TableofContentsTitlePageCopyrightDedicationAcknowledgmentsAbouttheAuthorsForeword

TheChallengesTheBenefitsTheGuru

IntroductionWhoShouldReadThisBookWhatIsCoveredinThisBookTheEssentialsSeriesContactingtheAuthors

Chapter1:IntroducingtheAutodeskRevitArchitectureInterfaceUnderstandingtheUserInterfaceCreatingaSimpleLayout

Chapter2:WallsandCurtainWallsUnderstandingWallTypesandParametersCreatingWallConfigurationsModifyingWallParametersEditingandResettingWallProfilesCuttingOpeningsCreatingCurtainWalls

Chapter3:Floors,Roofs,andCeilingsCreatingFloorsCreatingRoofsAddingCeilings

Chapter4:Stairs,Ramps,andRailingsCreatingaGenericRailingCreatingStairConfigurationsDesigningRamps

Chapter5:AddingFamiliesUnderstandingtheModelHierarchyWorkingwithSystemFamiliesWorkingwithComponentFamiliesWorkingwithIn-PlaceComponentFamilies

Chapter6:ModifyingFamiliesModifying3DFamiliesFamilyCategoriesModifying2DFamiliesFamilyTipsandBestPractices

Chapter7:SchematicDesignImportinga2DImageDesigningwitha3DSketchCreatingRevitElementsfromaMass

Chapter8:RoomsandColorFillPlansDefiningRoomsinSpacesGeneratingColorFillRoomPlans

Chapter9:Materials,Visualization,RenderingMaterialsGraphicDisplayOptionsRendering

Chapter10:WorksharingWorksharingOptionsConfiguringWorksharingSavingtotheCentralModelWorksharingDisplayModes

EditingRequestsWorksharingBestPractices

Chapter11:DetailsandAnnotationsCreatingDetailsAnnotatingYourDetailsCreatingLegends

Chapter12:DrawingSetsSchedulesPlacingViewsonSheetsPrintingDocuments

Chapter13:WorkflowandSiteModelingUnderstandingaBIMWorkflowStaffingaBIMProjectProjectRolesUsingRevitArchitectureModelingaSitePerformingQualityControlonYourModel:KeepinganEyeonFileSize

Chapter14:RepetitioninRevitRepeatingGeometryUtilizeTipsandShortcuts

Appendix:AutodeskRevitArchitecture2016CertificationEndUserLicenseAgreement

ListofIllustrationsChapter1:IntroducingtheAutodeskRevitArchitectureInterface

Figure1.1RevitArchitectureuserinterface

Figure1.2PreviewofdockingthePropertiespalettetotheleftside

Figure1.3ProjectBrowsersearchresultsforKitchen

Figure1.4TheViewControlBarfora3Dview

Figure1.5TheShowCropRegiontoolandtheViewControlBar

Figure1.6Floorsketchlinesbeforetrimming

Figure1.7Floorsketchlinesafterthecornersaretrimmed

Figure1.8Wallsplacedinwardfromtheflooredge

Figure1.9Highlightedwallsofachainselection

Figure1.10Tiledwindowsshowtheresultofmodifyingthetopconstraintsofthewalls.

Figure1.11UsetheCtrlkeytoselectmultipleelements.

Figure1.12Theinteriorwalls

Figure1.13ResultsofusingTrim/ExtendMultipleElements

Figure1.14ResultsofusingtheAligntool

Figure1.15Thedoorsswingintotherooms

Figure1.16Thewindowsfortherooms

Figure1.17Thedimensionsoftheinteriorwalls

Figure1.18Doorsequallyspacedrelativetothewalls

Figure1.19Windowsequallyspaced

Chapter2:WallsandCurtainWalls

Figure2.1Masonrystructuralregionofabasicwall

Figure2.2Compoundwallsconsistofseverallayersoffunctionalmaterials.

Figure2.3Wallsweepaspartofawall

Figure2.4Typepropertiesofastackedwall

Figure2.5Curtainwalltypedefinitions

Figure2.6Genericconfigurationsforwalls

Figure2.7ResultsoftheTangent-FilletWallssteps

Figure2.8ResultofPickLines

Figure2.9Hostingdoorsinawall

Figure2.10Modifyingthewalllength

Figure2.11Shapehandlesandinstanceparametersdisplayedinthe

Propertiespalette

Figure2.12Addingnewsketchlines

Figure2.13Pastedupdatedwalltype

Figure2.14AttachTop/Baseresult

Figure2.15Creatingwallopenings

Figure2.16Splittingwalls,beforeandafter

Figure2.17Swappingwalltypes,beforeandafter

Figure2.18Completedcurtaingridlines

Figure2.19Mullionsandselectingthegridline

Figure2.20Finalinstance-basedcurtainwall

Figure2.21Curtainwallgridsadded

Figure2.22Curtainwallpanelsandmullionsspecified

Figure2.23Mullionsselectedongridline

Figure2.24Curtainwallcornercondition

Figure2.25Editingthewallprofile

Figure2.26Curtainwallselectedinwall

Figure2.27Curtainwallelevationviewcomplete

Figure2.28Removedcurtainwallgridsandmullions

Figure2.29Newgridsandmullions

Figure2.30Finishedmullions

Figure2.31Curtainwalldoorcondition

Figure2.32Finalcurtainwall

Chapter3:Floors,Roofs,andCeilings

Figure3.1Thefinishedfloorbysketching

Figure3.2Thefinishedfloorcreatedbypickingwalls

Figure3.3Modifyingthefloorsketch

Figure3.4Themodifiedfloor

Figure3.5Newfloor1′-0′′(300mm)aboveLevel1

Figure3.6NewflooratLevel1

Figure3.7Slopearrowparameters

Figure3.8Completedslopedfloor

Figure3.9Addingsplitlines

Figure3.10Editingtheshapehandle

Figure3.11Thefinisheddepression

Figure3.12Thefinishedopening

Figure3.13Completedopeningsofthesamesizeanddimensions

Figure3.14Pastedgeometry

Figure3.15Creatingamultistoryshaft

Figure3.16Thefinishedmultistoryshaft

Figure3.17Roofsketchandslopeproperties

Figure3.18Adjustingthewallheight

Figure3.19Exteriorwalltorevise

Figure3.20Completedroofbyfootprint

Figure3.21Selectingtheroofface

Figure3.22Creatingthearc

Figure3.23Attachingtheroof

Figure3.24Extrusionrooftoohigh

Figure3.25Completedroofbyextrusion

Figure3.26Slopingtheroof

Figure3.27Roofcreatedfromtwoslopearrows

Figure3.28Offsettingtheroofsketchanddefiningslopes

Figure3.29Attachingthewallstotheroof

Figure3.30Adjustingroofedgesattower

Figure3.31Completedtowerroof

Figure3.32Completedroof

Figure3.33RevitArchitectureoutlinestheboundary

Figure3.34Resultingautomaticplacedceilings

Figure3.35Sketchingtheceiling

Figure3.36A2′×4′(600mm×1200mm)ceiling

Figure3.37CreatingaGWBOnMtl.Studceiling

Figure3.38Assigningmaterialstoaceiling

Figure3.39Creatingabulkhead

Figure3.40Editingtheboundary

Figure3.41Finalsectionboxlocationin3Dview

Figure3.42Placinglights

Figure3.43Rotatedceilinggrid

Figure3.44Addingaslopearrowtotheceiling

Chapter4:Stairs,Ramps,andRailings

Figure4.1Thedefaultrailing:Handrail-Design

Figure4.2Railingtypeproperties

Figure4.3EditRailsdialogbox

Figure4.4Balustersettingsandcompletedrailing

Figure4.5Risersremainingtofinishstair

Figure4.6Componentstairrunwithlanding

Figure4.7Specifyingtherailingtype

Figure4.8Theresultingstairwithrailing

Figure4.9Secondstairalongwall

Figure4.10Completedsecondstairwithlanding

Figure4.11Sketch-basedstairboundaryline

Figure4.12Newboundaryandrisersketchlines

Figure4.13Updatedboundarylinelocation

Figure4.14Completedsketch-basedstair

Figure4.15Revisedlandingsketch

Figure4.16Revisedlandingsketch

Figure4.17Completestairwithnewlandings

Figure4.18MultistorystairuptoLevel5

Figure4.19Landingadjustment

Figure4.20Completemultistorystair

Figure4.21Completemultistorystair

Figure4.22Removeendwithriser

Figure4.23Completedstair

Figure4.24FirstsketchandTread/StringerOffset

Figure4.25SecondsketchandTread/StringerOffset

Figure4.26Railingbeforeandafternewhost

Figure4.27Selectthetoprail

Figure4.28Updatedtoprailpath

Figure4.29Splitrailingpathsketch

Figure4.30Completedrailing

Figure4.31Straightrunsoframps

Figure4.32Ramprunswithassociatedrailings

Figure4.33Themodifiedrampinplanviewwithremovedexteriorboundaryedges

Figure4.34Modifiedrampwithcurvedboundary

Figure4.35Completedrampin3D

Chapter5:AddingFamilies

Figure5.1ObjectStylesWallsLineColor

Figure5.2Completedproject,view,andelementoverrides

Figure5.3SelectingWallTypestotransferbetweenprojects

Figure5.4UsingCreateSimilartoplacewalls

Figure5.5Definingaprofile'sfunction

Figure5.6Selectingafamilytemplate

Figure5.7Viewingthefamilycategoryandparameters

Figure5.9Savingaspecificfamilyout

Figure5.10Swappingtothenewfamilytype

Figure5.11Placinghostedcomponentsanddeletingthewall

Figure5.12Placingunhostedcomponentsinamodel

Figure5.13Adjustinganobject'sLevelproperty

Figure5.14Face-basedfamilyontheroof

Figure5.15Face-basedfamilyafterhostdeletion

Figure5.16Workstationsandschedule

Figure5.17FamilyAlreadyExistsdialog

Figure5.18Updatedselectionandschedule

Figure5.19EditingtheCaseworkin-placefamily

Figure5.20Completingthein-placefamily

Figure5.21ContentsearchresultsinAutodeskSeek

Chapter6:ModifyingFamilies

Figure6.1UsingtheZoomInRegionoption

Figure6.2UsingtheZoomSheetSizeoption

Figure6.3Elevationatdifferentscales

Figure6.4ViewScale-To-DetailLevelCorrespondencesettings

Figure6.5CoarseandMediumdetaillevels

Figure6.6MediumandFinedetaillevels

Figure6.7Editinglevelsofdetailforhardware

Figure6.8SetDetailLevelstoFineonly.

Figure6.9UsingFilterforselection

Figure6.10Windowselectionandfilter

Figure6.11Cabinetappearancesfordetaillevels

Figure6.12Editingtheface-basedfamily

Figure6.13Changingthefamilycategory

Figure6.14Chairlocationinproject

Figure6.15Editingtheoriginofafamily

Figure6.16Different-sizedesks

Figure6.17ReferencePlanesDefinesOriginparameter

Figure6.18Elevationparameteravailableinproject

Figure6.19Singleversustwocalculationpoints

Figure6.20Roomcalculationpoint

Figure6.21:Updatedroomcalculationpoint

Figure6.22Flippingthedoordirection

Figure6.23Windowplanand3DviewintheFamilyEditor

Figure6.24Visibility/GraphicOverridesfortheview

Figure6.25Referenceplanesanddimensionparameters

Figure6.26Addinganewreferenceplaneandkeepingitequallyspaced

Figure6.27Completedframe/mullionextrusion

Figure6.28Editingtheexistingwindowframe

Figure6.29Modifyingthewindowglazing

Figure6.30Initialnestedfamilyplacement

Figure6.31FlipWorkPlane,beforeandafter

Figure6.32Lockdoorhandledimensions

Figure6.33Existingfurnituretag

Figure6.34Newfurnituretagshape

Figure6.35Completedfurnituretag

Figure6.36AdjustingtheVisibility/GraphicOverridespropertiesofthe

view

Figure6.37Theprofilewithparametersvisible

Figure6.38Newhandrailprofile

Figure6.39Selectingtheprofilefortherailing

Figure6.40Selectingthenewrailing

Figure6.41Selectingandeditingthebreakline

Figure6.42Themaskingregionwithallconstraintsdisplayed

Figure6.43Deletetheexistingjaglinesinthemaskingregion

Figure6.44Sketchnewjaglinesinthemaskingregionboundary

Figure6.45Addinganewsubcategory

Figure6.46Addinganddimensioninggridlines

Figure6.47Creatingavisibilityparameter

Figure6.48TheGridVisibilityparameterintheTypePropertiesdialogbox

Figure6.49WallClosureoptions

Chapter7:SchematicDesign

Figure7.1A2DsketchfromAutodeskSketchBookProforiPad

Figure7.2Theimportedimage.Notethelocationofthelevelsrelativetothegroundplaneintheimage.

Figure7.3Thescaledimage

Figure7.4AFormIt3DsketchinFormItWeb

Figure7.5TheFormItgroupasaloadedmassfamilyinRevit

Figure7.6YourRevitmodelwithmassfloors

Figure7.7TheupdatedmassintheConceptualMassEditor

Figure7.8MassfloorsareusedtomakerealRevitfloors

Figure7.9Placethesolidwallsbyface

Figure7.10CreatesolidwallsusingtheWallByFacetool

Figure7.11Curtainsystemsaddedtothemass

Figure7.12Finishedschematicdesign

Chapter8:RoomsandColorFillPlans

Figure8.1Customizingareaandvolumecomputations

Figure8.2RoomreferencesandinteriorfillintheVisibility/Graphicssettings

Figure8.3Addingaroomandaroomtag

Figure8.4Roomtag

Figure8.5Roomtagwitharea

Figure8.6Movingthewall

Figure8.7Updatedroomspaceandtag

Figure8.8Addingroomsandtags

Figure8.9Taggingalargespace

Figure8.10Addingroomseparationlines

Figure8.11Placeroomswithunplacedroomdefinitions.

Figure8.12Renamingroomsinaroomschedule

Figure8.13Definingthecolorfilllegend

Figure8.14EditColorSchemedialog

Figure8.15Resultingcolorfill

Figure8.16Updatedcolorfill

Figure8.17Creatingthebuildingsection

Figure8.18Resultingbuildingsection

Figure8.19AddingroomtagswiththeTagAllNotTaggedtool

Figure8.20Roomtagsshowninsection

Figure8.21Roomcolorsinthesectionviewmatchtheplancolors

Chapter9:Materials,Visualization,Rendering

Figure9.1SearchresultsforBrickandtheGraphicstab

Figure9.2TheAppearancetabandtheswapicon

Figure9.3TheAssetBrowser

Figure9.4TheGraphicstabafterstep6

Figure9.5Selectthegraywall.

Figure9.6DuplicateaviewfromtheProjectBrowser.

Figure9.7Hidethecategoryintheview.

Figure9.8ElevationpresentationviewandGDOsettings

Figure9.93DIsometricwithGDOeffects

Figure9.10Selectedwallandelementoverrides

Figure9.11Finishedexplodedview

Figure9.12SunSettingsdialogbox

Figure9.13Thefinishedrendering

Figure9.14ARayTracerenderingafter15seconds

Figure9.15RenderInCloudoptions

Chapter10:Worksharing

Figure10.1UsernamesettinginOptions

Figure10.2TheinitialWorksharingdialogbox

Figure10.3Worksetsdialogbox

Figure10.4FileSaveOptionsdialog

Figure10.5Savethecentralmodel

Figure10.6Creatingthelocalfile

Figure10.7Creatingadditionalworksets

Figure10.8WorksetVisibilitysetting

Figure10.9Elementselectionandfilter

Figure10.10SelectingandassigningtheInteriorworkset

Figure10.11ResettingtheVisibilitysettings

Figure10.12SynchronizeAndModifySettings

Figure10.13Relinquishingelementsandworksets

Figure10.14Relinquishedelementsandworksets

Figure10.15UserBlocalfilechanges

Figure10.16UserAlocalfilechanges

Figure10.17Latestversionofthecentralmodel

Figure10.18Closingworksetsinthemodel

Figure10.19Worksetsopenandclosed

Figure10.20ShowingborrowedelementsintheWorksetsdialogbox

Figure10.21WorksharingDisplaySettingsoptions

Figure10.22CheckoutStatustab

Figure10.23Ownerstab

Figure10.24Worksetstab

Figure10.25Placingarequest

Figure10.26Grantingarequest

Figure10.27Grantedconfirmation

Chapter11:DetailsandAnnotations

Figure11.1TheDetailpaneloftheAnnotatetab

Figure11.2TheDetailLinetoolset

Figure11.3TypePropertiesdialogboxforarepeatingdetail

Figure11.4ModifyingtheinsulationwidthintheOptionsBar

Figure11.5TheEditGrouppanel

Figure11.6BeforeandaftertheLineworktool

Figure11.7Thewindowsilldetailbeforeembellishment

Figure11.8Modifyingtheboundaryofthefilledregion

Figure11.9Thefinishedfilledregion

Figure11.10Addingamaskingregion

Figure11.11Thecompletedsketch

Figure11.12Creatingablockingdetailcomponent

Figure11.13Insertingandplacingtheblocking

Figure11.14Thesilldetailwithbase

Figure11.15Addingflashingusingdetaillines

Figure11.16Thegroutdetailcomponent

Figure11.17Therepeatingdetail'stypeproperties

Figure11.18Thefinishedwindowsilldetail

Figure11.19TheRevitArchitectureannotationtools

Figure11.20Addingadimensionstring

Figure11.21Modifyingthetextlocation

Figure11.22Dimensioningthewalllocation

Figure11.23Dimensiontypeproperties

Figure11.24Dimensioningthewindowsill

Figure11.25Tochangethedimensionstringvalue,changethelocationoftheobjectsdimensionedbyselectingthewindow.

Figure11.26Enteringavalueintoadimensionstring

Figure11.27Thedimensioneddetail

Figure11.28Thetagfelloutsideofthecropwindow

Figure11.29Extendingtheannotationcropwindow

Figure11.30RemovingtheleaderfromtheWindowtag

Figure11.31Usingthematerialtag

Figure11.32Addinganarrowheadtothetag

Figure11.33Addingtexttothedetail

Figure11.34Finishingthedetail

Figure11.35Creatingalegend

Figure11.36SelectalegendcomponenttoaccessitspropertiesintheOptionsBar.

Figure11.37Addotherannotationsanddetailcomponentstoembellishthewall-typesection.

Chapter12:DrawingSets

Figure12.1TheNewScheduledialog

Figure12.2Choosingthefieldsfortheschedule

Figure12.3Filteringthewindowschedule

Figure12.4Settingtheappearancefortheschedule

Figure12.5Thenewwindowschedule

Figure12.6Thenewwindowschedule

Figure12.7StartanewschedulefromtheProjectBrowser

Figure12.8Filteroutunnamedrooms

Figure12.9Roomschedule

Figure12.10Newrowinserted

Figure12.11Thefinishedroomschedule

Figure12.12Theupdatedroomnameinplanview

Figure12.13Createafilterforspecificsheets

Figure12.14Thefilteredsheetlist

Figure12.15Addsheetsusingaplaceholder

Figure12.16Theviewplacedonasheet

Figure12.17Aligningviewsonasheet

Figure12.18Allthreeplanviewsonasheet

Figure12.19Theeditedviewtags

Figure12.20Addinglinestothesheet

Figure12.21Texttobeadjustedinthesheetview

Figure12.22ActivatetheBasementview

Figure12.23Modifyingthetextbox

Figure12.24Cropregiongrips

Figure12.25AnL-shapedcropregion

Figure12.26Finishedenlargedplan

Figure12.27PlacetheschedulesonsheetG000

Figure12.28ThePrintRange,Options,andSettingsproperties

Figure12.29Specifythesheetset

Figure12.30PrintSetupdialog

Figure12.31Rasterprintingisrequiredforsomeeffects

Chapter13:WorkflowandSiteModeling

Figure13.1ACAD-basedworkflow

Figure13.2ABIMworkflow

Figure13.3Theintegrateddesignmodel

Figure13.4Traditionalandmoderndesigns

Figure13.5Atoposurfacecanhostcomponentssuchastrees,entourage,andvehicles.

Figure13.6Atoposurfaceappearsasasolidina3Dviewonlyifasectionboxisused.

Figure13.7LinkedCADfileasseenina3Dview

Figure13.8Selectonlythelayerscontaining3Dcontourinformation.

Figure13.9Thissectionviewillustrateshowthebuildingpadadjuststheextentsofthetopographicsurface.

Figure13.10ThePurgeUnuseddialogbox

Figure13.11TheWarningsdialogbox

Figure13.12Exportingerrorsandwarnings

Chapter14:RepetitioninRevit

Figure14.1FamilyTypesparameters

Figure14.2TypeBfamilyinstances

Figure14.3TypeCfamilyinstances

Figure14.4Tablelayoutandspacing

Figure14.5Overallgrouplayout

Figure14.63Dviewofrevisedlayout

Figure14.7Newlycreatedgrouptype

Figure14.8Excludedgroupinstances

Figure14.9Restoregroupinstances

Figure14.10NewAssemblydialog

Figure14.11Assemblymatchdialog

Figure14.12NewAssemblyPropertiesandAssemblyTypes

Figure14.13CreateAssemblyViewsdialog

Figure14.14Assemblyviewsonsheet

Figure14.15GroupsconvertedtoRevitlinks

Figure14.16MirrorRevitlinks

Figure14.17PurgeUnuseddialog

Figure14.18RevealConstraints

Figure14.19Selectionbox

Figure14.20Selectionfilters

Figure14.21Double-clicksettings

Figure14.22Addingelevatorstoashaft

Figure14.23Editingyourkeyboardshortcuts

Figure14.24Joingeometry

Figure14.25Copyingfromalink

ListofTablesAppendix:AutodeskRevitArchitecture2016Certification

TableA.1CertifiedUserexamtopicsandobjectives

TableA.2CertifiedProfessionalexamtopicsandobjectives

AUTODESK®REVIT®ARCHITECTURE2016

ESSENTIALS

RyanDuellTobiasHathornTessaReistHathorn

ForStacey,Lucely,andNathaniel—morecaffeine,lesssnowplease!

—Ryan

ForRoMBIS,BoBTech,Reviteers,FormIteers,andTNT!

—Tobias

ForTandN,mytwosidekicks.

—Tessa

AcknowledgmentsThishasbeenanextraordinaryyearofchange.Iwouldliketofirstthankallofthefamilymemberswhoassistedusintransitioningoutofourcondominiumandintoournewhome—itwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutyourassistance.Iwouldliketothankmywife,Stacey,foralwaysbeingunderstandingaboutthecrazythingsIgetmyselfinvolvedin.IwouldliketogiveahugeroundofthankstoeveryoneatAutodesk.FromtheQAguildtomyagileteam,yourcontinuedsupport,humor,anddepthofknowledgeissecondtonone.Icouldn'taskforabettergroupofindividualstowork(orshareabeer)with.Next,Wiley—thisbookwouldhaveneverbeenpossiblewithoutyourtalentedstaff,editing,andsupport,sothankyou.AndTobiasandTessa,thankyouforthesolidteamworkanddedicationgettinganothereditionwrapped!

—Ryan

ThankstothelovelycityofBoulder,Colorado,fortheexcitingyear.TheBoulderADSKofficeespeciallyhasbeengreattoworkwith—theteamisbrilliantandexpedient.Thankstomyfamilyforthesupportandbikeridedestinations.Also,toWiley,formakingthisbookhappen.ThankstoRyan,forthesolid,ahead-of-schedulework.ThankstoTessa,foreverythingstill.ThankstoNoelle,fortheinspirationalchatter.

—Tobias

ThankyoutoFänasArchitectureforshowingmehowtohaveacareerandbeamom.Youcanhaveitall.Thankyoutomycowriters:toRyan,foralways(again)beingonestepaheadofthegame,andTobias,foryourgreatdedicationandsenseofhumor.Wediditagain!Thanksalsotoourtechnicaleditor,JonMcFarland,forkeepingusonourtoes.AndanenormousthankstoourteamatWiley—StephanieMcComb,AlexaMurphy,andtherestoftheeditorialstaff—formakingeverythingbehindthesceneshappen.

—Tessa

AbouttheAuthors

RyanDuellisaprincipalqualityassuranceanalystforRevitatAutodesk.Heholdsabachelor'sdegreeindesigncomputingfromBostonArchitecturalCollege.HestartedhiscareerwithcbtArchitectsinBoston,Massachusetts,workingonavarietyofprojectteamsrangingfromsingle-familyresidentialtolargecommercialprojects.RyantransitionedintotheBIMmanagerrole,focusingonAutodesk®AutoCAD®ArchitectureandAutodesk®Revit®Architecturestandardsalongwithcontributingassistancetoprojectteams.AtAutodesk,hespentseveralyearsintheproductsupportorganizationprovidingRevitsupportforendusersandenterpriseaccounts.InadditiontoworkingatAutodesk,RyanteachesRevitattheBostonArchitecturalCollegeandcontributestotheRevitClinicblog.

TobiasHathornisalicensedarchitectanduserexperiencedesignerforAutodesk.Heholdsabachelor'sdegreeinarchitecturefromKansasStateUniversity.HestartedhiscareeratBNIMArchitectsinKansasCity,Missouri,workingonaone-million-square-footIRSpaper-processingcenterinRevitArchitecture.AfterworkingasaliaisonbetweenBNIMandMosheSafdieandAssociatesontheKansasCityPerformingArtsCenter,TobiasmovedtoBostontojointheRevitproductteaminWaltham,Massachusetts.TobiashashonedhisknowledgeandexperiencewithRevit,especiallythegraphicsandrenderingfeatures,overthepastsevenyearsinthequalityassuranceanduserexperiencegroups.HeiscurrentlyworkingonAutodesk®FormIt®,aconceptualdesigntool

toaidintheearlystagesofaBIMworkflow.Inhisfreetime,helikestobicycleandplayTetris.

TessaReistHathornisalicensedarchitectandaLEEDAccreditedProfessionalwith10yearsofexperienceinarchitectureusingAutodesk®Revit®.AfterstartinghercareeratBNIMArchitectsworkingonhistoricrenovationsandtherenownedKauffmanCenterforthePerformingArts,sheeventuallymovedtoBoston,Massachusetts,toworkwithMosheSafdieandAssociates,workingonhigh-profileinternationalprojects,andlaterworkedwithAustinArchitectsinCambridge,Massachusetts.TessacurrentlyworksasanarchitectinBoulder,Colorado,atFänasArchitecture,specializingincustomhomes.

Foreword

CongratulationsonchoosingAutodesk®Revit®softwaretobeyourBIMauthoringtool!ToprepareyouforthejourneyoflearningRevit,therearethreemajorphasesyoushouldbeawareof:thechallenges,thebenefits,andtheguru.Let'slookateach.

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Theguruphaseisthefinalphaseonyourjourney.You'llknowyouareintheguruphasebecauseyouarenolongerafraidoftheprogramandithasbecomepartofyourworkflow.YouarereapingthebenefitsofBIMandforgotwhatlifewaslikebeforeit.Now,youwanttopushtheprogramtoitslimitsandbecomeaneliteuser.Embracethisphase.You'veearnedit.

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IntroductionWelcometoAutodeskRevitArchitecture2016Essentials,basedontheAutodesk®Revit®Architecture2016softwarerelease.

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WhatYouWillLearnThisbookisdesignedtohelpyougraspthebasicsofRevitArchitectureusing

ThisbookisdesignedtohelpyougraspthebasicsofRevitArchitectureusingreal-worldexamplesandtechniquesyou'lluseineverydaydesignanddocumentation.We'llexplaintheRevitArchitectureinterfaceandhelpyoufindthetoolsyouneedaswellashelpyouunderstandhowtheapplicationisstructured.Fromtherewe'llshowyouhowtocreateandmodifytheprimarycomponentsinabuildingdesign.We'llshowyouhowtotakeapreliminarymodelandaddlayersofintelligencetohelpanalyzeandaugmentyourdesigns.We'lldemonstratehowtocreaterobustandaccuratedocumentationandthenguideyouthroughtheconstructionprocess.Wheneverpossible,wewillbothteachyouhowtouseRevitandshowyouhowtoputthosenewfoundskillstouseinfocusedexercises.

Asyouarealreadyaware,buildinginformationmodeling(BIM)involvesmorethanjustachangeinsoftware;italsorepresentsachangeinarchitecturalworkflowandculture.TotakefulladvantageofbothBIMandRevitArchitectureinyouroffice,you'llhavetomakesomechangestohowyouwork.We'vedesignedthebookaroundanideal,integratedworkflowtoaidinthistransition.

WhatYouWillSeeThescreencapturesandothergraphicsinthisbookarebasedonRevit2016,whichcombinesthearchitectural,structural,andMEPdisciplinesandtoolsintoasingleapplication.IfyounoticesmalldifferencesbasedontheexactversionofRevityouhaveinstalled,weapologize,butitwouldbeveryconfusingtobasethebookonallversionsoftheapplication,notingallthesmalldifferencesalongtheway.However,whicheverversionyouhave,you'llbeabletofollowthelessonsandchapterexercisesofthisbookwithease.

WhatYouNeedToleveragethefullcapacityofthisbook,wehighlyrecommendyouhaveacopyofRevitinstalledonacomputerstrongenoughtohandleit.TodownloadthetrialversionofRevit(offeredasRevit2016),gotowww.autodesk.com/revitarchitecture,whereyou'llalsofindcompletesystemrequirementsforrunningtheapplication.

Fromasoftwarestandpoint,theexercisesinthisbookaredesignedtobelightweightandnotcomputationallyintensive.Thisway,youavoidlongwaittimestoopenandsavefilesandperformcertaintasks.Thatsaid,keepinmindthattheAutodesk-recommendedcomputerspecsforRevitArchitecturearefar

morethanwhatyouneedtodotheexercisesinthisbookbutareexactlywhatyouneedtoworkonaprojectusingRevitArchitecture.

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WhatIsCoveredinThisBookRevitArchitectureisabuildinginformationmodeling(BIM)applicationthathasemergedastheforerunnerinthedesignindustry.Inthisbook,we'llfocusonusingreal-worldworkflowsandexamplestoguideyouthroughlearningthebasicsofRevitArchitecture2016—theessentials.

AutodeskRevitArchitecture2016Essentialsisorganizedtoprovideyouwiththeknowledgeneededtogainexperienceinmanydifferentfacetsofthesoftware.Thebookisbrokendownintothefollowing14chapters,whichalsocontainnumerousexercisefiles:

Chapter1,“IntroducingtheAutodeskRevitArchitectureInterface,”introducesyoutotheuserinterfaceandgetsyouacquaintedwiththetoolsandtechnology—theworkflow—behindthesoftware.

Chapter2,“WallsandCurtainWalls,”helpsyoubuildonthatinitialknowledgebyestablishingsomeofthebasicbuildingblocksinarchitecture:walls.

Chapter3,“Floors,Roofs,andCeilings,”introducesyoutotheotherbasicbuildingblocks:floors,roofs,andceilings.Bytheendofthefirstthreechaptersyouwillbegintoseehoweasyitistocreatethecoreelementsof

yourbuilding.

Chapter4,“Stairs,Ramps,andRailings,”explainsthebasicsofstairs,ramps,andrailings.Thesecorecomponentsareversatile,andusingthemcanbeabittricky,sowe'llguideyouthroughtheprocessofcreatingseveraltypesofstairsandrailings.

Chapter5,“AddingFamilies,”showsyouhowtoaddacoreelementtoyourproject:families.Youusefamiliestocreatemostofyourcontent,andRevitArchitecturebydefaultcomeswitharobustsupply.

Chapter6,“ModifyingFamilies,”showsyouhowtotakethesefamiliesandmodifythemorcreateyourown,makingthelibraryofyourcontentlimitless.

Chapter7,“SchematicDesign,”introducesyoutoconceptualdesignworkflowsusingAutodesk®FormItTMsoftwareandAutodesk®

Sketchbook®Prosoftwaretogeneratedesignsketches.Usingthosesketches,youcantakethebuildingdesignandmodelitinRevitArchitecture.

Chapter8,“RoomsandColorFillPlans,”showsyouhowtoaddroomelementstoyourspaces,assigninformationtothem,andcreatecolorfuldiagramsbasedonspace,department,oranyothervariableyouneed.

Chapter9,“Materials,Visualization,Rendering,”introducesyoutovisualizationtoolsandtechniques.Youpreparepresentation-qualityviewsofyourdesigninelevation,axonometric,andperspectiveviews.

Chapter10,“Worksharing,”discusseshowtotakeyourRevitArchitecturefileintoamultipersonworkingenvironment.WorksharingallowsseveralpeoplewithinyourofficeorprojectteamtoworkonthesameRevitArchitecturefilesimultaneously.

Chapter11,“DetailsandAnnotations,”focusesonaddingannotationtoexplainyourdesigns.You'lllearnhowtoadddetailtoyourmodelintheformofdimensions,text,keynotes,andtagsandhowtoembellishyour3Dmodelwithadditionaldetailing.

Chapter12,“DrawingSets,”showsyouhowtotakeallthisinformationandplacethosedrawingsandviewsontosheetssotheycanbeprintedanddistributedtoyourprojectstakeholders.

Chapter13,“WorkflowandSiteModeling,”providesthebasicsonhowtotakeyourofficefromaCADenvironmenttoonethatworkswithBIM.

Thischapterexplorestoolsforeveryleveloftheprojectteam—fromthenewstafftoprojectmanagers.UnderstandingtheprocessandworkflowwillbekeytothesuccessofyourfirstRevitArchitectureproject.

Chapter14,“RepetitioninRevit,”coverstheprimarymethodstorepeatgeometryinRevit.Thischapterexploresseveralapproaches,focusingontheprimarybenefitsofeachtool.Wrappingupthechapteraresometipsandshortcutstoutilizeonyourownprojects.

TheEssentialsSeriesTheEssentialsseriesfromSybexprovidesoutstandinginstructionforreaderswhoarejustbeginningtodeveloptheirprofessionalskills.EveryEssentialsbookincludesthesefeatures:

Skill-basedinstructionwithchaptersorganizedaroundprojectsratherthanabstractconceptsorsubjects.

Digitalfiles(viadownload)soyoucanworkthroughtheprojecttutorialsyourself.Pleasecheckthebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentialsforthecompaniondownloads.

Atthebook'swebpage,you'llalsofindaspecialbonusfilefullofsuggestionsforadditionalexercisesrelatedtoeachchapter,soyoucanpracticeandextendyourskills.

NOTEShouldyouchoosetobrowsethebook'scompanionwebpage,itwilllooklikeasitetopurchasethebook,whichitis.Butifyoupandownjustabit,you'llseethreegraytabs.Thethirdoneisthebook'scompaniondownloads.

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Chapter1IntroducingtheAutodeskRevitArchitectureInterfaceAftermorethanadecadeofuseinthearchitecture,engineering,andconstruction(AEC)industry,Autodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftwarecontinuestobeuniqueinitsholisticbuildinginformationmodeling(BIM)approachtodesign.Thereareothertoolsthatallowyoutodesignin3D,and10yearsago3Dmighthavebeenadifferentiator,buttoday3Disthestandard.BIMisquicklybecomingthestandardaswell.

RevitArchitectureprovidestheuniqueabilitytodesign,update,anddocumentyourprojectinformationfromwithinasinglefile—somethingnootherBIMtoolallowsyoutodo.Becauseallofyourdataresidesinasingleprojectfile,youcanworkinanyviewtoedityourmodel—plan,section,elevation,3D,sheets,details,evenaschedule—andthenwatchasyourfileupdatesinallviewsautomatically.TobeginyourjourneyoflearningRevitArchitecture,we'llhelpyoubecomecomfortablewiththeuserinterfaceandthebasicstepsoftheRevitArchitectureworkflow.

Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:

UsethePropertiespalette

UsetheProjectBrowser

UsetheViewControlBar

NavigatewiththeViewCube®

Createfloors,walls,andlevels

Changeawalltype

Placedoorsandwindows

Spaceelementsequally

UnderstandingtheUserInterfaceTheuserinterface(UI)ofRevitArchitectureissimilartootherAutodesk

products,suchastheAutodesk®AutoCAD®,Autodesk®Inventor,andAutodesk®3dsMax®products.Youmightalsonoticethatit'ssimilartoWindows-basedapplicationssuchasMicrosoftWord.Alloftheseapplicationsarebasedonthe“ribbon”concept:toolsareplacedonpanelsorganizedontabsinaribbonacrossthetopofthescreen.Theribboniscontextuallyupdatedbasedontheelementsyouhaveselected.We'llcoverthemostcriticalaspectsoftheUIinthissection,butwewon'tprovideanexhaustivereviewofalltoolsandcommands.You'llgainexperiencewithavarietyoftoolsasyoureadthechaptersandgothroughtheexercisesinthisbook.

Figure1.1showstheRevitArchitectureUIwithlabelsillustratingthemajorUIelements.Fourprojectviewsaretiledtodisplayatthesametime:plan,elevation,3D,andperspectivecamera.

Figure1.1RevitArchitectureuserinterface

Exercise1.1UsethePropertiesPalettetoSeeDynamicUpdatesofPropertiesThePropertiespaletteisafloatingpalettethatremainsopenwhileyouworkinthemodel.Thepalettedynamicallyupdatestoshowthepropertiesoftheelementyouhaveselected.Ifyouhavenothingselected,thentheview'spropertiesaredisplayed.

Tobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter1,andopenthefilec01-ex-01.1start.rvt.YoucanopenaRevitArchitectureprojectfilebydraggingitdirectlyintotheapplicationorbyusingtheOpencommandfromtheApplicationmenu(alsoknownastheAppmenu).

1. GototheModifytaboftheribbon,findthePropertiespanelonthefarleftsideoftheribbon,andclickthePropertiesbutton.ThisbuttonwillopenorclosethePropertiespalette.LeavethePropertiespaletteopen.

2. GototheViewtaboftheribbon,findtheWindowspaneltothefarright,clicktheUserInterfacebutton,anduncheckorcheckthePropertiesoption.ThiswillalsoopenorclosethePropertiespalette.LeavethePropertiespaletteopen.ThisishowtoturnonUIelementsthatyouaccidentallyturnoff!

3. Moveyourmouseintothedrawingarea,orcanvas,andthenright-clickwiththemouse;thiswillbringupacontextmenu.ClickthewordPropertiesnearthebottomofthelist.ThiswillalsoopenorclosethePropertiespalette.

4. YoucanalsotogglethevisibilityofthePropertiespalettebypressingCtrl+1onyourkeyboard.

5. Thepalettecanbedockedoneithersideofyourscreenoritcanfloatinyourcanvas.Tomovethepalette,justclickthePropertiespaletteheaderanddragitwithyourmouse.Youwillseeanoutlinepreviewofthepalettetoaidyouinplacement;releasethemousebuttontoplacethepalette.

6. Todockthepalettebacktotheleftsideofthescreen,clickanddragthemouseallthewaytotheleftsideofthescreen,untilthepreviewoutlinespanstheentireheightofthescreen.ThePropertiespalettemaybeupagainsttheProjectBrowser.SeeFigure1.2.Youwillmovethebrowsertotherightsideofthescreeninthenextexercise.

7. Makesureyoudon'thaveanyelementsselected;lookinthePropertiespaletteandnoticethatitdisplaysthepropertiesoftheactiveview,the3Dview.UsethescrollbarontherightsideofthePropertiespalettetofindtheExtentsgroupofproperties.ChecktheCropViewoption.Youdon'tneedtousetheApplybuttontocommitthechange;instead,justmoveyourmouseintothecanvastoautomaticallyapplyyourchanges.

ThePropertiespalettecanbepulledoutsidetheRevitapplicationframe.Thisisespeciallyhelpfulifyouhaveasecondmonitor.YoucanmovethepalettetoasecondscreenformaximumRevitcanvasspaceontheprimaryscreen.

8. Selecttheredroofinthe3Dview.NoticethatthePropertiespaletteupdatestoshowthepropertiesofthecurrentselection,theBasicRoofSGMetalPanelsroof.AnychangestothesepropertieswillaffectthisRoofelementonly.

ThePropertiespalettedisplayselementproperties.ChangesmadeinthePropertiespalettewillaffectonlythecurrentlyselectedelements.ChangesmadeintheTypePropertiesdialog(foundbyclickingtheEditTypebutton,belowtheTypeSelector)willaffectallelementsofthetypecurrentlydisplayedintheTypeSelector,whethertheyareselectedornot!

9. Whileyoustillhavetheroofselected,clicktheTypeSelectordrop-downatthetopofthePropertiespalette.ChoosetheWarmRoof-Timberoption

fromthelist.Clickyourmouseoffintospacetodeselecttheroof.You'llnoticethattheroofisnolongerred.Whenyouchooseanothertypefromthelist,youareswappingthecurrentrooftypeforanotherroofwithdifferenttypeproperties,buttheelementpropertiesstaythesame!

Figure1.2PreviewofdockingthePropertiespalettetotheleftside

ThisconcludesExercise1.1.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.1end.rvt,availableinthefilesyoudownloadedforthischapter.

Exercise1.2ExploretheContentofYourProjectwiththeProjectBrowserTheProjectBrowser(referbacktoFigure1.1)isatableofcontentsforyourproject.Thestructureofthebrowserisatreeconsistingofalltheviews,legends,schedules,renderings,sheets,families,groups,andlinksinyourRevitArchitectureproject.

TheProjectBrowsercanalsobedraggedoutsidetheRevitcanvas.Thiscomesinveryhandyifyouareusingmultiplemonitorsandwanttomaximizeyourdrawingarea.

Tobeginthenextexercise,openthefilec01-ex-01.2start.rvt.

1. MuchlikethePropertiespalette,theProjectBrowsercanbedockedoneither

sideoftheRevitcanvas.Followsteps5and6inthepreviousexercise,butdragtheProjectBrowserallthewaytotherightofthecanvasasinFigure1.1.

2. TheProjectBrowserissetupasatreeviewwith+and−iconstoexpandorcollapsethenodesofthetreestructure.FindtheverytopnodeofthebrowsernamedViews(All).Clickthe−iconfoundtotheleftoftheViews(All)node.

3. Nowclickthe−iconnexttotheothertop-levelnodes:Legends,Schedules/Quantities,Sheets(All),Families,Groups,andRevitLinks.NowyourProjectBrowserlooksverysmall,butinrealitytherearemanypiecesofcontentloadedinthecurrentproject.

4. ExpandtheFamiliesnode.FindthePlantingfolderandexpandthat.ThenexpandtheRPCTree-Deciduousfolder.

5. FindtheHawthorn-25′family.Clickthetext,anddragyourmouseontothecanvas.Releasethemousebutton,andyouwillseeanoutlinepreviewtohelpyouplacethetree.Hoveryourmouseanywhereonthegreenlandscape,andclickagaintoplacethetree.Thebrowserallowsthisnicedrag-and-dropworkflowforplacingcontent!MakesuretoclicktheEsckeytoclearthetoolbeforethenextstep.

TheactiveviewisdisplayedinboldintheProjectBrowser.

6. TheProjectBrowserhasasearchutilityaswell.Ifyouright-clickanyelementinthebrowser,youwillseeaSearchoptionatthebottomofthecontextmenu.ClickSearch,andinthedialogthatappears,typeKitchen;thenclicktheNextbutton.ThesearchutilityopensfolderstofindanyprojectcontentwiththewordKitcheninthetitle.KeepclickingNextuntilyoufindtheRendering:KitchenviewunderSheets(All)⇨A001-TitleSheet(Figure1.3).

Bydefault,theProjectBrowserdisplaysallofyourcontent;youcanfilterandcustomizewhatyouseeinthebrowser.Right-clickViews(All)atthetopofthebrowser;thenselectBrowserOrganization.

7. Onceyou'vefoundtheRendering:Kitchenview,closetheSearchInProjectBrowserdialogandopentheRendering:Kitchenviewbydouble-clickingtheviewnameintheProjectBrowser.Averynicerenderingopens;readChapter9tolearnhowtouseRevit'srenderingfeatures.

Figure1.3ProjectBrowsersearchresultsforKitchen

ThisconcludesExercise1.2.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.2end.rvt,includedwiththefilesyoudownloadedforthischapter.

Exercise1.3UsetheViewControlBartoSeeFrequentlyUsedViewPropertiesTheViewControlBarisatthebottom-leftcornerofeveryview.Itisashortcutforfrequentlyusedviewproperties.InmostcasesyoucanfindthesameparameterinthePropertiespaletteforthecurrentview.Itisimportanttonotethatthesecommandsaffectonlythecurrentlyactiveview(Figure1.4).

Figure1.4TheViewControlBarfora3Dview

Openthefilec01-ex-01.3start.rvttobeginthisexercise.

1. HoveryourmouseovertheiconsontheViewControlBartoseeatooltip,whichdisplaysthenameofthespecifictool.ThefirstitemisViewScale(1:100),andthesecondisDetailLevel;wewon'tbechangingtheseviewpropertiesinthisexercise.

2. ThethirdiconisacubecalledVisualStyle;clickthisiconandchooseRealisticfromthelistthatpopsup.Notethatyounowseematerialtexturesonthewallsandsite(ifyouzoominclosely).Also,thetreeslookmorerealistic.

3. ClicktheVisualStyleiconagain;thistimeclickHiddenLinefromthelist.Thisisamoretraditionalblack-and-whitestyleforviewingyour3Dmodel.

4. ThenexticonontheViewControlBarisSunPath;skipthisone.ThenexticonisShadows;clickthisiconandyoushouldseeshadowsrenderinyourscene.

5. Thenexticonisateapot,anditlaunchestheRenderingdialog.TherenderingworkflowiscoveredinChapter9.ClicktheteapoticonagaintoclosetheRenderingdialog.

6. ThenexticonisCropView.Thisisaveryimportanttool,soclickitnow.Youshouldseepartsofyourmodelaroundthecornersdisappear!Themodelisnotdeleted,onlytheviewiscropped.

7. ThenexticonontheViewControlBarisShowCropRegion.Clickthistoseethecropboxfortheview.Nowthatyouseeit,selectitandusethebluegripsthatappeartoadjustyourcropasyoudesire.SeeFigure1.5foranexample.

8. Thenexticonallowsyoutolockyour3Dview.Thisoptionisavailableonlyin3Dviews.Thecommandishelpfulifyoueveraddtexttoa3Dviewandyoudon'twanttheviewpointtochange.

9. Thenexticonlookslikesunglasses.TheTemporaryHide/Isolatetoolisveryusefulasyourprojectgrowsmorecomplex.Selecttheroofinyourproject,andthenclickthesunglasses.ChoosetheoptionIsolateElementfromthelist.Noticethatallotherelementsintheviewarehiddensoyoucanfocusontheroofonly.Clickthesunglassesagain,andchooseResetTemporary

Hide/Isolate.Nowyourviewisbacktonormal.

10. ThenexticonintheViewControlBaristhelightbulb,forRevealHiddenElementsmode.Clickthelightbulbandamagentabordersurroundsyourview.Anyelementthatishidden,orturnedoff,willalsobedisplayedwithmagentalines.Thisviewingmodewillproveveryhelpfulinlocatingelementsthatappearinsomeviewsbutnotyourcurrentview.ClickthelightbulbontheViewControlBaragaintoreturntoyournormalworkingmode.

11. Finally,therearefouradditionaliconsforspecializedviewmodesrelatedtomoreadvancedworkflows.TemporaryViewPropertiesisusefulwhenyouhaveaviewtemplateappliedtotheviewandyouneedtoadjustviewpropertiestemporarily.HideAnalyticalModelisusefulifyou'reworkingwithStructuralelementsandtheiranalyticalvisualization.HighlightDisplacementSetsisrelatedtoexplodedviews,coveredmoreinChapter9.Finally,thereistheRevealConstraintsmode,similartoRevealHiddenElementscoveredinstep10;thisisausefulsettinginplanviewstoseewhat“invisible”constraintsmightkeepyoufrommakingthetypesofchangesyouwanttomake.

Figure1.5TheShowCropRegiontoolandtheViewControlBar

ThisconcludesExercise1.3.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.3end.rvt,availablewiththefilesyoudownloadedpreviously.

Exercise1.4NavigatewiththeViewCube

AsoneofseveralnavigationaidsinRevitArchitecture,theViewCubeislocatedintheupper-rightcornerof3Dviews.ThisisafamiliarUIelementthatappearsinmanyAutodeskproducts.

Tobeginthisexercise,openthefilec01-ex-01.4start.rvt.

1. ClickthefaceoftheViewCubethatislabeledFront.Theviewdynamicallyorbitstoshowastraight-on,elevation-styleviewofyourproject—anditwillautomaticallyfittheviewtotheentiremodel.

2. MoveyourmouseovertheViewCube.Asyouhoverthemouse,arrowsappearoneachsideoftheFrontface.ClickthearrowtotheleftoftheFrontface.TheviewwilldynamicallyorbittotheLeftelevationofyourproject.

3. HoveryourmouseovertheViewCubeagain;thistimeclickthearrowabovetheViewCube.ThiswilltakeyoutoaTopview,orplanvieworientation,ofyourproject.

4. Hoveryourmouseoverthelower-rightcorneroftheViewCubetop.Clickthiscornerandtheviewwilldynamicallyorbitbacktothe3/4cornerviewyoustartedoutin.

5. NowclickyourmouseanywhereontheViewCubeanddragthemouse.Thisisacustomorbit,notapredefinedanglelikeFront,Left,orTop.NoticethatthewordPIVOTappearsatthecenterofthemodel.Releasethemousewhenyoulikeyourcameraangle.Themodeldoesnotzoomtofitwiththistypeoforbiting.

6. Selectoneofthetreesinthemodel;thenclickanddragtheViewCubeagain.NoticethatthegreenPivoticonisnowinthemiddleoftheselectedelement.Thisisaveryusefultechniquefornavigatinglargemodelsifyou'reeditingaspecificelement.

Ifyou'vezoomedintoofarandwanttozoomtofit,double-clickthemiddlemousebutton.YoucanusethekeyboardshortcutZEtoapply

middlemousebutton.YoucanusethekeyboardshortcutZEtoapplyZoomToFittothecurrentvieworZAtoapplyZoomAllToFit(ifyouhavemanyviewsopen).

7. Ifyouareusingamouse,thenthescrollwheelisidealforzoominginandout.Ifyoudon'thaveamouse,thezoomcontrolsareallunderthemagnifyingglassneartheViewCube.ThedefaultzoomtoolwhenyouclickthisiconisZoomInRegion,whichallowsyoutochoosearectangleyou'dliketoexaminecloser.

8. Onceyou'venavigatedtheviewandyou'resatisfiedwiththecameraangle,itisimportanttosavethecurrentviewpoint.HoveryourmouseanywhereovertheViewCubeandright-click.SelecttheSaveViewoptionfromthecontextmenu.Nameyourview(preferablysomethingspecific),andclickOK.NowthenewlysavedviewappearswiththenewnameintheProjectBrowserunder3DViews.

9. Thiswillsavetheanglebutnotthezoomlevel.Ifyouwanttomaintainacertainzoomlevel,usetheCropViewandShowCropRegioncommandscoveredinsteps6and7ofthepreviousexercisetolimittheviewtowhatismostrelevant.

ThisconcludesExercise1.4.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.4end.rvt.

CreatingaSimpleLayoutInthissection,you'llusetheRevitArchitectureinterfacetocompletebasicmodelingworkflows.Youcanapplythebasicconceptsintheseexercisestoavarietyoftoolsthroughouttheprogram.

Exercise1.5CreateaFloor

Tobegin,openthefilec01-ex-01.5start.rvtfromthefilesyoudownloadedatthebeginningofthischapter.

1. Theprojectopensinafloorplanview.Thereareaseriesofdashedgreenlinesforyoutouseasguidesforthisexercise.ClicktheArchitecturetaboftheribbon,andfindtheFloortoolintheBuildpanel;clicktheFloortooltoenterFloorsketchmode.

2. Notethattheribbonadjuststoindicatethatyouareinasketchmode.ThemostobviousindicationistheModepanelwiththeredXandgreencheckmarkicons.Theseallowyoutocanceloutofsketchmodeorcommityourchanges.Youneedtodrawyourfloorshapebeforeyouclickthegreencheckmark.

3. TheDrawgallerytotherightoftheModepanelhasmanydifferentdrawingtools.You'llusethePickLinestoolsincetherearereferencelinesalreadyinplace.Clickthesecond-to-lasticoninthelower-rightcorneroftheDrawgallery.

4. Hoveryourmouseoveroneofthereferencelines,andnoticethatithighlightstoshowapreviewofthelinethatwillbecreated.Clickeachofthereferencelinesonlyonce.Apinksketchlineappearsaftereachclick.Whenyou'refinished,youshouldseeanimagesimilartoFigure1.6.

5. Tryclickingthegreencheckmarkintheribbontocommityoursketchlines.Youwillgetanerrormessageaboutintersectinglines!Revitrequiresthatsketchesbeclosedloops,andyouhaveoverlappingintersectionsateachofthecorners.ClickContinue,andyouwillresolvethiserrorinthenextstep.

6. FindtheTrim/ExtendToCornertoolintheModifypaneloftheModify|CreateFloorBoundarytabintheribbon.Clickthetoolandhoveryour

mouseoveraportionofoneofthesketchlinesthatyouwanttokeep;it'shighlightedblue.Thenclicktheline.Next,clicktheportionoftheintersectinglinethatyouwishtokeep.Thiswilltrimtheunwantedsegmentsfromthecorner.

Thestatusbarinthelower-leftcorneroftheUIprovidesfeedbackwhenyou'reusingcommandslikeTrim/ExtendToCorner.Italsodisplayskeyboardshortcutsasyoutype,anditreportswhatobjectyourmouseishoveringover.

7. Afterthefirstcorneriscleanedup,RevitremainsintheTrim/ExtendToCornertool;clickthenexttwointersectinglinestocleanuptheircorner.Repeatthesestepsuntileachcorneristrimmed,asinFigure1.7.

8. Finally,clickthegreencheckmark;thistimeyoushouldbesuccessful.Revithasthefloorselectedwhenyouexitsketchmode.Youshouldseetheblueselectioncolor,andyoucanreviewyourfloor'spropertiesinthePropertiespalette.ThefloorisonLevel1,anditsareais2500SF(232m2).

Figure1.6Floorsketchlinesbeforetrimming

Figure1.7Floorsketchlinesafterthecornersaretrimmed

ThisconcludesExercise1.5.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.5end.rvt.

Exercise1.6CreateWallsOpenthefilec01-ex-01.6start.rvttostartthisexercise.

1. FindtheWalltoolintheArchitecturetaboftheribbon.ClicktheWalltoolandchoosethePickLinestoolfromtheDrawgallery.

2. TurnyourattentiontothePropertiespalette.Youwillsetafewparametersbeforeyoudrawyourwalls.ChangetheLocationLineparameterbyclickinginthecellandchoosingFinishFace:Exteriorfromthedrop-downlist.

3. AlsointhePropertiespalette,changetheTopConstraintparametertoUpToLevel:Level2.

4. Nowhoveryourmouseoveroneoftheedgesofthefloor.Donotclickyourmouseyet.Noticethelight-bluedottedlinethatappears.Thislineindicateswhetherthewallwillbeplacedinwardoroutwardfromthereferenceline.Notethatyoumayneedtozoomintoseethebluedottedline.

5. Youwantyourwallstobeinwardfromthegreenreferenceline,somoveyourmouseslightlyinwardfromtheflooredges—untilthebluedottedlineisontheinside—thenclickyourmouse.Repeatforeachedgeuntilyour

drawinglookssimilartoFigure1.8.

Figure1.8Wallsplacedinwardfromtheflooredge

ThisconcludesExercise1.6.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.6end.rvt.

Exercise1.7CreateLevelsInRevitArchitecture,projectdatumsareveryimportant.Referenceplanes,grids,andlevelsareconsidereddatums.Theseelementsareusuallyvisibleonlyina2Dview.Theycanbeusedtomoveanymodelelementthatreferencesthem.

Tobegin,openthefilec01-ex-01.7start.rvt.

1. IntheProjectBrowser,undertheViews(All)node,locatetheElevations(BuildingElevation)node,anddouble-clicktheNorthview.Youmayneedtoclickthe+symboltoexpandthetree.

RememberthatyoucanzoomandpanwiththemousewhileinthemiddleofcommandslikeTrim/ExtendToCornerandOffset

2. Zoomintotherightsideoftheview,andnotethegraphicrepresentationofLevel1andLevel2.SelectthelevellineforLevel2,andnoticethatboththenameofthelevelandtheelevationvalueturnblue.

3. ClicktheelevationvalueforLevel2,andchangeitfrom10′-0″(˜3000mm)to15′-0″(˜4500mm).Zoomoutsoyoucanseethewalls.Noticethatthe

wallsautomaticallyadjusttothenewheightofLevel2!ThishappensbecausetheLeveldatumdrivestheTopConstraintparameterthatwassetinstep3ofthepreviousexercise.

4. GototheArchitecturetabintheribbonandfindtheDatumpanel.ClicktheLevelcommand.Next,choosethePickLinestoolfromtheDrawgallery.

5. TurnyourattentiontotheOptionsBarjustbelowtheribbon.VerifythattheMakePlanViewcheckboxischecked.ThenchangetheOffsetvalueto15′-0″(4.500mm).

6. MoveyourmouseintothedrawingareaandhoverovertheelevationlineofLevel2.Waituntilyouseethelight-bluedottedlineappearaboveLevel2.Ifyoudon'tseethepreviewline,thenmoveyourmouseslightlyup.Clicktoplaceyournewlevel.

7. Revitautomaticallynamesthenewlevelforyoubasedonthelastlevelcreated.Sointhiscase,Level3isthecorrectsequenceandyoudon'tneedtorenameit.PressEsctoexittheLeveltool.Ifyoudidwanttorenamethenewlevel,you'dselectthelevellineandclickthelevelnameafteritturnsblue.

Youcandouble-clickthebluelevelmarkerstoopentheplanviewassociatedwiththatlevel.Youcanalsodouble-clickanyblueviewsymbolsuchasasectionmarker,elevationtag,oracallouthead.

8. SelectLevel3,andclicktheCopytoolontheModifytabintheribbon.ClickanywhereinthecanvastospecifyastartpointfortheCopycommand;thenmovethemouseinanupwarddirection.Type12′-0″(3.658m),andthenpressEntertocompletethecommand.PressEsctoexittheCopytool.NotethatyoucanpressandholdtheShiftkeytoforceCopyorMovecommandstooperatein6″(100mm)increments.

9. Selectthenewestlevelline,clickthelevelname,andchangethenametoRoof.ClickEsctocleartheselection.Notethatthelevelsymbolisblack,

notblueliketheothers.ThisisasideeffectofusingtheCopycommand.Thismeansthereisnotacorrespondingplanviewforthislevel.

10. GototheViewtabintheribbon,findtheCreatepanel,clickPlanViews,andthenclickFloorPlan.TheNewFloorPlandialogappears.Onlylevelsthatdon'thaveviewsarelisted.Inthiscase,youshouldseeonlytheRooflevel.ClickOKtocreateanewviewassociatedwiththislevel.

11. ThenewfloorplanfortheRooflevelopens,theviewisblank.GototheViewtaboftheribbon,locatetheWindowspanel,andclickSwitchWindows.Thisdrop-downlistshowsalloftheviewsyoucurrentlyhaveopen.Youcanclickanyviewtoswitchtoit.YoucanalsoholddownCtrlandtaptheTabkeytocyclebetweenopenRevitviews.

TheSwitchWindowstoolisalsolocatedintheQuickAccesstoolbar(QAT).ThekeyboardshortcuttocyclethroughopenviewsistoholddownCtrlandpresstheTabkey.

ClosingUnneededViewsIfyouhavemanyviewsopenatonce,theperformanceofyourRevitsessionslowsdown.Besuretocloseviewswhenyou'renotworkinginthemanylonger.TheCloseHiddenWindowscommandintheViewtaboftheribbonwillcloseallviewsbutthecurrentlyactiveone—ifyourviewismaximized.

willcloseallviewsbutthecurrentlyactiveone—ifyourviewismaximized.Ifyourviewisn'tmaximized,thenRevitwillhideonlytheviewsthatarecovered.Ifyouhavemorethanoneprojectopen,thiscommandleavesopenonlyoneviewfromeachproject.Thistoolismosteffectiveifyourviewwindowsarefullscreen.

ThisconcludesExercise1.7.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.7end.rvt.

Exercise1.8ChangeWallTypeInthepreviousexercise,youcreatedanadditionallevel,thusincreasingtheoverallheightofyourbuilding.Inthefollowingsteps,you'lladjustthetopconstraintofthewallsandusetheTypeSelectortoswapgenericwallsforamorespecificwalltype.

Tobegin,openthefilec01-ex-01.8start.rvt.

1. GototheViewtaboftheribbon,findtheCreatepanel,andclickthe3Dviewicon.OryoucanclickDefault3DViewintheQATordouble-clickthe{3D}viewintheProjectBrowser.

2. ClicktheCloseHiddenWindowsbuttonsothatthe3Dviewistheonlyviewopen,ThenactivatetheSouthviewunderElevations(BuildingElevation)fromtheProjectBrowser.

3. FromtheViewtabintheribbon,locatetheWindowspanel,andthenclicktheTileWindowsbutton.YoucanalsousethekeyboardshortcutWT.Youshouldseethetwoactiveviews(default3DviewandSouthelevation)sidebyside.

4. Ineitherview,findtheNavigationbar,clickthedrop-downarrowundertheZoomicon,andthenclickZoomAllToFit.YoucanalsousethekeyboardshortcutZA.

5. FindtheModifybuttonatthefarleftsideoftheribbon.ClicktheSelectbuttonundertheModifybuttonandadrop-downappears.MakesurethattheSelectElementsByFaceoptionischecked.Thiswillenableeasierselectionofwalls.

Usethechain-selectmethodonanythingfromwallstolinesinsketchestodetaillines.

6. Clickinsidethe3DViewwindowtoactivatetheview.Hoverthemousepointeroveranyofthewalls.PresstheTabkeyonce,andallofthewallsshouldhighlight,asinFigure1.9.Thestatusbarshouldindicate“Chainofwallsorlines.”Clickthemouseoncetoselectthechainofwalls.

7. Withallofthewallsstillselected,turnyourattentiontothePropertiespalette.FindtheparameterTopConstraint.ChangethevaluetoUpToLevel:Roof,andthenclickApply,ormoveyourmouseintothecanvastoautomaticallyapplyit.ClickEsc,orclickinablankspaceinthecanvastodeselectthewalls.Noticehowthewallschangeheightinboththe3Dviewandtheelevationview(Figure1.10).

8. LookaheadtoFigure1.11toseetheintendedresultofthisstep.Inthe3Dview,selectthewallthatcorrespondstotheFrontfaceoftheViewCube.PressandholdtheCtrlkey,andselectthewallsegmentsadjacenttoit,asinFigure1.11.

ChangingwallsegmentsfromonewalltypetoanotherissimilartochangingafontinMicrosoftWord.Youselectthesentenceandthenchooseadifferentfontfromthefontselector—thewordsstaythesame,butthestylechanges.

9. Withthewallsselected,looktothetopofthePropertiespalettetofindtheTypeSelector.NotethatitisreportingthatthewalltypeofthecurrentselectionsetisBasicWallGeneric-8″(200mm).ClicktheTypeSelectortoopenalistofwalltypesintheproject.ChoosetheExterior-BrickOnCMUwalltypenearthetopofthelist.ClickEsctoclearyourselection.

10. Zoomintothewallsforwhichyoujustswappedtypes.Thethicknessofthesethreewallsshouldupdatetoinheritthepropertiesofthetypeyouchose.Also,ifyouzoomincloseenough,youshouldseeabrickpatternonthewalls,whichtheGenericwallsdonothave.

Figure1.9Highlightedwallsofachainselection

Figure1.10Tiledwindowsshowtheresultofmodifyingthetopconstraintsofthewalls.

Figure1.11UsetheCtrlkeytoselectmultipleelements.

ThisconcludesExercise1.8.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.8end.rvt.

Exercise1.9PlaceInteriorWallsOpenthefilec01-ex-01.9start.rvttobeginthisexercise.

1. FromtheArchitecturetabintheribbon,clicktheWalltool.UsetheTypeSelectortochangethewalltype—beforeplacingthewalls—toInterior-47/8″(123mm)Partition(1-hr).

2. IntheDrawgalleryintheribbon,choosethePickLinesicon;thenclickeachofthegreenreferenceplanesthathavebeenprovidedasguidesforinteriorwalls.YourresultsshouldresembleFigure1.12.

3. ChoosetheTrim/ExtendMultipleElementstoolfromtheModifytaboftheribbon.Selectthelonghorizontalinteriorwallfirst.Thenmoveyourmouseinsidetheroomonthelower-rightsideoftheplan.Holdyourmousebuttondownanddragacrossingselectionwindowupandtothelefttoincludeeachofthesmallersegmentsofwall.ReleasethemouseandRevitshouldtrimoffthewallsneatly,asinFigure1.13.ClickEsctoclearyourselection.

TheFunctionparameterofawall,foundinthewall'stypeproperties,helpsdefineitsdefaultheight.Forexample,aninteriorwalldefaultstothenearestlevel,whereasanexteriorwallissettoUnconnectedHeight.

4. SelecttheTrim/ExtendSingleElementtoolfromtheModifytaboftheribbon.First,clicktheexteriorwalltothefarrightoftheplan.Thenclicktheintersectinginteriorwall.Remember,Revit'sTrimtoolwantsyoutoclick

thesegmentsyouwanttokeep.

5. NowselecttheTrim/ExtendToCornertoolfromtheModifytab.Clicktheremainingoverlappingcornerstocleanupthewallconstruction.

6. NotethattheleftmostinteriorwallisnotalignedwiththethickerBrickOnCMUwall.ClicktheAligntoolfromtheModifytaboftheribbon.First,clicktheinsideedgeofthethickerwallbecausethatiswhatyouwanttoalignto.Thesecondclickshouldbeontheoutsideedgeoftheleftmostinteriorwall.Thisiswhatyouwanttomove.TheresultsshouldresembleFigure1.14.

Figure1.12Theinteriorwalls

Figure1.13ResultsofusingTrim/ExtendMultipleElements

Figure1.14ResultsofusingtheAligntool

ThisconcludesExercise1.9.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.9end.rvt.

Exercise1.10PlaceDoorsandWindowsInthisexercise,you'llplacedoorsandwindowsinthewalls.Doorsandwindowsrequireawalltohostthem.You'llusethegenericDoorandWindowfamiliesthatareloadedintheproject,butbearinmindthatbuildingcomponentsofanysize,material,andconfigurationcanbeusedinRevit.

Tobegin,openthefilec01-ex-01.10start.rvt.

1. GototheArchitecturetabandlocatetheDoortool.ClickthetoolandnoticethattheTypeSelectorreportsthattheDoortypeisSingle-Flush36″(914mm)×84″(2133mm).

2. Hoverthemouseoveroneoftheinteriorwallsandyou'llseeapreviewofthedoorbeingplacedinthewall.Pressthespacebarandnoticethatthepreviewofthedoorflipsthedirectioninwhichitisswinging.

3. Movethemousemoretowardtheinsideoftheroom,andpressthespacebaruntilyourdoorpreviewswingsintotheroomandisswinginginthecorrectdirection(lookaheadtoFigure1.15).Clicktoplacethedoor.

4. Repeatthesamestepstoplacedoorsintotheotherroomsalongtheinterior

wall.Whenyoufinish,theresultsshouldappearsimilartoFigure1.15.Notethatyoumayhavedoortagsappearwhenyouplacedoors.Youcanturntheseoffonplacementfromabuttonintheribbon,TagOnPlacement,otherwiseyoucanjustdeletethesetags.

5. GobacktotheArchitecturetaboftheribbonandlocatetheWindowtool.ClickthetoolandnoticethattheTypeSelectorreportsthattheWindowtypeisFixed36″(914mm)×48″(1219mm).

6. Hoverthemouseoveroneoftheexteriorwallsbetweentheinteriorwallsandyou'llseeapreviewofthewindowbeingplacedinthewall.Movethemouseinsidethewalltomakethewindowpaneclosertotheinsideoftheroomaswell.Clicktoplacethewindow.

Ifyouhappentoplaceadoororwindowandyouwanttochangethedoorswingortheglassplacement,justselecttheelementandpressthespacebar.Revitwillfliptheorientationofthefamily.

7. Repeatthesamestepstoplacewindowsalongtheexteriorwallforeachoftheinteriorrooms.Whenyoufinish,theresultsshouldappearsimilartoFigure1.16.

Figure1.15Thedoorsswingintotherooms

Figure1.16Thewindowsfortherooms

ThisconcludesExercise1.10.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.10end.rvt.

Exercise1.11SpaceElementsEquallyInthisexercise,you'llusedimensionsandtemporarydimensionstocreateanequallyspacedrelationshipbetweentheinteriorwalls,thenthedoors,andthenthewindows.Thiswillillustratetheideaofusingconstraintstocreatedesignintent.ThisisafundamentalconceptofRevit'sparametricmodeling.

Openthefilec01-ex-01.11start.rvttobeginthisexercise.

1. FromtheAnnotatetabintheribbon,locatetheDimensionpanelandclicktheAlignedDimensiontool.IntheOptionsBar,noticethatthePlacementdrop-downissetforWallCenterlines.Clickinthisdrop-downandchangetheplacementtoWallFaces.

2. LookaheadtoFigure1.17fortheintendedresultofthisstep.Hoveryourmouseovertheleftmostinteriorwallandyoushouldseetheoutsideedgehighlight.Clicktostartadimensionstring.

3. ReturnyourattentiontotheOptionsBarandchangetheplacementfrom

WallFacestoWallCenterlines.

4. Moveyourmousebackintothecanvasandhoveroverthecenterofthefirstinteriorwalluntilyouseeabluehighlightinthecenteroftheinteriorwalls.Clicktocontinueyourdimensionstring.Repeatforeachinteriorwall.

5. ReturntotheOptionsBarandchangetheplacementfromWallCenterlinestoWallFaces.Clicktheinsidefaceoftheexteriorwalltofinishaddingdimensionstoyourdimensionstring.

6. Moveyourmouseabovetheinteriorwallandclicktoplacethedimensionstringintheview.TheresultsshouldresembleFigure1.17.

IfyouwanttoseetheactualdimensionvaluesinsteadofEQinyourdimensionstrings,right-clickthedimensionstring(afteryouhaveplacedthedimensionstring)andselectEQDisplaytotogglebetweenthetwosettings.YoushouldseetheEQiconappearanytimeyouselectadimensionstring.

7. Afterplacingthedimensionstring,noticetheblueEQiconthatappears.Thisisavaluableshortcutforspacingyourelementsequally.Clickthisiconandyourwallswillautomaticallyspacethemselvesapartevenly.

8. Youwillmostlikelygetanerrorbecauseofadooroverlappingwithawall.Disregardthiswarningbyclosingthesmalldialogthatopensinthelower-rightcorner.Wewillusetemporarydimensionstohelpspacethedoorsinthenextstep.ClicktheEsckeytwicetoexittheDimensiontool.

9. Selecttherightmostdoor,andnoticethelight-bluedimensionsthatappear.Thesearecalledtempdimsandareveryhelpfulforlocatingdoorsandwindowsrelativetowalls.Noticethatthisdooris2′-6″(.762mm)fromtheexteriorwall.Thisisperfect;leaveitasis.

10. Selectthenextdoortotheleftandhoveryourmouseoverthetempdimthatappears.Thetooltipletsyouknowyoucaneditthisdimension.Clickthebluetextandtype2′-6″(.762mm)intothetextbox.Thedoormovestothecorrectlocation.Followthesestepsfortheotherdoors.TheresultsshouldresembleFigure1.18.

11. Nowyouwillcombinethetechniquesofusingdimensionsandtempdimsto

spacethewindowsequally.Selecttherightmostwindow.

12. Thetempdimreferencelinespansfromthecenterofthewindowtothecenteroftheexteriorwall—turnyourattentiontothebluecircleiconatthecenteroftheexteriorwall.Clickthebluecircleicononceandthecirclejumpstotheinsidefaceofthewall.Clickthesamecircleagainandthetempdimappearsalongtheoutsidefaceoftheexteriorwall.

13. Clickthetempdimvaluetotherightandchangeitto4′-8″(1422mm).

14. Followthesamestepstomakethecenteroftheleftmostwindow4′-8″(1422mm)fromtheexteriorfaceoftheexteriorwall.

15. ClicktheAnnotatetaboftheribbon,andchoosetheAlignedDimensiontool.

16. Hoveryourmouseoverthemiddleoftheleftmostwindow.Youshouldseeasmallverticalbluehighlightappear,indicatingthecenterofthewindow.Clicktoplaceadimensionreferencethere.

17. Hoveroverthemiddleofthenextwindowandclicktocontinueyourdimensionstring.Repeatuntilyouhaveadimensionstringbetweenthecentersofeachofthewindows.

18. Moveyourmousedownbelowthewall,andclicktoplacethedimensionstringintheview.ClicktheEQbuttonthatappears.PressEsctoexittheDimensiontool.YourresultshouldresembleFigure1.19.

Figure1.17Thedimensionsoftheinteriorwalls

Figure1.18Doorsequallyspacedrelativetothewalls

Figure1.19Windowsequallyspaced

ThisconcludesExercise1.11.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec01-ex-01.11end.rvt.

NowYouKnowTheRevitArchitectureinterfaceisorganizedinalogicalmannerthatenforcesrepetitionandthereforeincreasespredictability.AlmosteverycommandcanbeexecutedbyselectingaviewfromtheProjectBrowser,choosingatoolfromtheribbon,specifyingsettingsinthePropertiespalette,andthenplacinganelementinthedrawingwindow.Fromthereyou'llusetheViewControlBarandtheViewCubetoviewyourelementsasyou'dlike.Intheexercisesinthischapter,wecoveredthebasicmodelingworkflowslikewalls,doors,andwindowsandthebasicmodeleditingtools,suchasTrim,Align,tempdims,andAlignedDimensions.Withthisexperienceyou'llbeabletoapplywhatyou'velearnedinthischaptertothemanyexercisesexploringothertoolsinsubsequentchapters.

Chapter2WallsandCurtainWalls

WallsintheAutodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftwarecanrangefromsimpletocomplex.Earlyinthedesignprocess,wallsandcurtainwallscanbemoregeneric,essentiallyservingasverticalcontainersforspaceandfunction.Theycanalsobeassociatedtomassesinordertocreateincrediblycomplexshapes.Asthedesignprogresses,thesegenericwallsandcurtainwallscanbeswappedoutformorespecificverticalcompoundwallsthatindicatearangeofmaterialsaswellasgeometricsweepsandreveals.

Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:

Createwallsusingseveraldifferentmethods

Hostelementsinwalls

Modifywallparameters

Modifyandresetwallprofiles

Createandcustomizeacurtainwall

Embedacurtainwallinabasicwall

Add/removegridsandaddacurtainwalldoor

UnderstandingWallTypesandParametersRevitArchitecturehasthreefundamentaltypesofwalls:basic,stacked,andcurtainwalls.Inthefollowingsections,wewillcoversomeoftheimportantaspectsofeach.Thisisnotintendedtobeanexhaustiveguidetocreatingandeditingeachwalltypebutratheranoverviewtoprovidesomebackgroundknowledgebeforewecontinuewiththeexercisesthroughoutthischapter.

BasicWallsTheRevitArchitecturedefaulttemplateincludesseveralwalltypes.Walltypesaredefinedfromtheexteriortotheinteriorbyelementscalledlayers.Eachlayerisassignedafunction,material,andthickness.Thefunctionofawalllayerdetermineshowitwilljoinwhenmultiplewalltypesintersectorwhenawall

intersectsanotherelementsuchasafloor.ThesimplerwalltypeshaveonelayerandaretypicallynamedwiththeprefixGenericforeasyidentification.Themorecomplexwalltypesusemultiplelayerstogeneratetheoverallstructure.

1. OntheArchitecturetabintheribbon,clicktheWalltool.

2. IntheTypeSelectoratthetopofthePropertiespalette,selecttheGeneric-8″(200mm)Masonrywalltype.

3. ClickEditTypejustbelowtheTypeSelector.

4. ClickthePreviewbuttonatthelowerleftintheTypePropertiesdialogtoseeagraphicsampleofthewalltype.

InFigure2.1,thestructuralregionofthiswallisdefinedbyadiagonalcrosshatchpattern.Thisisabasicwallwithonlyonelayerpatterndefiningthewall'sstructure.

Figure2.1Masonrystructuralregionofabasicwall

Basicwallscanbemodifiedtocontainfarmorestructuraldetail:

1. WiththeTypePropertiesdialogstillopen,gototheTypedrop-down.

2. SelectthewalltypeExterior-BrickOnMtl.Stud,andyou'llseethedifference(Figure2.2).

3. ClicktheEditbuttonintheStructureparameter.

Figure2.2Compoundwallsconsistofseverallayersoffunctionalmaterials.

Youcanaddorremovegeometryinyourwallsbyusingprofilesthatyouapplytothem.Ifyou'restillexaminingthestructureofthepreviouswall,dothefollowing:

Noticethenumerousvaluesthatcontrolthefunction,material,andthicknessforthiswalltype.Thesevalueshelpyoucoordinateyourprojectinformationacrossviewsandschedules.

1. ClicktheCancelbutton,andselectthewalltypeExterior-BrickandCMUonMtl.Stud.ClicktheEditbuttonagainintheStructureparameter.

2. InthePreviewpane,switchtheviewtoSection.

3. Zoomintothetopofthewallsampleshowninthepreview.

You'llseeaparapetcapatthetopofthewall(Figure2.3).Thisisaprofileassociatedtothebasicwalltype.

Althoughyoucanmanuallyaddprofilestowallsinyourprojectonacase-by-casebasis,wethinkyou'llfindthataddingthemtothewalldefinitionmakescreatingandupdatingwalltypeseasyandquick.

Figure2.3Wallsweepaspartofawall

StackedWalls

Stackedwallsconsistofbasicwalltypesbutarecombinedverticallyinasingledefinedtype.Anybasicwallscanbeusedtocreateastackedwall.

Tofindthestackedwalltypes,followthesesteps:

1. StarttheWalltool,accesstheTypeSelector,andscrolltothebottomofthelistundertheStackedWalltype.

2. SelectthewalltypeExterior-BrickOverCMUwMetalStud.

3. ClicktheEditTypebutton,andthenclicktheEditbuttonintheStructureparameter.

AsshowninFigure2.4,thiswalltypeisdefinedbytwodifferentbasicwalls,butyoucanaddmoreifnecessary.

Notethatyoucan'tcombinestackedwallsoraddcurtainwallstoyourstackedwall.

Figure2.4Typepropertiesofastackedwall

Oneofthestackedwallsegmentsmustbeofvariableheighttoaccommodatetheverticalconstraintsofthewallinstancesyouplaceinaproject.Ifallthesegmentswereafixedheight,itwouldconflictwithvaryingdatumgeometryinyourproject.Inadditiontospecifyingtheheightofthesegments,youcanadjustthehorizontaloffsetorsetasegmenttoflipitsorientation(insideoroutside).

Stackedwallshaveauniqueoptionavailable(selectandthenright-click)calledBreakUp.Whenastackedwallisbrokenup,thesegmentsarereducedtoindividualbasicwalls.Thebasicwallsrepresentthesamedimensionsspecifiedinthestackedwall.

Keepinmindthatthereisnomethodtoconvertthebasicwallsegmentstotheoriginalstackedwall.

CurtainWallTypesCurtainwallsaremorecomplexthanbasicwallsorstackedwalls.Theyconsistoffourelements:asimplewall-segmentdefinition,curtaingrids,panels,andmullions.Curtainwalltypescanbecompletelyinstancebased(allowingeachtovary)ordrivenentirelybythewalltypepropertiesthatsetgridspacing,panels,andmulliontypesforinteriorandborderconditions(Figure2.5).

Figure2.5Curtainwalltypedefinitions

HostingElementsinWallsWallscanhostothertypesofelementsthataremeanttocreateopenings.Aslongasthewallsexist,theelementstheyarehostingexistaswell.Doorsandwindowsareexamplesofcommonlyusedhostedelements.

Placingadoorinawallisveryeasyandcanbedoneinplan,elevation,or3Dview.Youmaynoticethatyoucanplacedoorsonlyinwalls.Thisisbecausedoorfamiliesarehostedelementsandcannotexistwithoutahost.Becauseofthisrelationship,hostedelementsareautomaticallydeletedifyoudeleteahost

thisrelationship,hostedelementsareautomaticallydeletedifyoudeleteahostelementsuchasawall.

CreatingWallConfigurationsTheobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistocreateseveraldifferentwallconfigurationsthroughdrawingandpickingexistinggeometry.ThefirstmethodyouwillexploreismanuallydrawingwallsusingsomeoftheDrawshapes(Figure2.6).

Figure2.6Genericconfigurationsforwalls

ThenyouwilluseadditionalwalltoolstocreatearcshapesusingTangentEndArcandFilletArcconfigurationstoappendwallsegmentstoexistingwallelements.

Oncetheexteriorwallsarecreated,thelastportionoftheexercisewillfocusoncreatingwallsbypickingexistinggeometrytocreatewalls.

Exercise2.1CreateWallConfigurationsTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.1start.rvt.

1. IntheProjectBrowser,underFloorPlans,activatethefloorplannamedDrawingWallsbydouble-clickingit.StarttheWalltool,andpracticecreatingsegmentsofwallsusingvarioustoolsintheDrawpanel(suchasLineorCenter-EndsArc).Don'tworryaboutwhereyoucreatethesewalls;it'sjustpractice.AlsotakenoteofthesettingsavailableintheOptionsBarpriortowallplacementbecausetheywillvaryforeachtool.

2. ActivatethefloorplannamedTangent-FilletWalls.Yourgoalistocompletethelayoutofthewallsaccordingtothedashedlinesshowninthefloorplan.

3. Intheupper-rightcornerofthelayout,thetwoperpendicularwallsmustbejoinedwitharadiuswallsegment.Selecteitheroneofthewallsegments,right-click,andselectCreateSimilarfromthecontextmenu.

4. OntheDrawpanelintheribbon,selecttheFilletArcoption.Clickonewallsegmentandthentheotherperpendicularsegment.Afteryouclickthesecondwallsegment,acurvedsegmentappears.

5. Placethecurvedsegmentnearthelayoutline.Beforeyoucontinue,clicktheradialtemporarydimensionvalueandchangeitto6′(2000mm).

6. TheWallcommandshouldstillbeactive,soselectthetwoperpendicularwallsinthelower-rightcornerofthelayout,andrepeatsteps4and5.

7. WiththeWallcommandremainingactive,returntotheDrawpanelintheribbon,andselecttheTangentEndArcoption.Clicktheleftendofthewallsegmentatthebottomofthelayout,andthenclicktheleftendofthewallsegmentatthetoptocompletethetangentarcwall.YourresultsshouldlookliketheplanshowninFigure2.7.

8. ActivatethePickingWallsfloorplan,andthenstarttheWalltool.ChoosethePickLinesoptionintheDrawpanelintheribbon.OntheOptionsBar,settheLocationLinetopositionthewallinrelationtothepickedpath.

9. Inthefirstsetoflinesinthesamplefile,pickeachindividuallinesegmenttoplacewalls.

10. Onthesecondsetoflines,usethechain-selectmethodtoplaceallthewallsegmentsatonce.Hoveryourmousepointeroveroneofthelinesegments,andpresstheTabkeyonce.Whenthechainoflinesishighlighted,clickthemousebuttontoplacethecompletechainofwalls.YourresultsshouldlookliketheplanshowninFigure2.8.

Figure2.7ResultsoftheTangent-FilletWallssteps

Figure2.8ResultofPickLines

CreatingEllipticalWallsBecausetheneedforellipticalwallsmayoccurinyourdesigns,we'lladdressthemnow.Youshouldknowtwothings.First,ellipticalwallscan'tbesketchedusingtheDrawtools.Second(andmoreimportant),theycanbecreatedviaworkarounds(suchascreatinganellipticalmassandthenpickingthefaceofthemassfromwhichtocreateanellipticalwall).

So,what'sabetterway?Createellipticalwalllayoutsfromaseriesoftangentarcs.Doingsowillgiveyouanapproximationthatisindistinguishablefromanactualellipse,andyou'llbeabletoguidethewalls'constructionmoreaccuratelyinthefield.

Exercise2.2HostaDoorinaWallTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.2start.rvt.

1. ActivatethefloorplannamedExistingWalls.

2. StarttheDoortool,andaddthreedoorstothemainhorizontalwalltotheleft

oftheverticalwalls.

3. Afterplacingthedoors,selectanydoorandnoticethetemporarydimensionsthatappear.

4. Withthedoorstillselected,adjustthetemporarydimensionsotheyare9″offthecenteroftheperpendicularwalls(left-clickthetemporarydimensiongriptoselectMoveWitnessLine)totogglethedimensionreference.

5. Clickthetemporarydimensiontext,whichallowsyoutoenter9″(230mm)(Figure2.9).

Figure2.9Hostingdoorsinawall

ModifyingWallParameters

RememberthatyoucandisabletheTagOnPlacementsettingintheModify|PlaceDoorcontextualtabintheribbonifyoudon'twantatagtobecreatedwhenyouplaceadoor.

Nowthatyou'vecreatedafewwallconfigurations,it'simportanttounderstandhowyoucanmodifythem.Sometimesthisisdonesimplybyselectingthewallanddraggingtheendorashapehandletoanewposition.Inothercases,youwanttobemoreexactandassignaspecificvalue.

Yourapproachdependsonwhereyouareinthedesignprocess.Justrememberthatyoucanupdatedesigndecisionsandallyourviews,schedules,tagging,andsoforthwillupdate—don'tgetconcernedwithbeingtooexactearlyinyourdesign.

Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistomodifyexistingwalltypeandinstanceparameters.Youwillstartbymodifyingsometypeparametersofthewall.Thenforthesecondpart,youwillmodifysomeinstanceparameters.

wall.Thenforthesecondpart,youwillmodifysomeinstanceparameters.

Exercise2.3ModifyWallParametersTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.3start.rvt.

1. ActivatethefloorplannamedLevel1.Sketchastraightsegmentofawall,butthistimeasyoudrawthewall,type40(or12000mm).Dependingonthedefaultunits,typing40createsa40′segment.

Noticethatyoudidn'thavetoindicatetheunitsasfeet.Ifyouwantedtoindicateinches,you'donlyhavetoputaspacebetweenthefirstandsecondvalues.Thus,40′-6″χaneasilybeenteredas40[space]6.

2. PresstheEsckeytwice,orclicktheModifybuttonintheribbon.Selectthesegmentofwallyoujustcreated.

3. Therearetwooptionstomodifythelength,asshowninFigure2.10.Youcantypeinanewvaluebyselectingthetemporarydimensionandenteringthevalue,oryoucansimplydrageitherwallendtoanewlocation.

4. Opentothedefault3DviewbynavigatingtotheViewtabandclicking3DView,andlookatsomeothermodificationoptions.Thetwobluearrowsatthetopandbottomofthewallarecalledshapehandles(Figure2.11).Youcanclickanddragthemtoadjustthetopandbottomlocationsofawall.Asyoudragtheshapehandle,youwillseeatemporarylocationline.Whenyoureleasetheshapehandle,thetemporarylinedisappears.

5. Draggingeithershapehandleupdatestheassociatedinstanceparameter(inthisexampleUnconnectedHeightandBaseOffset).Let'slookatsomeadditionalinstanceparameters.Changestotheseparameterswillupdateonlytheselectedinstance(s).First,selectthewallandreviewthePropertiespalette.Thesearethespecificinstanceparametersforthiswalltype.

6. UpdatetheLocationLineparametervaluetobeFinishFace:Exterior.Thelocationlineistheoriginofthewall.Ifyouswaponewallforanother,thelocationlinewillbemaintained.Inotherwords,ifyoucreateanexteriorwallandthelocationlineistheinsideface,thenwhenyouchangethepropertiesorselectathickerwall,itwillgrowtotheoutside—awayfromthelocationline.

7. Next,locatetheBaseConstraintparameter.ChangethevaluetoLevel2.The

baseconstraintisthebottomofthewall.Thebaseconstraintcanbechangedatanytimeandthewallwillmovetoreflectthechange.

8. LocatetheBaseOffsetparameter.Changethevalueto1′-0″(300mm).TheBaseOffsetorTopOffsetisthevalueaboveorbelowtherespectiveconstraint(negativedimensionscanalsobeused).Forexample,ifyouwantedthebottomofawallassociatedtoLevel1but3′-0″(1m)below,thevalueforBaseOffsetwouldbe-3′-0″.

9. LocatetheUnconnectedHeightparameter.Changethevalueto12′-0″(3655mm).TheUnconnectedHeightvalueistheheightofthewallwhenyoudonotuseaspecificdatumforTopConstraint.IfyouchangetheBaseConstraintparameterbacktoLevel1andthenchangetheTopConstraintvaluetoUpToLevel:Level2,theUnconnectedHeightparameterbecomesinactive.

Figure2.10Modifyingthewalllength

Figure2.11ShapehandlesandinstanceparametersdisplayedinthePropertiespalette

EditingandResettingWallProfilesNotallwallsarerectilinearinelevation,andforthesesituationsyoucanedittheprofileofawall.Notethatyou'llbeabletoedittheprofileofastraightwallonly,notacurvedwall.

Whenyoueditawall'sprofile,thewallistemporarilyconvertedtoanoutlinesketchinelevation.Becausethesketchisnotplanbased,youcaneditaprofileonlyinasection,anelevation,oranorthogonal3Dview.Youcandrawasmanyclosed-loopsketchesasyoulikewithinthewall'sprofile,buteachloopmustbeclosed.

Ifyouneedtoremovetheeditedconditionofawall,don'treenterEditProfilemodeandmanuallyremovethesketches.Selectthewall,andclickResetProfileintheModepanelontheModify|Wallstab.Doingsowillresettheextentsof

intheModepanelontheModify|Wallstab.Doingsowillresettheextentsofthewallandremoveanyinteriorsketches.

AnotherscenarioforusingResetProfilewouldbewhenyou'reattemptingtouseAttachTop/Base.Dependingonhowthewallprofilewasoriginallyedited,Revitcoulddisplayajoinerrorwhenattemptingtoattachthewall.Thisismostlikelytooccurifthetopofthewallprofilewaseditedpreviously.Resettheprofilefirst,andthenattempttoattachthewalltotheroofasneeded.

Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistoedittheprofileofawallfromthedefaultrectangleshapetoacustomshapeinordertocreateasteppedfoundationwall.Thenwithasecondexercise,youwillcontinueusingtheAttachTop/Basetooltoattachthebrickwalltothefoundationwall.

Exercise2.4EditandResettheWallProfileTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.4start.rvt.

1. Thestartingfileshouldopentothedefault3Dview.Selectthe40′(12000mm)Generic-4″Brickwall,andclickEditProfileontheModify|Wallstab.

2. SelecttheSouthElevationviewfromtheProjectBrowserandaddtheadditionalsketchlinesasshowninthetopillustrationinFigure2.12.

3. UsetheTrimtoolsintheModifypanelasnecessarytocleanupthesketchlinessotheymatchwhatisshowninthebottomillustrationinFigure2.12.

4. Ifyouhavecrossinglinesoropensegments,youwillreceiveanerrorwhenyouattempttofinishthesketchinthenextstep.

5. Whenyouhavefinished,clickFinishEditMode.Youcandisregardthemessage“ThebestwaytocontroltopandbaseoftheWallistomodifytheConstraintsandOffsetParametersinPropertiesdialog”shoulditoccur.

Figure2.12Addingnewsketchlines

Shouldthedesignchangelaterandyouneedtoremovethecustomwallprofile,youcanselectthewallandusetheResetProfiletoolontheribbon,whichwillbeavailableforanywallwithamodifiedprofile.

Exercise2.5AttachandDetachtheTop/BaseTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.5start.rvt.

1. Thestartingfileshouldopentothedefault3Dview.SelectthewallandclickCopyToClipboardontheModify|Wallscontextualtab.ThenclickPasteAlignedToSelectedLevelsandhighlighttheBasementlevel.ClickOKtocompletethepaste.

YoucanalsouseWindowsClipboardcommandstocopyelements.JustremembertousethecustomRevitpastetoolsforgreater

JustremembertousethecustomRevitpastetoolsforgreaterflexibility.

2. BecausethepastedwallistallerthanthedistancebetweenBasementandLevel1,youwillgeta“Highlightedwallsoverlap”warning.Ignorethewarningfornow;youwillbeadjustingthewallsoitnolongeroverlaps.

3. FromtheTypeSelector,changethepastedwalltypefromGeneric-4″BricktoFoundation-12″Concrete.Thewallshouldupdateinappearancetoreflectthenewwalltype(Figure2.13).

4. SelecttheFoundation-12″ConcretewallandclicktheResetProfiletoolontheribbon.Thiswillremovetheprofileeditsyoumadetothewallbeforeyoucopiedandpastedit.

5. SelecttheFoundation-12″ConcretewallagainandclicktheAttachTop/Basetoolontheribbon.ConfirmthattheOptionsBarissettoTop.ThenclickontheGeneric-4″Brickwall.Noticethatthefoundationwallhasattachedandtheprofilehasbeenupdatedtomatchthebrickwallabove(Figure2.14).

Thegreatthingaboutthistechniqueisthattherelationshipsbetweenthetwowallsaremaintainedifyouedittheelevationprofileoftheupperwall.Performingthesestepsisalotfasterthanhavingtoedittheelevationprofileofbothwalls!Let'smakeachangetothebrickwallnexttoseetheresultontheattachedfoundationwall.

6. FromtheSouthElevationview,selecttheGeneric-4″BrickwallandclickEditProfile.Adjustthelastofthethreesteppedprofilesfrom1′-6″to4′-0″.ClickFinishEditMode.

AcommonuseoftheAttachTop/Basetoolistoattachwallstoslopedelements,suchastheundersideofroofs.

7. Noticethatboththebrickwallprofileandthefoundationwallprofilehavebeenupdated.

Figure2.13Pastedupdatedwalltype

Figure2.14AttachTop/Baseresult

CuttingOpeningsOpeningscanbecutinbothstraightandcurvedwalls.TheWallOpening

Openingscanbecutinbothstraightandcurvedwalls.TheWallOpeningcommandtendstobeusedincurvedwallsbecauseyoualreadyhavetheoptiontoedittheelevationprofileinstraightwalls.Andwhenyoucutanopening,youcannotsketchbeyondtheextentsofthewallboundaryorcreateshapesthatarenotrectilinear.

Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistoaddandmodifywallopeningsinacurvedwall.

Exercise2.6CutOpeningsinaCurvedWallTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.6start.rvt.

1. Thestartingfileshouldopentothedefault3Dview.Selectthecurvedwall.TheWallOpeningoptionwillappearontheModify|Walltab.

2. SelectWallOpening,andthenhoveroverthewall.Youarepromptedtocreatearectilinearopeningwithtwoclicks.

3. Createtwowallopeningsanywhereinthearcwall,similartoFigure2.15.

Whenthewallopeningisselected,thePropertiespalettewilldisplayconstraintssuchasTopOffsetandBaseOffset.Thisallowsinputforexactdimensionstomodifytheopeningsizeandlocation.

4. SetBaseOffsetto1′-0″foroneofthewallopenings.

5. Ifyouneedtodeleteanopening,hoverovertheopeningedgeandselectit(orusetheTabkeytotoggletheselection)andthenpresstheDeletekey.

Figure2.15Creatingwallopenings

SplittingWallsSometimes,afteryou'vecreatedwalls,yourealizethatyoudon'tneedaninnersegment—oryouneedtochangeasegmenttoanotherwalltype.Theprocessofdeletingandre-creatingwallswouldbetediouswork.However,RevitArchitectureoffersaSplitElementtoolontheModifytaboftheribbonthatallowsyoutodividewalls,effectivelybreakingthemintosmallerpieces.Thiscanbedonealongbothhorizontalandverticaledgesofeithercurvedorstraightwalls(Figure2.16).

Figure2.16Splittingwalls,beforeandafter

SwappingWallsByswappingwallsfordifferenttypes,youcanavoidtheextraworkofdeletingthemandcreatingnewones.Doingsoisaseasyasselectingawallandthen

selectingthenewtypefromthePropertiespalette(Figure2.17).Thisisespeciallyusefulearlyinthedesignprocess,whentheexactwalltypeislikelytobeunknown.Genericorplaceholderwalltypescanbeusedandthenswappedlateronwhenthedesignprogresses.

Figure2.17Swappingwalltypes,beforeandafter

CreatingCurtainWallsCurtainwallsarecreatedinmuchthesamewayasregularwalls:byselectingthetypeofcurtainwallandthensketchingthedesiredshape.However,theavailableparametersforcurtainwallsaredifferentthanthoseforbasicorstackedwalls.

Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistocustomizeacurtainwallthatisinstancebased(meaningyouwillnotdefineanytypeparametersyet).Youwillmanuallyaddcurtaingridsthatwillsubdividethewallintosmallerpanels.Thelastpartoftheexercisewillbetoaddcurtainmullions,whicharehostedtothecurtaingrids,andmanuallyspacethegridstothedesiredwidth.

Exercise2.7CreateandCustomizeaCurtainWallTobegin,openthebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.7.start.rvt.

1. Thestartingfileshouldopentothedefault3Dview.SelecttheCurtainGridtoolfromtheBuildpanelontheArchitecturetaboftheribbon.

2. Asyouhoverovertheedgeofthecurtainwall,youarepromptedwithadashedlinethatindicateswherethegridwillbeplaced.Alsonoticethatthedashedlineshouldsnapatthemidpointandatone-thirdofthelengthofthecurtainwallateitherend.

3. UsingthedefaultAllSegmentsplacementoptionontheribbon,addthreegridlinesalongthehorizontalandverticaldirections.AtthispointthecurtainwallshouldlooklikeFigure2.18.

4. Nowthatyou'veaddedcurtaingrids,youcanaddmullionstothecurtainpanel.SelecttheMulliontoolfromtheBuildpanel,andchoosetheAllGridLinesplacementoptionontheribbon(Figure2.18).

5. Hoverthecursoroveranyofthecurtaingridlinesandtheyshouldallbehighlighted,indicatingwherethemullionswillbeplaced.Left-clickandmullionswillbeassignedtoallemptygridlines(inthisexampletheyshouldbeaddedeverywhere).PresstheEsckeyoncetoexitthecommand.

6. MovethecursoroveroneoftheverticalmullionsandpresstheTabkeyuntilthecurtaingridlineishighlighted.TheTabkeyisimportantwhenworkingwithcurtainwalls.Becausethereareseveralelementsthatpotentiallyshareacommonedge(walls,panels,grids,andmullions),itisnecessarytopressandreleasetheTabkeytotogglewhatwillbeselected(Figure2.19).

7. Oncethegridlineishighlighted,left-clicktoselectit.

Onceitisselected,twotemporarydimensionsshouldbevisible.

8. Left-clickthetemporarydimensiontext;youcanenterexactvaluestoindicatethenewlocationforthegridline.

Alternatively,youcanleft-click+dragthecurtaingridlinetomoveitinalessprecisemanner.

9. Settheverticalfirstandlastgridlinestobe2′-0″fromthecurtainwalledge.Leavethecentergridlinewhereitis.Setthehorizontalfirstandlastgridlinestobe3′-0″fromthecurtainwalledge.

Figure2.18Completedcurtaingridlines

Figure2.19Mullionsandselectingthegridline

Whencomplete,thecurtainwallshouldlookliketheoneshowninFigure2.20.

Figure2.20Finalinstance-basedcurtainwall

CurvedCurtainPanelsCurvedcurtain-wallsegmentsthatyoucreatewillappearflatuntilyouaddtheverticalgridlines.Butspecifyingexactgridlocationsduringthedesignprocessisoftentedious—anddifficulttocorrect.Tohelp,youcancreateadesignpanelfromaspeciallycreatedwallthatisverythinandtransparent.Usethiswalltofigureoutthedesign,andthenswapitoutforacurtainwalllater.Thewallcanevenhaveapatternfileassociatedtoitthatvisuallyhelpsittoreadasacurtainpanel.Youcanfindanexampleofthistypeofwallinc02-CurtainWalls.rvt(c02-CurtainWallsMetric.rvt),whichisavailablewiththischapter'sexercisefiles.

Inthepreviousexerciseyouwereabletomodifythecurtaingridsandhostedmullionlocationsusingtemporarydimensionsbecausethecurtaintypepropertiesdidnothaveanysetspacingparameters.Inthenextexercisetheobjectiveistosetsometypepropertyvaluesforspacingandmulliontypes.

Exercise2.8ModifyCurtainWallTypePropertiesTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.8start.rvt.

1. Thestartingfileshouldopentothedefault3Dview.SelectoneofthetwocurtainwallsandclickEditTypeinthePropertiespalette.

2. LocatetheVerticalGridandHorizontalGridsettingsforLayout(currentlysettoNone).SetVerticalGridLayouttoFixedDistance,Spacing5′-0″.SetHorizontalGridLayouttoMaximumSpacing,Spacing4′-0″.ClickOKtoclosetheTypePropertiesdialog.

3. Bothcurtainwallsshouldupdatetoshowgridlinesatthespacingyouconfigured(Figure2.21).

4. SelectoneofthecurtainwallsandclickEditTypeagain.UnderConstruction,settheCurtainPanelparametertoSystemPanel:Solid.ThensettheJoinConditionparametertoBorderandVerticalGridContinuous.

5. ScrolldownfurtherintheTypePropertiesdialogtolocatetheVerticalMullionsandHorizontalMullionsparameters.SetInteriorTypeforbothVerticalandHorizontalMullionstoRectangularMullion:2.5″×5″rectangular.DothesameforBorder1TypeandBorder2Type,soallsettingsareusingthesamerectangularmullion.ClickOKtoclosetheTypePropertiesdialogandbothcurtainwallsshouldupdate(Figure2.22).

Oneconditionyoumaynoticeisatthecorner,wherethetwocurtainwallsmeet.Bydefaultnocornermullionisspecified,sothestandardRectangularMullion:2.5″×5″isusedthereforbothoverlappingends.CornermullionscanbespecifiedinthetypepropertiesunderBorder1orBorder2Type.

Youcanalsooverridethemullionsalreadyplacedinthemodel,whichismoreapplicableatthisconditionsinceyoudonotwanttoupdateeveryborderconditionateverycurtainwallinstancefortheentiremodel.Whenacurtainwalltypecontainsdefinedspacingandmullions,youcanstillmodifyanindividualsegmentbyfirstusingUnpin.

6. Fromthe3Dview,hoverthecursoroveroneofthebordercurtainmullions(itdoesn'tmatterwhichyouchoose).PresstheTabkeyuntilthemullionishighlighted;thenleft-clicktoselectit.Whilethemullionisselected,right-clickandchooseSelectMullions&cmdarr;OnGridline.Thiswillselecteverymulliononthislastgridline(Figure2.23).

7. NoticethatthePropertiespaletteshowstherectangularmulliontypeasgrayedout.Youcan'tsimplyswapitbydefault,becausethetypepropertiesofthecurtainwalldefinethistype.Tooverridethetype,youneedtofirstunpinthemullions.Ontheribbon,intheModifypanel,clicktheUnpintool.

8. Everycurtainwallmulliononthisgridlineisnowunpinned(andstillselected).Youdon'tneedcurtainmullionsatbothborders,soyoucandeletethese.Sinceyouunpinnedtheminthelaststep,youcansimplypresstheDeletekey.

9. Repeatstep6toselecttheremainingbordermullionsalongthegridline.ThenusetheUnpintoolagain.FortheseyouwanttochangethecurtainmulliontypefromtheTypeSelector.ChangethecurtainwallmullionstoLCornerMullion:5″x5″Corner.NowthecornerconditionshouldlooksimilartotheoneinFigure2.24.

Curtainwallelementsthataredrivenbythetypepropertiesdisplayamodifiedversionofthestandardpinicon(visibleinFigure2.23).

Figure2.21Curtainwallgridsadded

Figure2.22Curtainwallpanelsandmullionsspecified

Figure2.23Mullionsselectedongridline

Figure2.24Curtainwallcornercondition

EditingWallProfilesBasic,stacked,andcurtainwallscanhavethestandardrectangularshapemodifiedtoacustomshapeusingtheEditProfiletool.Thistoolisavailableontheribbonafteronewallisselected(itwillbedisabledifmorethanonewallisselected).WhenEditProfileisactivated(Figure2.25),youcanmodifytherectangularprofileofthewallbyaddingormodifyingtheexistingsketchlines.Additionally,anyclosed-loopsketchlinesyouaddintheinteriorwillbeconsideredopeningswhenyouclickFinishEditMode.

Figure2.25Editingthewallprofile

EmbeddingCurtainWallsCurtainwallscanalsobeembeddedinwalls.Thismaybeusefulforacustomstorefrontorsimilarconditionswhereyouwantthecurtainwalltobehostedinabasicorstackedwallandthewallopeningtobecutoutautomatically.

Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistoaddacurtainwallembeddedinabasicwall.Forthesecondportionoftheexerciseyouwilledittheembeddedcurtainwallprofiletocustomizetheshape.

Exercise2.9EmbedandEditCurtainWallProfileTobegin,openthebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.9.start.rvt.

1. ThestartingfileshouldopentotheLevel1view.Inthisviewthereisasinglebasicbrickwall.

2. FromtheLevel1view,starttheWalltoolandchangethewalltypetoCurtainWall:StorefrontusingtheTypeSelector.

Forthecurtainwalltobeembeddedintoanotherwallitmustbe

Forthecurtainwalltobeembeddedintoanotherwallitmustbewithin6inchesofthewall.Thecurtainwallandthehostwallmustalsobeparallel.

3. ClickEditType,andlocatetheAutomaticallyEmbedparameter.Confirmthatitischecked(itshouldbebydefault).Thisparametercontrolswhetherthecurtainwallwillautomaticallyembeditselfintoahostwall.

4. ClickOKtoclosetheTypePropertiesdialog.ClickanywhereoverthebrickwallintheLevel1view.Clickthesecondpoint20′-0″fromthefirsttoaddthecurtainwall.BecauseAutomaticallyEmbedischecked,thecurtainwallwillbeassociatedwiththebrickwallandtheopeningwillbecutoutofthewall.

5. OpentheSouthElevationview.Selectthecurtainwall,andfromthePropertiespalette,changetheBaseOffsetparameterto2′-0″(610mm).Next,changetheUnconnectedHeightparameterto10′-0″(3050mm)(Figure2.26).

6. WhilestillintheSouthElevationview,selecttheembeddedcurtainwall.ClickEditProfileontheribbontoentersketchmode.

7. SelectthetopsketchlineandpresstheDeletekeytoremoveit.Thenaddanewsketchline,usingtheStart-End-RadiusArcdrawtool.ClickFinishEditModetocompletethesketchandupdatethecurtainwall.RevitArchitecturemaywarnyouthatsomeofthemullionsintheoriginalsystemcan'tbecreated.Thisisfine,becausesomeofthemullionsareoutsidethesketcharea.ClickDeleteElement(s)tocontinue.

Figure2.26Curtainwallselectedinwall

Thehostwallwillupdatearoundtheembeddedcurtainwalltomatchthenewprofiledefiningtheboundarycondition(Figure2.27).

Figure2.27Curtainwallelevationviewcomplete

CurtainPanelsCurtainpanelsaredefinedaspartofthecurtainwalltypeproperties.Liketheothercurtainwallcomponents,theycanalsobeassignedonaper-instancebasisorunpinnedandchangedtoanotherinfilltype.Acurtainpanelcanbeacurtainpanelfamily,abasicorstackedwalltype,oranothercurtainwall.

AddingandRemovingGridsandMullionsSofarinthischapteryouhavemanuallyaddedcurtaingridsandcurtainwallmullionsaswellasdefinedthelocationforgridlinesinthetypeproperties.Atypicalcurtainwalltypeinyourprojectmayhavethemajorityofthegridspacingpredefinedbythetypeproperties.However,youcanstilladdorremovegridlines.

Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistomanuallyaddadditionalgridlinesandcurtainmullionstoacurtainwalldrivenbytypeproperties.Inaddition,youwillremovesomeoftheexistingcurtaingridstocreatealargerpanelinfill.

Thenyouwillcontinuewithasecondexercisetomodifysomeoftheexistingcurtainpanelinstancesinthecurtainwall.Aspartofthisexerciseyouwillfocusonaddingacurtainpaneldoortotheareawhereyouremovedgridsandmullions.

Exercise2.10AddandRemoveCurtainGridsandMullionsTobegin,openthebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.10.start.rvt.Thisfilewillbeusedforthisandthefollowingexercise.

1. Thestartingfileshouldopentothedefault3Dview.ThecurtainwalltypeStorefront-Doorcontainstypepropertiesforgriddistancesandmulliontypes.

2. Movethecursoroveroneoftheverticalredmullions(coloredforexerciseidentification),andpresstheTabkeyuntilthecurtaingridishighlighted;thenleft-clicktoselectit.

3. Ontheribbon,noticethattheAdd/RemoveSegmentstoolisnowavailable.Thistoolappearsonlywhencurtaingridsareselected.ClickAdd/RemoveSegmentsandclickthecursoroveroneoftheredmullions.Itshouldremovethecurtaingridaswellasthecurtainmullionsinceitishostedonthegrid.

4. Thetoolstaysactivesoyoucanclicktheotherverticalredcurtainmulliontoremoveit.Repeatthestepstoremovetheremainingredhorizontalcurtainmullionandyouwillendupwithonepanel,ashighlightedinFigure2.28.

5. Youcanalsoaddcurtaingridsandmullionsinadditiontothosedefinedinthetypeproperties.SelecttheCurtainGridtoolfromtheBuildpanelontheArchitecturetaboftheribbon.ChangethePlacementoptiontoOneSegment.

6. Addfourverticalgridlinescenteredontheremaininglowercurtainpanelsat1′-8″oneachside.Noticethattherectangularmullionsareautomaticallyadded,becausethecurtainwalltypepropertieshavethistypespecifiedfortheInteriorType.

7. Selectthefournewverticalmullions(usetheCtrlkeytoaddthemtothesameselectionset)andusetheUnpintool.Whilethey'restillselected,changethecurtainwallmulliontothe1″SquaretypefromtheTypeSelector(Figure2.29).

8. Next,selecttheperpendicularcurtainmullionsaboveandbelowthenew1″Squaremullions(usetheCtrlkeytoaddmultipleitemstothesameselectionset),andontheMullionpanelontheribbon,clickMakeContinuous(orclicktheToggleMullionJoinsymbolshowninFigure2.30).Thiswilltogglethemullionjoinateachlocation.ThefinalmodelshouldlooksimilartoFigure2.30.

Figure2.28Removedcurtainwallgridsandmullions

Figure2.29Newgridsandmullions

Figure2.30Finishedmullions

Exercise2.11CustomizeCurtainPanels

Tobegin,openthebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter2,andopenthefilec02-ex-2.11.start.rvt.

1. Thestartingfileshouldopentothedefault3Dview.SelectthelowereightcurtainpanelsandclicktheUnpintool.ChangethecurtainpanelfromSystemPanelGlazedtoSystemPanelSolid.

2. Next,youwanttoaddadoortothecurtainwallinthelargestpanel.SelectthelargeSystemPanelGlazedpanelinthecenterandclickUnpin.ChangethepaneltotheCurtainWallDblGlasspanelfromtheTypeSelector(Figure2.31).

3. Afteraddingthedoor,selectthelowerverticalcurtainwallmullionsoneithersideofthedoor(therearetwomullionsoneachside)andtogglethemullionjointoMakeContinuous.Thiswillextendthecurtainmullionstothebaseofthecurtainwall(firstimageinFigure2.32).

4. Next,removetherectangularcurtainwallmullionsdirectlyundertheCurtainWallDblGlasspanel.Selectbothpinnedcurtainwallmullions(inthesameselectionset)andusetheUnpintool.Oncethey'reunpinned,youcanpresstheDeletekeytoremovethecurtainmullions(secondimageinFigure2.32).

5. Noticethatthecurtainpaneldooradjuststofillintheadditionalspaceafterthemullionsaredeleted.Ifatanypointyouneedtorevertpanelormullionoverrides,usingthePintoolwillswitchthembacktothetypedefinedinthecurtainwalltypeproperties.

Figure2.31Curtainwalldoorcondition

Figure2.32Finalcurtainwall

NowYouKnowWallsinRevitArchitectureareflexibleenoughtosupporttheinitialconceptualdesignprocessallthewaythroughthefinaliterationofaspecificwalltype.Thisflexibilityisevidentthroughthenumeroustechniqueswehavediscussedtoedit,manipulate,andbuildvariouswallconfigurations.

Inthischapter,youlearnedaboutthedifferentwalltypesandtherelevantparameters.Youcreatedwallsusingavarietyofdifferenttoolsandmethods.Youfurthermodifiedwallsbyhostingotherobjectssuchasdoors,andyouadjustedtheprofileandshapeofthewalls.Inthischapteryoualsoworkedthroughavarietyofexercisesspecifictocurtainwallsandcoveringparameters,grids,mullions,andpanels.

Chapter3Floors,Roofs,andCeilingsThischapterwillwalkyouthroughthemostcommonhorizontalhostobjectsthatmakeupyourbuilding.Althoughtheprocessofcreatingafloor,roof,orceilingissomewhatdifferentforeach,thetoolsusedtoediteachinitialdesignelementaresimilarandhaveoverlappingmethodology.

Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:

Createfloorsbysketching,editing,andpicking

Createslopedfloors

Createandmodifyaroofbyfootprint

Createandmodifyaroofbyextrusion

Adjusttheslopeofaroof

Createceilings

Createcustomceilingsbysketching

Addlightstoaceiling

Slopeandmodifytheceilingtype

CreatingFloorsThereareseveralmethodstocreatefloorsintheAutodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftware.Themainobjectiveforthischapteristounderstandboththevariousapproachestocreatefloorsandwhatkindofrelationshipstheywillcreate.

Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistofirstcreatefloorsbysketchingaspecificshape.Then,forthesecondpartoftheexerciseyouwillusethePickWalltooltodefinethefloorboundary.

Exercise3.1CreateaFloorbySketchandPickWallsTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter3,andopenthefilec03-ex-3.1start.rvt.

1. OpentheLevel1floorplanview.SelecttheFloortoolontheBuildpaneloftheArchitecturetab.

2. Revitwillautomaticallyentersketchmode,whichwillallowyoutocreateasketchtodefinetheboundaryofyourfloor.

3. Useoneofthedrawingtoolstocreateasimplesketchforthefloor,15′×30′(4500mm×9000mm).

Thedimensionsareforreferenceonly;eventhoughthisisasimpleshape,what'smoreimportantishowyoucanmanipulateit.

4. ConfirmthatthefloortypeisGeneric-12″(Generic-300mm)intheTypeSelector.Finishthesketch,andopenyourdefault3Dview.YourfloorshouldresembletheoneshowninFigure3.1.

5. Next,youwillcreateafloorbypickingwalls.OpentheLevel1viewandselecttheFloortoolontheBuildpaneloftheArchitecturetabtoentersketchmode.SelectthePickWallstoolfromtheDrawpalette.Doingsoallowsyoutoselectanindividualwalloranentirechainofwalls.

6. MovethecursoroveroneofthewalledgestotherightandthenpressandreleasetheTabkey.Yourselectioncyclesfromonewalltotheseriesofwalls.Onceallofthewallsarehighlighted,selectthemwithonepick.

7. InthePropertiespalette,settheHeightOffsetFromLevelparameterto0″(0mm).ClickFinishEditModetoexitthesketch.Selectandmovesomeofthewallsthatwereusedtodeterminethefloorsketch.Noticethattheboundaryofthefloorautomaticallyupdates(Figure3.2).Thisisincrediblypowerfulforamultistorybuilding,whereupdatingoneflooratatimewouldbenearlyimpossible.

Figure3.1Thefinishedfloorbysketching

Figure3.2Thefinishedfloorcreatedbypickingwalls

Notethattheedgeofthenewfloorisconstructedwhereyouclickyourmousewhenyoupickthewallinreferencetotheinteriororexteriorofthewall.Thefloorgoestotheoutsideofthewall;youhavetopicktheoutsideedgeofthewall—otherwise,theflooralignswiththeinterior.Theentirechainofsketchlinesiscreatedandcorrespondstoallthewalls.

ExtendIntoWall(ToCore)WhenusingthePickWallstool,thereisasettingontheOptionsBarcalledExtendIntoWall(ToCore).Bydefault,whenyoupickacompoundwallwithmultiplelayers,thefloorsketchwillextendtothecoreboundaryofthewall.Ifdesired,youcanspecifyanoffsetusingapositiveornegativevalue.Ifthisoptionisunchecked,thefloorsketchwillusetheouterinteriororexteriorfaceofthewall.

Exercise3.2EdittheFloorBoundary

Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistoeditandmodifyanexistingfloorboundary.Tobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.2start.rvt.

1. OpentheLevel1floorplanview,selectthefloor,andclickEditBoundaryfromtheModifyFloorscontextualtab.

2. AddadditionalsketchlinestogeneratethelinesandarcshapeatthelowerrightinFigure3.3.Don'tforgettotrimbackanyintersectinglines.

3. FinishthesketchbyclickingFinishEditMode.Selectthefloor,andnoticethattheoptionsanddimensionpropertieshavealreadyupdated,asshowninFigure3.4.

4. Createanotherfloorofthesametypeandsameinitialdimensions,15′×30′(4500mm×9000mm),nearthefirstfloor(referenceFigure3.5forthelocation).Leavesomespacebetweenthetwofloors.

5. Offsetthefloor1′-0″(300mm)aboveLevel1byenteringthisvalueintoHeightOffsetFromLevelinthePropertiespalette.

6. Finishthesketchtocompletethefloor(Figure3.5).

Figure3.3Modifyingthefloorsketch

Figure3.4Themodifiedfloor

Figure3.5Newfloor1′-0′′(300mm)aboveLevel1

Notallfloorsareflat,andRevitArchitecturehasseveraltoolstocreateslopedconditions.Inthefollowingexerciseyouwillinvestigatebothoptionsby

conditions.Inthefollowingexerciseyouwillinvestigatebothoptionsbycreatingandmodifyingslopedfloorsusingtwotools:SlopeArrowandShapeEditing.

Exercise3.3CreateSlopedFloorsTobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.3start.rvt.

1. Beginbysketchinganotherfloorbetweenthetwopreviousfloors,fillingthegapbetweenthetwo(Figure3.6).SetHeightOffsetFromLevelto0″(0mm)priortofinishingeditmode.

2. Ifyouweretofinishthesketchlikethis,thefloorwouldn'tconnecttheupperandlowersections.Youneedtoaddaslopearrow.DosobyselectingtheSlopeArrowtoolontheDrawpanel.SketchthearrowasshowninFigure3.7.Thefirstlocationthatyoupickisthetailofthearrow;thesecondlocationisthehead.

3. Selecttheslopearrow,andmodifytheparametersasshowninFigure3.7sotheymatchthelocationoftheupperandlowerfloors.Besuretospecifytheheightoffsetforthetailandhead.

4. Finishthesketch,andreturntoyourdefault3Dview(Figure3.8),whichshowsthefinishedcondition.Nowtheslopedfloorconnectsthelowerandupperfloors.

Youcouldcreateslightlyslopedfloorsanddepressionswithslopearrowsandseparatefloors,butthisapproachwouldprobablybetoocomplexbecauseyou'dhavetocreatealotofseparatepiecesofgeometry.Forthesekindsofconditions,youhavetheShapeEditingtools.

5. Selecttheupperfloor.NowyoucanseetheShapeEditingtoolsintheShapeEditingpanelontheModifyFloorstab.

6. Let'ssupposethatthisentirefloorisatthecorrectlevel,exceptforonesmallportionthatneedstobeslightlydepressedinordertoaccommodatealoading

area.DefinetheupperandlowerboundariesofthisdepressedareabyselectingtheAddSplitLineoptionontheShapeEditingpanel.AddthelinesasshowninFigure3.9.Dimensionsareshownforreference.

7. Nowthatyou'veaddedtheproperlocationstobreaktheslope,youneedtomodifythepointsattheendsofthelinestochangetheslopeofthefloor.Startbyreturningtoyourdefault3Dview.Asyouhoverovertheendpointoftheline,RevitArchitecturehighlightstheshapehandles.PresstheTabkeytohighlightaspecifichandle,andthenselectit(Figure3.10).

8. AdjusttheelevationoftheshapehandleasshowninFigure3.10.Inthiscase,you'redepressingthefloor,sothevaluemustbenegative.Butyoucouldalsoincreasetheelevationinasmallareabyusingapositivevalue.

9. Dothesamefortheshapehandletotheright.Whenyou'vefinished,thedepressedarearesemblesFigure3.11.

Figure3.6NewflooratLevel1

Figure3.7Slopearrowparameters

Figure3.8Completedslopedfloor

Figure3.9Addingsplitlines

Figure3.10Editingtheshapehandle

Figure3.11Thefinisheddepression

Fortheoccasionalorirregularopeninginafloor,it'seasytoaddanopeningusingtheOpeningtools.Foropeningsthatoccurfromleveltolevelandareverticallyrepetitive(suchasashaftoranelevatorcore),youcanusetheShafttool.Thistoolallowsyoutocreateopeningsinnumerousfloors,roofs,andceilingsquicklyandeasily.

Theobjectiveofthefollowingtwoexercisesistocreateopeningsinyourfloorobjects.ThefirstexercisewillfocusontheOpeningByFacetool.ThesecondexercisewillfocusontheShaftOpeningtool.

Exercise3.4CreateanOpeningwiththeOpeningbyFaceToolTobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.4start.rvt.

1. FromtheArchitecturetabontheribbon,selecttheOpeningByFacetoolontheOpeningpanel.

2. Selectanyedgeoftheslopedflooryoucreatedtoinitiatesketchmode.

3. Sketchanopening10′×3′(3000mm×1000mm)inthecenterfloorpanel.

There'snolimittothenumberofinteriorsketchesyoucancreate.

4. ClickFinishEditModetocompletethesketch.TheresultresemblesFigure3.12.

YoucanalsoeditpreviouslycreatedsketchesbyselectingtheopeningandclickingEditBoundaryfromtheribbon.Anopeningofthistyperemainsperpendiculartotheslopeofthefloor,roof,orceiling.Ontheotherhand,averticalopeningremainsperpendiculartothelevelonwhichitwascreated.

5. SelecttheVerticaltoolfromtheOpeningpanel,andsketchanewopeningofthesamesizeanddimensionsabovethefirstone.TheresultresemblesFigure3.13.

Ifyouhaveanumberofopeningsthatarepredictablyshaped(circular,rectilinear,andsoon),highlyrepetitive,andscatteredthroughoutyourproject,createahost-orface-basedopening(withparametersforoptions)asafamilycomponentandloaditforuseinyourproject.

Figure3.12Thefinishedopening

Figure3.13Completedopeningsofthesamesizeanddimensions

Thedifferencesaresubtlebutveryimportant.Bycreatingasectionthroughbothopenings,youcanseethedifferenceinanopeningthatremainsperpendiculartothefloorcomparedtoonethatremainsperpendiculartothelevel(Figure3.13).

Exercise3.5CreateanOpeningwiththeShaftOpeningToolTobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.5start.rvt.

Thisexamplefilehas10totallevels,whichareevenlyspaced.

1. SelectallthreefloorsonLevel1,andcopythemtotheClipboard.Nowthegeometryisreadytobepastedtoeachofthelevels.

2. ThebestwaytodothisisbyusingthePastetool,whichallowsyoutoselectallthelevelstowhichyouintendtopastethefloors.

3. ClickthePastedrop-downfromtheClipboardpaneloftheModify|Floorstab,andthenselectAlignedToSelectedLevels.

4. You'regiventheoptiontoselectallthelevels:SelectLevels2–10(Figure3.14).Theresultingfloorsareshowninthefigure.

5. ReturntotheLevel1view,andselecttheShaftOpeningtoolfromtheOpeningpanel.

6. Createanew20′×3′(6100mm×1000mm)rectangleperpendiculartothelasttwoyoudrew.

7. ConfirmthatthetopconstraintissettoLevel10sotheshaftgoesuptothetopfloor.Thensetthetopoffsettoaminimumof1′(300mm)toensurethatitfullycutsthefloor.Ahighervaluecanbespecifiedasneeded.

8. BecertaintoassignaBaseOffsetvalueof−1′(-300mm),becausetheupperfloorisslightlyabovethelevel(Figure3.15).

Figure3.16showstheresultingshaftin3D.Allthefloorswerecutautomatically.Anyceilings,roofs,andadditionalfloorscreatedlaterthatarebetweenthesamelevelswillbecutautomaticallyaswell.

Figure3.14Pastedgeometry

Figure3.15Creatingamultistoryshaft

Figure3.16Thefinishedmultistoryshaft

CreatingRoofsTherearetwoprimarymethodsforcreatingroofs,whichyouwillexploreinthischapter:byfootprintandbyextrusion.Youcreatearoofbyfootprintmuchasyouwouldcreatefloors:fromasketchresultingfromeitherdrawnlinesorpickedwalls.Andaswithfloors,ifyoupicktheexteriorwallsasareference,movingthewallswillmovethecorrespondingedgesoftheroof.RoofscanbecreatedinelevationusingtheRoofByExtrusiontool,whichwewillcoverinExercise3.7.

Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistocreatearoofbypickingtheoutlineofexistingwalls.

Exercise3.6CreateaRoofbyFootprintTobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.6start.rvt.

1. OpentheLevel1planview.SelecttheRoofByFootprintcommandfromtheRoofdrop-downmenuontheArchitecturetab.Atthispoint,RevitArchitectureautomaticallyasksyoutoselectthelevelwithwhichthisroofisassociated.

2. SelecttheRooflevel.Theassociatedlevelcanbeeasilymodifiedlatershouldtheroofneedtobehostedonadifferentlevel.

Again,youdon'thavetopickallthewallsindividuallyorsketchalltheroofboundarylines.

Notetheiconwithdoublearrowsonthesketchlinesfortheroof:clickingitflipstheboundarylinestotheinsideoroutsideofthewallface.Clickthisicontomovealltheboundarylinestotheinsideofthewall'sfaces.

3. ThePickWallsoptionontheDrawpaneloftheModify|CreateRoofFootprinttabshouldbesetbydefault.UnchecktheDefinesSlopesettingontheOptionsBar.

4. Enter1′-6″(257mm)fortheOverhangparameterontheOptionsBar.

5. MovethecursoroveroneoftheexteriorwallsandpresstheTabkeyuntiltheentirechainishighlighted;thenleft-click.Alltheroofboundarylineswillbecreated.

6. Wewantthistobeaslopedroof,soyouneedtoindividuallyspecifywhichroofedgeswillfeatureaslope.SelectthesketchlinesspecifiedinFigure3.17andcheckDefinesSlopeontheOptionsBar.ThenfromthePropertiespalette,enter6″/12″(150mm×300mm)fortheSlopeparameter.

7. ClickFinishEditModetofinishthesketch,andopenthedefault3Dview.

8. SelecttheroofandsettheBaseOffsetFromLevelparameterinthePropertiespaletteto6′-0″(1830mm).

9. Nextyouneedtorevisethewallssotheyareattachedtotheroofslope,usingtheAttachTop/BasetoolweutilizedinChapter2.MovethecursoroveroneoftheexteriorwallsandpresstheTabkeyuntiltheentirechainis

highlighted.

10. Clicktoselectthechainofwalls.UsetheAttachTop/Basetoolfromtheribbonandclickontherooftobothattachthewallsandrevisethegeometrytoreflecttheroofslope(Figure3.18).

11. Noticethatmostofthewallsappearcorrectlyexceptfortheoneareawherethereisagapintheexteriorwall(Figure3.19).

12. SelecttheroofandclickEditFootprinttoreentersketchmode.

13. Let'sadjustthreeoftheroofedgestobeslopedinordertobetteraccommodatethewallgeometry.IndividuallyselecttheroofedgesasshowninFigure3.20andcheckDefinesSlopeontheOptionsBar.

14. ClickFinishEditModetogeneratethenewroofgeometry(Figure3.20).

Figure3.17Roofsketchandslopeproperties

Figure3.18Adjustingthewallheight

Figure3.19Exteriorwalltorevise

Figure3.20Completedroofbyfootprint

Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistocreateanextrudedroofandjoinittoanexistingroof.

Exercise3.7CreateaRoofbyExtrusionTobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.7start.rvt.

1. SelecttheRoofByExtrusioncommandfromtheRoofdrop-downmenuontheArchitecturetab.TheWorkPlanedialogwillpromptyoutospecifyanewworkplane.ChoosethePickAPlaneoptionandclickOKtoswitchbacktothe3Dview.

2. PicktherooffacehighlightedinFigure3.21.

3. Afteryoupicktheroofface,theRoofReferenceLevelAndOffsetdialogwillopen.Youneedtoassociatetheextrusionrooftoalevel.Thisstepisimportantforschedulingpurposes;however,youcaneasilymodifythevaluelatertomovetheroofifneeded.SelecttheRooflevel,leaveOffsetat0′-0″(0mm),andclickOKtostartcreatingthesketch.

4. Foraroofbyextrusion,thesketchlineisn'taclosedloop.It'sjustaline(orseriesofconnectedlines)thatdefinesthetopoftheextrudedroof.Theoverallthicknesswillbedeterminedbytherooftypeandcanbemodifiedlater.Forthisexample,you'llcreateanarc.SelectanyoftheArctoolsfromtheDrawpanel.

5. CreatethearcapproximatelyasshowninFigure3.22.Whenyou'vefinisheddrawingthearc,setExtrusionEndinthePropertiespaletteto-20′-0″(-6100mm).ClickFinishEditModetoreturntothemodel.

6. Theroofisgeneratedfromthearcyoucreated,butit'snotcompletelyreachingtheexistingroofandnotconnectedtotheface.Thisissueiseasytoresolve.

7. Selecttheroofextrusion,andthenselecttheJoin/UnjoinRooftoolontheModify|RoofstaboftheGeometrypanel.

8. Hoverovertherearedgeoftheextrudedroof,asshownintheimageontheleftinFigure3.23,andselecttheedge.Thenselectthefaceofthepreviouslycreatedroofthatyouwanttoconnecttotheextrudedroof,asshownintheimageontherightinFigure3.23.

9. Theextrudedroofnowextendsbacktomeetthefaceoftheotherroof.However,noticethattheoriginalarcshapeistoohighandthejoinisnotabletomaintaintheshapebecauseoftheexistingroofheight(Figure3.24).

10. Let'sadjusttheoriginalsketchsoitislowerthantheroofitisjoiningto.SelecttheextrusionroofandclickEditProfile.

11. Selectthearcsketchandyoushouldseetheradiustemporarydimension.Left-clickthetemporarydimensionandenter12′-0″(3657mm).Thearcsketchwillupdatetobesmaller.

12. ClickFinishEditModetoreturntothemodel,andnoticethattheroofbyextrusiongeometryhasupdated,maintainingthepreviousjoincondition(Figure3.25).

Figure3.21Selectingtheroofface

Figure3.22Creatingthearc

Figure3.23Attachingtheroof

Figure3.24Extrusionrooftoohigh

Figure3.25Completedroofbyextrusion

Anotherapproachtocontroltheslopeofaroofistouseaslopearrow.Slopearrowsallowyoutospecifytworeferencesandspecifyboththelevelandheightoffsetateach(theheadandthetail).

Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistomodifyanexistingflatroofconditionusingslopearrowstocreateaspecificslopedroofshape.

conditionusingslopearrowstocreateaspecificslopedroofshape.

Exercise3.8CreateSlopeArrowsTobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.8start.rvt.

1. Selecttheroof,andclickEditFootprintontheribbontoentersketchmode.

2. SelecttheSlopeArrowtoolontheDrawpanel,andaddaslopearrowasshowninFigure3.26.NotethattheHeightOffsetAtHeadvalueissetto6′(2000mm).Thetailoftheslopearrowmustresideontheboundaryofthesketch,buttheheadoftheslopearrowmaypointinpracticallyanydirection.

3. Finishthesketch.Noticethatasingleslopeproceedsacrosstheroof.Asingleslopeinthisdirectionwouldbenearlyimpossibletospecifywithoutslopearrows.

Youcanalsocreateroofslopesusingmultipleslopearrows.Thistechniqueisincrediblyhelpfulwhenyouwanttocreateslopedconditionswheretwoperpendicularslopesmustmeetatexactlythesamelocation.Again,thisissomethingthat'sdifficulttodowithoutslopearrows.

4. SelecttheroofandclickEditFootprinttoreentersketchmode.Deletetheexistingslopearrow.

5. Sketchtwonewslopearrowsalongthenorth\southandeast\westroofboundaryedgessothattheheadsofthearrowsmeetattheupper-leftcorner.Theslopearrowsshouldhavethefollowingproperties:

SetHeightOffsetAtTailto0″(0mm).

SetHeightOffsetAtHeadto6′-0″(2000mm).

6. MakesureHeightOffsetisthesameforbothtailsandbothheads.Finishthesketch.TheresultsresembletheroofinFigure3.27.

Figure3.26Slopingtheroof

Figure3.27Roofcreatedfromtwoslopearrows

TheobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistocreatemultipleslopesthatareperpendiculartotheedgesusingtheDefinesSlopeoption.

Exercise3.9CreateMultipleRoofSlopes

Tobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.9start.rvt.

1. SelecttheroofandclickEditFootprinttoentersketchmodefortheroof.Deletebothexistingslopearrows.

2. Selectallthelinesthatrepresenttheroofsketch.YoucandothisbyholdingdownCtrlandselectingthelinesindividuallyorbyclickingoneline,pressingTab,andclickingagaintoselecttherestofthelines.

3. Withthelinesselected,intheOptionsBarenter-3′-0″(-1000mm)fortheoverhang.Theoverhangdirectionwillmovepositiveinrelationtothesideofthewallpicked(exteriororinterior).Positiveornegativedimensionscanbeenteredifthesketchmovesintheoppositedirection.

NotethattheOverhangoptionisavailableonlyforroofsketchlinescreatedusingthePickWallsoption.

4. SelecttheDefinesRoofSlopeoptionforalltheboundaryedgesfromthePropertiespalette.ModifytheSlopepropertyforeachsketchlinetobe9″/12″(750mm/1000mm).(Entering9fortheSlopepropertywillgetyou9″/12″.)Finishthesketch.AtthispointtheroofshouldlooklikeFigure3.28.

5. Initially,theedgesofthewallextendbeyondtheoverhangoftheroof.SelecttheexteriorwallsspecifiedinFigure3.29(usetheTabkey),andthenselecttheAttachTop/BaseoptionontheModify|Wallstab.Clicktherooftoattachthewalls(Figure3.29).

6. Thetwooverlappingroofedgesatthetowerwallconditionneedtobecorrected.SelecttheroofandclickEditFootprinttoreentersketchmode.SetOverhangto0′-0″(0mm),uncheckDefinesSlope,andmovethesketchlinestotheothersideofthewall,asshowninFigure3.30.

7. Nextlet'screatearoofatthetowerwalls.StarttheRoofByFootprinttoolandspecifyLevel6whenpromptedwiththeLowestLevelNoticedialog.

8. UsingthePickWallstool,clickonthetowerwalls.SettheSlopeparameterto3″/12″(76/305mm).SettheOverhangto2′-0″(610mm).Thecompleted

towerroofshouldresembletheimageontherightinFigure3.31.

9. Thereisoneremainingrooftobecreatedforthelowerwalls.StarttheRoofByFootprinttoolandspecifyLevel2whenpromptedwiththeLowestLevelNoticedialog.

10. UsethePickWallstooltopickthethreewalls.Drawtheconnectingsketchlinealongthefaceoftheexteriorwall.

11. Forthethreelowerwalls,settheSlopeparameterto2″/12″(50/305mm).SetOverhangto1′-0″(305mm).ClickFinishEditMode,andwhenprompted,attachthewallstotheroof(Figure3.32).

Figure3.28Offsettingtheroofsketchanddefiningslopes

Figure3.29Attachingthewallstotheroof

Figure3.30Adjustingroofedgesattower

Figure3.31Completedtowerroof

Figure3.32Completedroof

AddingCeilingsCeilingsinRevitArchitectureareeasytoplaceaswellasmodify.Asyoumovethewalls,theceilingassociatedtothosewallswillstretchtofitthenewconditions.TherearetwodifferenttoolsusedtocreateceilingsinRevitArchitecture:

AutomaticCeilingToolTheCeilingtoolisontheBuildpaletteoftheArchitecturetab.Whenyouselectthetool,thedefaultconditionisAutomaticCeiling.Thismeansthatasyouhoveroveraspace,RevitArchitecturewillattempttofindtheboundaryofwalls.

SketchCeilingToolTheSketchCeilingtoolisusefulforcustomizedconditions,suchasaceilingsoffitorbulkheadwhereitisnecessarytodrawtheboundary,orsimplyforboundarieswheretheceilingobjectsdonotspantheentirespace.

Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistofirstcreateceilingsautomatically.Thenyouwillcreateamorecustom,sketch-basedceiling.

Exercise3.10AddAutomaticandSketchCeilingsTobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.10start.rvt.

1. UsingtheAutomaticCeilingoption,addaceilingtowardthebottomoftheimage(Figure3.33).Asyouhoveroverthespace,RevitArchitectureindicatestheboundary.

2. AsyoucanseefromthePropertiesdialog,RevitArchitectureoffersfourdefaultceilingtypes:onebasictypeandthreecompoundtypes.Selectthe2′×2′(600mm×600mm)ACTSystemtype.

3. Whenyouclicktoplacethefirstceilinginthefloorplanview,yougetawarning.Thiscanhappenfrequently:you'veplacedtheceiling,butyoucan'tseeit.Asarule,youshouldn'tignorewarningsbecauseyoucouldplacemultipleceilingsinthesameplace.OpenCeilingPlans-Level1underViewsintheProjectBrowser,whichhasceilingobjectsvisible.

4. SelecttheCeilingtoolontheArchitecturetab,andpickinsidetheroomsshowninFigure3.34toautomaticallyplacetheceilings.NoticethatRevitArchitecturecentersthegridbasedonthespaceyou'veselected.

5. Next,you'llplaceceilingsintheupper-leftcorneroftheceilingplanforLevel1,butthistimeyou'llsharetheceilingbetweenthetwospaces.Thispracticeiscommonininteriorprojects.Thepartitionsextendonlytotheundersideoftheceiling(ratherthanconnecttothestructureabove).SelectSketchCeilingontheCeilingpaneloftheModify|PlaceCeilingtab.AddsketchlinesasshowninthefirstimageinFigure3.35.Theresultisshowninthesecondimage.

6. CreateanotherceilingusingSketchCeilingintheupper-rightareaoftheplan(Figure3.36).Choosethe2′×4′(600mm×1200mm)ACTSystemtypefromtheTypeSelectorbeforeyoufinishthesketchoftheceiling.

Foramoredetailedoverviewofmaterials,feelfreetolookaheadtoChapter9,“Materials,Visualization,Rendering.”

7. CreateaGWBOnMtl.StudceilingfortheareashowninFigure3.37.

Bydefault,theGWBmaterialdoesn'thaveasurfacepattern.Althoughthismaterialwouldbetoographicallybusyforwalls,it'sfineforceilings.So,let'screateanewmaterialforGWBassociatedtoceilingsandgiveitapattern.

8. Selecttheceiling,andclickEditTypefromthePropertiespalette.ClicktheStructureEditbuttonfromtheTypePropertiesdialogtoopentheEditAssemblywindow.

9. LocatetheFinishlayer,andthenundertheMaterialcolumn,clickinthecellforGypsumWallBoard.Clicktheellipsis(…)buttonthatappearsinthecelltoopentheMaterialBrowser.Right-clickandduplicatetheexistingmaterial.RenamethenewmaterialGypsumCeilingBoard.

10. OntheGraphicstab,locateSurfacePatternandassociatethesurfacepatterncalledSandtothematerial.

11. ClickOKuntilyoucloseallthedialogboxesandreturntotheceilingplanview.

TheresultisshowninFigure3.38.Youcannowdistinguishtheceilingfromtheopenareasthathavenoceiling.

Figure3.33RevitArchitectureoutlinestheboundary

Figure3.34Resultingautomaticplacedceilings

Figure3.35Sketchingtheceiling

Figure3.36A2′×4′(600mm×1200mm)ceiling

Figure3.37CreatingaGWBOnMtl.Studceiling

Figure3.38Assigningmaterialstoaceiling

Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistocreateabulkheadconditiontoseparatetwoceilings.

Exercise3.11CreateaBulkhead

Tobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.11start.rvt.

1. Placethewallsthatwillactasthebulkhead,asshowninFigure3.39.BesuretosettheBaseOffsetvalueinthePropertiespaletteofthewallsto7′-9″(2400mm)andtheUnconnectedHeightvalueto2′-3″(700mm).Thiscreatestwowallsaboveheadheight.

Iftheceilingtypedoesnotcontaingridlines,youcanhoverovertheedgeoftheceilingandusetheTabkeytocyclethroughoptionsuntiltheedgeoftheceilingishighlighted.

2. TheeasiestmethodforeditingaceilingistoselectagridlineandchooseEditBoundaryfromtheModepanelontheModify|Ceilingstab.ModifytheceilingasshowninthefirstimageinFigure3.40.

3. SketchanewGWBceilingthatis9′-0″(2700mm).ThesecondimageinFigure3.40showsthefinalceilingshapebeforeyouclickFinishEditMode.

4. ClickFinishEditMode.

5. Togetabetterideaofthefinishedconfigurationin3D,gotoa3DviewandorientasectionboxoftheLevel1planview.

6. Right-clicktheViewCube,andfromtheFloorPlansflyoutofthecontextmenu,selectLevel1.

7. OrbitthevieworusetheViewCubetochoosethedesiredangle.

8. UsethegriparrowstopulltheboundariesofthesectionboxtoresembleFigure3.41.You'llfindthatworkingthiswayishelpfulbecausehavingboth2Dand3Dviewsaidsincommunicatinganydesignissues.

Figure3.39Creatingabulkhead

Figure3.40Editingtheboundary

Figure3.41Finalsectionboxlocationin3Dview

Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistoaddlightfixtureshostedtotheceiling.Then,forthesecondpartoftheexercise,youwillrotatetheceilinggrid.

Exercise3.12AddLightsandRotatetheGridTobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.12start.rvt.

1. OntheInserttab,selectLoadFamilyontheLoadFromLibrarypanel.

2. BrowsetoandopentheLighting\Architectural\Internalfolder,anddouble-clickthefamilyCeilingLight–LinearBox.rfa.

3. ClickthePlaceAComponentbuttonontheSystemstab,andtheceilinglightfamilyshouldbethedefault.

4. Selectthe2′×4′(2Lamp)-120V(0600mm×1200mm)typefromtheTypeSelector.You'llplacelightingfixturesintothe2′×4′(0600mm×1200mm)ceilingintheupper-rightceilingplan.

5. Theinsertionpointforthelightisthecenterofthelight.Placethefirstlight,

andthenusetheAligntooltomoveitintotherightspot.

6. UsetheCopytoolontheModifypaneltocopythefirstlightbasedontheintersectionoftheceilinggrid.AllthelightsareshowninFigure3.42.

7. Torotatethegrid,selectanygridline,andusetheRotatetoolontheModifypaneltorotateit.Inthiscase,specifya10-degreeangle.Noticethatthelightsrotateaswell.

8. Clickanddragtheceilinggridlinestobettercenterthelightsintheoverallspace.Again,thelightsmovewiththegrid.TheMove,Align,andRotatetoolsareallavailabletomodifyceilingswhenagridlineisselected.

9. Thistechniqueisincrediblyhelpfulformaintainingdesigncoordination.ThefinishedconditionisshowninFigure3.43.

Figure3.42Placinglights

Figure3.43Rotatedceilinggrid

Theobjectiveofthefollowingexerciseistoslopetheceilingbyplacingaslopearrowwhileeditingtheboundaryoftheceiling.Youwillalsochangetheceilingtypeduringthisexercise.

Exercise3.13SlopetheCeilingTobegin,openthefilec03-ex-3.13start.rvt.

1. First,selecttheceiling,andusingtheTypeSelectorinthePropertiespalette,changetheceilingtypetoGWBOnMtl.Stud.Noticethattheceilingupdatestoreflectthenewceilingtype.

2. Selecttheedgeoftheceiling,andchooseEditBoundaryontheModepanelontheModify|Ceilingstab.

3. PlaceaslopearrowasshowninthetopimageinFigure3.44.SettheHeightOffsetvaluesforthetailandheadto0′-0″(0mm)and3′-0″(1000mm),respectively.

4. Finishthesketch.Theresult(bottomimageinFigure3.44)isshownin3Dusingasectionbox.Thelightsshouldfollowtherevisedceilingslope.

Figure3.44Addingaslopearrowtotheceiling

NowYouKnowFloors,roofs,andceilingsinRevitArchitectureareverydifferentobjecttypesthatsharearelativelycommonsetofmodificationtools.Youhavetheflexibilitytocreateasetofobjectsandcomebacktothemwhenadditionalinformationisknownorthedesignintentchanges.Revitmakesiteasytoswaptypes,edittheboundary,orreverttotheoriginalconditionwithaconsistentsetofmodificationtools.

Inthischapter,youlearnedaboutcreatingfloorsandlateraboutmodifyingthefloortoaddopenings,changetheboundary,oraddslope.Youlearnedaboutthedifferentmethodsforcreatingroofsandlateraboutmodifyingtheroofslopetocreatevaryingconditions.Andlast,youlearnedaboutcreatingceilingsandthenmodifyingtheceilingboundary,type,andhostinglightfixtures.

Chapter4Stairs,Ramps,andRailings

Autodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftwarecontainspowerfultoolsforcreatingstairs,railings,andramps.Theseelementsarecreatedandcontrolledwithseparatetools,whichwewilldiscussandutilizeinthischapter.Inaddition,theseseparateelementscaninteractwitheachothertoformmorecomplexsystems,whichwewillalsocoverduringsomeoftheexercisesinthischapter.

Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:

Createandmodifyrailings

Createstairsbycomponent

Createstairsbysketch

Customizestairlandings

Createmultistorystairs

Createandcustomizeramps

CreatingaGenericRailingStairscontainnumerousparameters,butnotalloftheparametercontrolsareequallyimportantduringthedesignprocess.Designisoftenabouttheintentofwhatsomethingisaswellaswhereitismeanttogo.Oncetheintentisidentified,it'snecessarytogobackandrevisethespecificsofhowsomethingwillbecarefullyassembledortoaddadditionaldetailwhenknown.

Becausethetoolsforrailings,stairs,andrampsaresomewhatseparate,you'llbegintheexercisesbyfirstcreatingasimplifiedrailing.Thisway,whenyoucreateaseriesofstairconfigurations,you'llhaveanew,defaultrailingtoapplytoeachofthem.

Inthefollowingexerciseyouwillcreatearailingandeditthevariouspropertiesandcomponentsthatmakeuptherailingtool.

Exercise4.1CreateaGenericRailing

Tobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter4,andopenthefilec04-ex-4.1start.rvt.

1. Openthedefault3DviewbyselectingthesmallhouseiconontheQuick

Accesstoolbar(QAT) .SelecttheArchitecturetab,andchoosetheRailingdrop-downmenufromtheCirculationpanel.SelecttheSketchPathoptiontoentersketchmode.

Beforeyoudrawarailing,you'llcreateanewtype.

2. SelectEditTypefromthePropertiespalette,andwiththetypeHandrail-Rectangularcurrent,clickDuplicateintheTypePropertiesdialogbox.NamethenewrailingHandrail-Design,andclickOKtwicetoexitallthedialogboxes.

3. Drawapathline30′(10000mm)long.

Thislinewilldefineyourrailingpath.InRevitArchitecture,eachrailingmustbeasingleconnectedsketch(youcannothavemultipledisconnectedsketchlinesinthesamerailing).

4. ClickFinishEditModetoexitthesketch,whichwillcreatetherailing.

Thiswillbethedefaultrailintheexercisefile(Figure4.1).

Next,youwilleditsomeofthenewlycreatedrailingproperties.

5. Selecttherailing,andchooseEditTypefromthePropertiespalettetoopentheTypePropertiesdialog,asshowninFigure4.2.

6. ClickEditfortheRailStructure(Non-Continuous)parameter.Intheresultingdialogbox,clickInsert.Thiswilladdanotherrailtoyourrailingtype.IntheNamefield,enterLowRail.SetHeightto1′-0″(300mm)andchangetheProfileparametertoRectangularHandrail:2″×2″(Rectangular-50×50mm)(Figure4.3).ClosethedialogboxbyclickingOKtoreturntotheTypePropertiesdialog.

7. LocatetheTopRailsection.Settheheightto3′-6″(1060mm).LeavethetypeasRectangular-2″×2″(Rectangular-50×50mm).TheTopRailparametercontrolsthetoprailusedintherailing.Eachrailingtyperequiresaminimumofonerailing;otherwise,Revitwillbeunabletocreatethetype.

Next,youwillmodifythebalusters.

8. IntheTypePropertiesdialogbox,clicktheEditbuttonfortheBalusterPlacementparameter.

9. Intheresultingdialogbox,findtheMainPatternpanel,selectthesecondline(RegularBaluster),andsetitsBalusterFamilyvaluetoBaluster-Square:1″(Baluster-Square:25mm).SettheDist.FromPreviousparameterto5″(125mm).

10. InthePostsarea,settheBalusterFamilyvaluefortheStartPost,CornerPost,andEndPostparameterstoNone(asshowninFigure4.4).Thiswillpreventadditionalpostsfrombeingcreatedatthestartandend.

11. ClickOKtoclosetheEditBalusterPlacementdialogbox,andclickOKagaintoclosetheTypePropertiesdialogbox.

Figure4.1Thedefaultrailing:Handrail-Design

Figure4.2Railingtypeproperties

Figure4.3EditRailsdialogbox

Figure4.4Balustersettingsandcompletedrailing

CreatingStairConfigurationsRevitArchitecturehastwostairtools:StairByComponentandStairBySketch.ThetoolsarelocatedontheArchitecturetabontheCirculationpanel.TheStairByComponenttoolwasaddedinRevitArchitecture2013.Asthenamesuggests,thistoolwillhelpyoucreatestairsthatcanbebrokendownintotheirindividualcomponentsforeasiermanipulation.ThisisthedefaultstairtoolontheribboninRevitArchitecture.Theoriginalstairtool,StairBySketch,is

locatedintheStairdrop-downmenu.ThemajorityofourexercisesinthischapterwillfocusontheStairByComponenttool.

Inthefollowingexerciseyouwillcreateastraightrunstairbycomponenttofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeoptionsandcomponentsofthestair.

SwappingOutFamilyTypesIsEasyNotethatstairs,railings,andramps,likeothersystemfamilies,canbechangeddynamicallyusingtheTypeSelector.ThisprocessworksthesameforRevitArchitecturecomponentfamilies.Supposeyourdesignchangedoryouhaven'tyetdeterminedtheexactstairtypeyouwillbeusing.Atanypointduringthedesignprocess,youcanswapoutonefamilytypeforanotherandyourstairaswellasallyourviewswillupdateaccordingly.Thisisusefulearlyonwhenyoumightknowthelocationanddimensionsofastairbutnotnecessarilythefinalspecifications.

Exercise4.2CreateaStairbyComponentTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter4,andopenthefilec04-ex-4.2start.rvt.

1. FromtheLevel1planview,starttheStairByComponenttool.TheRuncomponentshouldbetheactivetool.Clickanywhereintheviewtotheleft,andthenslowlymoveyourcursortotheright.

Asyoumovethecursor,noticethatRevitArchitecturedisplayshowmanyrisersremaintocompleteastairthatstartsonLevel1andgoesthrough

Level2(Figure4.5).

AlandingisautomaticallycreatedbetweenthetworunsbecausetheAutomaticLandingsettingontheOptionsBarischeckedbydefault.Ifneeded,youcoulduncheckthisparametertoavoidautomaticallycreatingalanding.YoucanalwaysaddonelaterwiththeLandingcomponent.

2. Clickwhenyouseethemessage“9RisersCreated,9RisersRemaining.”Thiswillcompletethefirstrunofthestair.SinceyouhavenotcreatedenoughriserstoreachLevel2,youneedtostartanotherrun.Movethecursorovertotherightuntilthetemporarydimensiondisplays5′-0″(1525mm).Clickagaintostartthesecondrunandmovethecursortotheright.Clickwhenyousee“9RisersCreated,0RisersRemaining.”Thiswillcompletethesecondrun(Figure4.6).

3. Whilestillineditmode,clicktheRailingtoolintheToolspaneloftheribbon.SpecifytheHandrail-Rectangulartype(Figure4.7),andclickOKtoclosethedialog.

RevitArchitecturewillusethisdefaulthandrailwheneveryoucreatethisstair,untilyouspecifyanothertype.Therailingcanbeedited,modified,ordeletedfromthestairatanylatertime.

4. ClickFinishEditModetocompletethecomponentstair.

Theresultingstairisshowninthedefault3DviewinFigure4.8.

Nowyou'llcreateasecondcomponentstairtoadjustsomeadditionalparameters.

5. StarttheStairByComponenttoolagain,butbeforeyoupickapointtostartthefirstrun,choosetheLocationLineoptionfromtheOptionsBar.

Eachstairruncomponentcanhaveitsownwidth,whichissetbyusingtheActualRunWidthparameterontheOptionsBarorPropertiespalette.Youcanenterthisvalueeitherbeforeorafterplacement.

6. SettheLocationLineoptiontoExteriorSupport:Left.Thiswillaligntheoutsideedgeofthestairwithyourpickpoints,makingiteasiertosnapto

existinggeometry.

7. Forthestartofthefirstrun,clicktheendpointofreferenceplane1whereitmeetsthewall.Movetotheright6′-5″(955mm),andclickagaintocompletethisrun.

8. StartthesecondstairrunusingthesameExteriorSupport:LeftLocationLinesetting,andclickattheendpointofthereferenceplane2whereitmeetsthewall.Movethecursordownanywherepast9′-0″(2750mm),andclickthelastpointtocompletethesecondrun(Figure4.9).

Oneofthenicefeaturesofcomponentstairsisthatyouhavetheabilitytodynamicallychangethestairusingshapehandles.

9. Selectthelandingthatwasautomaticallycreatedandnoticetheshapehandles.Dragthelandingedgeshapehandledownanydistancetoenlargethelanding.Noticethatthestairrunautomaticallymovesdowntoreflectthenewlandingsize.

10. ClickFinishEditModetocompletethecomponentstair(Figure4.10).

Figure4.5Risersremainingtofinishstair

Figure4.6Componentstairrunwithlanding

Figure4.7Specifyingtherailingtype

Figure4.8Theresultingstairwithrailing

Figure4.9Secondstairalongwall

Figure4.10Completedsecondstairwithlanding

InthefollowingexerciseyouwillcreateastraightrunstairusingtheStairBySketchtooltofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeworkflowandpropertiesofthisstairtool.

Exercise4.3CreateaStairbySketchTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter4,andopenthefilec04-ex-4.3start.rvt.

Forsketch-basedstairs,thedefaultgreenlinesrepresentthestairboundaryandthedefaultblacklinesrepresentrisers.

1. FromtheLevel1planview,starttheStairBySketchtoolfromtheStair

drop-downmenu.Clickanytwopointsfromlefttoright(farenoughapartforRevittodisplay“18RisersCreated”).Thiswillcreatean18-riserstraightstairbetweenLevel1andLevel2.

2. Selectthetopboundarylineanddragtheendgripbacktworisers(Figure4.11).

3. Usingtheboundaryline,drawanewboundaryforthesetworiserstocreateacustomconditionusingtheStart-End-RadiusArcdrawingtool.

4. UsingtheTrim/ExtendSingleElementtool,extendtheriserlinetomeetthenewboundarylineyouaddedinstep3(Figure4.12).

5. Selectthelowerboundarylineandnoticethatthetemporarydimensionappears,showing1′-6″.

6. Clickthetemporarydimensiontextandenter2′-6″tomovethelowerboundarylinedown.

Noticethattherisersketchlinesdidnotautomaticallymovedownwiththeboundaryline.

7. UsetheTrim/ExtendMultipleElementstooltoextendtheriserlinestomeetthenewboundarylinelocation(Figure4.13).

8. ClickEditTypetoopenthestairtypeproperties.

9. UnderRisers,unchecktheEndWithRiserparameterandclickOKtoclosethedialog.

Thiswillremovetheriserthatisgeneratedattheendofthestair.

10. Whilestillineditmode,clicktheRailingtoolintheToolspaneloftheribbon.SetPositiontoStringer;thiswilldeterminethelocationtherailingishostedonthestair.

11. ClickFinishEditModetocompletethestair.

Ignoreanywarningsreceivedabouttheactualnumberofriserscreated.

12. Selectthetworailingsthatwereautomaticallycreated,andswapthetypeintheTypeSelectortoGlassPanel-BottomFill.ThecompletedstairisshowninFigure4.14.

Figure4.11Sketch-basedstairboundaryline

Figure4.12Newboundaryandrisersketchlines

Figure4.13Updatedboundarylinelocation

Figure4.14Completedsketch-basedstair

InthefollowingexerciseyouwilleditanexistingStairbyComponentlandingandmakeseveralmodificationstothedesign.

Exercise4.4CustomizeandCreateaComponentStairLandingTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter4,andopenthefilec04-ex-4.4start.rvt.

1. FromtheLevel1planview,selecttheexistingstairandclickEditStairstoentereditmode.

2. Clicktoselecttheexistinglandingobject.

Youneedtocustomizethelandingshapesoyouwillneedtoconvertthelandingtoasketch.

landingtoasketch.

3. ClickConvertToSketch-BasedontheToolspanel.Closethedialogconfirmingthatthisconversionisirreversible.

4. NoticethereisanewoptioncalledEditSketchonthesameToolspanel.

5. ClickEditSketchtoeditthelandingboundary.Selectanddeletetheexistinglandingboundaryline(thelongestlineclosesttothewall).

6. SetthetypeforthelinestoBoundaryintheDrawpanel.SetthedrawmodetoPickLines.SettheOptionsBarOffsetparameterto2″(50mm)soyoucancompensateforyoursupportdistancealongthewall.

7. Pickthefacesoftheinteriorwalllinestocreatethenewlandingsketchlines.UsetheTrim/ExtendToCornertooltocleanupthenewboundarylines.

8. Forthelastsegment,atthestartofthesecondstairrun,youwillneedtocreateasmallsketchlinewiththesame2″(50mm)offset.Thisoffsetwillaccommodatethestringersthatwillautomaticallybecreatedaroundthelandingwhenyoufinisheditmode.

ThefinalsketchisshowninFigure4.15.

9. ClickFinishEditMode.

Noticethatyouarestilleditingthecomponentstair;yousimplyfinishededitingthelandingsketch.

Whilestilleditingthestair,addasecondlanding.

10. OntheComponentspanel,clickLanding.ChoosetheCreateSketchoption.

11. Confirmthatthelanding'sRelativeHeightparameterinthePropertiespaletteissetto15′-0″(4570mm).WiththeDrawoptionsettoBoundary,sketchasecondlandingattheendofthesecondrun,asshowninFigure4.16.

12. ClickFinishEditModetocompletethenewlandingsketch.ClickFinishEditModeagaintocompletethestair.

ThefinishedstairisshowninFigure4.17.

Figure4.15Revisedlandingsketch

Figure4.16Revisedlandingsketch

Figure4.17Completestairwithnewlandings

InthefollowingexerciseyouwillupdateanexistingstairtospanmultipleprojectlevelsusingtheMultistoryTopLevelinstanceproperty.

Exercise4.5CreateaMultistoryStairTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter4,andopenthefilec04-ex-4.5start.rvt.

Theexamplefilehasfiveprojectlevels,andyouwanttorepeattheexistingstairbetweenthemsincetheyareconsistentlevelheights.

1. Activatethe3Dviewsavedintheexercisefile.

2. Selectthestair,andfromthePropertiespalette,locatetheMultistoryTop

Levelinstanceparameter.

CurrentlyitissettoNone.

3. ChangethevaluetoLevel5andnoticewhathappens(Figure4.18).

Revitwillrepeatthestairuptothelevelyouspecified,includinganyrailingsthatarecurrentlyattachedtothestair.

4. Selectoneoftherailings,andnoticethatallfourinstancesoftherailingareselected.

5. ChangetherailingtypetoGuardrail-Pipe,andnoticethatallfourrailingsupdatetoreflectthetypechange.

6. SelectthestairandclickEditStairstoentereditmode.

7. OpentheLevel1floorplanview.Selectthelanding,andusingtheshapehandles,adjustittobe2′-6″(760mm)oneachsidethatmeetstherun(Figure4.19).

8. ClickFinishEditModetoreturntotheproject.

9. Openthe3Dviewagain,andnoticethateverystairlandinghasalsobeenupdated.

10. SelectthestairandchangetheMultistoryTopLevelparametertoLevel4.

Thestairwillupdatetoreflectthenewtop-levelassignment(Figure4.20).

Figure4.18MultistorystairuptoLevel5

Figure4.19Landingadjustment

Figure4.20Completemultistorystair

Inthefollowingexerciseyouwillmodifytheheightofanexistinglevelandthenmakechangestothestairgeometrytoreflectthisnewfloor-to-floorheight.

Exercise4.6ModifyLevelandStairHeightTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter4,andopenthefilec04-ex-4.6start.rvt.

Theexamplefilehastwoprojectlevels,andoneexistingstair.

1. FromtheNorthElevationview,selecttheLevel2levelobject.Clickthe12′-0″(3657mm)leveltextandenter15′-0″(4570mm)instead.

2. Afterthelevelheightupdates,thestairwillgenerateawarningthatthestair

topendexceedsorcannotreachthetopelevationofthestair.Essentially,youneedadditionalriserstoreachthenewheight.

3. SelectthestairandclicktheEditStairsbuttonontheribbon.OpentheLevel1floorplanview.

4. InthePropertiespalette,noticetheDesiredNumberOfRisersandActualNumberOfRisersparameters.Thedesirednumberis26,butyouactuallyhaveonly21risers.Youneedtoadd5additionalriserstothestairtoreachLevel2.

5. Selectthelastrun,whichiscurrentlyrisers15to21.SlidethebluedragcontrollabeledDragTheRunEnd.Noticethehalftoneoutlineofthestairasyoustartdragging.Thisistheendpointyoushoulddragtoifyouwishtocreatethedesirednumberof26risers(Figure4.21).

6. ClickFinishEditModetoreturntotheproject.OpentheNorthelevationviewandnoticethatthestairnowactuallyreachesLevel2.

7. Let'sadjustafewadditionalpropertiesofthestair.Openthedefault3Dview,selectthestair,andclickEditStairstoreentereditmode.Selectthelastrun,andfromthePropertiespalette,uncheckEndWithRiser.Thiswillremovethelastsmallriserfromthestair(Figure4.22).

8. Clicktodeselecttherun.Whilestillineditmode,clickEditType.UnderSupports,checktheMiddleSupportoptiontoaddanadditionalstringertothestair.

9. UnderConstruction,locateRunType.Clicktheellipsis(…)buttontolaunchthe2″Tread1″Nosing1/4″Riserruntypeproperties.ChangeTreadThicknessto1.5″(38mm)andNosingLengthto1.5″(38mm).

10. ClickOKtoreturntothemain7″MaxRiser11″Treadtypeproperties.UnderSupports,locateRightSupportTypeandclicktheellipsis(…)buttontoopentheStringer-2″Widthtypeproperties.

11. UnderDimensions,changethesectionprofiletotheC-Channel-Profile:C9X15.ChecktheboxforFlipSectionProfile.ClickOKtoreturntothemain7″MaxRiser11″treadtypeproperties.

12. ClickOKtoclosethestairtypeproperties.ClickFinishEditModetoreturntotheproject.Ignoreanywarningsrelatedtothestairunabletoreachthetopelevationofthestair.ThecompletedstairisdisplayedinFigure4.23.

Figure4.21Completemultistorystair

Figure4.22Removeendwithriser

Figure4.23Completedstair

Inthefollowingexerciseyouwillcreateanewrailingandsetthehosttouseanexistingstair.

Exercise4.7HostaRailingtoaStairTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter4,andopenthefilec04-ex-4.7start.rvt.

1. FromtheLevel1planview,clicktheRailingdrop-downmenuandchooseSketchPath.

2. UsingthePickLinesdrawtool,selecttheinnerlineforeachofthethreestringers(seethesketchinFigure4.24).

3. Then,fromthePropertiespalette,settheTread/StringerOffsetinstanceparameterto2″(50mm).

Thiswillallowyoutopickaspecificreferencebutstillassignasetvaluetomovetherailingto(Figure4.24).

4. ClickFinishEditModetocompletetherailing.

5. Createanotherrailingusingthesamestepsbutfortheoppositeoutsidethree

stringers.Insteadofusing2″(50mm)fortheTread/StringerOffsetvalue,use-2″(-50mm)(Figure4.25).

6. ClickFinishEditModetocompletethesketch.

7. Openthedefault3DviewandnotethattherailingsarenotyethostedtothestairbutareinsteadhostedtoLevel1.

8. SelectoneoftherailingsandclickPickNewHostontheToolspanel.

9. Clickthestair;thiswillchangetherailinghostfromLevel1toinsteadattachandfollowthegeometryofthestair.

10. ClickPickNewHostforthesecondrailingtocompletethenewrailinghost(Figure4.26).

Figure4.24FirstsketchandTread/StringerOffset

Figure4.25SecondsketchandTread/StringerOffset

Figure4.26Railingbeforeandafternewhost

Inthefollowingexerciseyouwillcustomizeanexistingrailingtoprailtoallowforacustomterminationcondition.

Exercise4.8EditRailingTopRailandSlopeTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter4,andopenthefilec04-ex-4.8start.rvt.

1. Theexamplefileshouldopentothedefault3Dview.

2. MovethecursoroverthetoprectangularrailandpresstheTabkeyonce.Thetoprailshouldbehighlighted.

3. Clicktoselectthetoprail(Figure4.27).

4. Onceit'sselected,clickEditRailontheContinuousRailpanel.

5. ClickEditPathandchoosetheLinedrawtool.

6. Drawacustompathforthetoprailstartingattheendpointoftheexistingpath,similartoFigure4.28.

7. ClickFinishEditModetwicetofinisheditingthetoprailandreturntotheproject.

Next,you'llcorrecttherailingconditionatthetopofthelandingtomatchtheflatslope.

8. OpentheLevel1floorplanview.

9. SelecttherailingandclickEditPathtoreturntosketchmode.

10. UsetheModifypanel'sSplitElementtool tosplittherailingpathattheedgeofthelanding(Figure4.29).

11. PresstheEsckeytwice,andselectthesplitrailingsketchpathoverthelanding.

12. OntheOptionsBar,changetheSlopetoFlat.

13. ClickFinishEditModetoexittherailingsketch.

14. Openthedefault3Dview,andnoticethattherailingconditionisnowflatoverthelanding.

YoucanusetheSlopecontrolsforrailingconditionswhenyouneedtooverridehowthedefaultslopewillbecalculated.ThecompletedrailingisshowninFigure4.30.

Figure4.27Selectthetoprail

Figure4.28Updatedtoprailpath

Figure4.29Splitrailingpathsketch

Figure4.30Completedrailing

DesigningRampsNowthatyou'refamiliarwithdesigningandmodifyinganumberofstairconfigurations,rampsshouldcomeeasilysincetheyarebasedontheStairBySketchtool.It'sthesamebasicprocessofsketchingadesiredshapeandthen

completingthesketch,withtwomajordifferences:farmorefrequentlandingsandashallowerslope.

YouaccesstheRamptoolontheCirculationpanelontheArchitecturetab.Keepinmindthatrampshavedifferentconstraintsthanstairs,basedonslopeandlength.Understandthatthemaximumlengthofarampinonesectionis30′-0″(9000mm)witha1:12slope(8percent).Theseparameterscanbechanged,butbydefaulttheycorrelatetocommoncoderequirements.

InthefollowingexerciseyouwillcreateastraightrunrampbetweenLevel1andLevel2.Becauseyou'retraversingLevel1toLevel2(andtheyare10′[3000mm]apart),thiswillrequirearamplengthof120′(36,600mm)atamaximum1:12slope,notincludinglandings.

Exercise4.9CreateaRampandEdittheBoundaryTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter4,andopenthefilec04-ex-4.9start.rvt.

1. OpentheexamplefiletotheLevel1view.

2. SelecttheArchitecturetab,andchoosetheRamptoolfromtheCirculationpanel.

3. InthePropertiespalette,setRampTypetoRamp1;thebaselevelisLevel1andthetoplevelisLevel2.

4. UsingtheRunDrawtool,addstraightrunssimilartoFigure4.31.

5. Togetallthelandingsandrampsintotherightlocation,selecttheboundaryandriserlinesaftercreationandmovethemusingtheMovetoolontheModifypanel.

TherampshouldlooksimilartotheimageinFigure4.31.

TheMultistoryTopLevelparameterisalsoavailableforramps,similartostairs.

6. ClickRailingontheToolspanel,andspecifytheHandrail-Rectangularrailing.ClickOKtoclosethedialog.

7. ClickFinishEditModetocompletethesketch.Openthedefault3Dview;youshouldseearampthat'ssimilartotheoneinFigure4.32.

8. ReturntotheLevel1view,selecttheramp,andclickEditSketch.

9. Deletethethreegreenboundarylinesthatrepresenttheoutsideedgesofthelandings,asshowninFigure4.33.

10. SelecttheBoundarytoolontheDrawpalette,andthenchoosetheTangentEndArctoolontheDrawpanel.

11. CreatethenewboundariesshowninFigure4.34bypickingoneboundaryedgeandthentheother.

12. ClickEditTypetoopentheramptypeproperties.

13. UnderConstruction,setShapetoSolid.ClickOKtoclosethedialog.

Thiswillcreateasolidslabrampinsteadofmaintainingaconsistentthicknessvalue.

14. ClickFinishEditModetocompletethesketch.

RevitArchitecturehasalreadymodifiedtherailingstoaccommodatethenewboundary(Figure4.35).

Figure4.31Straightrunsoframps

Figure4.32Ramprunswithassociatedrailings

Figure4.33Themodifiedrampinplanviewwithremovedexteriorboundary

edges

Figure4.34Modifiedrampwithcurvedboundary

Figure4.35Completedrampin3D

Theendexercisefilec04-ex-4.9end.rvthasbothrampshapes,includedastwoseparateramps,forreference.

NowYouKnowStairs,railings,andrampsareseparateobjecttypesinRevitArchitecturethatsharesomeunderlyingparameters.Inaddition,objectssuchasrailingsdonotrequireastairtoexist;theycanbecreatedindependentlyorcreatedusingastairasahostforadditionalcomplexity.

Inthischapter,youlearnedaboutthepropertiesthatmakeuprailingsandbalusters.Youcreatedrailingsandhostedthemtostairs.Youalsocustomizedthetoprailingandoverrodetheslopeforsomerailingsegments.Forstairs,youcreatedrailingsusingboththeStairByComponentandStairBySketchtools.Youcustomizedtheboundariesandlandingsandsetsometospanmultiplestories.Andfinally,youcreatedramps,editedtheboundary,andadjustedvariousproperties.

Chapter5AddingFamilies

WhatisafamilyinAutodesk®Revit®Architecture?Inthesimplestterms,afamilyisarepeatablepieceofgeometryyoucanusethroughoutyourproject.Inthischapteryouwillreviewandworkwithvariousexercisestodevelopabetterunderstandingofthedifferenttypesoffamilies.

Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:

Viewandmodifythefamilycategory

Workwithandloadsystemfamilies

Workwithandloadcomponentfamilies

Saveoutandreloadcomponentfamilies

Workwithhostedfamilies

Workwithface-basedfamilies

Workwithsharednestedfamilies

Createanin-placefamily

Findandloadfamilycontentintoyourproject

UnderstandingtheModelHierarchyInChapter2(“WallsandCurtainWalls”),Chapter3(“Floors,Roofs,andCeilings”),andChapter4(“Stairs,Ramps,andRailings”),youlearnedaboutsomebasicmodelelementssuchaswalls,floors,androofs.ThesetypesofobjectsareknownassystemfamiliesinRevitArchitecture.Tobetterexplainwhatafamilyisandhowitrelatestoyourworkflow,let'sexplorehowdataisorganizedintheRevitArchitectureplatform.

Oneoftheuniquecharacteristicsoftheprogramisitsinherentmodelhierarchy.Inasimpledescription,thishierarchycanbeexpressedas(frombroadtospecific)project,category,family,type,andinstance.

ProjectThisistheoverallcontainerforthemodelgeometryandinformation.

CategoryThisisthestructureofthecontentthatwillbeplacedintheproject.ThisishowtheRevitArchitecturesoftwareensuresconsistencyandmanagesthebehaviorofelementssuchashowadoorinteractswithawall.Youalsousecategoriestomanagegraphicdisplayandvisibilityofelements.

FamilySimilartoblocksinAutoCAD,familiesarethebasisofgeometryyoucreateinaRevitArchitectureproject.

TypeThisisarepeatablevariationwithinafamily.Forexample,thesix-paneldoorfamilymayhavemultipletypes—eachtypecouldhavesizeormaterialvariationswithoutduplicatinggeometry.Forexample,thedoorpanelextrusioncouldadjustsizebasedonthedoortypewidth.

InstanceThisisanactualelementyouplaceintheprojectmodel.Forexample,door607maybethe25thinstanceyou'veplacedintheprojectofthe36”×80”Wood(0915×2032mm)typeofthesix-paneldoorfamily.

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillsetsomedisplaypropertiesfortheentireprojectusingObjectStyles.ThenyouwillchangethesettingsforoneviewusingtheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialog.Last,youwillchangethevisibilitysettingsofseveralinstancesusingOverrideGraphicsInView⇨ByElement.

Exercise5.1ExploringtheModelHierarchyTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter5,andopenthefilec05-ex-5.1start.rvt.

1. OpentheLevel1viewandclicktheManagetab;thenchooseObjectStylesfromtheSettingspanel.

2. ThecategoriesyouseeintheObjectStylesdialogbox(Figure5.1)arethosethatareestablishedbythesoftwareandcannotbechanged.Youcanusethesecategoriestomodifythedefaultdisplaycharacteristicsofelementcategoriesinyourproject.

3. OntheModelObjectstab,findtheWallscategory,andclickintheLineColorfieldtoopentheColordialogbox.SetthelinecolortoRed,andclickOK.

4. ClickOKtoclosetheObjectStylesdialogbox.Allwallsineveryprojectviewarenowdisplayedwithredlinesinsteadofblack.

5. TypeVGonyourkeyboard(thisisthekeyboardshortcutforthe

Visibility/GraphicOverridescommand,locatedontheViewtaboftheribbon).

YoucanalsoaccessthisdialogfromthePropertiespaletteforeachviewusingtheVisibility/GraphicOverridesEditbutton.

6. IntheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogboxontheModelCategoriestab,findtheDoorscategory,andplaceacheckintheHalftonecolumn.

7. WhilestillontheModelCategoriestabintheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialog,uncheckVisibilityfortheFurniturecategory.Thiswillturnoffthedisplayofallfurniturecategoryelementsinthis

viewonly.

8. ClickOKtoclosethedialogbox.DoorsarenowdisplayedintheLevel1floorplanashalftone,andfurnitureisnolongervisible.

9. SelectseveralofthedoorsintheLevel1view,right-click,andselectOverrideGraphicsInView⇨ByElement.

UseRevealHiddenElementstoviewthedoorsandsetthemtobevisibleagainusingtheUnhideElementtoolontheribbon.

10. UnchecktheboxforVisible,andclickOKtoclosethedialogbox.

ThedoorinstancesarenolongervisibleintheLevel1floorplan,yetotherdoorinstancesarestillvisibleinthisandotherviews(Figure5.2).

Figure5.1ObjectStylesWallsLineColor

Figure5.2Completedproject,view,andelementoverrides

Intheprecedingexercise,youmadechangestoobjectsonthreelevels.ObjectStylesisaproject-widechangefortheselectedcategory.TheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogisaview-specificoverridefortheselectedcategory.OverrideGraphicsInView⇨ByElementisaview-specificoverrideforaninstanceoftheselectedcategory.

RevitArchitectureusesthreetypesoffamilies:system,component,andin-placefamilies.Systemandin-placefamiliesexistonlyintheprojectfile,whereascomponentfamiliesarecreatedandstoredasRFAfilesoutsidetheprojectenvironment.In-placefamiliesshouldbeusedonlyforunique,one-of-a-kindobjectsforwhichyourequirenearbygeometryasareferencewhenyouaredesigningthem.Youcannothavemultipleinstancesofthesamein-placefamily.

Wewillstartbyexploringsystemfamiliesbecausetheyresidedirectlyintheproject.Thenwewillfurtherexplorecomponentandin-placefamilieslaterinthischapter.

WorkingwithSystemFamiliesThefirsttypeoffamilyyouneedtounderstandisthesystemfamily.Thebestwaytocharacterizesystemfamiliesistoconsiderthemthehostsforothertypes

ofgeometry.3Delementssuchaswalls,floors,ceilings,androofsallowotherelementssuchasdoorsandwindowstoexistonthemorinthem.Other3Delements,suchasstairsandrailings,arealsosystemfamilies.

Systemfamiliesareuniqueinthattheycreategeometrybyusingasetofrulesappliedtoguidinggeometry.Ifyouthinkaboutasimplewall,forexample,itsthicknessisdefinedbyaseriesofstructurallayers(framing,sheathing,andfinishes),itslengthisexpressedbyalinearpath,anditsheightisestablishedbysomesetofhorizontalboundaries(eitheradatumoranotherelementlikearoof).Asanotherexample,afloor'sthicknessisdefinedbyaseriesoflayers,itsverticallocationisdeterminedbyadatum(level),anditsboundaryextentsaredefinedbyaseriesoflines.Intheproject,theserulesaretheinstanceandtypeproperties.

Somesystemfamiliesare2D.Thesetypesofsystemfamiliesincludetext,dimensions,andfilledregions.Althoughthe2Dvarietyoffamiliesarestillconsideredsystemfamilies,wethinktheyarebetterreferredtoasprojectsettingstoavoidconfusingthemwiththemorecommonunderstandingoffamilies.

LoadingSystemFamiliesBecausesystemfamiliesexistonlyintheprojectenvironment,thereareonlyafewwaysyoucanloadthembetweenprojects.ThefirstmethodistousetheTransferProjectStandardscommand.Thismethodtransfersallthefamiliesandtypesinaselectedcategorybetweenprojects.

AmoreinformalmethodoftransferringsystemfamiliesistousetheWindowsClipboardfunctionsandcopy/pastecontentbetweenprojects.Thismethodisusefulifyouwanttoloadalimitednumberofspecificfamiliesintoyouractiveproject.

Althoughitisn'tanactiveloadingmethod,thefinaltechniquetomanagesystemfamiliesistoincludetheminyourprojecttemplates.AfteryouestablishalevelofcomfortwithworkinginRevitArchitecture,youwillbegintocustomizeyourowntemplates,thusminimizingtheamountofloadingrequiredthroughoutthedesignandproductionprocess.

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillexplorecopyingwallfamiliesbetweentwoprojectsusingtheTransferProjectStandardstool.

Exercise5.2TransferProjectStandards

Tobegin,openthefilec05-ex-5.2start.rvt.

1. Intheexerciseprojectfiletherearesomecustomwalltypesyouwanttocopyintoanewproject(TypeA.1,TypeB.3,andTypeC.4).Keepthec05-ex-5.2start.rvtprojectfileopen.

2. Createanewprojectfileusingthedefaulttemplate.

3. Inthenewproject,gototheManagetab'sSettingspanel,andclickTransferProjectStandards.

4. IntheSelectItemsToCopydialogbox,clicktheCheckNonebutton,andthenselectWallTypesfromthelist,asshowninFigure5.3.

5. ConfirmthatCopyFromlistsc05-ex-5.2start.rvt.

Thisisespeciallyimportanttoverifyifyouhavemorethantwoprojectfilesopentoensurethatyoucopyfromtheexpectedfile(Figure5.3).

6. ClickOK.ChooseNewOnly,ifprompted,toclosethedialogboxandcompletethetransfer.NewOnlywillcopyonlywallsthatarenotcurrentlyinthenewproject(andavoidoverwritingtypeswiththesamename).

7. StarttheWalltoolfromtheArchitecturetabinthenewproject,andlocatethetransferredwalltypesTypeA.1,TypeB.3,andTypeC.4.

8. Createsomewallsegmentswiththesenewtypes.

Figure5.3SelectingWallTypestotransferbetweenprojects

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillplacewallfamiliesthroughvariousmethods.

Exercise5.3PlaceSystemFamiliesTobegin,openthefilec05-ex-5.3start.rvt.

1. OpentheLevel1view.IntheProjectBrowser,towardthebottomofthelist,clickthe+toexpandtheFamiliesheading.

2. ExpandtheWallscategoryandyouseethreevalues(BasicWall,CurtainWall,andStackedWall).Thesearethethreefamiliesofwallscontainedwithinaproject.

3. ExpandtheBasicWalllistandyouseeallthewalltypesintheBasicWallfamily.

4. Usingthecursor,left-click+dragthewalltypenamedTypeB.3fromtheProjectBrowserintotheLevel1view.

NoticehowitautomaticallystartstheWalltoolusingthetypeyoudraggedin.

5. DrawsomewallsegmentsintheviewandpresstheEsckeytwicetoexitthecommand.

6. Next,intheProjectBrowserright-clickthesamewalltypeandselectCreateInstance.Noticethatthisisanothermethodtoaddanewinstanceofthewalltype.

7. SelectoneofthewallsyouaddedintheLevel1viewandright-clickCreateSimilar(Figure5.4).Thisisyetanotherwaytocreateanewinstanceofthesamewalltypeyouselectedintheview.

Figure5.4UsingCreateSimilartoplacewalls

Thereisanothermethodtocreateawall.SinceyoujustusedtheWalltoolinstep7,youcanaccessitbyright-clickingRecentCommands.Youcandothiswithnothingselectedintheviewtostartcreatinganotherwall.Anditshoulddefaulttothelastwalltypeyoucreated.

WorkingwithComponentFamiliesThesecondtypeoffamilyyouneedtounderstandisthecomponentfamily.ThesetypesoffamiliesliveoutsidetheprojectenvironmentinRFAfilesandconsistofeverythingfromdoorsandwindowstofurnitureandequipment.Youmightthinkofcomponentfamiliesasanythingthatwouldbemanufacturedawayfromthejobsiteanddeliveredforinstallation.Thisisincontrasttotheaforementionedsystemfamilies,whichcanbethoughtofasanythingthatisassembledatthejobsite.

Similartosystemfamilies,therearealso2Dview–specificversionsofcomponentfamilies,includingtags,symbols,detailcomponents,andprofiles:

TagsThesecomponentfamiliesarescale-dependentannotationsthatcontainwhatareknownaslabels(theequivalentofblockattributesinAutodesk®

AutoCAD®software).Labelsarespecialtextelementsthatreportinformationfrommodelelements.Remember,theinformation(number,name,keynote,andsoon)isstoredinthecomponent—notinthetag.Tagsareattachedtosystemorcomponentfamiliesintheproject.

Symbols(GenericAnnotations)Thesecomponentfamiliesarescale-dependentannotationsthatcanalsocontainlabels(similartoatag).Themaindifferentiatorbetweensymbolsandtagsisthatsymbolscanbeplacedfreelyanddonotneedahostintheproject.Symbolscanalsobeloadedandusedinotherfamiliessuchastags.

DetailComponentsThesecomponentfamiliesaremostcommonlyusedindraftingviewsorinmodelviewstoaddadditionaldetail.Detailcomponentscanbeusedasamoreintelligentalternativetosimpledetaillines.Thesecomponentscanbetaggedorkeynotedasiftheyweremodelcomponents.YouwillfindmuchmoreinformationondetailinginChapter11,“DetailsandAnnotations.”

ProfilesProfilefamiliesareaspecialtypeof2Dfamilyusedtogeneratemodelgeometry—thespecificprofileyoudrawwillbeusedtocreatetheextrusion.Theyareusedinconjunctionwithothersystemfamiliessuchasrailings,wallsweeps,andcurtain-wallmullions.Afteryoucreateaprofilefamily,itmustbeloadedintoaprojectandthenassociatedwitharespectivesystemfamilytype.Aprofile'sfunctionmustbedefinedinthefamilyparameters(Figure5.5).

Figure5.5Definingaprofile'sfunction

Inthefollowingexerciseyouwillexaminethefamily'scategory.Thenyouwillexplorevariousmethodstoloadfamiliesintoyourproject.

Exercise5.4CreateaNewFamilyandLoadItintoaProjectAfamily'sinitialcategoryisdeterminedbythetemplateusedwhenthefamilyiscreated.Forthisexerciseyouwillbecreatinganewfamilyusingoneofthedefaulttemplates,sonoexercisefileisrequired.

1. FromtheApplicationbutton,clickNew⇨Family.TheNewFamily–Select

TemplateFiledialogboxopens(Figure5.6).

Thelistoffamilytemplatesisconsistentwiththelistofcategoriesyousawintheprojectenvironment(ObjectStyles,Visibility/GraphicOverrides).Eachoftheavailablefamilytemplatesispreconfiguredforaspecificcategoryintermsofproperties,basicmaterials,andreferenceplanes.

2. SelectPlumbingFixture.rft(MetricPlumbingFixture.rft),andclickOpen.

TheRevitArchitectureuserinterfacechangesslightlytowhatisknownastheFamilyEditor(keepinmindthatyouarestillwithinthemainRevitArchitectureapplication).

YoucanchangethecategoryofafamilyintheFamilyCategoryAndParametersdialogbeforeloadingitintoaproject;however,frequentmanipulationisnotrecommendedbecausegraphicsandparametersvarygreatlyacrossfamilycategories.

3. GototheCreatetab'sPropertiespanel,andclicktheFamilyCategoryAndParametersbutton.

TheFamilyCategoryAndParametersdialogboxopens(Figure5.7);itshowsthecategorytowhichthefamilyisassigned(PlumbingFixtures).

4. ClickOKtoclosethedialog.

Next,youwanttopracticesavingthisfamilyandloadingitintoaproject(let'spretendfornowthatyouaddedgeometryinthePlumbingFixturesfamily).

5. FromtheApplicationbutton,clickSaveAs⇨Family.CallthefamilyPlumbingTest(noticethatthefilenameextensionisnow.rfa).

Whenthesavecompletes,you'llloadthisfamilyintoanewproject.

6. Createanewprojectwiththedefaulttemplate.ThennavigatebacktothePlumbingTest.rfafamily.Fromanytabintheribbon,undertheFamilyEditorpanel,clickLoadIntoProjectAndClose.UnliketheLoadIntoProjectcommand,LoadIntoProjectAndClosewillnotleavethefamilyfileopen.

Ifyouhavemorethanoneprojectfileopen,Revitwillpromptyouforwhichonetoload.Ifyouhaveoneprojectopen,Revitwillswitchyoutotheprojectandimmediatelystartplacingthefamilyyoujustloaded.NoticehowPlaceComponentisnowactiveandthePlumbingTestfamilyiscurrent.

7. PresstheEsckeytocancelplacingthefamily.

AnothermethodtoloadfamiliesistousetheLoadFamilytoollocatedontheInserttab'sLoadFromLibrarypanel.

8. ClicktheLoadFamilytooltoopentheLoadFamilydialogbox,whichshouldopentothefamilylibrarylocation.

9. OpentheDoorsfolder.NoticethatyoucanselectmultiplefamiliestoloadatthesametimebyholdingdowntheShiftorCtrlkey.

AnothermethodtoloadfamiliesisbydragginganddroppingthemfromanyfolderonyourcomputerintotheRevitArchitecturewindow.Thisworksmuchthesamewayasinsteps8through10.

10. SelectseveralfamiliesandclickOpen.

Figure5.6Selectingafamilytemplate

Figure5.7Viewingthefamilycategoryandparameters

Figure5.8Selectingmultiplefileswhenloadingfamilies

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillsaveafamilyfromtheprojectoutasanRFAandthenlaterreloaditoveradifferentfamilyinanotherproject.

Exercise5.5SaveOutandReloadFamiliesfromProjectTobegin,openthefilec05-ex-5.5start.rvt.

Atcertainmilestonesinyourprojectworkyoumayneedtosavespecificfamiliesoutofyourprojecttouseinotherprojectsortoacontentlibrary.Oryoumayneedtoreplaceonefamilywithanotherfamily(andsubsequentlyupdateallinstances).

1. Fromthedefault3Dview,youshouldseefourdoubleglassdoors;theseareinstancesofthefamilyDouble-Door_TypeA.Youwanttosavetheseoutoftheproject(let'spretendtheoriginalfamilyfileyouloadedincannolongerbefound).

2. FromtheProjectBrowser,expandFamilies⇨DoorsandselectDouble-Door_TypeA.Right-clickonthefamilyandclickSavetoopentheSaveFamilydialog.BrowsetoyourChapter5filelocationandclickSavetosavethefamily.ThissavesthedoorfamilyoutasanRFAfile(Figure5.9).

3. Next,createanewprojectusingtheArchitecturaltemplate.DrawfourwallstocreatearectangleshapeandplaceseveralinstancesoftheSingle-Flushdoorfamilyineachwall.

4. Inthenewproject,fromtheProjectBrowserexpandFamilies⇨DoorsandselectSingle-Flush.Right-clickonthedoorfamilyandclickReload.

5. ThiswilllaunchtheOpendialog.BrowsetothelocationwhereyoupreviouslysavedouttheDouble-Door_TypeA.rfafamily.SelectthedoorfamilyandclickOpen.

6. RevitwillnotremovetheexistingfamilytypesfromtheSingle-Flushdoorfamily.Whenpromptedthatthefamilyalreadyexists,chooseOverwriteTheExistingVersion.

7. NoticethatthefamilynamechangedintheProjectBrowsertoreflectthefamilyfromwhichyoureloaded.Anyfamilytypesfromthereloadedfamilyarenowpresentintheprojectaswell.AllinstancesoftheoldSingle-Flushdoorarestillusingtheoriginalfamilytype.WewanttoswapthosetothenewExteriortype.

8. Right-clickoneofthedoorfamilyinstancesinthedefault3DviewandchooseSelectAllInstances⇨VisibleInView.Thiswillselectallofthedoorfamilies;thenfromtheTypeSelector,changethetypetoExterior(Figure5.10).

Figure5.9Savingaspecificfamilyout

Figure5.10Swappingtothenewfamilytype

WorkingwithHostedFamiliesFor3Dcomponentfamilies,onekeydistinctionyoushouldunderstandis

whetherafamilyishosted.Howdoyouknowwhetherafamilyishostedorunhosted?Asimplewaytofindoutistoobservethecursorwhenacomponentcommandisactivatedandyouattempttoplaceafamily.Forahostedfamily,the

cursorwillchangetothis toindicatethatyoucannotplacethefamilyunlessyouareclickingoverasuitablehost.

Themainlimitationtoahostedelementisthatitcannotexistwithoutitshost.Certaincomponentfamilies,suchasdoorsandwindows,mustbehostedbecausetheirbehaviordictatesthattheycuttheirhostgeometrywhenplaced.Forexample,youcanseethiswhencreatinganewdoororwindowfamily.Noticethatwhenopeningthefamily,thereisalsoasystemfamilywall,whichservesasthehost.Othercomponents,suchasfurniture,plumbing,andlightfixtures,maynotneedtobemodeledashostedcomponents.Thesetypesofobjectsareplacedinamodelandalmostalwaysmaintainareferencetothelevelonwhichtheywereplaced.

Aslightlydifferentversionofahostedfamilyisknownasaface-basedfamily.Thesetypesoffamiliescanbeplacedonvirtuallyanysurfaceorworkplane,includinglinkedRevitmodels.Theydon'tsufferthesamelimitationsashostedfamilies.Facebasedfamiliescanexistwithoutahostelementevenafterahostisdeleted.Whenthefamilyisinitiallycreated,thefamilytemplateusedwilldeterminethecategoryofthefamilyandwhetheritishosted,nothosted,orfacebased.

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillworkwithhostedandunhostedfamiliestoexplorethedefaultbehaviors.InExercise5.7,youwillplaceandmodifyface-basedfamilies,whichareanothertypeofhostedfamily.

Exercise5.6WorkwithHostedFamiliesTobegin,openthefilec05-ex-5.6start.rvt.TheexamplefileshouldopentotheLevel1view.

1. OntheArchitecturetab,intheBuildpanel,selectthePlaceAComponenttool,andthenclickLoadFamilyontheribbon.Navigatetothelocationofthedownloadedexercisefamilyfiles,andloadtheex-5.6hosted.rfafile.

2. Intheroomattheupperrightinthelayout,placefiveinstancesoftheex-5.6hosted.rfafamilyonthehorizontalpartitionwall(Figure5.11).Spacethefirstandlastfixturesroughly3′-0″offthewallends,andsettheotherthreeequallyspaced.Noticethatyoucanplacethesecomponentsonlyona

wall.

3. ClicktheModifybuttonontheribbonorpresstheEsckeytoexitthecommand,andthenmovethehostpartitionwallupanddown.Observehowthecomponentsmovewiththewall.

4. Deletethepartitionwallwhereyouplacedthecomponentsinstep2.Thehostedplumbingfixturesareautomaticallydeletedwhenthewallsegmentisdeleted(indicatedinFigure5.11).UsetheUndocommandtorestorethewallandhostedfixtures.

5. Next,youwillusetheunhostedversionofthefamily.StartthePlaceAComponentcommandagain,andclicktheLoadFamilybutton.Navigatetothec05-ex-5.6unhosted.rfafile,andloaditintoyourproject.

6. Placefiveinstancesofthec05-ex-5.6unhosted.rfafamilyalongtheoppositesideofthesamepartitionwall,asshowninFigure5.12.YoucanusetheAligntoolafterplacementtoeasilyalignthemtothewallandtheoppositesideelements.

Usethespacebartorotatecomponentswhileyou'replacingthem,ifneeded.

7. Selectthefivec05-ex-5.6unhosted.rfafamilies,gototheOptionsBar,andselecttheMovesWithNearbyElementssetting.

8. Movethehostpartitionwallupanddown,andobservethatthefixturesdisplaythesamebehaviorasthehostedversions.

9. Deletethepartitionwall(asindicatedinFigure5.12).Theunhostedfixturesremain(butthehostedfixturesaredeletedagain).YoucaneasilymoveselectedcomponentsfromoneleveltoanotherbychangingtheLevelparameterinthePropertiespalette(Figure5.13).

Figure5.11Placinghostedcomponentsanddeletingthewall

Figure5.12Placingunhostedcomponentsinamodel

Figure5.13Adjustinganobject'sLevelproperty

Exercise5.7PlaceFace-BasedFamiliesTobegin,openthefilec05-ex-5.7start.rvt.

1. Theexampleprojectshouldopentothedefault3Dview,andyouseetheextentsofthesampleprojectwithmultipleroofs.

Thec05-ex-7.Facebased.rfagenericmodelfamilyisalreadyloadedinyourc05-ex-5.7start.rvtproject.Thereisoneinstanceplacedontheroof(Figure5.14).Ifneeded,itcanbelocatedfromtheProjectBrowserunderFamilies⇨GenericModels⇨c05-ex-7.Facebased.ThisfamilywasoriginallycreatedwiththefamilytemplateGenericModelfacebased.rft.

2. OntheArchitecturetabintheribbon,selectthePlaceAComponenttool.

Thedefaultfamilyshouldbec05-ex-7.Facebased.

3. Beforeplacingafamilyinstance,takenoteoftheribbonoptionsforPlacement.

PlaceOnFaceandPlaceOnWorkPlaneareavailablesincethisisaface-basedfamily(thedefaultshouldbePlaceOnFace).

4. WiththeplacementmethodsettoPlaceOnFace,addseveralinstancesofthefamilytotheroofandwalls.Noticeasyoumovethecursoroveranobjectthatthefacewillpre-highlight,indicatingwhattheface-basedfamilywillbehostedto.

5. Nowselectoneofthefamiliesyouaddedtoawall.

InthePropertiespalette,takenoteoftheHostparameter,whichisgrayedout.Thisindicatestheobjecttheface-basedfamilyisattachedto.

6. Nowdeleteoneoftheprojectwallsthec05-ex-7.Facebasedfamilyishostedto.

Takenoteoftwothings.First,theface-basedfamilyisnotdeletedwiththehost.Andsecond,theHostparameterhasupdatedto<notassociated>toindicatethatthefamilyisnolongerassociatedwithahost(Figure5.15).

Figure5.14Facebasedfamilyontheroof

Figure5.15Facebasedfamilyafterhostdeletion

MostfamiliesinRevitArchitecturehaveasettingcalledShared.ThisisespeciallyimportantforRevitfamiliesthatcontainotherRevitfamilies—apracticereferredtoasnesting.WhenanestedfamilyissettoShared,threeprimarychangeswilloccur:

1. Thenestedfamilywillappearinaschedule.

2. Thenestedfamilywillalsobeloadedintotheprojectindividuallywhenthehostfamilyisloadedintotheproject.

3. ThenestedfamilycanbeselectedintheprojectbyusingtheTabkeytotogglebetweenthehostfamilyandnestedfamily.

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillmodifytheSharedsettingforanestedfamilyandexplorethebehavioralchangesthatoccurintheprojectenvironment.

Exercise5.8SharedNestedFamiliesTobegin,openthefilec05-ex-5.8start.rvt.

1. TheexercisefileshouldopentotheLevel1view.ThereareeightWork

StationDesktopsfurnituresystemfamilies,whichcontaintwonestedfamilies—achairandstoragepedestal.Also,openthedefault3DviewandtheDeskLayoutScheduleview(Figure5.16).

2. Noticethatthisscheduledoesnotincludethechairorstoragepedestal.CurrentlythosenestedfamiliesarenotsettoShared,sotheyarenotincludedinprojectschedules.Youcanalsoconfirmthattheydonotexistintheprojectontheirown;expandtheProjectBrowser⇨Families⇨FurnitureSystemsandyouwillonlyseetheCubePanelandWorkStationDesktopsfamilies.

3. SelectoneoftheWorkStationDesktopsfamilyinstancesandclickEditFamily.Oncethefamilyisopenforediting,youcanseethatitcontainsextrusionsforthedesktopaswellasnestedfamiliesforthechairandstoragepedestal.

4. SelecttheChair-ExecutivefamilyfirstandclickEditFamilytoopenthisnestedfamilyforediting.InthePropertiespalette,checktheSharedpropertybox.

5. NextyouwillloadthenestedChair-ExecutivefamilybackintothehostWorkStationDesktopsfamily.ClicktheLoadIntoProjectAndClosebutton.Whenprompted,checkWorkStationDesktops.rfaandclickNowhenpromptedtosavethefile.

6. YounowwanttodothesamethingforthenestedStoragePedestalfamily.Repeatsteps4and5andloadtheStoragePedestalfamilybackintoWorkStationDesktops.rfawhenprompted.

7. AtthispointyouhavesetbothnestedfamiliessharedinthehostWorkStationDesktopsfamily.Younowwanttoloadthehostfamilybackintotheexerciseproject.WhileinWorkStationDesktops.rfa,clickLoadIntoProjectAndCloseandclickNowhenpromptedtosavethefile.

8. BecausetheWorkStationDesktopsfamilyalreadyexistsintheproject,youarepromptedwiththeFamilyAlreadyExistsdialog.ClickOverwriteTheExistingVersion(Figure5.17).

OverwriteTheExistingVersionsimplyoverwritestheprojectversionwiththefamilyversion.OverwriteTheExistingVersionAndItsParameterValuesdoesthesamebutalsooverridesanyparametervaluesthatmayhavebeenupdatedinthefamilyversion.

9. ExpandtheProjectBrowser⇨Families⇨FurnitureSystemsandyouwill

nowseethatthenestedChair-ExecutiveandStoragePedestalfamilieshavebeenloadedintotheproject.ThisisbecauseyousetthemtoShared.

10. Next,movethecursoroveranyofthechairfamilyinstancesandpresstheTabkey.Whenthechairisdisplayedaspre-selected,left-clicktoselectit.YoucanevenclickEditTypeinthePropertiespalettetoseethevariouschairpropertiesinread-onlymode.ThisbehavioralchangealsooccurredbecauseyousetthefamilytoShared.

11. Themostdramaticchangewithsharednestedfamiliesistheinclusioninprojectschedules.OpentheDeskLayoutScheduleviewyouopenedinstep1.

12. TheChair-ExecutiveandStoragePedestalfamiliesarenowincludedintheprojectschedule(Figure5.18).

Figure5.16Workstationsandschedule

Figure5.17FamilyAlreadyExistsdialog

Figure5.18Updatedselectionandschedule

Forfamiliesthatneedtobeincludedinprojectschedules,thisisimportanttoremember:nestedfamilieswillnotscheduleunlesstheyaresettoShared.

WorkingwithIn-PlaceComponentFamilies

In-placecomponentfamiliesareaspecialtypeofcomponentfamilyuniquetothecurrentproject.Theyarecreatedintheprojectenvironmentvs.theFamilyEditor,soprojectgeometrycanbeusedasareference.Theydonotexistoutsideofthecurrentproject.ThecommandislocatedontheArchitecturetab'sComponentdrop-downmenu;it'scalledModelIn-Place.

Themajordifferencebetweenin-placecomponentfamiliesandcomponentfamiliesisinregardtomultipleinstances.Whencomponentfamilieshavemultipleinstancesintheproject,updatingthefamilygeometrywillupdateallinstances.In-placecomponentfamiliesdonotsupportmultipleinstancesofthesamefamily.Forthisreason,theyshouldbeusedonlyforuniquegeometrysinceacopyofanin-placecomponenthasnorelationshiptotheoriginal(andwillnotupdatewithchangestotheoriginalinstance).

Inthefollowingexerciseyouwillmodifyanexistingin-placefamily.

Exercise5.9ModifyanIn-PlaceFamilyTobegin,openthefilec05-ex-5.9start.rvt.

1. Opentheprojecttothedefault3Dview.

2. Selectthecountertopextrusion,andchooseEditIn-PlaceontheribbontoedittheCaseworkfamily(Figure5.19).

UnlikeintheFamilyEditorenvironment,takenotethatyouareeditingthefamilyinthecontextoftheproject.Thiscanbeaveryusefultechniqueforcustomprojectfamilieswhereexistingconditionsorgeometryisrequiredtocreatethefamily.

3. SelectthecounterextrusionandclickEditExtrusionontheribbon.

Youwanttomakeaslightchangetotheshapeofthecountertoptoremovethecurvededge.

4. SelectthecurvedsketchlineandpresstheDeletekey.

5. Addanewsketchlinecreatinga90-degreecornerinstead,makingsuretoclosethesketchloop.

6. Whenthesketchiscompleteandclosed,clicktheFinishEditModebutton.

Noticethatyouarestilleditingthefamily.Thisisusefulifyouneededtocreateadditionalextrusionsorfurthermodifythefamily.

7. Toreturntotheprojectandfinisheditingthein-placefamily,clickFinish

ModelontheIn-PlaceEditorribbonpanel(Figure5.20).

Figure5.19EditingtheCaseworkin-placefamily

Figure5.20Completingthein-placefamily

FindingContentNowthatwehavereviewedthefundamentalsofRevitArchitecturefamilies,we'lldiscussoneofthemostimportantissuesyoumayfaceasyoustartdesigning:thediscoveryofsuitablecontent.Thebestplacetobeginiswiththe

contentinstalledwithRevitArchitecture.Thesedefaultfamiliesarecreatedwithrelativelysimplegeometryandshouldbesufficientasabasisforthemostcommonbuildingtypes.IfyouinstalledRevitArchitecturewiththedefaultsettings,youwillbeabletoaccessthedefaultlibrarywheneveryouusetheInserttab⇨LoadFamilycommand.AutodeskhascreatedanonlineresourcecalledAutodesk®Seektoprovidecontentforitsdesignsoftware(http://seek.autodesk.com).YoucansearchforfamiliesonAutodeskSeekdirectlyfromRevitArchitecture.Let'sexplorethisoption:

1. GototheInserttab'sAutodeskSeekpanel.

2. Inthesearchbar,typechairs,andpresstheEnterkey.

3. YourdefaultwebbrowseropenstotheAutodeskSeekwebsite.

TheresultsdisplayedmatchthesearchcriteriaofchairsandarefilteredtoshowonlycontentthatoffersRevitArchitecturefamilies(Figure5.21).

Figure5.21ContentsearchresultsinAutodeskSeek

YouwillnoteonAutodeskSeekthatyoucanchoosefromgenericormanufacturers'content.Thegenericcontentissimilartothatfoundintheinstalledlibrary.Othercontentshouldbeusedwithalevelofcare.Althoughanexhaustivereviewofsuchcriteriaisoutsidethescopeofthisbook,herearesomeaspectsyoushouldunderstandaboutcomponentfamilies:

AvoidImportedGeometryComponentfamiliesshouldnotbecreatedbysimplyopeninganRFAfileandimporting3Dgeometryfromothermodelingsoftware.Contentwithimportedgeometrymayalsoadverselyaffectfunctionssuchasrendering.Forexample,alight-fixturefamilyusinganimportedCADmodelmightnothavethecorrectmaterialtransparencytoallowalightsourcetorenderproperly.

WatchforOvermodelingFamiliesshouldcontainonlythegeometrynecessarytodocumentthecomponent.Thatsaid,thislevelofmodelingwillbeslightlydifferentdependingonwhetheryouwanttocreateaphotorealisticrenderingoraconstructiondocument.Excessivemodelingsuchasfasteners,switches,knobs,dials,andsoonshouldbeavoided.

UseAppropriateRepetitionARevitArchitecturefamilyshouldhaveamoderatelevelofrepetitionbuiltintoit.Therepetitionshouldnotbetoocomplex(allpossiblevariationsinonefamily)ortoosimple(aseparatefamilyforeachvariation).Reasonablecontentwillofferafamilyforeachsetofcommongeometry(forexample,onemodellineofalightfixture)withtypesforsubtlevariations(thevariouslampingandsizeoptionsofthatlightfixturemodel).

NowYouKnowFamiliesinRevitmakeupthemajorityofyourprojectgeometry,andwehavejustscratchedthesurfaceintermsofthispotential.Inthischapter,you'velearnedaboutthethreecategoriesoffamilies:system,component,andin-placefamilies.YouhaveexercisedmodelhierarchyforObjectStyles,viewvisibility,andelementoverrides.Andyouhaveutilizeddifferentcategoriesandoptionsforcomponentfamilies.Wewillexpandonthisfamilyknowledgeinthenextchapter.

Chapter6ModifyingFamiliesNowthatyouhaveaddedanumberoffamiliestoyourprojectandthedesignhasprogressed,you'lloftenfinditnecessarytomodifythefamilies.Sometimesswappingoutagenericfamilycomponentforonethatismorespecificisthebestsolution.Inothercases,it'ssimplyamatterofopeningthecomponentfamilythatyoustartedwithandtweakingthegeometrytobetterfityourdesign.Eithersolutionisviable—whichyouchoosedependsontheresultthatisbetterforyourdesignprocess.

Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:

Modifyfamilycategories

Editcomponentfamilies

Edittheinsertionandroomcalculationpoints

Editprofilefamilies

Placeandmodifydetailcomponents

Editatitleblockfamily

Placeandmodifynestedfamilies

Reviewvariousfamilytipsandbestpractices

Modifying3DFamiliesAsyoulearnedinChapter5,“AddingFamilies,”findingandplacingcontentisprettystraightforward,butlearningtomodifyitwilltakeabitmoretime.Oneofthefirstthingsyouwanttoconsiderwhenloadingafamilyintoyourprojectisthelevelofdetailthefamilydisplaysatdifferentorientationsandscales.It'snotlikelythateverypartofacomponentfamilyneedstobedisplayedatallscales.It'smorelikelythattoomuchdetailwillbeconfusing(particularlyatsmallerscales).Backwhenweusedpencils,knowingwhentostopdrawingdetailwasprettyeasy.Buthigh-resolutioncomputerdisplaysthatgiveyoutheabilitytozoominandout,aswellasmodernprintingtechnologies,haveallowedustocreatefarmoredetailthanisnecessaryormeaningful.So,howdoyoudisplay

justtherightlevelofdetailintheAutodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftware?Inthischapter,we'llexploresomefundamentaltechniquesyoucanusetomodifyfamiliestomeetyourneeds.

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillworkwithdifferentzoomlevelstooptimizetheviewforhowinformationwillbedisplayed.Forthesecondpartoftheexerciseyouwillchangetheviewdetaillevelandnotevisibilitychanges.

Exercise6.1ViewScaleandDetailLevelTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter6,andopenthefilec06-ex-6.1start.rvt.

1. TheexercisefileshouldopentotheSouthelevationview.Zoomtothedeskbyright-clickingintheviewandselectingZoomInRegion.Picktwopointstodrawarectanglearoundthedesk.Thiswillzoomtheviewinaroundthedesk;howeveritdoesn'tgiveyouasenseofwhatwillbelegiblyprinted(Figure6.1).

Figure6.1UsingtheZoomInRegionoption

2. ThebestmethodtoconfirmwhatwillbegraphicallylegiblewhenyouprintistoclickthedownarrowunderthemagnifyingglassiconontheNavigationbar(ontherightsideoftheview)andselecttheZoomSheetSizeoption.Doingsowilltakethescaleoftheviewintoaccountwhenyou'rezoomingin(orout).TheresultisshowninFigure6.2.

Figure6.2UsingtheZoomSheetSizeoption

3. OpentheDeskelevationviewandchangethescaleintheViewControlBarto1/2″=1′-0″(1:20),andthenclicktheZoomSheetSizebuttonundertheNavigationbaragain.Youmayneedtopantheviewslightly,dependingonwhereitzoomed.

Youwillseeamorevisibledifferenceinwhatisdisplayedonthescreenrelativetothescaleoftheview.Noticeinboththepreviousfiguresthatthehardwareonthedeskiscompletelyvisibleinbothviews.

4. Next,changethescaleto1″=40′-0″[1:500],then1″=20′-0″[1:200],and,last,1″=10′-0″[1:100].Youcanseethechangeinthedesk'sappearanceatdifferentscales(Figure6.3).

Figure6.3Elevationatdifferentscales

5. Asyoucansee,allthegeometryofthedesk—drawersandhardware—isvisibleatallviewscales.Butitdoesn'thavetobethisway.Agoodruleofthumbisthatiftwolinesareoverlappingtothepointthatthey'llprintlikeasingleline,theyprobablydon'tneedtobeseen.

6. ToviewthesettingsforhowRevitdisplaysinformationatdifferentscales,navigatetotheManagetab⇨Settings⇨AdditionalSettings⇨DetailLevel.AsshowninFigure6.4,youcanseewhichviewscaleisassociatedwitheachdetaillevel.ClickOKtoclosethedialog.

Figure6.4ViewScale-To-DetailLevelCorrespondencesettings

DetailLevel

IntheDetailLevelsettings,youcanchoosewhichviewscalesuseoneofthreedetaillevels:Coarse,Medium,orFine.Basedonthescaleoftheviewwhenit'sfirstcreated,someelementswillautomaticallybedisplayedorhidden.Buttotakeadvantageofthispower,youmustmakesurethecontentinyourprojecthastheappropriateviewscale-to-detaillevelcorrespondence.YoushouldalsoknowthattheDetailLevelandViewScaleparametersareseparatepropertiesofprojectviews.Thus,ifyouchangethescaleofaview,thedetailleveldoesnotautomaticallychange.ThesettingsshowninFigure6.4areautomaticallyappliedonlywhenaviewisfirstcreated.

Nowlet'sinteractivelylookathowRevitutilizestheviewscale-to-detaillevelcorrespondencetocontrolthevisibilityoffamilies.

7. OpentheelevationviewnamedCabinet.Thisviewdisplaysacabinetfamilywiththeotherobjectshiddenintheview.

8. ThedetailleveloftheviewiscurrentlysettoCoarse.ChangethedetaillevelfromCoarsetoMediumandnoticewhathappens.Younowseethecabinetpanelsandswinglinesintheview(Figure6.5).

Figure6.5CoarseandMediumdetaillevels

9. ChangethedetaillevelfromMediumtoFineandnotewhathappensagain.

YounowseethecabinethardwarethatwasnotvisibleinCoarseorMediumdetail(Figure6.6).

Figure6.6MediumandFinedetaillevels

Sowhatcontrolswhichelementsaredisplayedinafamilyataspecificdetaillevel?Inthefollowingexercise,youwilleditafamilyandassigngeometryvisibilitytospecificdetaillevels,reproducingthesamefamilyfromscratch.

Exercise6.2AssignVisibilitytoDetailLevelsTobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.2start.rvt.

1. FromtheLevel1view,selectthecabinetfamily,andchooseEditFamilyfromtheModepaneloftheribbon(orright-clickandchooseEditFamilyfromthecontextmenu).

WhenyouopenafamilyorchooseEditFamilyfromwithinaproject,theuserinterfacechangestoofferyouvarioustoolsandcommandsfordevelopingfamilies.ThismodeiscalledtheFamilyEditor.

Editor.

2. Fromthe3Dview,selectthehardware(cabinetfacehandles)onthefrontofthecabinet.ClicktheVisibilitySettingsbuttonfromtheModepanelontheModify|ExtrusiontaboftheribbontoopentheFamilyElementVisibilitySettingsdialogbox(Figure6.7).

Figure6.7Editinglevelsofdetailforhardware

Thisdialogboxallowsyoutodeterminethevisibilityforboththeorientationandlevelofdetailforthehardware.Currentlythehardwareshowsupatalllevelsofdetail(Coarse,Medium,andFine).

3. ChangethesettingssothatitshowsuponlyattheFinelevelofdetailbyuncheckingCoarseandMedium(Figure6.8).

Figure6.8SetDetailLevelstoFineonly.

4. ClickOKtoclosethedialog.Selectbothcabinetfacepanelextrusions(therearetwoseparateextrusionsthatmakeupthefrontofthecabinet:theborderandtherecessedpanel).ChangethevisibilitysettingssotheyshowupattheMediumandFinelevelsofdetailbutnotCoarse.ClickOKtoclosethedialog.

5. Next,youwanttodothesameforthemodellinessincetheyarealsodisplayedin3Dviews.AneasywaytoselectonlythemodellinesistousetheFiltertool.Selecteverythinginthe3DviewandclickFilterfromtheSelectionribbonpanel.

6. ClickCheckNone,andthencheckLines(Casework).ClickOKtoreturntothemodelwithonlythelinesselected(Figure6.9).

Figure6.9UsingFilterforselection

7. ClicktheVisibilitySettingsbuttonontheModifytaboftheribbonanduncheckCoarse.ClickOKtoreturntothemodel.Next,youwanttoselectjustthelinesaroundthehardwareextrusions.Fromthesame3Dviewwindow,doaselectionwindowaroundthehardwareandusetheFiltertoolagaintoselectjustLines(Casework).OpentheFamilyElementVisibilitySettingsdialogagainanduncheckMediumsoonlyFineischecked(Figure6.10).

Figure6.10Windowselectionandfilter

8. OpentheFrontelevationview.Selectthedashedelevationswinglines(eightofthem)andclickVisibilitySettingsfromtheribbon.UncheckCoarsesoyoualsodonotseetheselinesintheprojectwhenthecabinetdoorsarenotvisible.

9. OntheModifytaboftheribbon,clicktheLoadIntoProjectbuttontoreloadthecabinetfamilyintotheproject.ClickOverwriteTheExistingVersionwhenprompted.

10. Backintheproject,thelaststepistoopentheCabinetelevationviewwhereyoucanseethefrontofthecabinet.ChangethedetailleveltoCoarse.Thecabinetlines,panels,andhardwareshouldnotbevisible.ChangethedetailleveltoMediumandyoushouldseepanelsplusthedashedlines.ChangethedetailleveltoFineandyoushouldalsoseethehardware(Figure6.11).

Figure6.11Cabinetappearancesfordetaillevels

FamilyCategoriesFamilycomponentsscheduleaccordingtotheircategory,whichisdeterminedwhenyoustarttomodelanewfamilycomponent.Whenyoucreateanewfamilycomponent,youmustfirstselecttheappropriatetemplate.

Itisimportanttodifferentiatebetweenthecategoryofthefamilyandthetemplatethatthefamilywascreatedwith.Whilethefamilycategorycanbechangedlater,thetypeofhostcannotbechangedafterward.Forexample,severalgenericmodelfamilytemplatesareavailablewhenyou'recreatinganewfamily,suchasthefollowingexamples:

GenericModelceilingbased.rft

GenericModelfacebased.rft

GenericModelfloorbased.rft

GenericModelroofbased.rft

GenericModelwallbased.rft

IfyoustartanewfamilywithGenericModelfloorbased.rft,youcanalwayschangethecategoryfromGenericModeltoFurniture.However,itisnot

possibletochangethehostfromfloortowall-hosted.TheHostfamilyparameterisfixedaccordingtothestartingtemplate.

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillchangethecategoryofanexistingfamilyandloaditbackintotheproject.

Exercise6.3EdittheFamilyCategoryTobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.3start.rvt.

1. Fromthe3Dview,selectandright-clicktheface-basedbox,andchooseEditFamilyfromthecontextmenu.

WhentheFamilyEditoropens,noticethe“platform”theboxissittingon.Thisisthecontextforthe“face”oftheface-basedfamily(Figure6.12).Face-basedandhostedfamiliesalreadyhavegeometriccontext(alongwithcriticalparametersandreferenceplanes)intheirtemplatessoyoucanmodelincontextandtestparametricbehavior.

Figure6.12Editingtheface-basedfamily

Whenthiscomponentwasinitiallycreated,itneededtobefacebased.So,thedefaultface-basedtemplatewasused,GenericModelfacebased.rft.Becausethefamilycategoryhasneverbeenmodified,itisstillconfiguredusingtheoriginalGenericModelscategory.Nowlet'sassumethedesignhasprogressedandthecomponentneedstoscheduleasSpecialtyEquipment.

KeepinmindthatchangingtoorfromtheMasscategoryisnot

KeepinmindthatchangingtoorfromtheMasscategoryisnotallowed.

AlternativelyyoucanselectthefamilyandtakenoteofthePropertiespalette—itwilldisplaythefamilycategoryundertheTypeSelector.

2. GototheCreatetab'sPropertiespanel,andclickFamilyCategoryAndParameters.

3. WhentheFamilyCategoryAndParametersdialogboxappears,thecurrentcategoryisselected.SelectSpecialtyEquipmentfromthelist(Figure6.13),andclickOK.

Figure6.13Changingthefamilycategory

4. ClickLoadIntoProjectfromtheModifytabontheribbontoreloadthefamilyintotheprojectenvironment.

5. Selecttheoptiontooverridetheexistingversion.Thefamilydoesn'tappeartohavechanged,butitnowschedulesaccordingtoitsnewcategory.

InaCADenvironment,thisstepwouldbejustlikereloadingablock—you'resimplyupdatingtheelementwiththenewinformation.

6. Toconfirmtheupdatedcategorymoveyourcursoroverthefamilyandthetooltipshoulddisplaytheupdatedfamilycategory.

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillupdatetheoriginofafamilyforbothplanandelevation.Thenyouwillloadtheupdatedfamilybackintotheproject.

Exercise6.4UpdateaFamilyOrigin

Tobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.4start.rvt.

UnderstandingtheOriginAfamilywillflexarounditsorigin;therefore,theoriginismaintainedwhenthefamily'sdimensionschange.

Thefamilyoriginwillbepositionedonthecursorduringplacement.

Ifyoureplaceonefamilywithanotherofthesamecategory,theyshouldhavethesameorigin.Otherwise,ifyouhaveafamilywithanoriginthatisatacornerandswapitwithanotherfamilywhoseoriginisatthecenter,thefamilyinstancewillshift.

1. OpentheLevel1planview.GototheArchitecturetab'sComponentflyout,andclickPlaceAComponent.

2. FromtheModify|PlaceComponentcontextualtab,clicktheLoadFamilybutton;undertheFurniturefolder,Seatingsubfolder,choosetheChair-Executive.rfa(M_Chair-Executive.rfa)family.PlaceitasshownintheleftimageinFigure6.14,makingsurethechairiscenteredunderthedesk'sopening.OncethechairisplacedhittheEsckey.

Figure6.14Chairlocationinproject

3. Selectthedesk.IntheTypeSelector,choosethe72″×36″(1830×915mm)type.

Thechangesinthedeskdimensionsareappliedfromtheupper-rightcorner;therefore,thechairisnolongercenteredandwillhavetobemoved.Ifthereweremanychairsanddesksinthissituation(suchasinanofficelayout),thistaskwouldbeverytedious!Let'schangetheoriginofthedesktoavoidthissituationinfuturedesigniterations.

4. Selectthedesk,andclickEditFamilyintheribbontoopenthedeskintheFamilyEditor.OpentheGroundfloor,floorplanview.

TheoriginofafamilyisdeterminedbyanytworeferenceplanesthathavetheDefinesOriginproperty.Inthenextstep,youwillchangethereferenceplaneswiththisparameter.

YoumayneedtopresstheTabkeyseveraltimeswhilethecursorisoverthehorizontalreferenceplanebecauseofitscloseproximitytoothergeometry.

5. Foreachofthetworeferenceplanes(highlightedinbluewithtooltipinFigure6.15),selecttheplaneandselectthecheckboxfortheDefinesOriginparameterinthePropertiespalette.

Figure6.15Editingtheoriginofafamily

6. ClickLoadIntoProjectfromtheribbontoreloadthefamilyintotheproject,andchooseOverwriteTheExistingVersionfromtheFamilyAlreadyExistsdialog.Thefamilyinitiallymovestoaligntheoldoriginwiththeneworigin,effectivelyrelocatingthedesk.Selectthedesk,andmoveitbackrelativetothechair.Afterward,ifyouchangethetype,itwillusetheneworiginandresizeatthecurrentlocation(Figure6.16).

Figure6.16Different-sizedesks

7. TheDefinesOriginparametercanalsobesetinelevationforspecifictypesoffamilies,suchaswall-basedfamilies.Forexample,thismaybeusefulforwallcabinetswherespecifyinganexactelevationforthetopofcabinetsisrequired.

8. Openthedefault3Dview,selecttheUpperCabinetfamilyabovethedeskfamily,andclickEditFamilyintheribbontoopenthecabinetsintheFamilyEditor.

OnlyonehorizontalreferenceplanecanbecheckedinanelevationviewfortheDefinesOriginparameter.

9. OpenthePlacementSideelevationview,andselectthereferenceplaneatthetopofthecabinets.SelectthecheckboxfortheDefinesOriginparameterinthePropertiespaletteasyoudidforthereferenceplanesearlier(Figure6.17).Takenotethatthereferenceplaneelevationis6′-0″(2000mm)abovethefloorline.

Figure6.17ReferencePlanesDefinesOriginparameter

10. Toreloadthefamily,clickLoadIntoProjectAndClosefromtheribbon,andspecifyNowhenpromptedtosavechanges.Ifyouhavemultiplefilesopen,youwillneedtospecifythestartproject.SelectOverwriteTheExistingVersionasyoudidearlier.AswiththeDeskfamily,theUpperCabinetfamilyupdatestoreflecttheneworigin.

11. SwitchbacktotheLevel1floorplanview,andplaceanewinstanceoftheoverheadcabinetfamilyonanyofthewalls.

Noticethatthedefaultelevationwhenplacinganinstanceinthefloorplanviewmatchesthe6′-0″(2000mm)elevationofthereferenceplane.Ifyouselectthefamily,thereisanElevationinstanceparameterinthePropertiespalette,whichshouldnowbesetto6′-0″(2000mm),asshowninFigure6.18.

Figure6.18Elevationparameteravailableinproject

ChangingthisparametervaluewillmovethecabinetfamilyinelevationrelativetothereferenceplaneyousetinthePlacementSideelevationview.Inthisexample,youcanenteraprecisevalueforthetopofthecabinets(Figure6.18).

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillenabletheroomcalculationpointinadoorfamily,makeachangetothelocation,andthenloaditbackintotheprojecttoreviewthechanges.

Exercise6.5EnableandModifytheRoomCalculationPointTobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.5start.rvt.

1. OpentheexercisefiletotheLevel1view.Therearenumerousstorageunits,eachwithaDouble-Flushdoorfamily.Eachunitcontainsaroom(refertoChapter8foradditionalinformationonrooms),whichisoffsetfromthecorridorwall.FromtheProjectBrowser,opentheDoorScheduleandnoticethattheDouble-FlushdoorfamilydetectstheCorridorroom(thedoorsareadjacenttothatroom)butnottheStoragerooms(thedoorsaren'ttouching

thoserooms.

MostcomponentfamiliesinRevitaresingle-roomaware,meaningtheywilldetectaroomtheyareeithercontainedinoradjacentto(leftimageinFigure6.19).Somefamilies,suchasdoorsandwindows,candetecttworooms—forexample,theroomyouwillpassthroughandtheroomyouwillenterthroughthedoor(rightimageinFigure6.19).

Figure6.19Singleversustwocalculationpoints

2. Forconditionswhereyouneedtooverridethedefaultadjacency,youcanenabletheroomcalculationpointfromFigure6.19,whichwillgivespecificcontroloverthepointRevitusestocalculatewhichroomitisassociatedwith.SelectoneoftheDouble-FlushdoorfamilyinstancesandclickEditFamilyfromtheribbon.

3. OnceintheFamilyEditor,opentheFloorLineplanview.InthePropertiespalette,locateandchecktheRoomCalculationPointparameter.Youshouldnowseetwographicalarrowsalongwithacurveddashedline.Thisistheroomcalculationpoint.ThetwoarrowsindicatethedirectionofpassagefortheassociatedFromandToroom;clickonthepointstoselectthem(Figure6.20).

Figure6.20Roomcalculationpoint

4. Next,you'lladjusttheToroomcalculationpointtobefartherawayfromthedoorgeometry,soitdetectstheroom.Clickontheroomcalculationpointagainanddragthepoint(onthedoorswingside)pasttheEQdimensiontext,similartowhatisshowninFigure6.21.

Figure6.21:Updatedroomcalculationpoint

5. OncetheroomcalculationpointhasbeenupdatedclickLoadintoProjectAndClosefromtheribbon.Whenprompted,donotsavethefamily,andchoosetooverwritetheexistingversion.

6. ClickononeoftheDouble-Flushdoorfamilyinstancestoselectit.Noticenowintheprojectthatwhenyouselectanyofthesedoorfamilyinstancesyoucanseetheroomcalculationpointmarker.Whileyoucannotmodifythepointinsidetheproject,itwilldisplayexactlywhereitis.

7. OpenthedoorscheduleagainandnoticethattheToRoom:NamefieldshavebeenpopulatedwiththeStoragerooms.EnablingtheroomcalculationpointallowsyoutospecifytheexactlocationyouwantRevitArchitecturetouseforcalculatingwhichroomtoassociateforcomponentfamilies.

8. Last,selectoneoftheDouble-Flushdoorfamilyinstances.Pressthespacebaruntilthedoorflipstotheoppositeside;thisalsoflipstheroom

calculationpointgeometry.OpenthedoorscheduletoconfirmthethatToRoom:NamenowreportstheCorridorroom(Figure6.22).

Figure6.22Flippingthedoordirection

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillmakevariouschangestoagenerichostwindowthatispartofthedefaultlibrary.Ahostedfamilyhasarequiredrelationshiptoaspecifichostcategory,suchasFloors,Walls,Roofs,orCeilings.Withoutthehost,thehostedfamilycan'tbeplaced.

Exercise6.6ModifyHostedComponentsTobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.6start.rvt.

1. UnderFamiliesintheProjectBrowser,locateandexpandtheWindowscategory.Right-clickFixed,andselectEditfromthecontextmenutoopenthefamilyintheFamilyEditor(Figure6.23).

Figure6.23Windowplanand3DviewintheFamilyEditor

2. Openthe3DviewView1.PressVVonthekeyboardtoaccesstheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialog(theleftimageinFigure6.24).OntheModelCategoriestab,makesuretheWallscategoryischeckedasshownandclickOK.The3DviewnowresemblestheimageontherightinFigure6.24.UseZoomToFittoadjustyourview.

Figure6.24Visibility/GraphicOverridesfortheview

3. ActivatetheExteriorelevationviewfromtheProjectBrowserwindowbydouble-clickingtheview(Figure6.25).

Figure6.25Referenceplanesanddimensionparameters

4. Referenceplanes(displayedasgreendashedlines)serveasaframeworkthatallowsthegeometrytoflex.Asyoucansee,thewindowgeometryhasnotbeendirectlyassignedtodimensionparameters.Instead,theparametersareassociatedtothereferenceplanes.Thewindowgeometryisthenconstrainedtothereferenceplanes.Thisistherecommendedmethodforconstructingfamilygeometry.

5. GototheCreatetab'sDatumpanel,andclicktheReferencePlanetool.Drawahorizontalplanearoundthemidpointofthewindow.

Nomatterhowthewindowheightchanges,thenewreferenceplanewillremaincentered.

6. GototheModify|PlaceReferencePlanetab'sMeasurepanel,andclicktheAlignedDimensiontool.Createacontinuousdimensionbetweenthetwo

outermosthorizontalreferenceplanesandthenewplaneyoucreatedinstep4.ClickthetemporaryEQiconthatisactivewhenyouselectthedimensionjustcreatedtoestablishanequalityconstraint(Figure6.26).

Figure6.26Addinganewreferenceplaneandkeepingitequallyspaced

ModifyingContentinaFamilyMakingchangestoahostedcomponentisanimportantpartofmodifyingexistingcontent.Thiswindowfamilyisfullofdimensionparametersthatcontroldifferenttypes.Youdonotneedtocreatenewgeometryfromscratch;youcanmodifywhatisalreadyinthefamily.Thisapproachmayseemlikecheating,butthisisusuallyhowcontentismodified.Inadditiontothisprocessbeingefficient,thegeometrythatyoumodifywilllikelycontinueto“remember”existingrelationshipstoreferenceplanesandotherparameters.

7. Selecttheframe/mullionextrusion,andclickEditExtrusionfromtheribbon(Figure6.27).

Figure6.27Completedframe/mullionextrusion

8. Sketchnewinternallines,asshowninFigure6.28,tosplitthewindowintothreepanels.Beforeyoufinishthesketch,deletethesketchsegmentsbetweenthenewlines(forexample,byusingtheSplittoolwiththeDeleteInnerSegmentoptioncheckedfromtheOptionsBar).Whencomplete,thesketchshouldlookliketheareaoutlinedinthebluehighlightedareainFigure6.28.

Figure6.28Editingtheexistingwindowframe

9. Clickthegreencheckmarkontheribbontofinishthesketch.

Afterthesketchisfinished,it'simportanttoflexthefamilytomakesurethedifferentsizeswillbehavebeforeyouloadthefamilyintotheproject.

10. ClicktheFamilyTypesbuttontoviewallthevariousfamilytypes.Selectafewdifferenttypesfromthedrop-downatthetopofthedialogboxandclickApplyaftereachtypeisspecified.

11. ClickOKtoclosethedialogboxandlookatthewindowin3D.Thewindowgeometryisflexingbutthewindowpaneisstillonepieceofglazing.

12. Selecttheglazing,andthenclicktheEditExtrusionbuttonfromtheModepanelonthecontextualModify|Glasstab.ReturntotheExteriorelevation,andaddsketchlinesalignedwithyourpreviouslymodifiedwindowtrim,asshowninFigure6.29.YoucanusethePickLinesoptionintheDrawpanel

tomakethisprocesseveneasier.RemembertoremovethesegmentsofouterlineusingtheSplittool,asyoudidinstep7.

Figure6.29Modifyingthewindowglazing

13. ClickFinishEditModetofinishthesketch,andthenrepeatthepreviousprocessoftestingafewdifferentfamily-typeparameterstomakesurethewindowglazingwillflexwiththedifferentsizes.

Inthefollowingexercise,youwilleditanexistingdoorfamilyandincorporateanestedfamilyforthedoorhandle.

Exercise6.7IncorporateNestedFamiliesTobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.7start.rvt.

1. Theexamplefileshouldopentothedefault3Dview.SelectoneofthedoorfamilyinstancesandclickEditFamilyfromtheribbon.

2. OntheCreatetaboftheFamilyEditor,clickComponenttoplaceanestedfamily.Inthisexampleyouhavenotloadedafamilyyet,soyouwillbe

promptedwithadialogtodoso.BrowsetotheChapter6filesandselectDoor_Handle.rfa.

3. Thisfamilywascreatedwiththeface-basedtemplate,soitcanusemostgeometryintheprojectorfamilyasahost.Fromtheribbon,theactiveplacementmethodshouldbePlaceOnFace.Fromthe3Dview,clickanywhereonthedoorpanelfacetoplaceaninstanceofthenestedhandlefamily(Figure6.30).

Figure6.30Initialnestedfamilyplacement

SpacebarRotationDon'tforgetthatyoucanrotatecomponentfamiliesbeforeorafterplacementbyusingthespacebar.

4. OpentheGroundfloorplanview.Dependingonwhichsideofthedooryouplacedthedoorhandlefamily,youmayneedtofliptheworkplane.IfitlookssimilartotheleftimageinFigure6.31(notalignedtothedoorpanelface),selectthedoorhandlefamilyandclickthesymboltoFlipWorkPlane(Figure6.31).

Figure6.31FlipWorkPlane,beforeandafter

5. Nowthatthenestedfamilyisclosetothecorrectposition,youcanadjustforthedoorpanelthickness.Thenesteddoorhandlefamilycontainsaparameterforthedoorthickness.Youneedtoassociatethatnestedfamilyparametertothehostfamilyparameter.Thatway,thenestedfamilywillupdateautomaticallyifthehostfamilydoorpanelchangesthickness.

6. SelectthenesteddoorhandlefamilyinstanceandclickEditTypefromthePropertiespalette.LocatetheparametercalledDoorThk;thisistheparameterinthenestedfamily.ClicktheAssociateFamilyParameterbuttoninthe=column.

7. FromtheAssociateFamilyParameterdialog,selecttheThicknessparameter;thisistheparameterinthehostfamily.Noticethatthenesteddoorhandlefamilyupdatestousethe2″(50mm)dimensionfromthehostfamilyinsteadofthenestedfamilydimensionforthedoorthickness.Italsograysoutsoyoucan'tmanuallyenteradimension,becauseitisdrivenbythehostparameternow.ClickOKtoclosetheAssociateFamilyParameterdialogandclickOKagaintoclosetheTypePropertiesdialog.

8. Youalsoneedtomakesurethenesteddoorhandlefamilyremainsatthe

correctlocationshouldthedoorgeometrymoveorchangesize.FromtheGroundfloorplanview,addanaligneddimensionbetweenthereferenceplaneontheleftandthecenterofthedoorhandlefamily.

9. Selectthedoorhandlefamily,andthenclickonthedimensiontextandenter4″(101mm).ClicktheEsckeytodeselectthetext.Clickonthedimensionandthenclickthepadlockicontocreateanalignmentconstraint.Thiswillholdthedimensiondistance.

10. You'llnowdothesameinoneoftheelevationviews.OpentheBackelevationviewandaddanaligneddimensionbetweentheGroundfloorlevelandthecenterofthedoorhandle.

11. Selectthedoorhandlefamily,andthenclickonthedimensiontextandenter3′-6″(1066mm).ClicktheEsckeytodeselectthetext.Thenclickonthedimensionandthenclickthepadlockicontocreateanalignmentconstraint.Thiswillholdthedimensiondistance.BoththeplanandelevationconditionsaredisplayedinFigure6.32.

Figure6.32Lockdoorhandledimensions

12. ClickLoadIntoProjectAndClose,andchoosetonotsavethefamilywhenprompted.Whenprompted,choosetooverwritetheexistingversionanditsparametervalues.Youshouldnowseethereviseddoorfamilycontainingthenesteddoorhandlefamily.

RevealConstraintsTheRevealConstraintsdisplaymodemakesiteasytotemporarilyhighlight(inred)allconstraintsintheactiveview.Forexample,thismakesiteasytodistinguishalockeddimension(constraint)fromaregulardimension.Aftercreatingconstraintsinsteps8and10,youcanhighlightthembyenablingthisdisplaymodefromtheViewControlBar'sdimensionlockicon.

Modifying2DFamiliesInadditionto3Dfamiliesthatcontainmodelgeometry,RevitArchitecturehascategoriesof2Dfamiliesthatconsistofdetailorannotationelements.These2Dfamiliesarehandleddifferentlythan3Dmodelfamilies.Forexample,tagfamiliesaretreatedasannotation,meaningtheywillresizeaccordingtotheviewscale.A3DmodelfamilyinRevitdoesnotresizeandistreatedasphysicalgeometrywithreal-worlddimensions.

Inthefollowingexercises,youwillworkwiththemostcommontypesof2Dfamilies(tags,profiles,detailcomponents,andtitleblocks)tobetterunderstandtheirfunctionalityandusecases:youwilleditandmakesomechangestoanexistingtagfamily;thenyouwillloadthefamilybackintotheproject.

Exercise6.8EditaTagFamilyTobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.8start.rvt.TheexamplefileopenstotheSouthelevationview;notethefurnituretag.Youwilleditandmodifythisexistingtagforyourproject(Figure6.33).

Figure6.33Existingfurnituretag

1. FromtheProjectBrowserunderFamilies,expandAnnotationSymbols.

2. FindtheFurnitureTag(M_FurnitureTag)family,right-clickit,andthenselectEditfromthecontextmenu.

3. IntheFamilyEditor,clicktheCreatetab,andactivatetheLinetool.

4. Chooseoneofthearcdrawtoolsandaddlinestobothsidesofthetag.

5. Deletetheverticallines,leavingjustthehorizontallinesandnewarclines(Figure6.34).Adjustthehorizontallinesifneeded.

Figure6.34Newfurnituretagshape

6. ClickLoadIntoProjectfromtheribbontoreloadthetagintotheprojectandoverwritetheexistingtag.

Noticethatthetaginstancehasupdated.ThefinishedtagshouldlooksimilartoFigure6.35.Anytagsofthesametypeintheprojectwillalsoupdatetoreflectthechanges.

Figure6.35Completedfurnituretag

Inthefollowingexercise,youwilleditandmakechangestoaprofilefamily,whichyouwillusetogenerategeometryfortherailing.

Exercise6.9EditaProfileFamilyTobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.9start.rvt.

1. IntheProjectBrowserunderFamilies,clicktoexpandProfiles,andthenright-clickRectangularHandrail.ChooseEditfromthecontextmenu.RectangularHandrailopensintheFamilyEditor.

2. Becauseyouwanttokeepyourexistinghandrailprofileintact,fromtheApplicationbutton,chooseSaveAs⇨Family,andnamethenewprofileLShapedHandrail.

3. Therearesomeparametersthatyouwanttomaintaininthisfamily.Tomakethemvisible,gototheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogbox(typeVVonyourkeyboard),andselecttheAnnotationCategoriestab.Selectalltheoptions,asshowninFigure6.36,andclickOKtoclosethedialogbox.

Figure6.36AdjustingtheVisibility/GraphicOverridespropertiesoftheview

4. Atthispoint,theprofileviewresemblestheimageinFigure6.37.

Figure6.37Theprofilewithparametersvisible

5. DragtheexistingverticallineassociatedwiththeWidthparameterupward.ThenontheCreatetabontheribbon,clicktheLinetool,andaddthenewremainingprofilelinessotheyresemblethelinesinFigure6.38.Loadtheprofileintoyourproject;theLShapedHandrailprofilefamilyisnowlistedinyourProjectBrowserunderFamilies,alongwiththeotherprofilefamilies.

Figure6.38Newhandrailprofile

6. Next,youneedtocreateanewrailingtypeandassociateittoyourstair.IntheProjectBrowserunderFamilies,expandRailings⇨Railing,andright-clickHandrail-Rectangular.SelectDuplicatefromthecontextmenu.ThecopyisnamedHandrail–Rectangular2;renameitLShapedHandrail.

7. Nowyouneedtomodifythepropertiesoftherailingtoincludethenewhandrailprofile.Todoso,right-clicktheLShapedHandrailtypeyoujustrenamedintheProjectBrowser,andselectTypeProperties,orjustdouble-clicktheLShapedHandrailtype.

8. IntheTypePropertiesdialogbox,selectEditfromtheRailStructure(Non-Continuous)option.DoingsoopenstheEditRails(Non-Continuous)dialogbox(Figure6.39).Clickthedrop-downarrowfortheProfilecelltoactivatethelistdrop-down,andselecttheLShapedHandrail:2″×2″,asshowninFigure6.39.

Figure6.39Selectingtheprofilefortherailing

9. ClickOKtwicetoreturntotheproject.Thenewprofilehasbeenassociatedtotheduplicaterailing.Allyouneedtodoisswapoutthedefaultstairrailingforthenewone!Selectthehandrailsassignedtothestair,andthenchooseLShapedHandrailintheTypeSelectorinthePropertiespalette(Figure6.40).

Figure6.40Selectingthenewrailing

Inthefollowingexercise,youwilleditandmakechangestoanexistingbreaklinefamilythatneedstobeupdatedforyourproject.

Exercise6.10UpdateDetailComponentsTobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.10start.rvt.TheexamplefileshouldopentothestartingviewCalloutofSection1.

Textaddeddirectlyinsideadetailcomponent(orstandardcomponentfamily)doesnotappearintheproject.

1. InthisdetailcalloutviewthereisaBreakLinefamilyyouneedtomodify(Figure6.41).Selectthebreakline,andclickEditFamilyfromtheribbontoopenthefamilyintheFamilyEditor.

Figure6.41Selectingandeditingthebreakline

2. SelectthebreaklineintheFamilyEditor,andthenclickEditBoundaryfromtheribbon.

Thiselementisnotaline(seeFigure6.41).It'sactuallyamaskingregion(kindoflikeawhitesolidhatch)thatisusedtoobscuregeometryinyourproject.SomeoftheboundarylinestylesaresettoMediumLines,andsomearesettoInvisibleLines.

3. Beforeyoubegintomodifythemaskingregion,youshouldbeawareofanyconstraintsestablishedinthefamily.PressVVonthekeyboard.SwitchtotheAnnotationCategoriestab,andcheckboththeDimensionsandReferencePlanesoptions.ClickOKtoclosethedialogbox.

Noticethattheoriginalboundaryofthemaskingregionremainsdisplayedinthebackgroundforreference.

4. IntheViewControlBar,changethescaleoftheviewto11/2″=1′-0″(1:10)sothedimensionsaremorelegible.UseZoomToFittoseetheextentsoftheconstraints(Figure6.42).

Figure6.42Themaskingregionwithallconstraintsdisplayed

5. DeletethesquaredjaglinesshowninFigure6.43.

Figure6.43Deletetheexistingjaglinesinthemaskingregion

6. FromtheCreatetabintheribbon,clicktheLinetool,andmakesure

SubcategoryissettoMediumLinesattherightendoftheribbon.Drawnewjaglines,asshowninFigure6.44.Makesurethelinesyoudrawsnaptothemidpointsofthepreviousjaglinesandtheendpointsoftheremainingstraightlines.

Figure6.44Sketchnewjaglinesinthemaskingregionboundary

7. ClickthegreencheckmarkintheModepaneloftheribbontofinishthesketch.

8. GototheModify|DetailItemstab'sPropertiespanel,andclicktheFamilyTypesbutton.ChangetheJagDepthvalueto0′-6″(150mm),andthenclickApply.Thesizeofthejaginthemaskingregionshouldchange.TryafewdifferentvaluesforJagDepthtomakesurethemaskingregionflexescorrectly.ClickOKtoclosethedialogbox.

9. ClickLoadIntoProjectfromtheribbontoreloadthebreaklineintoyourprojectandoverwritewhenprompted.YourbreaklinewillbeupdatedintheCalloutofSection1viewtoreflectthenewshape.

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillmodifyatitleblockfamily.Titleblocksareusedtoorganizeyourprojectviewsonsheetsandareconsidered2Dfamilies,similartotagsanddetailcomponents.

Exercise6.11ModifytheTitleBlocks

Tobegin,openthefilec06-ex-6.11start.rvt.

1. OpensheetA101fromtheProjectBrowser.Selectthetitleblock,andthenchooseEditFamilyfromtheribbon.

2. Youneedtocreateanewlinetypeforuseinagrid.GototheManagetab'sSettingspanel,andclickObjectStyles.WhentheObjectStylesdialogboxopens,clickNewunderModifySubcategories.UsetheNewSubcategorydialogboxtocreateanewlinecalledGridLines,asshowninFigure6.45.FromtheSubcategoryOfdrop-down,selectTitleBlocks.ThenclickOK.

Figure6.45Addinganewsubcategory

3. SelecttheLineColoroption,andmodifythecolortoalightblue.ClickOKtwicetoexittheObjectStylesdialogboxandreturntothefamily.

4. You'rereadytodrawthegridlines.GototheCreatetab'sDetailpanel,andclicktheLinetool.SelecttheGridLinessubcategoryattherightendofthe

ribbon.

5. Drawfiveverticallinesandfourhorizontallines.Addacontinuousdimensiontoeachsetoflinessotherearetwo(thedimensionswillnotshowupintheprojectenvironment).ClicktheEQoption,andallthelinesbecomeequallyspaced(Figure6.46).

Figure6.46Addinganddimensioninggridlines

TurningtheGridOnandOffGloballyIfyouweretoreloadthissheetintheproject,you'dbeabletocontrolthevisibilityofthegridasyouwouldanyotherobject:viaVisibility/GraphicOverrides.Butit'susefultobeabletoturnthevisibilityofthegridonandoffthroughouttheproject,notjustonesheetatatime.Youcandothisbyassociatingatypeparametertothegridlinesyou'vejustcreated.Thenwhenyou'vefinishedusingthegridlinetosetupyourprojectviews,youcanturnitoffwithoneclick!

NoticethattheparametertypeissettoYes/Noautomaticallysinceyouselectedthelinesfirst.

6. Selectallthegridlinesyoujustcreated.InthePropertiespalette,clicktheAssociateFamilyParameterbuttontotherightoftheVisiblecheckboxtoopentheAssociateFamilyParameterdialogbox.

7. ClickAddParametertoopentheParameterPropertiesdialogbox.IntheNamefield,typeGridVisibility.ClicktheTyperadiobutton,andsetGroupParameterUndertoGraphics,asshowninFigure6.47.

Figure6.47Creatingavisibilityparameter

NoticethattheVisiblepropertyisnowinactivebecauseitisbeingcontrolledbythenewGridVisibilityparameter.Thisishowyouexposepropertiesofindividualfamilyelementsintheprojectenvironment.

8. Whenyou'vefinished,clickOKtoclosebothdialogboxes.

9. ClickLoadIntoProjecttoreloadthetitleblockintoyourproject,overwritingtheparametersoftheexistingtitleblock.

10. Selectthetitleblockintheproject,andclickEditTypeinthePropertiespalettetoopentheTypePropertiesdialogbox(Figure6.48).

Figure6.48TheGridVisibilityparameterintheTypePropertiesdialogbox

IfyouunchecktheGridVisibilityparameter,itturnsoffthegridthroughoutyourprojectratherthanjustoneviewatatime.

11. Deselecttheparameter.WhenyouclickOK,thegridisnolongervisibleinthetitleblock.

FamilyTipsandBestPracticesThefollowingaresomeadditionaltipsandbestpracticesformodifyingandworkingwithfamilies:

NameyourreferenceplanesAfteraddingnewreferenceplanes,makesuretoassignthemanameinthePropertiespalette'sNamefield.Thismakesitmucheasiertokeeptrackofeachreferenceplaneandallowsselectionbynamewhenyouareeditingtheworkplane.

EditworkplanesWhenworkingintheFamilyEditor,youmayattimesneedtomoveaworkplane–basedelement(suchasanextrusion)fromoneworkplanetoanother.Whenselectingtheelement,theEditWorkPlaneoptionbecomesavailableontheribbon.Youcanselectfromalistoflevelsandreferenceplanestomovetheelementto.Thisisanotherreasontonamereferenceplanes;ifNameisblank,itwillnotappearundertheSpecifyANewWorkPlan⇨Namelist.

Itismucheasiertotroubleshootapotentialissuebeforeaddingadditionalgeometryintothefamily.

FlexreferenceplanesbeforeaddinggeometryWhencreatingnewgeometryinafamilyoraddingaparametertoexistingreferenceplanes,besuretoproperlyflexthefamilybeforeaddinggeometry.Thinkofreferenceplanesastheframeworkforthegeometry.Firstaddreferenceplanes,andthenadddimensionsbetweenthereferenceplanesasneeded.Oncethedimensions/parametersareinplace,thevaluesshouldbeadjustedtoensurethatthereferenceplanesadjustproperly.

UsethewallclosureoptionForwall-hostedfamilies(suchasdoorandwindows),referenceplanescanbeusedtodeterminethepointwherethewalllayerswillwraparoundthefamilyinsert.YoucanseethedifferenceinFigure6.49withWallClosurecheckedandunchecked.

Figure6.49WallClosureoptions

DealwithfilledregionsblockinglinesinthetitleblockThisisacommonscenariowhenaddingfilledregionsandlinesinatitleblockfamily.

1. IntheFamilyEditor,thefilledregionisaddedfirst,andthelinesareaddedsecond(sothedisplayorderappearsasexpectedwiththelinesontop).

2. Loadthetitleblockintotheproject,andthefilledregionnowoverstrikesthelines.OneworkaroundistostartanewRevitgenericannotationfamilyandcutandpastethefilledregionsintothegenericfamily.

Whilethedisplayordermayappearincorrectinthetitleblockfamily,itshouldappear(andprint)correctlyintheproject.

3. Last,loadthegenericannotationfamilyintothetitleblockfamilyandlocateasneeded.

KnowwhenobjectsinafamilycannotbedeletedNoticethatwhenyoustartanewfamilyusingadefaulttemplate,someoftheexistingelementscannotbedeleted(suchassomereferenceplanes).Whyisthis?Anygeometrythatisincludedaspartofthefamilytemplatecannotbedeletedwhenanewfamilyiscreated.

Usea“super”maskingregionBydefault,maskingregionsmaskmodelgeometryintheprojectenvironment,buttheydonotmaskannotationelementssuchastext,dimensions,tags,ordetaillines.Ifyouwanttomaskmodelandannotationelements,createagenericannotationfamily,andaddamaskingregioninthefamily.Whenloadedintotheproject,thegenericannotationfamilywillmaskbothtypesofobjects.

UsethefamilyparameterLockoptionForparametersinafamily(FamilyTypesdialog),thereisacolumnwithanoptiontolock.Ifyoulockaparameterinthefamily,anylabeleddimensionwiththatparameterappliedwillbelocked.Thismeansyouwillbeunabletochangethevaluein-canvas.Thisalsomeansyouwon'tbeabletodynamicallyflexthefamilyin-canvas(suchasdraggingareferenceplanewithalabeleddimensionattached).Thisisgoodtokeepinmindifyourunintooddbehaviorwhenflexingthefamily;makesuretofirstconfirmwhethertheparameterislocked.

NowYouKnow

InthischapterweexpandedontheprinciplesthatwecoveredinChapter5.Thereisstillmuchmorethatcouldbecovered,butthelessonslearnedinthischapterhavecoveredtheessentials.Inthischapteryou'velearnedaboutediting2Dand3Dfamilies.Youcreatednewfamiliesandeditedexistingfamilies,includingassigninganewfamilycategory.Youlearnedaboutmodifyingthefamilyinsertionpoint,theroomcalculationpoint,andthevisibilityofgeometryforspecificdetaillevels.Youalsolearnedwheretocreatenewobjectstyles,andevenhowtonestotherfamilies.Andfinally,you'velearnedtoeditthewiderangeof2Dfamiliessuchasmaskingregions,titleblocks,detailcomponents,tags,andprofiles.

Chapter7SchematicDesignDesigninspirationcomesfromanysource,atanytime.Somedesignersliketosketchbyhand;othersusedigitaltoolstocreatea3Dsketch.Whendesignsketchesaredigital,thetransitionsbetweenconceptdesign,schematicdesign,anddesigndevelopmentaresimplified.

Whenyoubringa3DsketchintotheAutodesk®Revit®Architectureplatform,youstartwith3Dvolumes,primalelementscalledmasses,tomakesureyourformandsquarefootagearecorrectbeforemodelingwallsandfloors.Onceyou'veconfirmedthatyourbuildingmasscancontainthebuildingprogram,youwillusethemassasanarmatureonwhichtoplacebuildingelements.

Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:

Importa2Dimage

Scaleanimportedimage

Usea3DsketchfromFormIt

Createmassfloorstomeasurefloorarea

Updatemasstoupdatearea

Createfloorsfromamass

Createwallsfromamass

Createacurtainsystem

Createarooffromamass

Importinga2DImage

Tocreatea2Ddigitalsketch,AutodeskreleasedAutodesk®SketchBook®ProonApple'siPad(alsoavailableonPCandMac),whichallowsyoutosketch

directlyonatabletusingastylus,oryourfinger,asyouwoulduseapenorpencil.ThesketchinFigure7.1wascreatedonaniPad,butthefollowingstepsapplytoanyscannedimage—fromeitheramagazineortracepaper.

Figure7.1A2DsketchfromAutodeskSketchBookProforiPad

Exercise7.1ImportandScalea2DImageTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,anddownloadthefilesforChapter7.Openthefilec07-ex-07.1start.rvt.

1. Onthehomescreen,selectArchitecturalTemplatetoopenthedefaultRevitArchitecturaltemplate.OpentheEastelevationbydouble-clickingEastin

theProjectBrowser.

2. OntheInserttab,findtheImportpanelandclicktheImagebutton.SelecttheMassing_Image.pngfilefromtheChapter07folder.ClicktheOpenbutton.

3. YoumayneedtozoomouttoseethepreviewgraphicconsistingofbluegripsandanX.Thispreviewindicatesthesizeoftheimage.Clickthemousetoplacetheimage.UsethearrowkeystonudgetheimagesothatthegroundplaneofthebuildingsketchroughlyalignswithLevel1,asshowninFigure7.2.

Figure7.2Theimportedimage.Notethelocationofthelevelsrelativetothegroundplaneintheimage.

4. ZoomintotheLevelsymbols.SelectthelevellineforLevel2.OnthePropertiespalette,changetheElevationparameterfrom10′-0″(3.04m)to15′-0″(4.57m);thisheightismoreconsistentwithcommercialconstruction.

Threeclicksarenecessarytoscaletheimagecorrectly;youmustclickthesharedbasepoint,theimagereferencepoint,andthenthemodelreferencepoint.

5. TheimageisabitoutofscalefortheRevitmodel.SelecttheimageandchoosetheScaletoolfromtheModifypanel.RefertoFigure7.3fortheeventualgoal.

Figure7.3Thescaledimage

6. HoverthemouseoverLevel1untilithighlightsblueandthenclick.Thisisthesharedbasepoint.

7. Moveyourmousestraightupsothecursorroughlyalignswiththesecondfloorofthesketch;thenclick.Thisistheimagereferencepoint.

8. Finally,moveyoumousestraightdownsothecursoralignswithLevel2ofthemodel;thenclick.Thisisthemodelreferencepoint.Afterthislastclick,theimagescalestolooksimilartoFigure7.3.

EachimageyouimportinRevitArchitecturecanbeseenonlyintheviewinwhichit'splaced.Inotherwords,animageplacedintheEastelevationviewisonlyviewableintheEastelevationview.

9. Oncetheimportedimageisscaledandintherightplace,itisbesttopintheimagesoitdoesn'taccidentallymove.SelecttheimageandclickthePintoolfromtheModifypanel.

ThisconcludesExercise7.1.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefile

c07-ex-07.1end.rvtavailableinthefilesyoudownloadedforthischapter.

Designingwitha3DSketchAutodeskhasalsoreleaseda3DdigitalsketchingapplicationcalledAutodesk®

FormIt®.ThisconceptualdesignappisaccessibleonChromeorFirefoxwebbrowsers—andalsooniPadandAndroidmobiledevices!ThisisaconceptualdesignandmodelingtoolthatallowsyoutocreatebuildingformsandthenexportthegeometrytoRevitforfurtherdevelopment.Readmoreathttp://formit.autodesk.com.

TheFormItappsarefun,intuitive,andfree.TheFormItwebappisgreatformouseclickingtopullfacesinamorefluidanduser-friendlywaythanRevit'sconceptualmassingenvironment.Figure7.4wascreatedinFormItWebinroughly10minutes!FormItislikeanapkinsketch,butin3D.

Figure7.4AFormIt3DsketchinFormItWeb

Whenyousaveyour3DsketchinFormIt,theappsyncswiththeAutodesk®360DrivecloudstorageserviceandconvertstheFormItsketchtoanRVT(.rvt)file.Theconversionprocesstakesthebuildinggeometry,grouphierarchy,buildinglevels,buildinglocation,andsunangleandcreatesaRevitfilewithoutlosingthisdata.YoucanthendownloadtheRVTfile,openitinRevit,andbegin

designdevelopmentinRevitwithoutremodeling!

Forthefollowingexercises,we'llusetheTrapelo_sketchfilewecreatedinFormItandconvertedtoRevit.WeencourageyoutoplaywithFormIt,createyourown3Dsketch,andfollowthesestepsagaininthefuture,butwithyourowndesign.WeincludedtheTrapelo_sketch.axmfilethatcanbeopenedinFormIt(afteryouplaceitinyourA360DriveFormItfolder!)soyoucanuseitforyourownexplorations.

Exercise7.2Usea3DSketchfromFormItTobegin,openthefilec07-ex-07.2start.rvtfromthischapter'sdownload.

1. Thefilec07-ex-07.2start.rvtisthefilethatwascreatedforyoubyFormIt.Whenyoumoveyourmouseoverthemodel,noticethattherearefourlargemasselements.Hoveryourmouselongeroveroneofthemasses.ThetooltipthatappearstellsyouthenameofthemassinFormIt.ThetooltipalsoindicatesthatthesearemassfamiliesinRevit.SeeFigure7.5.

Figure7.5TheFormItgroupasaloadedmassfamilyinRevit

2. MassesinRevitareaspecialcategoryoffamilythatallowsyoutousespecialmodelingtoolsandrequiresspecialvisibilityproperties.ClicktheViewtab,andthenclicktheVisibility/GraphicsbuttonfromtheGraphicstab

(ortypethekeyboardshortcutVG).NowtypeMtoquicklynavigatetothecategoriesthatstartwithM.UncheckthebuttontotheleftoftheMasscategory,andclickOK.Themassesalldisappear!

YoucaninsertSketchUpfilesintoRevitbutnotaseasilyasFormItfiles.WhenyouclicktheImportCADbuttonontheInserttab,thefilenavigationdialogappears.ChangetheFilesOfTypedrop-downfiltertoshowfileswhosenamesendin.skp.

3. GototheMassing&SitetaboftheribbonandfindtheConceptualMasspaneltothefarleft.ClickthelowerhalfofthebuttonlabeledShowMassbyViewSettings.Thenchoosethesecondoption,ShowMassFormAndFloors.Yourmassesshouldappearagain!Thissettingisonly“persession,”meaningthatthenexttimeyouopenthisRevitfile,yourmasswillonlybevisibleifyouhaveitcheckedONintheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialog.

4. TypeVGagainandnotethattheMasscategoryisstilldisabledbutyourmassesarevisible.Thisiswhatwemeanbythe“specialvisibilityproperties”ofmasses.Checktheboxsothatyourmasswillbevisibleinthisviewinthenextexercise.

ThisconcludesExercise7.2.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec07-ex-07.2end.rvtavailablewiththefilesyoudownloadedforthischapter.

VisibilityofMassElementsThevisibilityoftheMasselementcanbetricky.TheMassing&Sitetaboftheribbonhasadrop-downmenuwithtwoimportantoptionsweneedtoclarify.Thefirstoption,ShowMassByViewSettings,dependsonthesettingoftheMasscategoryintheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialog.Thismeansyoucanenablevisibilityofthemassonaper-viewbasis.Thesecondoption,ShowMassFormAndFloors,enablesyoutoseethemassinall

option,ShowMassFormAndFloors,enablesyoutoseethemassinallviewsbutonlypersession—thevisibilityofthemassisnotsaved.Ifyouchoosethisoption,themassprobablywon'tbevisiblethenexttimeyouopenthefile.

Exercise7.3CreateMassFloorsTobeginthisexercise,openthefilec07-ex-07.3start.rvt.

1. ReferbacktotheFormItimageinFigure7.4.Notethebluehorizontallines.Thesebluelinesare“levels”thatyoucreateinFormIt,andtheytranslateintoRevitlevelsautomatically.

2. Selectanyoneofthefourmasselementsinthesketch.AtthefarrightoftheribbonisapanellabeledModel.FindtheMassFloorsbuttonandclickit.

3. AdialogappearslistingLevels1through5withacheckboxnexttoeach.Checkeachoneoftheboxes.ClickOKandnotetheorangelinesthatappearonyourRevitmass.

4. Nowselect(ormulti-selectbyholdingdowntheCtrlkeywhileyouclick)eachoftheotherthreemasses.ClicktheMassFloorsbutton,andcheckalloftheboxes.YourentiremodelhasRevitmassfloorsapplied.SeeFigure7.6.

Figure7.6YourRevitmodelwithmassfloors

5. LookintheProjectBrowserandfindtheSchedules/Quantitiesnode.Underityouwillfindaview,MassFloorSchedule,thatwascreatedautomaticallywhenyouopenedanRVT(.rvt)filecreatedbyFormIt.

6. OpentheMassFloorScheduleviewbydouble-clickingit.ThescheduleisorganizedtoshowyouwhichlevelsareappliedtowhichMass.ThemostimportantdataforarchitectsatthisphaseistheFloorArea(column4).Revitsumsuptheareainyourbuildingandkeepsthisareatotaluptodatewhenyoumakechanges.Thisisvaluableinformationtohaveearlyoninschematicdesign.

SchedulesarecoveredinmoredepthinChapter12,“DrawingSets.”

ThisconcludesExercise7.3.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec07-ex-07.3end.rvtthatyoudownloadedearlier.

Exercise7.4UpdateaMassOpenthefilec07-ex-07.4start.rvttostartthisexercise.

1. Ifthedesignchanges,the3Dsketchchangesandyou'llneedtoupdatetheRevitmodel.SelecttheMass:Group1:Group1element,asshownearlierinFigure7.5.

2. ClicktheEditFamilybuttonontheModepanelontheribbon.ThemasselementopensintheConceptualMassEditorinRevit.ThisenvironmentissimilartotheFamilyEditor,butitisspecifictomasses.

3. Selectthesouth-/frontmostfaceofthemass(usetheViewCubeintheupper-leftcornerforreference)andnotethebluedimensionsthatappear.Clickthe

bluedimensionthat'slabeled40′-0″.Type80′-0″intothesmallinputboxthatappears,andwatchasthefaceupdatesexactly(seeFigure7.7).Thisisamoreaccuratewaytoedityourmassthanmerelydraggingtheface.

Figure7.7TheupdatedmassintheConceptualMassEditor

4. ClicktheLoadIntoProjectbuttonontheFamilyEditorpaneloftheribbon.Youshouldhaveonlyonefileopen,soRevitwillassumeyouwanttoreloadtheupdatedmassintoyouropenproject.Ifyouhaveotherfilesopen,youwillneedtospecifyc07-ex-07.4start.rvt.

5. Revitwilldisplayadialogthatasksifyouwantto“overwritetheexistingversion”or“overwritetheexistingversionanditsparametervalues.”Eitheroptionworksinthiscasebecauseyoudidn'tsetorchangeanyparametervalues.Choosethefirstoption.Noticethatyourmodelupdateswiththe80′wideGroup1mass.

6. NowopentheMassFloorScheduleviewagainandreviewyourFloorAreatotal.Itusedtobe55841SF;nowitis66602SF.YoucancontinuetoadjustyourbuildingmassesinRevittoachievethedesireddesignwhilehittingyourrequiredareacount.

ThisconcludesExercise7.4.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec07-ex-07.4end.rvtthatyoudownloadedearlier.

CreatingRevitElementsfromaMassOnceyourmasshasapproximatelytherightareaandaestheticshape,youcanstarttoadvancefromtheconceptualdesignphasetoearlydesigndevelopment.Themassitselfhasveryfewpropertiesasidefromareaandvolume.Youneedtoaddbuildingelementslikefloors,walls,curtainsystems,androofstoencloseanddefineyourbuilding.Revitusesthemassasanarmaturetoplacetheserealmodelelementsupon.

Exercise7.5CreateFloorsfromaMassTostartthisexercise,openthefilec07-ex-07.5start.rvt.

Youcanchangethetypeofflooryouwanttocreatebeforeyoumakefloorsbyface.ChoosefromtheTypeSelectordrop-downafteryoustarttheFloorByFacecommandbutbeforeyouclicktheCreateFloorbutton.

1. GototheMassing&Sitetab,findtheModelByFacepanel,andthenclicktheFloortool.

2. Doaboxselectiontoselectthemassfloorsofeachofthefourmasselements.Withthecursorintheupper-leftcornerofthecanvas,clicktheleftmousebuttonanddragthemousetothelower-rightcornerofthecanvas.Youwillseeaboxencompassyourentiremodel.Releasetheleftmousebuttonwhenallmassfloorsarehighlighted.

3. Afterselectingallsevenmassfloors,clicktheCreateFloorbuttonintheribbon.NowyouhaverealRevitfloorsthatwillbedisplayedinallviews!SeeFigure7.8.Thebenefitofcreatingfloorsfrommassfloorsisthatyoudon'tneedtospendtimesketchingacustomshape.Revitautomaticallygeneratestheflooroutlineforyou.

Figure7.8MassfloorsareusedtomakerealRevitfloors

ThisconcludesExercise7.5.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec07-ex-07.5end.rvt.

Exercise7.6CreateWallsfromaMassOpenthefilec07-ex-07.6start.rvttobeginthisexercise.

1. Tomakethenextstepseasier,turnonFaceSelection.(Youmaywanttoturnthisfeatureofffortheothersectionsofthisbookbecauseitisnotthedefaultsettingfortheotherexercises.)FindtheModifybuttononthefar-leftsideoftheribbon(itlookslikeanarrow).ClicktheSelectbuttonunderneathit.ChecktheboxnexttoSelectElementsByFace.

2. GototheMassing&Sitetab,findtheModelByFacepanel,andthenclicktheWalltool.Youwillplacethesolidwallsintoyourdesignnow.You'llplaceglasswallsinthenextexercise.Hoveryourmouseoveroneofthefirst-floorwalls,showninFigure7.9.Clicktoplaceanewwall.

Figure7.9Placethesolidwallsbyface

TheWallByFacetoolisoneofthebestwaystocreateslopedwallsinRevit.Thenormalwalltoolwillnottilt,slope,orotherwiseanglewallsintheverticalplane.Youwillfirstneedtocreateamasswiththedesiredgeometry,thenapplyawallbyfacetothegeometricallyuniqueelements.

3. ItisdifficulttographicallydifferentiatethemasselementsfromtheRevitwallsbecausetheyareessentiallyrightontopofeachother.Toshowwhichwallshavebeencreatedandwhichstillneedtobeplaced,adjustthegraphicsbychangingthevisualstyletoShaded.

4. OpentheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogbytypingtheshortcutVG.FindtheFloorscategory,andunchecktheboxnexttoit.

5. AlsointheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialog,findtheMasscategoryandclickintothecellinthecolumntitledTransparency;thenclickagaintomake

theSurfacesdialogappear.SettheTransparencyvalueto50.ClickOK.

6. AlsointheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialog,expandtheMassnode.UnchecktheboxnexttotheMassFloorsubcategory.ClickOKtoconfirmallofthesechangestotheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialog.

7. MakesuretheShowMassByViewSettingsbuttonisenabledontheMassing&Sitetab.

8. Nowthemassandwallsaredistinguishable.ClicktheMassing&Sitetab,choosetheWallByFacetool,andclicktoplacewallsuntilthevolumeinthemiddleofthemasslookslikeitdoesinFigure7.10.

Figure7.10CreatesolidwallsusingtheWallByFacetool

ThisconcludesExercise7.6.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec07-ex-07.6end.rvt.

Exercise7.7CreateaCurtainSystemTobeginthisexercise,openthefilec07-ex-07.7start.rvt.

TheCurtainSystemtoolissimilartotheCurtainWallstool(Chapter2),butcurtainsystemsarespecifictomassingandallowyoutoplacemanycurtainwallsatonce.

1. Toplacetheglasswallsonthemass,you'lluseadifferenttool,calledthe

CurtainSystem.GototheMassing&SitetabandclicktheCurtainSystembutton.

2. Let'schangethespacingofthegridsfromthedefaults.ClicktheEditTypebuttoninthePropertiespalette.ClicktheDuplicatebutton,andrenamethetypeto10′(3.04m)×5′(1.524m)-Trapelo.ClickOKtoconfirmthenewname.

3. ChangetheGrid1Spacingparameterfrom10′-0″(3.04m)to5′-0″(1.524m).ChangetheGrid2Spacingparameterfrom5′-0″(1.524m)to10′-0″(3.04m).ClickOKtoconfirmthesechangestotheCurtainSystemtype.

Beforemakingtypepropertychanges,itisalmostalwaysbestpracticetoduplicatethetypeandrenamethenewtype.Thiswayyoudon'taccidentallychangeothermodelelementsthataredefinedbythattypeproperty.

4. Clicktheverticalfacesthatwillbecomeglasswalls(lookaheadtoFigure7.11).YoucanusetheViewCubetorotatetheviewtoseetheverticalfacesontheothersideofthebuilding.Onewordofcaution—itiseasytoclickhorizontalfacesofthemass(likefloorsorroofs),sobecarefulclicking!Ifyoudoaccidentallyselectthewrongface,justclickitagaintoremoveitfromtheselectionset.

Figure7.11Curtainsystemsaddedtothemass

5. Youcannotselectfacesfromdifferentmasses.Whenyouhavethedesiredfacesselectedforonemass,clicktheCreateSystembuttonfromtheribbon.Thenrepeattheprocedureontheothermass.ClickEsctoclosethetool.YourmodelshouldlooklikeFigure7.11.

ThisconcludesExercise7.7.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec07-ex-07.7end.rvt.

Exercise7.8CreateaRooffromaMassOpenthefilec07-ex-07.8start.rvttobeginthisexercise.

1. Thelastbuildingelementneededtoenclosethedesignistheroof.ClicktheMassing&Sitetab,andchoosetheRoofByFacetool.

2. Clickthehorizontalsurfacethatneedsaroofelementononeofthemasses.ThenclicktheCreateRoofbuttonfromtheribbon.Repeatthisprocedureonthenextmass.

3. TypethekeyboardshortcutVGtoaccesstheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogbox.TurntheFloorscategorybackon.

4. UnchecktheMasscategoryinthesamedialog.ThiswillhidethemasselementsbecausewenolongerneedthemforcreatingrealRevitelements.

5. ClickOK.YourfinishedschematicdesignshouldresembleFigure7.12.

Figure7.12Finishedschematicdesign

ThisconcludesExercise7.8.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec07-ex-07.8end.rvt.

CreateMassesDirectlyinRevitInthepreviousexercisesyouusedaRevitmodelcreatedbyFormItasyourmassgeometry.Thatisnottheonlywaytoprogressfromtheschematictotheconceptualdesign.Revithasrobustgeometry-creationtoolswithinthemassingenvironment,includingextrusions,blends,sweeps,sweptblends,andrevolves.Afteryou'vecreatedbasicformsinRevit,youcanuseBooleanoperationstocutvoidsoraddtoyourinitialform.

Wedon'thavethetimeorspacetogointoalloftheRevitmassingtools.However,modelingmorecomplexmassesissomethingthatyou'lllikelywanttolearnandexperimentwith.YoumaywanttoinvestigatethebookMasteringRevitArchitecture2016(Sybex,2015)forinsightintothesetools.

NowYouKnowMassesareanessentialpartoftheearlyconceptualdesignprocesswhenyou'reusingRevit.WorkingwithothersoftwaretoolslikeAutodeskFormItorAutodeskSketchBookProissupportedandevenencouragedtogetthedesignrightbeforemovingintodesigndevelopment.TheinformationgleanedfromsimplemassingstudiesinRevitcaninformbuildingorientationandbuildingprogramvalidation.ThenicepartoftheRevitmassingworkflowisthatyoucanaddwallsandfloorstothemass

Revitmassingworkflowisthatyoucanaddwallsandfloorstothemassfaces,thusallowingyourconceptualdesigntomaintainitsbuildingintelligenceintotheearlystagesofdesigndevelopmentandthroughoutthedesignprocess.

Chapter8RoomsandColorFillPlansInthepreviouschaptersofthisbook,wediscussedcreatingphysicalelementssuchaswalls,floors,roofs,stairs,andrailings;however,oneofthemostimportantelementsinarchitectureisthespacesboundedbythosephysicalelements.IntheAutodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftware,youhavetheabilitytocreateandmanageroomsasuniqueelementswithextendeddataproperties.Bykeepingroomnamesandareascoordinated,youcanpotentiallyfreehoursofmanualeffortformoreproductiveandmeaningfuldesign-relatedtasks.Onceroomsaretagged,you'llbeabletocreatecoordinatedcolorfillplansthatautomaticallyreflectanydataabouttheroomsinyourproject.Anychangestotheroomsareimmediatelyreflectedthroughouttheentireproject.

Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:

Defineroomsinspaces

Addaroomtag

Modifyaroomboundary

Deletearoomobject

Generatecolorfillroomplans

Modifyacolorscheme

Addtagsandcolorfilltosections

DefiningRoomsinSpacesRoomsareuniquetypesofobjectsbecausetheydonothaveaclearphysicalrepresentationlikeothermodelelementssuchasfurnitureanddoors.Theirhorizontalextentsareautomaticallydeterminedbyboundingobjectsintheformofwalls,columns,orboundarylinesthatyoucancustomize.Theseplanarboundarieswilldeterminetheextentoftheroomobjectandthustheareaofeachdefinedroom.Asanadditionaloption,youcanallowRevitArchitecturetocalculateroomvolumes.Thevolumetricorverticalextentsofroomsaredeterminedbyfloors,ceilings,androofs.

Toaccessthesecalculationoptions,findtheRoom&AreapanelontheArchitecturetab.Clickthepaneltitletoexposethespecialcommands,andselectAreaAndVolumeComputations(Figure8.1).

Figure8.1Customizingareaandvolumecomputations

TheareaandvolumesettingsareshownattherightofFigure8.1.Inadditiontosettingthevolumecomputationoption,youhavetheabilitytocustomizetheareacomputationasitrelatestowalls.Thisisimportanttounderstandbecauseitwillaffecttheareavaluescalculatedanddisplayedinroomtags.

RoomTags

Beforeyoubeginplacingroomobjects,youshouldunderstandthedistinctionbetweenroomsandroomtags.Theroomisthespatialobjectthatcontainsallthemetadataaboutthespace.Thetagmerelyreportsthosevalues.Inmanycases,youcanchangethevaluesintheroomtagandtheroompropertieswillupdate(andviceversa).Butwhereasdeletingtheroomwilldeletethetag,theoppositeisnottrue.Youcandeletearoomtagandtheroomwillremain.Tagsaresimply

2Dview–specificelementsthatattachtomodeledobjectsor,inthiscase,theroomobject.

Becauseroomsdonotrepresentphysicalobjects,theyhavetwouniquepropertiestohelpyouvisualizeandselectthem.Oneisareference—apairofinvisible,crossingvectorsthatareusuallynearthemiddleofthespace.Youcanfindthesebymovingyourmousepointeraroundinaspace.Thereferencewillhighlightwhenyourmousepointerisoverone.Theseconduniquepropertyofaroomisaninteriorfill.YoucanmakethesepropertiesvisibleintheVisibility/Graphicssettings,foundundertheViewtabintheGraphicspanelforanyview(Figure8.2).

Figure8.2RoomreferencesandinteriorfillintheVisibility/Graphicssettings

RoomBoundariesRoomswillautomaticallyfillanenclosedareaandtheirareawillalwaysberecalculatedwhenboundingobjectsaredefinedandadjusted.Elementssuchaswalls,floors,columns,andceilingshaveaRoomBoundingpropertythatletsyoucustomizethisbehaviortosuityourdesigns.YoucanfindthispropertyinthePropertiespalettewhenyouselectoneoftheaforementionedmodelelements.

RoomSeparationLines

Therearetimeswhenyouhavealarge,centralopenspace,asinthefollowingexercise,andyou'llneedthatspacetobesubdividedandtaggedintosmallerfunctionalareas.Youdon'twanttoaddwallstocarvethelargespaceintosmallerareas,especiallyiftheydon'texistintheprogram;fortunately,there'sabetteroption.Youcandrawspatialdividersknownasroomseparationlines.Roomseparationlinesaremodellinesthatshowupin3Dviews.Thegreatthingaboutthemisthattheyallowyoutocreatespaceswithoutusing3Dgeometry.

DeletingRoomsWhileusingtheRoomcommand,youcanplacearoomandaroomtagsimultaneously;however,deletingaroomcompletelyfromaprojecttakesmultiplesteps.Ifyousimplydeletearoomtag,theroomobjectremainsinthespace.Youcanaddanothertagtotheroomobjectlaterortagitinadifferentview.

Ifyoudeletearoomobject,thedefinitionoftheroomremainsinyourprojectuntilyoueitherplaceanotherroomusingthesamedefinitionordeleteitinaroomschedule.We'llexplorethisbehaviorlaterwithaquickexerciseinwhichyouwilldeletearoomobject,observetheunplacedroominaschedule,andthenreplacetheroomobjectinthefloorplan.

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillplaceroomsandroomtagsinafloorplanofaprojectinprogress.

Exercise8.1AddRoomsandRoomTagsFromthebook'swebpage(www.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials),downloadandopentheprojectfilec08-ex8.1start.rvt.MakesuretheLevel1floorplanisactivatedandsetthescaleto1/4″=1′-0″(1:50).

Toaddaroomtoyourproject,followthesesteps:

1. GototheArchitecturetab'sRoom&Areapanel,andselecttheRoomtool.

Youdon'thavetotagroomsasyouplacethem,butbydefault,TagOnPlacementisselected,ashighlightedintheModify|PlaceRoomtab.

tab.

2. Hoveroveranenclosedspace,andnoticethattheroomboundarybecomeshighlighted,indicatingthespaceinwhichyou'reabouttoplacearoomobject(Figure8.3).

Figure8.3Addingaroomandaroomtag

3. Clicktoplacearoomintheupper-leftspaceontheLevel1floorplan.Noticethatthedefaultroomtagindicatesonlytheroomnameandnumber(Figure8.4),butmoreoptionsareavailable.

Figure8.4Roomtag

Theareafeatureoftheroomtagisincrediblyhelpfulbecauseyoucanconstantlyconfirmthatyourspatialprogramrequirementsarebeingmaintainedasyourdesigndevelops.Aslocationsofwallsaremodified,theroomobjectwilladjustaccordinglyanddisplaytherecalculatedareavalues.

4. ClicktheModifybuttonorpresstheEsckeytoexittheRoomcommand,andthenselecttheroomtag.

5. ChoosetheRoomTagWithAreaoptionfromtheTypeSelectorinthePropertiespalette.Theroomtagshowstheareabasedonyourprojectunits(Figure8.5).Inthiscase,theroomis230squarefeet(21squaremeters).

Figure8.5Roomtagwitharea

Youcanchangetheautomaticnumberingofroomsbyeditingtheroomnumberofthefirstoneplacedandthencontinuingtoplaceothers.

6. Selectthefirstroomyoucreatedbyfindingthesetofinvisiblecrossingvectors,andexamineitspropertiesinthePropertiespalette.YoucanmodifytheroomnameandnumberherebyeditingthesettingsunderIdentityDataorbydirectlyeditingtheNameandNumbervaluesintheroomtag.Itdoesn'tmatterwhereyoumodifythedatabecauseitisallstoredintheroomobject.Thismakesiteasytocreatevariousplandiagramstosuityourneeds.

7. ChangethenameoftheroomtoSmallMeeting,andchangethenumberto101.

8. Placesomeotherroomswithinthefloorplan,andobservehowthenumberingschemehaschanged.

9. SelectthewallattherightedgeoftheSmallMeetingroom,asshowninFigure8.6,andmoveit2′-0″(600mm)totheleft.

Figure8.6Movingthewall

Noticethatthemomentyoureleasethewall,theroomupdateswiththenewareainformation,whichisimmediatelyreportedbytheroomtag(Figure8.7).

Figure8.7Updatedroomspaceandtag

Youhavetwooptionstoplacetheroomobjects.TheRoomtoolletsyouplaceeachroommanually.Thisapproachisfineforasmallproject,butonlargerprojectsyoucansavetimebyusingthePlaceRoomsAutomaticallytooltoautomaticallyplaceroomsinyourfloorplan.

10. ContinuetoaddroomsandtagstopopulatetheLevel1floorplan,asshowninFigure8.8.Ifyou'replacingroomsmanually,theroomswillbenumberedasyouplacethem,soplacetheroomsaccordingtothenumericsequenceshowninthefigure,startingwithroom102.

Figure8.8Addingroomsandtags

11. Asanalternative,toplaceroomsautomatically,firstselecttheRoomtoolundertheArchitecturetab'sRoom&Areapanel,andthenselectthePlaceRoomsAutomaticallytool.NoticethatRevitArchitectureautomaticallyreportshowmanyroomobjectswerecreated.ClickClosetofinishthecommand.

Youcancomparethefileinitsfinishedstatebydownloadingthefiletitledc08-ex8.1end.rvtonthebook'swebpage.

Exercise8.2ModifyaRoomBoundaryFromthebook'swebpage(www.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials),downloadandopentheprojectfilec08-ex8.2start.rvt.MakesuretheLevel1floorplanisactivated.

Followthesestepstosubdividetheopenspaceintheprojectintothreefunctionalspaces:

YoucanturnoffroomseparationlinesintheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogboxforaviewundertheLinescategory.

1. Starttoaddatagtothelargecentralopenspaceandnoticethatthespacewillbetaggedasasingleroom(Figure8.9).Inthisexerciseyouwantthisspacetobedividedintosmallerfunctionalareas.Donotplacearoomobjectinthisarea.

Figure8.9Taggingalargespace

2. ReturntotheRoom&AreapanelontheArchitecturetaboftheribbon,andselectRoomSeparator.

3. Drawalinebetweenthewallintersectionslabeled1and2inthesamplefile.

Bydefault,theselinesarethinandblack,butyoucanchangethesettingstomakeiteasiertodistinguishthelinesfromotherelements.YouwillmodifytheRoomSeparatorlinestyletobemorevisibleinaworkingview,butitwillbeturnedoffinyoursheetviews.

4. GototheManagetab'sSettingspanel,clicktheAdditionalSettingsdrop-downmenu,andselectLineStyles.Maximizelinestoviewallavailablelinestylesinthesampleproject.

Youmaycustomizethesesettingsforroomseparationlines,oranyotherlinestyle,asneededbyyourproject.

otherlinestyle,asneededbyyourproject.

5. Changethedefaultvaluesforthe<RoomSeparation>linesasfollows:

LineWeight:5

Color:Blue

LinePattern:Dot1/32″(Dot1mm)

6. ClickOKtofinalizethesechanges.

7. Sketchanotherroomseparatorinthesamplefilebetweenthewallintersectionslabeled1and3.

8. Addroomsandroomtagstothesubdividedopenspace,asshowninFigure8.10.

Figure8.10Addingroomseparationlines

Compareyourcompletedfloorplantotheexamplefilec08-ex8.2end.rvt,availablefordownloadfromthebook'swebpage.

Exercise8.3DeleteaRoomObjectInthisexercise,wewillexplorewhathappenswhenyoudeletearoomobject,observetheunplacedroominaschedule,andthenreplacetheroomobjectinthefloorplan.

Fromthebook'swebpage(www.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials),downloadandopentheprojectfilec08-ex8.3start.rvt.Ifyoucompleted

Exercise8.2,youcanbeginthefollowingstepswhereyouleftoff:

1. FromtheLevel1floorplan,deletetheSmallMeetingroomintheupper-leftcornerbyselectinganddeletingtheroomobject.Awarningappearsinthelower-rightcorneroftheapplication.Thiswarningtellsyouthattheroomyoujustdeletedwillremainintheprojectandcanberemovedoraddedbackbydeletingitfromoraddingittoaroomschedule.

2. GototheViewtab'sCreatepanel,clicktheSchedulesdrop-downmenu,andclickSchedule/Quantities.

3. SelectRoomsfromtheCategorylist,andclickOK.

4. Addthefollowingfieldstotheroomscheduleinthisorder:

Number

Name

Area

5. ClickOK.OneroominthescheduledisplaysNotPlacedintheAreacolumn.

Therearefiltersintheribbontoshow,hide,orisolatenot-placedorunenclosedroomswhenyouareviewingaroomschedule.Thesefiltersareusefulwhenyouwanttoperformqualitycontrolonyourprojectandquicklycleanupnot-placedrooms.

6. Toreplacetheroomyoujustdeleted,returntotheLevel1floorplan,andstarttheRoomcommandagain.Thistime,opentheRoomdrop-downmenuontheOptionsBar.Youseeanyunplacedroomsavailableinyourproject(Figure8.11).

Figure8.11Placeroomswithunplacedroomdefinitions.

7. Selecttheunplacedroomfromthelist,andplacetheroombackinthefloorplan.

8. ReturntothescheduleyoucreatedbylocatingtheSchedules/QuantitiescategoryintheProjectBrowserandopeningtheRoomSchedule.

9. Highlightthenamefieldforthefirstunnamedroomobject,andmodifythevaluetoreadLargeMeeting.Practicerenamingalltheremainingrooms,eitherinthescheduleorinthefloorplan,asshowninFigure8.12,givingthespacesnamesthatcorrespondtotheirfunction.

Figure8.12Renamingroomsinaroomschedule

Compareyourcompletedexercisetotheexamplefilec08-ex8.3end.rvt,availablefordownloadfromthebook'swebpage.

GeneratingColorFillRoomPlansCreatingcolorfillplansinRevitArchitectureiseasiertoaccomplishthaninmostotherdesignapplications.Becausecolorfillsareassociatedwiththeelementsofyourbuildingdesign,theywillconstantlyupdateasexistinginformationismodifiedornewinformationisadded.Thisallowsyoutofocusoncommunicatingratherthancoordinatingyourdesigninformation—asifresolvingyourdesignisn'talreadyhardenough!

Inthefollowingexercises,wewillexplorehowtoaddacolorschemetoyourfloorplanandsectionandhowtomodifythevalues.Bydefault,solidfillcolorswillbeautomaticallyassignedtoeachuniquevalueinacolorscheme.Fortunately,youcancompletelycustomizethecolorsandfillpatternsforthe

Fortunately,youcancompletelycustomizethecolorsandfillpatternsforthescheme.

Exercise8.4AddandModifyaColorSchemeFromthebook'swebpage(www.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials),downloadandopentheprojectfilec08-ex8.4start.rvt.

1. GototheAnnotatetab'sColorFillpanel,andselecttheColorFillLegendtool.

2. Clickanywhereinthewhitespaceofthedrawingareaandadialogopensthatallowsyoutoselectthespacetypeandcolorscheme(Figure8.13).

Figure8.13Definingthecolorfilllegend

Youcancreateanynumberofcolorschemesbasedonthedatainyourprojectmodel.Forexample,youcouldcreatecolorfilllegendsaccordingtodepartmentorcustomparameterssuchasfloorfinish,occupancytype,andevenrangesinarea.

3. SetSpaceTypetoRoomsandColorSchemetoName.ClickOK.

4. Toeditthecolorassignments,selectthecolorfilllegendintheplanview.YoucanthenselecttheEditSchemetoolfromthecontextualribbon.YoucanalsoaccessthesamesettingsinthePropertiespaletteforthecurrentview.JustfindtheColorSchemeproperty,andclickthebuttonintheparameterfield.

IntheEditColorSchemedialog,youcaneditthecoloraswellasthefillpattern.Changingthefillpatternishelpfulifyouwanttocreateananalyticfillpatternforablack-and-whiteorgrayscaleprint.

5. SelecttheEditSchemetool,whichopenstheEditColorSchemedialog,whereallthevaluesareavailableforediting(Figure8.14).

Figure8.14EditColorSchemedialog

6. WiththeEditColorSchemedialogboxopen,selecttheColorfieldintherowforSmallMeeting.TheColordialogboxopens.

7. ModifythecolorvaluestoRed203,Green242,andBlue222.Thefillcolorautomaticallyupdatestoreflectyourchanges(Figure8.15).Allroomsthatsharethesamenamealsosharethesamecolorfill.Colorfillswereautomaticallycreatedbasedonassignedroomnames.Ifaroomisrenamed,thecolorfillshouldchangeaccordingly.

Figure8.15Resultingcolorfill

8. Continuemodifyingthecolorvaluesinyourcolorschemeuntilyouaresatisfiedwithitsappearance(Figure8.16).

Figure8.16Updatedcolorfill

Compareyourcompletedfloorplantotheexamplefilec08-ex8.4end.rvt,availablefordownloadfromthebook'swebpage.

Exercise8.5AddTagsandColorFillsinSectionRoomtagsandcolorfillsarenotjustforuseinfloorplans.Theycanbeutilizedinsectionsaswell.Let'sexaminethisfunctionalitywithaquickexercise.Fromthebook'swebpage(www.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials),downloadandopentheprojectfilec08-ex8.5start.rvt.IfyoucompletedExercise8.4,youcanbeginthefollowingstepswhereyouleftoff:

1. ActivatetheLevel1floorplan.GototheViewtab'sCreatepanel,andselecttheSectiontool.

2. Createasectionacrosstheprojectplanview,asshowninFigure8.17.

Figure8.17Creatingthebuildingsection

Youcanalsoright-clickaviewreferencesuchasasectionandselectGoToViewfromthecontextmenu.

3. PresstheEsckeytodeselectthesectionyoujustcreated.Double-clickthesectionheadtoopenthenewview.Figure8.18illustratesthenewbuildingsection.Althoughallthegeometryisshowncorrectly,itwouldcertainlyhelptotagthespaceswiththeirroomnames.

Figure8.18Resultingbuildingsection

Youhavetwooptionstotagtheroomobjects.RoomTagletsyouplaceeachtagmanually.Thisapproachisfineforasmallproject,butonlargerprojectsyoucansavetimebyusingtheTagAllNotTaggedcommandtoautomaticallyplacetagsinthecurrentview.

4. SelecttheTagAlltoolontheAnnotatetab'sTagpanel.DoingsoopenstheTagAllNotTaggeddialog,allowingyoutotagnumerouselementcategoriesinaviewsimultaneously.Youneedtotagonlyroomsinthisexercise,soselecttheRoomTagscategory,asshowninFigure8.19,andthenclickOK.

Figure8.19AddingroomtagswiththeTagAllNotTaggedtool

5. Tomoveatagthatmaybeoverlappingelementgeometry,clicktheModify

buttonintheribbon(orpresstheEsckey),selectatag,anddragitusingthegripthatappearsneartheselectedtag(Figure8.20).Youcanalsograbanddragatagdirectlywithoutselectingitfirst.

Figure8.20Roomtagsshowninsection

6. ReturntotheAnnotatetab'sColorFillpanel,selecttheColorFillLegendtool,andplacethelegendinthesectionview.

Youcansetthecolorfillsinthesectionviewtodescribedepartmentorothervalues,whiletheroomtagsdisplaytheroomname.

7. Onceagain,setSpaceTypetoRoomsandColorSchemetoName,andclickOK.Theroomsarefilledwiththesamepatternandcolorinthesectionviewasthecolorfillintheplanview,asshowninFigure8.21.

Figure8.21Roomcolorsinthesectionviewmatchtheplancolors

8. NoticeinFigure8.21thatthecolorfillisobscuredbysomeofthemodelelementssuchasdoorsandfurniture.Thisisbecausethecolorfillcanbeplacedasabackgroundorforegroundinanyview.FindtheColorSchemeLocationparameterinthePropertiespaletteforthesettingsofthecurrentview.ChangethissettingtoForeground,andobservehowthecolorfilldisplayismodified.

Compareyourcompletedsectiontotheexamplefilec08-ex8.5end.rvt,

availablefordownloadfromthebook'swebpage.

NowYouKnowInthischapteryouhavelearnedhowtodefineroomswithinspacesandaddroomtagstothosespaces.Youalsolearnedhowtomodifytheboundaryofaroomobjectbasedonyourproject'sprogramanddeletearoomobjectifnecessary.Inaddition,youcreatedacolorfillplanandsectionbyaddingacolorschemetoyourviewsandmodifyingthecolorvalues.

There'salotofwonderfulfunctionalitywithregardtorooms,roomtags,andcolorfillsthatwehaven'tbeenabletocoverinthisbriefchapter.Instead,wefocusedontypicalusestogetyouuptospeedsoyoucanbeconfidentandproductiveasquicklyaspossible.

Chapter9Materials,Visualization,RenderingBeingabletovisualizeanarchitecturalbuildingbeforecompletionisoneofthemanyadvantagesofbuildinga3Dmodel.TheAutodesk®Revit®Architectureplatformoffersvariousopportunitiesforyoutovisualizeyourdesigninexcitingways.We'lldiscusshowtosetthematerialpropertiesforyourbuildinginformationmodel,createcompellingpresentationgraphics,andthenproducebeautifulrenderings.AsyoubecomeaskilledRevituser,youwillalsobecomeavisualizationexpert.

Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:

Defineamaterial

Assignamaterialtowalls

Applypresentationgraphicstoanelevationview

Applypresentationgraphicstoa3Daxonview

Makeanexplodedaxon

Renderamodel

Createaninteractiverendering

Renderamodelusingthecloud

MaterialsMaterialshavemanyapplicationswithinRevitArchitecture.Inthischapter,we'lltalkabouttheGraphicandAppearancetabsoftheMaterialEditortohelpyoucreateandcontrolthevisualizationsofyourdesign.Firstwe'lldiscusshowtocreatematerialsinyourmodel.Thenwe'llapplyamaterialtoabrickwall.

Exercise9.1DefineaMaterialTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentialsanddownloadtheprojectfilesforChapter9.Openthefilec09-ex-09.1start.rvt.

1. GototheManagetaboftheribbonandclicktheMaterialsbutton.ThiswillopentheMaterialBrowser,whereyoudefineyourmaterials.

2. TheMaterialBrowserdialoghasalistofmaterialnamesinthelistontheleft,andthere'saveryhelpfulsearchboxatthetopofthislist.TypethewordBrickintothesearchfield,andthelistwillfilter.

TheGraphicstabhasaShadingproperty.Thesesettingsaredisplayedonlywhenaview'sVisualStyleissettoShadedorConsistentColors.

3. ClicktheMasonry-BrickmaterialandnoticethatthepropertiesintheGraphicstabontherightupdate,asinFigure9.1.TheGraphicstabofthematerial'spropertiesusesshadedviewsandnotrenderedviews.YoucanchooseauniquecolorforthebrickbyclickingtheColorbutton.Youcanalsoredefinethesurfacepattern.Thebrickcolorandpatternlookgood,soleavethemasis.

Figure9.1SearchresultsforBrickandtheGraphicstab

ThesettingsspecifiedontheAppearancetabaredisplayedonlyinrenderingsandviewssettoRealisticvisualstyle.

4. NowclicktheAppearancetabandyou'llseeasmallrenderedpreviewofthebrickmaterial(Figure9.2).Belowthispreviewarepropertiesthataffectthe

waythismateriallooksinrenderings.Abovethepreviewimagearebuttonsrelatedtothematerialasset.Clicktheiconwitharrows(theswapicon),whichallowsyoutoreplacetheassetwithadifferentmaterialmap.

Figure9.2TheAppearancetabandtheswapicon

5. TheAssetBrowserdialogappearsanditalsohasasearchfieldatthetop.TypeBrickandyou'llseeavarietyofoptions(Figure9.3).Youshoulddragthecolumnwidthssoyoucanseethematerialassetnames.Double-clicktheNon-UniformRunning-Redbrickmaterial.

Figure9.3TheAssetBrowser

6. ThepreviewintheAppearancetabupdates.ClicktheGraphicstabagain,andchecktheUseRenderAppearancebox(Figure9.4).Theshadedcolor

updatestoreflectanaveragecolorsamplefromtherenderappearance!Thisisveryhelpfulforconsistencybetweendifferentvisualstyles.ClickOKtoexit.

Figure9.4TheGraphicstabafterstep6

Duplicatingamaterialbeforemodifyingitisasafewaytoedititwithoutaffectingallmodelelementsthatusetheoriginalmaterial.Thesameistruewheneditingamaterialrenderappearanceasset.

ThisconcludesExercise9.1.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec09-ex-09.1end.rvt,includedinthechapter'sdownload.

Exercise9.2AssignaMaterialTobegin,opentheprojectfilec09-ex-09.2start.rvt.

1. Makesureyou'reinthe3dCoverShotview.

2. ChangeyourvisualstyletoShadedbyusingtheiconontheViewControlBarbelowthedrawingarea.

3. Selectthegenericgraywall(Figure9.5).Then,inthePropertiespalette,clicktheEditTypebuttontoopentheTypePropertiesdialogboxforthewallyouhaveselected,BasicWall81/2″(21cm)Masonry.

Figure9.5Selectthegraywall.

Rememberthatchangingthetypepropertiesofawall(likeeditingthewallmaterial)affectsallsegmentsofthatwalltypethroughouttheentiremodel.

4. FindtheConstructionheader.Belowit,findtheStructurelabelandclicktheEditbuttontoeditthestructureofthewall.TheEditAssemblydialogboxwillappear.IntheMaterialcolumn,clickinthecellwiththetextDefaultWall.Noticethatasmallbuttonappearsinthecell.Clickthebutton.

5. TheMaterialBrowserappears.TypeBrickinthesearchfieldatthetopofthelist.Double-clicktheMasonry-Brickmaterialthatappearsinthelistontheleft;thisisthematerialyoueditedinthepreviousexercise.ClickOKtoclosetheEditAssemblydialog,andclickOKagaintoclosetheTypePropertiesdialog.Thedrawingupdatesdramaticallybyreplacingthegenericgraymaterialwitharedbrickshading!

6. You'venowappliedyournewmaterialcalledBricktoallthewallsofthetypeBasicWall81/2″(21cm)Masonrythroughoutyourmodel.Youcanfollowthesamestepstoapplymaterialstofloors,roofs,andotherwallsinyourprojects.

ThisconcludesExercise9.2.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec09-ex-09.2end.rvtincludedinthechapter'sprojectfiles.

DesigningwithGenericElementsDevelopingyourbuildingdesignfromgenericideastospecificelementsplaysanimportantroleinyourRevitArchitectureworkflow.Whenyou'recreatingyourdesign,it'snotpracticaltoinvesttimedefiningwalllayersandmaterialpropertiesuntilthedesignismorerefined.Ifyougettoospecifictoosoon,youmightbecomefrustrated.

Genericelementsandmaterialshelpconveytheintentofyourdesignandallowyourideastostayflexible.They'llhelpyouemphasizewheresomethingis,aswellaswhatsomethingis,withoutgettingintothedetailsofhowit'sconstructed.Designingfromgenerictospecificwillspeedupyourdesignprocess.

GraphicDisplayOptionsNowthatyouunderstandthebasicsofassigningbuildingmaterialstoyourmodelelements,youwillopenanexamplefilethathasmaterialsandviewsalreadysetup.You'llusethismodeltocreateapresentationdrawingofanelevationanda3Disometricdrawing.Youwon'tuserenderingsyet,justthetechniquesavailableintheGraphicDisplayOptionsdialogbox.

Exercise9.3PresentationElevationViewTobegin,openthefilec09-ex-09.3start.rvt.

1. FindtheElevationsnodeintheProjectBrowser.NowfindtheviewtitledEast.Right-clicktheview'snameandchooseDuplicateView⇨Duplicate(Figure9.6).Thiswillmakeacopyoftheviewwithoutcopyingannotationelements.

Figure9.6DuplicateaviewfromtheProjectBrowser.

2. FindthenewlycreatedviewintheProjectBrowser,namedEastCopy1,right-click,andthenchoseRename.Typeanewname,East-Presentation.

3. Nowyou'llturnoffthereferenceplanesintheview.Selectoneofthegreendashedreferenceplanes,right-click,andchooseHideInView⇨Category(Figure9.7).Allofthereferenceplanesarenowhidden.

Figure9.7Hidethecategoryintheview.

4. Nextyou'llturnofftheLevelmarkersintheview.SelectoneoftheLeveldatumgraphics,right-click,andchooseHideInView⇨Category.NoticethatalloftheLevelmarkersarenowhidden.

ClicktheRevealHiddenElementslightbulbontheViewControlBartoseehiddenelementsandcategories.YoucanselectanyhiddenelementandchooseUnhideCategoryfromtheribbon.Thiswillmaketheelementvisibleagain.

5. NowyouarereadytoembellishthepresentationdrawingwithvisualeffectsfoundintheGraphicDisplayOptions(GDO)dialogbox.First,makesureyouhavenothingselected.LooktothePropertiespalette,thenclicktheEditbuttonnexttotheGraphicDisplayOptionsviewparameter.

6. ClicktheSmoothLinesWithAnti-Aliasingcheckbox.Thiseffectimprovesthelinequalityintheviewdramatically.Ithasanegativeperformanceimpact,souseitinpresentationviewsonly.

7. ExpandtheShadowssection.ClicktheCastShadowsandShowAmbientShadowscheckboxes.ClicktheApplybuttonatthebottomofthedialogtoseetheeffectthesehaveonthemodel.

8. ExpandtheSketchyLinessection,andclicktheEnableSketchyLinescheckbox.SlidetheExtensionscontrolto7,andclickApply.

9. ExpandtheLightingoption,andfindtheShadowsslider.Slidethistothelefttomakeyourshadowslighter.ClickApplyandadjustuntilyou'resatisfiedwiththedarknessoftheshadows.

10. ExpandtheBackgroundsection,andchooseGradientfromtheoptions.ClickApply.Afterfollowingallofthesesteps,youshouldseesomethingsimilartoFigure9.8.ClickOKtoclosetheGDOdialog.

Figure9.8ElevationpresentationviewandGDOsettings

11. Thevisualeffectsareallset,butthecropregionneedstobeadjusted.Selecttheedgesoftheviewcrop.Notethebluedragcontrolsthatappearinthemiddleoftheedges.Thesecanbedraggedsothattheelevationisframedasyoudesire.

12. Onceyouhavetheelevationcenteredinthecropregion,youcanturnoffthecropregion.ThecontrolforthecropregionvisibilityisontheViewControlBaratthebottomofthedrawingarea.ClicktheHideCropRegionbutton(theonewiththelightbulb!).Nowyouhaveanelevationviewreadytobe

placedonasheet.

ThisconcludesExercise9.3.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec09-ex-09.3end.rvtavailablewiththeprojectfilesforthischapter.

Exercise9.4Presentation3DViewTobegin,openthefilec09-ex-09.4start.rvt.

1. Openthe3Dviewtitled3DIsometricintheProjectBrowser.Theviewislockedsothatyoucannotaccidentallychangetheangle.YoucanunlocktheviewbyclickingtheUnlocked3DViewbuttonontheViewControlBar,nexttotheHideCropRegionbutton.

2. ClicktheVisualStylebuttonontheViewControlBar(thewhitecube),andchoosetheShadedoption.ThenclicktheVisualStylebuttonagain,butthistimeclicktheGraphicDisplayOptionstextatthetopofthelist.ThisisahandyshortcuttotheGDOdialog.

3. ChecktheSmoothLinesWithAnti-Aliasing,CastShadows,andShowAmbientShadowscheckboxes.TurnonEnableSketchyLinesandsettheExtensionsliderto7.SettheBackgroundoptiontoGradient.ClickApplytoseetheseeffects.

4. ExpandtheLightingoption,andadjusttheShadows,Sun,andAmbientLightcontrols.TheSunandAmbientLightslidersmakeanimpactwhenyourvisualstyleissettoShadedorRealistic.Seteachofthesevaluesto40,andclickOK.Youmayneedtozoominabittoseethesurfacepatterns;thenyourviewshouldlooklikeFigure9.9.

Figure9.93DIsometricwithGDOeffects

5. Selectthelargebrickwallthatisblockingyourviewintothehouse.Right-clickandchooseOverrideGraphicsInView⇨ByElement.ClickthearrownexttoSurfaceTransparency,andusetheslidertosetthevalueto40.ClickOK,anddeselectthewallbypressingtheEsckeytwice.

6. Youcanseeintothehouse,butthebricksurfacepatternisstillobscuringtheview.Selectthewallagain,right-click,andchooseOverrideGraphicsInView⇨ByElement.ExpandtheSurfacePatternscontrol,andunchecktheVisibleparameterasinFigure9.10.ClickOK,andthenpressEsctodeselectthewall.

Figure9.10Selectedwallandelementoverrides

ThisconcludesExercise9.4.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec09-ex-09.4end.rvtavailableinthechapter'sprojectfiles.

Exercise9.53DExplodedViewTobegin,openthefilec09-ex-09.5start.rvt,whichisincludedwiththefilesyoudownloadedforthischapter.

Displacingelementsisaview-specificoverridemuchlikehidinganelementinaviewaffectsthatoneviewonly.ThechangesmadeusingDisplacementwillnotaffectthemodeloranyotherviewsofthemodel.

1. Opentheviewnamed3DExplodedView.Selectthelargebrickwall,andclicktheDisplaceElementsbuttonontheViewpaneloftheModifytab.

2. Awidgetappearsonthewallwithgreen,red,andbluearrows.Thiswidgetallowsyouto“displace”theselectedsetofelements.Clickanddragtheredarrowawayfromthehouse.Releasethemousebuttontoplacethewall.Withthewallstillselected,lookinthePropertiespalettefortheXDisplacementvalue.Setthisvalueto25′-0″(7.6m).

3. Sincethewindowsarehostedinthewall,theymovewithit.Youcandisplacetheseelementsfartherfromthewall.Hoveryourmouseoverawindow,andtaptheTabkeyuntilthewindowhighlights.Selectthewindow,thenholddowntheCtrlkeyandclicktheothertwowindowssoyouhaveallthreeselected.ClicktheDisplaceElementsbuttonagain.InthePropertiespalette,settheXDisplacementvalueforthewindowsto20′-0″(6m).

4. Clickanyofthedisplacedwindows,andfromtheribbon,choosethePathtool.Hoveryourmouseoveroneofthecornersofyourdisplacedwindows.Clicktoaddadashedlinebacktowheretheelementoriginated;repeatfortheothercorners.Ifyouaccidentallyaddapathlineyoudon'twant,youcanselectitandclickDeleteonthekeyboard.

5. NowyoucanapplygraphiceffectsfromtheGDO,usingstepsfromthepreviousexercises,tomakeabeautifulandinformativepresentationdrawing.YourresultsmaylooklikeFigure9.11.

Figure9.11Finishedexplodedview

ThisconcludesExercise9.5.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec09-ex-09.5end.rvt,whichisincludedwiththefilesyoudownloaded.

RenderingThetechniqueofcomputerrenderingisacomplexsciencethathasbeensimplifiedandtailoredforarchitectsinRevitArchitecture.Therearemanyexpertrenderersinthearchitecturefield,andwerecommendthistutorialasaninitiationtotheactivityofrendering.

Exercise9.6RenderaViewTobegin,openthefilec09-ex-09.6start.rvtfromthechapter'sprojectfiles.

1. Opentheviewnamed3DCoverShot.Getaquickpreviewoftherender

appearanceofthematerialsusedinthescenebyswitchingtotheRealisticvisualstyleusingtheViewControlBar.

RevisitMaterialsforRenderingIfyou'reunsatisfiedwithanyofthematerialsused,youcanrefertoExercises9.1and9.2tochangethematerial'sAppearanceproperties(notthematerial'sGraphicsproperties)tomakethematerialmoresuitableforrenderings.

2. OpentheRenderingdialogbyclickingtheteapoticonintheViewControlBarorbyclickingtheRenderbuttonontheViewtab.ThisdialogdoesnothaveanOKorCancelbutton.IthasabigRenderbuttonatthetop.ClickRendernow.

3. Congratulations,you'vejustmadeaRevitrendering!Nowlet'srefinethequalityofthisimage.First,changetheQualitysettingtoMedium,andclickRenderagain.Then,changetheQualitysettingtoHigh,andclickRenderagain.NotethatchangingtheQualitysettingimprovestherenderingbutlengthensthetimeittakestofinishtherendering.ChangetheQualitysettingbacktoMediumfortherestofthisexercise.

4. ClicktheSunSettingsbuttonintheLightinggroup.Thedialogthatopensallowsyoutospecifythelocationofthesunduringyourrendering.Changethetimefrom10:15a.m.to1:15p.m.(Figure9.12),andclickOK.ClickRenderagaintoseehowthisiterationchangestherendering.

Figure9.12SunSettingsdialogbox

5. ClicktheAdjustExposurebutton.Theveryfirstslidercontrolinthislistallowsyoutolightenordarkentheimage.AdjusttheExposureValueparameterto13.Theotherslidersareusefulifyouwanttoadjustthecolorsofyourimagewithoutusingphoto-editingsoftware.ClickOK,andnoticethechangesmade—withouthavingtore-render!

6. FindtheResolutioncontrolintheOutputSettingsgroup.Sofarinthistutorialyou'vebeenrenderingatscreenresolution,sotherenderingwillfinishfaster.ClickthePrinterradiobutton.Whenswitchingtoprintoutput,youcanspecifytheDPI.ThehighertheDPI,thelongertherenderingtakes.Tohavecrispedgesinyourfinishedrendering,setDPIto150.

7. Oncethisrenderingfinishes(Figure9.13),clicktheSaveToProjectbutton.Thiswillpromptyoutonametheimage.TheimagewillbesavedinyourProjectBrowserundertheRenderingsbranch.YoucanalsoclicktheExportbutton,whichwillsaveyourrenderingtoyourcomputer'sharddriveasaBMP,JPG,PNG,orTIFfile.

Figure9.13Thefinishedrendering

8. Youcancontinuetotestdifferentrenderingqualitysettingsandbackgroundoptions—evenchoosingadifferentrenderingengine!Renderingisaniterativeprocess;workingfromagenericlowqualitytowardhighDPIisafastwaytoreachafinishedpresentationimage.Ifyouwanttoselectawallorchangeamaterial,youcanclicktheShowTheModelbuttonatthebottomofthedialogtoswitchfromastaticrenderedimagebacktothemodelview.

ThisconcludesExercise9.6.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec09-ex-09.6end.rvtinthedownloadedfilesforthischapter.

Exercise9.7InteractiveRenderingTobegin,openthefilec09-ex-09.7start.rvtfromthischapter'sprojectfiles.

1. IntheProjectBrowser,findthe3DViewsnode,right-clickthe3DCoverShotview,andchooseDuplicateView⇨Duplicate.RenamethenewviewInteractiveRendering.

2. ChangethevisualstyleofthenewviewtoRayTraceusingtheViewControlBar.RayTraceisatemporary,interactiverenderingmode,whereyoucanusethenavigationwheeltopan,zoom,andorbityourmodel.

3. TherenderinginRayTracemodewillautomaticallystart.Atfirst,theimagewillbelowqualityandlowresolution,butitwillimprovequicklythelongeryoulettheviewidle.Whenyoubeginnavigatingyourmodel,therenderingwillrestartassoonasyoustopnavigatingandlettheviewidle.

4. TochangetherenderingsettingsforRayTracemode,youneedtoaccesstheGDO.YoucantypethekeyboardshortcutGDorclicktheVisualStylemenuontheViewControlBar.MakesuretochangetheBackgroundsettingtoSky.YoucanalsobrightenthesceneusingtheManualoptionofPhotographicExposure.Finally,youcanchangethesunlocationinSunSettings;clickOK.IntheGDOdialog,clickApplytopreviewthechanges,andthenclickOKwhenyou'resatisfied.

5. Clickthenavigationwheelicon,andusetheOrbitcommand,theWalkcommand,andthePancommandtomovethecameratovariousvantagepoints.TheLookcommandisespeciallyusefuloninteriorscenes.Whenyoufindaninterestingcameraangle,youcanstopthereandlettheRayTracerenderingimproveforafewseconds(Figure9.14).

Figure9.14ARayTracerenderingafter15seconds

6. YoucansavetheimagetotheRenderingsnodeofyourProjectBrowser.JustclicktheSavebuttonfromtheribbon.NametherenderingBackofHouse.Finally,clicktheclosebuttonontheribbontoexitRayTracemode.

ThisconcludesExercise9.7.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec09-ex-09.7end.rvt,whichisincludedwiththefilesyoudownloadedforthischapter.

Exercise9.8CloudRenderingAutodeskoffersaveryreliableandfastservicethatwillrenderyourRevitviewsinthecloud,thusallowingyoutocontinueworkingwhileyourrenderingsprocesssomewhereelse.

Tobegin,opentheprojectfilec09-ex-09.8start.rvt.

1. TousetheRenderingcloudservice,clicktheRenderInCloudbuttonontheViewtab.YouwillbeaskedtosigninusingyourAutodesk®360account.Createanaccountifyoudon'thaveone.Afterloggingin,youshouldseeaRenderInClouddialogboxwithafewinformationalstepsforcloudrendering;clickContinue.

2. TheCloudRenderingServiceprovidesaninterfaceforyoutoselectwhichviewsyou'dliketohaverendered.First,expandthe3DViewdrop-downmenu,thencheckInteractiveRenderingand3DCoverShotboxes—orchoosetorenderallfiveofthe3Dviews.

3. Thereareotheroptionsbelow,butaslongasyousetRenderQualitytoStandardandImageSizetoMedium(1MegaPixel),therenderingsdonotcostanycloudcredits;theyarefree!SeeFigure9.15.

Figure9.15RenderInCloudoptions

WhentheRenderInCloudExposurepropertyissettoNative,theRevitview'srenderingsettingforExposurewillbeusedinsteadofthedefaultcloud-renderingExposuresetting.

4. ClicktheStartRenderingbuttonatthebottomofthedialog.Revitwillprocessforafewmomentsasyourmodelisuploadedtothecloudservice.Thenyou'llbeabletocontinueworking,whiletherenderingsfinish.

5. Inafewminutes,youwillgetanemail,oryourcommunicationcenterwillnotifyyouthatyourrenderingsareready.ClicktheRenderGallerybuttonontheribbonandreviewyournewrenderedimages.

6. YoucangettheserenderingsbackintoyourRevitprojectbysavingthemfromthecloudontoyourdesktop.ThenduplicatetheBackOfHouseviewfromtheRenderingsnodeoftheProjectBrowser.RenamethecopiedviewCloudCoverShot.Deletetheoldrendering,andimportoneofthenewrenderingsasanimagefiletotheblankdraftingview.

ThisconcludesExercise9.8.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec09-ex-09.8end.rvt,whichisincludedwiththefilesyoudownloadedearlier.

NowYouKnowInthischapter,youlearnedhowtocreatepresentationgraphicsinelevationand3Dviewsandthenrenderinthreedifferentways.YouappliedvariousGraphicDisplayOptionssettingstoachieveasketchydesignlook.YoualsousedtheDisplaceElementstooltocreateexplodedaxonometricviews.Usingthesetechniques,youcanvisualizeyourmodelininteresting,customizableways:forpresentations,forworkingonadetail,orforcommunicatingconstructionmethods.

Chapter10Worksharing

Understandingthemulti-userAutodesk®Revit®Architectureworkflowisessentialtoworkingwithaprojectteamsimultaneously.

YoumaybefamiliarworkingwithotherteammembersintypicalCADsoftware,wherethedrawingfilesarestructuredseparatelytosupportaone-user-per-fileworkflow.

RevitArchitecturereinforcesamoreadvancedapproach.BecausetheRevitmodelisadatabase,eachelementinsideitcanbeindependentlytracked.Revitwilltrackeachelementandwhichuser(ifany)hasownershipofthatelement.Becauseofthis,Revitallowsmultipleuserstoworkinthesamemodel—savingseparatedrawingsforfloorplans,elevations,andsectionsisnolongerrequired.

Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:

Understandworksharingoptions

Enableworksharing

Createacentralmodelandalocalfile

Createworksets

Adjustworksetvisibility

Useworksharingdisplaymodes

Understandeditingrequests

Reviewworksharingbestpractices

WorksharingOptionsTherearethreeprimaryoptionsforworkingwithmultipleteammembersinRevitArchitecture:

Model-BasedThisisthedefaultout-of-the-boxworkflowforRevitArchitecture.Multipleteammembersaccessamodelsavedonastandardfilestoragelocation.

RevitServerThisisamodifiedversionofmodel-basedworksharingwheretheprojectmodel(ormodels)issavedtooraccessedbyadedicatedinstance(orinstances)ofRevitServer.Onebenefitofthisapproachisthatmultipleofficesmaybeworkingwiththesameprojectmodel.RevitServerinstancescanbesetupineachoffice,andeachwillcacheaversionofthemodellocally,subsequentlyspeedingupsaveoropentimes.

ForadditionalinformationonRevitServer,visitthewebpageathttp://knowledge.autodesk.com/andsearchfor“RevitServer.”

Autodesk®A360CollaborationforRevit®ThisissimilartotheRevitServerapproach,whereinsteadofaphysicalRevitServer,theprojectmodel(ormodels)issavedinthecloudviaAutodeskA360.Onebenefitofthisapproachisthatnoconfigurationorsetupisrequired(asthereiswithRevitServer)anddifferentcompaniescaneasilyworkasateamwiththesameprojectmodel(s).

ForadditionalinformationonAutodeskA360CollaborationforRevit,visitthewebpageat

www.autodesk.com/products/collaboration-for-revit/overview

Inthisbook,wewillfocusonthestandardfile-basedworksharing,whichisavailableoutoftheboxtoallRevitArchitectureusers.Generallyspeaking,mostoftheworksharingcommandsarethesameregardlessofwhichconfigurationyourprojectteamisusing.

ConfiguringWorksharingWhenyoucreateanewprojectinRevitArchitecture,thedefaultstateofthemodelwillallowonlyonesimultaneoususer.Forprojectsthatrequiremultiplesimultaneoususers,worksharingcanbeenabledtoaccommodatethiscollaboration.RevitidentifieseachuserintheprojectbytheusernamespecifiedintheApplicationmenu⇨Options⇨General⇨Username.Itiscriticalthateachuserworkinginthemodelhaveauniqueusername(Figure10.1).

Figure10.1UsernamesettinginOptions

ItisimportanttonotethatRevitinitiallysetsyourusernametomatchyourWindowsloginname.Shouldyouedittheusername,itwillnolongermatchandyouroverridewillbemaintained.ShouldyousignintoAutodesk360,RevitwillautomaticallychangeyourusernametomatchyourAutodeskID.

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillopenanexistingproject,enableworksharing,andsaveitasthenewcentralmodel.

Exercise10.1EnableWorksharingTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter10,andopenthefilec10-ex-10.1start.rvt.

1. Withtheexamplefilenowopen,navigatetotheCollaboratetabandselecttheWorksetstool.TheinitialWorksharingdialogbox(Figure10.2)appears,outliningtheworksetsthatprojectelementswillbeassignedto.

Figure10.2TheinitialWorksharingdialogbox

ThefirsttimeyouclicktheWorksetstool,itenablesworksharing.Clickingthetoolafterwardallowsyoutoaccessandmodifyworksets.

2. Bydefault,datumobjectsaremovedtoaworksetcalledSharedLevelsAnd

Grids.Projectcontentthatisnotviewspecific(geometryandrooms)isallassignedtoWorkset1.ClickOKtocontinue.

TheCentralModelInareal-worldproject,thenextstepwouldbetosaveyourcentralmodeltoalocationsotheentireprojectteamcouldaccessit.Teammembersneverworkinthecentralmodeldirectly;instead,theycreateandworkinlocalfiles.Localfilescommunicatedirectlywiththecentralmodel,soitneedstobeinalocationaccessibletoall.

3. TheWorksetsdialogbox(Figure10.3)opensnext.YourusernameappearsintheOwnerfield.Currently,youowneverythingintheprojectsinceyouenabledworksharing.ClickOKtocontinue.

Figure10.3Worksetsdialogbox

Beforeyousavethemodel,thinkaboutwhereyouneedittobelocated.Whenthecentralmodelissaved,itwillincludethefilelocationaspartoftheproject,soitcan'tbeeasilymovedafterward.

locationaspartoftheproject,soitcan'tbeeasilymovedafterward.

4. Next,youwanttosavetheprojectasthecentralmodel.NavigatetoApplication⇨SaveAs⇨Project.BeforeclickingSave,clicktheOptionsbutton.IntheFileSaveOptionsdialog,youcanconfirmthatthiswillbethecentralmodel.Youwillhaveotheroptions,suchasthemaximumnumberofbackupsthatRevitArchitecturewillmaintainforthecentralmodel(Figure10.4).ConfirmthatMakeThisACentralModelAfterSaveischecked,andclickOKtoclosetheFileSaveOptionsdialog.

Figure10.4FileSaveOptionsdialog

5. IntheSaveAsdialog,enterthefilenamec10-ex-10.2start.rvt.Youwillusethiscentralmodelforthestartofthenextexercise.ClickSavetocreateyourcentralmodel(Figure10.5).

Figure10.5Savethecentralmodel

6. Afterthesavecompletes,fromtheCollaboratetabclicktheRelinquishAllMinetool.Thiswillreleaseownershipofallmodelelementsandisanimportantsteptoallowotheruserstoworkwiththemodel.

7. Closethecentralmodel.Youshouldnotbepromptedtosaveorrelinquishanyelementsbecauseyouhavealreadydonesointhepreviousstep.

InthefollowingexerciseyouwillcreatealocalfileusingthenewlysavedcentralmodelfromExercise10.1.

Exercise10.2CreateaLocalFileandWorksetsTobegin,ensurethatExercise10.1hasbeencompleted.Youwillutilizethecentralmodelyoupreviouslysavedtocreateyourlocalfile.Thisisimportantbecauseinordertocreatealocalfile,youmustnothavechangedthecentralmodellocation(sincetheinitialsaveincludesthemodellocation).

1. ClickOpenintheApplicationmenuandbrowsetoyourcentralmodel,c10-ex-10.2start.rvt.

2. Selectthemodelbutdon'tdouble-clickorclickOpenjustyet.

3. EnsurethattheCreateNewLocaloptionischecked,asshowninFigure10.6.

Figure10.6Creatingthelocalfile

Selectingthisoptionwillnotopenthecentralmodeldirectlybutinsteadwillcreatealocalfile(Figure10.6).

Bydefault,yourlocalfileissavedinyourDocumentsfolderwithasuffixbasedonyourRevitusername.Inthisauthor'scase,theusernameisduellr.So,thelocalfileissavedintheDocumentsfolderasc10-ex-10.2start_duellr.rvt.

4. NowclickOpentocreatealocalfilethatcommunicatesdirectlywiththecentralmodel.Thisisthesameprocessyouwouldusewhenworkingonreal-worldprojects.

Next,you'llcreateseveralworksetsthatcanbeusedtoorganizeyourmodelelements.

5. OpentheWorksetsdialogboxfromtheCollaboratetab⇨Worksets.

6. ClickNew,andthencreatethreeadditionalworksets,calledCore,Exterior,andInterior(Figure10.7).

Figure10.7Creatingadditionalworksets

Keepinmindthatworksetsarenotlayersandlittlegranularityisrequired.Generally,worksetsshouldbeusedascollectionsofobjectsforbothorganizationandvisibilitycontrol.

7. ClickOKtoclosethedialog.

8. OpentheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogboxfortheview(typethekeyboardshortcutVG).

NoticethatthereisnowanadditionalWorksetstabthatdidn'texistbeforeworksharingwasenabled.Thistaballowsyoutoturnoffthevisibilityofelementsbasedontheirworksetassignment.Whenyou'vefinishedexaminingthistab,closethelocalfilebeforestartingthenextexercise.Youcanspecifytonotsavetheprojectandrelinquishallelementsandworksetswhenprompted.

WorksetVisibilityWorksetscanbeusedasanadditionalmethodtocontrolthevisibilityofelementsinaview.ThedefaultsettingforworksetvisibilityisUseGlobalSetting(Visible)undertheview'sVisibility/GraphicOverrides⇨Worksetstab.Onaview-by-viewbasis,youcanoverridetheVisibilitysettingshouldyouneedtoshoworhideelementsonindividualworksets.

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillassignmodelelementstoworksetsandadjusttheworksetvisibilitysettingsoftheview.

Exercise10.3AssignElementstoWorksetsandControlVisibilityTobegin,makesurethatyou'vedownloadedthefilec10-ex-10.3start.rvt,butdon'topenitjustyet.

1. FromtheRevitApplicationmenu,clickOpen,andthenbrowsetoc10-ex-10.3start.rvtandselectthefile.CheckDetachFromCentralandclickOpen.Thiswillallowyoutoopenanexistingcentralmodeltoresaveitinanewlocation.

2. WhentheDetachModelFromCentraldialogdisplays,chooseDetachAndPreserveWorksets.Thiswillpreserveallworksetsinthemodel.Afterthemodelopens,clicktheSavebuttonandsaveasc10-ex-10.3start.rvt.Ifyou'resavingthefileinthesamelocationastheoriginalmodel,whenpromptedthattheworksetfilealreadyexists,clickYes.

3. ThemodelshouldopentheLevel1floorplanview.OpentheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogboxfortheview(typethekeyboardshortcutVG)andclicktheWorksetstab.ChangetheVisibilitysettingfortheCore,Exterior,andInteriorworksetstoHide(Figure10.8).ClickOKtoclosethedialog.

Figure10.8WorksetVisibilitysetting

4. DrawawindowaroundtheelementsasshowninFigure10.9.Whiletheelementsareselected,clicktheFiltertoolfromtheSelectioncontextualpanel.UncheckRoomTagsandclickOKtoclosetheFilterdialog(Figure10.9).

Figure10.9Elementselectionandfilter

5. FromthePropertiespalette,locatetheWorksetparameter.Thisindicatestheelement'sworksetassignment.Withthemultipleelementsstillselected,changethisvaluefromWorkset1toCore.Noticethattheelementsarenolongervisible,sinceinstep3yousetthisworksettobehidden.

6. Next,youwillassignsomeinteriorelementstotheInteriorworkset.Drawaselectionwindowfromthelowerrighttotheupperleftinsidetheexteriorwalls.Windowingfromthisdirectionwillincludeeveryelementyoucrossorincludewithinthewindowyoudraw.(Ifyouwindowedfromlefttoright,itwouldselectonlytheelementsfullycontainedwithintheselectionbox(Figure10.10).

Figure10.10SelectingandassigningtheInteriorworkset

7. Withthemultipleelementsstillselected,usetheFiltertoolagaintouncheckRoomTagsand<RoomSeparation>.ChangetheWorksetvaluefromWorkset1toInterior.

8. Forthefinalselectionset,selecteverythingremainingintheview,andusetheFiltertool.ClickCheckNone;thencheckonlyWallsandclickOK.InthePropertiespalette,changetheworksetfromWorkset1toExterior.

9. Bythissteptheonlyitemsvisiblearetworoomseparationlines.SelectthemandassignthemtotheInteriorworkset.NownogeometryshouldbevisibleintheLevel1view.OpentheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogforthe

view,andresetthevisibilitysettingsbacktoUseGlobalSetting(Visible),asshowninFigure10.11.ClickOKtoreturntotheview,andallelementsshouldonceagainbevisible.

Figure10.11ResettingtheVisibilitysettings

Atthispointyoucanclosethismodelandsaveyourchangeswhenprompted.Thenextsectionelaboratesontheoptionsavailablewhenworkinginlocalfilesandinteractingwiththecentralmodel(suchassavingyourchanges).

SavingtotheCentralModelWhenworkinginyourlocalfilethereareseveraloptionsavailableforsavingyourchangesbacktoorinteractingwiththecentralmodel.Thefollowingworksharing-specificoptionsareavailableontheSynchronizepaneloftheCollaboratetab(SynchronizeAndModifySettingsandSynchronizeNowareavailableintheSynchronizeWithCentralflyout):

SynchronizeNowThisoptionisprobablyusedmorefrequentlythantheotheroptions.Considercreatingakeyboardshortcutsoyoudon'thavetoreturntotheCollaboratetabasyouworkwhenyouwanttosavetothecentralmodel.

SynchronizeNowsavesyourlocalcopyandsyncsitwiththecentralmodelaswellasupdatesyourfilewithanychangesfromthecentralmodel.Anyborrowedelementsarealsorelinquishedbydefault.Butifyouhaveanentireworksetcheckedout,it'snotcheckedbackin.Itwillstillbeeditablebyyouafterthesavecompletes.

SynchronizeAndModifySettingsSynchronizeAndModifySettingsprovidesmorespecificcontrolwhensavingthecentralmodelwithSynchronizeNow.ThedialogboxshowninFigure10.12displaysthecentralmodellocationandgivesyouoptionstorelinquishworksets,compactthecentralmodel,andsaveyourlocalfile(afterthesyncwiththecentralmodel

iscomplete).

Figure10.12SynchronizeAndModifySettings

ReloadLatestTheReloadLatestoptionletsyoureloadthelatestversionofthecentralmodelinyourlocalproject.However,itdoesn'tpublishanyofyourworkinthecentralmodel.

RelinquishAllMineRelinquishAllMineallowsyoutocheckinelementsthatyoumayhaveborrowedbutdidnotchange.Ifyou'vemadechanges,youhavetoeithersyncthemwiththecentralmodelordiscardthechangeswithoutsaving.Youcannotrelinquishelementsinafilethathasbeenmodified.

Ifyouselectthisoption,RevitArchitecturewillaskyouwhattodowiththeelementsyou'veborrowedorworksetsyouhaveenabled(Figure10.13).Ifyourelinquishtheelementsandworksets,otherpeoplewillbeabletomodifythemintheirlocalfiles.Ifyoukeepownership,thechangesyou'vemadewillbelost,butyou'llstillhavetheelementsandworksetsenabled.

Figure10.13Relinquishingelementsandworksets

Whenyouhavenoelementsorworksetsenabledinaproject,youcanconfirmthisbyopeningtheWorksetsdialogbox,showninFigure10.14.

Figure10.14Relinquishedelementsandworksets

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillutilizesomeofthepreviouslyoutlinedtoolsbysimulatingtwousersworkingwiththesamecentralmodel.Youwillworkby

bysimulatingtwousersworkingwiththesamecentralmodel.Youwillworkbyaddingelementsandsavingchangesasoneuserandthenswitchingtoandaddingelementsasanotheruser.Oneusercansavetheirchanges,andthenanotherusercanreloadthosechangesintotheirmodel.

Exercise10.4Two-UserWorkflowTobegin,makesurethatyou'vedownloadedthefilec10-ex-10.4start.rvt,butdon'topenitjustyet.

1. Withnoprojectopen,navigatetotheApplicationmenu⇨Options⇨General⇨Username.EnterUserAasyourusernameandclickOKtocloseOptions.

2. Openc10-ex-10.4start.rvt,navigatetotheCollaboratetab,andselecttheWorksetstool.ClickOKtodismisstheinitialworksharingdialogandclickOKtoclosetheWorksetsdialog.

3. Savetheproject.Becauseitisthefirsttimeworksharinghasbeenenabled,Revitwillaskyoutoconfirmthatyouwanttosavethisasthecentralmodel.ClickYestosavethecentralmodel.

4. Nowyouwillsavealocalmodeltoworkin.YoucanselecttheCreateNewLocalcheckboxorchooseSaveAs(whileyouhavethecentralmodelopen)tosavealocalfile.NavigatetotheApplicationmenu,chooseSaveAs,andnamethislocalfileUserA.rvt.

5. Closethelocalfileandspecifytorelinquishelementsandworksetswhenprompted.Again,withnoprojectopen,navigatetotheApplicationmenu⇨Options⇨General⇨Username.EnterUserBasyourusernameandclickOKtocloseOptions.

6. Selectc10-ex-10.4start.rvtbutdon'topenitjustyet.UncheckCreateNewLocalfirstandthenclickOpentoopenthecentralmodel.Onceagain,navigatetotheApplicationmenu⇨SaveAsoption,andthistimenamethislocalfileUserB.rvt.

Atthispointyouhavecreatedtwolocalfiles:thefirstassociatedwithUserAandthesecondassociatedwithUserB.Youcanusethisapproachtosimulatetwousersworkingwiththesamecentralmodel.

7. FromtheLevel1floorplanview,noticetheareaofthefloorplantotherightnotedwithUserBmodeltext.Drawsomewalls,doors,andfurnitureinsidethisareaofthefloorplan.

8. Whenyou'refinished,you'llwanttosaveyourchangesbacktothecentralmodelsootheruserswillbeabletoloadthechangesyoumade.ClicktheSynchronizeNowtooltosaveyourchangesbacktothecentralmodel.Whenthesavecompletes,closetheUserB.rvtlocalfile.Ifprompted,specifytorelinquishelementsandworksets(Figure10.15).

Figure10.15UserBlocalfilechanges

9. Againwithnoprojectopen,navigatetotheApplicationmenu⇨Options⇨General⇨Username.EnterUserAasyourusernameandclickOKtoclosetheOptionsdialog.Youarenowworkingastheotheruser.

10. OpentheUserA.rvtlocalfile.NotethatyoudonotseethemostrecentchangesUserBaddedtothemodelbecauseyouhavenotusedReloadLatestyet.

11. FromtheLevel1floorplanview,noticetheareaoftheplantotheleftnotedwithUserAmodeltext.Drawsomewallsanddoorsandplacefurnitureinsidethisareaofthefloorplan.

12. Whenyou'refinished,youwillsaveyourchangestothecentralmodelandalsoupdateyourlocalfilewithchangesotherusershavesavedtothecentralmodel.ClicktheSynchronizeNowtool,whichwillperformbothoftheseoperationsautomatically(Figure10.16).

Figure10.16UserAlocalfilechanges

13. RevitsavesyourchangestothecentralmodelandupdatesyourlocalfilewiththechangesUserBmade.Thistypeofon-demandsavingandloadingallowstheprojectteamtoplanwhenuserswillinteractwiththecentralmodel,whichgreatlyhelpswithperformance.UserAnowhasthelatestversionofchangesthathavebeenpublishedtothecentralmodel(Figure10.17).

Figure10.17Latestversionofthecentralmodel

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillcloseandopenworksetsinanexistingmodeltogloballyupdatevisibility.

Exercise10.5OpenandCloseWorksetsTobegin,makesureyou'vedownloadedthefilec10-ex-10.5start.rvt,butdon'topenitjustyet.

OpenorCloseWorksetsInadditiontosettingtheworksetper-viewvisibilityoptions,youcanopenorcloseaworksetforanentireproject.Doingsowillgloballyturnonoroff

orcloseaworksetforanentireproject.DoingsowillgloballyturnonoroffthevisibilityofeverythingonthatworksetforallprojectviewsregardlessoftheWorksetVisibilitysettingfortheviewinwhichyou'reworking.Thisisagreatwaytoimproveperformanceorturnoffthedisplayforentireportionsofthemodel.

1. FromtheRevitApplicationmenu,browsetoc10-ex-10.5start.rvtandselectthefile.CheckDetachFromCentralandclickOpen.Thiswillallowyoutoopenanexistingcentralmodeltoresaveitinanewlocation.

2. WhentheDetachModelFromCentraldialogappears,chooseDetachAndPreserveWorksets.Thiswillpreserveallworksetsinthemodel.Afterthemodelopens,clicktheSavebuttonandsaveasc10-ex-10.5start.rvt.Ifyou'resavinginthesamelocationastheoriginalmodel,whenpromptedwithTheWorksetFileAlreadyExists,clickYes.

3. OpentheWorksetsdialogboxunderCollaborate⇨Worksets(orclicktheWorksetsbuttononthestatusbar).NoticethatcurrentlyallworksetsaresettoOpened(theOpenedcolumnwillreadYesorNoaccordingly).

4. Inthisexamplemodeltherearefiveworksets:Doors-Windows,ExteriorWalls,Furniture,InteriorWalls,andRooms.SelecttheFurnitureandRoomsworksetsandclicktheClosebutton(Figure10.18).YoucanselectmultipleworksetsatthesametimebyholdingdowntheCtrlkeywhileselecting.

Figure10.18Closingworksetsinthemodel

5. ClickOKtoclosetheWorksetsdialog.NoticeintheLevel1viewthattheroomsandfurniturearenolongervisible.UnlikewiththeVisibility/GraphicOverridesWorksetsVisibilitysetting,closingoropeningaworksetwillaffectallviews.

6. Openthe{3D}viewtoconfirmthatallviewsareaffectedandnotethatthefurnitureisnotvisible.OpentheWorksetsdialogandadditionallyclosetheInteriorWallsandDoors-Windowsworksets.ClickOKtoreturntothe3Dview(Figure10.19).

Figure10.19Worksetsopenandclosed

7. Atanypointyoucanreopenworksetstomaketheelementsonthoseworksetsvisibleagain.OpentheWorksetsdialogandselecttheFurnitureandInteriorWallsworksets.ClickOpen,andthenclickOKtoreturntothe3Dview.Notethatthefurnitureisvisibleagaininthisandanyadditionalprojectviewswhereitwaspreviously.Youcansaveandclosethismodelwhenfinished.

WorksharingDisplayModesWorksharingdisplaymodesareagreatwaytovisuallyunderstandthecurrentworksharingstatusofyourproject.Forthisexample,allthreeauthorsofthisbookareaccessingthecentralmodelsavedontheserver(fromthethreelocalfiles)atthesametime.Furthermore,allofushaveborrowedelementsinthecentralfile.

InFigure10.20,theWorksetsdialogboxshowsthatnoworksetsareeditablebutthattheuserduellrhasborrowedelements.

Figure10.20ShowingborrowedelementsintheWorksetsdialogbox

Nowlet'slookattheWorksharingDisplaySettingsoptionsavailableforworksharingdisplayinaproject:CheckoutStatus,Owners,ModelUpdates,andWorksets.Ifyouwouldliketofollowalong,youcanreopenyourmodelfromthepreviousexercise.Thesesettingsarebasedontheparticularparametersinyourproject(numberofworksets,activeusers,andsoforth).Toactivateanyof

thesesettings,click onthebottomoftheviewwindow(ViewControlBar),andchooseoneofthemenuitemsfromthelist(Figure10.21).

Figure10.21WorksharingDisplaySettingsoptions

Activatinganyoftheworksharingdisplaymodesonthemenutogglesyourvisibilitysettingsandappliesanorangebordertotheviewyou'rein,alertingyouthatyou'veactivatedthemode.Toturnitbackoff,choosetheWorksharingDisplayOffoptionfromthesamemenu.

Let'ssetsomeofthesemodesactiveoneatatimeandviewtheresults.ClicktheWorksharingDisplaybuttonandchooseWorksharingDisplaySettings.StartwiththeCheckoutStatustab;thecheckoutstatushelpsyoudistinguishbetweenelementsthatareownedbyyou,others,ornoone(Figure10.22).

Figure10.22CheckoutStatustab

SelectingtheOwnersdisplaymodewillshowyouexactlywhichelementsbelongtowhichusers(Figure10.23).

Figure10.23Ownerstab

TheWorksetstabhelpsyouvisualizeelementsbasedontheworksettowhichthey'reassociated(Figure10.24).

Figure10.24Worksetstab

EditingRequests

Eventually,whileyou'reworkingonaprojectteam,anotheruserwillownanelementyouneedtomodify.Foryoutomodifythatelement,theotheruserwillfirstneedtorelinquishit.Let'stakeUserAandUserBasasimpleexampleforthisscenario:

1. UserAattemptstomodifyawallbutreceivesanerrordialognotingthatUserBcurrentlyownstheelement(Figure10.25).

Figure10.25Placingarequest

2. UserAclicksthePlaceRequestbuttoninthedialogsoUserBwillbenotified(Figure10.25).

3. WhileUserBisworkingintheirlocalfile,theyreceiveamodalEditingRequestReceiveddialogindicatingthatUserAhasrequestedthewallelement.

4. UserBclicksGrant,whichwillgiveeditabilitytoUserAforthatwallelementonly(Figure10.26).

Figure10.26Grantingarequest

5. Last,UserAreceivestheconfirmationdialogbackthatUserBhasgrantedpermissiontoeditthewallelement(Figure10.27).

Figure10.27Grantedconfirmation

Inthisexample,nofurtheractionisrequiredfromUserA;UserAcanstartmakingmodificationstothewall.Theeditingrequestservesasbothausernotificationsystemandanautomatedmethodtoswapelementownership.

WorksharingBestPracticesNowthatyouhaveageneralunderstandingofhowworksharingandworksetsoperate,takeamomenttoconsiderafewbestpractices.

ThinkofworksetsascontainersWorksetsaren'tlayersasinCAD.Thinkofthemascontainersformajorsystemsinyourbuilding(interior,exterior,roof,core,andsoon).Youneedtomanageorbemindfulonlyofobjectsthatbelongtouser-createdworksets,suchasthefollowing:

Datum(levelsandgrids)

Geometry(buildingelementsthatshowupinmultipleviews)

Rooms(thespacesthatcanbetagged)

BemindfuloftheactiveworksetAsyou'recreatingdatums,geometry,orrooms,bemindfuloftheactiveworkset.AndkeepinmindthatRevitArchitectureautomaticallymanagestheworksetsforeverythingelse(views,families,andprojectstandards),andthesecannotbechangedbytheuser.

BorrowelementsontheflyDon'tcheckoutworksetsbymakingtheentireworkseteditable.Instead,justborrowelementsonthefly.Thisapproachletsyouavoidmanyconflictsthatoccurwhenonepersonneedstomodifysomethingyouown(butdon'treallyneed)inthemodel.Withtheinterconnectednatureofbuildings,youdon'tevenneedtodeliberatelymakeanelementeditable.AllyouhavetodoismodifyanexistingelementandRevitArchitecturewilltransparentlyborrowitforyou.Thisworksthesamewhenaddingnewelementsaswell.

AssociatelinkedfilestotheirownworksetAssociateanylinkedfilestotheirownworkset.Thenyoucanopenandclosetheworksetsassociatedtothoselinks.Thisstrategyismuchmorepredictablethanloadingandunloadinglinks(whichwillhaveaneffectoneveryoneworkingontheproject).Openingorclosingaworksetaffectsonlyyourlocalfile.

StayoutofthecentralmodelStayoutofthecentralmodel—don'tmoveit,anddon'trenameit(unlessyouknowwhatyou'redoing).Openingthecentralmodelrestrictsaccessbythefilesthataretryingtoconnecttoit.Andifyoubreaksomethinginthecentralmodel,you'llbreaktheconnectionsthatothershavefromtheirlocalfile,whichmeanstheymayenduplosingtheirwork(whichinturnmeansyourteamwillnotlikeyou).

OpenandcloseworksetsselectivelySelectivelyopeningandclosingworksetsisalotfasterthanoptingtomodifythevisibilitysettingsofmultipleviewsorusinghide/isolateonaview-by-viewbasis.Ifyou'resupposedtobeworkingonlyonthecoreandinternalareasofamultistorybuilding,openingonlytheworksetsassociatedtothoseareaswillsavealotofcomputingpower.

NowYouKnowThischapterservedasbothanintroductionandreferencetomulti-usercollaborationinRevitArchitecture.Youenabledworksharingandsavedacentralmodel.Next,youcreatedalocalfile,createdandmodifiedworksets,controlledelementvisibilityusingthoseworksets,andexploredtheoptionstosaveyourworkbacktothecentralmodel.Movingforward,thischaptershouldalsoserveasastrongreferenceformoreadvancedcollaborationtopicssuchasworksharingdisplaymodesandeditingrequests.Weconcludedthischapterwithsomebestpracticesforyoutoutilizeonyourreal-worldprojects.

Chapter11DetailsandAnnotations

Sofar,youhaveusedAutodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftwaretocreatewalls,doors,roofs,andfloors;todefinespace;andtobringyourarchitecturalideasintothree-dimensionalform.Ineachofthesecases,thegeometryistypicallymodeledbasedonadesignintent,meaningthatyourgoalhasn'tbeentomodeleverythingbutrathertomodelenoughtodemonstratewhatthebuildingwilllooklike.Tothisend,itbecomesnecessarytoembellishpartsofthemodelorspecificviewswithdetailedinformationtohelpclarifywhatyou'vedrawn.Thisembellishmenttakestheshapeof2DdetailelementsinRevitArchitecturethatyouwillusetoaugmentviewsandaddextrainformation.

Inthischapter,youwilllearnto:

Createadetail

Enhanceadetailwith2Delements

Createarepeatingdetailcomponent

Annotateadetail

Createalegend

CreatingDetailsEvenwhenyou'recreatingdetails,RevitArchitectureprovidesavarietyofparametrictoolsthatallowyoutotakeadvantageofworkinginbuildinginformationmodeling(BIM).Youcanusethesetoolstocreatestrictly2Dgeometryortoaugmentdetailscreatedfrom3Dplans,sections,orcallouts.TobecometrulyefficientatusingRevitArchitecturetocreatethedrawingsnecessarytobothdesignanddocumentyourproject,youmustbecomeacquaintedwiththesetools.

Theseview-basedtoolsarelocatedontheDetailpaneloftheAnnotatetab(Figure11.1).Thissmallbutverypotenttoolboxiswhatyouwillneedtofamiliarizeyourselfwithinordertocreateamajorityofthe2Dlineworkandcomponentsthatwillbecomethedetailsinyourproject.Tobetterunderstandhowthesetoolsareused,let'squicklystepthroughsomeofthem.You'regoing

tousetheDetailLine,Region,Component,andDetailGrouptoolsbecausetheywillmakeupyourmostwidelyusedtoolkitforcreating2DdetailsinRevitArchitecture.

Figure11.1TheDetailpaneloftheAnnotatetab

DetailLine

TheDetailLinetoolisthefirsttoollocatedontheDetailpaneloftheAnnotatetab.Thistoolistheclosestthingyou'llfindtotraditionaldraftingintheRevitArchitecturesoftware.Itletsyoucreateview-specificlineworkusingdifferentlineweightsandtones,drawdifferentlineshapes,andusemanyofthesamemanipulationcommandsyouwouldfindinaCADprogram,suchasoffset,copy,move,andsoon.

DetailLinesAreViewSpecificDetailLinesappearonlyintheviewinwhichthey'redrawn.Theyalsohaveanarrangementtotheirplacement,meaningyoucanlayerthemunderorontopofeachotherorother2Dobjects.Thisfeatureisespeciallyimportantwhenyoubeginusingregions,detaillines,andmodelcontenttocreatedetails.

UsingtheDetailLinetoolisfairlyeasy.SelectingthetoolchangesyourribbontabtolooklikeFigure11.2.Thistabhasseveralpanelsthatallowyoutoaddandmanipulatelinework.

Figure11.2TheDetailLinetoolset

Thistabprimarilycontainsthreepanels:Modify,Draw,andLineStyle.You'veseentheModifypanelbefore.Itcontainsthehostoftoolsyou'veusedsofarforwalls,doors,andotherelements.Hereyoucancopy,offset,move,andperformothertasks.TheDrawpanelletsyoucreatenewcontentanddefineshapes,andtheLineStyledrop-downallowsyoutochoosethelinestyleyou'dliketouse.

RegionThenexttoolontheDetailpaneloftheAnnotatetabistheRegiontool.Regionsareareasofanyshapeorsizethatyoucanfillwithapattern.Thispattern(muchlikeahatchinAutoCAD)dynamicallyresizeswiththeregionboundary.Regionslayerjustlikedetaillinesdoandcanbeplacedontopof,orbehind,other2Dlineworkandcomponents.Regionsalsohaveopacityandcanbecompletelyopaque(coveringwhattheyareplacedon)ortransparent(lettingelementsshowthrough).

Therearetwotypesofregions:filledregionsandmaskingregions.

FilledRegionsFilledregionsallowyoutochoosefromavarietyofhatchpatternstofilltheregion.Theyarecommonlyusedindetailstoshowthingssuchasrigidinsulation,concrete,plywood,andothermaterialtypesdefinedbyaspecificpattern.

MaskingRegionsMaskingregions,ontheotherhand,comeinonlyoneflavor.Theyarewhiteboxeswithorwithoutdiscernibleborderlines.Maskingregionsaretypicallyusedtohide,ormask,fromaviewcertaincontentthatyoudon'twantshownorprinted.

Component

TheComponentdrop-downmenuletsyouinsertawidearrayofcomponenttypesintoyourmodel.Theseare2Ddetailcomponents,orcollectionsofdetailcomponentsinthecaseofarepeatingdetail.Detailcomponentsareschedulable,taggable,keynotable2Dfamiliesthatallowanadditionallevelofstandardizationinyourmodel.

Someexamplesofwhereyou'dusedetailcomponentsareblocking,steelshapes,andbrickcoursinginsection—justaboutanyreplicated2Delementthatcomesinastandardizedshape.

Detailcomponentsare2Dfamiliesthatcanbemadeintoparametriccontent.Inotherwords,afullrangeofshapescanbeavailableinasingledetailcomponent.Becausetheyarefamilies,theycanalsobestoredinyourofficelibraryandsharedeasilyacrossprojects.

Toaddadetailcomponenttoyourdrawing,followthesesteps:

1. SelectDetailComponentfromtheComponentdrop-downmenulistlocatedontheAnnotatetab.

2. UsetheTypeSelectortochoosefromdetailcomponentsthatarealreadyinsertedintothemodel.

Ifyoudon'tseeadetailcomponentyouwanttoinsertintheTypeSelector,trythis:

1. ClicktheLoadFamilybuttonontheModify|PlaceDetailComponenttab.

2. Insertadetailcomponentfromthedefaultlibraryoryourofficelibrary.

ArrangingElementsintheView

Knowinghowtochangearrangementisanimportantpartofdetailingsoyoudon'thavetodraweverythinginexactsequence.Arrangementallowsyoutochangethepositionofanelement,suchasalineoradetailcomponent,relativetoanotherelement.MuchaswithlayersinAdobePhotoshoporarrangementinMicrosoftPowerPoint,RevitArchitectureallowsyoutoplacesomeelementsvisuallyinfrontoforbehindothers.OnceanelementorgroupofelementsisselectedandtheModifymenuappears,onthefarrightyou'llseetheArrangepanel.

Fromhere,youcanchooseamongfouroptionsofarrangement:

BringToFront

BringForward

SendToBack

SendBackward

BringForwardandSendBackwardareavailableselectionsusingthedrop-downarrowsnexttoBringToFrontandSendToBack,respectively.Usingthesetoolswillhelpyougetyourlayersintheproperorder.

RepeatingDetailComponentRepeatingelementsarecommoninarchitecturalprojects.Masonry,metaldecking,andwallstudsaresomecommonelementsthatrepeatataregularinterval.TheRevitArchitecturetoolyouusetocreateandmanagethesetypesofelementsiscalledRepeatingDetailComponent,andit'slocatedintheComponentdrop-downmenuontheDetailpanelundertheAnnotatetab.

Thistoolletsyouplaceadetailcomponentinalinearconfigurationinwhichthedetailcomponentrepeatsatasetinterval;youdrawalinethatthenbecomesyourrepeatingcomponent.ThedefaultRevitArchitecturerepeatingdetailiscommonbrickrepeatinginsection.Creatingelementslikethisnotonlyletsyoulatertagandkeynotethematerialsbutalsoallowsyousomeeaseofflexibility

overarrayingtheseelementsmanually.

Beforeyoucreatearepeatingdetailcomponent,let'sexamineonesuchcomponent'sproperties.SelectRepeatingDetailComponentandchooseEditTypefromthePropertiespalettetoopentheTypePropertiesdialogboxshowninFigure11.3.

Figure11.3TypePropertiesdialogboxforarepeatingdetail

Here'sabriefdescriptionofwhateachofthesesettingsdoes:

DetailThissettingletsyouselectthedetailcomponenttoberepeated.

LayoutThisoptionoffersfourmodes:

FixedDistanceThisrepresentsthepathdrawnbetweenthestartandendpointswhentherepeatingdetailisthelengthatwhichyourcomponentrepeatsatadistanceofthevaluesetforSpacing.

FixedNumberThismodesetsthenumberoftimesacomponentrepeatsitselfinthespacebetweenthestartandendpoints(thelengthofthepath).

FillAvailableSpaceRegardlessofthevalueyouchooseforSpacing,thedetailcomponentisrepeatedonthepathusingitsactualwidthastheSpacingvalue.

MaximumSpacingThedetailcomponentisrepeatedusingthesetspacing,andthenumberofrepeatedcomponentsissetsothatonlycompletecomponentsaredrawn.RevitArchitecturecreatesasmanycopiesofthecomponentaswillfitonthepath.

InsideThisoptionadjuststhestartpointandendpointofthedetailcomponentsthatmakeuptherepeatingdetail.Deselectingthisoptionputsonlyfullcomponentsbetweenstartandendpointsratherthanpartialcomponents.Asanexample,ifyouhavearunofbrick,selectingtheInsidecheckboxwillmakeapartialbrickattheendoftherun.Ifyouwanttoseeonlyfullbricks(nonethatwouldbecut),deselecttheoption.

SpacingThisoptionisactiveonlywhenFixedDistanceorMaximumSpacingisselectedasthemethodofrepetition.Itrepresentsthedistanceatwhichyouwanttherepeatingdetailcomponenttorepeat.Itdoesn'thavetobetheactualwidthofthedetailcomponent.

DetailRotationThisoptionallowsyoutorotatethedetailcomponentintherepeatingdetail.

Insulation

ThebestwaytothinkoftheInsulationtoolisasapremaderepeatingdetail.You'llfindthistoolontheDetailpaneloftheAnnotatetab.

Selectingthistoolallowsyoutodrawalineofbattinsulation,muchlikearepeatingdetail.YoucanmodifythewidthoftheinsertedinsulationfromtheOptionsBar(Figure11.4).Theinsulationisinsertedusingthecenterlineofthelineofbatt,andyoucanshorten,lengthen,ormodifythewidtheitherbeforeorafterinsertingitintoyourview.

Figure11.4ModifyingtheinsulationwidthintheOptionsBar

DetailGroupsDetailgroupsaresimilartoblocksinAutoCADandareaquickalternativetocreatingdetailcomponentfamilies.Likemodeledgroups,theseareacollectionofgraphicsthatcontaindetaillines,detailcomponents,or2Delements.Whileyouwillprobablywanttouseadetailcomponenttocreatesomethinglikeblocking,ifyouplantohavethesameblockingandflashingconditionsinmultiplelocations,youcanthengrouptheflashingandblockingtogetherandquicklyreplicatethesepiecesinotherdetails.LikeblocksinAutoCAD,manipulatingoneofthedetailgroupschangesallofthemconsistentlythroughoutthemodel.

Therearetwowaystomakeadetailgroup.Probablythemostcommonistocreatethedetailelementsyou'dliketogroupandthenselectallofthem.Whenyoudo,theModifytabappears:

1. ClicktheCreateGroupbuttonundertheCreatepaneltomakethegroup.

2. Whenyou'repromptedforagroupname,namethegroupsomethingclearlikeWindowHeadFlashingorOfficeLayout1ratherthanacceptingthedefaultnameRevitArchitecturewantstogiveit(Group1,Group2,andsoon).

Theotherwaytocreateadetailgroupisasfollows:

1. GototheAnnotatetab'sDetailGroupdrop-downmenuandclicktheCreateGroupbutton.Youarepromptedforthetypeofgroup(ModelorDetail)aswellasagroupname.

ModelModelgroupscontainmodelelements(elementsthatarevisible

inmorethanoneview).ChooseModelifyouwantelementstobevisibleinmorethanonevieworiftheyare3Dgeometry.

DetailDetailgroupscontain2Ddetailelementsandarevisibleonlywithintheviewyou'rein(youcancopyorusetheminotherviews).ChooseDetailifyou'recreatingagroupcontainingdetaillinesorotherannotationsand2Delements.

Youcancreateagroupthathasbothmodelelementsanddetailelementsbycreatingamodelgroupthathasanattacheddetailgroup.

Whenyouselecttheelements,you'retakenintoEditGroupmode.Ayellowtransparencyisoverlaidontopoftheview,andelementsintheviewappeargray.

2. Toaddelementstothegroup,clickAddandthenchooseyourselecteditems(Figure11.5).

Figure11.5TheEditGrouppanel

Youcanalsoremoveunwantedelements.

3. Whenyou'vefinished,clickthegreenFinishcheckmarkandyourgroupwillbecomplete.

Youcanplaceanygroupyou'vealreadymadeusingthePlaceDetailGroupbuttonontheAnnotatetab'sDetailGroupdrop-downmenu.Groupsinsertlikefamilies,andyoucanchoosethegroupyou'dliketoinsertfromtheTypeSelectoronthePropertiespalette.

LineworkAlthoughnotpartoftheAnnotatetab,theLineworktoolisanimportantfeatureincreatinggoodlineweightsforyourdetails.RevitArchitecturedoesalottohelpmanageyourviewsandlineweightsautomatically,butitdoesn'tcoveralltherequirementsallthetime.SometimesthedefaultRevitArchitecturelinesareheavierorthinnerthanyoudesireforyourdetails.ThisiswheretheLinework

toolcomesinhandy;itallowsyoutomodifyexistinglinesinaview-specificcontext.

TousetheLineworktool,followthesesteps:

1. GototheModifytab'sViewpanelandclicktheLineworkbutton,orusethekeyboardshortcutLW.

YouwillseethefamiliarLineStyleTypeSelectorpanelontherightofthetab.

2. Selectalinestylefromthelist.

3. Simplychoosethestyleyouwantaparticularlinetolooklike;thenselectthatlineintheview.

Thelinesyoupickcanbealmostanything:cutlinesofmodelelements,families,components,andsoon.SelectingthelineorboundaryofanelementchangesthelinestylefromwhateveritwastowhateveryouhavechosenfromtheTypeSelector.Figure11.6showsabeforeandafterofthesilldetailwiththelineworktouchedup.

Figure11.6BeforeandaftertheLineworktool

Youcanreturnalinetoitsdefaultlineweightbyusingthe<ByCategory>linetype.

Youcanalsochoosetovisuallyremovelinesusingthistool.Doingsoleavesthe

Youcanalsochoosetovisuallyremovelinesusingthistool.Doingsoleavesthelineinthevieworasapartofthe3Delementbutmakesiteffectivelyinvisibleforthesakeoftheview.Dothisbyselectingthe<InvisibleLines>linetype.Thisisagoodalternativetocoveringunwantedlineworkwithamaskingregion.

Exercise11.1EnhanceaDetailwithRegionsEnhancingyourmodelwith2Dlineworkandcomponentsisanefficientwaytoaddmoreinformationtospecificviewswithoutmodelingeverything.Itisnotnecessarytomodelflashing,blocking,orotherelementsshownonlyinlarge-scaleformatdetaildrawings.Usingdetaillines,regions,anddetailcomponents,youcanenhanceyourviewstoshowadditionaldesignintent.

Fromthebook'swebpage(www.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials),downloadthec11-ex11.1start.rvtfileandopentheviewExteriorDetl,Typ,whichyou'llfindintheSections(BuildingSection)nodeoftheProjectBrowser.Inthefollowingexercise,youwillcreateadetailandenhancethedetailusingfilledandmaskingregionstoaccuratelyrepresentbuiltconditionswithinatypicalwindowdetail:

1. UsetheCallouttoolontheViewtabtocreateanewdetailofthesecond-floorwindowsill:createanewcallout,andnameitExteriorWindowSill,Typ.ThestartingviewlookslikeFigure11.7.

Figure11.7Thewindowsilldetailbeforeembellishment

2. ClicktheFilledRegionbuttonundertheRegiondrop-downmenuontheAnnotatetab.Choose<InvisibleLines>fromtheLineStyledrop-downontheModifytab,andcreateaboxboundingthefloorslab(Figure11.8).

Figure11.8Modifyingtheboundaryofthefilledregion

3. Selectthetopandbottomedgesoftheboundingbox,whichshouldalignwiththecutplanesofthefloor,andusetheLineStyledrop-downtochangethelineweighttoMediumLines.

4. ClicktheEditTypebuttoninthePropertiespalettetoopentheTypePropertiesdialogbox.Becausethereisnodefinedregiontypethatisidenticaltoexistingmaterials,youneedtomakeone.ClickDuplicate,namethenewregiontype00Existing,andclickOK.

5. ChecktomakesurethesesettingsareinthePropertiespalette:

FillPattern:SetthisfieldtoDrafting,andchooseANSI31.

Background:SetthistoOpaque.

LineWeight:Setthisto1.

Color:SetthistoBlack.

ClickOKwhenyou'vefinished.

6. Clickthegreencheckmark tocompletethesketch.Yourfinishedfilledregionappearshighlightedandslightlytransparent.

7. Clickofftheregiontoseethefinishedproduct.Theinvisiblelineontheleft

doesn'tcoverthecutofthewall,andathinnerlineremains.

8. HighlightthefilledregionagainandusetheNudgetool(thearrowkeysonthekeyboard)tomovetheregionoverslightlytocovertheremainderofthefinishedwall.ThefinishedregionlookslikeFigure11.9.

Figure11.9Thefinishedfilledregion

9. ChoosetheMaskingRegiontoolfromtheRegiondrop-downmenuontheAnnotatetab.

10. WithLineStylesettoThinLines,createabox1″(25mm)deepunderthewindowsill,creatingablankspacewhereyouwilllateraddsomeother2Dcomponents,suchasblocking.(Figure11.10.)

Figure11.10Addingamaskingregion

11. Clickthegreencheckmarktocompletethesketch.ThefinishedsilllookslikeFigure11.11.

Figure11.11Thecompletedsketch

Uponcompletion,yourdetailshouldresemblethec11-ex11.1end.rvtfile,availableinthedownloadforthischapter.Savethisdetail;you'llreturntoitagaininthenextexercise.

Exercise11.2AddDetailComponentsandDetailLinesThenextstepistoaddsomedetailcomponentsforblockingandtrim.FromtheChapter11downloadablefiles,openthec11-ex11.2start.rvtfile,orcontinuewithyouropenedfileifyou'vecompletedthepreviousexercise.ChooseApplication⇨New⇨Family,andchooseDetailItem.rft.Whenyou'recreatingdetailcomponents,aswithanyotherfamily,you'llstartwithtworeferenceplanescrossinginthecenterofthefamily.Thiscrossingpointisthedefaultinsertionpointofthefamily.

Thefirstfamily,Blocking,isstraightforward.You'lluseMaskingRegioninsteadoftheLinestoolsoyouhaveaclean,whiteboxthatyoucanusetolayeroverandmaskotherelementsyoumightnotwanttosee.

1. SelecttheMaskingRegiontoolontheCreatetab,anddrawaboxwiththelower-leftcornerattheorigin.Theboxshouldbe1″(25mm)highand3″(75mm)wide.

2. Clickthegreencheckmarktocompletetheregion.

3. OntheCreatetab,clicktheLinetool,anddrawalinediagonallyacrosstheboxtodenoteblocking.ThefamilyshouldlooklikeFigure11.12.

Figure11.12Creatingablockingdetailcomponent

4. ChooseApplication⇨SaveAs⇨Family,andnamethefamily06Blocking.Placeitinafolderwiththemodel.

5. ClicktheLoadIntoProjectbuttonatthefarrightontheribbontoaddthefamilytothemodel.

Ifyouhavemorethanoneprojectopen,makesureyouchooseeitheryourcontinuedexercisefileortheexamplefileforthisexercise,c11-ex11.2start.rvt.

6. Toaddtheblockingdetailcomponenttoyourview,returntotheExteriorWindowSill,Typ.detail,andselectDetailComponentfromtheComponentdrop-downmenuontheAnnotatetab.

Thecomponentyouinsertwillbecomethedefaultcomponent;youcanseethename06BlockingintheTypeSelector.

7. Insertpiecesofblockingattheleft,right,andcenterofthesill(Figure11.13).

Figure11.13Insertingandplacingtheblocking

8. Createanewdetailitemusingsteps1–3foranotherdetailcomponentrepresentingthebaseboard(donotcreateadiagonallinetodenoteblocking),andusethedimensions1″(25mm)wideby6″(150mm)high.

9. Namethenewfamily06Baseboard.

10. Savethebaseboard,andclickLoadIntoProject,selectingtheaccurateprojectfileifmorethanonefileisopen.

11. NavigatetotheviewExteriorWindowSill,Typ.ifit'snotalreadyopen,andplacethebaseboardatthecornerofthegypsumboardandfinishedfloor.ThedetaillookslikeFigure11.14.

Figure11.14Thesilldetailwithbase

Familiesoffermorefunctionalityandversatilitydownthelineforfasterdocumentation;youcanmakethemtaggableobjectsbyusingtheKeynotetool.

theKeynotetool.

Sometimes,itiseasierandmoreeffectivetosimplyusedetaillinestocreatethenecessaryfeaturesinadetail.Forthesepurposes,youwanttocreatesomeflashingatthewindowsill.

12. ChoosetheDetailLinetool,andselectMediumLinesfromtheLineStyledrop-downmenu.

13. UsingtheDetailLinetool,drawinsomeflashingforthewindowsill(Figure11.15).

Figure11.15Addingflashingusingdetaillines

Compareyourfinisheddetailwiththec11-ex11.2end.rvtfile,availableinthedownloadfromthebook'swebpage.You'llreturntothisdetailagainforthenextexercise.

Exercise11.3CreateaRepeatingDetailComponentInthefollowingexercise,youwillcreateacustomrepeatingdetailforthesilldetailyou'vebeenworkingon.Theexteriorofthebuildingisterracottabrickandwillhavevisiblejointworkevery8″(200mm).FromtheChapter11downloadablefiles,openthec11-ex11.3start.rvtfile,orcontinuewithyouropenedfileifyou'vecompletedthepreviousexercise.Followthesesteps:

1. SelectanewDetailComponentfamilyagain.ChooseApplication⇨New⇨Family,andchooseDetailItem.rftfromthelist.

2. Createamasonryjoint6″(150mm)longand3/8″(10mm)highwithastrikeononeoftheshortends(Figure11.16)usingafilledregionwithnohatchpattern.

Figure11.16Thegroutdetailcomponent

3. Savethefamilyas04Grout,andloaditintotheproject,selectingthecorrectopenprojectfileifmorethanonefileisopen.

4. ClicktheEscbuttontocleartheactivecommand.Backintheprojectfile,intheAnnotatetab'sDetailpanel,choosetheRepeatingDetailComponenttoolfromtheComponentdrop-downmenu.

5. ChooseEditTypefromthePropertiespalette,andthenclicktheDuplicatebuttonintheTypePropertiesdialog.

6. Namethenewtype04TerracottaGrout,andclickOK.

7. Changethepropertiesofthisnewtypetoreflectthedetailcomponentyoujustcreatedanditsspacing.Changeonlythefollowingfields:

Detail:Setthisfieldto04Grout,thefamilyyoujustcreated.

Spacing:Setthisvalueto8″(200mm).

8. TheTypePropertiesdialogboxlookslikeFigure11.17.ClickOKwhenyou'vefinished.

Figure11.17Therepeatingdetail'stypeproperties

9. WiththeRepeatingDetailcommandstillactive,drawalineallthewayup

theleftedgeoftheexteriorwall,startingatthebaseoftheview,placingthenewjointovertheterracottaexterior.

10. PlaceoneofthejointsdirectlybelowthewindowsillbyusingtheNudgetooltoshiftthedetailintotherightlocation.Thisappearsontopoftheflashingyoudrewearlier,soyou'llwanttomovetheflashingtothefront.

11. Selecttheflashingdetailline,andchooseBringToFrontfromtheArrangepanel.ThecompleteddetaillookslikeFigure11.18.

Figure11.18Thefinishedwindowsilldetail

Althoughthisdetailneedsannotationsbeforeyoucanthinkaboutplacingitontoasheet,youcanbegintoseehowyouhaveusedthe3Dgeometryofthemodelandwereabletoquicklyaddembellishmenttoitinordertocreateaworkingprojectdetail.Compareyourfinisheddetailwiththec11-ex11.3end.rvtfile,availableinthedownloadfromthebook'swebpage.You'llreturntothisdetailagainforthenextexercise.

AnnotatingYourDetails

Notesareacriticalpartofcommunicatingdesignandconstructionintenttoownersandbuilders.Nodrawingsetiscompletewithoutdescriptionsofmaterialsandnotesaboutthedesign.Nowthatyou'vecreatedadetail,youneedtoaddthefinaltouchesofannotationstocommunicatesize,location,andmateriality.ThetoolsyouwilluseforannotationsarefoundonthesameAnnotatetabthatyouusedtocreatedetails.ThesearetheDimension,Text,andTagpanelsshowninFigure11.19.

Figure11.19TheRevitArchitectureannotationtools

DimensionsTheDimensionpanelisthefirstpanellocatedontheAnnotatetab.RevitArchitectureprovidesyouwithavarietyofoptionsfordimensioningthedistancebetweentwoobjects,includingAligned,Linear,Angular,Radial,Diameter,andArcLengthdimensioningtools.ThedimensiontoolyouwillusethemostoftenisAligned ,locatedontheleftsideoftheDimensionpanelshowninFigure11.19.ItcanalsobefoundontheQuickAccesstoolbar.UsingtheAlignedDimensiontoolisquitesimple.Clickonceonthefirstreferenceobjecttostartthedimensionstring,andclickagainonthesecondreferenceobjecttofinishthedimension.

TagsTagsare2Dview-specificelementsthatattachtomodeledordetailelementstoreportinformationbasedonthatelement'stypeorinstanceproperties.Anymodeledordetailelementcanbetagged;however,tagsaremostcommonlyusedtoidentifyyourbasicbuildingblocks—doors,windows,walltypes,androoms.YoucanaddtagstoyourprojectbynavigatingtotheTagpanellocatedontheAnnotatetab.WhenyouselecttheTagByCategorytoolandthenselectanobjectinyourmodel,RevitArchitecturewillautomaticallyassignthecorrecttagtypetotheassociatedmaterial.Fromthere,youcanentertheappropriateinformationwithinthetagobject.

TheTagAlltoolisaquickwaytotageverythinginaviewofacertaincategory.Forexample,youcantagallthewindowsshowninafloor

category.Forexample,youcantagallthewindowsshowninafloorplanwithasingleclick.

TextNotallelementsinRevitArchitecturehavematerialitytothem,andsometimestagsarenotthebestwaytoconveyinformation.Inthesecases,youcanusetext.TheTexttoolislocatedontheTextpaneloftheAnnotatetab.

Whenyou'reusingtextinyourmodel,it'simportanttorememberthattextisnotlinkedtoanyelementormaterial;it's2Dview-specificinformation.Ifyoulabelsomethingwithtextorusetexttocalloutnotes,thetextdoesn'tdynamicallyupdateaselementschangeinthemodel.

Exercise11.4AddDimensionstoYourDetailInyourdetail,youhaveaddedaspectstothewindowfamilytoreflectsomeofthedetailsneededforconstruction.Now,withmuchofthelineworkandelementsintheview,youneedtoannotateandadddimensions.FromtheChapter11downloadablefiles,openthec11-ex11.4start.rvtfile,orcontinuewithyouropenedfileifyou'vecompletedthepreviousexercise.

1. SelecttheAlignedDimensiontool,andplaceadimensionstringfromthegridlinetothecenterlineofthewall,asshowninFigure11.20.

Figure11.20Addingadimensionstring

DimensionsaredynamicinRevitArchitectureandareeasytorelocate.

relocate.

2. ClickEsctocleartheactivecommand.Highlightthedimensionstring,andyouseetwosetsofbluedotsoneitherside.Onesetcontrolsthelengthofthewitnessline(thelinethatextendsfromtheactualelementyoudimensionedtothetickmark),andtheother(ontopofthetickmark)controlsthewitnessline'slocation.

3. Toplacethedimensionstringintheaccuratelocation,selectthebluedotthatcontrolsthewitnesslinelocation,anddragittotheexteriorofthewall.Thedimensionautomaticallyupdates.

4. Addanotherdimensionstringfromthegridlinetothebackofthewindowjamb.

5. Torelocatethetext,grabthebluedotunderthetextanddragthetextstringtotheright.Oncethedimensiontextisoutsidethedimensionstring,RevitArchitectureaddsanarcassociatingthetexttothedimension(Figure11.21).

Figure11.21Modifyingthetextlocation

6. Addanotherdimensionthatlocatesthegypsumboardrelativetothegridline(Figure11.22).Bydefault,theexteriorfaceofthegypsumboardwon'thighlighttoacceptthedimension.Withyourmousehoveringovertherightedgeofthegypsumboard,presstheTabkey,andyoucanplacetheothersideofthedimensionstring.

Figure11.22Dimensioningthewalllocation

7. Tochangethedimensiontexttoeliminatethewhitemaskingregionbehindthetext,highlightthedimensionbyleft-clickingit,andselectEditTypefromthePropertiespalette.TheTypePropertiesdialogboxfordimensionsopens,asshowninFigure11.23.

Figure11.23Dimensiontypeproperties

TheDimensionTypePropertiesdialogallowsyoutochangeallthedimensionsettings:text,color,lengthofeachdimensionelement,andsoforth.

8. ScrolltothebottomtofindtheOpaquevaluenexttotheTextBackground

option.Thiscontrolsthatwhiteboxbehindthedimension.SetittoTransparent,andclickOK.Thedimensionnowhasatransparentbackground.

9. Addadimensionlocatingthewindowsillrelativetothefloor,asshowninFigure11.24.

Figure11.24Dimensioningthewindowsill

10. Tochangethedimensionstringfromtheawkwardlengthshowntoamorereasonablevalue,youneedtochangethelocationofoneofthetwoobjectsyou'vedimensioned.Thefloorprobablyisn'tgoingtomove,butyoucanrepositionthewindowslightly.Selectthewindow.Thedimensionstringturnsblue,andthenumbersbecomeverysmall(Figure11.25).

Figure11.25Tochangethedimensionstringvalue,changethelocationoftheobjectsdimensionedbyselectingthewindow.

11. Selectthebluetext,andtype1′4″(400mm)inthetextbox(Figure11.26).PressEnter.Thewindowpushesupjustabitandresetsthedimensionstring.

Figure11.26Enteringavalueintoadimensionstring

Withallthedimensionsonthedetail,itshouldlooklikeFigure11.27.Compareyourfinisheddetailwiththec11-ex11.4end.rvtfile,availableinthedownloadfromthebook'swebpage.You'llreturntothisdetailagainforthenextexercise.

Figure11.27Thedimensioneddetail

Exercise11.5AddTagsandTexttoYourDetailFromtheChapter11downloadablefiles,openthec11-ex11.5start.rvtfile,orcontinuewithyouropenedfileifyou'vecompletedthepreviousexercise.

Nowthatyouhaveembellishedanddimensionedthedetail,it'stimetoaddsomeannotationsintheformoftagsandtext.Inthisexercise,you'lltagthewindowaswellassomeofthematerialsinthedetailtohelpidentifytheseitemstothecontractor.Also,theshimsyouplacedaspartofthewindowfamilydonothaveawaytotagamaterialandneedtobecalledoutusingtext.Followthesesteps:

1. ChoosetheTagByCategorybuttonontheAnnotatetab'sTagpanel,andselectthewindow.

RevitArchitecturedisplaysthewarningshowninFigure11.28.IttellsyouthatRevitArchitecturehasaddedatag,butthatithasfallenoutsideofyourview.Bydefault,RevitArchitectureplacestagsinthecenteroftheelementbeingtagged.Inthiscase,thetagresidesinthemiddleofthewindowcutinsection,whichisaboveyourcropbox.

Figure11.28Thetagfelloutsideofthecropwindow

CropregionscanbeturnedonandoffperviewthroughthePropertiespalette.

2. ClickEsctocleartheactivecommand.Selecttheboxthatdefinesthecropregionforthedetail.Doingsohighlightsthecropboxandalsoaninvisible,dashedboxcalledtheannotationcropbox.

3. Dragtheupperlimitoftheannotationboxhigher,andyouwilleventually

seetheWindowtagyouplacedonthewindow(Figure11.29).

Figure11.29Extendingtheannotationcropwindow

4. Highlightthetag,andintheOptionsBardeselecttheLeadercheckboxthatisshownchecked(Figure11.30).Doingsoletsyoudragthetagdown—leaderfree—andplaceitinthecropregion.

Figure11.30RemovingtheleaderfromtheWindowtag

Materialtagsletyoutagmaterialsconsistentlythroughoutthemodel.Ifyoutagsomethinglikeconcreteonceinthemodel,thematerial

Ifyoutagsomethinglikeconcreteonceinthemodel,thematerialwillrememberthetagyouusedandshowthatsametageverytimeyoutagitinanyotherview.

5. ChoosetheMaterialTagbuttonfromtheTagpanelontheAnnotatetab.Withthetagselected,mouseovertheverticalpanelshowninFigure11.31.Theobjecthasbeenprepopulatedwith5/8″GYPSUMBOARDasatagthroughthematerial(fromtheManagetab).Selectthematerial,andplacethetag.Youmayhavetoreadjustyourannotationcropregionagaintohaveyourmaterialtagsappearwithinyourdetail.

Figure11.31Usingthematerialtag

Formaterialsthataren'talreadyspecified,RevitArchitecturewilldisplayaquestionmark.Clickthematerialtag,andenterthetextdescribingthatmaterial.Changesmadetothismaterialwillbebroadcastthroughoutthemodel.

6. Noticethatbydefaultthetaghasnoarrowhead.Selectthetag,andchooseEditTypefromthePropertiespalette.Hereinthetag'sTypePropertiesdialog,youcanassignanarrowhead.Choose30DegreeArrowfortheLeaderArrowheadproperty,andclickOK(Figure11.32).

Figure11.32Addinganarrowheadtothetag

7. ChoosetheTextcommandontheAnnotatetab.DoingsoopenstheModifyTexttab.ThetoolsontheFormatpanelcontroltheleaders,leaderlocation,justification,andfontformats,respectively.

8. Fornow,leavetheselectionsatthedefaults,choosealocationonthescreen,andclicktheleftmousebutton.Doingsobeginsatextbox.Type1/2″SHIMS(Figure11.33).ClickthemousetofinishthetextandhitEsctocleartheactivecommand.

Figure11.33Addingtexttothedetail

9. Selectthetextyoujustcreated.Toaddaleader,clicktheAddLeaderbutton

attheupperleftoftheFormatpanel.

10. Movethetextandleaderintopositionwiththeothernotes.Inthisway,youcancompletetheannotationsonthedetail(Figure11.34)andbeginthenextone.

Figure11.34Finishingthedetail

Compareyourfinisheddetailwiththec11-ex11.5end.rvtfile,availableinthedownloadfromthebook'swebpage.

CreatingLegends

LegendsareuniqueviewsinRevitArchitecturebecauseyoucanplacethemonmorethanonesheet,whichisnottypicalformostviewtypes.Thesecanbegreattoolsforthingssuchasgeneralnotes,keyplans,oranyotherviewtypeyouwanttobeconsistentacrossseveralsheets.It'simportanttonotethatanythingyouplaceinsidealegendview—doors,walls,windows,andsoon—willnotappearorbecountedinanyschedules.Legendelementsliveoutsideofanyquantitiespresentinthemodel.

TheLegendstoolislocatedontheViewtab.Youcancreatetwotypesoflegendsfromthismenu:alegend,whichisagraphicdisplay,orakeynotelegend,whichisatext-basedschedule.Bothlegendtypescanbeplacedonmultiplesheets,butforthefollowingexercise,you'llfocusonthelegend.

Thesimplesttypeoflegendwouldincludenotessuchasgeneralplanordemolitioncommentsthatwouldappearineachofyourfloorplans.Morecomplexlegendsincludemodeledelements,suchaswalls.

Legendsbydefaultareblankviews;it'suptoyoutoaddcontent.

YoucanaddmodeledelementstothelegendviewbyexpandingtheFamiliestreeintheProjectBrowserandnavigatingtothechosenfamily.Onceamodeledelementisaddedtoalegend,you'llnoticethreesectionsontheModify|LegendComponentssettingsintheOptionsBar.Thismenuisconsistentforanyofthefamilytypesyouinsert.

FamilyThisdrop-downmenuallowsyoutoselectdifferentfamilytypesandoperatesjustastheTypeSelectordoesforotherelementsinthemodel.

ViewTheViewoptionletsyouchangethetypeofviewfromplantosection.

HostLengthThisoptionchangestheoveralllength(or,inthecaseofsections,height)oftheelementselected.

Aspartofthesampleworkflow,youmaywanttopresentsomeofthewalltypesaspartofyourpresentationpackagetodemonstratetheSoundTransmissionClass(STC)ofthewallsandtheoverallwallassembly.Becausethesewalltypeswillappearonallthesheetswhereyouusethemintheplan,you'llmakethemusingalegend.

Exercise11.6CreateaLegendFromtheChapter11downloadablefiles,openthec11-ex11.6start.rvtfile,orcontinuewithyouropenedfileifyou'vecompletedthepreviousexercise.

1. ChooseLegendontheViewtab'sLegendsdrop-downmenu.Creatinganew

legendismuchlikecreatinganewdraftingview.

ANewLegendViewdialogboxopens(Figure11.35),whereyoucannamethelegendandsetthescale.

Figure11.35Creatingalegend

2. NamethislegendWALLLEGEND,andchoose1″=1′-0″(1:10)forthescale.ClickOKtocreatethelegend.

3. Toaddwalltypesoranyotherfamilytothelegendview,expandtheFamiliestreeintheProjectBrowserandnavigatetotheWallsfamily.Expandthisnode,andthenexpandtheBasicWallnode.

4. SelecttheInterior-Gyp47/8″walltype,anddragitintothelegendview.

5. Changetheview'sdetaillevelintheview'sPropertiespalettefromCoarsetoMediumorFinesoyoucanseethedetailinthewall.

Remember,youcanturnoffthethickerlinesintheviewbyclickingtheThinLinesbutton intheQuickAccessToolbar(QAT).

6. Highlighttheinsertedwall,andlookattheModify|LegendComponentssettingsintheOptionsBar(Figure11.36).

Figure11.36SelectalegendcomponenttoaccessitspropertiesintheOptionsBar.

7. ChangeViewtoSection,andchangeHostLengthto1′-6″(500mm).

Thewallnowlookslikeasectionalelement.Byaddingsomesimpletextanddetailcomponents,youcanembellishthewalltypetobetterexplaintheelementsyou'reviewing(Figure11.37).

Figure11.37Addotherannotationsanddetailcomponentstoembellishthewall-typesection.

8. ContinuetheexercisebyaddingtheExterior-Brickwalltypetothelegendalongwithsomeadditionaltextnotes.

Compareyourfinishedlegendwiththec11-ex11.6end.rvtfile,availableinthefilesyoudownloadedfromthebook'swebpage.

NowYouKnowInthischapteryouhavelearnedtocreateadetailandenhancethedetailwith2Delements—filledregions,maskingregions,detaillines,andcomponents—tomoreaccuratelyrepresentbuiltconditions.Youhavealsolearnedtoannotatethedetailusingdimensions,tags,andtexttoconveymoreinformation.Inaddition,youhavecreatedalegendtoshowtypicalwallassembliesinyourproject.

Theprocessofembellishingamodeltoreflectthedesignintentanddetailinggetseasierwithpractice.Rememberthatyouwon'thaveallthegeometryyouneedinthe3Dmodeltoshowthelevelofdetailyou'llneedforfulldocumentation.Byembellishingthecalloutsandsectionswithadditionalinformation,youcanquicklyaddthedetailedinformationyouneedtoshow.

Chapter12DrawingSetsWhilethebuildingindustrymovestowardabuildinginformationmodelasacontractdeliverable,westillneedtoproduce2Ddocumentsforconstructionandpermittingpurposes.UsingtheAutodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftware,youcancreatethesesetsofdrawingswithmoreaccuracythaninthepast.

Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:

Createawindowschedule

Createaroomschedule

Createasheetlist

Customizeschedules

Arrangeplanviewsonasheet

Activateanddeactivateviews

Adjustcropregions

Addschedulestoasheet

Specifyasheetsetforprinting

Adjustprintsettings

Printdocuments

SchedulesSchedulesarelistsofmodelelementsandtheirproperties.Theycanbeusedtoitemizebuildingobjectssuchaswalls,doors,andwindows;calculatequantities,areas,andvolumes;andlistelements,suchasthenumberofsheets,keynotes,andsoon.Schedulesareavaluable,spreadsheet-basedwaytoviewinformationaboutthebuildingobjectsinamodel.Oncecreated,schedulesaredynamicallykeptup-to-datewhennewelementsareaddedorwhenchangesoccurtothemodel.

UnderstandingSchedules

Inanon-BIMprojectworkflow,creatingschedulesofbuildingelements,areas,orotherobjectsisoneofthemostlaborioustasksforarchitects.Whenthisprocessisperformedmanually,itcantakealongtimeandistypicallyerrorprone.InRevitArchitecture,schedulesupdateautomaticallyandareinherentlyaccurate.EverybuildingelementyoumodelinRevithasproperties.Forexample,windowshavepropertieslikelocation,type,size,andmaterial.Allthisinformationcanbescheduledandquantified.Asthosewindowsarechanged,thepropertiesupdateinthescheduleautomaticallysoeverythingisalwayscoordinated.

BecauseRevitArchitectureisabidirectionalparametricmodelingprogram,youareabletomakechangestopropertiesfromascheduleview,thusupdatingthemodel.Continuingwiththewindowexample,youcanchangethematerialofawindowinthescheduleviewandtheMaterialtagsandpresentationviewswillinstantlyupdate.

Exercise12.1CreateaWindowScheduleTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter12,andopenthefilec12-ex-12.1start.rvt.

1. GototheViewtab,findtheCreatepanel,clicktheSchedulesbutton,andclicktheSchedule/Quantitiesbutton.TheNewScheduledialogboxopens.

2. ClickintheFilterListdrop-downintheupper-leftcorner,anduncheckallofthedisciplinesexceptforArchitecture.Thiswillfilteroutthecategoriesinthedialogwindowbelow.

3. FromtheCategorylist,selectWindows.ClickintheNamefieldandtitleyourscheduleNewWindowSchedule,asshowninFigure12.1.Thisprojecthasmultiplephases,soyouwanttomakesurethephaseissettoNewConstructionbecauseyoudon'tneedtoschedulethewindowsyou'reremoving.ClickOKtocontinue.

Figure12.1TheNewScheduledialog

Thelower-leftcorneroftheFieldstaboftheScheduleProperties

Thelower-leftcorneroftheFieldstaboftheSchedulePropertiesdialoghasanIncludeElementsInLinkscheckbox.Enablingthisoptionallowsyoutoscheduleacrossmultiplefiles;itcanbeausefultoolonlargerprojects.

4. YoushouldfindyourselfintheFieldstaboftheSchedulePropertiesdialog.FromtheAvailableFieldscolumn,chooseType,TypeMark,Width,Height,andCount;thenclicktheAddbutton.ThepropertiesshouldnowbelistedintheScheduledFieldscolumn,asshowninFigure12.2.Iftheorderofthefieldsisincorrect,youcanusetheMoveUpandMoveDownbuttonstoreorder.

Figure12.2Choosingthefieldsfortheschedule

5. ClicktheFiltertabatthetopofthedialog.ChoosetofilterbyTypeMark,andthenclickDoesNotEqualfromthedrop-downlisttotheright.Finally,chooseAfromthelastcolumn.Thisallowsyoutoremovecertainwindowtypesfromyournewwindowschedulewhendesired(Figure12.3).

Figure12.3Filteringthewindowschedule

6. ClicktheSorting/Groupingtab.FromtheSortBydrop-down,chooseType.UnchecktheItemizeEveryInstanceoption,whichislocatedatthebottomleftofthedialog.

7. ClicktheFormattingtab,andselectCountfromtheFieldslistontheleft.ChangetheAlignmentsettingtoRight.ThenchoosetheTypeMarkfieldfromthelistontheleftandchangeAlignmenttoCentersoalltheletterswillalignnicely.

8. ClicktheAppearancetab,checktheOutlineoption,andchooseWideLinesfromthedrop-down(Figure12.4).Youwillseethisgraphicsformattingofthescheduleonlywhenitisplacedonasheet.We'llgettothatlaterinthischapter.

Figure12.4Settingtheappearancefortheschedule

9. ClickOKtocommitalloftheseschedulepropertieschanges.Revitopensyournewschedule.Inthescheduleview,youcanalterthecolumnheadingnamesbyclickinginsidethespreadsheetcells.Let'schangethefirstcolumntoOPENINGandthesecondcolumntoTYPE.YourscheduleviewshouldappearasshowninFigure12.5.

Figure12.5Thenewwindowschedule

10. NowlookinthePropertiespaletteofthescheduleviewandfindthePhasingheader.UnderityouwillfindthePhaseFilterparameter.SetittoShowNewandclickApply,ormoveyourmouseintotheschedule.Noticethatthelistofwindowsismuchshorternow(Figure12.6).Remember,instep3yousetthephaseofthescheduletoNewConstruction;however,thisphasesettingdoesnotcustomizethedisplayoftheelementsinthescheduleview.ThePhaseFilterviewpropertyisrequiredtoexcludemodelelementsthatweredemolishedinapreviousphase.

Figure12.6Thenewwindowschedule

ThisconcludesExercise12.1.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefile

c12-ex-12.1end.rvt,includedwiththefilesyoudownloadforthischapter.

Multi-CategorySchedulesYoucancreateschedulesthatincludemorethanonecategory.Perhapsyouwanttoscheduleallthewindowsanddoorstogether.Thewaytoaccomplishthisistochoosethe<Multi-Category>optionfromthetopoftheCategorylistintheNewScheduledialog.OnelimitationofchoosingtheMulti-Categoryoptionisthatyoucannotschedulehostelementssuchaswalls,floors,andceilingswhenusingthistypeofschedule.

Exercise12.2CreateaRoomScheduleCreatingotherscheduletypesisfairlysimpleifyoufollowtheguidelineswejustdiscussedasyoustepthroughthetabsintheSchedulePropertiesdialogbox.Youhaveonescheduleunderyourbelt,solet'stryanother—thistimeyou'llcreatearoomschedule.

UsingRibbonCommandsinaScheduleViewScheduleshavetheirownspecialtabontheribbonwhenyouareinascheduleview.

AhandyshortcutfoundintheModifySchedules/QuantitiestabistheHighlightInModelbuttononthefarrightoftheribbon.Thisbuttonallowsyoutoselectanyelementintheschedulerowandlocatethatelementinthemodel.Let'ssayyouwanttolocateaparticularwindowfromyourwindowschedule.Clicktherowintheschedule,andclicktheHighlightInModelbutton;youwillbetakentoadifferentviewwiththatwindowinstancehighlighted.

Tobeginthisexercise,openthefilec12-ex-12.2start.rvtfromthefilesyou

downloadedforthischapter.

1. Let'stryadifferentmethodforstartinganewschedule.IntheProjectBrowser,right-clicktheSchedules/Quantitiesnode,andthenselectNewSchedule/Quantities(Figure12.7).

Figure12.7StartanewschedulefromtheProjectBrowser

2. ChooseRoomsfromtheCategorylistintheNewScheduledialogbox,verifythatthephaseisNewConstruction,andclickOK.

3. IntheFieldstaboftheSchedulePropertiesdialog,addthefollowingfieldsfromtheAvailableFieldscolumntotheScheduledFieldscolumn(inorder):Number,Name,FloorFinish,NorthWall,EastWall,SouthWall,WestWall,Area,Comments.

4. ClicktheFiltertabandfortheFilterByoption,chooseName,DoesNotEqual,andtypethewordRoomintothethirdfield.Thiswillfilteroutroomsthathaven'tbeenupdatedwithaspecificnamerepresentingtheirfunction(Figure12.8).

Figure12.8Filteroutunnamedrooms

5. OntheSorting/Groupingtab,choosetheoptiontosortbynumber,andthenmakesuretheItemizeEveryInstanceoptionischeckedinthelower-leftcorner.

6. OntheFormattingtab,selecttheAreafield,andsetthealignmenttoRight.Multi-selectNorthWall,EastWall,SouthWall,andWestWallbyholdingdownCtrlwhenyouclickthem;thensetthealignmenttoCenter.ClickOK

togetthescheduleyouseeinFigure12.9.

Figure12.9Roomschedule

7. Nowaddaheadertothefourwallfinishcolumnssoyoucanvisuallygroupthem.Clickinthe<RoomSchedule>field(thebracketsdenotethatthistextisreportingtheViewNameparametervalue).FindtheRowspanelontheribbon.ClickInsert⇨BelowSelected.Noticethatyounowhaveablankrowofheaderscorrespondingtothecolumnsbelowthem(Figure12.10).

Figure12.10Newrowinserted

8. HolddowntheShiftkey,andclickthefourcellsthataredirectlyabovetheD,E,F,andGcolumns.Withthefourcolumnsselected,clicktheMergeUnmergebuttonintheTitles&Headerspaneloftheribbon.Thisgivesyouonelargecell.ClickinthecellandtypeWallFinishes.SelectthecellsaboveA,B,andCusingtheShiftkeytoselectthemall,andthenclickMergeUnmerge;namethisheaderRoomInformation.MergethecellsabovecolumnsHandIaswell,andnamethisheaderArea.

9. Youcanadddataabouttheroomelementswhileinthescheduleview.Thisisquiteabiteasierthanselectingtheroomelementsindividuallyinafloorplanandinputtingdataaboutthewallfinishes.ClickinthecellfortheLIVINGROOM,NorthWall,andtypeBeigePaint.Whenyouclickinanothercellofthesamecolumn,youcanchoosetheprevioustextfromthedrop-down.YoucanchangeallofthecellstoBeigePaintifyoulike(Figure12.11).

Figure12.11Thefinishedroomschedule

10. Youcaneditexistinginformation,likethenamesoftherooms.Changethenameof1/2BATHtoHALLBATHbyclickinginitscell,deletingtheoldtext,andtypingthenewtext.NowopenFloorPlans,Level1,andzoomintothebathroom;you'llnoticethattheroomnamehasupdatedintheplan(Figure12.12)!

Figure12.12Theupdatedroomnameinplanview

ThisendsExercise12.2.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec12-

ex-12.2end.rvt,includedwiththefilesyoudownloadforthischapter.

Exercise12.3CreateaSheetListThelastkindofschedulewe'lldiscussisasheetlist,whichcreatesacustomizedlistofdrawingsheetsinyourproject.Thiscanbeespeciallyusefulonlargerprojectswherethesheetlistcangetlong.

Tobeginthisexercise,openthefilec12-ex-12.3start.rvtfromthefilesyoudownloadforthischapter.

Creatingaviewlistschedulecanhelpyoumanageyourproject'sviewsefficiently,especiallywhenusingthefilteringbuiltintoschedules.

1. SelecttheSheetListtoolfromtheSchedulesbuttonontheViewtab.TheSheetListPropertiesdialogboxappears,opentotheFieldstab.

2. MovetheSheetNumberandSheetNamefieldsfromthelistonthelefttothecolumnontheright.

3. OntheFiltertab,choosetofilterbysheetnumber.Fromthenextdrop-down,chooseBeginsWith.

4. Inthethirdfield,entertheletterA.(BesuretouseanuppercaseA,becauseRevitfiltersarecasesensitive.)ThefiltershouldlooklikeFigure12.13.

Figure12.13Createafilterforspecificsheets

5. OntheSorting/Groupingtab,choosetosortbysheetnumber,andmakesure

theItemizeEveryInstanceboxischecked.

6. Whenyou'vefinished,clickOKtoclosethedialogbox.YoushouldhaveaschedulewithonlysheetnumbersthatbeginwiththeletterA.Youcandragtheright-mostedgeofcolumnBtomakeroomforthefullsheetnameifnecessary.

7. Withthesheetlistviewstillactive,clicktheInsertDataRowbuttonfromtheRowspaneloftheRibbon.YoushouldseearowappearwithasheetnamelistedasUnnamed.

8. ChangethenametoFLOORPLANSandthenumbertoA100(Figure12.14).Youhavecreatedaplaceholdersheet.Theseareusefulwhenyouarecreatinganoutlinesheetsetandfillinginsheetparameters,beforeyoucreateanactualsheetwithatitleblockinyourproject.

Figure12.14Thefilteredsheetlist

Youcanalsocreatenewsheetsbyright-clickingtheSheetsheadingintheProjectBrowser.

9. ClicktheViewtaboftheribbon;thenfindtheSheetCompositionpanelandclicktheSheetbutton.

10. IntheNewSheetdialogbox,choosetheSheetsCDC122×34:Sheets-CD-C1titleblockandselectA100-FLOORPLANSfromthelistofplaceholdersheetsbelow(Figure12.15).

Figure12.15Addsheetsusingaplaceholder

11. ClickOKtocreatethenewsheet.You'llnoticeinthenewsheetthatthesheetnumberandsheetnamehavebeenautomaticallysetusingtheinformationyouaddedtothesheetlistwhenthesheetwasaplaceholder.

Youcanusetheplaceholdersheetfeaturetocreateacartoonset,wheretheindexofdrawingsmaybeplannedinadvance.Asthedesignprogressesandsheetsarecreated,thedesignteamcanpickfromthelistofplaceholdersheets.

ThisendsExercise12.3.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec12-ex-12.3end.rvt,includedwiththefilesyoudownloadedforthischapter.

PlacingViewsonSheetsThroughoutthisbook,youhavecreatedseveraldifferentkindsofviews,includingplansandelevationsandperspectives.Eventually,youwillneedtolayoutthoseviewsonsheetssotheycanbeprintedorconvertedtoPDFandsenttoclientsorteammembersforreview.Let'swalkthroughlayingouttheseviewsonsheetsandseehoweachviewcanbefurthermanipulatedonceit'splacedonasheet.

Exercise12.4ArrangePlanViewsonaSheetTobeginthisexercise,openthefilec12-ex-12.4start.rvtfromthefilesyoudownloadedearlier.

Aseriesofviewshasalreadybeencreatedintheexercisefile.Let'susethesheetyoujustmadeandplacesomeviewsonitusingasimpledrag-and-dropprocedure:

1. Opentheexamplefile,andyoushouldbeonsheetA100.Ifnot,expandtheSheetsnodeoftheProjectBrowser,andthendouble-clicksheetA100-FLOORPLANS.

2. UndertheViewsheadingintheProjectBrowser,findFloorPlans,andexpandthetreetolocatetheplanviewBasement.ClicktheBasementviewanddragtheviewoutoftheProjectBrowseranddropitontosheetA100.Releasetheleftmousebuttonandtheoutlineoftheviewappears.Clickanywheretocompletetheplacementoftheview(Figure12.16).

Figure12.16Theviewplacedonasheet

3. Youcanalwaysadjustthelocationoftheviewonthesheet.Thearrowkeysonthekeyboardaregoodfornudgingtheview.

4. AddtheLevel1floorplanviewnextbydragginganddroppingitfromtheProjectBrowserontothesheet.Whenyou'replacinganotherviewonthesheet,youwillseeadashedlineinthecenteroftheview.Thisisanalignmentindicator(Figure12.17);Revitisassumingyouwanttheplanviewstoalignonthesheet,anditisintelligentenoughtoaidyouinthisprocess.Youcancasuallydragtheviewsaroundonthesheettofindthealignmentlinesandensurethatyourplanslineup.

Figure12.17Aligningviewsonasheet

Toadjustthetextintheviewtags,startbyselectingtheviewitself,notthetagelement.

5. AddtheLevel2floorplanviewtoSheetA100nextusingthesamealignmentguide.Afterallthreeviewsareplacedonthesheet,usethearrowkeystonudgethemleftorrightsotheyaremoreorlessevenlyspacedonthesheet,asinFigure12.18.

Figure12.18Allthreeplanviewsonasheet

6. SelecttheBasementviewplacedonthesheet.Theviewtaghighlightsinblue.Clickthenumber1,andchangethevaluetoA1(aspertheConDocdrawingsystem,whichlocatestheviewportusingthelettersandnumbersalongthesidesofthesheet).

7. SelecttheBasementviewagain.Usingthebluecirculargripsontheviewtagline,dragtheleftandrightendsoftheline.Youwillmostlikelyneedtozoomintosuccessfullydragthegrips.Repeatsteps6and7ontheothertwoviews.ThenumbersoftheviewsshouldbeA6andA11.TheresultsshouldbesimilartoFigure12.19.

Figure12.19Theeditedviewtags

8. Tofinishorganizingyoursheet,addafewdetaillinestodividetheviews.

ClicktheAnnotatetaboftheribbon,findtheDetailpanel,andthenclicktheDetailLinetool.ThisactivatestheModify|PlaceDetailLinescontextualmenu.OntheLineStylepanelatthefarright,chooseWideLinesfromthedrop-down.

9. Bydefault,theLinetoolisactive.YoucanselectoneofthenodesonthesheetbetweenviewsanddrawaverticallinebetweentheBasementandLevel1plansandagainbetweentheLevel1andLevel2plans(Figure12.20).

Figure12.20Addinglinestothesheet

10. Withthesedividinglinesinplace,someofthetextannotationsintheBasementviewarecrossingthedividinglineontotheLevel1floorplanyouaddedtothesheet;seeFigure12.21.

Figure12.21Texttobeadjustedinthesheetview

TheRevitworkflowofactivatingaviewtomakechangesinthecontextofasheetismuchlikeworkinginamodel-spaceviewportwhileinpaperspaceusingtheAutodesk®AutoCAD®software.

11. Right-clicktheBasementview,andchooseActivateViewfromthecontextmenu(Figure12.22).Youcanalsodouble-clickyourmouseontheviewtoactivateit.

Figure12.22ActivatetheBasementview

12. Withtheviewactivated,noticethattheotherviewsonthesheethavebecomegrayedout.Selectthetextboxyouwanttoadjust,anddragtherightgriptowardtheleftsothetextwrapsandnolongercrossestheline(Figure12.23).

Figure12.23Modifyingthetextbox

Youmustdeactivatetheviewbeforemovingontoothersteps.Theeasiestwaytodothisistodouble-clickoutsideoftheviewport.Alternatively,youcanchoosetheDeactivateViewcommandfromtheright-clickcontextmenu.

13. Tocompleteyouredits,youneedtodeactivatetheview.Theeasiestwaytodothisistodoubleclickoutsideoftheviewport.Alternatively,youcanchoosetheDeactivateViewfromtheright-clickcontextmenu.

ThisendsExercise12.4.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec12-ex-12.4end.rvt,includedwiththefilesyoudownloadforthischapter.

Exercise12.5AdjustCropRegionsOneveryimportantaspectofcomposingviewsonsheetsistoadjustthesizeoftheviewportsothatonlythemostpertinentinformationisshownintheview.Thishelpstomakeanaccuratesetofdrawingsforthebuilderandestimator.

Openthefilec12-ex-12.5start.rvtyoudownloadedpreviouslytogetstarted.

1. ThefileshouldopentosheetK100–KITCHENLAYOUT.

2. Zoomintoview1calledKitchen.Thisisanenlargedplanofthekitchenlayout,anditdoesn'tfitintothesheetboundary.

3. Selecttheview,andfromtheribbon'scontextualpanelatthefarright,clicktheActivateViewbutton.

4. Oncetheviewisactivated,selectthecropregionborderingtheview.Noticetheblue,circulargripsthatappearatthemidpointofeachedge(Figure12.24).Theseareusedfordragginginteractively.

Figure12.24Cropregiongrips

5. Dragtheleftgripsothattheviewfitsinsidethesheetboundary.Revitallows

youtocustomizetheshapeofyourviewbeyondasimplerectangle.

6. Makesureviewisselected,andthenclicktheEditCropbuttonfromthecontextualpanelontheribbon.Nowyouareinasketchmodewherethecropregionboundarylinesarepinkandtherestofthemodelisvisiblebutgrayedout.Thisisverysimilartoeditingafloorsketchboundary.NotetheDrawpanelintheribbon.

7. SelecttheLinetool.DrawtwopinklinesandthentrimthemtoformanL-shapedcropthatexcludesthekitchendoor.

8. WhenyourscreenissimilartoFigure12.25(takenoteofthepinklines),clickthegreencheckmarktofinisheditingthesketch.

Figure12.25AnL-shapedcropregion

9. NowturnoffthevisibilityofthecropregionbyclickingtheHideCropRegionbutton.TheViewControlBaratthebottomofthecanvashasmanyusefulbuttons;theonewecareabouthasacropsymbolandalightbulb.

10. Clickthis,andnoticethatthecropregionisnolongervisible,butitisstillmaskingunwantedareas.

11. Finally,right-clickandchooseDeactivateView.Thisisasimpleexample,butadjustingcropregionsinthecontextofotherviewsonsheetsisanessentialRevitskillyou'lluseoften.ThefinishedplanisshowninFigure12.26.

Figure12.26Finishedenlargedplan

ThisendsExercise12.5.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec12-ex-12.5end.rvt,includedwiththefilesyoudownloadedpreviously.

Exercise12.6AddSchedulestoSheetsWithyoursheetoffloorplansandkitchendetailscomposed,youcanfinishthesheetsetbyaddingtheschedulesyoucreatedearlier.Addingascheduletoasheetislikeaddinganyotherview—youdraganddropitfromtheProjectBrowserontothesheet.

Tobegin,openthefilec12-ex-12.6start.rvt.

1. ThefileshouldopentothesheetnamedG000–COVERSHEET.

2. FindtheSchedules/QuantitiesnodeoftheProjectBrowser.GrabthenewwindowschedulefromtheProjectBrowser;thendraganddropitontoanopenareaonthesheet.LookaheadtoFigure12.27toseetheresultofthisaction.

Figure12.27PlacetheschedulesonsheetG000

3. Repeatthisprocessfortheroomscheduleandthesheetlist.NoticethatthedottedbluealignmentlineappearsandhelpsyoulineuptheleftedgessothefinallayoutlookslikeFigure12.17.Youcanredefinethecolumnwidthofyourschedulesonthesheet.

4. Startbyselectingthesheetlistschedule.Thescheduleturnsblue,andinvertedtrianglegripsappearatthetopofeachcolumn.

5. Grabone,anddragitleftorrighttochangethecolumnsizing.

ThisendsExercise12.6.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec12-ex-12.6end.rvt,includedwiththefilesyoudownloadforthischapter.

FixingSchedulesThatRunofftheSheetYoucansplitlargerschedulestomakethemeasiertoreadonthesheet.Whenyouselectaschedule,you'llnoticeabluecutsymbol.Thiscutsymbolletsyoubreakthescheduleintopartswhileonthesamesheet.Thiscanbe

especiallyhandyifyouhavealongschedule,suchasaroomordoorschedulethathastoomanyrowstofitonyoursheetvertically.Selectingthisbreaksymbolsplitsthescheduleinhalf(andyoucansplititinhalfagainandagain).Ifyouchoosetoseparateyourscheduleinthisfashion,itretainsallthenecessaryinformationandcontinuestoautomaticallyfilldynamicallyasasingleschedulewould.Youcanalsochangetheoverallheightofthescheduleonceitisbrokenbygrabbingthegripsatthebottomofthescheduleanddraggingthemupordown.

PrintingDocumentsYouwilleventuallyneedtoprintorcreatePDFsofyourdocumentationsheetsfromRevitArchitecture.You'llfindthatprintingfromRevitArchitectureisstraightforwardbecausetheprocessresemblesthatusedinotherWindows-basedapplications.

Exercise12.7ExplorethePrintDialogBoxOpenthedownloadedfilec12-ex-12.7start.rvttobeginthisexercise.

1. Tobeginprinting,youdonotneedtobeinanyparticularvieworsheet.ClicktheApplicationmenubutton(thebigR)andthenselectthePrintbuttontoopenthePrintdialog(orusethekeyboardshortcutCtrl+P).Thereareseveralgroupsofsettingsforustodiscuss.

2. ChoosetheprinteryouwanttousefromtheNamedrop-downmenuatthetopofthePrintdialog.Thiscanbeaphysicalprinteroravirtualone(suchasAdobePDF).

3. ThenextgroupboxisnamedFile,anditappearsonlyifyouareprintingdocumentstoafileinsteadofaprinter.Ifyou'reusingaPDFprinter,thennametheoutputsomethingspecific,andbrowsetothefilelocationyoudesire.Youshouldchoosetocombinemultipleselectedviews/sheetsintoasinglefile.Thisisaveryimportantpropertytodouble-checkbeforeprinting!

NotethatboththeCurrentWindowoptionandVisiblePortionOfCurrentWindowoptionallowyoutodoaprintpreview.

CurrentWindowoptionallowyoutodoaprintpreview.

4. ThePrintRangesettingsallowyoutospecifywhatyouwanttoprint.TheCurrentWindowoptionprintsthefullextentofthecurrentview,regardlessofwhatiscurrentlyvisibleonyourscreen.TheVisiblePortionOfCurrentWindowoptionprintsonlywhatyoucurrentlyseeintheframeoftheopenview.Notethatbothoftheseoptionsallowyoutodoaprintpreview.

5. ClicktheSelectedViews/Sheetsoption.ThenclicktheSelectbutton.Thisoptionallowsyoutochoosemultiplesheetsorviewstoprintatonce.Youcannotdoaprintpreview,butyoudoendupsavingtimebybatchprinting(Figure12.28).

Figure12.28ThePrintRange,Options,andSettingsproperties

6. TheView/SheetSetdialogopens.YoushouldstartoutbyclickingtheCheckNonebutton.Thiswillgiveyouacleanslate.

7. Atthebottomofthedialogisanimportantfilteringcheckbox.UnchecktheViewsoptionsothatyou'reviewingonlysheets.Thereshouldbethreesheets;let'scheckeachofthem.

Ifyouaddmoresheetstoyourproject,theywon'tautomaticallybeaddedtothisprintset.You'llneedtorevisitthisdialogbox,addthesheets,andclicktheSavebutton.

8. ClicktheSaveAsbutton,andnamethesheetsetExercise12(Figure12.29).Thiswillspeeduptheprocessifyoueverneedtoreprintthissamesetofsheets.ClickOKtwicetoreturntothePrintdialog.

Figure12.29Specifythesheetset

Theprintsettingscanbetransferredtootherprojectfiles,ifnecessary,usingtheTransferProjectStandardstoollocatedontheManagetabintheribbon.

9. ClicktheSetupbuttonintheSettingsgroup(referbacktoFigure12.28).ThePrintSetupdialogopenswithoptionsforprintsettingssuchaspapersize,zoom,andorientation.Youcanalsosavethesesettingswithanamesothatyoucanreusethemlater.

10. Chooseyourdesiredpapersize.Thenchoosethedesiredzoomlevel;forthisexercisechoose50percent.Toprintthesheetstoaspecificscale,rememberthateveryviewisassignedascalefactoralready;therefore,changingthezoomlevelintheprintdialog,willaffectthescaleofthedrawings.Forexample,ifafloorplanisassignedascalefactorof1/4″=1′-0″(1:50)andyouwouldliketogenerateaprintoftheplanat1/8″=1′-0″(1:100),setthezoomlevelto50percent.Sheetsshouldbeprintedat100percentforfullsizeor50percentforahalf-sizeset.

11. Next,spendafewmomentsreviewingtheoptionsatthebottomofthedialog.MakesuretocheckHideRef/WorkPlanes,HideScopeBoxes,andHideCropBoundaries.Thesethreeoptionsletyoudecidewhethertoseeelementsthatareusuallyonlyhelpfulreferenceswhenmodelingtheproject.

12. ChecktheHideUnreferencedViewTagsbox.Duringthecourseofmodelingyourproject,youusuallycreatehelpfulworkingviewsthatyoudon'tendupusingonsheets,suchaselevations,sections,ordetailcallouts.Iftheseviewsarenotplacedonanysheets,theviewtagsareblankandthereforeunreferenced.Thisisahelpfulwaytoavoidprintingthem.

13. Onceyouroptionsareset,clicktheSaveAsbutton,andnamethecurrentsetupExercise12-HalfSize;thenclickOK.Aswiththesheetset,youcanreusethesesettingsonfutureprints.YourPrintSetupdialogshouldlooklike

Figure12.30.ClickOKtoclosethisdialog.

Figure12.30PrintSetupdialog

14. Nowyou'rebacktothePrintdialog.IfyouclickOK,Revitwillmoveforwardwiththeprintingprocess,sendingtheselecteddrawingstotheprinterlistedatthetopofthedialog.IfyouclickClose,thenthechangesmadeinthedialogaresavedandthedialogcloseswithoutprinting.

15. Inthecasethatyourprintsetincludessomeviewswithshadingorothergraphicseffectslikeshadows,RevitwillshowyouawarningsimilartoFigure12.31.ThismeansthatRevitwilluserasterprocessinginsteadofvectorprocessingfortheseviews.Seethesidebar“UsingVectororRasterPrintProcessing”forsomeadditionalinformationaboutthedifferencesbetweenvectorandrasterprocessing.

Figure12.31Rasterprintingisrequiredforsomeeffects

ThisendsExercise12.7.Youcancompareyourresultswiththesamplefilec12-ex-12.7end.rvt,whichisincludedwiththefilesyoudownloadedearlier.

UsingVectororRasterPrintProcessingViewsinRevitArchitecturecanbedisplayedinseveralvisualstylesthatcanbeprinted:Wireframe,HiddenLine,Shaded,ConsistentColors,andRealistic.

TheHiddenLinevisualstyleisgenerallyusedforconstructiondocumentsandcanutilizevectorprocessing,whichisfasterandcreatessharperedges.

TheShaded,ConsistentColors,andRealisticvisualstylesaregenerallyusedforpresentationviews,andtheyrequirerasterprocessingtohandlecolorgradients,shadows,andothergraphiceffects.Rasterisslowerandcreatespixelatededges,butitalsocreatesoutputthatisthesameasthescreendisplay.Ifyouchooseraster,youcanspecifylow-,medium-,high-,orpresentation-qualityoutputinthePrintSetupdialog.

NowYouKnowThischapterillustratedhowtomoveyourRevitprojectfrommodelingtodocumentationusingschedules,sheets,views,andprinting.Youlearnedhowtoquantifywindows,rooms,andsheetelementsinthemodelbyusingaschedule.Thenyoulearnedtoplaceviews,editviews,adjustcropregions,andcomposesheets.Finally,youlearnedhowtoadjusttheprintsettingstogetyourmodelinformationprintedout.

Chapter13WorkflowandSiteModeling

UnderstandingtheAutodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftwareandhowtouseitisnotadifficultchallenge.TherealchallengeisdetermininghowusingRevitArchitectureandbuildinginformationmodeling(BIM)willchangeyourorganization'scultureandyourproject'sworkflow,especiallyifyou'recomingfromaCAD-basedenvironment.RevitArchitecturecanbemorethanjustadifferentwaytodrawaline.Inthischapter,we'llfocusonthechangesandprovidesometoolstohelpyoumanagethetransition.

Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:

StaffaBIMproject

Modelasite

Createabuildingpad

Purgeunusedfamiliesandgroups

Managelinksandimages

Reducenumberofviews

Maintainprojectwarnings

UnderstandingaBIMWorkflowRegardlessoftheworkflowyouhaveestablished,movingtoRevitArchitectureisgoingtochangehowyouapproachprojects.You'llneedtoolstohelpthetransitionfromyourcurrentworkflowtooneusingRevitArchitecture.Tobegin,we'llcoversomeofthecoredifferencesbetweenaCAD-basedsystemandaBIM-basedone.

MovingtoBIMinvolvesashiftinhowdesignersandcontractorslookatthedesignanddocumentationprocessthroughouttheentirelifecycleofaproject,fromconcepttooccupancy.InatraditionalCAD-basedworkflow,representedinFigure13.1,eachviewisdrawnseparatelywithnoinherentrelationshipbetweendrawings.Inthistypeofproductionenvironment,theteamcreatesplans,sections,elevations,schedules,andperspectivesandmustcoordinateany

changesbetweenfilesmanually.

Figure13.1ACAD-basedworkflow

InaBIM-basedworkflow,theteamcreatesa3D,parametricmodelandusesthismodeltoautomaticallygeneratethedrawingsnecessaryfordocumentation.Plans,sections,elevations,schedules,andperspectivesareallby-productsofcreatinganembellishedBIMmodel,asshowninFigure13.2.Thisenhanceddocumentationmethodologynotonlyallowsforahighlycoordinateddrawingsetbutalsoprovidesthebasicmodelgeometrynecessaryforanalysis,suchasdaylightingstudies,energy,materialtakeoffs,andsoon.

Figure13.2ABIMworkflow

UsingRevitArchitecturebecomesmorethanachangeinsoftware;itbecomesachangeinworkflowandmethodology.Asvariousdesignspecializationsinteractandcreatethebuildingmodel(Figure13.3),youcanseehowstructure,mechanical,energy,daylight,andotherfactorsinformdesigndirection.Youcanalsodrawrelationshipsbetweensomeoftheseelementsthatmightnothavebeenasobviousinamoretraditionalapproach.Althoughsomeofthesespecialties(suchasstructureandmechanical)arehistoricallyseparatesystems,byintegratingthemintoasingledesignmodel,youcanseehowtheyinteractinrelationtoothersystemswithinabuilding.

Figure13.3Theintegrateddesignmodel

Analysissuchasdaylightingcaninformyourbuildingorientationandstructure.Dependingonyourglazing,itcanalsoaffectyourmechanicalrequirements(assolargain).Youcanseesomeoftheseeffectsthroughacomputationalfluiddynamics(CFD)model(usedtocalculateairflow).Geographicinformationsystem(GIS)datawillgiveyouyourrelativelocationgloballyandallowyoutoseehowmuchsunlightyouwillbereceivingorwhatthelocaltemperatureswingswillbeduringthecourseofaday.Asyoucansee,allofthesevariablescaneasilyaffectbuildingdesign.

StaffingaBIMProjectAsyourethinktheprocessofdesignanddocumentation,oneofthesemanticchangesyouwillneedtoaddressisstaffing.WhentheworkflowchangesfromCADtoBIM,staffingallocations,timetocompletetasks,andpercentageofworkbyphaseareallaffectedasaby-productofthechangeofmethod.

AcommonmisconceptionofprojectmanagementwhenteamsarefirstmovingfromCADtoBIMisthatstaffingtheprojectwillbethesameinbothworkflows.

InaCAD-basedproject,thelevelofeffortduringeachofthephasesisfairlywellknown.Theindustryhasbeenusingsomemetricsoverthepastseveralyearsthatshouldbefairlyfamiliar.Thereismodesteffortandstaffingintheconceptualdesignandschematicdesignphases,andthiseffortbuildsuntilitcrescendosduringconstructiondocumentation.Atthisphase,aCADprojectcangreatlyincreasethenumberofstaffinanefforttoexpeditethecompletionofthedrawingset.ThisstaffincreasecanbeeffectivebecausetheCADdrawingsaretypicallyseparatefilesandmovinglinesinonedrawingwon'tdynamicallychangeanother.

InaBIM-basedframework,thereisstillagradualincreaseofstaffingandeffortthroughconceptualdesignandintotheschematicphase,buttheeffortduringschematicdesignisgreaterusingBIMthaninCAD.Duringschematicdesignanddesigndevelopment,theprojectteamisstillperformingallthesametasksthatoccurinanydesignprocess:testingdesignconcepts,visualizations,ordesigniteration.Theincreaseineffortduringtheearlydesignphasesletstheteamusetheparametricnatureofthemodeltosignificantlyreducetheeffortlaterduringconstructiondocuments,allowingforadecreaseintheoveralleffortovertheprojectcycle.

ProjectRolesUsingRevitArchitectureWithsuchasignificantchangeintheeffortbehindaBIM-basedprojectflow,it'salsoimportanttounderstandhowthiscanchangethevariousrolesandresponsibilitiesfortheprojectteam.ThechangesintraditionalrolescanbecomeabarriertomanyprojectssuccessfullyadoptingBIM.Projectmanagersneedtobeabletopredictstaffingandtimetocompletetasksthroughouttheproject

phasesandhavereliedonthepastprecedentofstaffandprojecttypestodothis.BecauseaBIM-basedprojectcansignificantlyaltertheprojectworkflow,manyofthehistorictimetablesfortaskcompletionarenolongervalid.However,aBIM-basedprojectcanbebrokendownintoafewprimaryrolesthatwillallowyousomelevelofpredictabilitythroughthevariousprojectphases.Althoughthespecificeffortandstaffingwillvarybetweenoffices(andevenprojects),somegeneralroleswillneedtobeaccountedforoneveryproject.

TherearethreeprimaryrolesoneveryBIMproject.

Onalargeproject,theserolescouldalsorepresentindividualpeople,whereasinasmallerprojecttheymightbeallthesameperson,oronepersonmightcarrymultipleroles.

ArchitectDealswithdesignissues,codecompliances,clearwidths,walltypes,andsoon

ModelerCreatescontentin2Dorin3D

DrafterDealswithannotations,sheetlayout,viewcreation,anddetailcreation

TheserolesrepresenteffortsandgeneraltasksthatyouneedtotakeintoaccountonanyRevitArchitectureproject.We'llnowcovereachoftheseinabitmoredetailanddiscusshowtheserolesinteractwiththeprojectcycle.

ArchitectTheroleofthearchitectistodealwiththearchitecturalissuesrevolvingaroundtheproject.Asthemodelisbeingcreated,youwillnaturallyhavetosolveissuessuchasconstructabilityandwalltypes,setcorridorwidths,dealwithdepartmentareas,anddealwithotherissuesinvolvingeithercodesortheoverallarchitecturaldesign.Thisrolewillbetheoneapplyingstandardstotheproject(asinwalltypes,keynotes,andsoon)andorganizingthedocumentset.Thisrolewillneedtobepresentontheprojectfromthebeginningtoensureconsistencyofthevirtualbuildingcreationandisn'tnecessarilylimitedtoonlyoneperson.

Thisrolealsomightormightnotbea“designer.”AlthoughitispossibletodoearlydesigninRevitArchitecture,manyprojectteamsprefertoutilizeothertoolssuchasTrimbleSketchUporevenpencilandtracepaper.ThejobofthearchitectissteeringthecreationofthebuildinginRevitArchitecture.Thisrole

architectissteeringthecreationofthebuildinginRevitArchitecture.Thisroleincludesthefollowingtasks:

Leadingthecreationofmassing(ifused)andmajorarchitecturalelementsandthenbuildingfromwithinthemodel

Designingaroundcoderequirementsandotherbuildinglogistics

Ensuringconstructabilityanddetailingaspectsofthedesign

ModelerTheroleofthemodeleristocreateallthe2Dandespeciallythe3Dcontentneededintheproject.Thiscontentincludesalltheparametricfamiliesforelementssuchaswindows,doors,casework,walltypes,stairs,railings,andfurnishings.Typically,thisroleistheresponsibilityoflessexperiencedstaffwhomightnotbeabletofulfilltheroleofarchitect.Theselessexperiencedstaffmemberstendtohavelongerperiodsofundisturbedtime,makingthembettersuitedtodealwithsomeofthelonger,moreinvolvedtasksinmodelingcontent.Finally,theyalsotendtohavesome3Dexperiencecomingoutofschool.TheymightnothaveworkedwithRevitArchitecturedirectly,buthavepossiblyworkedwithAutodesk®3dsMax®orTrimbleSketchUp,andaretherebyfamiliarwithworkingina3Denvironment.Thisroleincludesthefollowingtasks:

Exchanginganygenericelementsusedduringearlydesignstagesformorespecificbuildingelements

Creatingandaddingnewfamilycomponentsandmodifyingexistingcomponentsintheproject

Regularlyreviewingandeliminatingprojectwarnings

DrafterTheroleofthedrafteristocreatesheetsandviewsandembellishthoseviewswithannotationsorother2Dcontent.Thisrolewillbedoingthebulkoftheworkneededtodocumenttheproject.Inearlierstagesoftheproject,thisroleistypicallyassumedbyeitherthearchitectorthemodeler,butasdocumentationgetsmovingintohighgear,itcanquicklybecometheroleofmultiplepeopleonalargerproject.Thisroleincludesthefollowingtasks:

Keynoting

Dimensioning

Settingupsheetsandviews

Creatingschedules

Forthepurposeofstaffingplanning,wearediscussingtheidealtimestobringsomeofthesevariousrolesintotheproject.Attheinceptionofaprojectdesign,amodelingrolewillbemostuseful.Thispersoncanhelpcreatethebuildingform,addconceptualcontent,andgetthemassingforthebuildingestablished.Ifyou'reusingtheconceptualmodelingtools,themodelercanevendosomeearlysustainabledesigncalculations.

Oncethedesignbeginstosettledown,you'llneedanarchitectroletostepintotheproject.Sincethedesignismoreresolved,it'sagoodtimetobeginapplyingspecificmaterialsandwalltypesandvalidatingspatialrequirementsandtheowner'sprogram.Theprocessofmovingfromthegeneral“what”somethingisand“where”itistothemorespecific“how”somethingisgoingtobeassembledisn'tnew.It'sthesameprocessthatwasusedtocreatebothtraditionalandmodernbuildings(Figure13.4).

Figure13.4Traditionalandmoderndesigns

Duringschematicdesign,you'llneedtoincludetheroleofthedraftertobeginlayingoutsheetsandcreatingviews.Thesesheetsandviewsdon'thavetobeforaconstructiondocumentsetyet,butyou'llhavetoestablishviewsforany

aconstructiondocumentsetyet,butyou'llhavetoestablishviewsforanyschematicdesignsubmittals.Iftheseviewsaresetupproperly,theycanbereusedlaterfordesigndevelopmentandconstruction-documentsubmittalsasthemodelcontinuestogainagreaterlevelofdetail.

AddingTeamMemberstoFightFiresInmanyprojects,therecomesatimewhentheschedulegetstightandprojectmanagementwantstoaddmorestafftoaprojecttomeetaspecificdeadline.Ina2DCADenvironment,newteammemberswouldbeaddedtohelpmeetadeadlineandwouldhavetheburdenoftryingtolearnthearchitectureofthebuilding,thethoughtsbehinditsdesign,andhowitsvarioussystemsinteract.InaRevitArchitectureproject,theyhavethatsameobligation,buttheyhavetheadditionaltaskoflearninghowthemodelgoestogether.Themodelwillhaveconstraintssetagainstvariouselements(suchaslockingacorridorwidth)aswellasvariousdigitalconstructionissues(suchashowfloorsandwallsmightbetiedtogether,whatthevariousfamilynamesare,orworksetorganization).Thisramping-upperiodconsumesadditionaltime.

Whatyou'dliketoavoid,ifpossible,isaddingstaffduringtheconstruction-documentphase.InaBIM/RevitArchitectureworkflow,thiscansometimescausemoreproblemsthanitsolvesandslowdowntheteamratherthanhelpgetworkdonefaster.

Regardlessofplanning,deadlinesescapethebestofarchitectsandprojectmanagers.It'sagoodideatoknowwhenandhowyoucanstafftomakesureyoumeetdeadlines.Keepinmindthatanyteammembersnewtotheprojecthavetolearnaboutboththedesignandthemodeltheyhavebeenthrowninto;followthesesuggestionssonewstaffcanhelpproductionanddon'taccidentallybreakanythingalongtheway:

Createcontent,content,contentYouwillfindthatyouaremakingmodelfamiliesordetailcomponentsuntiltheendoftheproject.Thisprocesswillhelpgetthenewbieengagedinaspecificpartoftheprojectandalsoisolatethemuntiltheylearnmoreabouthowthemodelhasgonetogether.

PutthemintoadraftingroleEvenifthisisn'ttheirultimateroleontheproject,havingstaffnewtothedesignhelpcreateviewsandlayoutsheetswillgetthemfamiliarwiththearchitecturewhilestillallowingtheteamtoprogressonthedocumentset.

StartthemtoworkondetailingEveryprojectcanalwaysusesomeonewhoknowshowtoputabuildingtogether.IfyouhavesomeonenewtotheprojectandpossiblyevennewtoRevitArchitecture,letthemembellishsomeoftheviewsalreadycreatedandlaidoutonsheets.Theseviewscanbelayeredwith2Dcomponents,linework,andannotations.

ModelingaSiteIntheprevioussectionsofthischapter,youlearnedaboutthefundamentalrolesandworkflowforyourprojectteam.Nowlet'stalkaboutsometools.Onesetoftoolsyoushouldbecomefamiliarwitharethesitetools.Theyallowyoutocreateacontextinwhichyourbuildingmodelscanbesituated.Forexample,atoposurfacewillcreateahatchedareawhenyouviewyourbuildinginasection,anditwillfunctionasahostingsurfaceforsitecomponentssuchastrees,shrubs,parkingspaces,accessories,andvehicles(Figure13.5).

Figure13.5Atoposurfacecanhostcomponentssuchastrees,entourage,andvehicles.

ThesitetoolsinRevitArchitectureareintendedonlytobeusedforthecreation

ofbasicelements,includingtopography,propertylines,andbuildingpads.Althougheditingutilitiesareavailabletomanipulatethesiteelements,thesetoolsarenotmeanttobeusedforcivilengineeringlikethefunctionalityfoundinAutodesk®AutoCAD®Civil3D®.

Inthefollowingsections,you'lllearnaboutthedifferentwaystocreateandmodifyatoposurfaceandhowtomodelabuildingpadinatoposurface.

Toposurface

Asitsnamesuggests,atoposurfaceisasurface-basedrepresentationofthetopographycontextsupportingaproject.ItisnotmodeledasasolidinRevitArchitecture;however,atoposurfacewillappearasifitwereasolidinanysectioncutview,asinthe3DviewwithasectionboxenabledshowninFigure13.6.

Figure13.6Atoposurfaceappearsasasolidina3Dviewonlyifasectionboxisused.

Youcancreateatoposurfaceinthreeways:byplacingpointsatspecificelevations,byusingalinkedCADfilewithlinesorpointsatvaryingelevations,orbyusingapointsfilegeneratedbyacivil-engineeringapplication.You'llcreateasitefromanimportedCADfileinthefirstexercise.

AcommonworkflowyoumayencounterwhencreatingthetopographycontextinvolvestheuseofCADdatageneratedbyacivilengineer.Inthiscase,theengineermustcreateafilewith3Ddata.Blocks,circles,andcontourpolylinesmustexistintheCADfileattheappropriateverticalelevationtobeusedintheprocessofgeneratingatoposurfaceinRevitArchitecture.

BuildingPad

AbuildingpadinRevitArchitectureisauniquemodelelementthatresemblesafloor.Itcanhaveathicknessandcompoundstructure,itisassociatedwithalevel,anditcanbeslopedusingslopearrowswhileyou'resketchingitsboundary.Thebuildingpadisdifferentfromafloorbecauseitwillautomaticallycutthroughatoposurface,definingtheoutlineforyourbuilding'sgardenlevelorbasement.

Exercise13.1ModelaToposurfaceInthefollowingexercise,youwilldownloadasampleDWGfilewithcontourpolylines.YoumustlinkthefileintoyourRevitArchitectureprojectbeforecreatingthetoposurface.Herearethesteps:

1. CreateanewRevitArchitectureprojectusingtheArchitecturaltemplate.

2. Downloadthefilec13-ex13.1Site.dwgfromthisbook'swebpage,www.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials.

3. ActivatethefloorplannamedSiteintheProjectBrowser.

4. GototheInserttabintheribbon,andclicktheLinkCADbutton.Selectthec13-ex13.1Site.dwgfile,andsetthefollowingoptions:

CurrentViewOnly:Unchecked

ImportUnits:Auto-Detect

Positioning:Auto–CenterToCenter

PlaceAt:Level1

5. ClickOpentoclosethedialogboxandcompletetheinsertionoftheCADlink.Openadefault3Dviewtoexaminetheresults(Figure13.7).

Figure13.7LinkedCADfileasseenina3Dview

6. ClicktheToposurfacebuttonontheMassing&Sitetabintheribbon.

7. IntheToolspanelontheModify|EditSurfacetab,selectCreateFromImportandthenchooseSelectImportInstance.

8. ClickthelinkedCADfile,andtheAddPointsFromSelectedLayersdialogboxappears(Figure13.8).

Figure13.8Selectonlythelayerscontaining3Dcontourinformation.

AlloftheactivelayersinyourCADfilewillappearinthisdialogbox.ToensurethatyourCADfilewillbeusablefora3Dtoposurface,isolateandrenamethecontourlinesastheirownlinetypewithintheCADfile.

9. ClicktheCheckNonebutton,andthenselectthelayersC-TOPO-MAJRandC-TOPO-MINR.

10. ClickOKtoclosethedialogbox.RevitArchitecturemaytakeafewsecondstogeneratethepointsbasedonthecontourpolylinesinthelinkedfile,buttheywillappearasblacksquareswhentheyhaveallbeenplaced.

11. Ifyouwanttousefewerpointstodefinethetoposurface,clicktheSimplifySurfacebuttoninthecontextualribbon,enteralargervalue,suchas1′-0″(300mm),andclickOK.

12. ClicktheFinishSurfacebuttoninthecontextualribbontocompletethetoposurface.ChangethevisualstyleoftheviewtoConsistentColorstoexamineyourresults.

Uponcompletion,yourtoposurfaceshouldresemblethefilec13-ex13.1end.rvt,availablefordownloadfromthebook'swebpage.

Exercise13.2CreateaBuildingPadTheprocesstocreateabuildingpadisvirtuallyidenticaltothatofcreatingafloor.Let'srunthroughaquickexercisetocreateabuildingpadinasampleproject:

1. Downloadthefilec13-ex13.2start.rvtfromthisbook'swebpageandopenit.

Youdon'thavetocreateapropertylineandwallsbeforecreatingabuildingpad.Youmightcreateabuildingpadbeforeanyotherbuildingelements.

2. ActivatethefloorplannamedSiteintheProjectBrowser.Youseeanexistingtopographicsurfaceandapropertyline.Noticethatreferenceplaneswerecreatedtodemarcatetherequiredzoningsetbacksfromtheproperty

line.Foundationwallshavebeencreatedinthesereferenceplanes.

3. ActivatetheCellarfloorplanfromtheProjectBrowser.

4. GototheMassing&Sitetabintheribbon,andclicktheBuildingPadbutton.

5. InthePropertiespalette,changetheHeightOffsetFromLevelvalueto0.

6. SwitchtoPickWallsmode,ifit'snotalreadyselectedintheDrawpanelofthecontextualribbon,andthenclicktheinsideedgesofthefourfoundationwalls.YoucanusetheTab+selectmethodtoplaceallfourlinesatonce.

7. ClicktheFinishEditModebuttoninthecontextualribbontocompletethesketch.

8. Double-clickthesectionheadintheplanviewtoexamineyourresults.NoticethatthetopofthebuildingpadisattheCellarlevelandthepocheofthetopographicsurfacehasbeenremovedinthespaceofthecellar(Figure13.9).

Figure13.9Thissectionviewillustrateshowthebuildingpadadjuststheextentsofthetopographicsurface.

Uponcompletion,yourbuildingpadshouldresemblethefilec13-ex13.2end.rvt,availablefordownloadfromthebook'swebpage.

AdjustingtheSectionPocheforTopographicSurfacesIfyouwanttocustomizethesettingsforthefillpatternanddepthofthepoche,clickthesmallarrowatthelowerrightoftheModelSitepanelontheMassing&SitetaboftheribbontoopentheSiteSettingsdialogboxshownhere.

PerformingQualityControlonYourModel:KeepinganEyeonFileSizeYoucantakeseveralmeasurestoensurethatyourmodelisasmooth-runningandefficientmachine.Fromtimetotime,ideallyaftermajorprojectmilestones,someoneontheprojectteamshouldoverseethemodeltomanageyourmodel'sfilesizeandthenumberofwarnings.

Watchthesizeofyourfile.It'sagoodmetricforgeneralfilestability.Atypical

Watchthesizeofyourfile.It'sagoodmetricforgeneralfilestability.AtypicalRevitArchitecturefilesizeforaprojectinconstructiondocumentswillbebetween100MBand250MB(250MBisonthehighsideoffilesizes).Beyondthat,youwillfindthatthemodelwillbeslowtoopenandhardtorotatein3Dviews,andotherviews,suchasbuildingelevationsandoverallplans,willalsobeslowtoopen.

Shouldyourfilebecomelargeorunwieldy,youhaveseveralwaystotrimthefiledownandgetthemodelleanandresponsiveagain.

PurgingUnusedFamiliesandGroupsOntheManagetabisacommandcalledPurgeUnused.Thiscommandremovesalltheunusedfamiliesandgroupsfromyourmodelbydeletingthem.Manytimesinadesignprocessyouwillchangewindowtypesorwalltypesorswaponesetoffamiliesforanother.Evenifthoseelementsarenotbeingusedintheproject,theyarebeingstoredinthefile,andthereforewhenthefileisopened,theyarebeingloadedintomemory.Dependingonthestageofyourproject,youshouldperiodicallydeletetheseelementsfromthemodeltokeepyourfilesizedown.

Don'tworry—ifyoufindyouneedafamilyyou'veremoved,youcanalwaysreloadit.

SelecttheManagetab,andchoosePurgeUnusedontheSettingspanel.Dependingonthesizeofyourmodelandhowmanyfamiliesyouhaveloaded,itmighttakeRevitArchitectureafewminutestocompletethiscommand.

AfterRevitArchitectureisdonethinking,itwillprovideyouwithalistofallthefamiliesandgroupsinthefilethatarenotactivelyinaview(Figure13.10).Atthispoint,youhavetheoptiontoselecttheelementsyouwanttodeleteorkeep.

Figure13.10ThePurgeUnuseddialogbox

Wedon'trecommendyouusethiscommandintheearlystagesofdesign,mainlybecauseyourfilesizewon'tbethatlargeearlyonandpurgingatthisstagewouldeliminateanypreloadedfamiliesthatyoumighthaveincludedinyourtemplate.Duringschematicdesignanddesigndevelopment,youaretypicallygoingthroughdesigniterationandwilllikelybeaddingandremovingcontentregularly.Itcanbecomeahassletohavetoconstantlyloadorreloadfamiliesintothemodel.Ifyourmodelisnotsufferingfromperformanceissuesorthefilesizeisn'tunruly,it'snotnecessarytousethePurgeUnusedcommand.

ManagingLinksandImagesAnotherwaytomanageyourproject'sfilesizeistoremoveallunusedlinked

Anotherwaytomanageyourproject'sfilesizeistoremoveallunusedlinkedfilesandrasterimagesfromyourmodel.Ifyou'velinkedCADfilesfromyourcivilengineerorotherconsultantsandnolongerneedthemasareferenceinyourmodel,removingthemwillalsounloadthatstoreddatafromyourmodel.Inaddition,ifyou'veimportedrasterimagesintoyourproject,deletingthemcansignificantlyreduceyourfilesize.Itisgoodpracticetoperiodicallyremovethesetypesoffilesfromyourmodel,especiallyaftermajordeadlines,iftheyarenotactivelybeingusedinyourproject.

Toaccesstheseoptions,findtheManageProjectpanelontheManagetab.NoticetheManageLinksandManageImagestools.ThesetwocommandsallowyoutoremoveanylinkedCADfiles,Revitfiles,PointCloudfiles,IFCfiles,andDWFfiles,aswellasanyrasterimagesnotrequiredforyourproject.ClickManageLinkstoremoveanyunwantedfiles,browsetotheappropriatetab,selectthefiletodelete,andclickRemove.ManageImagesworkssimilarly;clickManageImages,highlighttheimageyouwanttoremove,andclickDelete.

CuttingDownontheNumberofViewsTheabilitytoquicklycreateviewsinamodelisoneofthefastandeasybenefitsofusingRevitArchitecture.Thisabilitycanalsobeadetriment,though,ifitisnotmanaged.Beyondthehassleofhavingtosortthroughmanyviewstofindtheoneyouneed,havingtoomanyviewsinRevitArchitecturecanalsoimpactyourperformanceandfilesize.

Obviously,anumberofviewsareneededinthemodeltocreatetheconstructiondocumentation.Inaddition,youwillfindyourselfcreatingviewstostudythedesign,dealwithmodelcreation,orviewthebuildingorprojectfromanewangle.Thesetypesofworkingviewswillnevermakeittothesheetset,andsomewillbeusedonlyforbriefperiods.

HowManyWorkingViewsIsTooMany?Howmanyworkingviewsistoomanytohaveinyourmodel?Theobviousansweristhatwhenperformancebeginstosuffer,youneedtostartlookingatwaystomakethemodelleanandspeedupresponsetimes.Membersofa

projectteamthatwerenewtoRevitArchitecturewerecomplainingaboutafilebeingslowtoopenandmanipulate.Whenwereviewedtheirmodel,thefilesizewasaround800MB!Weweresurprisedthattheywereabletodoanyworkatall.

Oneofthefirstthingswedidtogetthefilesizedownwaslookatalltheviewsthatwerenotonsheets.Morethan1,200viewswerenotbeingused.Deletingthoseviews,pairedwithaCompactFilesave(foundintheFileSaveOptionsdialogbox),reducedthefilesizeto500MB.Althoughthefilewasstillbig,youcanseetheimpactthatkeepingtoomanyviewshasonfilesize.

DealingwithWarnings

AnimportantwaytotroubleshootyourmodelistousetheReviewWarningstool.Thistoolwilldoverylittletoaffectyouroverallfilesize,butitwillalertyoutoproblemsinthemodel.Warningsshouldregularlybeaddressedtoensurefilestability.ToopentheReviewWarningsdialogbox,showninFigure13.11,clicktheWarningsbuttonontheInquirypaneloftheManagetab.Thedialogboxlistsallwarningsstillactiveinyourprojectfile.

Figure13.11TheWarningsdialogbox

ErrorsandwarningsareallessentiallytypesofissuesRevitArchitecturehaswhenittriestoresolvegeometry,conflicts,orformulasthatdonotequate.Thingsthatappearinthisdialogboxincludeinstancesofmultipleelementssittingdirectlyontopofeachother,therebycreatinginaccurateschedulecounts;walljointsthatdonotproperlycleanthemselvesup;wallandroomseparationlinesoverlapping;stairsthathavethewrongnumberofrisersbetweenfloors;andsoon.Thisdialogboxshowsyouallthetimestheyellowwarningboxappearedinthebottom-rightcornerofthescreenandyouignoredit.Errorsthatgouncheckedcancompoundtocreateothererrorsandcanalsoleadtoinaccuratereportinginschedulesorevenfilecorruption.ChecktheWarningsdialogboxregularlyaspartofyourperiodicfilemaintenance,andtrytokeepthenumberofinstancestoaminimum.

NoticethattheWarningsdialogboxhasanExportfeature.UsethisfeaturetoexportyourerrorlisttoanHTMLfilesoyoucanreaditatyourleisureoutsidethemodelenvironment(Figure13.12).YoucanalsopullthislistintoaMicrosoftWordorExceldocumentsoyoucandistributetheerrorsacrosstheteamtoberesolved.

Figure13.12Exportingerrorsandwarnings

IntheexampleshowninFigure13.12,usingthePhillipsPlacemodel,thefilehas118errorsandwarnings.Howmanyerrorsinafilearetoomany?Muchofthatdependsonyourmodel,yourcomputer'scapabilities,theerrortypes,andyourdeliverable.Forinstance,ifyouaredeliveringaBIMmodeltoyourclientortothecontractor,youmighthaveazero-errorrequirement.Inthatcase,noerrorsareacceptable.Ifyouarestillactivelyinthedesignphaseoftheproject,however,youwillalwayshavesomeerrors—itisaninescapablepartoftheiterationprocess.Asyourefinethedrawings,errorswillberesolved,andasyouaddnewcontenttothemodelthatisinneedofresolution,newerrorswillbecreated.Ifyouarenotworriedaboutamodeldeliverable,youcangetawaywithhavingfewerthan1,000errorsintheprojectwithouttoomuchtrouble.Thatsaid,thecleanerthemodel,thesmootheritwillrun.

NowYouKnowInthischapteryouhavelearnedhowtotransitionfroma2DCADenvironmenttoaRevitArchitectureBIMworkflowandstaffaBIMproject.Youhavealsolearnedtomodelasiteandcreateabuildingpad—withsomeofthelesser-used(butjustasimportant)toolsinRevitArchitecture.Inaddition,youhavelearnedtoperformqualitycontrolmeasuresonyourmodel—purgeunusedfamiliesandgroups,managelinks

measuresonyourmodel—purgeunusedfamiliesandgroups,managelinksandimages,reducethenumberofviews,andmaintainprojectwarnings—toensurethatyourRevitArchitectureprojectsarequickandresponsive.

UsingRevitArchitecturemeansunderstandingBIMasaworkflowandprocessatalllevelsinyourofficeandatallphasesofyourproject.BeingpreparedforaprocesschangeaswellasasoftwarechangewillhelpyoubecomesuccessfulasyoumoveintoBIM.

Chapter14RepetitioninRevitThischapterprovidesanoverviewfortheprimarymethodsofrepeatingobjectsintheAutodesk®Revit®Architecturesoftware.Youwillrevieweachtoolandthesituationsmostappropriatetouseoneoveranother.Alsoincludedinthischapteraretipsandshortcutsyoucantakeadvantageofwhenworkinginyourprojects.

Inthischapter,you'lllearnto:

Usecomponentfamilies

Usegroups

Useassemblies

UseRevitlinks

Usetipsandshortcuts

RepeatingGeometryRevitArchitecturehasseveraltoolstorepeatgeometryacrossyourproject.Eachtoolhasvariationsinfunctionality,soitisimportanttounderstandwhichtoolisappropriateandbestsuitedforyourrequirements.Youwillreviewfourdifferenttoolsthatcanbeusedtorepeatgeometry,specificallyfocusingonfeaturesavailableforeachtool.

ComponentFamiliesAsoutlinedinChapter5,“AddingFamilies,”andChapter6,“ModifyingFamilies,”componentfamiliesarethecoretypeofrepeatingobjectyouwillutilize.Theycanbeconstructedtobeparametricbycreatingmultipletypesofthesamefamily;thinkofonedoorwith10typestorepresentvariationsinstandardsizes.Componentfamiliescanalsobeusedwith(andareacriticalaspectof)groups,links,andassemblies.

aspectof)groups,links,andassemblies.

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillcreatetwonewfamilytypeswithvaryingparametervaluesandthenloadandapplythenewtypestofamilyinstancesintheproject.

Exercise14.1CreateandApplyFamilyTypesTobegin,gotothebook'swebpageatwww.sybex.com/go/revit2016essentials,downloadthefilesforChapter14,andopenthefilec14-ex-14.1start.rvt.

1. OpentheexercisefiletotheLevel1floorplanview.ThereareseveralinstancesoftheCubicle_Standardfurnituresystemfamily.SelectanyinstanceofthisfamilyandclickEditFamilyfromtheModify|FurnitureSystemscontextualtabontheribbon.

2. OnceintheFamilyEditor,clicktheFamilyTypesbuttonfromthePropertiespanelontheCreatetab.Currentlythereisonlyonetype,TypeA.Youneedtocreatetwoadditionaltypesinordertoaccommodatelargersizesofthecubicle.

3. WhilestillintheFamilyTypesdialog,clickNewunderFamilyTypes.IntheNamedialog,specifyTypeBandclickOK.RepeatthesameprocesstocreateaTypeC.

Atthispointyouhavethreefamilytypes;next,you'llspecifyadifferentdimensionforthetwonewtypes.

4. WhilestillintheFamilyTypesdialog,setNametoTypeB.ChangethePanel1Lengthparametervalueto6′-6″(1980mm).Next,setNametoTypeC.ChangethePanel2Lengthparametervalueto8′-0″(2438mm)(Figure14.1).

Figure14.1FamilyTypesparameters

5. ClickOKtoclosethedialog.Younowhavethreetypesinthefamily,allwithdifferentdimensions.UpdatetheversionintheprojectbyclickingLoadIntoProjectAndCloseontheribbonandspecifyingnottosavechangeswhenprompted.FortheFamilyAlreadyExistsdialog,chooseOverwriteTheExistingVersionAndItsParameterValues.

6. Theexistingfamilyinstancesdon'tchangejustyetbecausetheyareallusingTypeAandwedidnotchangeanydimensionsforit.

7. Selecttheeightcubicleinstancesintheupper-rightareaofthefloorplan,andfromtheTypeSelector,changethefamiliesfromTypeAtoTypeB.Noticethatthesizeincreasestomatchthe6′-6″dimensionyouspecifiedinthefamily(Figure14.2).

Figure14.2TypeBfamilyinstances

8. Selectthe15cubicleinstancesinthelower-rightareaofthefloorplan,andfromtheTypeSelector,changethefamiliesfromTypeAtoTypeC.Noticethatthesizeincreasesevenmoretoreflectthe8′-0″dimensionyouspecifiedinthefamily(Figure14.3).

Figure14.3TypeCfamilyinstances

Componentfamiliescanbesavedoutsidetheprojectasstand-aloneRFAfilesandloadedbackinorintootherprojects.Thisallowsforthecreationofsharedlibrariessotheentireofficeormultipleofficescanutilizethesamecomponents.

Foreachfamilytypeyoucanassigndifferentparametervalues,whichallowsyoutorepeatgeometryinyourprojectwithoutcreatingadifferentfamilyfileandre-creatinggeometryforeachvariation.

GroupsGroupsarecollectionsofprojectobjectssuchassystemfamilies,componentfamilies,ordetailitems.Modelgroupsarecollectionsof3Dgeometries,whereasdetailgroupsarestrictly2D.GroupsareeasilycreatedbyselectingtheobjectsyouwanttoincludeinthegroupandchoosingCreateGroupontheribbon.

Creatingagroupwillgenerateasingleelementthatcontainsacollectionofobjects(whichalsomakesiteasytomoveeverythingtogether).Agoodusecaseforgroupsisacondominiumorapartmentproject.Fortypicalunitsorapartmentsthatwillappearmorethanonceintheproject,youcanselecttheobjectsandcreateagroup.Thisgroupcanthenbecopiedorinsertedatmultipleprojectlocations.Editonegrouptype,andallinstanceswillupdatetomatch.

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillcreateafurniturelayoutandthencreateagroup.Oncethegroupiscreated,youwillcopyittootherareasinordertorepeatthesamefurniturelayout.

Exercise14.2CreateandEditaGroupTobegin,openthefilec14-ex-14.2start.rvt.

1. OpentheexercisefiletotheLevel1floorplanview.Noticethatthereisoneroundtablefamilyintheupper-leftareaoftheplan.Createeightcopiesofthetablefamilysotherearethreerowscontainingthreetableseach.Each

tableshouldbespaced8′-0″(2438mm)apart(Figure14.4).

Figure14.4Tablelayoutandspacing

2. Next,selectallninetables,andfromtheModify|Furniturecontextualribbontab,clickCreateGroup.Revitwillpromptyoutonamethegroup.FromtheCreateModelGroupdialog,specifyanameof9Table.

3. ClickOKandthegroupwillbecreated.Clickingonanyofthetableswillnowselecttheentiregroup;thinkofitasacontainer.

4. Withthenewlycreatedgroupinstanceselected,createfivecopiesofthegrouptotherightoftheoriginalspacedat24′-0″(7315mm)apart.Thencreatethreecopiesofthegroupundertheoriginal,alsospacedat24′-0″(7315mm)apart.Atthispoint,thefloorplanviewshouldlooksimilartoFigure14.5.

Figure14.5Overallgrouplayout

5. Selectanyinstanceofthe9Tablegroup,andfromtheGroupribbonpanel,clickEditGroup.Thiswillputyouintogroupeditmode.Anychangesyoumakeinthismodewillbeappliedtotheotherinstancesofthesamegrouptype.

6. Selectthethreeverticaltableinstancesinthecenter,andfromtheTypeSelector,changethetypefrom36″Diameterto60″Diameter.Thetablesshouldnowreflectthelargersizeandupdatednumberofnestedchairfamilies.

7. FromtheEditGroupfloatingpanel,clicktheFinishbutton.Thiswillapplythechangesyoujustmadetoeveryothergroupinstance.Openthe3Dviewtoseetherevisedfurniturelayout(Figure14.6).

Figure14.63Dviewofrevisedlayout

8. Forthelastmodification,selectanyinstanceofthe9Tablegroup,andfromtheGroupribbonpanel,clickEditGroup.Selectthecenter60″DiametertableinstanceandpresstheDeletekeytodeleteit.

9. FromtheEditGroupfloatingpanel,clicktheFinishbutton.Thiswilldeletethecentertablefromeveryinstanceofthesamegrouptype.

10. Atthispoint,doaSaveAsandnametheexampledatasetc14-ex-14.3start.rvtsoyoucanstartthenextexercisewiththismodel.

Groupscanalsobesavedoutofaprojectasstand-aloneprojectfiles(right-clickthegrouptypeintheProjectBrowserandchooseSaveGroup).

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillcreateanewgrouptypebasedononeoftheexistinggrouptypes.Youwillthenmodifysomeofthegroupinstancessothey

existinggrouptypes.Youwillthenmodifysomeofthegroupinstancessotheyhaveslightvariationsfromtheotherinstances.

Exercise14.3CreateVariationinGroupsTobegin,openthefilec14-ex-14.3start.rvtyousavedinthepreviousexercise,orusetheincludedexercisefile.

1. FromtheLevel1floorplanview,selectthe9TablegroupinstancefarthesttotherightandclickEditTypefromthePropertiespalette.ClicktheDuplicatebuttonandspecifythenewname,6Table.

2. ClickOKtoclosetheNamedialog,andclickOKagaintoclosetheTypePropertiesdialog.Atthispointyouhaveduplicatedthegrouptypeandassignedthisnewgrouptypetotheselectedgroupinstanceonly.

3. Selectthe6Tableinstanceyoujustcreated,andfromtheGroupribbonpanel,clickEditGroup.Deletethetwo60″DiametertablefamilyinstancesandclickFinishontheEditGroupfloatingpanel.Figure14.7showsthenewlycreatedgrouptype.

Figure14.7Newlycreatedgrouptype

4. Next,youwillassignthisnewgrouptypetosomeoftheothergroupinstances.Selectthethreegroupsinthelowerareaofthefloorplan,andfromtheTypeSelector,changethetypetothenewTable6type.Eachgroupinstancewillupdatetoreflectthenewtype.

Forsituationswhereyoudon'twanttocreateanewtypeforslightvariations,youcanalsoexcludeelementsfromgroupinstances.Thisisusefulforwhenagroupinstanceneedstobeidenticalexceptforonevariation.

5. Therearefivetablesclosesttotheexteriordoorsyou'llwanttoremovefromgroupinstanceswithouthavingtocreateanewtype.MovethecursoroveranyofthefivetablesshowninlightblueinFigure14.8andpresstheTab

keyuntilthetableispreselected.

Figure14.8Excludedgroupinstances

6. Withthetablepreselected,left-clicktoselectit.Withthetableselected,noticethesymbolthatappears;thisisthetoggletoincludeorexcludemembersfromthegroupinstance.Clickthesymboltoexcludethatgroupmember.

Awallinsideagroupcanstilljoinwithawallintheproject.

7. Repeatthissameprocessfortheotherfourtablesclosesttothedoors.Noticewhenyoumovethecursoroveragroupwithexcludedmembers,youseeaghostedoutlineindicatingtheprevioustablelocation(Figure14.8).

8. Shouldyouneedtorestoretheexcludedgroupmembers,youcandosousingtwodifferentapproaches.YoucanselecttheentiregroupandclicktheRestoreAllExcludedtoolfromtheGrouppaneloftheribbon.Alternatively,forcaseswhereyouneedtobemoreprecise,youcanmovethecursoroveranelementinthegroupandusetheTabkeytoleft-click-selectoneoftheexcludedmembersandclicktheRestoreExcludedGroupMemberToGroupInstancesymbol.Figure14.9showsbothmethods.

Figure14.9Restoregroupinstances

AssembliesAssembliesarecollectionsofobjectsorganizedintheProjectBrowser—whichcanalsocontainassembly-specificviews.Assembliesaresimilarinsomeaspectstogroupsbutwithsomeuniquetoolsdirectedtowardconstructionworkflows.Themaindifferencebetweenanassemblyandagroupisthatanassemblydoesnotpropagatechangeifit'smodified(andnolongermatchesotherinstances).Instead,assembliescreateanewtypeiftherearenoothermatches.

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillgocreateseveralassembliestoillustratehowRevitmatchesanexistingassemblyversuscreatinganewtype.Youwillalsoeditanassemblytoaddadditionalelements.

Exercise14.4CreateandEditanAssemblyTobegin,openthefilec14-ex-14.4start.rvt.

1. OpentheexercisefiletotheLevel1floorplanview.LocatethemodeltextlabeledStep2andzoominonthisareaofthefloorplan.

2. SelectthefourbrickwallsandthestructuralcolumnandclickCreateAssemblyfromtheCreateribbonpanel.

3. ThiswillactivatetheNewAssemblydialog.RevitArchitectureautomaticallydetectsthecategoryofelementsintheselectionset.ChangeTypeNametoExteriorColumn.LeavetheNamingCategorydrop-downasis(StructuralColumns).ClickOKtocreatetheassembly.

4. NextlocatethemodeltextlabeledStep4.Again,selectthefourbrickwallsandthestructuralcolumnandclickCreateAssemblyfromtheCreateribbonpanel.ThistimetheNewAssemblydialogshouldappearwiththegrayed-outtypenameExteriorColumn.Revithasdetectedthatthisassemblyisidenticaltothelastoneyoucreatedandinsteadhasinheritedthename(Figure14.10).ClickOKtocreatetheassembly.

Figure14.10NewAssemblydialog

5. Forthenextassembly,locatethemodeltextlabeledStep5.Again,selectthefourbrickwallsandthestructuralcolumnandclickCreateAssemblyfromtheCreateribbonpanel.Becausethestructuralcolumnisadifferentfamily,Revitcreatesanewassemblytype.ChangeTypeNametoExteriorColumn2.ClickOKtocreatetheassembly.

6. Forthenextassembly,locatethemodeltextlabeledStep6.Thisassemblywillbeidenticaltothelastoneyoucreated.Again,selectthefourbrickwallsandthestructuralcolumnandclickCreateAssemblyfromtheCreateribbonpanel.ThisassemblywillinherittheExteriorColumn2type.ClickOKtocreatetheassembly.

Forthenextportionoftheexercise,youwilledittwooftheexistingassemblies.

7. SelecttheassemblyExteriorColumn2neartheStep5textandclickEditAssemblyfromtheAssemblyribbonpanel.Youarenowineditmode(assemblyeditmodeissimilartogroupeditmode).SelectthestructuralcolumninstanceinsidethisassemblyandchangethetypefromW10X33toW10X49.

8. ClickFinishfromthefloatingEditAssemblypanel.Revitwillreportthattheeditsmatchanexistingassemblytype(Figure14.11).

Figure14.11Assemblymatchdialog

Thisisthemaindifferencebetweenanassemblyandagroup;insteadofpropagatingtheedityoumadetotheassemblytype,Revitinsteadcheckstoseeifthischangematchesanyexistingtype.Andifamatchisfound,itswitchestothattypeinstead.

9. ClickOKtoclosethedialog.TheassemblyinstancehasbeenautomaticallyswappedfromtheExteriorColumn2typetotheExteriorColumntype.

10. Forthelastmodification,youwilledittheExteriorColumnassemblyinstancenearthemodeltextStep2.SelectthisassemblyandclickEditAssemblyfromtheAssemblyribbonpanel.SelectanyoneofthebrickwallsandpresstheDeletekeytodeleteit.

11. ClickFinishfromtheEditAssemblyfloatingpanel.Revitwillcheckandconfirmthattheedityoujustmadedoesnotmatchanyexistingtypes,soanewtypeiscreated(Figure14.12).ClickOKtoclosethedialog.Revitalsoattemptstokeepthenamingconventionsimilar,soyounowhaveanewtypecalledExteriorColumn3.Openthedefault3Dviewtoseeallofthetypes.

Figure14.12NewAssemblyPropertiesandAssemblyTypes

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillutilizeafeaturespecifictoassemblies,theCreateViewsfunctionality.

Exercise14.5CreateAssemblyViewsTobegin,openthefilec14-ex-14.5start.rvt.

1. OpentheexercisefiletotheLevel1floorplanview.Therearesomegenericmasonrywallsandtwoelevatorfamilies.SelectallofthisgeometryandclickCreateAssemblyfromtheCreateribbonpanel.

2. IntheNewAssemblydialog,youcanleaveallofthesettingsastheyare,includingtheassignedtypename,SpecialtyEquipment001.ClickOKtocreatetheassembly.

3. IntheProjectBrowser,expandAssembliesandnoticethatyourassemblyisorganizedhere.Forthenextstep,youwillcreateassemblyviews.Assemblyviewsarespecifictoassemblies;theyareessentiallyasetofRevitviews,sheets,andschedulesthatareexclusivetothegeometryofaparticularassembly.Right-clickontheSpecialtyEquipment001assemblyfromthe

ProjectBrowser,andselectCreateAssemblyViews.

4. IntheCreateAssemblyViewsdialog,checktheoptionsoutlinedinFigure14.13,andchangetheSheetoptionfromNonetoE130×42Horizontal.ClickOKtocreatetheassemblyviews.

Figure14.13CreateAssemblyViewsdialog

5. TheassemblyviewsareorganizedunderthespecificassemblyforwhichtheywerecreatedintheProjectBrowser.Youcanclickthe+signtoexpandthelistandseeallassemblyviews.

6. Forthelaststepoftheexercise,youwillpopulatetheassemblysheetA101withsomeoftheassemblyviews.OpenSheetA101bydouble-clickingitintheProjectBrowser.

7. Right-clickSheetA101intheProjectBrowserandchooseAddView.First,selectSpecialtyEquipment001:3DView:3DOrtho.ClickAddViewToSheet.Theviewportwillbeplacedonthecursor.Simplymoveintopositionandleft-clicktoplacetheviewonthesheet.

8. Repeatstep7,butaddtheassemblyviewsPlanDetailandDetailSectionA.

Whenyou'refinished,youshouldhaveanicelyorganizedsheetpopulatedwithyourassemblyviews,similartoFigure14.14,dependingonhowyouorganizedthesheet.

Figure14.14Assemblyviewsonsheet

Youcan'taddasmanyobjectcategoriestoassembliesasyoucantogroups.Therearerestrictionsonsomeobjectcategories(theycannotbeaddedtotheassembly)suchasotherassembledobjects,annotation/detailitems,groups,imports,links,modellines,masses,rooms,images,curtainsystems,stackedwalls,andcurtainwalls.

RevitLinksRevitprojectfilescanbelinkedintooneanother.Thisisusefulnotonlytodividelargeprojectsorcampusbuildingsbutalsotorepeatgeometry.Forexample,yourprojectmayhaveidenticalwingsorbuildingsoncampus.TheRevitprojectcanbelinkedinandevenallowsforcopiesofthelinktobecreated

(allinstanceswillupdateifreloaded).Linksalsohaveproject-widecontrolsunderManageLinks.Hereyoucanreload,unload,orentirelyremovethelinkfromthehostproject.

Inthefollowingexercise,youwillcreatetwoRevitlinksfromexistinggeometrybyfirstcreatinggroupsandthenconvertingthegroupinstancestoalink.

Exercise14.6CreateRevitLinksTobegin,openthefilec14-ex-14.6start.rvt.

Alinkcanbecopied,mirrored,rotated,orfurthermodified.Therecanalsobemultipleinstancesofthesamelink.

ThemoststraightforwardmethodtoinsertaRevitlinkistousetheLinkRevittoolontheInserttab.ThisexercisewilltakeadifferentapproachbyinsteadusingexistinggeometryintheprojectandconvertingittotwoRevitlinks.

1. OpentheexercisefiletotheLevel1floorplanview.TakenoteoftheRVTLinkAandRVTLinkBlabeledareasofthefloorplan.

2. FirstselectallthewallsandtextaroundRVTLinkA,andclickCreateGroupfromtheCreateribbonpanel.IntheCreateModelGroupdialog,specifyRVTLinkAforthenameandclickOK.

3. Next,selectallthewallsandtextaroundRVTLinkB,andclickCreateGroupfromtheCreateribbonpanel.IntheCreateModelGroupdialog,specifyRVTLinkBforthenameandclickOK.

4. Atthispointyouhavecreatedtwogroups,butyouneedtoconvertthemtoRevitlinks.SelectthegroupRVTLinkAandclickLinkfromtheGroupribbonpanel.WhenpromptedbytheConvertToLinkdialog,choose

ReplaceWithANewProjectFile.BrowsetothelocationwhereyousavedtheChapter14exercisefilesandsavetheRevitlinkthere.

5. RepeatthesameprocessfortheRVTLinkB.Thenopenthedefault3DviewandnotethatyounowhavetwoRevitlinkscreatedandinsertedintoyourproject(Figure14.15).

Figure14.15GroupsconvertedtoRevitlinks

6. Next,let'spretendthereareidentical—butmirrored—buildingsontheothersideoftheexistingbuilding.SelectbothoftheRevitlinksandclicktheMirror-PickAxistoolfromtheModifypanelontheribbon.Clickonthereferenceplaneinthecenterofthebuilding(leftimageinFigure14.16)tomirrorandcopybothRevitlinks(rightimageinFigure14.16).

Figure14.16MirrorRevitlinks

7. Forthelaststep,youneedtoeditoneoftheRevitlinkstoaddsomegeometry,similartohowyoumighteditagrouptype.FromtheProjectBrowser,expandRevitlinks.Right-clickonRVTLinkA.rvtandchooseOpen(AndUnload).AnswerOKtotheUnloadLinkdialog.

8. Whenthelinkopens,addsomeinteriorwalls,andthensaveandclosethemodel.Thiswilltakeyoubacktothec10-ex-14.6start.rvtmodel.

9. WhenyouopenaRevitlinkforediting,thelinkisunloaded.Toreloadthelink,andthechangesyoujustmadetoallinstances,right-clickonRVTLinkA.rvtagainfromtheProjectBrowser.Thistime,chooseReload.

Alinkcanbeboundintotheproject(whichwillplaceallgeometryintoanewgroup).SimplyselectthelinkinstanceandchooseBindLinkontheribbon.

10. NoticethatalllinkinstancesarevisibleagainandhaveupdatedtoreflectanychangesyoumadewhileeditingtheRevitlink.

UtilizeTipsandShortcutsBeforeweconcludethisfinalchapter,let'sreviewsomeadditionalquicktipsandshortcutstoutilizeinyourRevitprojectwork:

CloseyourviewsClosewindowsyou'renotusingtohelpminimizethedrainonyourresources.It'seasytolosetrackofhowmanyviewsareopen,evenifyou'reconcentratingononlyafewviews—andthemoreyouopen,themoreinformationyouwillloadintoactiveRAM.Ifyourmainviewismaximized,

youcanusetheCloseHiddenWindowstooltocloseallthewindowsbutyouractiveone;ontheViewtab,clicktheCloseHiddenWindowsbutton(it'salsoconvenientlylocatedintheQuickAccesstoolbar).YoucanalsoassignthiscommandtoakeyboardshortcutsuchasXX.

UsethePurgeUnusedtoolYouwon'tuseeveryfamilyandeverygroupyoucreateinyourmodel.ThePurgeUnusedtoolletsyougetridofthoseunusedelementstohelpkeepyourfilesizesatareasonablelevel.ThistoocanbefoundontheManagetabontheSettingspanel.Ifafileisverylarge,thetoolcantakeseveralminutestorun,buteventuallyyou'llbepresentedwithalist(Figure14.17)ofalltheunusedelementsinyourfile.

Figure14.17PurgeUnuseddialog

UseRevealConstraintsmodeevealConstraintsisanewtemporaryview

modethatfirstappearedinthe2015R2release.RevealConstraintsisaneasywaytoseeallexplicitdimensionconstraintsinaspecificview(suchaselementsthatwerealignedandlockedordimensionsthatwerelocked).AnothernicefeatureisthatyoucanselecttheredconstraintobjectandRevitwillshowtheconstrainedobjectsasselected(Figure14.18).

Figure14.18RevealConstraints

UsetheSelectionBoxtoolNewforthe2016releaseistheSelectionBoxtool.Thisisaneasywaytoisolateselectedelementsinthecurrentviewandswitchovertoa3Dviewwithonlytheseelementsvisible(italsoworksina3Dviewtoisolateelements).Thetoolenablesthe3Dviewsectionbox,whichwillbesettoreflecttheselectedobjectsonly(Figure14.19).

Figure14.19Selectionbox

FilteryourselectionYoucanfilterselectionbehaviorbycustomizinganycombinationoflinks,underlayelements,pinnedelements,theabilitytoselectelementsbyface,andtheabilitytodragelementsonselection.Forexample,onalargeproject,youmaywanttodisablelinkselectiontopreventaccidentalselectionoflinkedmodels.Theseoptionscanbetoggled

ontheflyandareavailableinseverallocations,suchasundertheModifyarrowandonthelower-rightcornerofthestatusbar(Figure14.20).

Figure14.20Selectionfilters

Customizeyourdouble-clickbehaviorIfyounavigatetoApplication⇨Options⇨UserInterface⇨Double-ClickOptions,youcancustomizetheactionfortheelementtypes(Figure14.21).Theavailableactionswillvarybasedontheelementtype;however,eachtypehasaDoNothingoption.Forexample,ifyoufindyourselfaccidentallydouble-clickingtoeditfamilies,youcanchangethedefaultbehavior.

Figure14.21Double-clicksettings

MakeelevatorsvisibleinyourplansSupposeyouwanttocreateashaftthatwillpenetrateallthefloorsofyourbuildingandputanelevatorinitthatwillshowinallyourplans.Todothis,youcoulduseanelevatorfamilyand

cutaseriesofholesinthefloorsbyeditingfloorprofiles,butsometimesthoseholesstopaligningontheirownrecognizance.Fortunately,youcandoboththingsatonceusingtheShafttoolontheOpeningpaneloftheArchitecturetab.Here,notonlycanyoucutaverticalholethroughmultiplefloorsasasingleobject,youcanalsoinsert2Dlinework(usingtheSymbolicLinetoolwheneditingtheshaftopeningsketch)torepresenttheelevatorinplanview(Figure14.22).Everytimetheshaftiscut,you'recertaintoseetheelevatorlinework.

Figure14.22Addingelevatorstoashaft

OrienttoviewCreatingperspectiveviewsofisolateddesignelementscanbequickandeasyinplanvieworinsectionview,butlet'ssayyouwanttoseethatsameelementin3Dtobeabletoworkoutthedetails.

a. Createacalloutorsectioncutisolatingtheareainquestion.Ifyou'reusingasection,makesuretosetyourviewdepthtosomethingpractical.

b. Openthedefault3Dvieworanyother3Dorthographicviewoftheproject.

c. Right-clicktheViewCube,selectOrientToView,andselectthecalloutorsectionfromthecontextmenu.

d. Your3Dviewlooksidenticaltoyoursectionorplanregion,butbyrotatingtheview,youcanseethatportionin3D.

CustomizeyourshortcutsToedityourkeyboardshortcuts,chooseApplication⇨Options.ChoosetheUserInterfacetab,andthenclickthe

KeyboardShortcutsCustomizebutton.YoucanalsoaccessthiscommandontheViewtabintheribbonundertheUserInterfaceflyoutbutton.TheKeyboardShortcutsdialogbox(Figure14.23)allowsyoutoeditthoseshortcuts.Considermakingcommonshortcutsthesameletter.OnegoodexampleforthisistheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialogbox,wherebothVVandVGaresetbydefaultasshortcuts(VVcanbeusedforquickeraccess).

Figure14.23Editingyourkeyboardshortcuts

Copya3DviewbetweenprojectsSupposeyoumadetheperfect3Dviewinyourlastproject,andyoucan'tfigureouthowtogetitintoyourcurrentproject.Fortunately,there'sawaytocopyviewsfromoneprojecttoanother.OpenbothfilesinthesameinstanceofRevitArchitecture,andthendothefollowing:

a. Inyourperfectview,right-clickthe3DviewintheProjectBrowser,andchooseShowCamerafromthecontextmenu.

b. PressCtrl+Ctocopytheselectedcamera.

c. Inyournewmodel,pressCtrl+Vandclickintheviewtopastethecamera.Theviewandallitssettingsarenowthere(alternatively,youcanusetheModify⇨PasteAlignedToCurrentViewtopastetheview).

DisallowjoiningforwallsBydefault,RevitArchitecturewilljoinwallsthatintersect;however,youwilleventuallyrunintoaconditionwhereyouneedtooverridethisbehavior.FirstselectawallandhoverovertheDragWallEndgrip.Thenright-clickandchooseDisallowJoin.Thiswillunjointhewallandgiveyouadditionalcontroltodragthewallendwithoutitautomaticallyjumpingandjoiningtotheintersectingwall.

JoingeometryonparallelwallsIfyouhavetwoparallelwallsandthereisanopeninghostedononewall(suchasadoororwindow),youmaywanttoautomaticallycutanopeningthroughthesecondwallaswell.Ifthewallsarecloseenough,witharound1′-0″(300mm)betweenthem,youcanusetheJoinGeometrytoolbetweenthetwowalls.Afterthat,anopeningwillbecutintheotherparallelwallanditwillmovewiththeoriginalfamily(Figure14.24).

Figure14.24Joingeometry

Preventroomnumbersfromshiftingoncut/pasteBydefault,whenyoucutandpasteroomsinaproject,theroomnumberswillshifttothenextavailablenumbers.Thereisatricktomaintaintheroomnumberswhencuttingandpasting.SelecttheroomsyouwillbecuttingtotheClipboardandcreateagroup.Oncetheroomsareinagroup,theycanbecutandpastedwithoutchangingtheroomnumbers.Thentheycanbeungrouped,andthegroupcanbedeletedfromtheProjectBrowser.

CopyobjectsfromaRevitlinkNeedtocopyanobjectfromaRevitlinkandpasteitintothehostproject?Noproblem;simplyhoverovertheobjectinthelinkyouwanttocopyandpresstheTabkeyuntiltheobjectishighlighted.Thenclicktoselecttheobjectandusethestandardcopyandpastecommands.Theelementwillbecopiedfromthelinkandpasteddirectlyintothehostproject,whereitcanbedirectlymanipulated(Figure

14.25).

Figure14.25Copyingfromalink

ShowannotationfromaRevitlinkSomeannotationobjectscanbedisplayedfromaRevitlink.Ifthelinkcontainsannotation(suchasroomtags,dimensions,andsoon)andyouwanttodisplayitinthehostproject,settheVisibility/GraphicOverridespropertiesfortheRevitlinktoByLinkedVieworCustom.YoucanfurthercustomizewhichviewisdisplayedbyadjustingtheLinkedViewnameontheBasicstab.

NowYouKnowThischaptertackledthefourprimarymethodsforrepetitioninRevitArchitecture(componentfamilies,groups,assemblies,andRevitlinks).Everyprojectyouworkonwillutilizeatleastsomeoftheserepetitionmethods.Roundingoutthechapteraresometipsandshortcutstotakeadvantageofalongtheway.

Appendix

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Tohelpyoufocusyourstudiesontheskillsyou'llneedfortheseexams,thefollowingtablesshowobjectivesthatcouldpotentiallyappearonanexamandthechaptersinwhichyoucanfindinformationonthem.

TableA.1isfortheAutodeskRevit2016CertifiedUserExamandliststhetopic,examobjectives,andchapterwheretheinformationisfound.TableA.2isfortheAutodeskRevit2016CertifiedProfessionalExam.ThisbookwillgiveyouafoundationforthebasicobjectivescoveredontheCertifiedUserexam,butyouwillneedfurtherstudyandhands-onpracticetocompleteandpasstheCertifiedProfessionalexam.

TableA.1CertifiedUserexamtopicsandobjectives

Topic LearningObjective ChapterUserInterface:Definitions

Identifyprimarypartsoftheuserinterface(UI):ribbontabs,Applicationmenu,InfoCenter,statusbar,ViewControlbar,ProjectBrowser,context/right-clickmenus,ViewCube,Navigationbar.

Chapter1

UserInterface:UINavigation/Interaction

Namethekeyfeaturesoftheribbon.Definehowasplitbuttonworks.

Notcovered

Navigation/Interaction Definehowasplitbuttonworks.Demonstratethethreewaystheribboncanbedisplayed:FullRibbon,MinToPanelTiles,MinToTabs.Demonstratehowtodetachapanelandmoveitonthescreen.DescribethehierarchyintheProjectBrowserforanewproject.

Chapter1

Definewhat“context”meanswhenright-clickinginthedrawingwindow.

Chapter1

NamethetoolsfoundontheApplicationmenu(Save,Export,Print).

Chapter12

DemonstratehowtoadditemstotheQuickAccesstoolbar.

Notcovered

DescribewhytheOptionsBarchanges.

Chapter1

Describethefunctionofthestatusbar.

Chapter1

DescribewhatpressingtheEsckeydoes.

Chapter1

UserInterface:DrawingWindow

Describewhatdouble-clickinganelevationviewmarkerdoes.

Notcovered

Demonstratehowtoturnon/offthe3Dindicator.

Notcovered

Demonstratehowtochangetheviewscale.

Chapter1

UserInterface:NavigationControl

DescribethefunctionalityoftheViewCube.

Chapter1

DescribewhattheViewCubehomeicondoes.

Chapter1

UserInterface:Zoom DescribehowtozoomusingtheNavigationbar.

Chapter1

Describethequickestwaytozoominorout.

Chapter1

Describethequickestwaytopan. Chapter1FileManagement:Definitions

DefinetheacronymBIMandwhyitisimportanttoRevitusers.

Introduction

Defineatemplatefile. NotcoveredFileManagement:ProjectFiles

Identifythefilenameextensionofaprojectfile(.rvt).

Chapter1

Identifythefilenameextensionofatemplatefile(.rte).Createatemplatefileforlaterprojectuse.

Notcovered

IdentifythefilenameextensionofaRevitfamilyfile(.rfa).

Chapter5

FileManagement:OpenExistingRevitProject

LocatetheRecentFileswindow. Notcovered

DemonstratehowtoopenaRevitfilethroughProjects⇨OpenandthroughApplicationmenu⇨OpenDocumentsicon.

Chapter1

FileManagement:CreateNewRevitProject

DemonstratehowtocreateanewRevitprojectfolderandfilethroughApplicationmenu⇨New⇨Project.

Chapter1

Changetoametricdrawing. NotcoveredAddprojectinformationtoanewdrawingset.

Notcovered

Changesystemsettingstocreateanewdimensionstyle.Changearrowstoarchitecturaltick(obliques).

Chapter11

Views:ViewControlandProperties

NavigateandchangeviewsusingtheViewControlBar.

Chapter2

Understandtheviewrangeofplanviewsandbeabletochangeit.

Notcovered

Understandthepurposeofviewtemplates.

Notcovered

ChangeobjectvisibilityusingTemporaryHide/Isolate,Hide

Chapter9

TemporaryHide/Isolate,HideCategory,andHideElement.

Views:ViewTypes Createsectionviews,includingsegmentedones.

Chapter9

Modify,crop,andplaceelevationviewsonasheet.

Chapter12

Createandnavigate3Dviews. Chapter2Createcalloutsfordetails. Chapter11Createandannotateadraftingview. Chapter11Usethesectionboxtocreateacutaway3Dview.

Notcovered

Views:Cameras Createacameraview,andmodifyitsorientation.

Notcovered

Createandeditawalk-through. NotcoveredLevels:Definitions Describealevel.Describeausefora

non-storylevel.Chapter1

Understandhowlevelsinteractwithintersectingviews.

Chapter1

Createnewlevels. Chapter1Understandlevelpropertiesandcharacteristics.

Chapter1

Walls:Architecturetab⇨Wall

Describehowtoplacewalls. Chapter2

Walls:OptionsBar Listoptionsavailablewhenplacingandmodifyingwalls:Height,LocationLine,Chain,Offset,Radius.

Chapter2

Walls:Openings Createafloor-to-ceilingopeninginagivenwall.

Chapter2

Walls:Join Demonstrateajoinoncrossingwallelements.

Chapter2

Walls:Materials Createanewwalltype,andaddgivenmaterials.

Chapters2,9

Doors:Architecturetab⇨Door

Describehowtoplacedoors. Chapter2

Doors:OptionsBar Describedooroptions:Vertical/Horizontal,TagOnPlacement,Leader,LeaderAttachmentDistance.

Chapters2,5

Doors:ModelinPlace Editexistingdoors.UseAligntopositionadoor.

Chapters2,5

Windows:Architecturetab⇨Window

Describehowtoplacewindows. Chapter2

Windows:OptionsBar

Describewindowoptions:Vertical/Horizontal,TagOnPlacement,Leader,LeaderAttachmentDistance.

Chapters2,5

Windows:ModelinPlace

Editexistingwindows. Chapter6

Component:OptionsBar

Listoptionsavailablewhenplacingacomponent.

Chapter5

Component:ComponentHost

Describehowtomoveacomponenttoadifferenthost.

Chapter5

Component:Families Navigatetofindcomponentfamiliesandloadthem.

Chapter5

Editafamilyfileandsave. Chapter6ColumnsandGrids:Definitions

Identifytheusesofagrid. Chapter1

ColumnsandGrids:ArchitectureTab⇨Grid

Createanequallyspacedgridpattern. Notcovered

ColumnsandGrids:GridProperties

Listtheoptionsavailablewhenplacingandmodifyinggrids.

Notcovered

ColumnsandGrids:ArchitectureTab⇨Column

Placecolumnsonagrid. Notcovered

ColumnsandGrids:ColumnProperties

Listtheoptionsavailablewhenplacingandmodifyingcolumns.

Notcovered

ColumnsandGrids: Listthetoolsyoucanusetomodify Notcovered

ColumnsandGrids:Modify

Listthetoolsyoucanusetomodifycolumnsandgrids.

Notcovered

StairsandRailings:StairTypesandProperties

Setthestairtype. Chapter4

Changethestairtreaddepth. Chapter4StairsandRailings:StairPlacementOptions

Addastair. Chapter4

StairsandRailings:RailingTypesandProperties

Settherailingtorectangular. Chapter4

Settherailingproperties. Chapter4StairsandRailings:RailingPlacementOptions

Addarailing. Chapter4

RoofsandFloors:RoofTypesandProperties

Createaroof. Chapter3

Modifytheroofproperties. Chapter3RoofsandFloors:RoofElements

Createafascia,asoffit,andagutter. Notcovered

RoofsandFloors:FloorTypesandProperties

Setthefloortype(slopedandtapered).Createafloor.

Chapter3

Sketching:Geometry Sketchgeometryandprofilesusingallsketchingtools:lines,arcs,polygons,rectangles.

Chapter1

Sketching:Fillet,Trim

Filletobjects. Notcovered

Trimobjects. Chapter1Sketching:Snaps Describethebenefitsofusingsnaps. Notcovered

Listtheshortcutstotoggleasnaponandoff.

Notcovered

Annotations:Text Addmodeltexttoafloorplan. Notcovered

Annotations:Text Addmodeltexttoafloorplan. NotcoveredAnnotations:Dimensions

Addadimensiontoagivenfloorplan.Createawallsection.

Chapters11,12

Addaspotslopetoaroofonagivenplan.

Notcovered

Annotations:Tags Addtags. Chapter11Taguntaggedelementsinagivenfloorplan.

Chapter8

Schedules:ScheduleTypes

Createadoorschedule. Notcovered(Whilethereisnospecificcoverageofadoorschedule,creatingschedulesiscoveredinChapter12.)

Createawindowschedule. Chapter12Createaroomschedule. Chapters8,12

Schedules:Legends Createalegend. Chapter11Schedules:Keynotes Addkeynotes. Chapter12ConstructionDocumentSets:SheetSetup

Createatitlesheetwithasheetlist. Chapter12

ConstructionDocumentSets:Printing

Createview/sheetsetsforprinting. Chapter12

Printinscale.Printwithpercentage. Chapter12ConstructionDocumentSets:Rendering

Render. Chapter9

Placegenericlights. Notcovered

Setthesolarangle.Chapter9

TableA.2CertifiedProfessionalexamtopicsandobjectives

Topic LearningObjective ChapterCollaboration Copyandmonitorelementsinalinkedfile. Not

coveredUseworksharing. Chapter

10ImportDWGandimagefiles. Chapters

7,13Documentation Createandmodifyfilledregions. Chapter

11Placedetailcomponentsandrepeatingdetails. Chapter

11Tagelements(doors,windows,etc.)bycategory. Chapter

11Usedimensionstrings. Chapters

1,11Setthecolorsusedinacolorschemelegend. Chapter8Workwithphases. Not

coveredElements Changeelementswithinacurtainwall:grids,

panels,mullions.Chapter2

Createcompoundwalls. Chapter2Createastackedwall. Chapter2Differentiatesystemandcomponentfamilies. Chapter5

Families Workwithfamilyparameters. Chapter6Createanewfamilytype. Chapter6Modifyanelement'stypeparameters. Chapter2UseRevitfamilytemplates. Chapter5Usefamilycreationprocedures. Chapter6

Modeling AssessorreviewwarningsinRevit. Chapter13

Createabuildingpad. Chapter13

Definefloorsforamass.

Definefloorsforamass. Chapter7Createastairwithalanding. Chapter4Createelementssuchasfloors,ceilings,androofs. Chapter3Generateatoposurface. Chapter

13Modelrailings. Chapter4Editamodelelement'smaterial. Chapter9Changeagenericfloor/ceiling/rooftoaspecifictype.

Chapter3

Attachwallstoarooforceiling. Chapter3Views Defineelementpropertiesinaschedule. Chapter

12Controlvisibility. Chapters

1,9Uselevels. Chapter1Createaduplicateviewforaplan,section,elevation,draftingview,etc.

Chapter9

Createandmanagelegends. Notcovered

Managetheviewpositiononsheets. Chapter12

Organizeandsortitemsinaschedule. Chapter12

TheseAutodeskexamobjectiveswereaccurateatpresstime;pleaserefertowww.autodesk.com/certificationforthemostcurrentexamroadmapandobjectives.

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