Revit Architecture 2014 Manual

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Creating levels

Levels Use the Level tool to define a vertical height or story within a building. You create a level for each
known story or other needed reference of the building (for example, first floor, top of wall, or bottom of
foundation). To add levels, you must be in a section or elevation view.

When you add levels, you can create an associated plan view. Levels are finite horizontal planes that act as
a reference for level-hosted elements, such as roofs, floors, and ceilings. You can resize their extents so that
they do not display in certain views.

Levels are used in Revit project to specified the height of which object are to be inserted or drawn.

1- In project Browser and Select the Elevations (Building Elevation )

2-Select South and double click on south .

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3- Select Architecture Tab > Datum > Level

4- Place the cursor in the drawing are click

5-Draw the level line by moving the cursor horizontally.

6-Adding the levels at different height and give the name of these levels like foundation level , Ground
level, Floor level and Roof Level etc.

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Creating the Column Grids:

Use the Grid tool to place column grid lines in the building design. You can then add columns along the
column grid lines. Grid lines are finite planes. You can drag their extents in elevation views so that they do
not intersect level lines. This allows you to determine whether grid lines appear in each new plan view that
you create for a project. Grid line are also use to quickly located the column in the project .

1- Architecture Tab >Datum> Grid .

2-Click when the grid is correct length.

2-Make a grids at required dimension along X and Y direction .

3- you can also change the grid color click on grid then click on

4- Click on the end segment color change the color then click ok.

Creating Columns:

You can add columns in plan view. The height of the column is defined in the properties of the component.
Using the properties, you can define the Base Level and the Top Level, as well as offsets.

For creating the column in a plan

1-Architecture tab >Build> click on column drop down drop it down and select the structural
column as shown in a figure.

2- Then load family of structural column.

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3- click on contextual tab (modify/place structural column)>Load Family

4- Look in US Imperial and click on structure column folder

5-Then click on the concrete folder .

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6- In concrete folder different kind of concrete column present as shown select the concrete -rectangular
-column then click on open

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after loading the family of structure Rectangular -concrete -column the

7- In Properties click in then

8-Click on give the name of column eg. C 6"X18" then

9-Change the dimension of the column b 6" and h 18" and click on ok .

10-In properties check the column material as shown in figure with Red arrow click the material that
required . After selecting the column material place the column in the grid at required dimension .

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11-Column are to be place in the Grid at required dimension as shown in figure

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12-Then select the columns height means start level or base level of column and end level or top level of
column here we show base level of column is Foundation level and the top level is Roof level

13-To show the 3D view of the Column from base level to top level in Quick access toolbar click on
.

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Creating Footing :

1-In Structure Tab >Foundation > click on the isolated Footing that shown in figure .

2- click on contextual tab (modify/Isolated Foundation)>Load Family

2- Look in US Imperial and click on structure Foundations folder

3-In Structure Foundation folder different kind of Foundation present as shown select the Footing -
rectangular then click open.

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after loading the family of isolated footing then in

4- In Properties click in then click on

5-Give the name of footing eg. footing 36''x36''x9" click ok

6- Then change the dimension of the footing width 36'' length 36'' thickness 9" as shown and click
on ok .

7-Then select the level of footing that Foundation level.

8-Then place the isolated footing on the center of the Column.

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9- To show the 3D view of the Column and Footing from base level to top level in Quick access
toolbar click on .

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Creating beams:

1-In Ribbon Click on the Structure Tab > Build > click on the Beam that shown in figure .
Same procedure is used for load the family like Structure column.

2- Click on contextual tab (modify/place Beam)>Load Family

3-Look in US Imperial then click on Structural Framing.

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4- Then Click on Concrete folder

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5-Then Click on Concrete -Rectangular Beam

6- Click on open.

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after loading the family of concrete-rectangular -beam then

7-in Properties click in then

8- click on

9-Give the name of beam eg. Beam 6"x18"" then

10-Change the dimension of the footing b 6" h 18" as shown and click on ok .

11-Then place the beam in the plan where required . First place the beam in ground level

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12- 2D and 3D view of a project .

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Creating Walls :

1- Click on the Architecture tab > Build > click on the wall drop it down so different kind of
walls present as shown

walls that required click on it but in this case we select simple wall not structural wall or other wall as
shown.

Wall Function :

All wall types within the Basic Wall and Stacked Wall families have a type property called Function,
which can have the following values:

■ Interior

■ Exterior

■ Foundation

■ Retaining

■ Soffit

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■ Core-Shaft

You can filter the display of walls in a view to show/hide only those walls that serve a particular
function. When creating a wall schedule, you can also use this property to include or exclude walls
according to function.

Compound Walls :

Just as roofs, floors, and ceilings in Revit can consist of multiple horizontal layers, walls can consist of
more than one vertical layer or region. The position, thickness, and material for each layer and region are
defined through the type properties of the wall. You can add, delete, or modify individual layers and
regions, or add sweeps and reveals to customize the wall type.

Stacked Walls:

In addition to the Basic Wall and Curtain Wall families, Revit includes a Stacked Wall family for
modeling walls that consist of 2 or more distinct sub walls stacked on top of each other.

Structural Walls :

All wall types within the Basic Wall family have an instance property called Structural Usage, which
specifies whether the wall is non-bearing or one of 3 kinds of structural wall (bearing, shear, or structural
combined). When you use the Wall tool, Revit assumes you are placing partition walls. Whichever wall
type you select, the default Structural Usage value is non-bearing. When you use the Structural Wall tool,
and select the same wall type, the default Structural Usage value is bearing. In either case, the value is
read-only, but you can change it after the wall is placed.

Embedded Walls:

Walls can be embedded into a host wall, so that the embedded wall is associated with the host wall. For
example, a curtain wall can be embedded into an exterior wall, or a wall can be embedded into a curtain
panel. Like doors or windows in the host wall, the embedded wall does not resize if you resize its host. If
you move the host wall, the embedded wall moves with it.

Wall Joins:

When walls intersect, Revit creates a butt join by default and cleans up the display in plan view by
removing visible edges between the walls and their corresponding component layers. The view’s Wall
Join Display instance property controls whether the cleanup applies to all wall types or only to walls of
the same type. You can change how the join displays in a plan view by selecting a different join option
(Miter or Square-off) or by specifying which one of the walls butts up or squares off against the other(s).
You can also specify whether the join cleans up, does not clean up, or cleans up according to the default
setting for the view.

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2-Then we define the walls with required dimension in properties click on

3- Then click on

4- Give the name like Block masonry 6"

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5- Click on edit as shown by red arrow

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 6- Change the thickness and material of wall . In this material tab different type of masonry unit are
present so select the required type masonry and also select the surface pattern as required you can
also change the appearance ,Identity and graphics of the masonry.

7-In Properties select the top constraint that is floor level than place the wall.

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8-To show the 3D view of walls from the GL to FL in Quick access toolbar click on .

Creating Floor:

1-Click on the structure tab > Structure > click on the floor drop it down select the structure floor .

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2- Define the floor with required dimension in properties click on

3-Then click on

4- Give the name like floor 6".

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5-In construction Click on Edit and change the thickness of floor and material of floor . After

selecting the structure floor thickness and material then by using boundary line select the area where the
floor is required after selecting then click on .

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Edit the Floor Boundary :

you can edit the floor boundary where required so select the floor from plan then click on the Modify /
floor and click on the Edit Boundary.

then by using boundary line select the area where the Edit the floor is required after selecting then click
on so you can see that floor boundary is edited.

Creating Stair :

1-Click on Architecture Tab >Circulation> click on the Stairs as shown in figure.

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2- Define the Stair with required dimension of riser and tread in properties click on

3- Click on

4- Give the name like Stair 7" riser and 11" tread .

5- Calculation Rules Click on Edit

Edit then Stair Calculator tab is open use the stair calculator for the slop calculation .

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then create the stair at required place in the plan .After selecting then click on

To show the 3D view of Stair from the GL to FL main bar click on

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Creating Railing :

1-Click on Click on Architecture Tab > Circulation > click on the railing

2--Then in properties click in

3- Click on

4-Give the name of Railing eg. Hand rail rectangular

5- Change the height and material of railing then click apply and ok.

6- Select the level where the railing is placed in this project we select the FL ( Floor level) . Then place

the railing where you want in this floor. After selecting then
click on .

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Creates a section view of the Building.

1- In Quick access tool bar click on to create the section of the building .

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2- Place the section in the building where you required .

3- Right click on the section line then go to view as shown in figure.

Now you can see the section view of the Building in a figure .

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To Measure the Dimension:

1- Click on Annotate tab select the dimension style

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Creating Door :

1-Click on the Architecture tab > Build> click on Door .

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After loading the family of Door

2- In Properties click in then

3-click on

4-Give the name of door eg. door 48"x84" then

5-Change the dimension of the door width 48" Height 84" as shown and click on ok . then place the
door where required in the plan.

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Creating Windows:

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1-Click on the Architecture tab > Build >click on window as shown in a figure. Loading
the family of windows then

2- In Properties click in then

3- Click on

4-Give the name of Windows eg. Window 36"x48" then

5-Change the dimension of the windows width 36" Height 48" also change the sill height 3' and click
on ok . then place the widows where required in the plan.

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Realistic View of Building:

1-In View control bar click on and select the Realistic then you can see the building in a realistic
state as shown in a figure.

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Energy Analysis & Heating and cooling Load of Building .

1-In View control bar open the sun path as shown.

then

2- In Quick access tool bar open the 3D view click on then you see the sun path change the date

and time as shown in a figure .

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3-Click on Analyze tab > Build >Space Click on then click on rooms.

4- Click on Analyze tab > Build >Zone click on then click on the rooms where space is placed.

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5- Click on .

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6- Click on floor in the project then

7- In Properties click on edit then

8-In construction again click on the Edit then in

9-Material click the structure concrete Material then

10-Click on thermal then ok.

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11- Click on the Manage Tab >Project Location > Click location

12- Internet availability is necessary for Energy analysis and heating and cooling load analysis for the
project.

13- Click on analyze tab >Build > Click on Reports drop it down then click on Heating and cooling
load After clicking project summary for heating cooling loads given below.

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 then click on the energy setting as shown below so change the building type ground plane and location
etc as you required . In energy analysis remember Internet availability is necessary. Then click analyze
then run energy simulation . then click Result & compare .

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Schedules/ Quantities:

In Project Browser right click on the schedule /Quantities then click on new schedule/Quantities as
shown. then New schedule tab is open in category select required category after selecting the category
click on ok new tab is open

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.In schedule property tab click on fields select the required available field and add it then click on ok .

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After Clicking ok then you see the schedule of column same procedure is used for footing , beams , door
, windows etc.

Creating Sheets.

In project Browser right click on sheets the click the new sheet then clik ok.

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then new sheet is open then in a Project Browser press the mouse button drag the required levels,3D
views, elevation, section etc and release on the sheet as shown.

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 View control bar

Rendering :

1-In View control bar Click on shown in a figure then rendering tab is open then select the region
adjust lighting background after adjusting Click on Render.

After Rendering figure shown.

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