AutodeskRevitArchitecture2011

GettingStarted VideoTutorialsInstructorHandoutCreatedby:Marvi Basha,KlausHyden undPhilippMller AutodeskStudentExpertsTUGraz,Austria September2010

Introduction: Thistutorialisdedicatedtothedetailplanning.Inthenext12 stepsyouwilllearnhowtodrawdetailsandyouwillseehow easyitistocreatetheconstructiondocumentation.

AdvancedDetailingisthesecondtutorialofaseriesof3 tutorialsforRevit Architecture2011.Thistutorialisbasedon thefirsttutorialGettingStarted.Tolearnmoreimportant featuresofRevit 2011,werecommendyoutowatchthe3rd tutorialProfessionalmassmodeling.

Information: Thefileswereoptimizedfordemonstrationpurposes,we recommendtousethematchingfiletoeveryvideo. WerecommendtousethelatestversionofAutodeskRevit Architectureforthistraining. Youcanfindmorelearningdocumentsanduseful informationonthe AutodeskEducationCommunity. ThevideoswereoptimizedforMicrosoftWindowsMedia player.Werecommendwatchingthevideosinfullscreen mode. Thecompletebuildingisavailable. (RAC_2011_ENU_Tutorial_2.rvt).Tocomprehendthesteps individuallyusetheRevitArchitecturefiles(step_xx.rvt)for eachvideo.

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Step01Projectsettings Projectunits Length:meterandcentimeter

ImportCAD Insert>importCAD File:additionalfiles/siteplan.dwg Layers:specify Importunits:centimeter Positioning:auto centertocenter Placeat:level1 Specifylayers: buildingborder housenumber regionrough streetborder streetname

ImportDWGsiteplan Modify>scale Numerical:100 Contextualtab>Query Deletelayers: buildingborder housenumber regionrough streetborder

Projectnorthandtruenorth Drawahelpconstructionoflines Rotatethesiteorthogonaltotheprojectandsettheprojectnorth Rotatebacktothetruenorth Rotatesiteplanto4,5

Createsitemodel CreateaInplacemodel Familycategory:genericmodel Createextrusion Sketchthesitebuildingswithlines Elementproperties:extrusionend:15m

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Step02Overridegraphicsinview,linkaRevit project,importadwg

Overridegraphicsinview Openthesiteplan Visibility/GraphicsOverride:unhidegenericmodels OverrideGraphicsinView>ByElement Changesurfacepattern Color:grey Pattern:solidfill

Symbol addsymbol additionalfiles/Orientation_symbol.rfa placeitonthesiteplan

ImportandlinkRevit project Insert>Revit link File:Additionalfiles/ExistingplusNew.rvt Positioning:Manual Center PlacetheRevit linkintheplanedspacebetweenthesitebuildings Bindlink Include:attacheddetailsandgrids Ungrouptheimportedmodel

Adaptcropregionandviewrange Moveelevationsymbolandviewrangetowardsouth

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Step03Bearingstructure Constructasolarprotection Changetolevel6 Viewproperties:underlay:level5

Createbeam Loadbeamfamily Structural/Framing/Steel/M_MMiscellaneousWideFlange150x5.5mm Setplacementplane:level6intheoptionbar deactivate3Dsnapping

Beamsystem Selecttheatticandchangethestructuralusagetobearing Beamsystem Layoutrule:fixednumbers;20 Beamtype:M_MMiscellaneousWideFlange150x5.5mm

Beamjoints Beam/Columnjoints

Placecolumn Structure>Column Type: 1st Click:level5

Drawbrace Brace Type:RoundBar25mm Activate3DSnapping

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Step04Roof&roofjoins Createroof Openlevel5 Roofbyfootprint Attachwallstoroof Createsaddleandmonopitchroofbydeactivatingthedefinesslope . box

Createdormeropening Openlevel5andselecttheexistingwalls Topconstraint:uptolevel7 Changeto3Dview Createroofbyextrusion>Pickaplane>WallinFrontView Drawasaddleroofprofilewithlines

Joinroofgeometry Modify>join/unjoin roof Firstclickthebacksideoftheextrudedroofthenthefrontsideofthe saddleroof Attachthewallstothedormeropening,topandbottom Drawthedormeropeningwiththepickroof/walledgesfeature

Freeformroof Selectflatroof Addsplitline Addpoints Modifyroofform Attachwallstofreeformroof

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Step05Renovationplan

Phases Withtheviewcubechangetothetopview DefinetheleftandrightbuildingsasPhaseExisting Setthephasefiltertoshowall

Demolition Demolishtheinteriorwalls Createnewwalls

Phasefilter CopyLevel1 RenametoLevel1withexisting+new Phasefilter>Showpreviousandnew

Wallopening OpenLevel1 Createwallopening Editwallprofile

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Step06Wallsweep&reveal,createinplacecomponent Wallsweep Createwallsweep Type:sweepMPK

Reveal drawareveal switchtovertical,drawasecondreveal

Createanewrevealtype New>Family MetricTemplates/MetricProfile Reveal.rft Drawrevealprofile Loadfamilyintoproject Duplicateandeditreveal

Inplacecomponent Inplacemodel Familycategory:genericmodel Start>Sweep Pickpathalongtheattic Editprofile

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Step07Slopedinsulation,multilayeredwall,walljoins Slopedinsulation Selectroof Addpoint Movepoint15cmdown

Opensection2plan Editrooftype Changeroofconstruction Settheinsulationlayertovariable

Joingeometry Joingeometry Joinwallandroof

Multilayerwall Selectwallandedittype Addanewlayerandeditwallconstruction Type:Concrete Sand/CementScreed20cm MasonryBrick40cm Splitregion:atabout80cm,Concrete Sand/CementScreed20cm Mergeregions:MasonryoverConcrete SandLayer

Editwalljoins Openlevel1 Editwalljoins Butt Miter Squareoff Clear/dontclearjoins

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Step08Lines,createlinetype,callout Drawmodel&detaillinesLevel3 Drawmodellines Drawdetaillines Convertlines

Callout OpenSection1 SelectCalloutintheViewTab>doubleclickbluesymbol Splitcropregion

Editlinestyles Addanewlinestyleandnameitmoisturebarrier Linepattern:dash Color:black Lineweightprojection:3

Editlineweight Inthelineweight3,changethewidthofthelineto0,3mminthe1:10 scale Drawamoisturebarrierlayer

Editcutlinestyles Thinlines Visibility/Graphicsoverride Editcutlines exceptStructure[1],lineweight:1

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Step09Maskingregion,filledregion,repeatingdetailcomponent, detailcomponent Maskingregion Drawarectangleovertheinsulation Drawaninsulationoverthemaskingregion Width:0,04m

Filledregion Filledregion Type:solidblack Color:grey

Arrangefilledregions Selectdetailelement Bringtofrond/back

Adddetailcomponent Adddetailcomponent Type:MWoodStripFlooringSection10x100mm

Repeatingdetailcomponent Repeatingdetailcomponent Edittype DetailtoMWoodStripFlooringSection10x100mm LayouttoFillavailablespace DetailRotationto90 counterclockwise

Editdetailfamily Addwindowdetail DetailComponents/DoorsandWindows/Windows/WoodWindow/ . M_Clad WoodProjectingWindowSillSection Placeitsomewhere MirrortheWindow Placeitcorrectly Drawafilledregionwiththerectangletool

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Step10Cutprofile,tagmaterial,elementkeynote

CutProfile Pickinsulation Drawcutprofile Setthebluearrowtowardthefilledregion

SpotSlope Placethespotslopeintheslopedroof Giveaprefixandasuffix

Tagmaterial Tagmaterial Texttype:2mmArial Addleader Leaderarrowhead:none

Elementkeynote Elementkeynote Selectinsulation Selectmoisturebarrier

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Step11Linework,viewrange,planeregion

Linework Openlevel5 TabModify>Linework Linestyle:overhead Selectthecontoursofthesteelstructure Viewunderlay:None Editstructurethroughacolumn

Viewrange Openlevel6 Editviewrange Top>offset:5m Cutplane>offset:5m Bottom>offset:0,5m

Planregion Openlevel3 Planregion Editviewrange Cutplane>offset:1,5m

Editdimensions Edittype Textbackground:Opaque Doubleclickadimension Replacedimensionwithtext

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Step12Titleblock,legendcomponent,printandexport

Legendcomponent Legendcomponent Addcomponent Changecomponentview Tagmaterial

Print Settings Papersize Position:zoom100% Vector/RasterProcessing

Export CADFormats:DWG,DXF,DNG,SAT DWF Imagesandanimations FBX

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