Brick Office Building – Steel and CMU Structural Systems

“Autodesk Revit Best Practices #2:

Shawn Zirbes, Cad Technology Center (CTC), Minneapolis, MN”

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Brick Office Building – Steel and CMU Structural Systems

AGC BIM Forum LOD

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Brick Office Building – Steel and CMU Structural Systems

BIM for Masonry LOD Examples

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Brick Office Building – Steel and CMU Structural Systems

Office building – Structural System Modelling

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Brick Office Building – Steel and CMU Structural Systems

Structure model

Brick with Metal Stud Backup

Brick with CMU Backup

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Exterior Wall Type – Brick with CMU Backup & Brick with Metal Stud Backup – LOD 300
For LOD 300 model exterior walls have been developed as 2 wall types, one wall type for structure layer & one wall type for all remaining layers other than
structure.

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Exterior brick veneer wall type remains common for both backup systems and has all layers in one single wall family.

CMU backup wall LOD 300 Metal Stud backup wall LOD 300
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Exterior Wall Type – Brick with CMU Backup – LOD 350

Rigid Insulation
CMU Air Barrier

Vertically Grouted
& Reinforced Cells Drainage
Panel

Wall Ties
Brick Veneer

CMU Wall is placed in Structural Model and remaining wall layers are
CMU grouted cells placed at new scope area for LOD 350 modeling modeled as individual wall types in architectural model
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Exterior Wall Type – Brick with Metal Stud Backup – LOD 350
Sheathing
Air Barrier
Gypsum
Board
Cold Form Rigid Insulation
Metal Framing

Masonry
Brick wall

Wall Ties

Metal Studs placed at new scope area for LOD 350 modeling All wall layers are modeled as individual wall types in architectural model
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Anchor Type – Brick with CMU Backup – LOD 350

Brick Tie placement in Plan

Brick Tie

Sectional View Brick Tie placement between Brick Veneer and CMU Backup
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Anchor Type – Brick with Metal Stud Backup – LOD 350

Brick Tie placement in Plan

Brick Tie placement between Brick veneer

Sectional View Brick Tie
and Metal Stud Backup wall
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Design Options – Three design options created at brick exterior model

Brick pattern developed as model hatch patterns.

Running Bond Flemish Bond Stacked Bond

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LOD 350 DETAILS

CMU BACKUP
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Base Detail Drafting View – Brick with CMU Backup – LOD 350 Wall Ties
Vertically grouted reinforced cells
Brick Veneer

CMU Back-Up

Insulation

Drainage
Material
Weeps

Concrete Wall

Sectional View of Wall Base 3D View of Wall Base

Weep in Wall to Drain out water

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Window Sill Detail Drafting View – Brick with CMU Backup – LOD 350
Thermally Broke
Aluminum Window
Frame

Brick Veneer

Flashing Member
Sill

Sectional View of Window Sill ` 3D View

L- Angle on Wall Flashing with End Dams Sill and Window

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Head Detail Drafting View – Brick with CMU Backup – LOD 350 Adjustable Dovetail
Anchors

Vertically Grouted Drainage Panel

Reinforced Cells

Weeps
Drainage
Material

Steel Lintel

Wood Nailer
Sectional View of Lintel 3D View of Lintel
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Coping Detail Drafting View – Brick with CMU Backup – LOD 350
Strap Anchors with
Wood Blocking
PCC Coping

Metal Counter
Flashing

Insulation with
` voids for wood
blocking

Sectional View of Coping Sheathing

Insulation layer Flashing over base insulation Coping Stone over the flashing 3D View of Coping
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LOD 350 DETAILS

METAL STUD BACKUP
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Base Detail Drafting View – Brick with Metal Stud Backup – LOD 350

Metal Studs Gypsum Wall

Wall Ties Board

Drainage
Material
Rigid
Insulation

Brick Veneer Weeps

Plan View

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Sectional View of Base

Flashing with Brick ties on Stud Wall Air Barrier and Drainage Material Weeps and Brick Veneer
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Window Sill Detail Drafting View – Brick with Metal Stud Backup – LOD 400 Window Frame

Flashing Member

Inclined Brick Sill

Brick Veneer

Brick Tie

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3D View
Sectional View of Window Sill

L-Angle support Brick Sill on Metal Flashing Slope Brick Sill Window Sill
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Lintel Detail Drafting View – Brick with Metal Stud Backup – LOD 350 Drainage
Material Brick Veneer

Brick Ties

Weeps

Sectional View of Lintel

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Receptor
Framing

Steel Lintel

Weeps and Brick ties are placed aligned to the course mortar 3D View of Lintel
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Coping Detail Drafting View – Brick with Metal Stud Backup – LOD 350

Metal Sheet
Coping

Wood Nailer

Metal Stud Wall

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Roof

Sectional View of Coping 3D View of Coping

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Movement Joint– Brick with CMU Backup & Brick with Metal Stud Backup – LOD 350
Preformed
Gasket Silicon Sealant with
Backer Rod

Control Joint in CMU Wall

Movement Joint in Metal Stud backup Wall Movement Joint in CMU backup Wall

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Neoprene Pad

Silicon
Sealant Backer Rod

Expansion Joint Detail

3D View 3D View
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Worksets
In the present model, with most of the detail at LOD 300 & LOD 350, two worksets are As a sample case scenario; in case the entire model is created at
sufficient enough to accommodate all elements of the model. LOD 350, we can further subdivide the worksets to allot to each
element category as shown below:
Exterior Shell Model LOD 350 Model

Exterior Exterior_350 Shared Levels and Grids

Revit Link_Stru

Revit Link_Mech

Revit Link_Arch-Int

CMU Walls

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Insulation Walls

Veneer Walls

Exterior Metal Studs

Includes all element detailed within the Air Barrier Systems

Includes all element detailed at LOD 300
scope of LOD 350
Glazing
Along with these two modeling worksets, there are additional basic worksets in the model:
Grouted Cell
Shared Levels and Grids Contains all levels and grid lines for model views
Stainless Steel Flashing
Revit Link_Arch-Int
Revit Link_Mech Contains elements from respective linked files Support System

Revit Link_Stru Site

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“Thank You :
Shawn Zirbes, Cad Technology Center (CTC), Minneapolis, MN”