Topics CoveredConceptual Massing _ Create Form _ X Ray _ Direct Manipulation _ Scale _ Add Profile _ Void _ Project file _ 2D Array _ Levels _ Mass Floors _ Building Floors

Revit - Conceptual Mass

STEP 1: open Revit _ from the home screen under Families click on New Conceptual Mass _ open the Mass template file

STEP 2: type LL to create a new level _ enter 100’ _ create 2 more levels at 100’ spacing _ press esc twice

STEP 3: from the project browser go to Level 1 _ from the ribbon under the draw panel click on Partial Ellipse _ make it 100’ tall X 20’ wide

STEP 4: continue drawing the shape shown in image 4 _ center the shape over the grid lines

Save the Revit file in your Class-07 / Revit / Mass folder as your initials_class-07

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Topics CoveredConceptual Massing _ Create Form _ X Ray _ Direct Manipulation _ Scale _ Add Profile _ Void _ Project file _ 2D Array _ Levels _ Mass Floors _ Building Floors

STEP 5: select the shape _ from the ribbon under the Clipboard panel click on Copy Clipboard _ Click on the small down arrow for Paste Aligned _ click on Select Levels _ select levels 2, 3, & 4 _ click OK

STEP 6: go to the 3D View _ rotate the Level 2 shape counter clockwise 45° _ rotate the Level 3 shape 90° _ rotate the Level 3 shape 135°

STEP 7: select all four shapes _ from the ribbon click on the Create Form button

STEP 8: select the entire Form Element _ from the ribbon click on X-Ray _ select the base Profile

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Topics CoveredConceptual Massing _ Create Form _ X Ray _ Direct Manipulation _ Scale _ Add Profile _ Void _ Project file _ 2D Array _ Levels _ Mass Floors _ Building Floors

STEP 9: from the ribbon click on Scale _ from the options bar click on Numerical _ set the Scale: = 1.5 (Revit is now looking for a base point) _ snap to the center Point of the base profile

STEP 10: select the top Profile

STEP 11: go to the East Elevation _ from the ribbon click on Move _ move the profile up 200’

Add Profile

STEP 12: create a new level at 420’ _ from the ribbon click on the Add Profile button _ add a new profile between levels 4 & 5

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STEP 13: go to the 3D View _ rotate the New shape counter clockwise 45°

STEP 14: scale the profile .9 (to make the tower more slender) _ snap to the center Point of the profile

STEP 15: go to the East Elevation _ type WF to change the view to Wireframe _ from the ribbon under the draw panel click on Start-End-Radius Arc _ draw a similar arc as shown in image 15

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STEP 16: using the line tool close the shape as shown in image 16

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Topics CoveredConceptual Massing _ Create Form _ X Ray _ Direct Manipulation _ Scale _ Add Profile _ Void _ Project file _ 2D Array _ Levels _ Mass Floors _ Building Floors

STEP 17: go to the 3D View _ with the shape se-lected click on the Create Form _ select the front face of the form

STEP 18: drag the red arrow so the form covers the entire top of the tower

STEP 19: select the entire form _ from the ribbon click on Convert To Void _ press esc

STEP 20: save the Mass file _ open a New Project File _ click OK in the template pop-up

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STEP 21: Ctrl + tab back over to the Mass file _ from the ribbon click on Load into Project _ click Close in the pop-up window to enable Show Mass

STEP 22: from the ribbon click on Place on Work Plane _ click in the drawing canvas to place the Mass _ press esc twice to exit the place mass command

STEP 23: go to the East Elevation _ select Level 2 _ from the ribbon click on Array (AR) _ from the options bar un-check Group & Associate set the array count number = 49

STEP 24: click on a blank area of the drawing canvas _ move your mouse up Vertical _ type 10’ _ enter

Save the Revit file in your Class-07 / Revit / Project folder as your initials_class-07

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Topics CoveredConceptual Massing _ Create Form _ X Ray _ Direct Manipulation _ Scale _ Add Profile _ Void _ Project file _ 2D Array _ Levels _ Mass Floors _ Building Floors

STEP 25: go to the 3D View _ select the Mass _ from the ribbon click on Mass Floors _ select all the levels _ Check them on _ click OK

STEP 26: from the ribbon under the Home tab click on the small down arrow for Floor _ select Floor by Face _ close any error messages _ press esc

STEP 27: using a selection window select all the floors _ from the ribbon click on Create Floor

STEP 28: type shortcut SD (shaded view) _ turn on the shadows

Class Assignment 07:Create plan, elevation, & 3D view jpegs of the Tower from Revit _ Assemble them into one 800 pixels wide X 600 pixels high jpeg with labels _ upload the jpeg to your webpage

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