom in or out.
Page 285: Zooming Project Views
Zooming Project Views The Zoom tool changes the viewable area in the window. The following Zoom options are available on the Navigation Bar: Zoom in Region Zoom Out (2X) Zoom to Fit Zoom All to Fit Zoom Sheet Size Previous Pan/Zoom Next Pan/Zoom If the Navigation Bar is hidden in your view, click View tab Windows panel...
Page 286: Detail Levels And Display Of Structural Components
To create a custom view scale 1 On the View Control Bar, click the view scale, and select Custom. 2 In the Custom Scale dialog, enter a value for Ratio. 3 (Optional) Select Display Name, and enter a custom name for the scale. 4 Click OK.
Page 287: Showing Hidden Element Lines
Plan of structural floor and beams framed into concrete walls Showing Hidden Element Lines Model and detail elements that are obscured by other elements can be displayed using the Show Hidden Lines tool. First, select the element on which you want the hidden lines to display. Next, select the obscured element that has the lines you want to bring through.
Page 288: Selecting View Tags
Selecting View Tags Each view tag has several components. If you want to modify a view tag s element properties or make other changes, you must be sure to select the entire view tag. If you select only a portion of it, you may not be setting properties for or changing the correct object.
Page 289: Elevation Tag Properties
Elevation Tag Properties You can set the following parameters for elevation tags. Name Description Shape Specifies the shape of the elevation symbol. Text Position Specifies the text position for the elevation view. Arrow Angle Sets the thickness of the arrowhead. Filled Specifies whether the arrowhead is filled in.
Page 290 View depth is an additional plane outside of the primary range. You can set the level of view depth to show elements below the bottom clip plane. By default, it is coincident with the bottom. The following image shows the view range of a plan view from an elevation view standpoint. The following image shows the actual plan view with this view range.
Page 291 Elements that are within the view depth are drawn in the beyond line style. You can change the display of cut and projection line styles through the Object Styles tool. You can change the display of the beyond line style through the Line Styles tool.
Page 292: Modifying The View Range
Visibility in RCP views is similar to plan views with the exception that objects are presented as viewed from below and mirrored. Modifying the View Range 1 Open a plan or RCP view. 2 Click View tab Graphics panel View Properties. 3 In the Instance Properties dialog, locate the View Range parameter, and click Edit.
Page 293: Specifying A Model Graphics Style
Model graphics options are Wireframe Hidden line Shading Shading with edges Graphic display options are Shadows Silhouette edges Specifying a Model Graphics Style On the View Control Bar at the bottom of the drawing area, click the Model Graphics Style icon, and select an option.
Page 294 Hidden Line Model Graphics Style Hidden Line mode displays the image with all edges and lines drawn except those obstructed by surfaces. This tool affects the current view only. Displaying Intersecting Geometry with Hidden Lines If the model includes intersected geometry (for example, an extrusion passing through a wall surface), Revit Architecture does not create new edges along the lines of the intersection.
Page 295: Setting Up Shadow Studies
Shaded image Shading with Edges Model Graphics Style The Shading with Edges tool displays the image in shaded mode, but with all non-occluded edges drawn as well. A default light source provides illumination for the shaded elements. This tool affects the current view only.
Page 296: Applying Or Removing A Line Style For A Silhouette Edge
NOTE You can also access the Sun and Shadow Settings dialog from the Graphic Display Options dialog when shadows are enabled. The Sun and Shadow Settings dialog includes predefined sunlight settings. You can select one of these or define a new one. 2 To create a new sunlight setting, click Duplicate, and enter a name.
Page 297: Finding Referring Views
2 On the View Control Bar, click (Shadows Off/On) Graphic Display Options. 3 In the Graphic Display Options dialog, in the Edges panel, select a Silhouette style (for example, Wide Lines). 4 Click OK. To remove a line style from a silhouette edge: 1 Click Modify tab Edit Linework panel Linework.
Page 298: Sorting Views Or Sheets In The Project Browser
In addition to sorting views, you can also limit the views that display in the Project Browser by applying a filter. This is useful when you have a project with a large number of views or sheets, and you only want to view a specific set in the Project Browser.
Page 299: Editing A Project Browser Sort Group
8 Optionally, select 2 additional groupings. 9 In the Sort By list, select the order for views or sheets to display in the lowest level grouping, and select ascending or descending order. 10 Click OK. Editing a Project Browser Sort Group 1 Click View tab Windows panel User Interface drop-down...
Page 300: Using View Lists
Using View Lists A view list is a schedule of the views in a project. In a view list, you can sort and group views by type, level, sheet, or other parameters. If desired, you can include view lists on sheets. (See Schedules on Sheets on page 1062.)
Page 301: Adding A View List To A Sheet
Adding a View List to a Sheet To add a view list to a sheet, use the procedure for adding a schedule to a sheet. See Adding a Schedule to a Sheet on page 1063. When you add a view list to a sheet, you can perform the same functions as for schedules on sheets, including the following: Formatting the view list Splitting the view list...
Page 302 Name Description Detail Level Applies a detail level setting to the view scale: coarse, medium, or fine. This setting overrides the automatic detail level setting for the view. When you apply a detail level to a view, you enable the visibility of certain types of geometry: The compound structure of walls, floors, and roofs displays at medium and fine detail levels.
Page 303 Name Description Color Scheme In a floor plan view or section view, the color scheme to use for rooms and areas. See Color Schemes on page 1019. View Name The name of the active view. The view name displays in the Project Browser and in the title bar of the view.
Page 305: Chapter 6 Using Dimensions And Constraints
Using Dimensions and Constraints Dimensions are view-specific elements that show sizes and distances in a project. There are 2 types of dimensions: temporary and permanent. Constraints are non-view specific elements that can function independently of dimensions. Constraint elements appear in all views in which their references are visible; dimensions are view specific. You can modify and delete constraints independently of dimensions or remove them when you delete dimensions.
Page 306: Showing Temporary Dimensions When Multiple Elements Are Selected
You can modify temporary dimensions to reference the components you want by moving the witness lines. You can also specify the display and placement of temporary dimensions. See Specifying Temporary Dimension Settings on page 507. Showing Temporary Dimensions When Multiple Elements are Selected When you select multiple elements in Revit Architecture, temporary dimensions and constraints do not display.
Page 307: Placing Permanent Dimensions
Placing Permanent Dimensions The Dimension tool lets you place permanent dimensions on components in your project or family. You can select from aligned, linear (horizontal or vertical projection of a component), angular, radial, or arc length permanent dimensions. To view a dimension value after placing it, select one of the components that it references. Before placing dimensions in Revit Architecture, you may want to edit the properties for dimensions and predefine aligned, linear, angular, radial, and arc length dimensions.
Page 308: Linear Dimensions
1 Click Annotate tab Dimension panel Aligned. 2 For Pick, select Entire Walls. 3 Click Options. 4 In the Auto Dimension Options dialog, select: Openings to dimension a wall and its openings. Select Centers or Widths to set the references for the openings.
Page 309: Angular Dimensions
Placing Linear Dimensions 1 Click Annotate tab Dimension panel Linear. 2 Place the cursor at a reference point on an element, such as a wall or a line, or at the intersection of references, such as a join between 2 walls. The reference point highlights if you can place the dimension there.
Page 310 2 Place the cursor on a component and click to create a start point for the dimension. TIP You can switch the reference point for the dimension between a wall face and a wall centerline by pressing Tab. 3 Place the cursor on a component not parallel to the first and click. TIP You can select multiple reference points for the dimension.
Page 311 Arc Length Dimensions You can dimension arc walls to obtain the overall length of the wall. 1 Click Annotate tab Dimension panel Arc Length. 2 For Prefer, select a snap option. For example, select Prefer wall faces to have the cursor snap to the inside or outside wall face. This aids in selecting the radial point.
Page 312 3 In the Type Properties dialog, click Duplicate. 4 In the Name dialog, enter a name for the dimension, such as Baseline Linear-3/32” Arial. 5 Click OK. 6 In the Type Properties dialog, for the Dimension String Type parameter, select Baseline. 7 Click OK 2 times.
Page 313 Setting Description None shows no dimension line. When you select the dimension line in the drawing area, a hidden line displays. Length of Segments Specify the dimension line segment length. This set- ting is enabled when Dimension Line Style is Segmen- ted.
Page 314: Locking Permanent Dimensions
Locking Permanent Dimensions When you place permanent linear or angular dimensions, a lock control appears with the dimension. Locks appear when you select A permanent dimension. An element constrained by a dimension. An element is constrained if it is referenced by a locked segment or is a reference in an equality dimension.
Page 315: Overriding Dimension Text
Equality dimension with selected element shown in red 5 Click and hold the anchor symbol. A witness line appears for the anchor. 6 Drag the anchor symbol to the element you want to anchor. 7 Move any of the unanchored elements referenced in the dimension. The element accompanied by the anchor does not move.
Page 316: Replacing Permanent Dimension Values With Text
3 In the Dimension Value field, select Use Actual Value. Enter the text you want to display in the Above, Below, Prefix, and/or Suffix text fields. NOTE You do not need to enter text in all fields, only those you require. 4 Click Apply.
Page 317: Creating Custom Dimension Units
You cannot replace a permanent dimension value with a numeric value. You will receive a message if you attempt to do so. To replace permanent dimension values with text: 1 In the drawing area, select the dimension you want to edit. 2 Click the dimension value.
Page 318: Dimensioning To Core In Compound Structures
have different rounding options so, for example, you can show dimensions that round to 1/8” in a plan view and 1/32” in a detail view. To create a custom dimension type: 1 Click Annotate tab Dimension panel. 2 On the Dimensions panel drop-down, click the appropriate dimension tool. For example, if you want to apply custom accuracy to a linear dimension, click Linear Dimension Type.
Page 319: Spot Dimensions
Dimension references for perpendicular insert Dimension references for non-perpendicular insert Spot Dimensions Spot dimensions can be placed as spot elevations, spot coordinates, or spot slopes. Spot elevations can display the elevation of a selected point or the top and bottom elevation of an element. Spot coordinates display the North/South, East/West coordinates of a selected point, and can also display the elevation of the selected point.
Page 320 Placing a Spot Elevation Dimension 1 Click Annotate tab Dimension panel drop-down Spot Elevation. 2 In the Type Selector, select the type of spot elevation to place. 3 On the Options Bar: a Select or clear the Leader option. The following image shows the same spot elevation without and with a leader. b If the Leader option is selected, optionally select the Shoulder option.
Page 321 with a leader, move the cursor away from the element, and click to place the spot elevation. with a leader and a shoulder, move the cursor away from the element. Click once to place the leader shoulder. Move the cursor again and then click to place the spot elevation. 6 To finish, click Modify tab Selection panel Modify.
Page 322: Spot Coordinates
1 Place a spot elevation. 2 Select it and right-click Element Properties. 3 In the Instance Properties dialog, click Edit Type. 4 Specify a value for the Elevation Origin parameter. For more information about the values, see Spot Elevation Type Properties on page 293.
Page 323 Spot coordinates can be placed on floors, walls, toposurfaces, and boundary lines. You can also place spot coordinates on non-horizontal surfaces and non-planar edges. When you display the elevation of the selected point in addition to the spot coordinates, you can place the spot coordinate in the same locations you can place a spot elevation.
Page 324: Spot Slopes
The following list shows the order of appearance for text relative to the top spot coordinate value. Top Value Prefix (instance parameter) Indicator when set as Prefix (type parameter) Top spot coordinate value Indicator when set as Suffix (type parameter) Top Value Suffix (instance parameter) The following list shows the order of appearance for text relative to the bottom spot coordinate value.
Page 325: Listening Dimensions
This option is enabled when you are in elevation and section view. You can choose an arrow or triangle option. b Select or change the Offset from Reference option. This option allows you to move the spot slope closer or further from the reference. 4 Click the edge or slope where you will place the spot slope.
Page 326: Dimension Witness Lines
(when drawing an arc, circle, or polygon). If there is no linear dimension, you can enter an angular dimension, if applicable. Listening dimensions are not available for some elements, such as splines or rectangles. Following is a sample procedure for using listening dimensions to specify the length of a sketch line. 1 Begin sketching a line.
Page 327: Moving The Witness Line For Permanent Dimensions
NOTE Modifications to temporary dimension witness lines are not saved. Moving the Witness Line for Permanent Dimensions 1 Select a permanent dimension. 2 Right-click the blue square control in the middle of the witness line, and select Move Witness Line from the shortcut menu. 3 Drag the witness line to the element to reference.
Page 328: Adding Witness Lines To A Permanent Dimension
TIP As you move the element referenced by the dimension line, the distance of the gap remains constant. Related topics Moving the Witness Line for Permanent Dimensions on page 285 Adding Witness Lines to a Permanent Dimension on page 286 Deleting Witness Lines on page 286 Adding Witness Lines to a Permanent Dimension...
Page 329: Changing The Dimension Line Tick Mark
2 Place the cursor on the blue handle below the dimension text. Drag the handle away from the dimension. Revit Architecture moves the text away from the dimension line. If the dimension text crosses the path of one of the witness lines of the dimension, and it does not cross the center of the dimension segment it is on, an arc leader line appears.
Page 330: Controlling The Display Behavior Of Dimension Arrows
If you select an arrow tick mark, see Controlling the Display Behavior of Dimension Arrows on page 288 for information on the behavior of arrow type tick marks. Controlling the Display Behavior of Dimension Arrows When you select an arrow tick mark for dimension lines, the arrows recognize when a dimension segment is too small to accommodate the arrows on the interior of the dimension line.
Page 331: Rotating Spot Coordinates And Spot Elevations With Components
Interior Tick Mark: designates the tick mark display for inner witness lines when adjacent segments of a dimension line are too small for arrows to fit. When this occurs, the ends of the short-segment string flip, and the inner witness lines display the designated interior tick mark.
Page 332: Dimension Properties
Rotation with spot coordinate set to Rotate with Component. Dimension Properties You can change many properties of permanent and spot dimensions. NOTE Permanent dimension type properties include properties for witness lines. Modifying Permanent or Spot Dimension Properties 1 In a project view, select a permanent or spot dimension and right-click Element Properties. 2 In the Instance Properties dialog, edit the instance properties.
Page 333 Name Description Ordinate places a dimension string with values measured from the dimension origin. Tick Mark The name of the tick mark style. Line Weight Sets the line weight number that designates thickness of the dimension line. You can select from a list of values defined in Revit Architecture or define your own. You can change the definition of the line weights by clicking Manage tab Project Settings panel...
Page 334 Name Description Ordinate Dimension Settings Specify settings for ordinate dimensions. This parameter is available when the Di- mension String Type parameter is set to Ordinate. For more information, see Creating an Ordinate Linear Dimension Style on page 270. Color Sets the color of dimension lines. You can select from a list of colors defined in Revit Architecture or define your own.
Page 335: Permanent Dimension Instance Properties
Permanent Dimension Instance Properties Name Description Baseline Offset Specify an offset value for successive baseline dimensions. This parameter is available when the Dimension String Type type parameter is set to Baseline. Equality Display (when a dimension All linear and angular continuous dimensions have an Equality Display property. It has an equality constraint) or Value is set to = by default if there is an equality constraint and to Value by default other- wise.
Page 336 Name Description Text Font Sets the font for the elevation text. Text Background If you set the value to opaque, the dimension text is surrounded by a box that overlaps any geometry or text behind it in the view. If you set the value to transpar- ent, the box disappears and everything not overlapped by the dimension text is visible.
Page 337: Spot Elevation Instance Properties
Name Description Text Location Specify the position of the spot elevation with respect to the leader. Options include Above Leader, Below Leader, or In-line with Leader. When you specify In-line with Leader, the elevation symbol does not display for the spot elevation.
Page 338: Spot Coordinate Type Properties
Name Description Top Elevation displays the top elevation of the element. Bottom Elevation displays the bottom elevation of the element. Top & Bottom Elevation displays the top and bottom elevations of the element. This parameter is enabled when you place a spot elevation in a plan view. Single/Upper Value The actual elevation of the selected point or the upper elevation value.
Page 339 Name Description Text Size Sets the size of the elevation text. Text Offset from Leader Offsets the text from the leader line. Text Font Sets the font for the elevation text. Text Background Sets the background for the text. With opaque, the background of the text itself covers objects behind it.
Page 340: Spot Coordinate Instance Properties
Name Description Text Location Specify the position of the spot coordinate with respect to the leader. Options include Above Leader, Below Leader, or In-line with Leader. When you specify In-line with Leader, the elevation symbol does not display for the spot coordinate.
Page 341: Spot Slope Type Properties
Spot Slope Type Properties You can specify various parameters to change the appearance of the spot slope coordinate. Name Description Constraints Rotate with Component When selected, the spot coordinate rotates with the component. Graphics Leader Arrowhead Sets the appearance of the leader arrowhead. The value None removes the arrow- head.
Page 342: Spot Slope Instance Properties
Spot Slope Instance Properties Name Description Graphics Slope Representation Lets you set how the spot slope displays when in elevation and section views. Offset from Reference Lets you set the offset of the slope representation from its reference. Text Prefix Specify prefix text for the spot slope.
Page 343: Applying An Equality Constraint
The EQ symbol represents an equality constraint element applied to the references for this dimension. The references, which are walls in the graphic, remain at equal distances from one another while this constraint is active. If you select one of the walls and move it, all walls move together at a fixed distance. Applying an Equality Constraint 1 Select a multi-segmented permanent dimension.
Page 344: Removing Constraints
The following image shows the constraint hidden. For more information, see Visibility and Graphic Display in Project Views on page 198. Removing Constraints 1 Select a dimension. 2 Do any of the following: Click a lock to unlock it. Click the EQ symbol to remove an equality constraint. The EQ symbol appears with a slash through it when the equality constraint is not applied.
Page 345: Chapter 7 Sketching
Sketching To create certain elements in Revit Architecture, such as roofs, floors, stairs, and railings, you draw them by sketching. Sketching is also required to define other types of geometry, such as extrusions, openings, and regions. Sketching Terminology There are several terms specific to the sketching process in Revit Architecture: Sketching is a process of drawing elements in Revit Architecture.
Page 346: Sketching Elements
In this example, when you select the roof (created by extrusion), you can click Modify Roofs tab Modify Roof panel Edit Profile, which opens the sketch (the pink lines in the following image) in sketch mode. (For a roof created by footprint, select the roof and click Modify Roofs tab Edit panel Edit Footprint.) Here you can edit the individual elements of the sketch.
Page 347: Sketching A Line
Use this option Offset offset the placement of a sketch line by the value you specify. When you use offset with the Pick Lines option, the element or sketch line is offset from a line specific to an element (for example, the location line in a wall). The new element has the same shape and length as the picked line.
Page 348: Sketching A Rectangle
The following image shows line segments sketched without Radius selected and line segments sketched with Radius selected. NOTE If you specify a radius, the Offset option is overridden. 4 Click in the drawing area to specify the start point of the line. 5 Move the cursor and click to specify the end point of the line.
Page 349: Sketching An Inscribed Polygon
b Optionally, select Radius and specify a value. If you specify a radius, placing a circle in the drawing area requires only 1 click. NOTE If you specify a radius, the Offset option is overridden. 4 Click in the drawing area to place the circle. If you have not already specified a radius, move the cursor and click to complete the circle.
Page 350: Sketching Arcs
b Optionally, select Offset and specify a value. c Optionally, select Radius and specify a value. NOTE If you specify a radius, the Offset option is overridden. 4 Click in the drawing area to specify the start point. 5 If you have not already specified a radius, move the cursor and click to complete the circumscribed polygon.
Page 351: Sketching A Start-End-Radius Arc
Fillet Arc Use fillet arcs when you need to create rounded corners. For information on constraining arc sketches, see Using Constraints When Sketching on page 305. Sketching a Start-End-Radius Arc 1 Select a tool that allows for an arc, for example, click Home tab Model panel Model Line.
Page 352: Sketching An Arc From The Center And End Points
NOTE You can also use listening dimensions to specify the radius of the arc. Type a value for the radius and press Enter. Sketching an Arc from the Center and End Points Use this sketching option to create an arc up to 180 degrees. If you move the cursor so the arc exceeds 180 degrees, the arc flips to the other side.
Page 353: Sketching A Fillet Arc
Sketching a Fillet Arc NOTE You can only fillet elements that are created with the Line (this includes sides of polygons) or Arc sketch options. 1 Select a tool that allows for an arc, for example, click Home tab Model panel Model Line.
Page 354: Sketching Ellipses
After you place the fillet, Revit Architecture automatically trims the elements to the fillet. Sketching Ellipses Ellipses are available for model lines, detail lines, beams, and sketch-based elements. Sketching a Full Ellipse 1 Select a tool that allows for an ellipse, for example, click Home tab Model panel Model Line.
Page 355: Sketching A Partial Ellipse
An editable listening dimension displays the radius of the minor axis. 8 Either click when the desired radius value displays, or type a value and press Enter. Sketching a Partial Ellipse 1 Select a tool that allows for an ellipse, for example, click Home tab Model panel Model Line.
Page 356: Rotating An Ellipse
4 Resize the ellipse: To resize using then temporary dimensions click the temporary dimension for the axis radius you want to change, enter a new value in the text box, and press Enter. controls drag the controls to resize the major and minor axes. For a full ellipse, there are 4 controls (one for each quadrant).
Page 357: Closing An Open Loop
You could create this line using a combination of arcs and lines, or you could use a spline. Lines that are sketched using splines require more processing time, therefore it is recommended to use arc and line combinations instead of splines whenever possible. When it is necessary to create a line using a spline, you should use as few control points as possible to keep processing time to a minimum.
Page 358: Modifying Sketched Elements
2 Use the keyboard shortcut SZ, or right-click, click Snap Overrides Close. Revit Architecture snaps to close the loop. If there is more than one option to close the loop, you can move the cursor or press Tab to see other close options.
Page 359: Sketching And Work Planes
Sketching and Work Planes Each view in Revit Architecture is associated with a work plane. In some views (such as plan, 3D, and drafting) and for views in the Family Editor, the work plane is automatically set. In other views, such as elevation and section views, you need to set the work plane.
Page 360: Modifying Work Plane Grid Spacing
Part of a work plane grid Modifying Work Plane Grid Spacing 1 If necessary, click Home tab Work Plane panel Show, to make the work plane visible. 2 Select the work plane. NOTE Click the edge of the work plane to select it. 3 On the Options Bar, for Spacing, enter a value to specify the desired distance between grid lines.
Page 361: Disassociating An Element From A Work Plane
2 Click Modify <Element> tab Work Plane panel Edit Work Plane. NOTE When you use the Edit Work Plane option, the new work plane must be parallel to the existing work plane. If you need to select a work plane that is not parallel to the existing work plane, use the Rehost option.
Page 362: Flip Control For Work Plane-Based Families
the same extrusion was reloaded into the family after designating it work plane-based and always vertical. Flip Control for Work Plane-based Families After you save and load a work plane-based family into the project, you can flip it about its work plane in a view.
Page 363 Sample polygonal concrete isolated foundation extrusion Before you extrude the shape, you can specify its start and end points to increase or decrease the depth of the form. By default, the extrusion start point is 0. The work plane does not need to be either the start or end point of the extrusion –...
Page 364: Editing An Extrusion
To apply a material to a solid extrusion by category, under Materials and Finishes, click in the Material field, click , and specify a material. To assign a solid extrusion to a subcategory, under Identity Data, for Subcategory, select a subcategory.
Page 365: Creating A Blend
If specified, Revit Architecture does not retain the end point value during creation of the extrusion. If you need to make multiple extrusions with the same end point, first sketch the extrusions, then select them, and then apply the end point. Creating a Blend For information about using blends in families, see The Families Guide...
Page 366 2 On the Create Blend Base Boundary tab, use the sketching tools to sketch the base boundary of the blend, for example sketch a square. 3 To specify the depth of the blend, do either of the following: To specify a depth that is calculated from a default start point of 0, on the Options Bar, for Depth, enter a value.
Page 367: Editing A Blend
Click a solid control to remove a connection; the line reverts to a dashed line with an open dot control. As you click the controls, some possible edges disappear and other ones appear. On the Vertex Connect panel, click Twist Right or Twist Left to twist the selected blend boundary in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction.
Page 368: Creating A Revolve
Click Edit Base to edit the base boundary of the blend. 5 To edit other blend properties, on the Edit Top Boundary tab or Edit Base Boundary tab, click Element panel Blend Properties, and change the visibility, material, or subcategory of the blend.
Page 369: Editing A Revolve
Use solid revolves to create family geometry like door and furniture knobs, columns, and dome roofs. The following procedure is a general method for creating revolved geometry. Steps may vary depending on your design intent. To create a solid or void revolve 1 In the Family Editor, on the Create tab Forms panel, do one of the following: Click Solid drop-down...
Page 370: Creating A Sweep
1 In the drawing area, select the revolve. 2 If you are in the project environment: a On the Modify <Element> tab Family panel, click Edit Family. b Click Yes to open the family for editing. c In the Family Editor, select the revolve in the drawing area again. 3 On the Modify Revolve tab Edit panel click Edit Sketch.
Page 371: Creating A Segmented Sweep
4 Load or sketch a profile: To load a profile: a Click Modify Profile tab Edit panel, and select a profile from the Profile list. If the profile you need is not already loaded in the project, click Modify Profile tab Edit panel Load Profile to load the profile.
Page 372: Editing A Sweep
1 In the Family Editor, begin creating a sweep. 2 On Create Sweep tab Element panel, click Sweep Properties. 3 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Other, select the check box for Trajectory Segmentation. 4 Enter a value for Maximum Segment Angle. Valid values are between 0 and 360 degrees. 5 Sketch or pick a path with arcs.
Page 373: Sweep Tips
6 To edit other sweep properties, on the Element panel, click Sweep Properties, and change the visibility, material, segmentation, or subcategory of the sweep. 7 To change the sweep to a solid or a void, under Identity Data, for Solid/Void, select Solid or Void.
Page 374 To create a solid or void swept blend 1 In the Family Editor, on the Create tab Forms panel, do one of the following: Click Solid drop-down Swept Blend. Click Void drop-down Swept Blend. 2 Specify the path for the swept blend. Do one of the following on the Create Swept Blend Mode panel: Click Sketch Path to sketch a path for the swept blend.
Page 375: Editing A Swept Blend
Enter a value for Angle to specify the angle of the profile. The angle rotates the profile around the profile origin. You can enter negative values to rotate in the opposite direction. Click Flip to flip the profile. d Click Apply. To sketch a profile: a On the Edit panel, verify that <By Sketch>...
Page 376: Cut Geometry
b Click Yes to open the family for editing. c In the Family Editor, select the swept blend in the drawing area again. 3 On the Modify Swept Blend tab Form panel, click Edit Swept Blend. 4 To edit the path: a On the Create Swept Blend tab Mode panel, click Sketch Path.
Page 377 3 Create another solid geometry shape and join it to the existing geometry. 4 Click Modify tab Edit Geometry panel Cut drop-down Cut Geometry and select the void you created. Notice the cursor changes shape. 5 Select the geometry you created in Step 3. Cut Geometry | 335...
Page 378: Uncut Geometry
Revit Architecture cuts the selected geometry. UnCut Geometry 1 In the Family Editor, click Modify tab Edit Geometry panel Cut drop-down Uncut Geometry. 2 Select the void. 3 Select the appropriate solid primitives that you do not want to cut. NOTE If you select all geometry to not be cut, then the void appears at all times in the view.
Page 379: Adding A Reference Line
Symbolic lines are not part of the actual geometry of the family. Symbolic lines are visible parallel to the view in which you sketch them. You can control symbolic line visibility on cut instances. Select the symbolic line and click Modify Lines Visibility panel Visibility Settings.
Page 380 To use reference lines and linear dimensions to control model geometry 3 Align the face of a model element to the reference line and lock it. 4 Add a dimension line referring to the reference line and label it as an instance or type parameter. 5 Flex the model by changing and applying a new value within the Family Types dialog.
Page 381: Chapter 8 Editing Elements
Editing Elements This topic describes the tools and techniques that you can use to edit elements in the drawing area. Selecting Elements Many of the controls and tools that you use to modify an element in the drawing area are only available when an element is selected.
Page 382: Basics For Selecting Elements
The selection count on the status bar ( ) displays the number of elements selected. (See How Many Elements Are Selected? on page 341.) Wall after selection NOTE You can right-click a highlighted element to select it and display its shortcut menu. The element remains highlighted until the menu is closed;...
Page 383: How Many Elements Are Selected
Draw a selection box by placing the cursor on one side of the elements to be selected and dragging it diagonally to form a rectangular boundary. To select only elements that are completely within the boundary of the selection box, drag the cursor from left to right.
Page 384: Selecting Chains Of Walls And Lines
To select only elements that are completely within the boundary of the box, drag the cursor from left to right. To select any elements that are wholly or partially within the boundary of the box, drag the cursor from right to left. 2 Click Multi-Select tab Filter panel Filter.
Page 385 Four walls joined Four area separation lines joined Walls and area separation lines joined If multiple walls are joined at the same point, the chain continues along the wall that makes the smallest angle with the one currently highlighted. Walls joined at mid-end faces can also be included in a chain selection.
Page 386: Selecting Part Of A Chain
Selecting Part of a Chain If multiple elements (such as walls, lines, or both) are joined together in a continuous chain, you can select part of the chain. To select part of a chain 1 Select the first desired element in the chain. 2 Move the cursor to highlight the last desired element in the chain.
Page 387: Modifying A Selected Chain
Highlighted partial chain with cursor near right endpoint of last wall in chain Modifying a Selected Chain When a chain of walls or lines is selected, you can use the drag controls that display at the coincident endpoints to perform any of the following edits without unjoining elements in the chain: To change the layout of the chain, drag a control to a new location.
Page 388: Selecting Walls Or Lines Joined At A Point
Dragging a wall chain to a new location To create and place a copy of the chain, while pressing CTRL, drag the chain to the desired location. Copying a wall chain in a 3D view Selecting Walls or Lines Joined at a Point When multiple walls or lines are joined at a common point, you can use TAB to select multiple elements, as follows: Place the cursor on or near one wall or line, and click to select it.
Page 389 Press TAB. Revit Architecture highlights the second wall or line that is closest to the cursor. For example, in the following example, the cursor is positioned on the right side of the lower wall. If you want to select these 2 walls or lines, click to select them. Press TAB again to highlight all of the connected walls or lines.
Page 390: Selecting Multiple Curtain Elements
Selecting Multiple Curtain Elements You can select multiple curtain elements on large curtain hosts using selection tools on the shortcut menu. Curtain hosts include curtain walls, sloped glazing, and curtain systems created by face. When selecting multiple elements in a curtain wall, use the status bar and the Filter dialog to ensure that you have selected the intended elements.
Page 391: Restoring A Selection
Select Border Mullions. Selects all border mullions on the same face as the selected mullion. Select Mullions on Host. Selects all mullions on the host. Restoring a Selection To restore a selection (of one or more elements) that you have cleared, while pressing CTRL, press the LEFT ARROW on the keyboard.
Page 392: Flip Controls
Single arrows ( ) display as shape handles in elevation and 3D views when movement is constrained to a line, but the outside direction is unambiguous. For example, a massing shape with no dimension constraints displays with single arrows. Single arrow controls on a selected wall in 3D views can also be used to move the wall.
Page 393: Rotate Controls
can click the control again to pin the element to its new position. For information on placing pushpin controls, see Preventing Elements from Moving on page 382. Pushpin control on a locked component Rotate Controls Use rotate controls to drag an element or text note to a desired degree of rotation around a central axis. If desired, drag the center of rotation symbol.
Page 394: View Controls
View Controls Double-click a view control to open a new view associated with an element. For example, when you double-click a view control for level lines, Revit Architecture opens the appropriate floor plan level. When you double-click a view control with a section level, Revit Architecture opens the appropriate section view. Spacebar Use the SPACEBAR to flip a selected element.
Page 395: Undoing, Redoing, Or Canceling An Action
Shape handle (shown in blue) in plan view Shape handle (shown in blue) in elevation view Shape handle (shown in blue) for 3D view Undoing, Redoing, or Canceling an Action While working in Revit Architecture, you can undo past actions, redo past actions, or cancel a current action. Undoing an Action Use the Undo tool to cancel the most recent action or a series of recent actions.
Page 396: Redoing An Action
3 Select the action. Revit Architecture cancels all actions up to and including the selected action. TIP You can also use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+Z to undo actions. Redoing an Action The Redo tool reinstates all actions canceled by Undo. After reinstating the actions, the current tool continues. For example, suppose that you place a door and then cancel the placement with Undo.
Page 397 With each instance of a group that you place, there is associativity among them. For example, you create a group with a bed, walls, and window and then place multiple instances of the group in your project. If you modify a wall in one group, it changes for all instances of that group. This makes modifying your building model much easier because you can change several instances of a group in one operation.
Page 398: Creating Groups
A group cannot contain both model and view-specific elements. If you select both types of elements and then try to group them, Revit Architecture creates a model group and places the detail elements into an attached detail group for that model group. The result is the same if you select both detail elements and a model group;...
Page 399: Creating An Attached Detail Group
5 If you want to add elements to the group that do not already exist in the project view, select an element creation tool from the appropriate tab and place the new element. When you add an element to a view in group edit mode, it is automatically added to the group. NOTE If you add a view-specific element to a model group (for example, a window tag), the view-specific element is placed in the project view and not in the model group.
Page 400: Loading Groups
Loading Groups You can load Revit project files (RVT) into a project as a group, and you can load Revit family files (RFA) into the Family Editor as a group. If you have existing Revit group files (RVG), you can also load them into a project or family.
Page 401: Specifying The Position Of A Group By Its Origin
Alternatively, right-click a group name in the Project Browser and click Create Instance. Click in the drawing area to place instances of the group. When you are finished placing groups, click Place Group tab Select panel Modify. NOTE Attached detail groups cannot be dragged from the Project Browser into the drawing area. To place an attached detail group: 1 Place an instance of a model group that has a detail group associated with it.
Page 402: Modifying Groups
Modifying Groups After you create or load a group, you can modify it. You can modify a group within a project (or family) using the group editor, or you can edit the group externally. The group editor allows you to add elements from the project view, place additional elements in the view which are then automatically added to the group, remove elements, create attached detail groups (for model groups), and view group properties.
Page 403: Editing A Group Externally
When elements are excluded and are not visible in the project view for a group instance, they are not included in schedules. Excluded elements can be restored to their group instances. To exclude an element from a group instance: 1 In the drawing area, place the cursor over the group element to exclude. 2 Press TAB to highlight the element, and then click to select it.
Page 404: Renaming A Group
6 Select Attached Details to load detail elements as attached detail groups. 7 Select levels to load levels into the group. 8 Select grids to load grids into the group. 9 Click OK. The group is loaded into the project (or family), and the group file remains open. Renaming a Group 1 In the Project Browser, right-click the group name and select Rename.
Page 405: Draw Order For Elements In Detail Groups
NOTE Some group members may not move as a result of entering an offset value. Some elements, such as components, remain on the level line if they are not hosted by another object like a floor. Draw Order for Elements in Detail Groups Detail elements in a detail group move as a unit with respect to draw order.
Page 406: Converting Linked Revit Models To Groups
Converting Linked Revit Models to Groups 1 In the drawing area, select the linked Revit model. 2 Click Modify RVT Links tab Link panel Bind Link. 3 In the Bind Link Options dialog, select the elements and datum to include in the group, and click OK.
Page 407: Using Arrays Of Elements
To modify group properties 1 In the drawing area, select the group. 2 Right-click, and click Element Properties. 3 Change group properties as desired, and click OK. Parameter Description Constraints Reference Level The level where the group resides or to which it refers.
Page 408: Creating A Linear Array
A linear array A radial array Creating a Linear Array 1 Select one or more elements to be copied in an array. 2 Click Modify <Element> tab Modify panel Array. 3 On the Options Bar, click (Linear). 4 Select the desired options: Group And Associate: Includes each member of the array in a group.
Page 409 Constrain: Restricts movement of array members along vectors that run perpendicular or colinear to the selected elements. NOTE You cannot group together detail components and model components. 5 If you selected Move To 2nd, place array members as follows: a Click in the drawing area to indicate a starting point for measuring. b Move the cursor the desired distance between members.
Page 410: Creating A Radial Array
The completed linear array Creating a Radial Array 1 Select one or more elements to be copied in an array. 2 Click Modify <Element> tab Modify panel Array. 3 On the Options Bar, click (Radial). 4 Select the desired options, as described for creating a linear array. TIP When you create a radial array, the steps are similar to rotating a component and copying it.
Page 411: Copying An Array
Drawing the arc for the radial array Specifying the number of elements in the array The completed radial array Copying an Array 1 Select all members of the array. 2 While pressing CTRL, click and drag an array member to a new location. Copying an Array | 369...
Page 412: Deleting Members From An Array
Deleting Members from an Array You can delete one or more members of an array. If the array was grouped, deleting a member of the array effectively ungroups the remaining members. Each member of the array then becomes an individual element. To delete a member element of an array: 1 Select the element to delete from the array.
Page 413 Changing the number of elements in an array Specifying how elements are added to or removed from an array When you change the number of elements in an array, you can specify how the additional elements are added to (or removed from) the array. 1 Select the array.
Page 414: Moving Elements
Number of elements in the array changed with Append to End cleared Moving Elements Revit Architecture offers a variety of ribbon options, keyboard actions, and on-screen element controls for moving elements in the drawing area, either independently or in association with other elements. Moving a wall You can move a hosted component from one host to another.
Page 415: Moving Elements With Arrow Keys
When you select a wall or line that has an end joined to another (unselected) wall or line, movement is constrained to a direction perpendicular to the selected wall or line to keep the joined end from extending or shrinking. Press and hold Shift to remove this constraint. Moving Elements with Arrow Keys Use arrow keys on the keyboard to move selected elements vertically or horizontally.
Page 416: Moving Elements With The Offset Tool
Related topics Moving Elements on page 372 Preventing Elements from Moving on page 382 Copying Elements on page 392 Moving Elements with the Offset Tool Use the Offset tool to copy or move a selected model line, detail line, wall, or beam a specified distance perpendicular to its length.
Page 417: Moving Elements With Cut-And-Paste
Cursor at inside face of the wall 5 Move the cursor as necessary to display the preview line at the desired offset position, and then click to move the element or chain to that position or to place a copy there. Or, if you selected the Graphical option, click to select the highlighted element, and then drag it to the desired distance and click again.
Page 418: Moving Lines And Components With Walls
Only selected joined components move. Unselected components that are part of a join detach from the join when it is moved. The exception to this is braces that are joined to beams. Braces always move with the beams that they are joined to. To move end-joined components: 1 Right-click a member of the join, and click Select Joined Elements.
Page 419: Aligning Elements
If you move the line or component toward another element, it then moves with that new element. For example, suppose that a straight line moves with a wall. When you move the line closer to another straight wall with which it is parallel, the line now moves with the new wall. However, if you place a wall closer to the line or component, it does not move with that new wall.
Page 420 Grid line with 4 columns Align columns with grid lines Selected point to align to an element Element and point joined To align elements: 1 Click Modify tab Edit panel Align. 378 | Chapter 8 Editing Elements...
Page 421: Rotating Elements
The cursor appears with the align symbol 2 On the Options Bar, select the desired options: Select Multiple Alignment to align multiple elements with a selected element. (As an alternative, you can press CTRL while selecting multiple elements to align.) When aligning walls, use the Prefer option to indicate how selected walls will be aligned: using Wall Faces, Wall Centerlines, Faces of Core, or Center of Core.
Page 422: Flipping Elements
To rotate elements: 1 Select one or more elements to rotate. 2 Click Modify <Element> tab Modify panel Rotate. A center of rotation symbol appears at the center of the selected component. 3 If desired, drag the center of rotation symbol. The symbol snaps to points and lines of interest, such as walls and the intersections of walls and lines.
Page 423 the mirror axis or draw a temporary axis. Use the Mirror tool to flip a selected element, or to make a copy of an element and reverse its position in one step. To mirror an element: 1 Select the element to mirror. TIP You can select inserts, such as doors and windows, without their hosts.
Page 424: Preventing Elements From Moving
Moving Elements on page 372 Copying Elements on page 392 Preventing Elements from Moving Use the Pin tool to lock a modeling component in place. When you pin a modeling component, it cannot be moved. If you try to delete a pinned component, Revit Architecture warns you that the component is pinned.
Page 425: Resizing Elements
Resizing Elements To modify multiple elements simultaneously, use shape handles or the Scale tool. The Scale tool is available for lines, walls, images, DWG and DXF imports, reference planes, and position of dimensions. You can scale elements graphically or numerically. When resizing elements, consider the following: To resize an element, you define an origin, which is a fixed point from which the elements equally resize.
Page 426: Resizing Graphically
2 Move the cursor over the part of the next element to resize and press TAB until the desired handle is highlighted. While pressing CTRL, click to select it. 3 Repeat Step 2 for the remaining elements, until handles on all desired elements are selected. Remember to press CTRL when you click to select another element.
Page 427 Defining the first scale vector Defining the second scale vector Resizing Graphically | 385...
Page 428: Resizing Numerically
The resized component Resizing Numerically To resize numerically, enter a scale factor and specify the origin. To resize elements numerically: 1 Select the elements to resize. Be sure to select only supported elements, such as walls and lines. The Scale tool is unavailable if your entire selection contains just one non-supported element.
Page 429: Using Formulas For Numerical Parameters
2 Click the dimension. You may need to zoom in to see the dimension clearly. Revit Architecture displays its value in a text box. 3 Edit the value, entering the desired formula. TIP In formulas, keep units consistent. Do not mix units. You can use constants with no units assigned to them. Valid formula for setting wall length Using Formulas for Numerical Parameters Formulas allow you to create parameters that depend on other parameters for their values.
Page 430: Valid Formula Syntax And Abbreviations
Add shelves as the height of casework increases Add diagonals in an open web joist as the length increases Valid Formula Syntax and Abbreviations Formulas support the following arithmetic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation, logarithms, and square roots. Formulas also support the following trigonometric functions: sine, cosine, tangent, arcsine, arccosine, and arctangent.
Page 431: Conditional Statements In Formulas
Conditional Statements in Formulas You can use conditional statements in formulas to define actions in a family that depend on the state of other parameters. With conditional statements, the software enters values for a parameter based on whether a specified condition is satisfied. Conditional statements are useful in certain circumstances; however, they make families more complex and should be used only when necessary.
Page 432: Trimming And Extending Elements
Trimming and Extending Elements Use the Trim and Extend tools to trim or extend one or more elements to a boundary defined by the same element type. You can also extend non-parallel elements to form a corner, or trim them to form a corner if they intersect.
Page 433 Result of Trim/Extend to Corner operation Preview of Trim/Extend Single Element option with horizontal wall selected as the boundary Result of Trim/Extend Single Element operation Preview of Trim/Extend Multiple Elements option with horizontal wall selected as boundary Trimming and Extending Elements | 391...
Page 434: Copying Elements
Result of clicking left-most vertical wall above the boundary, clicking next 2 walls below the boundary, and highlighting the wall on the right Copying Elements Revit Architecture provides several methods for copying one or more selected elements. Select an element and, while pressing the CTRL key, drag the element to copy it. Use the Copy tool to copy elements and place them immediately.
Page 435: Copying Elements To The Clipboard
Element moved and copied multiple times Copying Elements to the Clipboard The Copy to Clipboard tool copies one or more elements to the clipboard. You can then use the Paste from Clipboard or Paste Aligned tools to paste copies of the elements in the drawing or in another project. The Copy to Clipboard tool is different from the Copy tool.
Page 436: Pasting Elements From The Clipboard
Pasting Elements from the Clipboard 1 Cut or copy elements to the clipboard. Moving Elements with Cut-and-Paste on page 375 or Copying Elements to the Clipboard page 393. 2 Place the cursor in the view where you want to paste the elements. 3 Click Modify tab Clipboard panel Paste.
Page 437: Editing Pasted Elements
5 Refine placement of the pasted elements, if desired. While the elements are selected, you can modify them as desired. Depending on the type of elements being pasted, you may be able to use the Move, Rotate, and Mirror tools. You can also use tools on the Modify <Element>...
Page 438: Pasting Aligned Elements
pasted element, you can deselect it, and then select another element to move it to the desired location. 3 The Paste Selection panel displays the available tools. Use these tools as follows: Finalize Selected finalizes the placement of the currently selected elements. The elements display in gray, indicating that you can no longer modify them during Edit Pasted mode.
Page 439: Modifying Elements
door type already chosen in the Type Selector. The Create Similar tool is available for most Revit Architecture elements. When you use Create Similar, each new element inherits family instance parameters defined in the Family Editor for the selected element. Elements created with Create Similar do not inherit values of instance parameters that were not defined in the Family Editor (such as Comments).
Page 440: Changing The Line Style Of Elements
3 Click an element of the same category to convert it to the type you selected. To convert multiple elements, continue clicking them individually, or select Multiple on the Options Bar, draw a selection box to select the elements, and click Finish Selection. 4 If you want to select a new type, click an open space in the drawing area (or press ESC once) to empty the paint brush cursor and start over.
Page 441: Linework Overview
Linework Overview The Linework tool does not create new model or detail lines in the view. Instead, it overrides the current line style of the selected line and applies a different line style. For information about defining and modifying line styles, see Line Styles on page 494.
Page 442: Using The Linework Tool
the upper edge of the following wall is a single face, so the green dashed line style is applied to the entire edge. You cannot apply different line styles to each part of the face edge. Linework and Views You can use the Linework tool in all types of views except drafting views and legends. You can also use the Linework tool in graphical column schedules.
Page 443: Changing Line Styles In A Linked Model
Changing Line Styles in a Linked Model You can use the Linework tool to change the line style for edges in a linked Revit model. To do this, you must set the view s visibility property for the linked model to By host view, as follows. 1 In the host model, open the view in which you want to change line styles.
Page 444: Changing Line Styles For A View Underlay
If you want the entire edge to use the selected line style (instead of a segment of it), press and hold SHIFT, and then click the edge. Changing Line Styles for a View Underlay When you use a level as an underlay in the current view and use the Linework tool on the edges of elements from that level, the elements become part of the current view, and you can modify them.
Page 445: Changing The Cut Profile Of Elements
To apply a dashed line style to one of 3 coincident edges, for example, apply the <Invisible lines> style to 2 of the edges. (See Using the Linework Tool on page 400.) Then apply a dashed style (such as <Demolished>) to the third edge.
Page 446 7 To change the graphic display (such as line weight or color) of elements in the view, right-click the element, and click Override Graphics in View By Element. See Overriding Visibility and Graphic Display of Individual Elements on page 199. Before the Cut Profile tool 404 | Chapter 8 Editing Elements...
Page 447: Measuring Elements
After the Cut Profile tool When you have 2 adjoining elements and you want to edit the profile as shown below, use the Boundary Between Faces option to achieve the desired effect. Measuring Elements The Measure tool provides a quick way to measure and temporarily display the length (and angle from the horizontal, if applicable) of individual walls or lines that you select in plan views.
Page 448: Joining Geometry
To measure elements: 1 Click Modify tab Inquiry panel Measure drop-down Measure Between Two References or Measure Along An Element. If you select Measure Between Two References, you can measure a certain length from a starting point. Click the starting point, move the cursor in the direction that you want the line to extend, and enter a value for the length of the line.
Page 449 Uncleaned join between walls and floor Cleaned join between walls and floor after Join Geometry tool is used When you join geometry in the Family Editor, you create a union between different shapes. In a project, however, one of the joined elements actually cuts the other according to the following scheme: Walls cut columns.
Page 450: Unjoining Geometry
Unjoining Geometry Use the Unjoin Geometry tool to remove a join (between 2 or more elements) that was applied using the Join Geometry tool. For information on the kinds of elements that can be joined and unjoined with these tools, see Joining Geometry on page 406.
Page 451: Splitting Faces
A permanent horizontal line appears on the wall indicating the split. Permanent horizontal split Splitting Faces You can use Split Face on any non-family instance. The Split Face tool splits the selected face of the element; it does not change the structure of the element. After splitting the face, you can use the Paint tool to apply a different material to this section of face.
Page 452 A wall with a split face (around the window) after painting To split a face: 1 Click Modify tab Edit Face panel Split Face. 2 Place the cursor on the element face to highlight it. You may need to press TAB to select the desired face.
Page 453: Applying A Material To The Face Of An Element
5 Click Finish Split Face. TIP You can split the face of a column. However, if you plan to have multiple instances of the split-face column in your project, create the column in the Family Editor and apply the split there. Applying a Material to the Face of an Element The Paint tool applies a material to the selected face of the element or family;...
Page 454 Before painting (applying material to) stairs 412 | Chapter 8 Editing Elements...
Page 455: Deleting Elements
After painting (applying material to) stairs Deleting Elements The Delete tool removes selected elements from the drawing. The Delete tool is available only after selecting elements. It does not paste deleted elements to the clipboard. To delete elements: 1 Select one or more elements in the drawing area. 2 Click Modify <Element>...
Page 457: Chapter 9 Revit Families
Revit Families All of the elements that you add to your Revit projects – from the structural members, walls, roofs, windows, and doors that you use to assemble a building model to the callouts, fixtures, tags, and detail components that you use to document it –...
Page 458: Different Kinds Of Families
Different Kinds of Families There are 3 kinds of families in Revit Architecture: system families loadable families in-place families Most elements that you create in your projects are system families or loadable families. Loadable families can be combined to create nested and shared families. Non-standard or custom elements are created using in-place families.
Page 459: Opening The Family Editor
Before you use the Family Editor to edit or create a family, you should learn about families. See The Families Guide on page 418. To learn how to start the Family Editor, see Opening the Family Editor on page 417. Opening the Family Editor You use the Family Editor to make changes to existing families or to create new families.
Page 460: The Families Guide
To create a loadable family from a template file 1 Click Family. 2 Browse to the template file, and click Open. To create an in-place element 1 Click Home tab Build panel Component drop-down Model In-Place. 2 In the Family Category and Parameters dialog, select the family category, and click OK. 3 Enter a name for the in-place element family, and click OK.
Page 461: Viewing Elements With A Specific Family Type In A Project
4 Expand the family to view the family types. Viewing Elements with a Specific Family Type in a Project You can highlight all the elements in a project that use a specific family type. 1 Open a project view. 2 In the Project Browser, expand Families. 3 Expand the component category and family that contains the type that you want to select.
Page 462: Modifying A Family Type
Change the family type using the Element Properties on page 120. Change the family type using the Match tool. See Changing Component Types Using the Match Type Tool on page 397. For detailed information about families and family types, see The Families Guide on page 418.
Page 463: Deleting Unused Families And Family Types
Deleting Unused Families and Family Types You can delete unused families or unused family types from your projects and templates using either of 2 methods: you can select and delete the families and types in the Project Browser, or you can run the Purge Unused tool.
Page 464: System Families
System Families System families contain family types that you use to create basic building elements such as walls, floors, ceilings, and stairs in your building models. System families also include project and system settings, which affect the project environment and include types for elements such as levels, grids, sheets, and viewports. System families are predefined in Revit Architecture and saved in templates and projects, not loaded into templates and projects from external files.
Page 465 Project/System Settings: Area and Volume Calculations Arrowheads Color Fill Schemes Detail Level Dimensions Drawing Sheets Elevations Filled Regions/Fill Patterns Filters Grids Keynoting Levels Lines Load Types Match Lines Materials Model Text Object Styles Phases Project Browser Organization Project Units Sections Site Settings Spot Dimensions Snaps...
Page 466: Workflow: Using System Families In Your Projects
Workflow: Using System Families in Your Projects System families are predefined in Revit Architecture and saved in templates and projects, not loaded into templates and projects from external files. You can duplicate (copy) and modify the types within system families to create your own custom system family types. For detailed information about system families, see The Families Guide on page 418.
Page 467: Revit Architecture Standard Loadable Families
When you create a loadable family, you begin with a template that is supplied in the software and contains information about the family that you are creating. You sketch the geometry of the family, use parameters to establish relationships between family components, create the variations or family types that it includes, and determine its visibility and detail level in different views.
Page 468: Workflow: Using Loadable Families In Your Projects
Sustainable Design Title Blocks Windows Workflow: Using Loadable Families in Your Projects Loadable families are the most extensive and customizable families in Revit Architecture. You can create your own custom families, but a number of families are ready for use in the family library and on the Web. Before you begin a project, use the following workflow to determine whether you can use existing families, or whether you need to create your own custom families.
Page 469: Loading And Saving Families
Loading Families When you load families into a project, the Revit Architecture imperial or metric family library (located in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\RAC 2010\Imperial or Metric Library) is accessed by default. If your office is using a different library of content in another location, your system may access that library by default.
Page 470: Loading Families With Shared Components Into A Project
Related topics Revit Families on page 415 Loadable Families on page 424 Loading Families with Shared Components into a Project on page 428 Loading a Family with a Type Catalog on page 428 Loading Families with Shared Components into a Project You load families that contain nested components or nested and shared components into a project using the same methods as any other family.
Page 471: Loading The Current Family Into A Project
You can select multiple types by pressing Ctrl during selection. You can also narrow the range of search items by selecting specific parameters from the list at the top of each column. 6 Click Open. Loading the Current Family into a Project After working in the Family Editor to create or modify a family, you can load the family into one or more open projects.
Page 472: Creating Loadable Families
Click Cancel. TIP When reloading multiple families, you can select Do this for all loading families. Creating Loadable Families For detailed information about creating loadable families, see The Families Guide on page 418. Complete the tutorials in the Families Guide before creating your own families. Depending on the complexity of the family, the creation process can be time-consuming.
Page 473: Creating Parameters
3 In the alert dialog, click Yes to edit the family. The family opens in the Family Editor. The original project is still open in the background. 4 Modify the family. 5 If you want to save a copy of the modified family, click Save.
Page 474: Creating Family Parameter Links
Name Description Number Used to collect miscellaneous numeric data. Can be defined by a formula. Can also have real numbers. Length Can be used to establish the length of an element or subcomponent. Can be defined by a formula. Area Can be used to establish the area of an element or subcomponent.
Page 475: Family Category And Parameters
To create family parameter links 1 Create a family with instance parameters or type parameters of the available types. 2 Save the family and load it into a host family. 3 With the new family open, click Create tab Model panel Component drop-down Place a Component, and place as many instances of the loaded family as desired.
Page 476: Working With Shared Components In A Project
Working with Shared Components in a Project A family that contains nested and shared families works as any other family within a project. However, you can press Tab to toggle to the nested and shared components. Selecting sub-instances of a shared family If you select a nested instance, you can do the following: Click Modify <Element>...
Page 477: Workflow: Working With In-Place Elements
Workflow: Working with In-place Elements In-place elements are custom elements that you create in the context of a project. Create an in-place element when a project requires unique geometry that you do not expect to reuse or geometry that must maintain one or more relationships to other project geometry.
Page 478: Working With Connectors
NOTE The term fluid does not necessarily limit the use of piping systems to liquids. Steam, medical gases and other non-fluid materials are often transmitted using piping systems. Selecting the correct discipline is critical to the content working correctly. After this selection is made, it cannot be changed without first deleting the connector and adding it again with the correct discipline.
Page 479: Placing A Connector
rotated properly, the rectangular duct fitting will be inserted improperly, creating an unexpected result. You may find it easier to rotate connectors in a 3D view, where the part geometry is clearly visible. Connector arrows indicate the direction of a duct or pipe (extrusion) when it is being created to complete a connection.
Page 480: Selecting A Primary Connector
4 Select the connector and specify instance properties as needed. The sizes and orientation that you specify determines how connections are made with compatible components. You can enter parameter values or associate them with family parameters for the component. Place a Connector on a Work Plane 1 Open a plan view and a 3D view where you want to place a connector.
Page 481: Linking Connectors
1 In the Project Browser, open a 3D view that allows you to select the connector that will be oriented. 2 To specify the direction for the connector arrow, select the connector, and click the flip control. 3 To rotate the connector, select the connector, and click Modify Connector Element tab Modify panel Rotate.
Page 482 The family’s electrical data that displays in a schedule is derived from the primary connector. Connector Description A description of the connector. Utility Indicates whether the connector is exported on a site utility to an Autodesk Exchange file (ADSK). See Importing Building Components on page 1398. Mechanical (HVAC)
Page 483 Edge loop centered Connector placement method (read only). Angle Used for adjustable angle families (such as elbows and adjustable tees) to push the angle value into the family from connected components. Graphics Size on screen Size of the connector display inside the Family Editor. Mechanical Flow Factor Percentage of the system flow attributed to this connector.
Page 484 Utility Indicates whether the connector is exported on a site utility to an Autodesk Exchange file (ADSK). See Importing Building Components on page 1398. Mechanical (Piping) Constraints Edge loop centered Connector placement method (read only). Angle Used for adjustable angle families (such as elbows and adjustable tees) to push the angle value into the family from connected components.
Page 485 The index of the linked connector, -1 if none. (read only). Connector Description A description of the connector. Utility Indicates whether the connector is exported on a site utility to an an Autodesk Ex- change file (ADSK). See Importing Building Components on page 1398.
Page 487: Chapter 10 Customizing Project Settings
Customizing Project Settings Revit Architecture provides many options for project customization, including creating templates, customizing fill patterns and materials, creating view templates, and much more. Creating a Custom Project Template Project templates provide initial conditions for a project. Several templates are provided with Revit Architecture, or you can create your own.
Page 488: Project Template Settings
2 In the New Project dialog, under Template file, select: None to create your template from a blank project file. Browse to base your template on an existing project template. Navigate to the template location. 3 Under Create new, select Project template. 4 Click OK.
Page 489: Specifying Project Information
You can specify which standards to copy. Any object referenced by an object that will be copied is included in the transfer. For example, if you select a wall type and forget to copy the material, Revit Architecture copies it. To transfer project standards: 1 Open both the source and target projects.
Page 490: Project Location And Orientation
gbXML settings specify the parameter values used by third-party software applications when calculating energy use. The following parameters must be specified prior to exporting the building model to a gbXML file for use with an energy analysis application: Building Type - specifies the type of building according to the gbXML schema 0.37 (similar to ASHRAE). Postal Code - determinates the location of the building.
Page 491: Rotating A View To True North
2 Click the Place tab. 3 Specify the project location using one of the following methods: Nearest major city: For City, select a city from the list. Exact location: Enter values for Latitude and Longitude. 4 If you want shadows to reflect daylight savings time for the specified location, select Automatically adjust clock for daylight savings changes.
Page 492: Rotating Project North
Rotating a building model in a plan view that is oriented to True North Plan view with the building model rotated to True North Rotating Project North Drafting conventions dictate that Project North is the top of the view. If you need to change Project North, use the Rotate Project North tool.
Page 493: Shared Parameters
Project parameters Project parameters are specific to a single project file. Information stored in project parameters cannot be shared with other projects. A project parameter can be used, for example, to categorize views within a project. Shared Parameters Shared parameters are parameters that you can add to families or projects and then share with other families and projects.
Page 494: Setting Up Shared Parameter Files
Family Categories Allowing Additional Categories Planting Plumbing Fixtures Railings Ramps Roofs Rooms Site Specialty Equipment Stairs Structural Columns Structural Foundations Walls Windows Setting Up Shared Parameter Files You can create shared parameters in the project environment or in the Family Editor. Shared parameters are saved in a text file;...
Page 495 To add parameters: 7 From the Parameter group drop-down menu, select a group. 8 In the Parameters group box, click New. 9 In the Parameter Properties dialog, enter a name, discipline, and type for the parameter. Type specifies the format of the information you can enter for the parameter value. You can select: Text Integer...
Page 496: Adding Shared Parameters To Families
Deleting Parameter Groups 1 Click Manage tab Project Settings panel Shared Parameters. 2 In the Edit Shared Parameters dialog, select the group from the Parameter group menu. 3 Delete or move all parameters from the group. 4 Click Delete from the Groups box. Viewing, Moving, and Deleting Shared Parameters After you create shared parameters, you cannot rename them or change their type.
Page 497: Shared And Family Parameters
11 Save the family and load it into a project. Shared and Family Parameters If you click the Modify button in the Family Types dialog, the Parameter Properties dialog opens. You can replace a shared parameter with a family parameter or a family parameter with a shared parameter. Family parameters are specific to one family.
Page 498 The selected parameter displays in the Category Parameters list. 7 Select the shared parameter from the Category Parameters list and click (Add parameters to label). 8 Click OK. 9 Create the tag using the Lines tool and save the file. When you tag instances of the category in the project, the tag label displays a value only if those category instances have the external parameter.
Page 499: Schedules With Shared Parameters
4 If necessary, click Multi-Category tab Element panel, and from the Type Selector, select the multi-category tag you loaded. 5 As you move the cursor in the drawing area, you can highlight only those components that have the filter parameter. 6 Click to place the tag.
Page 500: Project Parameters
Project Parameters Project parameters are parameters you define and then add to multiple categories of elements in a project. They are specific to the project and cannot be shared with other projects. You can then use those project parameters in multi-category or single-category schedules. See Schedules with Shared Parameters on page 457.
Page 501: Creating Shared Project Parameters
Creating Shared Project Parameters 1 Click Manage tab Project Settings panel Project Parameters. 2 In the Project Parameters dialog, click Add. 3 In the Parameter Properties dialog, under Parameter Type, select Shared parameter, and click Select. 4 In the Shared Parameters dialog, select the appropriate parameter from the appropriate parameter group, and click OK.
Page 502: Creating A Simple Fill Pattern
You can apply model patterns to families and modify them in the Family Editor only. After you have placed an instance of the family in a project view, you cannot modify the pattern. Drafting Patterns Drafting patterns represent materials in symbolic form; for example, sand is represented by a stipple pattern. The density of drafting patterns is fixed with respect to the drawing sheet.
Page 503: Fill Pattern Host Orientation
2 In the Fill Patterns dialog, under Pattern Type, select Drafting or Model. 3 Click New. 4 If you are creating a drafting fill pattern, select how to orient the fill pattern in the host layers. Fill Pattern Host Orientation on page 461 for details.
Page 504: Creating A Custom Fill Pattern
Align with Element. Patterns align with the host and compute a good origin. For information on applying these patterns, see Creating a Simple Fill Pattern on page 460 or Creating a Custom Fill Pattern on page 462. Creating a Custom Fill Pattern 1 Click Manage tab Project Settings panel Settings drop-down...
Page 505: Applying A Fill Pattern
Applying a Fill Pattern You can apply fill patterns to the surfaces of components and families using the Materials tool or the Paint tool. See Applying Materials to Elements on page 471 and Applying a Material to the Face of an Element page 411.
Page 506: Creating Dimensions To Model Pattern Lines
Pattern lines after dragging shape handle. Note the differences in the pattern lines at the top and bottom of the wall. Creating Dimensions to Model Pattern Lines 1 Click Annotate tab Dimension panel Linear. 2 Place the cursor on the model pattern: the cursor snaps to the pattern line, which is a reference point.
Page 507: Aligning Model Pattern Lines To Elements
Rotating pattern Floor pattern after rotation Aligning Model Pattern Lines to Elements 1 Click Modify tab Edit panel Align. 2 Click the line on the element that you want to align with the model pattern line. 3 Place the cursor on the element that has the model pattern. Check the status bar to confirm that you have highlighted a shape handle.
Page 508: Custom Pattern Files
Custom Pattern Files A pattern file is a text file that contains definitions for model or drafting patterns in a project. The file must be saved with a PAT extension. For information on using a custom pattern file, follow the procedure in Creating a Custom Fill Pattern on page 462.
Page 509 Pen down and pen up indicate how long the pen is down and how long the pen is up, respectively. A negative number indicates the pen is up. The first pattern descriptor is complete: 0, 0, 5.656, 5.656, 3.3125, The pattern is as shown: 5 Create the second pattern descriptor, using the following values: Angle: 0 Origin: 0, 3.3125...
Page 510: Materials
8 Create the fifth pattern descriptor, using the following values: Angle: 45 Origin: 3.3125, 3.3125 Shift: 8, 8 Pen down: 3.3125 Pen up: -4.6875 The pattern now looks like this: A 45 angle has a positive slope and results in a slanted line effect. 9 Create the sixth pattern descriptor, using the following values: Angle: -45 Origin: 3.3125, 0...
Page 511: Materials Overview
Related topic Material Takeoff Schedules on page 174 Materials Overview Materials specify how model elements should display in views and rendered images. They also provide descriptive and structural information. In Revit Architecture, you apply materials to elements in a building model in a project.
Page 512: How Materials Are Stored
How Materials Are Stored Materials are stored as part of a project file. When you create a project, Revit Architecture provides many default materials to choose from. If necessary, you can create custom materials or change the settings for existing materials. New and changed materials are also saved as part of a project file. To share custom materials with team members, click Manage tab Project Settings panel Transfer Project...
Page 513: Applying Materials To Elements
Revit Architecture searches each material for the specified text, checking the fields on the Identity tab of the Materials dialog. (See Material Identity Parameters on page 488.) If you selected a material class, Revit Architecture searches only materials in that class for the specified text. To search all materials for the specified text, reset Material Class to All.
Page 514: Applying A Material By Element Parameter
Family Editor on page 416. 2 Link a family parameter to the object, as follows: a In the drawing area, select the geometry to which you want to apply a material. Selecting Elements on page 339. You can assign a different material to each part of the component.
Page 515: Changing The Display Properties Of A Material
6 In the Materials dialog, select a material, and click OK. Searching for a Material on page 470. 7 Click OK. Changing the Display Properties of a Material To change the display properties of a material in project views, use the Graphics tab of the Materials dialog. You can change settings that define the way the material displays in shaded views, as well as the way its outer surfaces and cut surfaces display in other views.
Page 516: Aligning The Surface Pattern On A Model Element
To change the color that is used to draw the surface pattern, click the color swatch. In the Color dialog, select a color. Click OK. NOTE In the project, you can align the surface pattern to a model element. See Aligning the Surface Pattern on a Model Element on page 474.
Page 517: Changing The Render Appearance Of A Material
You can align the surface pattern for each surface of a model element (not just for the model element as a whole). For example, if you are adjusting the surface pattern of a free-standing stone wall, you can align its surface pattern on each exposed side individually.
Page 518 3 Do the following: If you want to... Then... change the preview of the render For Scene, select the desired scene from the list. Click Update Preview. appearance The preview is a rendered image of the material. Updating the preview takes a moment while Revit Architecture renders the preview scene.
Page 519: Texture Alignment
Texture Alignment Use the Texture Alignment tool to align the texture of the render appearance to the surface pattern of the material (defined on the Graphics tab of the Materials dialog). When you render a 3D view, the rendered image displays the texture, positioned as specified using the Texture Alignment tool. You access the Texture Alignment tool on the Render Appearance tab of the Materials dialog.
Page 520: Render Appearance Properties
3 Click OK. In addition to aligning the rendering texture to the surface pattern, you can also align the surface pattern to faces of the model element, as desired. See Aligning the Surface Pattern on a Model Element on page 474. Render Appearance Properties ®...
Page 521 Property Description Bump Pattern An additional bump pattern, superimposed on the Finish Bumps pattern (for example, to define grout lines). To define bumps using an image, select Custom. See Specifying an Image File for a Render Appearance on page 485. Concrete Properties You can define the following properties for concrete materials on the Render Appearance tab...
Page 522 Property Description Translucency and Index of Refraction are not available. See Transparency and Trans- lucency on page 485. Translucency Measurement of how much of the Transparency light is scattered by the material, so that objects behind the material cannot be seen clearly. Enter a value between 0 (not translucent) and 1 (completely translucent, such as frosted glass).
Page 523 Property Description Reflectance Percentage of light striking the glass that bounces off rather than being absorbed or passing through (transmittance). Enter a value between 0% and 50%. Index of Refraction Measurement of how much a ray of light bends when entering the glass. Select a predefined index, or select Custom to specify an index number between 0 (no refrac- tion) and 5 (most refraction).
Page 524 Metal Properties You can define the following properties for metal materials on the Render Appearance tab of the Materials dialog. Property Description Type Type of metal: aluminum, anodized aluminum, chrome, copper, brass, bronze, stainless steel, or zinc. Each type of metal displays different properties. Color Color of the metal when the Type value is Anodized Aluminum.
Page 525 Mirror Properties You can define the following properties for mirror materials on the Render Appearance tab of the Materials dialog. See also Glass, glazing, and mirrors on page 486. Property Description Color Color of the mirror surface. Click the color swatch. In the Color dialog, select a color. (See Colors on page 525.) Click OK.
Page 526 Stone Properties You can define the following properties for stone materials on the Render Appearance tab of the Materials dialog. Property Description Image File Image to use to represent the stone’s surface. See Specifying an Image File for a Render Appearance on page 485.
Page 527: Specifying A Render Appearance Color
Property Description Amount Relative depth of the wood grain, when Bump is Based on wood grain. Enter 0 for a flat surface, a positive number (between 0 and 10) to raise the grain, or a negative number (between 0 and –10) to reverse the grain. Transparency and Translucency When defining a render appearance that uses Generic Material...
Page 528: Best Practices For Render Appearances
To specify an image file 1 For Image File, click (Browse), navigate to the file, and open it. Revit Architecture supports image files of the following types: BMP, JPG, JPEG, and PNG. See Best Practice for Storing Image Files on page 519. 2 For Sample Size, specify the size that the image represents.
Page 529: Changing Material Identity Data
Tileable textures If you want to make your own texture that can be repeated like a tile (a tileable texture), take a high quality photograph of the material. Use this photograph to make it a tileable texture. (You can do this using a ®...
Page 530: Material Identity Parameters
Material Identity Parameters When you enter search text to find a material, Revit Architecture searches the values of all parameters on the Identity tab of the Materials dialog. (See Searching for a Material on page 470.) Also, you can include most of these parameters in a material takeoff.
Page 531: Editing A Material Physical Type
2 Click the Physical tab. 3 Select a Material Type. Revit Architecture displays an additional category based on the selected material type. 4 Edit parameter values as needed for the new set. 5 Click Save As to save a set by name. The name of the new set then becomes available in the Concrete Type list box (if you had selected concrete as the material type) or Wood Type list box (if you had selected wood as the material type) and so on.
Page 532: Renaming A Material
Or you can right-click a material in the list, and click Duplicate. 3 In the Duplicate Revit Material dialog, for Name, enter a name for the new material, and click 4 On the Graphics tab of the Materials dialog, specify display properties for the new material, and click Apply.
Page 533: Render Appearance Library
Render Appearance Library The Render Appearance Library is a local, read-only library for render appearances. You assign render appearances to materials using the Materials dialog. When you change the properties of a render appearance, the modified render appearance is stored as part of the project file.
Page 534 Render Appearance Library for materials To search for a render appearance 1 (Optional) To specify the type of list to display, at the bottom of the render appearance list, click Show list, Show small icons, or Show large icons. 2 (Optional) For Class, select the desired class of render appearances. The Render Appearance Library displays only render appearances that belong to the selected class.
Page 535: Entering Search Text
Entering Search Text When searching for materials or render appearances, you can enter search text in the box of the dialog. The search is not case-sensitive. Use commas, spaces, or semi-colons as delimiters. Revit Architecture automatically performs an OR search on multiple words. Revit Architecture searches each item for the specified text, checking its description and keywords.
Page 536: Deleting An Object Style
6 Click the button in the Material field to open the Materials dialog. Select a material for the family category from the Material column. You can override the material for the family by changing its material type property. For imported geometry, specify a material for the layer. This is not available for annotation objects.
Page 537: Deleting A Line Style
Deleting a Line Style You can delete any user-created line styles. 1 Click Manage tab Project Settings panel Settings drop-down Line Styles. 2 In the Line Styles dialog, select the line style name. 3 Click Delete. 4 When prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes. Modifying Line Styles in the Family Editor 1 Click Manage tab Family Settings panel...
Page 538: Line Patterns
2 In the Line Weights dialog, click the Model Line Weights tab, and then select the View Scale header. 3 Click Delete. 4 Click OK. Line Patterns You can specify the pattern for the line styles used in Revit Architecture. Several predefined line patterns are provided with Revit Architecture, or you can create your own.
Page 539: Halftone/Underlay
Halftone/Underlay Revit Architecture lets you control the line weight and pattern used for underlays, and the brightness of halftone elements. When printing views or sheets, you can specify that halftones print as thin lines to retain print fidelity. To define Halftone/Underlay settings 1 Click Manage tab Project Settings panel Settings drop-down...
Page 540 Modify symbolic cutback distance 2 On the Symbolic Representation Settings tab, enter a value for the symbolic cutback distance for brace, and beam/truss. This setting affects the distance between steel beams and beams/trusses, and between beams and braces. Members must be joined to see the change in the cutback distance. Changes to this setting are applied only to the symbolic representation of structural framing components.
Page 541 NOTE The line with angle brace symbol displays in a symbolic plan view only when the structural usage of the brace is set to Vertical Bracing. 5 Under Brace Symbols, specify Parallel line offset. This value is available only after selecting Parallel Line for Plan representation. The parallel line is offset the specified value from the vertical brace centerline.
Page 542: Annotation Styles
NOTE The kicker brace symbol displays in a symbolic plan view only when the structural usage of the brace is set to Kicker Bracing. Specify moment symbols 11 Under Moment Symbols, select a symbol for Frame connection. Specify moment symbols Connection symbols may display at either end of the symbol of beams/braces.
Page 543: Specifying Dimension Styles
Specifying Dimension Styles You can specify the style of linear, angular, or radial dimensions, as well as spot elevations, spot coordinates, and spot slopes. 1 Click Annotate tab Dimensions panel drop-down, and then a dimension style. 2 In the Type Properties dialog, select the dimension type you want to work with from the Type list.
Page 544: Project Units
Project Units You can specify the display format of various quantities in a project. What you specify affects the look of quantities on the screen and in a printout. You can format data for informational or presentation purposes. Project units are grouped by discipline, such as common, structural, or electrical. When you change the discipline, different unit types are available.
Page 545: Snaps
Snaps When you place an element or component, or sketch a line (straight, arc, or circle), Revit Architecture displays snap points and snap lines to assist in lining up elements, components, or lines with existing geometry. Snap points depend on the type of snap, but are represented in the drawing area as shapes (triangles, squares, diamonds, and so on).
Page 546: Enabling And Disabling Snaps
Enabling and Disabling Snaps 1 Click Manage tab Project Settings panel Settings drop-down Snaps. 2 Do one of the following: Select Snaps Off to disable all snapping in the project. Select or clear the appropriate object snaps. For object snap descriptions, see Object Snaps and Snap Shortcut Key Combinations on page 506.
Page 547 Snap Tangent to an Arc—Snaps a point tangent to an existing arc end. Snap to Endpoint or Center Point—Snaps a point to endpoint of straight or arc, or to arc or circle center. Second Point or Whole Line Snapping Only Horizontal or Vertical snap—When sketching a straight line, Revit Architecture snaps the line to be perfectly horizontal or vertical when the cursor approaches horizontal or vertical.
Page 548: Object Snaps And Snap Shortcut Key Combinations
TIP The status bar indicates the snap points when you move the cursor. Object Snaps and Snap Shortcut Key Combinations The following table defines the object snaps listed in the Snaps dialog (Manage tab Project Settings panel Settings drop-down Snaps) and the shortcut key combinations for these objects. Shortcut key combinations override snap settings for one pick.
Page 549: Specifying Temporary Dimension Settings
Specifying Temporary Dimension Settings You can specify the display and placement of temporary dimensions in the design. You can set temporary dimensions to: measure from wall centerlines, wall faces, center of core, or core faces measure from door and window centerlines or door and window openings To specify temporary dimension settings: 1 Click Manage tab Project Settings panel...
Page 550 2 In the View Templates dialog, select a view template type from the Show type list. Each view template type contains a different set of view properties. Select a type that contains the view properties you want for the template you are creating. 3 In the Names list, select a view template.
Page 551: Specifying And Applying A Default View Template
Specifying and Applying a Default View Template Specifying default view templates allows you to apply standardized view properties to multiple views simultaneously. For example, you can use default view templates to ensure that all views have the desired view properties before printing or exporting. When you apply the default view template to multiple views simultaneously, the default template that is specified in each view s properties (which can be different for each view) is applied.
Page 552: Deleting A View Template
specifying the default view template for a view, see Specifying and Applying a Default View Template on page 509. 2 In the Apply View Template dialog, select a type from the Show type list. 3 In the Names list, select the view template you want to apply. You can use the view properties of another project view as a view template.
Page 553: Detail Level
Name Description V/G Overrides Import Click Edit to view and modify visibility options for imported categories. See Visibility and Graphic Display in Project Views on page 198. V/G Overrides Filters Click Edit to view and modify visibility options for filters. See Visibility and Graphic Display in Project Views on page 198.
Page 554: Setting Detail Level Scale Values
By predefining detail levels, you can affect the display of the same geometry at different view scales. So, a custom door created in the Family Editor could display differently at coarse, medium, and fine detail levels (as shown in the following image). You can override the detail level at any time by setting the Detail Level parameter in the view properties.
Page 555: Specifying The Detail Level For A View
Specifying the Detail Level for a View Use one of the following methods: Click View tab Graphics panel View Properties. For Detail Level, select Coarse, Medium, or Fine. On the View Control Bar at the bottom of the drawing area, click the Detail Level icon, and select an option.
Page 556: Cuttable Families
If you have already created the geometry, select it, and click Visibility Settings. The name of the panel this tool appears on varies depending on the type of geometry selected. 2 In the Family Element Visibility Settings dialog, select the views in which you want the geometry to display: Plan/RCP Front/Back...
Page 557: Non-Cuttable Families
NOTE Not Applicable means the category is a system family that cannot be made from a family template. Family Category Option Made Available Casework Ceilings Not Applicable Columns Curtain Wall Panels Doors Floors Not Applicable Generic Models Roofs Not Applicable Site Structural Columns Structural Foundations...
Page 558: Options
Planting Plumbing Fixtures Specialty Equipment Options You can configure global settings for your Revit installation. Global settings include General options: Save notifications, user name, and journal file clean-up. Graphics options: Enable hardware acceleration for improved display performance, configure colors for selection, highlight, background, and error messages, and enable anti-aliasing for 3D views.
Page 559: Graphics Options
If team members are not consistently working on the same workstations day-to-day, they must be sure to reset the Username for each session because the default name will be that of the previous user. In a multi-user (worksharing) Revit Architecture environment, editing permissions are based on the Username.
Page 560: Rendering Options
Files and Directories Specify the path for the default template file. The Revit Architecture installation automatically sets this path; however, you may want to change it if you need to use either Imperial or Metric units for your project. There are default templates installed in either Revit Architecture\Imperial Templates\ or Revit Architecture\Metric Templates.
Page 561 Suppose you specify image files for render appearances and decals. When Revit Architecture needs to access the image file, first it looks in the location specified for the file, using the absolute path. If it cannot find the file in that location, Revit Architecture then searches the paths that you specify in this list, in the order in which the paths are listed.
Page 562: Spelling Options
Option Description Get More RPC Click to go to the ArchVision web site, where you can purchase additional RPC content to use in Revit projects. Spelling Options Click the Spelling tab of the Options dialog to set options for the spell checker. You can specify a language for the main dictionary.
Page 563: Viewcube Options
Option Definition Mini Wheel Appearance Size Specify the size of the mini wheel. Opacity Specify the opacity of the mini wheel. Look Tool Invert Vertical Access Inverts the up and down action of the Look tool. See Look Tool on page 233. Walk Tool Move parallel to ground plane When walking through a model using the Walk tool, you can...
Page 564: Keyboard Shortcuts
Option Definition Show the ViewCube Show or hide the ViewCube in 3D views. Show in Specify which views to show the ViewCube. On-screen position Specify the position of the ViewCube in the drawing area. ViewCube Size Specify the size of the ViewCube. Inactive Opacity Specify the opacity of the ViewCube when not in use.
Page 565: Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts 1 Open the KeyboardShortcuts.txt file in a text editor. This file is typically located in the following directory: C:\Program Files\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010\Program\. The path may vary depending on your operating system or where you installed Revit Architecture.
Page 566 Action Highlight wall faces or wall centerlines when placing dimensions Toggle between selecting a curtain wall or a glazed panel in a plan view SHIFT+TAB Reverse the order in which TAB cycles through the highlighting of elements CTRL+A Select all rows in the Worksets dialog. Snapping Action Cycle through different snaps while creating walls and lines, placing components, or moving or pasting...
Page 567: Colors
Canceling an Action or Clearing Temporary Dimensions Action Cancel an action before a first click and return to modify mode Cancel the first click of a multi-click placement, such as walls or lines. Press ESC again to return to modify mode. Clear temporary dimensions that display after a single-click placement, such as doors, or after the second click of a multi-click placement, such as walls.
Page 568: Using The Pantone Color Picker
2 In the Color dialog, select a color using one of the following methods: Basic colors: A table of 48 commonly used colors is available. Click one of the boxes containing the desired color. Hue, Sat, Lum, Red, Green, Blue boxes: Type values in these boxes to define the desired color. Black and white settings box: Move the slider up and down to alter the amount of white or black in the color.
Page 569: Chapter 11 Conceptual Design Environment
Conceptual Design Environment The Revit conceptual design environment provides flexibility early in the design process for architects, structural engineers, and interior designers to express ideas and create parametric massing families that can be integrated into building information modeling (BIM). Use this environment to directly manipulate a design s points, edges, and surfaces into buildable forms.
Page 570: Conceptual Design Environment Overview
Conceptual Design Environment Overview The conceptual design environment is a type of family editor in which you create conceptual designs using in-place and loadable mass family elements. When a conceptual design is ready, it can be loaded into the Revit project environment (RVT file). Creating designs in this environment can accelerate the design process. (See Massing Studies on page 589.)
Page 571: Integrated Study Models
3. Rotate the top surface. 4. Divide and pattern the top surface. Integrated Study Models You can reference the conceptual design into a Revit project file, and continue to modify it. For example, a design can be used to provide important reference information for the building model. Conceptual designs that have been saved as Revit project files can continue to be developed in the conceptual design environment.
Page 572: Conceptual Massing Family Creation
Conceptual Massing Family Creation As you create massing families in the conceptual design environment, many of the important tools are accessed from the Create tab and the Options Bar. (See Creating Solid Forms on page 552.) This panel... Contains tools that let you... Selection complete an action in the drawing area.
Page 573: Moving Loadable Massing Families
how to move an in-place massing family between the conceptual design and project environments, and how to edit it in the conceptual design environment. TIP An easy way to switch views is to click Recent Documents, and select one of the views you have used. Related topics Loadable Families on page 424...
Page 574: Editing In-Place Massing Families
1 Open a Revit project. 2 Click Massing & Site tab Conceptual Mass panel In-Place Mass. 3 Name the in-place mass in the Name dialog. The conceptual design environment opens. 4 (Optional) Create a form or manipulate the mass in some way using the available tools. (See Forms page 551.) 5 Click Modify Form tab...
Page 575: Drawing In The Conceptual Design Environment
Drawing in the Conceptual Design Environment When you access the conceptual design environment, you can immediately start to draw a concept in 3D. Select a drawing tool, such as a line, and click anywhere in the drawing area to start creating a form. (See Forms on page 551.) NOTE To draw in a 2D view, open it from the Project Browser.
Page 576: Drawing On A Planar Surface
2 Click Create tab Draw panel Line (Line). 3 On the Options Bar, select 3D snapping. 4 (Optional) On the Options Bar, select Chain and a named reference from the Placement Plane list. 5 Draw a line from one vertex to the another vertex. NOTE The lines snap to the vertex.
Page 577: Conceptual Design Model Line Instance Properties
Conceptual Design Model Line Instance Properties You can modify many line properties for a conceptual design massing family. Lines have instance properties because they are not yet part of a family. When a line is selected, click Modify Lines tab Element panel Instance Properties to access the Model Lines Instance Properties dialog.
Page 578: 3D Work Planes
3D Work Planes When you select a drawing tool in the conceptual design environment, the available 3D work planes are automatically detected as the cursor passes over them in the drawing area. You can click to select one of these work planes, or explicitly set one from the named references listed in the Placement Plane list on the Options Bar.
Page 579: Creating 3D Levels
When a level is selected, the following information displays in the drawing area: the level elevation the level name the distances between the selected level and its surrounding levels the drag handles used to change the level area Creating 3D Levels 1 Click Create tab Datum panel Level.
Page 580: Explicitly Changing The 3D Level Area
2 Click the level name. It displays in a text box. 3 Enter a new name. 4 Press Enter, or click outside the text box. 5 (Optional) If you clicked away from the text box, click Yes in the Revit dialog if you would like to rename corresponding views.
Page 581: 3D Level Instance Properties
Name Description Line Pattern Controls the level line pattern by selecting a value from a drop-down list Symbol Sets the level head to none or Level Head - Target. Symbol at End 1 Default Sets the control at the beginning of the level line by selecting a check box.
Page 582: Reference Points
Reference Points A reference point is an element that specifies a location in the XYZ work space of the conceptual design environment. You place reference points to design and plot lines, splines, and forms. In the following example, 5 reference points have been placed to define the path of a spline. There are 3 types of reference points: Free Hosted on lines and surfaces...
Page 583: Hosted Points
4 Click Place Reference Point tab Placement panel Place on Work Plane. 5 If it was not selected in step 2, select a work plane from the Placement Plane list on the Options Bar. In 3D views, you can clear Relative to force the reference point along the bottom of vertical work planes.
Page 584: Driving Points
Placing Hosted Points along a Spline Hosted points create work planes to add additional geometry that move with the host element. 1 Open a 3D view to work in if you are drawing in the Z axis; otherwise, open a floor plan view. 2 Click Create tab Datum panel Reference Point.
Page 585: Plotting Lines From Reference Points
When selected, driving points display 3D controls. You create driving points from placed hosted points. See Placing Hosted Points along a Spline on page 542. To place a driving point along a spline 1 Open a 3D view to work in if you are drawing in the Z-axis; otherwise, open a floor plan view. 2 Click Create tab Datum panel Reference Point.
Page 586 3 Click Modify Reference Points tab Spline panel Spline Through Points. 4 Click Modify Reference Points tab Selection panel Modify. A spline will be created from the selected points. Free points become driving points for the line. NOTE The Spline Through Points tool on the Draw panel creates reference points as you freehand a spline. Rehosting Reference Points You can rehost placed reference points from and to splines, reference planes, edges, and surfaces.
Page 587 Rehosting a hosted point with splines applied to its work plane Rehosting Driving Points When you rehost a driving point, any geometry that is dependent on it will adjust accordingly. If the new host is a spline, the driving point will become a hosted point along that spline. The spline that originally hosted the point will remain modifiable and adjust to the new host position.
Page 588: Modifying Reference Point Properties
Modifying Reference Point Properties Reference points do not have type properties, but you can modify many instance properties for reference points, such as constraints, graphics, and dimension data. The specific parameters available depend on whether the selected points are free, driving, or hosted. 1 Select the point.
Page 589: X-Ray Mode
Name Description geometry. When cleared, this parameter is read-only and the reference point is free. Hosted Parameter A ratio value (0 to 1) of the location of the reference point along a line, curve, or sur- face edge. This applies only to hosted ref- erence points.
Page 590: Display Of Elements In X-Ray Mode
Display of Elements in X-Ray Mode When X-Ray mode is enabled, it displays profiles, explicit and implicit paths, form axes, and the control nodes that were used to create a form. X-Ray mode displays the following: Profiles The closed loops you drew to define the shape of extrusions, lofts, revolves, and sweeps. Explicit paths The line you drew to define a sweep.
Page 591: Manipulating Forms In X-Ray Mode
Manipulating Forms in X-Ray Mode 1 Select a form. 2 Click Modify Form tab Modify Form Element panel X-Ray. The form displays in X-Ray mode. 3 Double-click an element to select it. The 3D control displays. 4 Drag the 3D control arrow. NOTE You can also select and delete profiles, edges, and vertices in X-Ray mode.
Page 592: Locked Profiles
Locked Profiles Profiles can be locked or unlocked. When profiles are locked, the form maintains a relationship between the top and bottom profiles, and is limited in the way it can be manipulated. When profiles are unlocked, the form can be manipulated in any way. NOTE If the work plane is vertical, the constrained profile relationship would be between the left and right.
Page 593: Forms
All the form profiles are locked, including any additional profiles that may have been added after a previous unlocking of the profile. NOTE Use X-Ray mode to view a form’s profiles. (See X-Ray Mode on page 547.) Forms Start to explore a building concept by creating various geometric shapes, extrusions, sweeps, and lofts. Forms are always created by drawing lines, selecting them, and clicking Create Form.
Page 594: Creating Solid Forms
The Void tool is used to create negative shapes (voids) that cut into solid geometry. A void cut into a solid form 3D controls on a selected void. A void dragged to the middle of the solid form (shown in X-Ray mode). A void dragged from the middle of the solid form to a surface, and cutting the surface geometry.
Page 595: Creating Void Forms
5 Click Modify Form tab Form panel Create Form drop-down Form. A solid form extrusion is created. 6 (Optional) Click Modify Form tab Modify Form Element panel Convert to Void to convert this form to a void. 7 Click Save As Family.
Page 596: Unconstrained And Referenced-Based Forms
Unconstrained and Referenced-Based Forms Depending on the tools used to create them, 2 types of form are created in the conceptual design environment. unconstrained form reference-based form The behavior of these 2 forms may differ when they are modified. Unconstrained form Reference-based form Displays a solid line when highlighted.
Page 597: Selecting Forms
Related topics Creating Solid Forms on page 552 Creating Void Forms on page 553 Selecting Forms You can select an entire form, or any of its edges, surface or vertices. Move the cursor over any form element to highlight it, and either click to select it, or press Tab to highlight all the form's elements, and then click to select the entire form.
Page 598: Form Types
Form Types The conceptual design environment lets you create many types of forms that are useful for developing a design concept. Every form type is created by accessing the Make Form tool. (See Accessing Create Form Tool on page 553.) Surface Forms In the conceptual design environment, surfaces are created from open lines or edges, rather than from closed profiles.
Page 599: Revolves
2 Select the profile. The Create Form tool becomes available. (See Accessing Create Form Tool on page 553.) 3 Click Modify Form tab Create Form drop-down Form. You can change the dimension of an extrusion by using the 3D drag controls or editing the temporary dimension in the drawing area.
Page 600: Sweeps
4 Select Create Form. (See Accessing Create Form Tool on page 553.) To open a revolve 1 TIP Using X-Ray mode helps identify the edge. Select the outside edge of the revolve profile. 2 Drag the orange control arrow to a new position. Related topic Creating Solid Forms on page 552...
Page 601 2 Click Create tab Datum panel Reference Point. 3 Click anywhere on the path to place the reference point. 4 Select the reference point. The work plane displays. 5 Draw a closed profile on the work plane. 6 Select the line and profiles. 7 Click Multi-Select tab Form panel Create Form.
Page 602: L O F T
Lofts A loft is a form that blends 2 profiles located on separate work planes. NOTE Profiles can be open or closed when making lofted geometry. To create a solid loft 1 Draw a closed profile on a work plane. 2 Click a reference plane or a level to select a different work plane.
Page 603 Panel Tool Description Draw Line tools Create unconstrained and reference-based forms. (See Unconstrained and Refer- enced-Based Forms on page 554.) Element Element Properties Defines instance and type properties. Form Make Form Creates solid and void forms. Divide Divide Surface Divides and patterns a sur- face.
Page 604: Adding Elements To A Form
Selecting Forms on page 555 Adding Elements to a Form Forms can be further modified by adding edges and profiles. The Add Edge tool is used to add edges to form elements. The Add Profile tool is used to add profiles to form elements. Profiles can be manipulated to change the form geometry.
Page 605: Deleting Form Elements
2 Click Modify Form tab Modify Form Element panel Add Profile. 3 Move the cursor over the form to preview the position the profile. 4 Click to place the profile. Deleting Form Elements Surfaces, edges, and vertices can be deleted from a form. You can use Ctrl to select elements separately, or draw a pick box to select all the form elements.
Page 606: Loose-Labeled Dimensions
Loose-Labeled Dimensions In the conceptual design environment, you can label dimensions by assigning parameters to them, and then use direct manipulation to explore design variations. As a labeled dimension is manipulated, all its related geometry adjusts, and the dimension labels change to reflect their new values. These dimension labels are referred to as loose-labeled dimensions because the dimension labels change dynamically as they are manipulated in the drawing area.
Page 607: Displaying Parameter Values
2 Under Dimensions, enter a formula for one of the parameters in the Formula column. 3 Click OK. Displaying Parameter Values 1 Click a dimension in the drawing area. 2 On the Options Bar, select a desired parameter value from the Label drop-down list. Removing Parameter Values 1 Click a dimension in the drawing area.
Page 608: Conceptual Design Environment Model Instance Properties
Related topics: Importing ACIS Objects on page 1391 Importing or Linking CAD Formats on page 1387 Importing Massing Studies from Other Applications on page 626 Forms on page 551 Rationalizing Surfaces on page 569 Reference Points on page 540 Conceptual Design Environment Model Instance Properties To view and modify the following instance properties of a selected form, click Modify Form tab Element panel...
Page 609: Coordinate Systems
Coordinate Systems A form s global coordinate system is based on the ViewCube s North, East, South, and West coordinates. When a form is reoriented and has a different relationship with the global coordinate system, it is on the local coordinate system. Use the...
Page 610 To join forms 1 Click Modify tab Edit Geometry panel Join. 2 Click the first form. 3 Click the second form. The form is joined. (See Joining Geometry on page 406.) To manipulate joined forms 1 Click a joined surface, edge or vertex. The 3D control arrows display. 2 Drag a 3D control arrow in any direction.
Page 611: Rationalizing Surfaces
Creating Solid Forms on page 552 Creating Void Forms on page 553 Display of Elements in X-Ray Mode on page 548 Joining Geometry on page 406 Rationalizing Surfaces You can divide a range of surfaces (planar, ruled surfaces, revolved surfaces, and double-curved surfaces) to rationalize the surface into parametric buildable components.
Page 612: Enabling And Disabling Uv Grids
The UV grid acts as a guide in patterning the surface. Manipulating the divided surface also manipulates the parametrically dependant patterns and components. Certain parameters of the divided surface can be edited in the drawing area of the conceptual design environment. Locations in 3D space are based on the XYZ coordinate system.
Page 613: Modifying The Spacing Of Uv Grids On Divided Surfaces
V grids Click Modify Divided Surface tab UV Grids panel V Grid. Click again to enable. Modifying the Spacing of UV Grids on Divided Surfaces Surfaces can be divided by a number of divisions or by distances between divisions. When the divided surface is selected, the Options Bar displays settings for both the U and V grids. These can be set independently of one another.
Page 614: Rotating Uv Grids
Once selected, UV grid editing controls display on the surface. Editing Spacing between Divisions Spacing for the distance and number of divisions of both U and V grids are located at the ends of their respective belts. These parameters are the same as the spacing grids parameters previously seen on the Options Bar.
Page 615: Adjusting Uv Grid Belts
To rotate the direction of both grids, click on the angle value field located at the intersection of the UV grids and type a new rotation angle. Adjusting UV Grid Belts Each belt represents the line along the surface from which the distance between grids is measured. The distance is measured by chords, not curve lengths.
Page 616: Justifying Uv Grids To The Surface Borders
Justifying UV Grids to the Surface Borders The Grid Justification tool defines the origin of the grids on the surface. Both U and V grids are centered in a surface by default, but each can be repositioned to the left and right, as well as top and bottom, resulting in the following 9 possible locations for grid justification.
Page 617: Patterning Surfaces
Patterning Surfaces After a surface is divided, it can be patterned. Still part of the conceptual design phase of the project, this phase enables quick preview and editing of patterned surfaces. A collection of patterns are available in the Type Selector and can be applied onto a selected divided surface. Divided Surface Applied Octagon Pattern Patterns are family-based and can be graphically previewed in the Type Selector before being applied.
Page 618 Patterns become part of the surface and, depending on their shape, will require a specific number of surface cells when applied. This is an important consideration when planning divisions and patterns for component design. See Pattern Component Families on page 578. The patterns available are as follows.
Page 619: Editing The Patterned Surface
Pattern name Required number of Pattern layout surface cells 1 (1 x 1) Rectangle 1 (1 x 1) Rectangle Checkerboard 4 (2 x 2) Rhomboid 4 (2 x 2) Rhomboid Checker- board 2 (1 x 2) Triangle 2 (1 x 2) Triangle Checkerboard 2 (1 x 2) Triangle Step...
Page 620: Pattern Component Families
Changing Patterns Select the divided surface, and then select a new pattern from the Type Selector drop-down. If another component or a pattern component has been previously applied to the surface, it will be replaced by the new pattern. Modifying the Pattern with the Face Manager Pattern spacing is controlled by the spacing of the divided surface.
Page 621: Creating New Pattern Component Families
2 Determine the tile pattern for the component. See Patterning Surfaces on page 575. 3 Using the same modeling tools as used in the conceptual design mass, sketch and extrude geometry onto the pattern grid. See Drawing Component Families on page 580. 4 Load the pattern component family into the conceptual design mass.
Page 622: Selecting The Tile Pattern Grid
Selecting the Tile Pattern Grid Before designing the pattern component, you may need to select a tile pattern grid that matches your patterned surface. These are grids on which you sketch and create 3D forms for your pattern component. The grid layouts for pattern components are shown in the chart in Patterning Surfaces on page 575.
Page 623: Loading A Pattern Component Family
Related topics Drawing in the Conceptual Design Environment on page 533 Reference Points on page 540 Forms on page 551 Extrusions and Forms Using sketched lines and geometry, create extrusions, forms and voids to give the component dimension. Related topic Forms on page 551 Best Practices...
Page 624: Applying A Pattern Component Family
Applying a Pattern Component Family 1 Open the conceptual design mass. 2 Select the patterned surface. 3 Click Modify Divided Surface tab Element panel Type Selector drop-down, and select the pattern component family. The component is applied to the patterned surface. NOTE The pattern component may take a few moments to load.
Page 625: Surface Representation
Change pattern component family geometry by directly editing its family file. See Drawing Component Families on page 580. Change component family properties in the Instance Properties dialog. See Pattern Element Instance Properties on page 585. Surface Representation While editing a surface in the conceptual design environment, you can choose which surface elements to view with the Surface Representation tools.
Page 626: Pattern Element Properties
Pattern Fill. Displays the surface fill of the pattern. Click (Browse) to change the surface material. See Materials on page 468. Component Properties Tab These settings are used when the Component tool on the Surface Representation panel is clicked. Pattern Component. Displays the applied pattern component of the surface. Pattern Element Properties Use the following procedure to modify many properties such as constraints, grids, and application.
Page 627: Pattern Element Instance Properties
Name Description A link to a web page that may contain type-specific information. Description Description of the component. Assembly Description Read-only description of the assembly based on the assembly code selection. Type Mark A value that designates the particular component; possibly the shop mark. This value must be unique for each element in a project.
Page 628 Name Description Distance The fixed distance of divisions of the U grid. See Adjusting UV Grids with the Face Manager on page 571. Justification The position from which the U grid is measured: Beginning, Center, or End. See Adjusting UV Grids with the Face Manager on page 571.
Page 629: Conceptual Design Environment Glossary
Name Description Comments Comments on the pattern element. Mark A mark applied to a pattern element. This can be a label that appears in a multi-cat- egory tag with the pattern element. For complete information about multi-category tagging and setting up shared parameters, Shared Parameters on page 451.
Page 630 Profile A single curve, or collection of end-connected curves which are used singly or in combination to construct form element geometry, using the supported geometry construction techniques: extrude, loft, sweep, revolve, and surface. 588 | Chapter 11 Conceptual Design Environment...
Page 631: Chapter 12 Massing Studies
Massing Studies Massing studies allow you to explore design ideas by using shapes to conceptualize a building model. When your conceptual design is complete, you can add building elements directly to these shapes. The following image shows a sample massing study. Typical Uses of Massing Studies Create in-place or family-based mass instances that are specific to individual options, worksets, and phases.
Page 632: Massing Studies Terminology
Abstractly represent phases of a project. Study zoning compliance, both visually and numerically, by relating a proposed building mass to the zoning envelope and floor area ratio. Assemble various complex masses from a library of predefined mass families. Generate floors, roofs, curtain systems, and walls from mass instances with control over element category, type, and parameter values.
Page 633: Creating A Mass Family
Creating a Mass Family You can create masses within a project (in-place masses) or outside a project (loadable mass families). In-place masses are used for mass forms that are unique to a project. Loadable mass families are typically used when you will be placing multiple instances of the mass in a project, or when you will use mass families in multiple projects.
Page 634: Mass Instance Parameters
The Conceptual Design Environment opens. For instructions, see Conceptual Design Environment on page 527 and Forms on page 551. Mass Instance Parameters You can view instance parameters for a selected mass element in the Instance Properties dialog. Loadable mass families and in-place masses have the following instance parameters in common: Mass Floors.
Page 635: Overlapping Mass Faces
Overlapping Mass Faces In the project environment, any joined and overlapping mass faces split into 2 faces: interior and exterior. This allows you to create interior or exterior hosts by face. In the following illustration, 2 masses are joined, and the overlapping faces have 2 different hosts. The exterior face has a curtain system by face.
Page 636: Analyzing A Conceptual Design
Analyzing a Conceptual Design During the early planning stages of a building project, you can analyze the conceptual design to determine the following: The best mix of uses (such as retail, residential, and office space) for the building Rough cost estimates for the exterior of the building, based on linear dimensions or surface area HVAC (heating-ventilation-air conditioning) requirements for different levels of the building To perform these types of analysis, you use mass floors to divide a mass based on defined levels.
Page 637: Mass Floors At The Top Of A Mass
Exterior surface area from the mass floor upward to the next mass floor. Use this information to create rough cost estimates for the exterior of the building based on square units. Perimeter of each mass floor. Use this information to create rough cost estimates based on linear dimensions.
Page 638: Mass Floors At The Bottom Of A Mass
Mass Floors at the Bottom of a Mass To analyze a portion of a mass that occurs below the lowest mass floor, create a level and mass floor at the bottom-most boundary of the mass. Otherwise, Revit Architecture does not include that portion in the surface area or volume calculations for any mass floors.
Page 639: Selecting Mass Floors
You can select the mass in any type of project view, including floor plan, RCP, elevation, section, and 3D views. 3 Click Modify Mass tab Massing panel Mass Floors. 4 In the Mass Floors dialog, select each level that needs a mass floor, and click OK. Initially, if you select a level that the mass does not intersect, Revit Architecture does not create a mass floor for that level.
Page 640 To create a mass floor schedule 1 Click View tab Create panel Schedules drop-down Schedule/Quantities. 2 In the New Schedule dialog, do the following: a For Category, click Mass Floor. If Mass Floor does not display by default, select Show categories from all disciplines. b For Name, specify the schedule name.
Page 641: Tagging Mass Floors
Training folder: Mass Floor Tag-Complex.rfa or M_Mass Floor Tag-Complex.rfa. If you use the default installation location for tutorial content, these files reside in the following location: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\<product name and version>\Training\<Imperial or Metric>\Families\Annotations When applying these complex tags to mass floors, you can select a family type to display the desired information, as shown.
Page 642: Assigning A Usage To A Mass Floor
To tag mass floors 1 Open a view in which you can apply tags. You can tag elements in 2D views, including plans, sections, and elevations. You cannot tag elements in 3D views. 2 Apply tags to mass floors. Applying a Tag on page 1125 and Tag All Not Tagged on page 1126.
Page 643: Area Analysis Example
Sample massing study Area Analysis Example In a sample scenario, you have designed masses to explore a conceptual design for a building. (See Examples of Conceptual Design Analysis on page 600.) You want to analyze the most cost-effective or profitable mix of uses for each floor of the building.
Page 644 Creating an Area Analysis Schedule Use the following procedure to create a schedule to perform area analysis of masses in a conceptual design, based on the scenario described in Area Analysis Example on page 601. Specific steps may vary depending on the information that you want to show in the schedule.
Page 645 Level Mass: Type Floor Area b Click Calculated Value. c In the Calculated Value dialog, for Name, enter Floor Area %. d Select Percentage. e For Of, select Floor Area. f For By, select Grand total. g Click OK twice. 5 In the schedule, assign a usage to each mass floor.
Page 646: Analysis Example For Exterior Surface Area
Itemize every instance 9 Click the Formatting tab, and do the following: a Under Fields, select Floor Area. b For Alignment, select Right. c Select Calculate totals. d Specify formatting for Floor Area %: under Fields, select Floor Area %. For Alignment, select Right.
Page 647 Creating a Schedule to Analyze Exterior Surface Area Use the following procedure to create a schedule for analyzing the exterior surface areas of masses in a conceptual design, based on the scenario described in Analysis Example for Exterior Surface Area on page 604.
Page 648 f For By, select Grand total. g Click OK twice. 5 In the schedule, assign values to the Usage and Comments columns for each mass floor. Use Comments to indicate the exterior building material. Use consistent values so that you can use this field for sorting.
Page 649: Perimeter Analysis Example
10 Click OK twice. The schedule updates to sort and subtotal the rows accordingly. It shows the percentage of surface area for each exterior material, as well as square units. In this example, the exterior surface areas for some mass floors (such as Square Level 4 and Wedge Level 6) are larger than those for other mass floors because they are calculated differently.
Page 650 Creating a Perimeter Analysis Schedule Use the following procedure to create a schedule for analyzing the perimeter of masses in a conceptual design, based on the scenario described in Perimeter Analysis Example on page 607. Specific steps may vary depending on the information that you want to show in the schedule. To create a perimeter analysis schedule 1 Create mass floors.
Page 651: Volume Analysis Example
d (Optional) Specify formatting for Level and Mass: Type: under Fields, select a field name. Then for Alignment, select Center. 7 Click OK. The schedule shows total linear dimensions, based on the combined perimeters of the mass floors. Use this information to estimate building costs for the design.
Page 652 Creating a Volume Analysis Schedule Use the following procedure to create a schedule for analyzing the volume of masses in a conceptual design, based on the scenario described in Volume Analysis Example on page 609. Specific steps may vary depending on the information that you want to show in the schedule.
Page 653 7 Open the view properties for the schedule. (Right-click in the drawing area for the schedule, and click View Properties.) 8 For Sorting/Grouping, click Edit. 9 On the Sorting/Grouping tab of the Schedule Properties dialog, do the following: a For Sort by, select the following: Usage Ascending Footer...
Page 654: Mass Floor Properties
Mass Floor Properties You can modify some mass floor properties. Several values come from the originating mass. You can include these values in mass floor tags and schedules. Note that the calculated and mass-based values are read only. Modifying Mass Floor Properties 1 Select a mass floor.
Page 655: Troubleshooting Mass Floors And Conceptual Design Analysis
Parameter Description Mass: Family and Type The family and type of mass to which the mass floor belongs. This value is read only. Mass: Type Comments Comments about the type of mass to which the mass floor belongs. This value is read only.
Page 656: Cannot Select Or Tag A Mass Floor
3 Select Mass and Mass Floor. 4 Click OK. Cannot Select or Tag a Mass Floor Symptom: You cannot select or tag a mass floor. Issue: In a drawing, the mass is the first selectable element. Solution: With the cursor over the mass floor, press Tab to change the focus from the mass to the mass floor. (Check the status bar for confirmation.) Then click to select the mass floor or apply the tag to it.
Page 657: Creating Building Elements From Mass Instances
Creating Building Elements from Mass Instances You can create building elements from the faces of mass instances, and from the faces of generic models. Use mass instances when you want to model a building abstractly, or if you want to schedule gross volume, surface, and floor area.
Page 658 Cursor highlighting planar vertical face Cursor highlighting non-vertical face 5 Click to place the wall. TIP To create a non-rectangular wall on a vertical cylindrical face, use openings and in-place cuts to adjust its profile. 616 | Chapter 12 Massing Studies...
Page 659: Creating Floors From Mass Floors
Placed wall on vertical face Placed wall on non-vertical face Related topic Walls on page 633 Creating Floors from Mass Floors To create floors from a mass instance, use the Floor by Face tool or the Floor tool. To use the Floor by Face tool, you first create mass floors.
Page 660: Creating Floors Using The Floor By Face Tool
Creating Floors Using the Floor by Face Tool 1 Create mass floors for the mass instance. For instructions, see Creating Mass Floors on page 596. 2 Click Massing & Site tab Conceptual Mass panel Model by Face drop-down Floor. 3 In the Type Selector, select a floor type. 4 If desired, specify an offset for the floor.
Page 661: Creating Curtain Systems From Mass Instances
Created floors 9 To exit Place Floor by Face, click Select panel Modify. Floors created from floor faces do not automatically update if you change the mass face. To update the floor, use the Update to Face tool. See Updating Face-Based Host Shapes on page 625.
Page 662 Use a curtain system type with a curtain grid layout. For more information on specifying a curtain grid layout by type, see Type-Driven Curtain Element Layout on page 772. 3 To select more than one face, click Select Multiple. Otherwise, clear this option. 4 Place the cursor on a mass face.
Page 663: Curtain Systems On Nurb Surfaces
Created curtain system Related topics Curtain Systems on page 785 Curtain Systems on NURB Surfaces on page 621 Curtain Systems on NURB Surfaces You can create curtain systems on NURB (Non-Uniform Rational B-spline) surfaces in generic model families or mass families. When creating a generic model or mass family, you can import a DWG or SAT file containing NURB surfaces.
Page 664: Creating Roofs From Mass Instances
NOTE Use open geometry in generic model families rather than mass families. This applies to isolated NURB surfaces, as shown above, as well as other open geometry. For optimal performance in a mass instance, use only geometry that can be recognized by Revit Architecture as oriented 3D geometry. Open geometry in a mass instance can slow processing and generate warnings, but it will provide no additional capabilities beyond those available in the generic model family.
Page 665 Cursor highlighting cylindrical face 6 Click to select the face. A roof is placed on the face immediately if the Select Multiple option is cleared. 7 If you clicked Select Multiple, do the following: Continue selecting faces. You can add or remove faces from the selection by clicking them. The cursor indicates whether you are adding (+) or removing (–) a face.
Page 666: Extending The Roof Face
Placed roof Related topics Roofs on page 675 Extending the Roof Face on page 624 Roofs on NURB Surfaces on page 624 Extending the Roof Face 1 In the drawing area, select the roof face. When you select the roof face, roof shape handles display. Use these handles to drag the side surfaces.
Page 667: Updating Face Selections For Roofs And Curtain Systems
the Roof by Face tool to place a roof on the NURB surfaces. See Creating Roofs Using the Roof by Face Tool on page 622. Roof created on NURB surface NOTE Use open geometry in generic model families rather than mass families. This applies to isolated NURB surfaces, as shown above, as well as other open geometry.
Page 668: Selecting Face-Based Hosts From A Mass Instance
Importing Massing Studies from Other Applications ® ™ ® ® You can use 3D design software (such as Autodesk 3ds Max , Google SketchUp , or Form/Z by AutoDesSys, Inc.) to create large-scale massing studies, and then use Revit Architecture to associate host elements (walls, roofs, and so on) to the mass faces.
Page 669: Best Practices When Importing Masses
When using imported geometry in mass families and generic model families, consider the following: Avoid complex geometry in mass instances. Unlike other family categories, mass instances always maintain a separate copy of each internal geometry, plus extra geometry to represent the combined volume of the mass.
Page 670 3 Click Family. 4 In the New dialog, select Mass.rft, and click Open. 5 Import the file containing the design, as follows: a Click Insert tab Import panel Import CAD. For more information, see Importing or Linking CAD Files Using the Import CAD and Link CAD Tools on page 1388.
Page 671: Importing A Design As An In-Place Mass
8 To convert the faces of the mass component, use the Wall by Face, Floor by Face, Curtain System by Face, and Roof by Face tools. For more information about these tools, see Creating Building Elements from Mass Instances on page 615. Importing a Design as an In-Place Mass Import a massing study from design software (such as SketchUp) to an in-place mass in a Revit project when you intend to use the design in one project only.
Page 672: Example Of Importing A Massing Study
Example of Importing a Massing Study The following images demonstrate the process of importing a massing study created using design software (SketchUp) into Revit Architecture, and converting mass faces to building elements. Building mass created in SketchUp SketchUp file imported into Revit Architecture 630 | Chapter 12 Massing Studies...
Page 673: Printing Mass Elements
Walls being associated to mass faces in Revit project Printing Mass Elements To print mass elements, be sure that mass category visibility is turned on. Mass elements will not print or export if category visibility is turned off, even if Show Mass is turned on. See Controlling Visibility of Mass Instances on page 626.
Page 675: Chapter 13 Architectural Design
Architectural Design Revit Architecture provides various familiar components for building design. No programming language or coding is required to create these components. Walls Walls can function as interior, exterior, foundation, retaining, soffit, or core-shaft. All walls have a structure that can be defined through the type properties of the wall. In addition, various instance and type properties can be specified to define the appearance of the wall.
Page 676: Adding Interior And Exterior Walls
3D view of walls Adding Interior and Exterior Walls 1 In a floor plan view or 3D view, click Home tab Build panel Wall. 2 Click Place Wall tab Element panel, and select the desired wall type from the Type Selector drop-down.
Page 677: Exterior/Interior Wall Tips
5 Create the wall, using one of the following methods: Draw the wall: By default, Line is active. (If it is not active, click Place Wall tab Draw panel (Line), or select another draw tool.) See Sketching on page 303. As you draw a wall, you can quickly set its length by entering a value on the keyboard, taking advantage of the listening dimension feature.
Page 678: Adding Retaining Walls
Window placed at a join between 2 walls When an insert is placed between hosts of unequal thickness (as shown above), you can resize the thickness of the insert relative to its hosts. Select the insert and click Pick Primary Host. Select the host you want the insert to resize to match.
Page 679: Adding Arc Walls
Adding Arc Walls 1 In a floor plan or 3D view, click Home tab Build panel Wall. 2 Click Place Wall tab Draw panel, and select one of the arc tools. 3 Sketch the arc wall. For more information, see Sketching on page 303.
Page 680: Embedded Walls
To cut openings in arc walls 1 In a 3D or elevation view, select an arc wall. 2 Click Modify Walls tab Modify Wall panel Create Opening. 3 Sketch square or rectangular openings in the arc wall. 4 When you are finished, click any white space in the drawing area, or press Esc twice. The following image shows an arc wall with several openings.
Page 681: Separating Embedded Walls
If the embedded wall is within the boundary of the host wall, Revit Architecture issues a warning and advises you to use the Cut Geometry tool. 3 Click Modify tab Edit Geometry panel Cut. IMPORTANT When using the Cut Geometry tool, do not select the shorter wall first and then the larger host.
Page 682: Accessing Vertically Compound Wall Tools
Wall layer: constant thickness and extends the height of the wall A region is any shape in the wall that does not meet the criteria of a layer. Regions can have either constant or variable thickness. In a row assigned to a region, if region has a constant thickness, a numeric value appears for it.
Page 683: Sample Height
NOTE The vertically compound wall tools are available in the section preview only. Use them to modify the wall type only, not an actual wall instance. Sample Height The sample height is the height of the wall in the preview pane only. You can specify any value for the sample height, but it should be high enough to allow you to create the desired wall structure.
Page 684 To drag wall layers 1 Place the cursor at the top or bottom of the wall and press Tab until you highlight the shape handle for the extendable layers. Watch the status bar to be sure you are highlighting the shape handle. 2 Click to select the shape handle.
Page 685: Split Region Tool
Split Region Tool When editing vertically compound walls, the Split Region tool divides a wall layer (or regions) horizontally or vertically into new regions. When you split a region, the new regions assume the same material as the original. To split a layer or region horizontally, highlight one of the borders. A preview split line displays when you highlight a border.
Page 686: Assign Layers Tool
The material from the left region prevails when you merge Assign Layers Tool When editing vertically compound walls, the Assign Layers tool assigns a row to a layer or region. (It assigns the number, material, and function of that row.) It is more useful to assign layers to regions vertically, rather than horizontally.
Page 687: Sweeps And Reveals Tools
Invalid boundary for core boundaries or membrane layers You can add thickness only to a layer that is straight from the top of the wall to the bottom. You cannot add thickness to a complex layer, such as the one shown in the following image. You cannot split a wall horizontally and then move the outside boundary of one of the regions independently of the other.
Page 688 6 For Side, specify the interior or exterior of the wall. 7 Specify a value, if necessary, for Offset. A negative value moves the sweep toward the wall core. 8 Select Flip to measure the distance from the top of the sweep profile rather than the bottom. 9 For Setback, specify the sweep setback distance from inserts, such as windows and doors.
Page 689: Vertically Stacked Walls
Vertically Stacked Walls Revit Architecture features a stacked wall type which is one wall that includes several different subwalls stacked on top of each other. All subwalls in a stacked wall are attached and have joined geometry to each other; the subwalls can only be types in the Basic Wall system family. For example, you can have a stacked wall comprising an Exterior Brick on Metal Stud and an Exterior CMU on Metal Stud that are attached and joined.
Page 690 To define the structure of a stacked wall: 1 Access the properties of a vertically stacked wall. For example, in the Project Browser, under Families Walls Stacked Wall, right-click a stacked wall type, and click Properties. Alternatively, if you have placed a stacked wall in the project, select it in the drawing area and click Modify Walls tab Element panel Element Properties...
Page 691: Breaking Up A Vertically Stacked Wall
11 To flip the subwall about the reference line (Offset) of the main stacked wall, select Flip. 12 To rearrange rows, select a row and click Up or Down. 13 To delete a subwall type, select its row and click Delete. If you delete a subwall with an explicit height, the variable subwall extends to the height of the other subwalls.
Page 692 When you edit the elevation profile of a stacked wall, you edit one main profile. If you break up the stacked wall, each subwall retains its edited profile. When you highlight a vertically stacked wall in the drawing area, the entire wall highlights first. Press Tab to highlight the component subwalls.
Page 693: Attaching Walls To Other Components
Attaching Walls to Other Components Walls do not directly attach to roofs, ceilings, and other modelling components through their properties. Use the Attach option of the Top/Base tool to explicitly join walls to other modelling components. When attaching walls, consider the following guidelines: You can attach wall tops to non-vertical reference planes.
Page 694 Walls at acute angles Several walls joined together Walls squared off at angle Walls squared off at 90 degrees You cannot square off the join of one wall that is joined with the interior of another wall, because there is only one configuration for the join.
Page 695: Editing Wall Joins
Editing Wall Joins NOTE The Wall Joins tool is not recommended for complex wall joins (for example, a wall join with more than 4 walls, a wall join on many floors, or a wall join that is in more than one workset). For more information, see Editing Complex Wall Joins on page 654.
Page 696: Editing Complex Wall Joins
Squared off join Editing Complex Wall Joins Revit Architecture does not recommend using the Wall Joins tool to edit a complex wall join. Complex wall joins are those that, for example, have more than 4 walls, are on many floors, or exist in more than 1 workset. Complex wall joins can produce a large number of configurations, and you may have to step through hundreds of configurations to find the desired one.
Page 697: Cleaning Wall Joins
Current wall join Display after changing order Current wall join Display after changing order (note difference in the imaginary lines depicting the wall) ends. Cleaning Wall Joins Cleaning up wall joins affects display in a plan view only. If multiple plan views of the same join are open, the tool only affects the plan view in which you issued the clean up.
Page 698: Joining Parallel Walls That Contain Inserts
To clean wall joins 1 In a plan view, click Modify tab Edit Geometry panel Wall Joins. 2 Move the cursor over the wall join and click. A square encloses the wall join. 3 On the Options Bar, for Display, select one of the following options: Clean Join displays a smooth join.
Page 699: Creating Walls With Mid-End Faces
The inserts cut openings in the joined walls. Any geometry around the insert, such as a frame, does not appear on the joined wall. The following image shows 2 parallel walls in plan view, one with inserts (a door and a window), before the walls are joined.
Page 700: Joining Walls To Mid-End Faces
Notice the mid-end face is created at a vertical segment of the elevation profile to allow other walls to form a corner join. Joining Walls to Mid-End Faces You can join a wall to a mid-end face. As you drag one of the attached walls, the sketch updates and maintains the join.
Page 701: Preventing Wall Ends From Joining
Wall join updates (note the join moves with the preview wall) NOTE Join a wall to another wall with mid-end faces and start to edit the elevation profile of the wall with mid-end faces. The vertical line in the wall's sketch is aligned to the center line of the joined wall, not the actual face of the wall.
Page 702: Preventing A Join On A Mid-End Wall Face
Disallowing joins is also useful for resolving complex joins. For example, if you add a wall to a complex join and it produces undesired results, you can disallow joins on the added wall and then use the Join Geometry tool to clean the join between this wall and other walls. Selected wall with disallowed join Wall cleaned up after Join Geometry used To prevent a join on a wall end...
Page 703 Profile of a Mid-End Wall To disallow a join on a mid-end wall face 1 Select the wall. 2 Click (Disallow Join) above the mid-end wall face, or right click and click Disallow Join from the shortcut menu. Notice changes to The mid-end wall cannot join to the end of another wall.
Page 704: Aligning Walls
Aligning Walls When you draw 2 collinear walls of different widths, Revit Architecture aligns their centerlines. If you wish to align the side faces of the walls, use the Align tool. See Aligning Elements on page 377. Splitting Walls You can split walls using the Split tool. See Splitting Walls and Lines on page 408.
Page 705 4 When you are finished, click Finish Wall. Revit Architecture returns you to the last active view. After modifying walls shapes, your design might look something like this: Design with non-rectangular walls and cut openings NOTE If you want to revert an edited wall to its original shape, select the wall in a view and click Modify Walls Modify Wall panel Reset Profile.
Page 706: Wall Sweeps
Wall Sweeps A wall sweep is a horizontal or vertical projection from a wall, often decorative in nature. Examples of wall sweeps include baseboards along the bottom of a wall or crown molding along the top of a wall. You can add a wall sweep to a wall from a 3D or elevation view.
Page 707: Changing The Wall Sweep Profile
Related topics Changing the Wall Sweep Profile on page 665 Returning Wall Sweeps Back to the Wall on page 665 Adding or Removing Segments from a Wall Sweep on page 666 Adding a Wall Reveal on page 670 Changing the Wall Sweep Profile 1 Select a wall sweep in a 3D or elevation view, or click Home tab Build panel Wall...
Page 708: Changing The Wall Sweep Type
Highlighted wall sweep end 5 Click to apply the new return value. Applied return value In this example, the option Straight Cut becomes available. Select that option, and click the sweep end to apply a straight cut to the sweep. After you change the return, you can drag the end of the sweep or reveal to extend the return.
Page 709: Dimensioning To A Wall Sweep
Dimensioning to a Wall Sweep 1 Place a dimension between the wall sweep end face reference and another reference. Dimension references between wall sweep end face and wall 2 To change the dimension value, drag the wall sweep s shape handle. The dimension value adjusts accordingly.
Page 710 Modifying Wall Sweep Properties 1 In a 3D or elevation view, select a wall sweep and click Modify Wall Sweeps tab Element panel Element Properties. 2 In the Instance Properties dialog, edit wall sweep instance parameters. 3 Click Edit Type to edit wall sweep type parameters. Changes made to type properties affect all wall sweeps of this type in the project.
Page 711: Wall Reveals
Name Description Assembly Description Description of the assembly based on the assembly code selection. Assembly Code Uniformat assembly code selected from a hierarchical list. Type Mark A value to designate the particular wall sweep. This value must be unique for each wall sweep in a project.
Page 712: Adding A Wall Reveal
Adding a Wall Reveal 1 Go to a 3D or non-parallel elevation view. 2 Click Home tab Build panel Wall drop-down Reveal. 3 Click Place Reveal tab Element panel, and select the desired wall reveal from the Type Selector drop-down. 4 Select the orientation of the wall reveal: Horizontal or Vertical.
Page 713: Adding Or Removing Segments From A Wall Reveal
Adding or Removing Segments from a Wall Reveal You can continue an existing reveal onto new walls, or remove segments from a reveal. 1 Open a view that displays the reveal, and select the reveal. 2 Click Modify Reveals tab Reveal panel Add/Remove Walls.
Page 714: Modifying Walls
Wall Reveal Type Properties Name Description Constraints Default Setback A length value whose default is 0.0. When set to positive or negative values, the ends of the wall reveal curve pull back or push forward by the designated amount when they are interrupted at an insert. This allows you to quickly set wall reveals properly near window or door trims.
Page 715: Wall Type Properties
Wall Type Properties Name Description Construction Structure Click Edit to create compound walls. See Compound Structure on page 813. Wrapping at Inserts Sets the layer wrapping of walls at inserts. See Layer Wrapping on page 815. Wrapping at Ends Sets the layer wrapping of wall end caps. See Setting Layer Wrapping on page 816.
Page 716: Wall Instance Properties
Wall Instance Properties Name Description Constraints Location Line A location line for the wall at the specified plane. The wall location line remains the same for that wall, even if the type changes. Location Line Offset (for walls used as Offsets the wall panel the specified distance and in a direction perpendicular to the panels only) face of the curtain wall.
Page 717: Roofs
Name Description Identity Data Comments Specific comments added to describe the wall. Mark A label applied to a wall. Usually a numeric value. This value must be unique for each wall in a project. Revit Architecture warns you if the number is already used but allows you to continue using it.
Page 718: Adding A Roof By Footprint
Roof by footprint With the Roof by Extrusion tool, you sketch the profile of the roof from an elevation view and then extrude it. You can specify the depth of the extrusion by setting start and end points, or let Revit Architecture calculate the depth based on the size and shape of the sketch.
Page 719 NOTE If you try to add a roof on the lowest level, a dialog prompts you to move it to a higher level. If you choose not to move the roof to a different level, Revit Architecture notifies you later if the roof is too low.
Page 720: Adding A Roof By Extrusion
Footprint Roof Tips To cut off a roof in order to sketch another roof on top of it, use the Cutoff Level constraint in the Instance Properties, and then specify a height for the Cutoff Offset. This property specifies the distance above or below the level at which the roof is cut off.
Page 721 6 Click Finish Roof. To see the roof, open a 3D view. Completed extruded roof If you need to attach walls to the roof, select the walls and click Modify Walls tab Modify Wall panel Attach. Then, select the roof. See Attaching Walls to Other Components on page 651 for more information.
Page 722: Adding Sloped Glazing
Closed-loop sketches become vertical cuts in the roof Start and End Points for Extruded Roofs The extrusion of a roof can extend in either direction along the plane perpendicular to the face of a solid component (such as a wall). If the extrusion extends away from the solid, the start and end points are positive values.
Page 723: Joining And Unjoining Roofs
Sloped glazing with mullions and grid lines Joining and Unjoining Roofs Use the Join/Unjoin Roof tool to join roofs to other roofs or walls, or to unjoin them if they were previously joined. This tool is especially useful if you have already sketched roofs and walls and then want to change your design by adding smaller roofs to create dormers or awnings.
Page 724: Tips For Joining Roofs
2 Select an edge of the minor roof that is joined to the wall or major roof. Revit Architecture unjoins the roof. Tips for Joining Roofs The Join/Unjoin Roof tool does not join or unjoin a wall to a roof. To join a wall to a roof, select the wall and click Modify Walls tab Modify Wall panel Attach.
Page 725: Editing A Roof Sketch
To change the roof type in a project view 1 Select the roof in the project view. 2 Click Modify Roofs tab Element panel Element Properties. 3 In the Instance Properties dialog, select a different roof type. Editing a Roof Sketch 1 In the drawing area, select the roof.
Page 726: Roof Slope
Reference plane in plan view 2 Select the reference plane, and click Modify Reference Planes tab Element panel Element Properties. 3 In the Instance Properties dialog, enter a name for the reference plane and click OK. 4 Open the 3D view, and click Home tab Work Plane panel Set.
Page 727: Roof Slope
Roof Slope You can define different slopes and overhangs for the roof; Revit Architecture warns you if it cannot create the roof geometry based on the specified values for slope and overhang. You can specify a selected footprint line to be slope-defining. When sketching the roof do one of the following: Select the footprint line and click Create Roof Footprint tab Draw panel Properties.
Page 728: Eaves
Resulting hip on gable roof created from slope arrows In this example, Height Offset at Tail is 4 feet, Slope is selected for Specify, and 12 is specified for Slope. NOTE You could obtain the same result by specifying the bottom sketch line as slope-defining, and specifying an appropriate value for Offset From Roof Base.
Page 729: Creating A Plumb Cut, Two-Cut Plumb, Or Two-Cut Square Eave
2-cut plumb eave 2-cut square eave Creating a Plumb Cut, Two-Cut Plumb, or Two-Cut Square Eave 1 Select the roof in a project view. 2 Click Modify Roofs tab Element panel Element Properties. 3 In the Instance Properties dialog, for Rafter Cut, select Plumb Cut, Two Cut - Plumb, or Two Cut - Square.
Page 730: Eaves
Eaves Use the Align Eaves tool to realign eave heights of different boundary lines of a roof. 1 If you are not already in sketch mode, select the roof and click Modify Roofs tab Edit panel Edit Footprint. 2 Click Modify Roofs > Edit Footprint tab Tools panel Align Eaves.
Page 731: Creating A Dormer Opening In A Roof
Correct placement of cursor for slope arrow 6 Click Slope Arrow again, and sketch a second slope arrow from the other end of the dormer segment to its midpoint. Properly sketched slope arrows 7 Click Finish Roof, and open a 3D view to see the results. Hip roof with dormer Creating a Dormer Opening in a Roof 1 Start with a building model in which a dormer has been created.
Page 732 2 Open a plan view or an elevation view in which you can see the dormer roof and the attached walls. If the roof is extruded, open an elevation view. 3 Click Modify tab Edit Geometry panel Openings drop-down Dormer Opening. 4 Highlight the main roof on the building model, and click to select it.
Page 733: Fascia
Dormer opening in a 3D view Fascia You can add fascia to edges of roofs, soffits, and other fascias. You can also add fascia to model lines. You can place fascia in 2D views, such as plan or section views, or 3D views. Adding Roof Fascia 1 Click Home tab Build panel...
Page 734: Resizing Or Flipping Roof Fascias
5 Click onto white space in the view to finish placing roof fascias. Crown molding fascia NOTE Fascia profiles miter correctly only around a square cut roof. The roof in this image was created by running a fascia along the edge of a roof with a Two-Cut Square rafter cut. For information on setting this property, see Creating a Plumb Cut, Two-Cut Plumb, or Two-Cut Square Eave on page...
Page 735: Changing Mitering Options For Roof Fascia
Changing Mitering Options for Roof Fascia 1 In the drawing area, select the fascia. If there are many elements near the fascia that make selection difficult, you can use the filter selection tool to select the fascia. Highlight the area where the fascia is using a pick box, and click Multi-Select tab Filter panel Filter.
Page 736: Changing Horizontal And Vertical Offset Of Roof Fascia
Changing Horizontal and Vertical Offset of Roof Fascia You can change the horizontal or vertical offset of a fascia either through its properties or by graphically moving the fascia. To change the offset through properties, see Roof Properties on page 703. Changing Horizontal Offset of Roof Fascia To move a single fascia Select the fascia and drag it horizontally.
Page 737: Adding Roof Soffits
Adding Roof Soffits Design intent for creating roof soffits can vary widely. This procedure creates a soffit from a 2-loop sketch between a wall and a roof. The soffit is associated with the walls and the roof. To create non-associative soffits, use the Lines tool while in sketch mode.
Page 738 Wall highlighted for soffit line Sketch lines for soffit after picking walls 5 Use the Trim tool to trim the excess sketch lines and close the sketch loop. See Trimming and Extending Elements on page 390. 6 Click Finish Soffit. To see the soffit better, create a section view through the plan view that shows the wall meeting the roof.
Page 739: Roof Soffit Examples
NOTE The Join Geometry tool was used to join the soffit and the roof in the previous illustration. To complete the image, use the Join Geometry tool to join the soffit to the wall, and the wall to the roof. Joining Geometry on page 406.
Page 740: Adding Roof Gutters
You can place gutters in 2D views, such as plan or section views, or 3D views. Adding Roof Gutters 1 Click Home tab Build panel Roof drop-down Gutter. 2 Highlight horizontal edges of roofs, soffits, fascias, or model lines, and click to place the gutter. As you click edges, Revit Architecture treats this as one continuous gutter.
Page 741: Resizing Or Flipping Roof Gutters
Changing Horizontal and Vertical Offset on page 699 Roof Gutters on page 697 Resizing or Flipping Roof Gutters To resize roof gutters 1 In the drawing area, select the gutter. If there are many elements near the gutter that make selection difficult, you can use the filter selection tool to select the gutter.
Page 742: Roof Examples
Moving gutter on the left also moves gutter on the right Vertical Move Select the gutter and drag it up or down. Note that if the gutter is multi-segmented, then all segments move up or down the same distance. Gutter moving vertically in section Roof Examples This topic contains several roof examples.
Page 743: Four-Sided Gable Roof
7 In a 3D view, select both roofs, and click Modify tab Edit Geometry panel Join. 8 View the 2 roofs in a plan view: You now have a single roof with different eave heights. Here is the finished house with that roof style. Four-Sided Gable Roof A common building scenario is a 4-sided gable roof.
Page 744 NOTE The results of this procedure will differ from the finished pictures. 1 Create a square footprint sketch and toggle all sketch lines to be non–slope-defining: 2 Click Create Roof Footprint tab Draw panel Slope Arrow. 3 Click Properties. 4 For the Specify parameter, select Slope. 5 For the Slope parameter, enter 9", or the metric equivalent.
Page 745: Roof Properties
Following is a completed roof on a model. Roof Properties You can modify several properties for roofs, including slope and structure. You can also modify parameters for roof boundary lines, roof fascia, and roof gutters. Modifying Roof Properties 1 If you are in sketch mode, click Create Roof Footprint tab or Create Extrusion Roof Profile Element panel Roof Properties.
Page 746: Roof Type Properties
Roof Type Properties Name Description Construction Structure Defines the composition of a compound roof. See Compound Structure on page 813. Default Thickness Indicates the thickness of the roof type, which is determined by the cumulative thickness of its layers. This is a read-only property. Graphics Coarse Scale Fill Pattern The fill pattern for a roof displayed at a coarse detail level.
Page 747 Name Description Related to Mass Indicates the element was created from a mass element. This is a read-only value. Base Offset From Level Sets the height of the roof above or below the level where it is being sketched. This property is enabled only when creating a roof by footprint.
Page 748: Roof Boundary Line Properties
Name Description Thickness Indicates the thickness of the roof. This is typically a read-only value, unless a shape edit has been applied and its type contains a variable layer. When the value is writable, it can be used to set a uniform thickness of the roof.
Page 749: Roof Fascia And Gutter Type Properties
Name Description Length The actual length of the roof boundary line. This is a read-only value. Roof Fascia and Gutter Type Properties Name Description Construction Profile The profile shape for the fascia or gutter. Choose from a list of predefined profiles, or create your own profile using the profile-hosted.rft template.
Page 750: Roof Slope Arrow Properties
Name Description Vertical profile offset Moves the fascia or gutter above or below the edge on which you created it. For example, if you chose a horizontal roof edge, a fascia moves above or below that edge. Horizontal profile offset Moves the fascia or gutter forward or backward from the edge on which you created Angle Rotates the fascia or gutter to the desired angle.
Page 751: Floors
Floors You create floors by sketching them, either by picking walls or by using the Line tool. Typically, you sketch a floor in a plan view, although you can use a 3D view if the work plane of the 3D view is set to the work plane of a plan view.
Page 752: Changing The Floor Type
Changing the Floor Type To change the floor type in sketch mode 1 While sketching a floor, click Create Floor Boundary tab Element panel Floor Properties. 2 In the Instance Properties dialog, for Type, select a floor type. 3 Click OK. To change the floor type in a project view 1 Select the floor in the project view.
Page 753: Creating A Sloped Floor By Setting Parallel Sketch Line Properties
Floor sketch with slope arrow 4 Right-click the slope arrow, and click Element Properties. 5 For Specify, select a value: Height at Tail, or Slope. 6 If you selected Height at Tail, do the following: a For Level at Tail, specify a level to start the slope arrow at a certain level. For example, the floor sketch is on Level 1.
Page 754: Floor Slab Edges
3 In the Instance Properties dialog for the sketch line, select Defines Constant Height. 4 Select the Defines Slope property, and set a value for Slope. 5 Click OK. Floor Slab Edges You add slab edges by selecting horizontal edges of floors. You can also select model lines. 1 Click Home tab Build panel Floor drop-down...
Page 755: Changing Horizontal And Vertical Offset
NOTE You may need to press Tab to highlight a reference edge in section. Changing Horizontal and Vertical Offset You can change the horizontal or vertical offset of a slab edge either through its properties or by graphically moving the slab edge. See Slab Edge Properties on page 713.
Page 756: Multi-Layer Floors
Name Description Length The actual length of the floor slab. Volume (floor slab edges only) The actual volume of the floor slab edge. Angle Rotates the floor slab to the desired angle. Multi-layer Floors In a multi-layer floor, the graphic display of the lines (or edges) between the floor layers can be controlled through the floor subcategories and by overriding the host layers of the floor.
Page 757: Floor Type Properties
Floor Type Properties Name Description Construction Structure Creates the composition of a compound floor. See Compound Structure on page 813. Default Thickness Indicates the thickness of the floor type, which is determined by the cumulative thickness of its layers. This is a read-only property. Function Indicates whether a floor is interior (default value) or exterior.
Page 758: Floor Instance Properties
Floor Instance Properties Name Description Constraints Level The level with which the floor is associated. Height Offset From Level The height at which the floor is offset from the level. Room Bounding Indicates that the floor is a room-bounding element. See Room-Bounding Elements on page 981.
Page 759: Floor Sketch Line Properties
Name Description Phase Demolished The phase when the floor was demolished. Structural Analysis Structural Usage Sets the structural usage of the floor. This property is read-only before creating a floor. After you draw the floor, you can select it and then modify this property. Analytical Model Vertical Projection The plane of the floor used for analysis and design.
Page 760: Floor Slope Arrow Properties
Floor Slope Arrow Properties Name Description Constraints Specify Indicates the method for determining slope: Height at Tail, or Slope. Level at Tail Starts the slope arrow at the designated level. Height Offset at Tail Sets the start height of the slope arrow line. The default value is 0. Level at Head Starts the slope arrow at the designated level.
Page 761: Creating Automatic Ceilings
Creating Automatic Ceilings 1 Open a Ceiling Plan view. 2 Click Home tab Build panel Ceiling. 3 Click Place Ceiling tab Element panel, and select the desired ceiling type from the Type Selector drop-down. 4 Click inside a room to place the ceiling. A ceiling is displayed;...
Page 762: Sloped Ceilings
4 Click Ceiling Properties. 5 In the Instance Properties dialog, designate the type of ceiling and its properties. 6 Click Finish Ceiling. NOTE You cannot use the Auto Ceiling tool if you have already sketched lines for the ceiling. Sloped Ceilings Revit Architecture provides 3 methods for creating a sloped ceiling while in ceiling sketch mode.
Page 763: Modifying Ceilings
Method 2 1 In the drawing area, select 2 parallel sketch lines of the ceiling and click Modify Ceilings > Edit Boundary Draw panel Properties. 2 In the Instance Properties dialog, select Defines Constant Height; this enables Offset From Base. 3 Click OK.
Page 764: Editing A Ceiling Sketch
Editing a Ceiling Sketch You can modify ceilings by modifying the sketch. You can move the lines by dragging them or by modifying dimensions. You can also change the ceiling properties to change the height of the ceiling above the level. For a complete description of the ceiling properties and their values, see Ceiling Properties on page 722.
Page 765: Ceiling Instance Properties
Name Description Sets a link to a web page. Description Provides a description of the ceiling. Assembly description Description of the assembly based on the assembly code selection. Assembly code Uniformat assembly code selected from hierarchical list. Type Mark A value to designate the particular ceiling, such as 1A, 2B, and so on. This value must be unique for each ceiling in a project.
Page 766: Ceiling Sketch Line Properties
Name Description Phase Demolished The phase when the ceiling was demolished. Ceiling Sketch Line Properties Name Description Constraints Level The level at which the ceiling resides. Defines Slope Sets a ceiling line to slope-defining. This property is enabled when Defines Constant Height is turned on.
Page 767: Openings
Openings Use the Opening tool to cut openings in walls, floors, ceilings, roofs, structural beams, braces, and structural columns. When you cut a floor, ceiling, or roof, you can choose to cut vertically or perpendicular to the surface. You can also sketch complex shapes using the drawing tools. When cutting an opening in a wall, you can sketch a rectangular opening in a straight or arc wall.
Page 768 View of an opening in an arc wall To cut a rectangular opening in a wall 1 Open an elevation or section view where you can access the wall that will host the opening. 2 Click Modify tab Edit Geometry panel Openings drop-down Wall Opening.
Page 769: Cutting Openings In Floors, Roofs, And Ceilings
Modifying a selected opening You can use the drag controls to modify the size and location of the opening. You can also drag it to a new location on the same wall, and add dimension to the opening. Cutting Openings in Floors, Roofs, and Ceilings You can cut openings on faces of roofs, floors, or ceilings using the Openings tools in a project view.
Page 770: Cutting Shaft Openings
3 Click Finish Opening. Cutting Shaft Openings You can cut openings up the entire height of a building (or through selected levels) using the Shaft Opening option of the Openings tool. Using this option, you can cut faces of roofs, floors, or ceilings simultaneously. 1 Click Modify tab Edit Geometry panel Openings drop-down...
Page 771: Creating Stairs By Sketching Runs
The number of treads for a stair run is based on the distance between floors and the maximum riser height defined in the stair properties. A rectangle is displayed in the drawing area, representing the footprint of the run of the stairs. When creating new stairs, you can also specify the railing type to be used.
Page 772: Creating Stairs By Sketching Boundary And Riser Lines
Additional run of stairs perpendicular to the original Completed sketch with landing created automatically You can modify the sketch of the footprint for the stairs. In the next figure the landing of the sketch has been modified. Run of stairs after modification Creating Stairs by Sketching Boundary and Riser Lines You can define your stairs by sketching boundaries and risers.
Page 773: Creating A Run Of Stairs
Stairs sketched using Boundary and Riser tools 3D view of stairs Stairs with Landings When a landing is included in stairs you create by sketching boundary and riser lines, split the boundary lines where they meet the landing in order to achieve the desired results. 1 After you have sketched the stairs and are still in sketch mode, click Create Stairs Sketch tab Edit panel...
Page 774: Creating Spiral Staircases
2 Click Home tab Circulation panel Stairs. 3 Click Home tab Work Plane panel Set to select a different work plane. See Sketching and Work Planes on page 317. 4 Click Create Stairs Sketch tab Draw panel Run. Click in the drawing area where you want to start the stairs.
Page 775: Creating Arced Landings
Completed spiral staircase The spiral is limited to fewer than 360 degrees. If you overlap spiral runs, a warning is displayed; stringers and railings are not placed accurately. TIP To create a spiral staircase to multiple levels, create one helix for the stairs and then copy that helix to the appropriate levels.
Page 776: Specifying The Railing Type For New Stairs
Finished arc landing Specifying the Railing Type for New Stairs While sketching new stairs, you can specify the railing type to use. Click Create Stairs Sketch tab Tools panel Railing Type. This tool is only available while sketching new stairs. When you select Railing Type, you are prompted to select the railing type from a list of existing types in the project.
Page 777: Using The Stair Calculator
Using the Stair Calculator 1 In drawing area, select the stairs, and click Modify Stairs tab Element panel Element Properties drop-down Type Properties. 2 In the Type Properties dialog, under Construction, click Edit for Calculation Rules. 3 In the Stair Calculator dialog, select Use Stair Calculator for slope calculation. 4 Under Calculation Rule for target slope, enter a value to multiply by Rise.
Page 778 The railing line is selected, as follows. 4 Edit the selected line as desired. You are in sketch mode, so you can modify the shape of the line to suit your design. The railing line can consist of connected straight and arced segments, but it cannot form a closed loop. You can resize it by dragging the blue controls.
Page 779: Moving Stair Labels
Finished result of extending railing Moving Stair Labels You can drag the Up or Down label that appears in plan views with a run of stairs. To move the stair label 1 Place the cursor over the stair text label. A drag control appears next to the label.
Page 780: Stair Properties
4 For Riser Thickness, enter 0. 5 For Tread Thickness, enter 0. Stair Properties You can modify several properties for stairs, including the top and base levels, calculation rules, and stair labels. NOTE If you are upgrading stairs from a previous release of Revit Architecture, and you do not see all of the parameters listed here, duplicate your stair type from the Type Properties dialog, and then you should see all of the parameters.
Page 781 Name Description Function Indicates whether the stairs are interior (default value) or exterior. Function is used in scheduling and to create filters to simplify a model when exporting. Graphics Break Symbol in Plan Specifies whether the cutline of the stairs in plan view has a break line. Text Size Changes the size of the UP-DN symbol in a plan view.
Page 782 Name Description Riser to Tread Connection Switches the connection of the riser and tread in relation to each other. The riser can extend behind the tread, or the tread can extend under the riser. Stringers Trim Stringers at Top Trim Stringer at Top affects the top end of stringers on a stair run. If you select Do Not Trim, the stringer is cut with a single vertical cut resulting in a point at the top.
Page 783: Stair Instance Properties
Name Description Type Comments Specific comments on the stair type. A link to a web page for the manufacturer or other appropriate link. Description A description for the stairs, such as circular. Assembly Description Description of the assembly based on the assembly code selection. Assembly Code Uniformat assembly code selected from hierarchical list.
Page 784: Ramps
Name Description Width Width of the stairs. Desired Number of Risers The number of risers is calculated based on the height between levels. Actual Number of Risers Normally, the same as Desired Number of Risers. However, it may be different if you do not complete adding the correct number of risers for the given run of the stairs.
Page 785: Specifying The Railing Type For New Ramps
3 Click Create Ramp Sketch tab Draw panel (Line) or (Center-ends Arc) tool. 4 Place the cursor in the drawing area, and drag to sketch the ramp run. 5 Click Finish Ramp. TIP The default settings for the Top Level and Top Offset properties may make the ramp too long. Try setting the Top Level to the current level, and the Top Offset to a lower value.
Page 786: Ramp Properties
Ramp Properties You can modify several properties for ramps, including thickness, slope, and base level. Modifying Ramp Properties 1 If you are in sketch mode, click Modify Ramps > Edit Sketch tab Element panel Ramp Properties. If you are in a plan view, select the ramp, and click Modify Ramps tab Element panel Element Properties.
Page 787: Ramp Instance Properties
Name Description Manufacturer Defines the ramp manufacturer. Type Comments Ramp comments. Sets applicable URL. Description Ramp description. Assembly description Description of the assembly based on the assembly code selection. Assembly code Uniformat assembly code selected from hierarchical list. Type Mark Sets the ramp type mark.
Page 788: Railings
Name Description Identity Data Comments Specific comments about the ramp. Mark A unique identifier for the ramp. Phasing Phase Created The phase when the ramp was created. See Creating Phases on page 1332. Phase Demolished The phase when the ramp was demolished. See Demolishing Elements on page 1338.
Page 789: Changing The Railing Type
5 Sketch the railing. If you are adding a railing to a run of stairs, the railing must be sketched along the inside line of the stair stinger in order for the railing to host and slope correctly. For more information on sketching, see Sketching on page 303.
Page 790: Modifying Railing Joins
6 When you are finished, click OK. Modifying Railing Joins You can override joins for a railing on a join-by-join basis. To modify rail joins 1 Open the plan view where the railing is located. 2 Select the railing, and click Modify Railings tab Edit panel Edit Path.
Page 791: Controlling Placement Of Balusters And Posts
6 For Slope, select one of the following values: By Host means that the railing segment follows the slope of its host (for example, stairs or ramps). Flat means that the railing segment is horizontal, even if the host is sloped. For railings similar to those in the following illustration, you may need to use height correction or edit the railing join to join the railing where the stairs turn.
Page 792 NOTE Changes made to type properties affect all railings of this type in the project. You can click Duplicate to create a new railing type. 3 Enter a name for the first part of the baluster pattern. 4 For Baluster Family, do the following: If you want to Then show rails and posts, but no...
Page 793: Overriding The Main Baluster Pattern For Stairs
13 Select Excess Length Fill if you selected Beginning, End, or Center for Justify. Refer to the description of Excess Length Fill in Baluster Pattern Properties on page 751. 14 Click OK. Overriding the Main Baluster Pattern for Stairs You can override the main baluster pattern and set a specific pattern for stairs. 1 In a plan view, select a railing, and click Modify Railings tab Element panel Element...
Page 794: Specifying Start, Corner, And End Posts
Property Description End starts the pattern from the end of the railing segment. If the pattern length is not an exact multiple of the railing length, then there is excess space between the last pattern instance and the beginning of the railing segment. Center places the first baluster pattern at the center of the railing segment and any excess space appears evenly at the beginning and end of the railing segment.
Page 795: Post Properties
10 Select the location of corner posts, as follows: If you Then want to place a corner post at select Each Segment End. the end of each segment of the railing want to place a corner post select Angles Greater Than, and enter a value for Angle. If the railing turns when a railing segment makes at an angle that is greater than this value, a post is placed at the turn.
Page 796: Railing Properties
NOTE Changes made to type properties affect all railings of this type in the project. You can click Duplicate to create a new railing type. 3 In the Edit Baluster Placement dialog, select the baluster or post to remove in Main Pattern. 4 To delete the baluster or post from the pattern, click Delete.
Page 797 Name Description To get smooth railing connections, set the Tangent Joins parameter to Extend Rails to Meet. Landing Height Adjustment Raises or lowers the height of the railing from the value indicated in the Railing Height parameter at intermediate or top landings. Angled Joins If 2 railing segments meet at an angle in plan but do not connect vertically, Revit Architecture can add vertical or horizontal segments to create a join or add no...
Page 798: Railing Instance Properties
Railing Instance Properties Name Description Constraints Base Level Sets the base level for the railing. You can change this value to any level in the project. Base Offset Offsets the railing to a specified distance above or below the base level. Dimensions Length The actual length of the railing.
Page 799: Adding A Column
Architectural columns inherit the material of other elements to which they are joined. Compound layers in walls wrap at architectural columns. This does not apply to structural columns. Adding a Column You can add columns in plan view. The height of the column is defined in the properties of the component. Using the properties, you can define the Base Level and the Top Level, as well as offsets.
Page 800: Cut Column Examples
To attach columns 1 In the drawing area, select one or more columns. 2 Click Modify Columns tab Modify Column panel Attach. 3 On the Options Bar: Select Top or Base to specify which part of the column you are attaching. Specify the Attachment Style (Cut Column, Cut Target, or Do Not Cut).
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Page 803: Cut Target Examples
Cut Target Examples Following are examples of the cut target attachment style with different attachment justifications and offsets from attachment. Attachment Style: Cut Target Attachment Justification: Minimum Intersection Attachment Style: Cut Target Attachment Justification: Maximum Intersection Attaching Columns | 761...
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Page 805: Detaching Columns
Detaching Columns 1 In the drawing area, select the column you want to detach. You can select multiple columns. 2 Click Modify Columns tab Modify Column panel Detach. 3 Click the target you want to detach the column from. If the column is attached to the target by its top and bottom, click Detach All on the Options Bar to detach the top and bottom of the column from the target.
Page 806: Modifying Architectural Columns
Modifying Architectural Columns Changing Column Types When you activate the Column tool to place columns, you can select different types of columns in the Type Selector. Moving a Column You can move the column by selecting the column and dragging it to the new location. Architectural Column Properties You can modify several properties for architectural columns, including width, depth, base and top level.
Page 807: Architectural Column Instance Properties
Name Description Offset Top Sets the offset of the column top. Width Sets the width of columns when placed. Identity Data Assembly Code Uniformat assembly code selected from a hierarchical list. Keynote Add or edit the column keynote. Click in the value box to open the Keynotes dialog. Keynotes on page 1117.
Page 808: Curtain Elements
Name Description Room Bounding Determines whether the column is room-bounding. Room Boundaries on page 979. Top is Attached Read-only parameter specifying that the top of the column is attached to a structural floor or roof. See Attaching Columns on page 757. Attachment Justification At Top When the column is attached to a surface, sets the top justification for the condition.
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Page 810: Creating Rectangular Curtain Walls
Curtain Mullions Creating Rectangular Curtain Walls 1 Click Home tab Build panel Wall. 2 Click Place Wall tab Element panel, and select a curtain wall type from the Type Selector drop-down. 3 To create a wall with automatic horizontal and vertical curtain grids, specify the Vertical and Horizontal Layout properties for the wall type.
Page 811: Non-Rectangular Curtain Walls
4 Create the wall, using one of the following methods: Draw the wall: By default, Line is active. (If it is not active, click Place Wall tab Draw panel (Line), or select another draw tool.) See Sketching on page 303. As you draw a wall, you can quickly set its length by entering a value on the keyboard, taking advantage of the listening dimension feature.
Page 812: Adding Curtain Grids
3 Create the wall, using one of the following methods: Draw the wall: By default, Line is active. (If it is not active, click Place Wall tab Draw panel (Line), or select another draw tool.) See Sketching on page 303. As you draw a wall, you can quickly set its length by entering a value on the keyboard, taking advantage of the listening dimension feature.
Page 813: Selectively Placing Curtain Grids
Related topics Selectively Placing Curtain Grids on page 771 Excluding Grids from Panels on page 771 Grid Layout by Face on page 774 Locking the Position of Mullions and Curtain Grids on page 774 Graphically Modifying Face Layout on page 774 Selectively Placing Curtain Grids As you place curtain grids on curtain panels, a preview image of the grid is displayed on the panels.
Page 814: Type-Driven Curtain Element Layout
Type-Driven Curtain Element Layout You can specify a curtain element layout for walls, sloped glazings, and curtain systems. By specifying the layout by type, you can place many instances that already have panels, grids, and mullions on them. You create a curtain grid layout by specifying a combination of type and instance parameters that affect the faces of the curtain element, as follows: Type Properties Name...
Page 815 Border 1 Type Specifies the mullion family for vertical mullions on the left border. Border 2 Type Specifies the mullion family for vertical mullions on the right border. Horizontal Mullions (for curtain walls) or Grid 2 Mullions (for curtain systems and sloped glazings) Interior Type Specifies the mullion family for interior horizontal mullions.
Page 816 Grid Layout by Face You can create various grid layouts on the faces of curtain elements. For example, if a sloped glazing with 4 faces requires 4 different grid layouts, you can specify grid layout by face, which is similar to changing an element instance.
Page 817: Mullions
Layout interface controls: Control Description The justification origin. Click the arrows to change the justi- fication scheme of the grids. The horizontal arrow changes Justification (Vertical Grid); the vertical arrow changes Justific- ation (Horizontal Grid). Origin and angle (Vertical Curtain Grid). Click the controls to change their values.
Page 818 You can vary the shape of mullions by loading new mullion profiles into a project. Also, you can create a custom profile. Revit Architecture provides some templates for mullion profile families. By default, these templates reside in the following location: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\<product and release>\<Metric or Imperial> Library\Profiles\Curtain Wall For more information, see The Families Guide on page 418.
Page 819: Corner Mullions
Controlling Mullion Joins You can control mullion joins after you place mullions on a curtain grid. 1 In the drawing area, select a mullion. 2 Click Modify Curtain Wall Mullions tab Mullion panel Make Continuous or Break at Join. Use Make Continuous to extend the ends of mullions at a join, so that they display as one continuous mullion.
Page 820: Corner Mullion Types
Corner Mullion Types Revit Architecture includes 4 types of corner mullions: L Corner Mullion: Panels of curtain walls or sloped glazing meet the ends of the mullion legs. You can specify the length and thickness of the mullion legs in the type properties of the mullion. See Corner Mullion Type Properties on page 792.
Page 821: Changing The Orientation Of Curtain Walls
If the 2 segments are equal and the join angle is 90 degrees, the mullion is a square: NOTE The quad corner mullion differs from a rectangular non-corner mullion because the curtain panels join at adjacent sides of the quad corner mullion. TIP The offset for corner mullions is relative to the panels.
Page 822 Curtain wall with masonry wall panel type Schedule as Panels or Walls To control whether the wall schedules as a curtain panel or as a wall, edit instance properties for the wall panel, and change the value of Categorize as. Add Inserts to Wall Panels You can add inserts, such as windows, into wall panels;...
Page 823: Modifying Curtain Walls
Split curtain wall panels Curtain Wall as Wall Panel A curtain wall type can be applied to a wall panel, which has the effect of nesting a curtain wall within a curtain wall. Curtain wall with curtain wall panel Modifying Curtain Walls You can modify the appearance of curtain walls through their properties.
Page 824: Shortcut Menu
Changing Mullion Material 1 In the drawing area, select a mullion. 2 Click Modify Curtain Wall Mullions tab Element panel, select a mullion type from the Type Selector drop-down, and click Element Properties. 3 In the Instance Properties dialog, click Edit Type. 4 Select a mullion material.
Page 825 Vertical butt join Click on the control. The join changes to a horizontal butt join. Horizontal butt join Reshaping Curtain Wall Panels A curtain wall panel may need an opening in it, such as a vent. You can create an opening by editing the panel as an in-place family.
Page 826 Mitered mullions on arc curtain wall Mitered mullions between 2 joined curtain walls NOTE Mullions also miter on sloped glazings. Merging Curtain Wall Panels Curtain walls frequently contain non-continuous grid lines and mullions. Your design may require that grid lines be staggered, rather than continuous. You can merge curtain wall panels to accommodate these design requirements.
Page 827: Curtain Systems
Unjoining Panels To separate panels, you add curtain grid segments back. 1 Select a curtain grid. 2 Click Modify Curtain Wall Grids tab Curtain Grid panel Add/Remove Segments. 3 Click the dashed segment to restore the curtain grid segment. The dashed lines indicate a segment that was removed previously. The joined panels revert back to their unjoined state.
Page 828: Curtain Systems By Face
Curtain Systems by Face To create a curtain system by face, you select the faces of massing elements or a generic model family. For more information, see Creating Curtain Systems by Face on page 619. Adding Curtain Grids to a Curtain System NOTE This procedure assumes that you have created a curtain system without automatic grid creation.
Page 829 Name Description Function Indicates the purpose of a wall: exterior, interior, retaining, foundation, soffit, or core-shaft. Function can be used in scheduling and to create filters that simplify a model when exporting. Automatically Embed Indicates whether the curtain wall automatically embeds into the wall. Curtain Panel Sets the curtain panel family type for the curtain element.
Page 830 Name Description Border 1 Type Specifies the mullion family for horizontal mullions on the left border. Border 2 Type Specifies the mullion family for horizontal mullions on the right border. Identity Data Keynote Add or edit the curtain wall keynote. Click in the value box to open the Keynotes dialog.
Page 831 Name Description Top is Attached Indicates whether the curtain wall top is attached to another model component, such as a roof or ceiling. This is a read-only value. Room Bounding If selected, the curtain wall is part of a room boundary. If not selected, the curtain wall is not part of a room boundary.
Page 832: Common Mullion Type Properties
Name Description lows you to continue using it. (You can see the warning using the Review Warnings tool. See Reviewing Warning Messages on page 1415.) Phasing Phase Created The phase when the curtain wall was created. Phase Demolished The phase when the curtain wall was demolished. Common Mullion Type Properties Name Description...
Page 833 Name Description Profile Sets a profile for the mullion. You can create a custom profile family. See The Families Guide on page 418. Position Rotates the mullion profile. Normal to Face is the usual condition. Parallel to Ground is appropriate for sloped curtain panels, such as in a sloped glazing or a sloped curtain system.
Page 834: Corner Mullion Type Properties
Corner Mullion Type Properties This topic contains information on the properties for L and V corner, trapezoid corner, and quad corner mullions. L and V Corner Mullions Name Description Corner Mullion Sets the mullion to corner mullion. This is a read-only value. Leg 2 Length of second leg of mullion.
Page 835: Mullion Instance Properties
Mullion Instance Properties Name Description Comments Specific comments about the mullions. Length Maximum length of the mullion. For example, on a mitered mullion, the value is the pre-cut length. This is a read-only value. Mark Sets a label for the mullions. This value must be unique for each mullion in a project. Revit Architecture warns you if the number is already used but allows you to continue using it.
Page 836: Adding Model Text
Adding Model Text 1 Set the work plane where you want the text to appear. Sketching and Work Planes on page 317. 2 Click Home tab Model panel Model Text. 3 In the Edit Text dialog, enter the text, and click OK. 4 Place the cursor in the drawing area.
Page 837: Modifying Model Text Properties
Modifying Model Text Properties 1 In the drawing area, select the model text. 2 Click Modify Generic Models tab Element panel Element Properties. 3 In the Instance Properties dialog, edit instance properties. Model Text Instance Properties on page 796. 4 In the Instance Properties dialog, click Edit Type to edit type properties. Model Text Type Properties on page 795.
Page 838: Model Text Instance Properties
Model Text Instance Properties Name Description Constraints Work Plane The text work plane. Graphics Text Click Edit to modify the text. Horizontal Align Sets the justification of the text when there are multiple lines. Lines justify to each other. Materials and Finishes Material Sets the text material.
Page 839: Doors
Doors You add doors to walls in a plan, elevation, or 3D view. You can place a door on any type of wall, including arc walls, in-place walls, and face-based walls (for example, a sloped wall). Revit Architecture automatically cuts the opening and places the door in the wall. To add a door to a curtain wall, select a panel of the curtain wall and use the Type Selector to change it to a wall.
Page 840: Adding Doors
Adding Doors 1 Click Home tab Build panel Door. 2 Click Place Door tab Element panel, and select a door type from the Type Selector drop-down. NOTE At this point you can load additional door types, if necessary. Click Place Door tab Model panel Load Family, and navigate to the family file.
Page 841: Modifying The Door Position
2 Click Modify Doors tab Element panel, and select a different door type from the Type Selector drop-down. Modifying the Door Position 1 In a plan view, select the door. 2 Right-click to open the shortcut menu. 3 Choose from the following options: Flip Hand: flips the door horizontally.
Page 842 Name Description Materials and Finishes Door Material The material for the door (for example, metal or wood) Frame Material The material for the door frame. Dimensions Thickness The thickness of the door. Height The height of the door. Trim Projection Ext The exterior trim projection.
Page 843 Name Description OmniClass Number The number from Table 23 of the OmniClass Construction Classification System that best categorizes the family type. OmniClass Title The name from Table 23 of the OmniClass Construction Classification System that best categorizes the family type. IFC Parameters Operation The operation of the door, as defined by the current IFC description (for example,...
Page 844: Windows
Windows You add windows to a wall in a plan, elevation, or 3D view. You can place a window on any type of wall, including arc walls, in-place walls (and in-place roofs in the case of a skylight), and face-based walls (for example, a sloped wall).
Page 845: Changing The Window Type
Changing the Window Type 1 Select the window in the project view. 2 Click Modify Windows tab Element panel, and select a different window type from the Type Selector drop-down. Modifying the Window Position 1 In a plan view, select the window. 2 Right-click to open the shortcut menu.
Page 846 Name Description Materials and Finishes Glass Pane Material The material for the glass panes in the window. Sash Material The material for the window sash. Dimensions Height The height of the opening of the window. Default Sill Height The height of the bottom of the window above the level. Width The width of the window.
Page 847: Model Lines
Name Description Operation The operation of the window, as defined by the current IFC description (for example, single_panel or triple_panel_horizontal). These values are case-insensitive, and un- derscores are optional. (SINGLE_PANEL and SinglePanel are the same.) Window Instance Properties Name Description Constraints Level The level on which the window is placed.
Page 848: Adding Model Lines
NOTE If you want to draw lines that exist only in the view that they are drawn, see Detail Lines on page 1154. Like components, model lines can move with nearby elements, provided they are sketched parallel to that element. For example, if you draw a wall and then draw a line parallel to that wall, the line can move with the wall if you select the Moves With Nearby Elements option on the Options Bar, or choose it from the properties of the line.
Page 849: Modifying Lines
Model Line Properties on page 808 Detail Lines on page 1154 Modifying Lines Revit Architecture allows you to change the look and appearance of lines before or after you sketch them. You set line properties in the Element Properties. See Model Line Properties on page 808.
Page 850: Model Line Properties
Modifying a Spline 1 Select the spline. 2 Click Modify Lines tab Edit Spline panel Add Control or Delete Control. Add Control adds a control point to the spline. Place the cursor over a spline chord and watch the status bar. When it says Reference, click to place a control. A control point is added to the center of the chord.
Page 851: Components
Name Description Design Option If design options have been created, this property indicates the design option the element exists in. For more information on design options, see Design Options page 1305. Phasing Phase Created The phase when the line was created. Phase Demolished The phase when the line was demolished.
Page 852: Work Plane-Based And Face-Based Component Placement Options
Several components are already defined. To create more, define them in the Family Editor. See The Families Guide on page 418. For information about moving a component from one host to another, see Rehosting on page 811. To place a component 1 If necessary, load the component family.
Page 853: Rehosting
In a plan view, move your cursor to the desired location on a vertical face, and click to place the component. You can only place components on vertical faces with this option. Place on Face Move the cursor to the desired location on a face, and click to place the component. You can only place components on faces with this option.
Page 854: Rehosting Work Plane-Based And Face-Based Elements And Components
Rehosting Work Plane-based and Face-based Elements and Components When you rehost work plane-based or face-based elements and components, you can place them on any host. For these elements, you have the placement options Place on Vertical Face, Place on Face, and Place on Work Plane.
Page 855: Compound Structure
Compound Structure Walls, floors, ceilings, and roofs can comprise parallel layers. The layers can consist of a single continuous plane of material (such as plywood) or multiple materials (such as gypsum board, studs, insulation, air spaces, bricks, and sheathing). In addition, each layer within the component serves a particular purpose. For example, some layers provide structural support, while others act as thermal barriers.
Page 856 joining to the other Priority 1 layer. A layer with a lower priority cannot pass through a layer of equal or higher priority. The following illustration shows higher priority layers joining before lower priority layers. The Priority 1 CMU layer of the horizontal wall passes through all layers, until it reaches the Priority 1 stud layer of the vertical wall.
Page 857: Inserting Layers Into A Compound Structure
Layer Functions Layers can be assigned the following functions: Structure [1]: Layer that supports the remainder of the wall, floor, or roof. Substrate [2]: Material, such as plywood or gypsum board, which acts as a foundation for another material. Thermal/Air Layer [3]: Provides insulation and prevents air penetration. Membrane Layer: A membrane that commonly prevents water vapor penetration.
Page 858: Setting Layer Wrapping
Exterior wrapping at a wall's end caps Interior wrapping at the end caps Wrapping Around Complex Inserts Layers can wrap around complex inserts, such as windows with non-rectangular shapes. Interior wrapping at window insert Setting Layer Wrapping You can set layer wrapping using the type properties of the wall or by editing its structure. To set layer wrapping using type properties 1 Select a compound wall, and click Modify Walls tab Element panel...
Page 859: Compound Walls Joined To Columns
By default, each compound component type has 2 layers called Core Boundary. These layers are not modifiable, and they have no thickness. They are references for dimensions. Preview of compound geometry with Core Boundaries indicated in red Compound Walls Joined to Columns The compound structure of a wall extends to columns when you join the wall to the column.
Page 860: Uniformat Assembly Codes
Uniformat Assembly Codes You can assign a Uniformat assembly code and description in the Type properties of all model elements. When you click the Assembly code value, a button appears. Click it, and a dialog appears containing a hierarchical list of Uniformat codes assigned by R.S. Means. The list is filtered automatically by category. For example, if you are looking at the type properties of a wall and click the button to view the Uniformat codes, you see only the Uniformat codes related to walls.
Page 861: Chapter 14 Structural Modeling
Structural Modeling This section contains information about the various structural tools and elements within Revit Architecture. Structural Template A structural template is provided with the installation of Revit Architecture. In this template, the view properties and ranges have been modified to specifically work with structural components. Although you can work with structural components in projects based on non-structural templates, you will notice that you must modify view ranges in order to display the structural components within the view.
Page 862: Loading Structural Families
a list of dozens of C-Channel types in order to make your selection. Simplify the choices by loading a single C-Channel type, such as a C15x40. After the family is loaded, it is saved with the project. Loading Structural Families 1 Click Insert tab Load from Library panel Load Family.
Page 863 Adding columns in 3D View It is helpful to set up a grid before adding structural columns, as they snap to grid lines (see Adding Grids on page 1093). Sample grid for placing structural elements The grid lines also provide vertical planes for braces. Click Home tab Datum panel Grid.
Page 864: Creating A Structural Column Family
You can place structural columns that attach to other structural elements. For more information, see Attaching Columns on page 757. Creating a Structural Column Family You create column families by defining what the column looks like in plan view, elevation view, and 3D view.
Page 865: Specifying How A Structural Column Displays In Plan View
appears in the properties of the family. You can modify the name to change all occurrences of that family type in the project or you can use it to create other family types with varying sizes. 5 Set the reference planes and sketch lines properties for Defines Origin and Is Reference properties. 6 Save the family by clicking Save.
Page 866: Structural Column Family Parameters
Column family loaded in project with “Show family pre-cut in plan views” not selected. Horizontal line was added to mark the plan view’s cut plane. In the image below, the column family was saved with Show family pre-cut in plan views selected. It was loaded into a project and a horizontal line was added to mark the plan view’s cut plane (same as the image above).
Page 867: Placing A Vertical Structural Column
Parameter Value Symbolic Representation Determines whether the Symbolic Repres- entation of the structural column is defined by the family or the settings of the project in which its placed. See Symbolic Repres- entation Settings Tab on page 497. Always export as geometry Ensures that the structural column family is exported as geometry at all times.
Page 868 NOTE You can create your own column family by defining specific properties based on structural requirements. For more information, see Creating a Structural Column Family on page 822. You can control how a column family displays within a project plan view. In the Family Editor, select Show family pre-cut in plan views if you want the column display to remain consistent despite the cut plan for that project plan view.
Page 869: Placing Multiple Columns By Grid
Highlighted grids To rotate the column during placement While placing columns, use the SPACEBAR to change the column rotation before the column is placed. Each time you press the SPACEBAR, the column rotates to align with the intersecting grids at the selected location. In the absence of any grids, press the SPACEBAR to rotate the column 90 degrees.
Page 870: Locking Columns To A Grid
Placing columns by grid NOTE A column will be placed at every intersection of selected grid lines, according to the properties set on the Options Bar. No columns are actually created until you press the Finish button. 4 Press the SPACEBAR to rotate all of the columns that you are creating. 5 Continue pressing SPACEBAR until the columns are in the desired orientation.
Page 871: Adding Structural Columns Inside Architectural Columns
Because of the unique orientation properties of slanted column ends, locking to grids requires situational guidelines. If both ends are locked to a grid and the grids at each end are not a subset of each other, the Column Style parameter (see Structural Column Instance Properties on page 836) of the columns will be changed to Slanted - End Point Driven.
Page 872: Modifying Structural Columns
The structural columns snap to the centers of the architectural columns. For more information about creating a pick box, see Selecting Elements on page 339. 5 Click Place Structural Column > At Architectural Columns tab Multiple Selection panel Finish Selection when complete. NOTE You can control how a column family displays within a project plan view.
Page 873 These controls are only available when the property Column Style is set to Slanted - End Point Driven. See Structural Column Instance Properties on page 836. Vertical arrow controls are disabled when a column is attached to a structural floor, floor, roof, reference plane, or midjoined to or driven by a beam.
Page 874: Modifying The Slant Of Placed Structural Columns
Cross-Sectional Rotation Press the Spacebar to rotate the selected column 90° clockwise (viewed from base to top) around its center. To make more finite adjustments to this rotation on slanted columns, edit the Cross-Section Rotation property. See Structural Column Instance Properties on page 836.
Page 875 Angle-Driven Modification 7 Adjust the position of the base of the column with the column endpoint. If the column is set to Slanted - End Point Driven, you adjust the elevation of the base of the column using the vertical arrow or text controls. Endpoint-Driven Editing The column adjusts its length and slant based on your parameter settings and endpoint adjustments.
Page 876: Adding A Splice Symbol Or Plate Symbol To A Steel Structural Column
Adding a Splice Symbol or Plate Symbol to a Steel Structural Column 1 Select the column that is to be modified. 2 Click Modify Structural Columns tab Element panel Element Properties drop-down Instance Properties. 3 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Graphics, select Top Connection Symbol (for top splice), or Base Plate Symbol (for bottom plate), as needed.
Page 877 Name Description Nominal weight. Dimensions (Family parameters) Flange width. Actual depth of section. k distance. kr distance, read only. Flange thickness. Web thickness. Identity Data Assembly Code Uniformat assembly code selected from a hierarchical list. Keynote Add or edit the column keynote. Click the value box to open the Keynote dialog. For more information see Keynotes on page 1117.
Page 878: Structural Column Type Properties - Concrete
Structural Column Type Properties - Concrete Properties will vary depending on the column families that are specified during the installation process. The following type properties apply to the concrete column families that load during a typical installation: Name Description Dimensions (Family parameters) Column width Column depth Identity Data...
Page 879 Name Description Base Level Constraining level of the column base. Base Offset Offset of base from base level. Top Level Constraining level of the column top. Top Offset Offset of top from top level. Move Top With Grids Constrains the top endpoint of the slanted column to the grid. Move Base With Grids Constrains the base endpoint of the slanted column to the grid.
Page 880 Name Description Graphics Top Connection Symbol Applies to steel columns only. Turns on the visibility of a moment or shear connec- tion symbol. The symbols are visible only in elevations and cuts parallel to the main axis of the column in coarse view. Base Plate Symbol Applies to steel columns only.
Page 881 Name Description Volume Volume of the selected column. A read-only value. Identity Data Comments User comments. Mark A label created for the column. Possible use: shop mark. This value must be unique for each element in a project. Revit Architecture warns you if the number is already used but allows you to continue using it.
Page 882: Beams
Name Description Analytical Model Rigid Links Infinitely rigid frame element with no weight. When Rigid Links is enabled, an ad- ditional analytical segment is engaged in the model between the end of the ana- lytical model of a beam and the analytical model of a column. Auto-detect Horizontal Projection Changes the auto-detect parameter to display the horizontal projection of the column.
Page 883 Beams attached to structural walls To draw beams between 2 points 1 Click Home tab Build panel Beam drop-down Beam. 2 Click in the drawing area to specify the start point. 3 Use the mouse to sketch the beam, moving the cursor to the endpoint. 4 Click to specify the endpoint.
Page 884: Structural Usage Of Beams
5 Click to specify the endpoint. Use the grid tool to add multiple beams to selected grids when columns are also present at the working level. Enter beam length You should add beams after creating a grid since beams snap to grids. Add a grid by clicking Home Datum panel Grid.
Page 885: Beam Tips
Brace Horizontal Brace Girder Joist Purlin Other For the properties of Beams, see Beam Properties on page 857. Beam Tips If a beam end resides on a structural wall, the Beam End Pocket Seat parameter is displayed in the Instance Properties dialog.
Page 886: Using The Grid Tool To Place Beams
4 Click Place Beam tab Element panel Element Properties drop-down Instance Properties to modify beam parameters. 5 On the Options Bar, select a value from the Structural Usage drop-down list. 6 Sketch the beam by clicking the start point and endpoint in the drawing area. The cursor snaps to other structural elements, such as the centroid of a column or the centerline of a wall, when you sketch a beam.
Page 887 Placing beams between columns The grids in a project are a valuable tool in setting up beams, as well as columns. A selected span of grid lines can automatically place beams. To sketch beams automatically using the Grid tool 1 Click Home tab Build panel Beam drop-down Beam.
Page 888 In the image below, you can see assorted columns, a beam, and structural walls in a plan and 3D view. In this case, you can use the Grid tool to add the majority of the beams automatically. 6 Select a grid line along which you want to place a beam. Press and hold Ctrl to select multiple grids.
Page 889: Sketching Beams With The Chain Option
When Revit Architecture places beams along a grid line, it uses the following conditions: All the possible supports that intersect the grid line, such as columns, walls, or beams, are scanned. If a wall is on the grid line, a beam is not placed in the wall. The ends of the wall are used as support. If a beam intersects and crosses the grid line, that beam is considered to be an intermediate support, because this beam supports new beams created on the grid line.
Page 890: Sloped Beam Modeling
To sketch beams using the Chain option 1 Click Home tab Build panel Beam drop-down Beam. 2 On the Options Bar, select Chain. 3 Place the first beam in the chain. See Sketching Individual Beams on page 843. 4 Place each additional beams by clicking the endpoints of the beams. Sketching beams using the chain option Sloped Beam Modeling If your project contains complex sloped members for which you need to add beams, you can match beams...
Page 891: Editing Beams
3D snapping is also useful when creating sloped beam systems. See Sloped Beam Modeling on page 848 To use 3D snapping 1 Click Home tab Build panel Beam drop-down Beam. 2 On the Options bar, select 3D Snapping. 3 Click any structural element to specify the start point for the beam. NOTE With 3D Snapping enabled, you can choose the exact endpoint of any structural element regardless of the plane of the endpoint.
Page 892: Beam Handles
Beam Handles The beam handles of a beam are the attachment points of the beam. Beam handles display as small filled circles that indicate where the end of the selected beam is attached to a column or wall. NOTE Moving beam handles changes cope length. Beam and column in plan with a beam handle at the column center Columns have an invisible bounding box that controls the beam handle location.
Page 893: Changing Beam Geometry Using Shape Handles
Changing Beam Geometry Using Shape Handles The shape handle of a beam is used to change beam geometry. Shape handles display as small, filled back-to-back triangles at each beam end when the beam is selected in the drawing area. Beam and column in a plan with the shape handles displayed You can adjust the endpoint location of a beam using shape handles.
Page 894: Moment Symbols
Shape handles change geometry along the axis of the component. To move a beam out of its original axis, click and drag the beam into a new position. Each beam shape handle provides properties that can be changed, based on the element type preferences. To access the shape handle properties, right-click the back-to-back triangles, and select View Properties.
Page 895: Beam Tags
Cantilever connection symbol displayed by using a moment connection parameter parameter Beam Tags Beam tagging is an integral part of a structural framing plan. Designing a structure requires labeling from the simple to the complex. Revit Architecture Beam tags provide for this informational labeling. Structural Framing Tag Families The structural framing tag family annotates beams.
Page 896 Placement The Placement section of the Beam Annotations tool allows you to specify which beams you intend to annotate (either all in view or just the beams selected). As noted on the Beam Annotations tool, Revit Architecture does not overwrite existing tags. To place new annotations in place of others, select Remove existing beam tags and spot elevations.
Page 897 Annotation Location: At the center of the tabbed page is an image of a beam surrounded by six text fields. The fields represent the locations of the tags as they appear around the beam. The buttons open the Select Annotation Type dialog which defines and edits the tag. None: Tags do not track any particular point on the beam.
Page 898 Structural framing tags with attachment points of <None> are available to only the Middle location settings provided they rotate with component. These specifications also apply to the <Load Structural Framing Tag> option, which opens the Load Family dialog (see Loading Families on page 427).
Page 899: Beam Properties
NOTE Actual (Selected) Elevation tags the elevation of the location line, not the beam geometry. Bottom Elevation Top & Bottom Elevations Top Elevation The final option available in the Select Annotation Type dialog for spot elevations is a filter for defined elevations.
Page 900: Modifying Beam Properties
Modifying Beam Properties To modify beam properties 1 Select the beam, and click Modify Structural Framing tab Element panel Element Properties drop-down Instance Properties. 2 In the Instance Properties dialog, edit beam instance parameters. (See Beam Instance Properties on page 860.) 3 Click OK.
Page 901: Beam Type Properties - Concrete
Name Description Type Comments A field for entering general comments about the shape type. This information can be included in a schedule. A link to a web page that may contain type-specific information. Description Description of the beam. Enter a description. Assembly description Description of the assembly based on the assembly code selection.
Page 902: Beam Instance Properties
Name Description Assembly description Description of the assembly based on the assembly code selection. This is a read- only value. Type Mark A value that designates the particular beam; possibly the shop mark. This value must be unique for each element in a project. Revit Architecture warns you if the number is already used but allows you to continue using it.
Page 903 Name Description Start Extension Applies to steel beams only. The dimension between the edge of the start end of the beam and the element to which it is connected. End Extension Applies to steel beams only. The dimension between the edge of the finish end of the beam and the element to which it is connected.
Page 904 Name Description warning using the Review Warnings tool. See Reviewing Warning Messages on page 1415. Phasing Phase Created Indicates in which phase the beam component was created. See Project Phasing on page 1331. Phase Demolished Indicates in which phase the beam component was demolished. See Project Phasing on page 1331.
Page 905: Joins And Cutback On Framing Elements And Columns
Name Description Other Start Extension Calculation Applies to steel beams only. Specifies family parameters; defines maximum distance of start extension parameter. This is a read-only value. End Extension Calculation Applies to steel beams only. Specifies family parameters; defines maximum distance of end extension parameter. This is a read-only value. Joins and Cutback on Framing Elements and Columns This section details the concepts and the procedures to adjust how framing elements join and cut back from one another in Revit Architecture.
Page 906: Beam To Column Joins
Bounding boxes rotating with elements General purposes of the bounding box If a family does not have a family origin explicitly defined, the origin will default to the center of the bounding box. This origin affects placement of instances and their behavior when the instance type or family is changed.
Page 907: Cutback
However, if the column is moved out of its bounding box, the beam handles snap to the center of the column. When placed, the column will maintain a bounding box. Cutback Beam cutback is the visible representative gap in beam geometry at the connection point in join relationships. Fabricated materials require spatial and placement considerations for which they will be cut to fit.
Page 908: Bounding Box Considerations
The shortest beam in a join extends to the furthest boundary of all joined beams. All other beams cut back. Beam to Beam Cutback on page 867. Coarse level of detail (symbolic) Medium/Fine level of detail (physical geometry) Beam into which others are framed Cutback Cutback beam Beam end if cutback...
Page 909: Modifying Beam Instance (Medium/Fine Level Of Detail) Cutback
The same L-beam rotated 45 degrees The extents of the bounding box force the framing lengths of the joined beams accordingly. Modifying Beam Instance (Medium/Fine Level of Detail) Cutback Set default cutback settings for beam instances with the Instance Properties dialog. 1 Select a beam instance (or instances).
Page 910: Beam To Column Cutback
Beam to Column Cutback Setback and cutback apply when connecting beams to structural columns. The beams are independent of one another, are only associated with the common column, and will cut back from the column accordingly. The column, including its bounding box, must have overlapping geometry with the beams of the join for the beams to cut back.
Page 911: Beam To Wall Cutback
Beam to Wall Cutback Setback and cutback apply when connecting beams to structural walls. The beams are independent of one another, are only associated with the common wall, and will cut back from the wall accordingly. Recessing the beam into a beam pocket is possible by removing the cutback with the Beam Join Editor. Cutback Beam to Wall Join Non-cutback Beam to Wall Join Joining a beam to a wall is achieved by drawing a beam and attaching one of its endpoints to the center of...
Page 912: Beam Joins
Related topics Beam to Column Joins on page 864 Beam to Column Cutback on page 868 Beam Joins There are 2 types of beam end joins: square-off and miter. The Beam Join Editor adjusts both by removing or applying the visible cutback as it displays in your project. Square-off Joins In square-off joins, the ends of beams and braces maintain a plane perpendicular to the centerline of the element.
Page 913: Miter Joins
Miter Joins Unlike square-off joins, miter joins do not cut back, allowing geometry to create a flush connection between 2 beams. Coarse level of detail (symbolic) Medium/Fine level of detail (physical geometry) The 2 beams must be co-planar to create a miter join. They must also be of the same family type. Any other beams that share the join will cut back accordingly.
Page 914: Adjusting Cutback
Adjusting Cutback 1 Open a project to a plan or 3D view. 2 Click Modify tab Edit Geometry panel Beam/Column Joins. The editing mode activates, showing cutback arrow controls at the end join of beams (and columns if applicable, see Column Cutback on page 869).
Page 915: Creating A Miter Join
NOTE Adjusting cutback with the Beam Join Editor will not reset or change default extension settings in Element Properties, Symbolic Cutback Distance settings, or shape handle beam geometry adjustments. In this mode, beams without common end joins display in halftone. (Only shared end joins display arrow controls.) If a perceived end join displays in halftone, exit the Beam Join Editor and correct the endpoints.
Page 916: Beam Systems
When locked, the Beam Join Editor arrows do not display in Medium/Fine views but do display in Coarse view. Unlocked miter joins Locked miter joins 6 On the Quick Access toolbar, click (Modify). Beam Systems Structural beam systems create a single structural framing element that contains a series of individual beams placed in parallel.
Page 917: Creating A One-Click Beam System
Example of a structural beam system and parametric adaptation after column is relocated Creating a One-Click Beam System You can create beam systems quickly, with one mouse click, as long as the following conditions are met: The one-click beam system can only be added in plan or ceiling view with a horizontal sketch plane. If the view or the default sketch plane is not a level and you click Beam System, you are redirected to the Create Beam System Boundary tab.
Page 918: Creating A Structural Beam System
One-click beam system creation NOTE The beam system will align its direction parallel to the nearest structural member you selected. In the example shown above, you should not Add a beam system that spans multiple quadrants. The intersecting beams would not cut the beam system, therefore, any intersections between girders and joists in such a beam system would not display.
Page 919 2 methods, you should try to use the Pick Supports tool whenever possible. When you pick the supports, the beam system is automatically locked to those elements. Any changes to the location of the supporting elements are automatically applied to the beam system. Creating a beam system by picking supports Creating a beam system by sketching lines You can define the beam system boundary in either a plan or 3D view.
Page 920 TIP When picking supports, the first support you pick specifies the beam direction. The beams within the beam system will be parallel to this beam. You can modify this at any time. See Modifying the Beam System. 4 Pick the first support member. A sketch line with 2 drag handles displays over the picked support.
Page 921 Use either the Pick Support or Lines tool to sketch an opening in the beam system. For more information, see Cutting an Opening in a Beam System on page 881. 6 Click Create Beam System Boundary tab Beam System panel Finish Beam System.
Page 922 Sketched beam system boundary with lines locked to supports RELATED For more information, see Sketching on page 303. After specifying the beam system boundary, you can Modify the Beam direction if necessary. For more information, see Specifying Beam Direction in a Beam System on page 883.
Page 923 Creating Beam Systems for Non-Identical Boundaries When creating a beam system, if both areas are not identical in shape and supports, then the pasted beam system area may not attach to supports as expected. In such a case, you may need to modify the beam system.
Page 924 To cut an opening in a beam system 1 Select the beam system, and click Modify Structural Beam System tab Edit panel Edit Boundary. 2 Click Modify Structural Beam Systems > Edit Boundary tab Draw panel Line. Define the boundary of the opening. 3 Using the additional sketching tools available on the Draw panel and Options Bar, sketch a complete loop within the beam system boundary.
Page 925: Specifying Beam Direction In A Beam System
Specifying Beam Direction in a Beam System When sketching a beam system boundary, you can specify the beam direction within the structural beam system. All beams within the beam system will be parallel to the boundary line you select. NOTE Walls and beams curved in plan view cannot be used to define the direction of a beam system. To specify beam direction: 1 Select the beam system, and click Modify Structural Beam System tab Edit panel...
Page 926: Beam System Layout Rules And Patterns
Beam System Layout Rules and Patterns You can specify the beam system layout properties: number of beams, justification, beam type, spacing, layout rule, and slope. You can specify these values either when you create the beam system or modify them afterwards.
Page 927: Creating A Cantilevered Beam System
NOTE This is the same list available in the Modify Structural Beam Systems tab Element panel Type Selector drop-down. If the beam you require is not listed in the beam system creation tool, load the beam into the project before specifying the beam type within the beam system. Creating a Cantilevered Beam System You can use the beam system family to create various beam systems for bays of varying geometry, including arced, polygonal, and cantilevered.
Page 928: Creating A 3D Beam System
Finished cantilevered beam system Creating a 3D Beam System You can create non-planar beam systems in which the elevation of a beam is defined by its sketch lines. 3D beam system Note that sketched beam lines Can only define slope when they are created using the Pick Supports tool. That have a beam as their support always define slope.
Page 929 The elevation of the end of a beam in a beam system is determined as follows: If the end of the beam connects to a sketch line that defines slope, the beam is connected to the top of the associated support. Define slope If the sketch line does not define slope, then the end of the beam is elevated to a plane defined by the endpoints of the 2 nearest sketch lines that do define slope.
Page 930: Tagging Beam Systems
Tagging Beam Systems You can tag the beam system and place the tags perpendicular to the beam system. To tag a beam system 1 Load a beam system tag into the project. There is a default beam system tag family called Structural Beam System Tag.rfa that installs with Revit Architecture.
Page 931: Resetting Structural Beam Systems
Framing Tags. Select the Tag check box. Select Framing from the tag drop-down list to display tags on individual beams within the beam system. System Tags. Select the Tag check box. Select System from the tag drop-down list to display a single tag at the midpoint of the beam system.
Page 932 Beams that have been deleted from the system are restored. Parameters that have been changed on individual beams (such as Beam Type, Offset, Angle) are reset. Note that if the sketch of a beam system is modified, the beams of a system will remain attached to their original supports until the beam system is reset.
Page 933: Modifying A Beam System
Reset structural beam system 4 Click Modify Structural Beam Systems > Edit Boundary tab Beam System panel Finish Beam System. Beam system reset Modifying a Beam System To edit a beam system 1 In the drawing area, click on the beam system you want to reset. 2 Click Modify Structural Beam Systems tab Edit panel Edit Boundary.
Page 934: Beam System Type Properties
2 In the Instance Properties dialog, edit beam system instance parameters. 3 Click Edit Type and edit beam system type parameters. NOTE Changes made to type parameters affect all beam systems of this type in the project. You can click Duplicate to create a new beam system type. Beam System Type Properties Name Description...
Page 935: Braces
Name Description Work Plane This is a read-only value that is dependent on the work plane where the element was placed. Pattern Layout Rule Rules for beam spacing. See Beam System Layout Rules and Patterns on page 884. Fixed Spacing The space between beams.
Page 936: Loading Structural Braces
Typical brace Loading Structural Braces You can load structural braces in several ways: To load brace families 1 Click Home tab Structure panel Brace. 2 Click Place Brace tab Detail panel Load Family. 3 In the Open dialog, navigate to either the imperial or metric library, and open the Structural/Framing folder.
Page 937: Adding Structural Braces
Family dialog box Adding Structural Braces You can add braces in either a plan view or in a framing elevation view. To add a brace in a framing elevation view 1 Open a framing elevation view. 2 If necessary, load additional braces from the Structural/Framing folder under the Library folder of the Revit Architecture program group.
Page 938: Modifying Braces
7 Move the pointer in a diagonal direction to sketch the brace and place the cursor near another structural element to snap it. Click to place the endpoint. Sample braces in a framing elevation view To add a brace in a plan view 1 Open a plan view.
Page 939 End of Reference Element Brace attachment properties To modify brace properties 1 Select a brace. 2 Click Place Brace tab Element panel Element Properties drop-down Instance Properties. To specify attachment parameters 3 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Structural, select one of the following Start Attachment Type options.
Page 940: Brace Properties
After selecting either option, enter a value for Start Attachment Ratio Property. Also, if the brace start point is placed on a column, this option is not available. Brace Properties You can modify many properties for braces, such as structural, dimensional, and identity data. Brace instance properties depend on whether the brace is attached to a beam or to a column.
Page 941: Steel Brace Instance Properties (When Attached To A Beam)
Name Description Identity Data Assembly Code The uniformat assembly code selected from a hierarchical list. Keynote The keynote for the brace. See Keynotes on page 1117. Model The manufacturer internal number. Manufacturer The brace manufacturer. Type Comments A field for entering general comments about the brace type. This information can be included in a schedule.
Page 942 Name Description Brace Material Specifies the user-defined structural material. See Material Physical Type Parameters on page 489. Structural Angle The rotation about the longitudinal axis of the brace. Moment Connection Start The moment frame, or cantilever symbol at the start end of brace, if applicable. Moment Connection End The moment frame, or cantilever symbol at the finish end of brace, if applicable.
Page 943: Brace Instance Properties
Name Description Structural Analysis Start Release Specifies the start release condition: either Fixed, Pinned, Bending Moment, or User Defined. User Defined allows you to enable/disable each of the start release condi- tions. Start Fx The translational release at the start end of the brace along the local x-axis. Start Fy The translational release at the start end of the brace along the local y-axis.
Page 944 Name Description Start Extension The dimension between the edge of the start end of the brace and the element to which it is connected. End Extension The dimension between the edge of the finish end of the brace and the ele- ment to which it is connected.
Page 945 Name Description Mark A label created for the brace. Possible use: shop mark. This value must be unique for each brace in a project. Revit Architecture warns you if the number is already used but allows you to continue using it. You can see the warning using the Review Warnings tool.
Page 946: Openings In A Structural Beam, Brace, Or Structural Column
Name Description Start Extension Calculation Defines maximum distance of start extension parameter. Set in family para- meters. End Extension Calculation Defines maximum distance of end extension parameter. Set in family paramet- ers. Openings in a Structural Beam, Brace, or Structural Column You can cut openings through different structural elements such as beams, braces, or structural columns, using the Opening by Face tool.
Page 947 3 Using the Create Open Boundary tab sketching tools, sketch the opening on the beam, brace, or column. Sketching the opening When you sketch an opening for a structural beam, brace, or structural column using the rectangle option, you can specify a radius, which allows you to sketch rectangles with fillets. This helps to avoid sharp corners on the opening that can concentrate stresses.
Page 948: Structural Walls
Finished sketch Structural Walls The Structural Wall family type in Revit Architecture has the following possible structural usage options: non-bearing, bearing, shear, and structural combined. Typical structural wall You create a wall by sketching the centerline of the wall in either a plan view or a 3D view. Revit Architecture creates thickness, height, and other wall parameters based on the properties that are specified in the Wall Family Type.
Page 949: Creating A Structural Wall
Structural Combined Walls that serve more than one purpose Creating a Structural Wall 1 Click Home tab Build panel Wall drop-down Structural Wall. 2 Click Place Structural Wall tab Element panel, and select the family type of the wall from the Type Selector drop-down.
Page 950: Modifying Structural Walls
Related topics Modifying Structural Walls on page 908 Defining Structural Wall Shapes or Openings on page 908 Structural Walls on page 906 Modifying Structural Walls You can modify the appearance of structural walls through their properties either before or after you place the wall.
Page 951 Design with non-rectangular walls and cut openings Modifying Structural Wall Elevation Profiles 1 In the drawing area, select a wall. 2 Click Modify Walls tab Modify Wall panel Edit Profile. If you select a wall in a plan view, the Go To View dialog displays. Select an elevation view, and click Open View.
Page 952 TIP As you edit the rectangle, datum planes appear to indicate the original shape and size of the wall. If the lines you sketch snap to the datum planes, the endpoints of the lines automatically align to the planes, unless you explicitly unlock them. If you unlock the sketched lines, you can modify them independently of the datum planes.
Page 953: Arc Walls
The sample sketched profile. Note the top sketch lines are coincident with reference planes. The finished wall attached to roof. Non-coincidental horizontal lines from the sketch did not attach. Arc Walls Resizing Arc Walls You can resize arc walls using middle and end controls. 1 Select an arc wall.
Page 954: Structural Wall Properties
Cutting Arc Walls You can cut square or rectangular openings into an arc wall by editing the elevation of the wall. See Defining Wall Shapes or Openings on page 662. 1 In either a 3D or elevation view, select an arc wall. 2 Click Modify Walls tab Modify Wall panel Create Opening.
Page 955: Structural Wall Instance Properties
Name Description Additional Top/Exterior Offset Specifies an additional offset from the top/exterior rebar cover. This allows placing multiple rebar elements together in different area reinforcement layers. Additional Bottom/Interior Offset Specifies an additional offset from the bottom/interior rebar cover. This allows placing multiple rebar elements together in different area reinforcement layers.
Page 956 Name Description Location Line Specifies the position of the wall with respect to the line sketched in the project elevation. For more information, see Adding Interior and Exterior Walls on page 634. The wall location line remains the same for that wall, even if the type changes. Base Constraint Specifies the level from which the wall base is referenced.
Page 957: Wall Foundations
Name Description Volume Indicates the volume of the wall. This is a read-only value. Identity Data Comments A field for entering comments about the wall. Mark A label created for the wall. This value must be unique for each element in a project.
Page 958 Before placing the foundations, open a view that already contains structural walls. 1 Click Home tab Structural panel Foundation drop-down Wall Foundation. 2 Select the desired walls in the view. Select the wall 3 Optionally, use Join Geometry to join wall foundations with isolated foundations or with other wall foundations.
Page 959 Structural usage - retaining If you select Bearing, you can specify values for Width and Foundation Thickness. Structural usage - bearing Wall foundations prior to use of join geometry Wall foundations after use of join geometry The Bottom Elevation of structural foundations (footings) is reported in a read-only instance parameter called Elevation at Bottom.
Page 960: Modifying Wall Foundations
Elevation view of a wall foundation Modifying Wall Foundations You can edit the lengths of wall foundations with end controls. They display as small filled circles that indicate where the end of the selected wall foundation is attached. End controls will snap to other visible references.
Page 961: Default End Extensions
Drag either end of the foundation as needed. The wall foundation will not scale in length. Only the end being dragged will extend. Extending a footing to accommodate a run of stairs. Default End Extensions You can set the default extension length of wall foundations in your project. This is set in the Wall Foundation Type Properties.
Page 962: Doors And Windows
Under the Dimensions section, enter a value in the Default End Extension Length parameter. Any unjoined wall foundation end will extend this distance beyond its host wall. The value will be set for the entire project. Doors and Windows When a doorway or window is created in a wall, the wall foundation remains continuous beneath the opening.
Page 963: Wall Foundation Type Properties - Retaining
2 In the Instance Properties dialog, edit wall foundation instance parameters. 3 Click Edit Type to edit wall foundation type parameters. NOTE Changes made to type parameters affect all wall foundations of this type in the project. You can click Duplicate to create a new wall foundation type. Wall Foundation Type Properties - Retaining Name Description...
Page 964: Wall Foundation Type Properties - Bearing
Name Description Cost The pricing of the foundation. Wall Foundation Type Properties - Bearing Name Description Materials and Finishes Material Specifies the concrete to be used. Structural Structural Usage Specifies the wall usage type: either Retaining or Bearing. For information on Retain- ing type, see Wall Foundation Type Properties - Retaining on page 921.
Page 965: Wall Foundation Instance Properties - Retaining
Wall Foundation Instance Properties - Retaining Name Description Structural Rebar Cover - Top Face Specifies the rebar cover distance from the wall top face. Rebar Cover - Bottom Face Specifies the rebar cover distance from the wall bottom face. Rebar Cover - Other Faces Specifies the rebar cover distance from the wall to adjacent element faces.
Page 966: Wall Foundation Instance Properties - Bearing
Wall Foundation Instance Properties - Bearing Name Description Constraints Eccentricity Specifies the offset from the wall center line to the bearing foundation center line. Structural Rebar Cover - Top Face Specifies the rebar cover distance from the wall foundation top face. Rebar Cover - Bottom Face Specifies the rebar cover distance from the wall foundation bottom face.
Page 967: Isolated Foundations
Name Description Structural Analysis Analyze As Indicates the property type for structural analysis. Select either Foundation or Not for Analysis. Isolated Foundations Isolated foundations are standalone families that are part of the structural foundation category. Several types of isolated foundations can be loaded from the family library, including pile caps with multiple piles, rectangular piles, and single piles.
Page 968: Adding Isolated Foundations
HP shaped and pipe piles Adding Isolated Foundations 1 Click Home tab Structure panel Foundation drop-down Isolated Foundation. You can load isolated foundation families by clicking Place Isolated Foundation tab Model panel Load Family. 2 Click Place Isolated Foundation tab Element panel, and select an isolated foundation type from the Type Selector drop-down.
Page 969: Isolated Foundation Properties
foundation with the Structural Foundation Tag with Elevation tag. It is available from the family library, under Structural/Annotations. For more information, see Applying a Tag on page 1125. Isolated Foundation Properties You can use several standard types of isolated foundations: either Rectangular Footings, Concrete Pile-Caps, or Steel Pipe Piles.
Page 970: Isolated Foundation Instance Properties
Name Description Description Enter an optional description of the wall foundation. Assembly Description Describes the assembly based on the assembly code selection. This is a read-only parameter. Type Mark A value that designates the specific foundation. This value must be unique for each element in a project.
Page 971: Structural Floor
Name Description This parameter is affected by the family parameter Cap (see Family Category and Parameters on page 433). The following image shows the difference between the Cap parameter enabled (in red) and disabled (in green). The Elevation at Bottom measurement is taken from this setting. This is a read-only parameter.
Page 972: Adding A Structural Floor Or Deck
Typical structural floors To add a structural floor, see Floors on page 709. To create or edit ramps, see Sloped Floors on page 710. To create or edit slab edges, thickened slabs, or drop panels, see Slab Edges on page 712and Ramps page 742.
Page 973 4 Click Create Floor Boundary tab Draw panel Boundary Line and then click (Pick Walls) to select the walls in your model. 5 Click Extend into wall on the Options Bar if you want the offset to be measured from the wall's core.
Page 974: Span Direction
NOTE To add openings to a structural floor, see Cutting Openings in Structural Floors on page 934. Related topics Span Direction on page 932 Modifying Structural Floors on page 937 Structural Floor on page 929 Span Direction When you place a structural floor, a span direction component is placed in plan view along with the structural floor.
Page 975: Sloped Structural Floors
NOTE You may also add a span direction component to a structural floor that does not have one. Click Annotate Symbol panel Span Direction and select the structural floor. You can also create new span direction types for decks and for one-way structural floors. For information about creating family types, see The Families Guide on page 418.
Page 976: Cutting Openings In Structural Floors
6 Click OK. For more information about the slope arrow, including its properties, see Slope Arrow on page 685. To create a slope by setting slope value 1 For Specify, select Slope. 2 Set the value of Rise/(Run) to set a slope value. 3 Optionally, specify a value for Height Offset at Tail.
Page 977: Drop Panels
Typical opening in a structural floor 1 Click Modify tab Opening panel By Face. 2 Select a structural floor. 3 Using the sketch tools on the Create Opening Boundary tab Draw panel, sketch the structural floor opening. 4 Click Create Opening Boundary tab Opening by Face panel Finish Opening.
Page 978 2 Click Home tab Build panel Floor drop-down Structural Floor. 3 Click Create Floor Boundary tab Draw panel Boundary Line, and use the sketching tools to complete a sketch of the drop panel (see Sketching on page 303). The sketch must form a closed loop or boundary condition.
Page 979: Modifying Structural Floors
9 Click OK. 10 Join the geometry of the elements if necessary. See Joining Geometry on page 406. Modifying Structural Floors You can modify structural floors either by editing structural floor properties or by directly changing structural floor geometry in the drawing area. To modify a structural floor before you add it, you must select the structural floor type in the type selector.
Page 980: Structural Floor Properties
You specify structural floor properties in the Instance Properties dialog. You can open this dialog in several ways, such as to right-click the structural floor and click Element Properties. See Structural Floor Properties on page 938. Structural Floor properties include the structural floor thickness and elevation of the structural floor relative to the associated level.
Page 981 Name Description Keynote Add or edit the floor keynote. Click in the value box to open the Keynotes dialog. Keynotes on page 1117. Model The manufacturer internal number. Manufacturer The structural floor manufacturer. Type Comments A field for placing general comments about the structural floor type. This information can be included in a schedule.
Page 982: Foundation Slabs
Name Description Curved Edge Condition Specifies the structural floor surface to either Conform to curve or Project to side. This parameter is only available to curved edge structural floors. See Using the Curved Edge Condition Tool on page 948. Dimensions Slope Angle Specifies the slope of the structural floor from the horizontal.
Page 983: Adding Foundation Slabs
Foundation slabs may be used to model structural floors on a grade, which do not require support from other structural elements. Foundation slabs may also be used to model complex foundation shapes that cannot be created using Isolated or Wall Foundation tools. Adding Foundation Slabs 1 Click Home tab Structure panel...
Page 984: Foundation Slab Properties
Foundation Slab Properties You can specify the Structural Usage parameter of a Foundation slab: either Foundation or Slab on Grade. If set to Foundation, the slab will provide support for other elements connected to it. If set to Slab on Grade, the slab will only support itself.
Page 985 Foundation Slab Instance Properties Name Description Constraints Level Specifies the level that the slab is constrained to. Height Offset From Level Specifies the elevation of the top of the slab relative to the constrained level of the slab. Related to Mass This is a read-only value.
Page 986: Shape Editing For Structural Floors, Roofs And Floors
Name Description value is already used but allows you to continue using it. You can see the warning using the Review Warnings tool. See Reviewing Warning Messages on page 1415. Phasing Phase Created Indicates in which phase the slab component was created. See Project Phasing on page 1331.
Page 987 Use shape editing tools to slope a constant thickness structural floor or the top surface of a structural floor with a variable thickness layer, to model the following: A constant thickness structural floor or roof supported by sloped non-planar framing. A variable thickness material used to slope the surface of a horizontal plane (for example, tapered insulation).
Page 988: Using The Modify Sub Elements Tool
Warped Structural Floor/Roofs. A surface will warp when bounded by 4 non-planar boundary edges or user-created split lines. To avoid warping, add a split line between opposite vertices. Using the Modify Sub Elements Tool You can use the Modify Sub Elements tool to manipulate one or more of the points or edges on a selected structural floor, roof, or floor.
Page 989: Using The Add Split Line Tool
NOTE The Elevation edit box displays on the Options Bar with a Relative check box next to it. If you select Relative, new points will be added at the specified value, relative to the surface on which they are added. So, with the default value of 0 the points will lie in the surface that they were created on.
Page 990: Using The Pick Supports Tool
4 Select another vertex, edge, face or point anywhere on the structural floor to end the split line. A new edge will be added to the face of the structural floor. Using the Pick Supports Tool You can use the Pick Supports tool to pick beams to define split lines and create constant bearing lines for the structural floor.
Page 991: Using The Reset Shape Tool
2 In the Instance Properties dialog, click the Curved Edge Condition button located under Structural Floor Shape Edit. This opens the Curved Edge Condition Dialog. 3 Select either Conform to curve for a scalloped surface, or Project to side for a flat surface. 4 Click OK to apply the condition.
Page 992: Variable Layer Thickness For Roofs And Structural Floors
The shape edit element is removed and the structural floor adjusts its geometry accordingly. Variable Layer Thickness for Roofs and Structural Floors The variable layer thickness parameter of roofs and structural floors affects the shape editing tools in the following ways: When there is no variable thickness layer, the whole roof or structural floor slopes and maintains constant thickness between parallel top and bottom faces.
Page 993: Structural Component Tags
3 In the value box of the Structure property, click Edit. 4 In the Edit Assembly dialog, specify the material for layers and the thickness of those layers. The variable thickness parameter column will contain empty check boxes next to layers where variable thickness can be enabled.
Page 995: Chapter 15 Site Design
Site Design Revit Architecture features several tools to help you lay out a site plan. You can start by sketching a toposurface, add property lines, a building pad, and parking and site components. You can then create a 3D view or render it for a more realistic presentation.
Page 996 For Passing Through Elevation, enter a value to set the starting elevation for contour lines. By default, Passing Through Elevation is set to zero. If you set the contour interval to 10, for example, lines display at -20, -10, 0, 10, 20. If you set the Passing Through Elevation value to 5, lines display at -25, -15, -5, 5, 15, 25.
Page 997: Site Settings Properties
Site Settings Properties Name Description Contour Line Display Displays contour lines. If you clear the check box, custom contour lines still display in the drawing area. At Intervals of Sets the interval between contour lines. Passing Through Elevation Contour intervals are based on this value. For example, if you set the contour interval at 10, contour lines display at -20, -10, 0, 10, 20.
Page 998: Creating A Toposurface By Picking Points
Sample topographical surface defined by picking points in a site plan view Creating a Toposurface by Picking Points 1 Open a 3D or site plan view. 2 Click Massing & Site tab Model Site panel Toposurface. Revit Architecture enters sketch mode. 3 On the Options Bar, set a value for Elevation.
Page 999: Creating A Toposurface From A Points File
NOTE When you import data with the Current View Only option selected, you cannot use the data to create a toposurface. To create a toposurface from imported 3D data: 1 Open a 3D view of the site plan. 2 Click Massing & Site tab Model Site panel Toposurface.
Page 1000: Simplifying A Toposurface
Related topics Splitting a Toposurface on page 959 Toposurface Subregions on page 958 Toposurface and Subregion Properties on page 961 Simplifying a Toposurface Simplifying a surface can improve system performance, particularly on surfaces with a large number of points. 1 Open the site plan view and select the toposurface. 2 Click Modify Topography tab Surface panel Edit Surface.
Page 1001: Splitting A Toposurface
Splitting a Toposurface You can split a toposurface into 2 distinct surfaces and then edit those surfaces independently. After splitting a surface, you can assign different materials to these surfaces to depict roads, lakes, plazas, or hills. You can also delete entire portions of the toposurface. Sample split surface To split a toposurface: 1 Open a site plan or 3D view.
Page 1002: Merging Toposurfaces
Sketch any number of open loops. Both ends of an open loop must lay on the boundary of the surface. No part of the open loop can intersect or be coincident with the boundary of the surface. 6 Click Finish Split Surface. Merging Toposurfaces You can merge 2 separate toposurfaces into one surface.
Page 1003: Toposurface And Subregion Properties
To grade a toposurface 1 Click Massing & Site tab Modify Site panel Graded Region. 2 In the Edit Graded Region dialog, select one of the following: Create a new toposurface exactly like the existing one. Create a new toposurface based on the perimeter points only. 3 Select the toposurface.
Page 1004: Property Lines
Name Description Mark A unique identifier you can assign. Phasing Phase Created The phase when the toposurface is created. Phase Demolished The phase when the toposurface is demolished. Property Lines To create property lines, you can use the sketching tools in Revit Architecture or enter survey data directly into the project.
Page 1005: Converting Sketched Property Lines To Table-Based Property Lines
Related topics Property Lines on page 962 Converting Sketched Property Lines to Table-Based Property Lines on page 963 Converting Sketched Property Lines to Table-Based Property Lines 1 Open a site plan view. 2 In the drawing area, select the sketched property line. 3 Click Modify Property Lines tab Property Lines panel Edit Table.
Page 1006: Reporting Cut And Fill Volumes On A Site
Related topic Property Lines on page 962 Reporting Cut and Fill Volumes on a Site Revit Architecture can report cut and fill volumes on a site to aid in determining the costs of landscape modification during site development. Revit Architecture reports the values by making a comparison between a surface from one phase and, from a later phase, another surface whose boundary lies within the earlier surface.
Page 1007: Cut And Fill In A Schedule
Cut and Fill in a Schedule You can create a topography schedule that includes cut, fill, and net cut/fill values. You should also name the different surfaces to distinguish them in your schedule. See Creating a Schedule or Quantity on page 173.
Page 1008: Adding A Building Pad
You can add a building pad to a toposurface only. It is recommended that you create the building pad within a site plan. However, you can add a building pad to a toposurface in a floor plan view. The pad may not be immediately visible in the floor plan view if the view range or building pad offset are not adjusted appropriately.
Page 1009: Modifying The Structure Of A Building Pad
NOTE Use Tab to cycle through the selection options. Selection options are displayed on the left side of the status bar. 3 Click Modify Pads tab Edit panel Edit Boundary. 4 Click Modify Pads Edit Boundary tab Draw panel Boundary Line, and use the sketch tools to make the necessary changes.