ABSTRACT

The Autodesk Revit software is a powerful Building Information Modeling (BIM) program that
works the way architects think. The program streamlines the design process through the use of a
central 3D model, where changes made in one view update across all views and on the printable
sheets.

This Seminar guide is designed to teach you the Autodesk Revit functionality as you would work
with it throughout the design process. You begin by learning about the user interface and basic
drawing, editing, and viewing tools. Then you learn design development tools including how to
model walls, doors, windows, floors, ceilings, stairs and more.

Finally, you learn the processes that take the model into the construction documentation phase.
Since building projects themselves tend to be extremely complex, the Autodesk Revit software is
also complex.

The objective of the Autodesk Revit: Architecture Fundamentals Seminar guide is to enable
students to create full 3D architectural project models and set them up in working drawings.

This Seminar guide focuses on basic tools that the majority of students need to work with the
Autodesk Revit software. Topics Covered: Understand the purpose of Building Information
Management (BIM) and how it is applied in the Autodesk Revit software. Navigating the
Autodesk Revit workspace and interface.

Working with the basic drawing and editing tools. Creating Levels and Grids as datum elements
for the model. Creating a 3D building model with walls, curtain walls, windows, and doors.
Adding floors, ceilings, and roofs to the building model. Creating component-based and custom
stairs.

Adding component features, such as furniture and equipment. Setting up sheets for plotting with
text, dimensions, details, tags, and schedules. Creating details. Prerequisites: An understanding
of architectural terminology is an asset.

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 CONTENTS

1. ABOUT THE ORGANISATION.........................................................................................................1

2.................................................................................................AUTODESK REVIT ARCHITECTURE 3
2.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................3
2.2 Prerequisites....................................................................................................................................4
2.3 Course Objective:...........................................................................................................................4
2.4 Key Contents:.................................................................................................................................5
3. INTRODUCTION TO REVIT ARCHITECTURE & BIM.................................................................6
3.1 What is Revit Architecture:............................................................................................................6
3.2 Building Information Modelling....................................................................................................7
3.2 What is the process of BIM?..........................................................................................................8
3.3 Why is BIM important?................................................................................................................10
3.4 User Interface................................................................................................................................11
3.5 Tabs & Tools widely used in my model.......................................................................................12
4. STARTING THE PROJECT & BUILDING.....................................................................................18
4.1 Line diagram of all floor plans.....................................................................................................19
4.2 Floor plans created using Autodesk AutoCAD............................................................................20
5. DETAILING OF THE MODEL........................................................................................................22
5.1 Adding Flooring, Ceiling, Roofing and Balcony.........................................................................22
5.2 Material application & New material...........................................................................................23
5.3 Massing & Site: Topo surface, Site component...........................................................................25
5.4 3D Model of the house with Massing & Site components:..........................................................27
5.5 Extrusions and opening................................................................................................................28
6. FINISHING THE MODEL................................................................................................................30
6.1 Rendering......................................................................................................................................30
6.2 Camera:.........................................................................................................................................32
6.3 Walkthrough:................................................................................................................................37
6.4 SKILLS LEARNED & ENHANCED DURING THE................................................................39

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 1. ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

Fig 01: Official MICRO CADD logo

MICRO CADD is an Authorized CAD/CAM/CAE, Multimedia & Project Management

company. In existence for over 12 years we offer end to end solutions in CAD (Computer
Aided Design), CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) and CAM (Computer Aided
Manufacturing).

“To touch lives by empowering individuals through training” Exponential growth in the
economy and new developments in CAD/CAM/CAE in the last decade has created a very
competitive market place for job seekers and employers alike. We at MICROCADD
realized the wide skill gap between fresh engineers and the caliber of people required by
industry. Most of our engineers are not ready for the industry even after scoring higher
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& General Engineering Industries and enables the students to have hands on experience.
MICROCADD has wide range of courses that are designed to meet the needs of
businesses in different domains. Over two decades of experience enables us to provide
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 Values

• We conduct ourselves and our business to empower individuals andnarrow

socio economic divide.

Vision
• To become the most trusted training Company in our domain.
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empowerment and consultancy.

Mission

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 2. AUTODESK REVIT ARCHITECTURE

Fig 02: Autodesk Revit Architecture

2.1 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 designers use it to design 3D layouts that
include both geometric and non- geometric information. Civil and mechanical engineers also
use Revit to design bridges, roads, tunnels and 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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2.2 Prerequisites:

Revit Architecture training course is suitable for architects, civil/Arch engineering students
& professionals, interior designers and AutoCAD draftsmen pursuing Revit BIM jobs.
Working knowledge on architectural design, drawing and other engineering experience are
recommended.

Fig 03: Autodesk Revit Architecture

2.3 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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2.4 Key Contents:
Introduction
▪ to Revit Architecture

Building
▪ Information Modeling

Starting
▪ a Project

Project
▪ Settings

Modeling
▪ 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

Extrusion,
▪ Blend, Revolve Sweep and Blend Sweep

Fig 04: Autodesk Revit

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3. INTRODUCTION TO REVIT ARCHITECTURE & BIM

3.1 What is Revit Architecture:

Fig 05: Official Autodesk logo

▪ The Revit platform for building information modeling 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 and Interior
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 is
that each design model can be stored in a single data base file in a digital format.

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 3.2 Building Information Modelling:

Fig 06: Autodesk Revit BIM

Building Information Modeling (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 the built world.

Building Information Modeling (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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3.1 What is BIM used for:
BIM is used for creating and managing data during design, construction, and sperate pr BIM
iterates a disciplinary data to create detailed digital presentations that are managed in an
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making, mate stable, a co-ring on ABC.

3.2 What is the process of BIM?

The process of BIM supports the creation of intelligent data that can be used throughout the
lifecycle 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.

Fig 07: Plan

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B. Design:

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

Fig 08: Design

C. Build:

During this phase, fabrication begins using BIM specifications. Project construction logistics
are shared with trades and contractors to ensure optimum timing and efficiency.

Fig 09: Build

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D. 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.

Fig 10: Operate

3.3 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.

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3.4 User Interface:

Fig 11: User Interface of Revit Architecture

1. Application button 7. Ribbon

2. Tab 8. Options bar

3. Quick Access toolbar 9. Project browser

4. Tools 10. Properties

5. Contextual tab 11. Status bar

6. Info center 12. Type selector

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3.5 Tabs & 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.

Fig 12: Quick Access toolbar

B. Ribbon:
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.

Fig 13: Ribbon

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 C. Contextual ribbon tabs:
When you use certain tools or select elements, a contextual ribbon tab displays tools that
relate to the context of that tool or element. In many cases, the contextual tab merges with the
Modify tab. A contextual ribbon tab closes when you exit the tool or clear the selection.

You can specify whether a contextual tab automatically comes into focus or the current
tab stays in focus.
You can also specify which ribbon tab displays when you exit a tool or clear a selection.

Fig 14: Contextual ribbon tabs

D. Project Browser:

The Project Browser shows a logical hierarchy for all views, schedules, sheets,
families, groups, linked Revit models, and other parts of the current project. As you
expand and collapse each branch, lower-level items display.

➢ To change the size and location of the Project Browser.

➢ To show the Project Browser, click View tab.

➢ User Interface panel, and select the Project Browser checkbox.

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➢ To hide the Project Browser, click View tab. User Interface panel, and clear Project
Browser, or click the Close button (the red X) at the top of the browser.
➢ To resize the Project Browser, drag one of its borders.
➢ To move the Project Browser, drag the browser’s title bar within the Revit window. As you
move the cursor, an outline indicates where the browser will move to, and what its shape will be.
➢ Release the mouse button to place the browser in the desired location. You can also drag the
Project Browser outside the Revit window to the desktop.

Fig 15: Project browser

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E. Properties Palette:
The Properties palette is a modeless dialog where you can view and modify the parameters that
define the properties of elements in Revit.

Opening the Properties Palette

When you start Revit for the first time, the Properties palette is open and docked above the
Project browser.
On the left side of the drawing area. If you subsequently close the Properties palette, you
can reopen it using any of the following methods:

■ 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

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Fig 16: 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.

Plate 01: Drawing area

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4. STARTING THE PROJECT & BUILDING THE MODEL

AIM : To Create a 2 storey villa model using Autodesk revit

architecture

Fig 17: Villa model

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4.1 Line diagram of all floor plans:

Plate 02: Line diagram

How I created the Line diagram:

1. Setting the Units to Feet and Inches
2. The site dimension is 45 X 75 ft
3. Creation of ground, first and terrace floors in level 1, 2 & 3 respectively.
4. The floor height given for each floor is 10ft Using the Wall tool, the line diagram for
ground, first and terrace floor is created.

Fig 18: Wall, Door & Window tool

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5. Doors, Windows and Staircase to all 3 floors are added using Door, Window and

Staircase tools in the toolbar.

6. The glass windows for living area 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.

Fig 19: Railing, Stair & Model text tool

4.2 Floor plans created using Autodesk AutoCAD:

Fig 20: Floor plans created using AutoCAD

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Step 1 – Model in 3D (Elevation - West):

Plate 03: 3D model (Elevation view)

Step 1 – A model in 3D (corner view):

Plate 04: 3D model (corner view)

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5. DETAILING OF THE MODEL

5.1 Adding Flooring, Ceiling, Roofing and Balcony:

▪ Flooring is provided to the required area using the Floor tool in the toolbox.
▪ Ceiling is provided to all the floors as and when it is required using Ceiling tool in the toolbox
▪ Later, Roofing is provided by using Roof by footprint option to give as loping effect on the roof
▪ A glass railing of required length is provided along the length of the balcony

Fig 21: Roof, Ceiling & Floor too

Plate 05: 3D model for flooring, ceiling & Roofing

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5.2 Material application & New material:

1. The material for the flooring in the interiors of the house was provided with Cherry
material with 6 inches thick & the flooring material for car parking is concrete, also with 6
inches thick.
2. The material for the ceiling is provided with Compound ceiling with 6inches thickness.

3. A new material for the sloped roofing has been provided based on the requirement
to a Maroon colored roof tile.

Plate 06: Material application

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Step 1 – Model in 3D (corner view):

Plate 07: 3D model (corner view)

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5.3 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, flower pots, trees, street lights have been created in
the required levels as shown in the below figure.

Fig 22: Topo surface, Site component tool

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Plate 08: Level 1 floor plan

Plate 09: Level 2 floor plan

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5.4 3D Model of the house with Massing & Site components:

Plate 10: 3D model in line effect

Plate 11: 3D model in shaded effect

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5.5 Extrusions and opening:

1. Extrusions are solid or void structures that are very easy to create on awork 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.

Fig 23: Extrusion tool

Fig 24: Wall opening tool

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 Plate 12: Extrusion

Plate 13: Wall opening

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6. FINISHING THE MODEL

6.1 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 3D model.

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.

• 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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 Fig 25: Rendering tool

Fig 26: 3D model before rendering

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6.2 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.

Fig 27: Camera tool

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Plate 14: Camera focused onto the model

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 Fig 28: 3D camera view

Fig 29: 3D model camera view (corner)

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Fig 30: 3D model camera view

Fig 31: 3D model camera view

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Fig 32: 3D model camera view

Fig 33: 3D model camera view (corner)

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6.3 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.

Fig 34: Walkthrough

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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 modeling 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.

Fig 35: Walkthrough tool

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 6.4 SKILLS LEARNED & ENHANCED DURING THE

INTERNSHIP PERIOD

Professional Skills:

➢ 2D Floor planning using Revit Architecture

➢ Creation of 3D model of a house

➢ BIM

➢ Learned to design, simulate, visualize and collaborate a model

➢ Loading families into the model

➢ Rendering & walkthrough of the model

Personal Skills:

➢ Helped me to understand the importance of BIM

➢ Creative thinking while planning & designing of a model

➢ Strong hold on AutoCAD & better reading of the drawings

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