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AUTODESK REVIT ARCHITECTURE

Figure 01:- Autodesk Revit Architecture

Overview
Revit- a very popular product from Autodesk is a design software used by architects,
engineers and interior designers to draw, map and create construction documents and
rendered images and also collaborate with other design teams. Architects use Revit to design
homes, commercial buildings , landscapes and Interior designer sit to design 3D layouts that
include both geometric and non geometric information. Civil and mechanical engineers also
use Revit to design bridges, roads, tunnel sand other structures with specific instructions. The
advantage of creating a building design model with Revit Architecture is that each design
model can be stored in a single database file in a digital format.

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 Figure 02: Autodesk Revit Architecture

Course Objective:
Revit Architecture course empower you with the powerful features of Revit. Course aims to
make participants more productive by giving them the ability to produce drawings and
redefine images of buildings and help navigate user interface, architectural objects such as
floor, walls, roofs, windows, and stairs. This course will assist in the creation of schematic
design through construction documentation. Aer completing this course students and
professionals can work with BIM technology and look for designations such as Revit
technicians (Architecture) or Revit BIM modellers and Interior BIM professionals.

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 KEY CONTENTS

 Introduction to Revit Architecture

 Building Information Modelling

 Starting a Project

 Project Settings

 Modelling Basics

 Wall, Door, Components, Windows

 Roof, Floor and Slab

 Railing, Ramp, Stairs

 Linking Revit and CAD Files

 Import CAD files

 Room Areas and Openings

 Annotation Details

 Dimensions /Detail View and Sheet Composition

 Walkthrough and Render

 Massing & Site

 The Basics of Family

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 2. INTRODUCTION TO REVIT ARCHITECTURE & BIM

Figure 03: Official Autodesk logo

WHAT IS REVIT ARCHITECTURE :

The Revit platform for building information modelling is a design and documentation system
that supports the design, drawings, and schedules required for a building project.
Revit, a very popular product from Autodesk ,it is a design software used by architects ,
engineers and interior designers to draw, map and create construction documents and rendered
images and also collaborate with other design teams.
Civil and mechanical engineers also use Revit to design bridges, roads, tunnels and other
structures with specific instructions.
Architects use Revit to design homes, commercial buildings , landscapes andInterior designers
use it to design 3D layouts that include both geometric and non-geometric information.
The advantage of creating a building design model with Revit Architecture isthat each design
model can be stored in a single data base file in a digitalformat.

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 BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING :

Figure 04: Autodesk Revit BIM

Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the foundation of digital transformation in the

architecture , engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. As the leader in BIM Autodesk is
the industry's partner to realize better ways of working and better outcomes for business and
thebuilt world. building Information Modelling (BIM) is the holistic process of creating and
managing information for a built asset. Based on an intelligent model and enabled by a cloud
platform ,BIM integrates structured, multi-disciplinary data to produce a digital representation
of an asset across its lifecycle, from planning and design to construction and operations.

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 What is BIM used for:

BIM is used for creating and managing data during design, construction, and separate BIM
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What is the process of BIM?

The process of BIM supports the creation of intelligent data that can be used throughout the life
cycle of a building or infrastructure project.
A. Plan:
Inform project planning by combining reality capture and real-world data to generate context
models of the existing built and natural environment.

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 Figure 05: Plan A.

Design
During this phase, conceptual design, analysis, detailing and documentation are performed. The
preconstruction process begins using BIM data to inform scheduling and logistics.

Figure 06: Design B.

Build:
During this phase, fabrication begins using BIM specifications. Project construction logistics

are shared with trades and contractors to ensure optimum timing and efficiency.

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 Figure 07: Build

C. Operate:
BIM data carries over to operations and maintenance of finished assets. BIM data can be used
down the road for cost-effective renovation or efficient deconstruction too.

Figure 08: Operate

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 Why is BIM important?
According to the UN, by 2050 the world's population will be 9.7 billion. The global AEC
industry must look to smarter, more efficient ways to design and build not just as a means to
keep up with global demand but to help create spaces that are smarter and more resilient too.
BIM not only allows design and construction teams to work more efficiently, but it allows them
to capture the data they create during the process to benefit operations and maintenance
activities. This is why BIM mandates are increasing across the globe.

User Interface:

Figure 08: User Interface of Revit Architecture

1. Application button
2. Tab

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3. Quick access toolbar
4. Tools
5. Contextual tab
6. Info centre
7. Ribbon
8. Options bar
9. Project browser
10. Properties
11. Status bar
12. Type selector

TABS AND TOOLS WIDELY USED IN MY MODEL

A. Quick Access Toolbar:

The Quick Access toolbar contains a set of default tools. You can customize this
toolbar to display the tools that you use most often.

Figure 09: Quick Access toolbar

B. Ribbon:

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 The ribbon displays when you create or open a file. It provides all the tools necessary to create
a project or family. As you resize the revit window, you may notice that tools in the ribbon
automatically adjust their size to fit the available space. This feature allows all buttons to be
visible for most screen sizes.

Figure 10: Ribbon

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 ■ Click Modify tab
➤ Properties panel
➤ Properties

■ Click View tab

➤ Windows panel
➤ User Interface drop-down
➤Properties.

■ Right-click in the drawing area and click Properties.

You can dock the palette to either side of the Revit window and resize it horizontally. You
Can resize it both horizontally and vertically when it is undocked. The display and location
of the palette will persist from one Revit session to the next for the same user. Typically,
you keep the Properties palette open during a Revit session so that you can.

■ Select the type of element you will place in the drawing area or change the type of
elements already placed.

■ View and modify the properties of the element you are placing or of elements selected in
the drawing area.

■ View and modify the properties of the active view

■ Access the type properties that apply to all instances of an element type

Figure 13: Properties palette

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 E. Drawing Area:

The drawing area of the Revit window displays views (and sheets and schedules) of the
current project. Each time you open a view in a project, by default the view displays in the
drawing area on top of other open views. The other views are still open, but they are
underneath the current view. Use tools of the View tab.

➤ Windows panel to arrange project views to suit your work style. The default color of the
drawing area background is white; you can invert the color to black
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Plate 01: Drawing area

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 STARTING THE PROJECT & BUILDING
THE MODEL
AIM: To Create Building of 1 storey commercial and 2 storey Houses of 2BHK model using
Autodesk Revit architecture

Figure 14: RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDING

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 2D DIAGRAM OF ALL FLOOR PLANS :

GROUND FLOOR 1ST FLOOR

2ND FLOOR 3RD FLOOR

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 Plate 02: Line diagram

How I created the Line diagram:

1. Setting the Units to Feet and Inches
2. The site dimension is 108’ X 88’ ft
3. Creation of Ground Floor for Parking, First Floor for Commercial use, and
2nd and 3rd floors for Residential use and Terrace in levels 1,2,3,4&5
respectively.
4. using the architectural column tool, the columns of 24” x 24” are created at
the Ground level.
4. The floor height given for each floor is 10ft. Using the Wall tool, the line
diagram for ground, first1,2,3rd Floor, and terrace floor is created.

Figure 15: Wall, Door & Window tool

5. Doors, Windows and Staircase to all 3 floors are added using Door, Window
and Staircase tools in the toolbar.
6. The Glazed windows for living area, Kitchen and bed rooms have been
created using Store front wall.
7. The text tool is used to all the 3 floors using model text tool.

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 Figure 16: Railing, Stair & Model text and Staircase tool

3D model (Elevation view)

Step 1 – 8 together into a model in 3D (corner view):

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 FRONT ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION

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 SOUTH ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

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 FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

INTERMEDIATE FLOOR PLAN

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 SITE PLAN

AERIAL VIEW

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 3: DETAILING OF THE MODEL
o Adding Flooring, Ceiling, Roofing and balcony:
o Flooring is provided to the required area using the Floor tool in the toolbox.
o Ceiling is provided to all the floors as and when it is required using Ceiling
tool in the toolbox.
o Later, Roofing is provided by using Roof by footprint option to give as loping
effect on
o A glass railing of required length is provided along the length of the balcony.

Figure 17: Roof, Ceiling & Floor too

Material application & New material:

1. The material for the flooring in the interiors of the house was provided with
American_Cherry material with 6 inches thick & the flooring material for car parking is
concrete Precast with Thickness of 6 inches and for Flooring material for Residential
Building is Masonry.Stone.Marbel with thickness of 6 inches.

2. The material for the ceiling is provided with Compound ceiling with 6inches thickness.

3. A Gypsum wall board material is provided for the sloped roofing has been provided,
based on the requirement to a Maroon coloured roof tile.

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 Massing & Site: Topo surface, Site component:
1. Massing is basically the sense of space which the building encloses, and helps to define
both the interior space and the exterior space of the building.

2. A Topo surface was created using the tool Topo surface from the toolbar. This surface is
created to provide a bottom surface for the model to stand and to place required site
components.

3. Site components are those which enhances the naturality of the model

4. Site components such as plants, flowerpots, trees, streetlights have been created in the
required levels as shown in the below figure.

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 3D Model of the house with Massing & Site components
Extrusions and opening:

1. Extrusions are solid or void structures that are very easy to create on a work plane and
Then extrude that profile perpendicular to the plane on which it is sketched to obtain the
required design.
2. Wall openings are created based on the design requirement by selecting the wall, Where the
opening has to be created and then using the tool Wall openings, the desired shape opening
wall is created.

Figure 19: Extrusion tool

Figure 20: Wall opening tool.

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 4: FINISHING THE MODEL
Rendering:

1. Rendering is done after the completion of the entire model

2. The model is rendered to create a photorealistic image of the 3Dmodel
3. Revit Architecture begins the rendering process, rendering the entire image progressively.
4. Render the view to create a photorealistic image of the 3Dmodel.
5. Before starting the render process, see best practices for rendering for information about
how you can improve performance.
6. After preparing the 3D view and using the Rendering dialog to select desired settings, click
Render to render the image.
7. Revit begins the rendering process, rendering the entire image progressively. Revit displays
a progress dialog, which shows information about the rendering process.

Note: To cancel the rendering process before it completes, click Stop. When the rendering
process is complete, Revit displays the rendered image in the drawing area.

You can then do the following:

• Change render settings and render the image again.• Change render settings, and render the
image again.

• Adjust exposure settings and render the image again.• Adjust exposure settings, and render
the image again.

• Save the rendered image as a project view.

• Export the rendered image to a file.
• Display the building model in the drawing area.
• In the Rendering dialog, click Show the model. To display the rendered image again, click
Show the rendering.

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 Figure 21: Rendering tool

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 Figure 22: 3D model before rendering

Camera:
1. A camera is used to create/capture a perspective 3D view of our model as we want to see
through our eyes.
2. The Perspective option controls whether a 3D view displays as perspective instead of
orthographic.
Open a plan, section, or elevation view.

• Click View tab Create panel 3D View drop-down Camera.

Note: If you clear the Perspective option on the Options Bar, the view that is created is an
orthographic 3D view and not a perspective view.

• Click in the drawing area to place the camera.

• Drag the cursor to the desired target and click to place it.
• Revit creates a perspective 3D view and assigns a name to the view:3D View1, 3D View2,
and so on. To rename the view, in the Project Browser right-click it, and select Rename.

Figure 23: Camera tool Plate 14: Camera focused in the model

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 Figure 24: 3D camera view (South)

Figure 25: 3D model camera view (corner)

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 Walkthrough:

1. A walkthrough is a path through a created building model and create an animation or a series
of images to present the model to team members or clients. 2. Walk through can be created
inside or around the building.
3. A walkthrough is a simulated tour of a site or building using camera positions placed along a
path that you define. Create a walkthrough to present your model to clients or team members.
The walkthrough path consists of camera frames and key frames. A key frame is a frame that
can be modified to change the direction and position of the camera. By default, walkthroughs
are created as a series of perspective views, but you can also create them as orthographic 3D
views.
The following image shows an example of a walkthrough path. The red dots indicate key
frames. The blue triangular shape shows the field of view, which defines the width and depth
of the camera view

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 Figure 30: Walkthrough

After you've created a walkthrough, export it to share with others. When

exporting the walkthrough, you can create a series of static images or a video file.
When someone views the video, they can't change the path through the model or
the camera angles. The walkthrough provides a pre- defined experience of the
model ... If you need a real-time walkthrough experience, use Revit Live instead.
Revit Live allows you to navigate anywhere in the model without creating a path
or setting up camera views. Revit Live does not create a movie file as the
Walkthrough feature does, however .. Autodesk 3ds Max modelling and
animation software is another alternative to the Revit Walkthrough feature. It
allows you to have more control over camera movement and to animate elements
in the scene, such as a door opening and closing.

Figure 31: Walkthrough tool

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