CADMASTERS AUTODESK AUTHORIZED TRAINING CENTER

Revit architecture
professional
Course Handout

By: Mahmoud Mohamed Nasr

Architect | BIM Specialist

This handout designed specifically to make trainees concentrate easily during the
learning process, trainees will only take some notes.
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Contents
Start New Project: ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
Add project levels: ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
Save the project : ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
Import AutoCAD File: ................................................................................................................................................ 3
Add Structural Columns: ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Add Exterior Walls: .................................................................................................................................................... 4
Halftone AutoCAD File:.............................................................................................................................................. 5
Add Interior Walls: .................................................................................................................................................... 5
Add Floors: ................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Copy Floor to other levels: ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Modify Walls Height: ................................................................................................................................................. 6
Modify Columns Height:............................................................................................................................................ 7
Add Sloped Roofs: ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Add Roofs in top Level:.............................................................................................................................................. 8
Add walls openings:................................................................................................................................................... 9
Add recessed Arch:.................................................................................................................................................... 9
Add Doors: .............................................................................................................................................................. 10
Add Windows: ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Add Furniture: ......................................................................................................................................................... 11
Add Curtain walls: ................................................................................................................................................... 11
Model in-place: ....................................................................................................................................................... 13
Add Ceiling: ............................................................................................................................................................. 16
Add Stairs: ............................................................................................................................................................... 16
Shaft Opening:......................................................................................................................................................... 17
Edit Handrail Path: .................................................................................................................................................. 18
Add Entrance Stairs: ................................................................................................................................................ 18
Add Rooms: ............................................................................................................................................................. 19
Color scheme: ......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Create Finish Schedule: ........................................................................................................................................... 19
Calculate Total Area: ............................................................................................................................................... 20
Divide Schedule by Levels: ...................................................................................................................................... 20
Black wall cut in plans: ............................................................................................................................................ 20
Create new floor plans to add details: .................................................................................................................... 21
Add Column Grids: .................................................................................................................................................. 21
Add Wall Layers: ...................................................................................................................................................... 21
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Add Tags: ................................................................................................................................................................. 22

Modify Tag Family: .................................................................................................................................................. 22
Add Dimensions: ..................................................................................................................................................... 23
Modify Dimension Style: ......................................................................................................................................... 24
Modify tick mark size: ............................................................................................................................................. 24
Add Floor layers: ..................................................................................................................................................... 25
Add Details: ............................................................................................................................................................. 26
Add Sheets: ............................................................................................................................................................. 27
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Start New Project:

1. Create new project: New arch template.

2. Manage settings project units (UN).
3. Change Length units to Meters.
4. Rounding to 2 decimal places - press ok.

Add project levels:

1. Open North View - Architecture datum levels.

2. Draw third level line.
3. Modify Levels heights as shown.
4. Modify Levels Names As shown.

Save the project :

1. Application button - save (ctrl + S).

2. Make a new folder to the project.
3. Make the maximum backups (3) from options.
4. The final save is the project name.rvt.
Any file with .000xrvt is backup.

Import AutoCAD File:

1. Open 01.ground floor view - Insert Import

Import CAD.
2. Choose Groundfloor.dwg - check current view only.
3. Import units meter - Positioning manual-Center.
4. Place AutoCAD file - Modify measure - check the
scale by measure the ext. wall.
5. Select AutoCAD file and pin it.
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Add Structural Columns:

Start by measure the width and depth of the columns

You have these types:

25 * 25 cm
25 * 40 cm
25 * 50 cm
25 * 60 cm
25 * 65 cm
25 * 75 cm

1. Architecture Build Column Structural column.

2. Load Family - open folder Structural Columns and choose concrete-rectangle.
3. Properties edit type: Duplicate the type and make 25*25 cm.
4. From option bar make height 03.Roof.
5. Place column near to the place in AutoCAD file and use align tool (modify align) to align the column
correctly.
6. Repeat last step to create all types.

7. Complete all the columns the same way until you finish.

Add Exterior Walls:

1. Architecture Build Wall (WA).

2. Make Height 03.Roof.
3. Make Location line finish face Ext.
4. Edit wall type properties by clicking on edit type.
5. Duplicate the type and name it wall 25 cm Ext.
6. Edit structure and make thickness 25 cm.
7. Start adding the exterior walls.
8. Complete all 25 cm walls and create 12 cm wall ext. type to
complete the exterior wall chain.
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Halftone AutoCAD File:

1. Open visibility and graphics (VV).

2. Click on imported categories tab.
3. Check the halftone box as shown.
4. Press OK.

Add Interior Walls:

1. Architecture Build Wall (WA).

2. Make Height up to 02.first floor.
3. Make location line finish face ext.
4. Add both 12 cm and 25 cm walls in the ground floor.

Add the interior walls in the first floor:

1. Open 02.first floor plan view.

2. Insert import import CAD - first floor.dwg.
3. Check current view only.
4. Import units meter.
5. Positioning manual-Center.
6. Use move tool to align the AutoCAD file and pin it.
7. Open 02.first floor plan view.
8. Architecture Build Wall (WA).
9. Make Height up to 03.Roof.
10. Make location line finish face ext.
11. Add interior walls both 25 and 12 cm.

Note:
Make the underlay option in the view properties none
to remove the ground floor walls visibility.
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Add Floors:

1. Open 01.ground floor plan view.

2. Architecture build floor.
3. Choose line from draw panel.
4. Sketch the outline of the building from the exterior
side and click finish.

Copy Floor to other levels:

1. Select all - filter - check the floors only and press

ok.
2. Modify clipboard copy to clipboard.
3. Paste aligned to selected levels select first
and roof and press ok.

Modify Walls Height:

1. Select south entrance walls.

2. Make the top constraint up to 02.first floor from properties
palette.
3. Select the exterior walls except the entrance walls.
4. Make top offset 1.2 m.
5. Modify modify split.
6. Split the interior wall in the 02.firts floor plan view.
7. select the interior walls of entrance make the top offset 1.2 m
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Modify Columns Height:

1. Select entrance column and make top level

02.first floor.
2. Select exterior columns and make top offset 1.2
m.
3. Select roof floor edit boundary and modify
edge sketch.
4. Use trim to corner (TR) and delete to modify the
sketch.
5. When you have this message click no.

Add Sloped Roofs:

1. Open 02.First floor plan view.

2. Visibility/graphics and hide floors category.
3. Architecture Build Roof by foot print.
4. Sketch the outline of the entrance roof.
5. Select the inside lines and uncheck the define slope in the option bar and click finish.
6. Select the roof and change its type to generic 125 mm.
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7. Open 02.first floor plan view.

8. Architecture Build Floor.
9. Sketch the outline of the floor and click finish.
10. Make the height offset 1 m.
11. View - Create - Section
12. Open section 1 view.
13. Modify - modify - align
14. Align the bottom of the floor with the top of the roof.
15. Select the first floor - edit boundary
16. Open 02.First Floor view - align the floor edges to the roof - click finish then No.

Add Roofs in top Level:

1. Open 02.First Floor view.

2. Architecture build Roof by foot print.
3. Sketch roof outline.
4. Select inside edges and uncheck define slope option then Click
finish. Change base level to 03.Roof.
5. Select roof and change type to generic - 125 mm and slope
to 50.
6. Repeat the last steps to add the other roof.
7. Select the roof floor - edit boundary - align the edges to new
roofs - click finish then No.
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Add walls openings:

1. Open 3D view - select entrance wall - isolate element.

2. Click on front in view cube - edit wall profile - draw arch sketch
finish.
3. Reset temporary isolation.
4. Repeat latest steps on side wall.

Add recessed Arch:

1. Open 3D View.
2. Select wall beside entrance and isolate element.
3. Edit wall profile and sketch the arch then click finish.
4. Repeat the last step on the stair wall.
5. Open 01.Ground floor - Architecture Build Wall.
6. Draw 12 cm walls up to roof.
7. Modify Geometry Cut and select 12 cm wall first
then 25 cm to avoid overlap.
8. Select first floor and edit boundary then modify the
sketch to new edges and finish then No.
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Add Doors:
1. Open 01.Ground floor - Architecture Build
Door.
2. Create two types (90 - 80 cm).
3. Add all interior doors in both ground and first
levels.

4. Open 01.Ground floor - Architecture Build

Door.
5. Load family and choose Double door then insert in
entrance.

Add Windows:
1. Open 01.Ground floor - Architecture Build
Window.
2. Create two types (70 - 80 cm).
3. Add W.C windows.
4. Open 01.Ground floor - Architecture Build
Window.
5. Load family and choose Room window.
6. Add Rooms windows with three types (70 -- 160 -
180 cm).
7. Finish all windows in both two levels.
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Add Furniture:
1. Open 01.Ground floor view - Architecture Build
Component
2. Load family and choose furniture families.
3. Complete adding all fixed furniture folders
(Furniture - plumping - light).

Add Curtain walls:

1. Open 01.Ground Floor - Architecture Build Wall.
2. Choose curtain wall type.
3. Draw 4.5 m curtain wall inside basic wall.
4. Modify Geometry cut (to clear walls overlap).
5. Select curtain wall and make top offset -0.5 m.
6. Isolate curtain wall temporary.
7. Architecture Build Curtain Grid
8. Divide wall to segments as shown.

9. Select Panels - Change type to solid.

10. Insert load from library load family.
11. From curtain wall panels choose double door.
12. Select Door panel choose double door from types. Architecture Build Mullion - All Grid lines.
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13. Open 01.Ground Floor - Architecture Build Wall - Choose Storefront type.
14. Draw 4.4 m curtain wall inside basic wall.

15. Select storefront wall - edit type - change layout of Vertical grid to fixed distance (1 m) and Horizontal
to (1m).
16. From instance parameters make both justification (center).
17. Make top offset (-0.5 m) And Angles to (45 degree).
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18. Isolate storefront wall - Select middle panels - unpin - change type to solid.
19. Select middle mullions - unpin delete.
20. Select grids and remove middle segments.

21. Select first floor - edit boundary - modify sketch to new edges.

Model in-place:

1. Open 01.Ground floor view - Architecture Build Model in-place - Category furniture - Name it
(table).
2. Create Forms extrusion - draw rectangle (1.2*0.8 m) - finish - make start 60 cm - end 65 cm.
3. Create Forms extrusion - draw 4 legs sketch - finish - start zero - end 60 cm.
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4. Select top plate - edit extrusion - offset inside 20 cm finish.

5. Create Forms extrusion - sketch inside rectangle - finish - star 62 cm - end 64 cm.

6. Select top plate - assign material wood teak.

7. Select legs - assign material sash.
8. Select glass plate - assign material glass.

9. Create Forms Sweep - Sketch path - draw outside rectangle.

10. Move profile to be parallel to available section finish.
11. Select profile - edit profile - open view section - sketch profile - finish sweep.
12. Select sweep - assign material Aluminium.

13. Open 01.Ground floor view - Architecture Build Model in-place - Category Generic model -
Name it (Vase).
14. Create Datum Reference plane - draw line in mid table - press Esc.
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15. Select reference plane - name it Vase plane - open section view.
16. Create Forms Revolve - specify new work plane by name - choose Vase plane - press ok.
17. Sketch vase profile and axis - press finish.
18. Select Vase - assign material Glass.

19. Select entrance wall - isolate element - Architecture Build Model in-place - Category Generic
model
20. Name it (cornice) - Create Forms Sweep - Sketch path - Set work plane - pick a plane - pick wall
face.
21. Pick arch edges - press finish - select profile - edit profile.
22. Open 01.Ground floor - sketch cornice profile finish.

23. Repeat last steps to add all project cornices

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Add Ceiling:
1. Open 01.Ground floor ceiling plan - Architecture Build ceiling - sketch ceiling - sketch ceiling
outline finish.
2. Select ceiling - height offset 2.9 m.
3. Architecture Build Model in-place - Category Generic model - Name it (cornice c).
4. Create Forms Sweep - Sketch path - move profile finish.
5. Select profile -edit profile - open section view - sketch cornice profile - finish sweep.

Add Stairs:
1. Open 01.Ground floor - Architecture Circulation stair by component - choose type monolithic.
2. Base level 01.Ground floor - top level 02.first floor.
3. Desired number of riser 22 - actual tread depth 30 cm.
4. Actual Run width 1.1 m - location line Run: left - draw stair as shown finish.
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5. Select stair - edit type - edit run type - edit monolithic material - change cut pattern.
6. check tread box - tread thickness 4 cm - nosing length 2 cm - nosing profile 20 mm radius.
7. Check riser box - riser thickness 2 cm - press ok.

8. Select stair - edit stair - select top Run - uncheck end with riser - drag end point - press finish.

Shaft Opening:
1. Open 01.Ground floor - Architecture openings shaft opening - sketch shaft boundary.
2. Base offset zero - top constraint 02.first floor - press finish.
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Edit Handrail Path:

1. Open 02.first floor - select inside handrail - edit path - modify sketch - press finish.

Add Entrance Stairs:

2. Open 01.ground floor - Architecture circulation stair by component.
3. Base offset -15 cm - top level 01.ground floor - number of riser 1.
4. Modify component create sketch - sketch stair - uncheck end with riser - press finish.

Repeat last steps to add all stairs

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Add Rooms:
1. Open 01.ground floor - Architecture room & area Room - add rooms.
2. Architecture room & area Room separator - draw lines to separate rooms.
3. Rename rooms as in AutoCAD file - make the same with first floor.

Color scheme:
1. Properties - color scheme - category Rooms - field name - press ok.
2. Annotate color Fill color fill legend - edit title to key plan.

Create Finish Schedule:

1. View create schedule/quantities - Category rooms - fields (Name-Number-area-finishes) -
press ok.
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Calculate Total Area:

1. Properties Formatting Edit - select area - check calculate totals.
2. Sorting/grouping - check grand totals.

Divide Schedule by Levels:

1. Properties Fields Edit - add level field
2. Sorting/grouping - sort by level - check footer and header.

Black wall cut in plans:

1. View graphics Visibility / graphics - walls cut pattern override - pattern solid fill.
2. Color black - press ok.
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Create new floor plans to add details:

1. View Create plan views floor plan
2. Uncheck (do not duplicate) - choose ground and first floors.
3. Right click on new views - rename - (01.ground floor - working) - (02.first floor - working).

Add Column Grids:

1. Open 01.ground floor - working - Architecture Datum Grid - Add grids in middle of columns.
2. Select any grid line - edit type - check plan view symbol end 1.

Add Wall Layers:

1. Select ALL Basic walls in project - change location line Core centreline.
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2. Select any 25 cm wall type - edit type - edit structure - insert 2 new layers - thickness 2 cm.
3. Rearrange layers as shown.
4. Do the same with any 12 cm wall type.

5. Open 01.ground floor - working - make level of detail Fine.

Add Tags:
1. Open 01.ground floor - working - Annotate Tag tag all - choose room tag with area.
2. Open 01.ground floor - working - Annotate Tag tag all - choose Door tag.
3. Open 01.ground floor - working - Annotate Tag tag all - choose Window tag - check leader box
Leader length 6 mm.

Modify Tag Family:

1. Select Door tag - edit family - select out shape delete.
2. Press VG - Check reference plane Box - press ok.
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3. Create Detail line - circle - sketch 3.5 mm circle

4. Select label - Edit label - remove mark parameter - add type mark parameter - load into project.

Add Dimensions:
1. Open 01.ground floor - working - Annotate dimensions Aligned - place dimension Wall Faces.
2. Add total dimension - axis dimension - openings dimension
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3. Add interior Dimensions.

Modify Dimension Style:

1. Select any dimension - edit type.
2. Text offset zero - Text background Transparent.
3. Tick mark Filled dot 3 mm - Witness line control Fixed to dimension line.

Modify tick mark size:

1. Manage Settings Additional settings Arrowheads - choose type filled dot 3 mm
2. Rename (filled dot 1 mm) Tick size 1 mm.
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Add Floor layers:

1. Open section 2 - select base floor - edit type - duplicate - edit structure - make layers as shown.

Select Roof floor - edit type - duplicate - edit structure - make layers as shown.

2. Select First floor - edit type - duplicate - edit structure - make layers as shown.
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To resolve connections overlap: Join walls with floors

3. Modify Geometry Join - check multiple join option - join all floors with walls.

Add Details:
1. Open section 2 View - View Create Callout - draw callout outline -Open callout view.

2. Annotate Detail Insulation - Width 7 cm - draw insulation layer.

3. Annotate Detail Detail line - Draw parapet sketch as shown.

4. Annotate Detail Filled Region - Draw rectangle - press finish.

5. Select filled region - edit type - Fill pattern Solid fill - Array finished solid region.
6. Annotate Detail Masking Region - Draw roof outline sketch - press finish.
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7. Annotate Detail Detail Component - Load family - choose cornice profile

8. Annotate Detail Detail Line - Draw lines to align text
9. Annotate Text Text - Add text to describe section of floor layers

Add Sheets:
1. View Sheet composition Sheet - load family - choose A0 metric.
2. View Sheet composition Place View - Add plans views.
3. Repeat last steps to add all needed views to sheets.
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