REVIT ARCHITECTURE

REVIT Architecture LECTURE MODULE 01 FOR Level 1

Arch. EnP SERGE T. CHUA, Jr. fuap M Arch CTM

 Module 01.A INTRODUCTION TO REVIT ARCHITECTURE
BIM
BIM
BIM or Building Information Modelling contains & delivers information about the project when you need
it. These information are as follows:
1. Design
2. Scope
3. Quantities
4. Phases
PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION
Information about the project is presented in
1. Drawing sheet
2. 2D & 3D Views
3. Schedule
• Project Information is taken from one model database.

BASIC REVIT CONCEPTS

 Module 01.B REVIT ARCHITECTURE TERMS
WALLS, FLOORS, ROOFS, CEILINGS, STAIRS, WINDOWS,
AEC Industry
DOORS, FURNITURE

•A single database of information of

TERMS your design
•Building design information from
Project geometry to construction data

•Infinite horizontal planes that act as

Revit-Unique Level
reference for level hosted elements
Element
TERMS • Parametric feature
• Classification
 Module 01.b REVIT ARCHITECTURE BASIC CONCEPTS
 File Types (and extensions) :
Revit has four primary types of files that you will work with as a Revit user.
1. .RVT - Revit project` files; the file most used (also for backup files)
2. .RFA - Revit family file; loadable content for your project
3. .RTE - Revit template; a project starter file with office standards preset.
4. .RFT - Revit family template; a family starter file with parameters

 Elements :
The Revit platform has three fundamental types of elements :
1. Model Elements
2. Datum Elements
3. View-
View-Specific Elements

BASIC REVIT CONCEPTS

 Module 01.b Revit Architecture File & Element Types
.RVT
4.55 MB
Filename Revit project files are the file most
PROJECT
Extensions used (also for backup files)
.RTE
Revit template; a project starter file
FILE TYPES with office standards preset
.RFA
260 KB
Filename Revit family files are loadable
FAMILY content for your project
Extensions
.RFT
• Autocad Drawing is 29.7 KB Revit family template; a family
• Sketchup Skp file is 184 KB starter file with parameters
FILE TYPES
 Module 01.b Revit Architecture File & Element Types
WALLS, FLOORS, ROOFS, CEILINGS,
Model
STAIRS, WINDOWS, DOORS, FURNITURE
Category
A group of elements Documentation TAGS & TEXT NOTES
CLASSIFICATION

used to model or
document building
design Loadable MODEL,
ANNOTATION
Family System &
Category sub-class ANALYTICAL
of elements In-Place CATEGORIES

Model HOST ELEMENTS & HOSTED ELEMENTS

Type Datum GRIDS, LEVELS & REFERENCE PLANES

Category sub-class
of elements View-Specific ANNOTATION ELEMENTS & DETAILS

ELEMENT CLASSIFICATION
 Module 01.b Revit Architecture Concepts
INFORMATION COLLECTION
• Information is collected from the Drawing & Schedule Views about and as you work on and is
coordinated cross all other project representations

PARAMETRIC RELATIONSHIP
• Any relationship between & among elements in a model that enable the coordination & change
management
• Parameter is defined as the number of characteristics that define the kind of relationships between &
among elements in a model.
CONSTRAINTS
 Level Constraints
 Lock/Unlock
 Pin/Unpin

BASIC REVIT CONCEPTS

 Module 01.b Revit Architecture File & Element Types
 Some Model Components require a host before they
can be placed within a project. For example, a window
can only be placed in a host, which could be a wall,
roof or floor depending on how the element was
created. If the host is deleted, all hosted or dependent
HOST
elements are automatically deleted. ELEMENTS
 Host Element Tools are the same for each "flavor" of MODEL
Revit. ELEMENTS
 Model Components Options vary depending on the (HOSTED )
"flavor" of Revit (e.g., Revit MEP has a Duct tool
whereas Revit Architecture and Revit Structure do not).

MODEL
ELEMENTS&
COMPONENTS
MODEL ELEMENTS
 Module 01.b Revit Architecture File & Element Types

Host WALLS, FLOORS, ROOFS,CEILINGS

Model
Model Components STAIRS,WINDOWS,DOORS,FURNITURE

TYPES Datum GRIDS, LEVELS, REFERENCE PLANES

TEXT NOTES,TAGS,SYMBOLS,
Annotation Elements
DIMENSIONS
View Specific
DETAIL LINES,FILLED REGIONS,3D
Detail
DETAIL COMPONENT

ELEMENT TYPES
• Generally built in-place at the construction site.
• All other elements in the building model.
• 2D components that document the model and are scaled per view
• 2D items that provide “view-specific” details about the building model.
 Module 01.b Revit Architecture File & Element Types
1. Model Elements
• “things you can put your hands on once the building has been constructed”.
• Typically 3D, but can sometimes be 2D.
Two Types Of Model Elements:

A. Host Elements (4) B. Model Elements/Components

1. Walls 1. Stairs
2. Floors 2. Doors
3. Roofs 3. Furniture
B. Ceilings 4. Beams
5. Columns
6. Pipes, Ducts
7. Light Fixtures
8. Model Lines

MODEL ELEMENTS
 Module 01.b Revit Architecture File & Element Types
2. Datum Elements
 reference planes within the building
that graphically & parametrically
define the location of various
elements within the model.
 These features are available in all
"flavors" of Revit. Three Types Of
Datum Elements:
1) Grids
2) Levels
3) Reference Planes

DATUM ELEMENTS
 Module 01.b Revit Architecture File & Element Types
View--Specific Elements
3. View
 these items only show up in the specific view where they are created. (Notes and dimensions added
in the architectural floor plans will not show up in the structural floor plans).
 2D only and are mainly communication tools used to accurately document the building for
construction or presentations.
1) Annotation elements (text, tags, symbols, dimensions)
 Size automatically set and changed based on s elected drawing scale
2) Details (detail lines, filled regions, 2D detail components)

VIEW SPECIFIC ELEMENTS

 Module 01.b Revit Architecture File & Element Types
1) Grids
1. Typically laid out in a plan view to locate structural elements (columns, beams & walls).
2. Grids show up in plan, elevation and section views.
3. Moving a grid in one view moves it in all other views as it is the same element.
2) Levels
1. Used to define vertical relationships, mainly surfaces that you walk on.
2. Visible only in elevation and section views.
3. Many elements are placed relative to a Level; when the Level is moved those elements move with it
(e.g., doors, windows, casework, ceilings).
4. If a Level is deleted, those same "dependent" elements will also be deleted from the project.
3) Reference Planes
1. Similar to grids that are visible in plan and elevation or sections.
2. Reference Planes are used to define 2D surfaces on which to work within the 3D model. They can be
placed in any view, either horizontally or vertically.
3. No reference bubbles at the end.

DATUM ELEMENTS
 Module 01.b Revit Architecture File & Element Types

VIEW SPECIFIC ELEMENTS

 Module 01.b Revit Architecture File & Element Types
ELEMENT CLASSES:
1. Loadable Family
• can be loaded into a project
• are created on family templates
2. System
• cannot be loaded/created as separate files; walls, dimensions, ceilings, roofs, floors & levels.
3. In-
In-place
• customized elements as defined within project context as it is created.
• In-place elements of unique geometry as needed by the project.
TWO ELEMENT PROPERTIES:
1. Type Properties
• Type property values affect all current & future instance of the family type when changed
2. Instance Properties
• Instance property values affect the selected elements only or those intended to be placed.

ELEMENT CLASSES & PROPERTIES

 Module 01.c Revit Architecture Project Browser
The three fundamental ways to work with the elements (for display &
manipulation) are through:
1. Views
2. Schedules
3. Sheets

WORKING WITH REVIT ELEMENTS

 Module 01.c Revit Architecture Project Browser
Views
 Accessible from the Project Browser, is where most of the work is done while using Revit.
 Think of views as slices through the building, both horizontal (plans) and….
 Vertical views (elevations and sections) .
Plans
 A Plan View is a horizontal slice through the building. You can specify the location of the cut plane which
determines if certain windows show up or how much of the stair is seen.
 Examples:
Architectural Floor Plan, Reflected Ceiling Plan, Site Plan, Structural Framing Plan, HVAC Floor Plan,
Electrical Floor Plan, Lighting [Ceiling] Plan, Etc.

WORKING WITH REVIT ELEMENTS

 Module 01.c Revit Architecture Project Browser
The following images show this concept;
 the RIGHT image on the left is the 3D BIM.
 The BOTTOM image shows the portion of
building above the cut plane removed.
 Finally, the BOTTOM RIGHT image on the right
shows the plan view in which you work and
place on a sheet.

SUMMARY
 Module 01.c Revit Architecture Project Browser

PRACTICALLY, EVERYTHING IS AN ELEMENT

Module 01.d Revit Architecture Category Visibility
REVIT ARCHITECTURE
REVIT Architecture LECTURE MODULE 02 FOR Level 1

Arch. EnP SERGE T. CHUA, Jr. fuap M Arch CTM

 Module 02 Revit Architecture Command & Keystrokes
TERMINATES
A
COMMAND

DELETES AN
SELECTS ELEMENT
ADJACENT
OBJECTS REMOVES FROM A
SELECTION SET
REMOVES FROM A
SELECTION SET

HOTKEY COMBINATION
ADDS TO A
SELECTION SET ROTATES A COMPONENT
UPON PLACEMENT
 Module 02 Revit Architecture Command & Keystrokes

REDO

UNDO
UNDO
 Module 02 RevitELArchitecture Command
Spot elevation point
& Keystrokes
AL Align MM Mirror by picking axis
AR Array ER Edits requests of users MV Move
CM Places component to borrow elements in OF Offset
CO Copy your work sets are PN Pins/locks a model in
Displayed objects in open place
CS Creates similar
projects PP Properties window
elements FR Find/Replace t PT Paint/Apply Materials to
DE Delete
the face of an element
DI Aligned dimension GP Creates group
RL Reloads the latest
DL Detailed Lines GR Places Grid updates from Central
DM Mirror by Drawing axis MA Match properties/type Model to your local copy
of the project
DR Places door component MD Modify

REVIT KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

 Module 02 Revit Architecture Command & Keystrokes
RM Room WA Constructs walls ZR Zoom In Region
RR Render WC Cascades windows ZO Zoom Out (2x)
RT Tags selected room Places window ZF Zoom To Fit
WN
component
SF Splits face of elements ZA Zoom All To Fit
WT Tiles widows
SL Splits element ZS Zoom Sheet Size
Tags elements by ZE Zoom Extents
TG ZO Zoom All
category
TL Thin Lines ZP Zoom Previous
TR Trim & Extend
Unpins/Unlocks a
UP
Model

REVIT KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

 Module 02 Revit Architecture Command & Keystrokes
Shift Removes from Alt+3 Loads Undo Ctrl+Z Undo
Selection Command
Ctrl+X Cuts/Deletes
Tab Alternate Alt+6 Print Command element
Selection Alt+7 Measure
Ctrl+C Copy element
Spacebar Rotates or Flips Alt+8 Aligned Dimension
Command Ctrl+V Paste element
upon placement
Alt+9 Modify Tag settings Ctrl+M Loads/Unloads
F1 Online Help Properties Pane
Ctrl Adds to Selection
F7 Spell check Ctrl+1 Loads/Unloads
Ctrl+N Starts new project
F8 Navigation Wheel Properties Pane
Ctrl+S Saves current project
F9 System Browser Ctrl+O Opens Project
Ctrl+1 Properties pane
Alt+1 Opens Project Ctrl+P Print
Ctrl+A Selects all
Alt+2 Saves current Model/Project
project Ctrl+Tab Toggles between
open views
REVIT KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS