What is Revit ?

• Revit is a design and documentation

platform that supports the design,
drawings, and schedules required
for BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING
(BIM). BIM delivers information
about project design, scope,
quantities, and phases when you
need it.
What is Revit ?
• In the Revit model, every drawing sheet, 2D
and 3D view, and schedule is a presentation
of information from the same virtual
building model. As you work on the building
model, Revit collects information about the
building project and coordinates this
information across all other representations
of the project.
• The Revit parametric change engine
automatically coordinates changes made
anywhere in model views, drawing sheets,
schedules, sections and plans.
What is BIM ?
• BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) is
a visual database that allows every
construction-linked discipline,
including some real estate
professionals, to centralize data to
collaborate more efficiently with each
other, by doing so it makes the
construction process easier, improves
building maintenance, reduces cost, and
keeps track of the building state.
What is BIM ?
•BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING
(BIM) is also a process for
creating and managing all of the
information about a project,
leading to an output known as a
Building Information Model,
which contains digital
descriptions for every aspect of
the physical project.
What is meant by Parametric ?
•Parametric modeling refers to
the relationships among all
elements in a project that
enable the coordination and
change management that Revit
provides. These relationships
are created either automatically
by the software or by you as you
work.
Parametric Modeling
The following are examples of these element
relationships:
• A door is fixed dimension from an adjacent partition
wall. If you move the wall, the door retains this
relationship to the wall.
• The edge of a floor or roof is related to the exterior
wall such that when the exterior wall is moved, the
floor or roof remains connected. In this case the
parametric is one of association or connection.
• Rebar is spaced equally across a given element. If the
length of the element is changed, the relationship of
equal spacing is maintained. In this case, the
parameter is not a number but a proportional
characteristics.
Parametric
• Revit immediately determines what is affected by
changes and reflects those changes to any
affected elements. A fundamental characteristic
of Revit is the ability to coordinate changes
and maintain consistency at all times. You do
not have to intervene and update drawings or
other content.
• When you change something, Revit uses 2 key
concepts that make it especially powerful and
easy to use. The first is the capturing of
relationships while the designer works. The
second is its approach to propagating building
changes. The result of these concepts is
software that works like you do, without
requiring entry of data that is unimportant to
your design.
Understanding Revit Terms
• Most of the terms use to identify object in Revit
are common, industry standard terms familiar to
most architects. However some terms are unique to
Revit. Understanding the following term is
critical to understand the software.

• PROJECT – the project is the single database of

information for your design. The project file
contains all information for the building design,
from geometry to construction data.
• LEVEL – are infinite horizontal planes that act as
a reference for level hosted elements, such as
roofs, floors and ceilings.
Understanding Revit Terms
•ELEMENT – when creating a
project, you add Revit
parametric building elements
to the design.
•Revit classifies elements by:
• Categories
• Families
• Types
Understanding Revit Terms
• CATEGORY – is a group of elements that you use to model
or document a building design. For example, categories
of model elements include walls and beams. Categories
of annotation elements include tags and text notes.
• FAMILY – are classes of elements in category
There are 3 kinds of Families
1. Loadable families – can be loaded into a project and
created on family templates
2. System families – include walls, dimensions,
ceilings, roofs, floors, and levels. They are not
available for loading or creating as separate files
3. In-Place families – define custom elements that you
create in the context of the project. Create an in
place element when your project need unique geometry.
Three Types of Elements
• Model elements – represents the actual 3D
geometry of the building. For example, walls
windows, doors, roofs, are model elements.
• Datum elements – help to define project
context. For example, grids, levels, reference
planes are datum elements.
• View Specific elements – display only in views
in which they are placed. They help to describe
or document the model. For example, dimension,
tags, and 2D detail components are view
specific elements.
Two Types of Model Elements
• Hosts or Host Elements – these are
generally built in place at the
construction site. For example walls
and ceilings are hosts.
• Model components – these are all
other types of elements in the
building model. For example,
windows, doors and cabinets are
model components
Two Types of View-Specific
Elements
• Annotation Elements – these are 2D
components that document the model and
maintain scale on paper. For example
dimension, tags and keynotes are
annotation elements.
• Details – these are 2D items that provide
details about the building model in a
particular vies. Examples include detail
lines, filled regions, and 2D detail
components.
Element Properties
• In Revit, each element you place in a drawing
is an instance of a family type.
• Elements have 2 sets of properties that control
their appearance and behavior: type properties
and instance properties
• TYPE PROPERTIES – changing the value of a type
property affect all current future instance in
that family type
• INSTANCE PROPERTIES – changing the value of
instance properties affects only the elements
in your selection.
STEPPING INTO AUTODESK REVIT
• Listed below are the recommended system requirements
for running this release of Revit 2022.
• Microsoft Window 8.1 or 10-64-bit (SP2 or later)
Enterprise, Ultimate, Business, or Home Premium
Edition, or Microsoft Windows XP (SP2 or later)
professional or Home Edition.
• 4GB RAM
• 5GB free disk space
• 1,280 x 1,024 monitor with true color
• Display adapter capable of 24-bitcolor for basic
graphics, 256 MB Direct 10-capable graphics card with
Shadier Model 3 for advanced graphics
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.1 (or later)
• Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing devise
Starting Revit
To start the program you may choose any of
these options.

1.From the Desktop Double Click [R] the

Revit icon
2.From the Desktop place the pointer to
the icon, then RIGHT CLICK then open
3.Search the Application Revit on the
Start Menu
REVIT INTERFACE
TERMINOLOGIES
1. Revit Home – use to access and mange information related to your
models
2. File Tab – the tab provides access to common file actions, such
as New, Open, and Save. It also allows you to manage files using
more advance tools such as Export and Publish
3. Quick Access Tool Bar – contains set of default tools. You can
customize this toolbar to display the tools that you use most
often
4. Infocenter – provides a set of tools that enable you to access
many product related information sources. Depending on the
Autodesk product and the configuration, these tools might
differ. For example, in some products the InfoCenter toolbar may
also include a Sign in button for Autodesk 360 service or a link
to the Autodesk App Store.
Note: InfoCenter uses Internet Explorer to support Autodesk
LiveUpdate technology. Even if you set your default browser to
something else, InfoCenter will always use Internet Explorer.
Terminologies
5. Option Bar – is located below the ribbon. It
displays conditional tools dependent on the current
tool or selected element.
6. Type of Selector – identifies the currently
selected family type and provides a drop-down from
which you can select a different type.
7. Properties Palette – is a modeless dialog where
you can view and modify the parameters that define
the properties of elements.
8. Project Browser – shows a logical hierarchy fo
all views schedules, sheets, groups, and other parts
of the current project. As you expand and collapse
each branch, lower-level items display.
Terminologies
9. Status Bar – provides tips or hints on what to
do. When you highlight an element or component, the
status bar displays the name of the family and type
10. View Control Bar – provides quick access to
functions that affect the current view.
11. Drawing Area – displays views (and sheets and
schedules) of the current model. Each time you open
a view in a model, the view displays in the drawing
area.
12. Ribbon – displays when you create or open a
file. It provides all the tools necessary to create
a project or family
Terminologies
13. Tabs on Ribbon – these are the displayed
icons in the ribbon.
14. Contextual Tab – when you use certain tools
or select elements, a contextual ribbon tab
displays tools that relate to the context of the
tool or element. The tab closes when you exit
the tool or clear the selection.
15. Tools on the Current Tab of the Ribbon
16. Panels on the Ribbon
 Model Line (LI)
Model lines are plane-based elements that exist in
3D space and are visible in all views.
VIEWS
1. Click icon (Model Line)
* Architecture Tab > Model Panel > Model Line
* Structure Tab > Model Panel > Model Line
2. Click Modify/ Place Lines tab > Draw panel, and
select a sketching option or Pick Lines to create
lines by selecting lines or wall within the model
 Model Line (LI)
3. If you want to sue a different line style
(including line color or weight) than the one
shows on Line Style panel, select one from the
Line Style drop-down.
4. On the Options Bar, specify the following
options as appropriate for the type of model line
you are drawing.
• IF YOU WANT TO… * THEN…
Draw the model line on a plane
Select a different level or plane
other than the current value of from the drop-down. If the
placement Plane desired plane is not listed,
select Pick, and use the Work
Plane dialog to specify a plane.

Draw multiple connected line Select Chain

segments

Offset the model line, either Enter a value for Offset

from the cursor position or from
an edge you select in the
drawing area
Specify a radius for a circle or
curved model line or for Select Radius, and enter a value
filleted corners on a rectangle
or filleted joins between
chained lines
5. In the drawing area, draw the model line, or
click an existing line or edge, depending on the
sketching option you are using
NOTE: After you click to specify the start point
of a straight model line, you can quickly set
its length by typing a value for the temporary
dimension that displays with the line. Likewise
you can enter a radius value for ciccles or
cruves,2 radius values for ellipses, or – for
polygons – the distance from the center to the
vertices or sides
Like components, model lines can move with
nearby elements, provided they are sketched
parallel to that element. For example, if you
draw a wall and then draw a line parallel to
that wall, the line can move with the wall if
you select the Moves with nearby Elements option
on the Option Bar, or choose it from the
properties of the line. An arc line can move
with an arc wall if the 2 are concentric.
DETAIL LINE (DL)
Use the Detail Line tool to draw detail lines to
provide additional information to the model geometry
in detail views and drafting vies.
NOTE: If you want to sketch lines that exist in 3D
and display in all vies, use model lines. You can
convert detail lines to model lines, or model lines
to detail line.

The Detail Line tool has the same line styles as the
Line tool, but Detail Lines are View-Specific, like
detail components and other annotations. Detail
lines are drawn in the view’s sketch plane.
 To Create Detail Line
1. Click Annotate tab > Detail panel > Detail Line
2. Sketch lines as appropriate

EXERCISE USING MODEL LINE:

1. On the Architecture Tab under Model Panel Click Model Lines
2. On the Modify/Place Lines Tab under Draw Panel click Lines
3. In the Options Bar, check Chain
4. Click A, B, C, & D
Tip: Keyboard focused temporary dimensions. As you create model
line, you can quickly set its length by keying in a value on
your keyboard. This changes the length of the temporary
dimension that appears with the line. Press ESC twice to end the
command or click Modify at the Ribbon Panel
NAVIGATING VIEW USING SCROLL
BUTTON OF MOUSE:
1. Scroll/Pan (Press and Hold Wheel Button)
2. Zoom in and Out (Scroll Wheel)
3. Spin to rotate 3D View (Shift + Wheel Button)
SELECTION METHODS:
1. Default (Single Selection)
2. Ctrl (Add Selection) & Shift (Deselect)
3. Window & Crossing
4. Tab

NOTE: Tab is commonly used for you to select

single connected and overlapping
objects/components.
Selection Methods:
• You can select more than one element at the same
time by using one of the following methods:
1. Hold down the CTRL key while clicking each of the
elements you want to select
2. Define a box by placing the cursor on one side of
the elements to be selected and dragging it
diagonally to form a rectangular boundary
a. To select only elements completely within the boundary
of the pick box, drag the cursor from left to right
(similar to window selection of Autocad)
b. To select any elements that either wholly or partially
within the boundary of the pick box, drag the cursor
from right to left (Similar to crossing selection of
Autocad)
SNAPS (Enabling and Disabling Snaps)
Object Shortcut Description
Snap Key
Endpoints SE Snaps to the endpoint of an element or component
Midpoints SM Snaps to the midpoint of an element or component.
Nearest SN Snaps to the nearest elements or component.
Work Plane
Grid
Quadrants
Intersecti
ons