Revit Architecture notes
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The document provides steps for learning the basics of Revit Architecture. It outlines 11 steps to create a basic building model including how to open Revit, set up levels and grids, create walls, floors, roofs, doors, windows and other building components, add furniture and fixtures, generate schedules and reports, and render 3D views and walkthroughs. The steps guide the user through the Revit interface and commands for building design and documentation.
Revit Architecture notes
- 1. BASICS OF REVIT ARCHITECTURE 7 639 444 321 S a n k a r m e 7 @ g m a i l . R. Udhayasankar ME Assistant Professor Sasurie College of Engineering
- 2. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 1 STEP 1 HOW TO OPEN REVIT Open → Revit arch → Projects → New STEP 2 SET THE PROJECT UNIT Click → Mange → Setting → Click → Project units → Click → Format → Click →Units → Select feet and fractional inches →Ok → Ok STEP 3 BASIC TOOLS Click → Modify → Click → Geometry → Click → Modify Align → Trim → Offset → Mirror → Split → Move → Copy → Rotate STEP 4 LEVEL SETUP
- 3. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 2 Project Browser → Elevations → Click East → Level Should Be Shown In Screen → Click → Level 2 → Click → Create → Click → Create Similar → Click → Draw → Select Pick Lines → Type Offset 10’00” → Select Level 2 To Create Level 3 Cont. → Created The Level STEP 5 HOW TO CREATE WALL? Project Browser →Click → Level 1 →Screen Shown 4 Coordinate → Home → →Build → Click → Wall → Wall → Adjust Height Of Wall 20’ Change To 10’
- 4. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 3 HOW TO EDIT THE WALL THICKNESS & COLOR Click → Properties → Edit Type → Click → Duplicate → Create → Duplicate Name → Type Parameter → Edit → Edit Assembly → Exterior Side → Thickness 9” → Material → Click → By Category Material → Click → Duplicate → Create Duplicate Name → Ok → Click → Appearance → Autodesk Library → Click → Wall PAINT SELECT → Color → Ok →Ok → Apply → Ok Draw the Wall …Used Two Methods → Click → Location Line → Click → Face Core Interior →Face of Exterior → Draw the Wall → Esc
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- 6. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 5 HOW TO CONVERT 2D TO 3D Click → View → Create → 3D View → Click→ Default 3D View HOW FIND THE DIMENSION Click → Aligned Dimension → Dimension→ Select → Aligned → Change → Place Dimension → Face of Core → Select the Wall Interior Dimension
- 7. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 6 HOW TO OPEN THE WALL & SEPARATE THE WALL Click→ Home → Click→ Opening → Select → Wall → Click the Wall in Plan → Open the Area of Wall Click→ Modify → Select → Split→ T Click Wall to Split Click → Home → Wall → Wall → Reveal
- 8. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 7 STEP 6 HOW TO CREATE A FLOOR Click → Home → Build → Select → Floor → Click → Draw → Select → Rectangle → Click → Plan → Draw The Floor Over Area → Click → Mode → Select → Tick HOW TO CHANGE FLOOR THICKNESS & COLOR Click → Properties → Edit Type → Click → Duplicate → Create → Duplicate Name → Type Parameter → Edit → Edit Assembly → Exterior Side → Thickness 1’ → Material → Click → By Category Material → Click → Duplicate → Create Duplicate Name → Ok → Click → Appearance → Autodesk Library → Click → floor tiles → Color → Ok →Ok → Apply → Ok HOW TO CREATE UNDULATION FLOOR Click → Properties → Properties → Click → Height Offset → Upward + → Doward – → Click → -5 → Entre → You Know That Screen
- 9. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 8 HOW TO CUT THE FLOOR Click → Home → Opening → Click → By Face → Click → Floor → Click → Draw → Select → Rectangle → Cut The Floor → Mode → Tick → Finish STEP 7 HOW TO DESIGN ROOF Three types of roofs ➢ Roof by footprint
- 10. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 9 ➢ Roof by extrusion ➢ Roof soffit ROOF BY FOOTPRINT Home→ Build →Roofs →Select→ Roof by Footprint → Lowest Level Notice → Yes →Click→ Draw →Select→ Rectangle →Click→ Plan →Apply →Click →Mode Tick Finish ROOF BY EXTRUSION Home→ Build→ Roof→ Select→ Roof by Extrusion → Work Plan → Ok →Select→ Plan Go to View→ Select→ East Open→ View Roof Reference Level and Offset→ Ok →Draw The Roof →Esc →Click→ Mod Tick→ Finish
- 11. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 10 SOFFIT ROOF Home→ Build→ Roofs→ Roof Soffit →Lowest Level →Notice →Ok → Draw The Roof →Mode Tick →Finish HOW TO CHANGE COLOR AND THICKNESS Click → Properties → Edit Type → Click → Duplicate → Create → Duplicate Name → Type Parameter → Edit → Edit Assembly → Exterior Side → Thickness 1’ → Material → Click → By Category Material → Click →
- 12. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 11 Duplicate → Create Duplicate Name → Ok → Click → Appearance → Autodesk Library → Click → roof tiles → Color → Ok →Ok → Apply → Ok HOW TO OPEN ROOF Home →Build→ Opening →By Face →Select→ Roof→ Ok (Or) Click→ Roof Slab →Mode →Click →Edit Boundary →Open The Roof→ Mode Tick →Finish HOW TO ADJUST ROOF HEIGHT Click → Properties → Properties → Click → Height Offset → Upward + → Dowered – → Click → 5 → Entre → You Know That Screen
- 13. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 12 STEP 8 CELLING Click →Home→ Click →Celling →Click →Sketch Celling or Automatic Celling →Select→ Sketch→ Select →Draw→ Rectangle→ Draw The Plane→ Click→ Mode →Tick Finish HOW TO EDIT HEIGHT Click→ the Celling →Click→ Properties→ Properties →Select →Height Offset From 8’ To 10’ →Enter HOW TO CHANGE THICKNESS AND COLOR
- 14. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 13 Click → Properties → Edit Type → Click → Duplicate → Create → Duplicate Name → Type Parameter → Edit → Edit Assembly → Exterior Side → Thickness 1’ → Material → Click → By Category Material → Finish 2→ Click → Duplicate → Create Duplicate Name → Ok → Click → Appearance → Autodesk Library → Click → Celling colour → Color → Ok →Ok → Apply → Ok HOW TO CUT THE CELLING Click →Celling→ Click →Edit Boundary →Click Celling→ Cut Celling STEP 9 HOW TO FIX THE DOOR WINDOWS & OTHER COMPONENTS DOOR HOW TO FIX THE DOOR Home→ Build → Click→ Door → Click → Type of Properties → Click→ Load → Open → Select Door Choose Any One Door→ Apply → Ok→ Select the Plan→ Put the Door
- 15. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 14 HOW TO EDIT THE DOOR Click→ The Door→ Select→ Type Of Properties → Dimension→ Change All Values → Materials And Finish→ Change The Door→ Panel And Frame Colors → Ok HOW TO OPEN THE DOOR Click → The Door→ Click→ Edit Family→ Y Views→ Floor → Ground Plan→ → Select Door→ Click → The Rotate→ Load To Project → Over Write → Ok
- 16. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 15 WINDOW HOW TO FIX THE WINDOW Home→ Build→ Click→ Window → Click → Type of Properties → Click→ Load → Open→ Select Window Choose → Any One→ Window → Apply → Ok → Select the Plan→ Put the Window
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- 18. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 17 HOW TO FIX THE COLUMNS Home→ Build→ Click → Columns → Click → Type Of Properties→ Click→ Load → Open→ Select columns Choose Any One → columns → Apply → Ok → Select the Plan → Put the columns HOW TO EDIT COLUMN & COLOR Click → the Door→ Select → Type of Properties→ Dimension → Change All Values → Materials And Finish → Change the Door Panel And Frame→ Colors → Ok
- 19. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 18 HOW TO FIX ALL OTHER COMPONENT Home → Build→ Click→ component → Click→ Type Of Properties → Click→ →Load→ Open → Select component Choose Any One Door → Apply→ Ok→ Select the Plan → Put the component STEP 10 HOW TO FIX THE STAIRCASE RAMP & RAILING STAIRCASE Home→ Build →Click→ Stair Case →Select →Line →Draw The Stair Case →Mode →Finish
- 20. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 19 HOW TO EDIT THE STAIR CASE Select →Stair Case →Select →Type Of Properties →Edit Values And Color
- 21. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 20 RAILING HOW TO FIX RAILING Home→ Build → Railing →Click → Draw→ The Railing → Mode→ Finish HOW TO CHANGE RAILING & EDIT Select→ Railing→ Type Parameter →Type → Change → Circular Railing RAMP How to put ramp Home build ramp click draw the ramp mode finish
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- 23. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 22 Step 10 How to Take Schedule First → draw the plane Click → Home → Click → Room → Click Room → Fix All Rooms → Given Building → Edit the Name Click → View → Click → Schedule → Click → Schedule → Quantity → New Schedule → Category → Select → Rooms → Ok → Schedule → Properties Field ➢ Available fields ➢ Select → ADD ➢ Level → Add ➢ Area → Add ➢ Perimeter → Add ➢ Name → Add ➢ Number → Add Ok → to see values on screen
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- 25. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 24 How to Export the Reports Click → Ra → Click → Export → Reports → Room/Area → Reports → Click → Level 1 → Ok → Save See The Value
- 26. Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME 25 STEP 11 HOW TO FIX THE CAMERA Select →View →Click→ 3d →View →Select→ Camera→ Click→ Camera On →Plan Inter or Exterior
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