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Lesson Plan – Revit Intro Lesson Overview This lesson explains the main components of Autodesk Revit software. software. It begins begins with illustrations of model objects, mass objects, dimensions and the ribbon interface. There are exercises that demonstrate how to work with the properties of views and model objects, and how to create your own building elements. Software Software
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&eginner
Datasets:
Imperial included
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'onceptual (esign by )ketching &uilding *lements
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'onceptual (esign with +ass +odels
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Annotations and (imensions (imensions
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(isplay and avigation
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-orking with iews and /bjects
Learning Obectives After completing completing this lesson you will be able to to •
avigate the user interface iew window, 0roject &rowser, ribbon tools, /ptions &ar.
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0lace, locate, and modify model elements
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1se dimensions to control model elements
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0lace and modify mass elements
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'reate building elements from mass elements
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/pen different views
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'hange view displays
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'hange view properties
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Adjust Advanced Advanced +odel 2raphics 2raphics
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Access, load, and place place a family from a library
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'hange type properties of a family
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'reate an in3place family
!"ercise Inde" *xercise #$
(isplay and 4ide Ribbon Tabs
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Concept$al Design b% S&etc'ing ($ilding !lements Abo$t t'is lesson After completing completing this lesson, you you will be able to (raw walls in a building project (escribe the tools for placing building elements 'onstrain placement of objects • • •
)e% Terms align e to use in constraining the sketch.
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Concept$al Design b% S&etc'ing ($ilding !lements Abo$t t'is lesson After completing completing this lesson, you you will be able to (raw walls in a building project (escribe the tools for placing building elements 'onstrain placement of objects • • •
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(istances can be adjusted at any time.
'onstraints that preserve relationships can be applied.
/ther building elements such as doors, windows, floors, stairs, roofs, furniture, and e coordinate system, but can be located precisely in vertical or hori?ontal space by assigning coordinates. The following illustrations show how a projectDs main level is assigned a real3world elevation, and how other levels change display accordingly.
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)pot elevations and spot coordinates =for plans> are also available.
This lesson provided an overview of systems for annotations and dimensions.
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Displa% and 7avigation Abo$t T'is Lesson After completing this lesson, you will be able Identify the elements of the Revit Architecture screen display. avigate views by using the 0roject &rowser. 1se 0roperties and iew 'ontrols to adjust the display /pen tabs on the ribbon -ork with tool buttons, the Type )elector, and /ptions &ar /pen and use ribbon tabs -ork with context tabs and the /ptions &ar • • • • • • •
!"ercises iew 'ontrols -ork with 8amilies 'reate 'ustom 8amilies • • •
)e% Terms context tabs options bar tabs
elevations properties palette type selector
floor plan ribbon view control bar
7avigating t'e Ribbon Interface This exercise illustrates how you locate and select tools to create your building design. T'e Ribbon The special area of the user interface to access tools in Revit Architecture is the ribbon. The ribbon sits above the drawing window. Its position is fixed. @ou activate tabs on the ribbon to access the commands within them. )ome commands will not be active =that is, they are greyed out and unresponsive> in certain conditions. Tools specific to elevation views will not be active in plan views, for instance.
Ribbon Tabs The ribbon consists of the following nine tabs
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Architecture )tructure )ystems Insert Annotate Analy?e +assing and )ite 'ollaboration iew +anage Add3ins +odify
The Architecture tab includes common building components such as walls, windows, doors, beams, and rooms.
The Structure tab has tools to place beams and beam systems, structural walls, columns, slabs, trusses, braces, and foundations.
The Systems tab has tools to place 4A', 0lumbing, and *lectrical e or settings =such as text or dimensions>. rou"s are user3created collections of content =such as a room full of furniture> treated as one object for convenience in handling.
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Architecture.rvt template
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The 0roject &rowser can be resi?ed or undocked. To toggle the 0roject &rowser onFoff, click the 1ser Interface button located on the iew tab, - indows panel on the ribbon. A check mark indicates it is visible.
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T'e Stat$s (ar
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&elow the 0roject &rowser is the status bar. This works with the tooltips that appear u nder the cursor when you pass the cursor over items or select things.
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The status bar displays hints and instructions as you work. The status bar also holds controls for -orksets and (esign /ptions when these have been activated in a project, and a selection filter counter at the far right end.
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8iew Control (ar
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iew scale, detail level, visual style, sun path onFoff, shadows onFoff, rendering =in 6( views>, crop view, showFhide crop region, unlock F locked 6( iew, temporary hideFisolate, reveal hidden elements, temporary view template, and analytical model visibility.
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Icons for these tools are found on the iew 'ontrol &ar at the lower left of the view window above the status bar.
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View scale determines the amount of space the view takes when placed on a plotting sheet. To change the scale of a view, place the cursor over the iew )cale readout on the iew 'ontrol bar and click. )elect the desired view scale from the list.
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.e%el o# detail determines the display of cut objects in plan views. The interior structure of a wall will show at +edium and 8ine, but not at 'oarse. The (etail 9evel control is to the right of the iew )cale control on the iew 'ontrol bar.
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The following image shows walls of a complex type displayed at 'oarse and +edium detail
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The Visual Style control is to the right of the (etail 9evel control.
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It enables you to switch between -ireframe 4idden 9ine =default mode> )haded 'onsistent 'olors Realistic Ray Trace
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The Sun "ath onFoff turns on the display of the sun path for display purposes. @ou use the )un )ettings dialog box to specify sun angle, which can be according to the view, or by global location, date and time.
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The Shadow control turns on the display of shadows for display purposes. @ou can also open the 2raphic (isplay /ptions dialog box to control the sun settings, sun and shadow intensity, and line styles applied to edges in section or elevation views.
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The ender control is active in 6( views. It enables you to create renderings with sunlight, shadows, and materials applied to model surfaces.
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The Cro" controls enable you to show and activate an adjustable cropping border to a view.
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Cro" region hidden and inacti%e
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Cro" region selected2 controls a%ailable
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The em"orary /ide3Isolate control allows control over the display of objects or categories of objects per view.
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/nce elements have been hidden, the view window displays a colored border. )electing the control again enables you to remove the temporary condition or make it permanent.
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@ou can also hide and change the display of elements that you have selected with right3click menu options.
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The e%eal /idden $lements control shows items that have been hidden in a view, enabling you to select them.
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These controls, along with other display settings, are a vailable in the 0roperties palette for the active view. iew 0roperties displays when nothing is selected in the view window.
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All views are listed in the 0roject &rowser. To activate or open a view, expand its view category if necessary and double3click the view name. @ou can right3click a view name in the 0roject &rowser to open or close it. The properties of the selected view will display on the 0roperties palette.
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T'e Ribbon
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The ribbon holds tabs o rgani?ed by task. ine tabs are available 4ome, Insert, Annotate, )tructure, +assing )ite, 'ollaborate, iew, +anage and +odify.
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*ach ribbon tab contains panels of grouped buttons. @ou can switch from tab to tab to select the appropriate tool.
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'ertain ribbon tools are split and hold options on a drop3down list.
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'ertain ribbon tools found in panel titles will open settings dialog boxes.
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Conte"t Tabs9 Options (ar9 Properties Palette9 T%pe Selector
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-hen you start a tool by clicking a button, a context tab opens on the ribbon. This tab combines tools from the +odify tab with tools specific for the work you ha ve started. The +odify;0lace -all tab is shown in the following image.
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If you select items in the view window, a context tab which combines the +odify tab with tools for working with the object=s> opens.
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-hen a context tab is active, the /ptions &ar may display below it, showing options that you can select while you are working.
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-hen you select an item or start a placement tool, the 0roperties palette enables you to ad just properties of the object you are placing or modifying.
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The y"e Selector on on the 0roperties palette enables you to choose between types of elements.
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The avigation &ar on the right of the view window holds controls for ?ooming in the view.
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@ou can also reach ?oom controls on the right3click menu.
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In 6( views, the avigation &ar ha s controls for )teering -heels, which are navigation tools tied to the cursor.
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There is a iew'ube control in 6( views that enables you to orient the view.
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?or&ing wit' 8iews and Obects "H" "H6 +1Abo$t T'is Lesson "H% "HH After completing this lesson, you will be able to 1se iew 'ontrols and 2raphic (isplay options 9oad and place component families +odify a standard family to create a new family type 'reate a new in3place family "H7 +14 ?or& wit' 8iews and Obects "HJ "7# This lesson explores Revit views and model objects. In the exercises, you 'hange the display in Revit by opening different views. Revit provides floor plan, ceiling plan, and "7$ elevation views by default. @ou can create sections, drafting views, schedules, and 6( views using "7" the iew menu. iews can be added to your drawing sheets 'ontrol how things appear on your screen using iew 0roperties. avigate around your screen =Noom, 0an, and so on> using your cursor combined with the selected "76iew tool. -ork with Revit families. Revit uses the term family to denote a collection of controls and "75 parameters. )ystem families include levels, building elements =walls, floors>, operating settings, "7% annotations, lines, display controls, templates, and views. 'omponent families include model "7H objects =furniture, mechanical e, either predefined or user3created. "77 +34 !"ercises iew 'ontrols -ork with 8amilies 'reate 'ustom 8amilies "7J +46 "$ "5 "7 "J#
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!"ercise: 8iew Controls
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A building model, even a small one, is an extensive database. There is no way to see everything in it. iews are filters through which you can see representations of the database elements in graphic or table form. iew controls enable you to adjust the display of individual views to see and represent the model as you desire.
6"H The display changes. 8our elevation markers 6"7 are visible. 6" ,< 1se your keyboard to enter 88. This is a 6"J shortcut to open the iew 2raphicsFisibility 66# dialog box. 8@ also opens the dialog box. 66$ The dialog box opens with the +odel 66" 'ategories on top. 666 665
6#J 6#J 6#J 6#J 6#J 6$# 6$$ 6$" 6$6 6$5 The completed exercise 6$% ,#1 8isibilit% 6$7 #< /pen file 6$ RevitIntro=!"ercise6,>rvt 6$J 6"# 8irst, you practice with Noom and (etail 9evel 6"$controls in a plan view. 6"" +< The file opens to 8loor 0lan view 9evel $. Right3 click in the view window. 'lick Noom to 8it. 6"6
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'lick the Annotation 'ategories tab. 'lear the check mark next to *levations. 'lick /L.
667 66 66J The elevation markers disappear from the view. 65# Right3click. 'lick Noom to 8it.
65$ -< Right3click. 'lick Noom In Region. 65"
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6H$ @ou will change visibility of elements in another 6H" plan view. 6H6 1< In the 0roject &rowser, select 6H5 'eiling 0lan 9evel $. Right3click. 'lick /pen. 6H%
656 655 65%'lick and drag the cursor as shown. The display 65His enlarged to show the area you defined. 657
65 65J 6%# @ou can also use the scroll wheel on a mouse to 6%$?oom in and out. 6%" 0< /n the iew 'ontrol &ar, click (etail 9evel. 6%6)elect (etail 9evel +edium. 6%5
6%% 6%H 6%7 The interior walls will now display lines to 6%differentiate studs and drywall.
6HH 6H7 Noom to 8it. 6H 3< )elect the roof outline. 4old down the 'TR9 6HJ key and window3select an elevation marker. 67# There are two parts to an elevation, so be sure 67$ to select them both. •
67" 4< *nter 8;. This is a shortcut to turn off visibility 676 for the categories of selected objects. It is 675 the same as the multistep procedure you 67% performed in step 6. 67H 677 There is also a 4ide 'ategory button on the 67 iew 2raphics panel of the +odify ; +ulti3 67J )elect tab. 6#
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66 65 6%ote that in Reflected 'eiling plans, doors and 6Hwindows are not shown. 67 ,44 8iew Properties 6J 5< /pen the 9evel " 8loor 0lan view. This view is 6J#not particularly useful in its current setup. @ou 6J$simplify it into a Roof 0lan. 6J" 6J6 Turn off visibility of the elevations, as before. 6J5'lick Noom to 8it. 6J%
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5#% 5#H The 1nderlay enables you to display floors 5#7 other than the current one for purposes of 5# checking alignment. 5#J ##< )croll to the *xtents subsection of the palette. 5$# ext to iew Range, click *dit.
6JH 6J7 6J The 0roperties palette to the left of the iew 6JJ -indow displays iew 0roperties. 5## #6< /n the 0roperties palette, change the 1nderlay 5#$value to one. 5#"
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5"% 5"H -+3 @rap'ic Displa% Options 5" #,< /pen *levation view )outh. Noom in to make 5"J the house fill the screen. 56# 5$% 'lick /L twice to exit the d ialog box. 5$H 5$7 All model views in Revit are 6(. The iew Range governs which physical elevations are used for the top and bottom of plan views, and where the cut plane sits. &y setting the cut plane to a level higher than the peak of the roof, the ridge is now visible. 5$ #+< )elect the name of the 9evel " 8loor 0lan in the 5$J 0roject &rowser. Right3click. 'lick Rename. 5"# •
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