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A Quick and Easy Guide
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Revit® 2017
David Martin
Dedication
I would like to dedicate this book to my wife and children for their constant support
and to my Revit students both past and present for their constant questions.
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Table of Contents
The projects that you will be completing were originally designed for my Introduction
to Revit course at Glendale Community College. I have used this project over the last
few years and have fine-tuned it into the project you see here.
The book is meant to give you basic instruction in the Revit design program. It is for
students that already have some architectural drafting/design experience and have
experience reading and/or drawing floor plans, elevations, sections, details, and other
architectural drawing types. Using this book to learn Revit does not require knowledge
of another CAD software program such as: AutoCAD, MicroStation, and ArchiCAD.
The tutorials will guide you through three “warm-up” projects and a two-story
residential building. Each tutorial is divided into parts that will have you accomplish a
portion of the project.
There is a companion website for this book at www.instantrevit.com . You may use
this site to view tutorial videos and to download support files to aid in completion of
the projects. You may also refer to this site for the PDF portfolio of the projects and
other information.
Please Note: Access to the videos and support files require a Google Account. If you
would prefer to access the files using a different method, please contact the author at
instantrevit@gmail.com so that different arrangements for file access can be made.
When completing the projects, it is recommended that you save your progress
incrementally through the tutorials. Examples of the appearance of each portion of the
book will be provided on the website. After you complete the tutorials, you may wish
to print your drawings and assemble them into a portfolio.
It is my hope that you will find this process a fun and informative one. Once you have
completed the book please feel free to share your experiences, suggestions, and
compliments on the website.
Enjoy,
David Martin
instantrevit@gmail.com
www.instantrevit.com
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Warm-Up Projects
Over the next pages are the warm-up projects for the book. The projects consist of Two-
Dimensional drawings of three different architectural items. The intent of these projects is
to familiarize the student with the 2D drafting and modification tools of the Revit design
program.
New…
The New Project dialog
box opens. Click on the
Browse… button to
choose the template file.
The project file opens. Click the Save File icon in the Quick Access Toolbar and
name the file WU1-1.
WU1-1 – Setting Up the File, Creating the House Perimeter and the Roof
Overhang
All three Warm-Up exercises will be contained in the same Revit file. To begin the first
exercise, you will need to create a drafting view that will contain your drawing.
Click on the Drafting View tool in the View tab, Create panel.
Start by drawing the outline of the walls. Click on the Detail Line tool in the
Annotate tab, Detail panel.
Line Tool
When drawing the line, you may type in the distance. You
do not need to type in the feet and inches symbols. You
only need to type in the numbers only with a space in
between (10 6).
Length Key-in
Draw additional lines to form the perimeter of the house until you have completed
the all the hidden lines.
If you wish to add
dimension lines,
use the Aligned
Dimension tool in
the Annotate Tab,
Dimension Panel.
Linear Dimension Tool
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When adding the 10’-6” and 33’-6” dimensions; begin by clicking on the far left
vertical line, then the next vertical line, then the last vertical line, and finish by
clicking at the location of your dimension line.
Offset Tool
Click on the Offset tool
and set the Offset
distance to 2’ 0” in the Options Bar
Options Bar.
Click on one of the hidden lines,
move the mouse slightly in the
direction of the new line.
Lines Joined
Change the outside lines from hidden to solid and dark.
Click on the Modify tool and then mouse over one of the outside lines (don’t click),
click the tab key on your keyboard, and then click the line. All of the lines on the
outside perimeter will be turn blue. This indicates that they are selected.
In the Contextual Tab (Green Tab) for
the selected lines, change the line style
to Wide Lines.
WU1-2 – Adding the Roof Edges, Projecting the Front Elevation View
Chimney Location
Adding the Front Elevation
Next you will add the Front Elevation by projecting from the plan view. This is the
completed Front Elevation. You may add the dimensions to help locate and verify
elements.
Project the wall lines and offset the ground line for the fascia board
The slope is 7:12. Add the first line by drawing a 12” horizontal and then a 7”
vertical line. After that, connect the lines to make the diagonal slope line.
Copy the sloped line and project down the edge of the middle roof slope.
Trim the edges of the chimney. You will need to use the split tool to split the ridge
line for the chimney edges.
Split Tool
Split Location
Trim/Extend the lines to form the chimney.
Chimney Completed
Adding the Windows
Use the diagram below for the sizes of the windows. Refer to the Front Elevation for the
locations of the two windows. You may add dimensions to help with the sizes. Delete the
dimensions after completing the window, they will not be needed.
Window Dimensions
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Copy Tool
Click a point near the window. Drag to the right.
Type in the distance 13 4 (13’-4”) and click the mouse a second time to place the
copy.
Refer to the Front Elevation for the locations of the two windows.
Door Dimensions
This is the end of Part 2. Save your file as WU1-2.
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In this last part you will add the remaining dimensions and other annotations to the
drawing. You will also bring the view into a sheet view with a border.
Open the WU1-2 file. Save the file as WU1-3.
Confirm that the scale of the view is set to
1/8” = 1’-0”. The view scale selector is at
the bottom left corner of the view. View Scale
Click on the Aligned Dimension tool in the Annotate tab, Dimension panel.
Drag the dimension line away from the view and then click a final time to place the
dimension.
Dimension Picks
Dimension the remaining elements as shown in the example in WU1-1.
To add the note, click on the Text tool in the Annotate tab, Text panel.
Text Tool
Click on the Two Segments tool
in the contextual tab.
Click to place the arrow, click two more times to place the segments, and then
type in the note for the text. Use the Text 3/32” Arial text type.
Now that you have finished the drafting view, the next thing is to add the view to a
sheet.
Open the WU1-3 file. Save the file as WU1-4.
Click on the Sheet tool in
the View tab, Sheet
Composition panel.
Sheet Tool
In the New Sheet dialog
box, click on the Load…
button.
Within the Families folder, open the Title Blocks and Template Files folder.
The view is placed. You may need to adjust the location and the distance between
the views so that it will fit in the border.
Title Block
This is the end of Part 4. Save your file as WU1-4.
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This next part is an optional portion of the tutorial. Follow these steps in this part if you
wish to create PDF files of your completed projects. At the end of the textbook there will
be a procedure that will show you how to merge the PDF files into one portfolio file.
Next you will create a PDF file of your drawing. You will use the PDF reDirect v2
program to create the PDF files of each sheet and merge them into one file. This
program does not come with the Revit software.
The PDF reDirect program is free. You may also wish to purchase the Pro Version which
has additional features you may find useful. For this book the free version was used.
The website to download the program is located at www.exp-systems.com.
Open the WU1-4 file. Save the file as WU1-5.
After installing the PDF reDirect software,
click on the Application Menu and select the
Print command.
Print Command
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Match the settings as shown. Click the OK button when finished. The two settings
you will need to change are the Paper Placement and Zoom settings.
Preview Button
The Preview window opens. Check the setup of the page and then click the Print…
button at the upper left corner of the window to close the preview.
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In the Print dialog box, press the OK button to create the PDF file.
You will need to change the Page Rotation setting to 90° Clockwise to shown the
drawing in landscape orientation.
Click on the Drafting View tool in the View tab, Create panel.
Note: The dimensions have been increased in size for clarity and will be added
later.
Outline of Part
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You may
delete the
reference
planes when
you are
finished.
Midpoint Snap
The four lines are now mirrored to the right side of the plate.
Outline Completed
This is the end of Part 1. Save your file as WU2-1.
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Rectangle Copied
Next create the Triangle and the
Hexagon.
Triangle Location
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Hexagon Location
Draw the large circle as
shown.
After creating the Base Plate view, create a new drafting view called BASE PLATE.
Drag and drop the Base Plate drafting view into the sheet. You will not need to
reload the title block family file.
Fill out the title block with your
name, and date.
Click on the Drafting View tool in the View tab, Create panel.
Name the New Drafting View, LIGHTING PLAN and set the scale to 1/4” = 1’-0”.
Using the Detail Line tool,
draw the outside of the four
walls.
Region Tool
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Name Dialog
After the region is
created, click in the
box to the right of the
fill pattern.
Color Dialog
Click the OK button to close the Type Properties dialog box.
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Set the Line Style to Wide lines and draw a rectangular shape as shown.
Green Check
You will see that the inner rectangle is filled with gray stippling.
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Add dimensions to control the size of the inner and outer rectangles as shown.
Dimensions Added
Click on one of the edges of the inner
rectangle.
Dimension Changed
Repeat the process so that all four edges are
6” from the outside edge.
Locked Dimension
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Once the four 6” dimensions are locked, click on one of the inner vertical lines
and change the inner width to 25’-0”.
Repeat the process for the horizontals lines.
Next you will create the symbol for the 8” recessed light fixture.
Open the WU3-1 file. Save the file as WU3-2.
Create a new filled region material called Solid White.
a. Start with the Solid Black type.
b. Create a Duplicate and name it Solid White
c. Change the color from Black to White.
d. Click OK to create the material.
Using the Region tool, draw a 4” Radius circle.
Array Tool
Setup the Options bar as shown. Then click to the right of the original symbol. A
total of five copies will be made. Make sure that the Group and Associate
box is unchecked.
Options Bar
Completed Array
This is the end of Part 2. Save your file as WU3-2.
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In this part you will add reference planes for each row and column of light fixtures.
You will then align and lock the fixtures to the planes. Lastly, you will control the
location of the lights by dimensioning the reference planes.
Open the WU3-2 file. Save the file as WU3-3.
Click on the Reference Plane tool in the Architecture tab, Work Plane panel.
Align Tool
Align the fixtures to the
Reference Planes.
Multiple Alignment Checkbox
Check the Multiple Alignment
checkbox to keep from having
to click the reference plane
each time.
Click the Reference Plane then the Vertical
Line.
Once the light fixture moves onto the line, click the
padlock.
Alignment Locked
Repeat the process for the rest of the column.
Column Locked
Repeat the process for the other four
columns.
Columns Locked
To test the locked alignment, move the reference plane. The fixtures will move
with the line.
Draw four additional reference
planes horizontally below each row.
Lock the fixtures in each row to the
reference plane.
Rows Locked
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Add a row of dimensions as shown. For the columns and the rows. Your
dimensions may be different.
Dimensions Added
Add a second row of dimensions above the first.
EQ Toggle
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WU3-5 – Inserting the Views into the Sheets, Creating a PDF of the
Drawings
Residential Project
This is the introduction for the Residential Project. You will be creating 3D and 2D drawings
to document a two-story residential project. The intent of this project is to familiarize you
with the workflow and techniques required to create a typical residential architectural
project using the Revit Architecture design program.
First you will need to modify the levels that come with the template. These levels will
control the heights of key features of the building. Slab Heights, Walls, Roofs, and
other features rely on a level to control their location.
In the Project Browser, go to the Elevations (Building Elevation) view category
and double-click on South. This will open the South Elevation.
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Modify the Levels as shown in the chart. To change the height, select the level
and then click on the numerical height. When the small box opens, modify the
text. Delete any extra levels.
RL1-2 – Locating the Building, Adding the Exterior and Interior Walls
In this part you will locate the building on the site, create the building shell and add
the interior walls to the building.
Open the RL1-1 file. Save the file as RL1-2.
In the Project Browser, switch to the First Floor view.
Click on the Light Bulb at
the bottom of the view.
This is used to Hide or
Display elements of the
Reveal Hidden Elements Tool
drawing.
You will see a red symbol in the middle of the screen. The color indicates that
these are hidden elements. Select the elements by drawing a fence around them,
right-click, select Unhide in View, and then Category.
Wall Tool
In the Type Selector,
select Basic Wall
Exterior –Wood Siding
on Wood Stud.
Drag the mouse to the center of the walls and release the button. Position the
markers as shown.
Markers Repositioned
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Add the interior walls as shown. Change the type of wall in the Properties palette
using the Type Selector. Do not include the notes.
Use the Align tool to align the two walls for the Kitchen and the wall at the south
corner as noted. When aligning the walls, click the padlock so that the alignment
remains permanent.
Seam Lines
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The Material Browser dialog box opens. Search for the Softwood Lumber material
in the search box at the top left. Select the material and click OK.
Note: To show the library panel at the bottom left, click on the Shows/Hide
library panel tool.
The seam lines at each end of the wall are now gone.
Now that you have added the walls you will now place the doors and windows for the
building.
Adding the Windows
Open the RL1-2 file. Save the file as RL1-3.
Continue in the First Floor view.
Select the Window tool from the Architectural Ribbon, Build Panel.
In the Type Selector, select the window based on the chart below. The door and
window tags are for reference only. You be adding tags to your project later in
the tutorial.
After adding the windows, dimension their locations as
shown. Add missing dimensions using the Edit Witness
Lines Tool. This tool is accessible by clicking on one of the
dimensions on the drawing.
In the Type
Properties dialog
box, click on the
Duplicate Button.
Duplicate Button
Width Changed
Create the window types as shown in the table.
The name of the window type shows the width of the window first and then the
height.
Window Visible
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Door
Door Type and Size Notes
Letter
Single-Raised Panel with
A Sidelights Size is included.
36” x 84”
B Single-Flush 32” x 80” This size will need to be created.
C Single-Flush 34” x 80” Size is included.
Sliding-Closet
D Size is included.
72” x 80”
E Single-Flush 36” x 80” Size is included.
F Single-Flush 36” x 84” Size is included.
Family will need to be loaded
Door-Overhead-Sectional
G from Doors Folder.
8’ x 6’-6”
Size is included.
Family will need to be loaded
Door-Double-Sliding
H from Doors Folder.
72” x 84”
Size will be loaded.
J Single-Flush 30” x 80” Size is included.
When loading the Sliding Glass door, you will need to select the 72” x 84” size in
the Specify Types dialog.
This will be the only size that you will need for the project.
RL1-4 – Adding the Second Floor Interior Walls, Doors, and Windows
This part involves adding the second floor walls, doors, and windows. Some of the
walls will need to be modified. By this time, you should have the first floor walls,
doors, and windows located. Now you will need to lower the height of the interior
walls to the correct height. This will be done in the 3D view.
Open the RL1-3 file. Save the file as RL1-4.
Switch to the 3D view.
To change the view to
shaded color, pick on the
small cube at the bottom
left of the view and select
Shaded.
Click the Preview>> button and then the View drop-down to show a section view
of the wall preview.
Use the Insert button to add new layers to the wall. To change the material of the
wall, click on the name of the material and click the small button to the right.
Trim the corner of the two exterior walls and then move the endpoint of the
garage wall until it touches the corner. The wall join should clean up
automatically.
Before After
Underlay Setting
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All interior walls are Interior – 4 1/2” Partition and the exterior walls are Exterior
– Wood Siding on Wood Stud.
Refer to the diagram for the location of the walls. Align the walls to the first floor
walls where applicable.
Add in the Second Floor Doors and Windows.
Refer to the charts for the second floor door and window types and sizes.
Now you have the first and second floor walls, doors, and windows added. Next you
will add the three roofs (Garage, Second Floor and First Floor). You will be using the
footprint method for the roofs.
Open the RL1-4 file. Save the file as RL1-5.
Switch to the First Floor view. You will start by adding the Garage roof. The roof
will be
placed 9’-0” above the first floor level.
Go to the Roof tool in the Architecture Ribbon, Build Panel.
Roof Tool
In the Properties Box, select the “Basic Roof Wood Rafter 8” – Asphalt Shingle”
roof style. You will use this style for all roofs in this project.
In the Properties palette set the Base Offset from Level to 9’-0”.
In the Options Bar, set the Overhang to 2’-0”.
Alert Box
Switch to the 3D View to see
the
Garage Roof.
When creating the sketch, the north side of the roof is set to the face of the wall.
Add a notch in the roof at the upper corners.
Notch Dimension
Your sketch
should look like
this…
South Roof
Now you will attach the top of
the walls to the bottom of the
roof.
Walls Selected
Select the AttachTop/Base tool in the Modify
Wall Panel.
Paint Tool
The Material Browser dialog box will open.
Select the Siding, Clapboard material.
Leaving the dialog box open, pick in the gray area, the
surface will change to match the rest of the wall.
Painted Surface
at Corner
Repeat the steps for the right side of the building.
Switch to the Second Floor view.
Pick the Roof by Footprint tool.
Completed Roofs
This is the end of Part 5. Save your file as RL1-5.
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You should have most of the dimensioning for the first and second floors completed.
You will now add in any missing dimensions and set the distances for the first and
second rows of dimensions to the correct distances.
Open the RL1-5 file. Save the file as RL1-6.
Switch to the First Floor view.
Scan the drawing for missing dimensions.
Circle Tool
Draw the circle at the corner of the
wall where the extensions lines
meet. Set the radius to 3’.
Note: Some dimensions may have changed from earlier in the tutorial. Do not be
concerned if your dimensions are slightly different (within 6”).
Locate the features to the nearest 1/2”. You may line up the walls to the first
floor walls where possible. The final dimensions may be different than in RL1-4.
RL1-7 – Modifying the Door and Window Tag Families, Tagging the Doors
and Windows
The tags that come with the template file will need some modification. You will first
add a masking region to the window tag. You will do the same to the door tag as well
as change the numbering system.
Open the RL1-6 file. Save the file as RL1-7.
Open the First Floor view.
In the Project Browser, go to the Families category at the bottom of the tree.
Lines Selected
Click the Green Check.
Click on the 101 text in the middle of the symbol.
Click the Edit… button next to
Label in the Properties Box.
Edit… Button
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Now the door symbol with show the value based on the type of door instead of
assigning each door a unique number.
Click the Load into Project button in the
Family Editor panel.
Refer to the Residential Portfolio – Sheet A-2 – First Floor Plan for the labeling.
Repeat the process for the Window Tags. You will not need to change the Label
Parameter.
Once you are finished with the First Floor, add the dimensions and tags to the
Second Floor. Refer to Sheet A-3 in the Tutorial 7 for placement.
This is the end of Part 7. Save your file as RL1-7.
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RL1-8 – Creating the First Floor, Garage Floor, Porch, and Driveway Slabs
In this tutorial you will add four floor slabs to the project. This will provide a surface
for the walls, fixtures, and furniture. You will also use the Extrusion tool to create a
thickened portion for the Garage slab.
Open the RL1-7 file. Save the file as RL1-8.
Open the First Floor view.
Select the Floor tool located in the Architecture Tab, Build Panel.
In the Type Selector select the Concrete Slab – 4”.
Duplicate the type and name it Concrete Slab – 4” w/Carpet.
Edit the structure.
The bottoms of the three walls are now touching the Garage Floor level.
The reason that the base constraint was not set to Garage Floor is that the siding
pattern would not match with the walls of the house.
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The door and windows are now set to the Garage Floor level.
Next you will add a 4x4 post to support the corner of the porch roof.
Switch to the First Floor view. Zoom in on the porch area.
Click on the Column tool in the
Architecture tab, Build panel.
The dimensions
should be deleted
or hidden after
placing the
column.
4 x 4 Post Added
Switch to the 3D view.
The top of the post is slightly below the bottom of the roof.
Floor Tool
In the Type Selector, select the Wood Joist 10” – Wood Finish floor type.
Make sure the Level is set to Second Floor and the Height Offset From Level
is set to 0’-0”.
Pick the Pick Walls option in the Draw panel.
Pick once on each of the exterior walls.
Trim/Extend the lines together to form an enclosed shape.
Alert Box
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Warning Box
When the second Alert Box
appears, answer Yes. This will
cause the first floor walls to
stop at the bottom edge of
the second floor plate.
Alert Box
The Second Floor plate is now placed.
Press the Ok button to assign the material and close the box.
In the 3D view, tilt the view so that you can see the bottom of the first floor slab.
Hide the Porch and Garage Slabs. This will make it easier to pick the edges of the
First Floor slab.
Click on each of the lines for the perimeter of the slab at the lower corner.
Starting with the Two Story Footer slab type, create another Slab type called
“Porch/Garage Footer”.
Change the profile to “Exterior Bearing Footer Profile: 1 Story”.
Click the OK button to close the box.
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Click on the two exposed corners of the Porch Slab and the three outside corners
of the
Garage slab.
When creating the boundary for the north and east edges pick the outside edge of
the walls, not the face of core.
For the other two edges match with the edges of the First Floor slab.
Set the level of the slab to Garage Floor.
This part will involve adding the cabinetry, appliances, and fixtures to the kitchen and
garage. You will also create a custom countertop and modify the profile of a wall.
Setting Up the Interior Elevation Views
Go to the First Floor view.
Zoom in on the kitchen area.
Before beginning to add the cabinetry and the appliances, this is a good time to
set up interior elevations of the kitchen.
This way you will be able to see the elevation view of the cabinetry for each wall.
Click on the Elevation tool in the View Tab, Create Panel.
Elevation Tool
Select Interior Elevation in the Properties box.
Elevation Marker
Select the symbol and click on each of the four
boxes surrounding it.
Checkboxes Checked
By default, the names of the
views are shown.
In the Type Properties dialog box, change the type to 1/2” Circle and the
Elevation Mark value to “Elevation Mark Body Circle : Filled Arrow”.
If the kitchen wall dimensions match the example, there will be a 1/4” gap
between the lower corner cabinet and the edge of the gypsum board. You may
add a 1/4” to the width of the Double Door Sink Unit 48” cabinet to close this
gap. If the wall location is different, the cabinets will not fit within the space. If
this is the case, move the south wall of the kitchen or resize the cabinets.
If desired, use the Search function to locate the specific cabinet in the list.
Search Function
When creating custom sizes, you will need to select the cabinet family and then
click the Edit Type button in the Properties box, then modify the Dimensions.
As you place each cabinet,
create an alignment lock to
the wall and neighboring
cabinets.
Refrigerator Alignment
Line
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Dishwasher Dimensions
To finish up the kitchen you will add the upper cabinets and range hood.
Note: When placing the range hood, set the View Range to 6’-0”. This is done by
clicking on the Edit… button next to View Range in the Properties Box.
After placing the cabinets click on the top arrow on the interior elevation marker.
You will need to set the tops of the cabinets to 8’-0” high.
You may use the Pick Line option with the offset set to 8’-0”.
Repeat the process for the other three elevation view in the kitchen.
You may notice in the North Elevation that the trim of the door overlaps with the
lower cabinets on both sides. You will resolve this in the next few steps.
Door Centered
After placing the upper cabinets, you will need to set the height of the top of
each cabinet to 8’-0”.
You may also need to change the height of the kitchen window on the west wall.
The head height will be changed to 7’-0”.
If you do not see the outside of the house, go back to the first floor
view to make sure that the elevation markers have been moved.
Also click on each of the arrows on the elevation marker to see if the
blue (front clip plane) line is on the outside of the house.
Blue Line
Location
The East Elevation view is now open.
Markers Moved
In this view you will create a jog in the
Garage Floor marker so that you will see
the text for the First floor marker.
Materials Tool
Select the Gypsum Wall Board material.
Set the pattern to Gypsum-Plaster and the color to light gray as shown.
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Before you can add the garage appliances and fixtures, you will need to create a
concrete platform.
Open the RL2-1 file. Save the file as RL2-2.
Go to the First Floor View and zoom in on the south end of the garage.
Extrusion Tool
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Properties Settings
Click the Green Check.
3D Section of Platform
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Now you will add the garage appliances and fixtures. Approximate the locations.
Using the Draw panel tools, create a rectangular opening as shown. Locate the
right side of the opening approximately 6” from the right magenta line.
If the dimensions appear too large, you may wish to change the scale of the view.
Modify the
shape in the
area shown.
RL2-3 – Adding the First and Second Floor Bathroom Cabinetry and Fixtures
Now you will add the first and second floor bathroom and lavatory cabinetry and
fixtures. This will finish up all of the permanent elements of the house.
Open the RL2-2 file. Save the file as RL2-3.
Switch to the First Floor view (if needed) and zoom in on the restroom at the
south side of the house.
Add the fixtures as shown. Your dimensions may differ slightly (+/- 1/2”).
Add the base cabinet for the vanity first, and then the counter top,
and lastly the vanity sink.
First Floor Bath Fixture Locations First Floor Bath Fixture Names
Adjustment Arrows
When placing the tub, position the left and right edge to the edge of the framing,
not the gypsum board.
Create an Interior Elevation of the west
bathroom wall.
The floor pattern has been turned off for clarity. This will be covered later in the
book.
RL2-4 – Creating the Floor Plan Callouts of the Kitchen and Bathrooms
and Changing the Floor Surface Material
This is the last part for Tutorial Two. In this tutorial you will use the Paint tool to
override the floor surface of the Kitchen, Bathrooms, and Lavatory. You will also
create detailed views of these rooms known as Callouts.
Open the RL2-3 file. Save the file as RL2-4.
Switch to the First Floor view (if needed). Zoom in to the kitchen area.
Go to the Callout tool in the View tab, Create panel.
Callout Tool
Click above and to
the left of the kitchen
area and then drag
the mouse down and
to the right.
Use 1/2” = 1’-0” for the scale of the view. Add the notes and dimensions to the
view as shown.
Create a callout view of the first floor bathroom and second floor
bathroom/lavatory.
To delete an unused view type, use the Purge Unused tool in the Manage tab,
Settings panel.
Note: Only view types that are not being used will show in the list.
Make sure that you click the Check None button before purging to avoid removing
elements that you might need later.
The number of Checked Items will appear at the bottom of the dialog box.
These next few steps will have you set up the material for the kitchen floor.
Click on the Materials tool in the Manage tab, Settings panel.
In the Autodesk Materials
folder, find the material
called Tile, Quarry.
Material Renamed
With the material
selected, click on the
Graphics tab at the top.
Graphics Tab
On the right, click on the box next to Pattern to set the surface pattern.
In the Fill Patterns
dialog box, click on
the Model button at
the bottom and
select the 12” Tile
Pattern.
Click on the Appearance Tab at the top right of the dialog box.
Texture Changed
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This will match the depressions for the grout between the tiles to the size of the
tile squares.
Edge of Floor
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Use the tools in the Draw panel to create the boundary as shown.
Make sure to extend the magenta lines to the floor edges at the north doorway.
Sketch Boundary
Click on the Green Check then click on the Paint tool below
the Split Face tool.
Paint Tool
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Material Browser
Click in the
middle of the
kitchen. The
material will
fill the
boundary.
This is also the method that you will use to turn the floor material on and off in
other views.
Override Button
To load the material, go to the Materials tool in the Manage tab, Setting panel.
Type in “Wood Flooring” in the Search Bar at the top of the dialog box.
Click on the Wood Flooring material at the bottom. Click on the up arrow to load
the material into your project.
Rename the material Wood Flooring (Family Room).
This part will involve cataloging the doors and creating a door schedule based on the
tags that were assigned earlier.
Go to the Schedules/Quantities
Category in the Project
Browser. Click the “+” to
expand it.
To create the new schedule, go to the Schedules tool in the View tab, Create
panel.
Choose the Schedule/Quantities tool.
Schedules/Quantities Tool
Then, choose Doors in the
Category window within the
New Schedule dialog box.
Schedule Properties
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Select the appropriate item in the Available fields: box and click the Green Arrow.
The GLZ AREA-DS and MATERIAL fields are not in the available fields; you will
need to create them.
Click on the New Parameter button in the
dialog box.
Click inside the Name: field and type in the first parameter (GLZ. AREA-DS) this
is the field for the glazed area of the door.
Even though this is a numerical value, choose Text for the Type of Parameter.
Note: The reason for the letters DS (Door Schedule) after GLZ. AREA parameter
is that you will be creating a similar parameter for the window schedule later.
Use Text for the Type of Parameter for this one as well.
Group Tool
A new cell will appear above the two cells.
New Cell
Type in the words ROUGH OPENING in the
cell.
Font Tool
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Font Settings
Set the Align Vertical
setting to Middle.
Updated Font
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Edit... Button
Change the Sort by: setting to Type Mark and uncheck the Itemize every instance
checkbox.
Sorting/Grouping Changes
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Set the Type Mark, Count, Width, Height, and Thickness to Center Alignment.
Click the OK button. (You may select all the fields at once and then modify the
alignment.)
Change the alignment for the GLZ. AREA and MATERIAL columns to center.
The values for the Glazed Area and Ventilation Area are not calculated.
Create the two values as Text entries and type in the numbers.
Schedule Properties
Format the text the same as for the Door Schedule.
This is the end of Part 2. Save your file as RL3-2.
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In this part you will create, name, and number the rooms. You will also calculate the
area of the room and use the information to create a Room Finish Schedule.
Open the RL3-2 file. Save the file as RL3-3.
Go to the First Floor view.
Click on the Room tool in the Architecture
tab, Room & Area panel.
Room Tool
Click inside the Garage.
Note: When the tag needs to be outside the room, you will
need to check the Leader box in the Options bar to attach a
leader line to the tag.
Tag with Room
Area
Leader Checkbox
Before tagging the Kitchen, Family
Room and Living Room you will need
to place a room separator to create
the separate rooms.
Add the remaining rooms/spaces to the first floor as shown. Your square footages
may differ slightly.
In this part you will create a Room Finish Schedule based off the room tags that were
added in the last part of the tutorial.
Open the RL3-3 file. Save the file as RL3-4.
Find the Room Finish Schedule in the Project Browser. This time you will modify
the one that came with the template file instead of creating a new schedule.
Make the following changes:
a. Sort the rows based off the Room Number.
b. Rename the Room Number column to NUMBER.
c. Rename the Room Name column to NAME.
d. Rename the Comments column to REMARKS.
e. Change the remaining header names to all caps.
f. Delete the Ceiling Height field from the Scheduled fields.
g. Add a new parameter called CEILING HEIGHT. Set the Type of Parameter to
Length.
h. Move the Ceiling Height field up in the list so that it is above Comments.
i. Add a new field called Area from the available fields. Move the field so that it is
after the Ceiling Height field. The Area field will automatically populate based
on the size of each room.
j. Format the headers to Bold and 9/64” high.
k. Format the title of the schedule to Bold and 1/4” high.
l. Remove the blank row before data and set the outline to wide lines.
Schedule Examples
This is the end of Part 4. Save your file as RL3-4.
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In this part you will create a color legend of the first and second floors of the house.
These colors are based off of the room names that you created in the last part of the
tutorial.
Open the RL3-4 file. Save the file as RL3-5.
Open the First Floor view.
Right-Click on the
view in the Project
Browser, select
Duplicate View.
You can do this at one time by using the Tag All tool in the Annotate ribbon.
Hide the Exterior Elevations marks and the Interior Elevation marks in the
Garage, Kitchen, and Bath #1.
This may be done by right-clicking on one of the marks and hiding the category.
Hide the floor outside of the garage.
Go to the Annotate tab, Color Fill panel and select
the Color Fill Legend tool.
Place it at the upper right corner of the view where the hidden floor used to be.
The Choose Space Type and
Color Scheme dialog box opens.
In this part of the tutorial you will add four property lines around the edge of the site.
Go to the Site Plan view.
If the text for the furnace, water heater, or other appliance families appears, hide
the category.
Click on the Property Line tool in
the Massing & Site tab, Model
Site panel.
Open the Visibility Graphics Overrides dialog box, click the “+” next to the Site
category, and click in the white box next to Property Lines.
In this part of the tutorial you will add a collection of points that will create a mesh
that will make up the topography from the site. When creating the topography for a
site plan, sometimes this information will come from a contour map of the area or
from a site survey provided by a licensed land surveyor.
Open the RL4-1 file. Save the file as RL4-2.
While still in the Site
Plan, set the cut plane of
the view to 4’-0”.
Toposurface Tool
In the contextual tab, click on
the Place Point tool.
At the bottom, click on the Grass material in the AEC Materials folder and then
click on the box with the Up Arrow.
Grass Material
Click on the Graphics
and check the “Use
Render Appearance”
checkbox.
Next you will add the driveway and walkway to the site.
Open the RL4-2 file. Save the file as RL4-3.
Open the Site Plan view.
Change the Visual Style to Shaded.
Click on the Show Crop Region tool.
You may need to zoom out to see the Show Crop Region Tool
crop window.
Subregion Tool
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Dimensions are
approximate and will
only appear while in
Sketch Mode.
Subregion Boundary
Set the material of the subregion to Concrete, Cast-in-Place gray.
Click OK when the
Warning box appears.
Warning Box
Click the Green Check.
In this part you will add Trees, People and a Car to the site.
Open the RL4-3 file. Save the file as RL4-4.
While still in the Site Plan view, change the view range back to a 200’-0” cut
plane.
Next you will need to load the families for the people and the car and place them
on the site.
Click on the Load
Family tool in the
Insert tab, Load
from Library Panel.
Note: You may select all the families at once by holding down the CRTL key.
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People Family
Component
When placing the car, a portion of the component may be
hidden.
Car Component
Next you will set up the shadows in the
view. Shadows On Toggle
Sun Settings…
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The Sun
Settings
dialog box
will open.
Confirm
the
settings as
shown.
In this part of the tutorial you create the stairs, add the floor openings for the
stairwell, and modify the profile for the first floor wall next to stairs leading up to the
second floor.
Open the First Floor view.
Zoom in on the
front entry area.
Stair Tool
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There are two methods to add stairs, Stair by Component and Stair by Sketch.
Railing Tool
Set the Railing Type to None.
Continue
until it says 0
remaining.
Click the
mouse and
then the
Green Check.
Alert Box
Select the floor and return it to the original Visibility Settings.
Adding the Stair Railings
Click on the Railing tool in the Circulation panel.
Select the Railing Handrail – Rectangular
railing type in the Properties Box.
Railing Placed
Open the Railing Samples.rvt file.
This file is included with the other support files downloaded from the website. It
contains samples of various types of railings that may be used with the Revit
program.
Railing Path
Click the Green Check to add the railing.
You may need to flip the rail and move it onto the wall.
Completed Railing
Creating the Selection Box
Next you will use the Selection Box tool to isolate the stairs, surrounding walls, and
floors. This will create a view that shows the stairs in a 3D view and in section.
In the First Floor view, select the stairs and railing.
In the Modify | Multi-Select contextual tab, View panel select the Selection Box
tool.
ViewCube
Click on the edge of the section box.
Alert Box
Modify the wall to create a sloped edge that matches the slope of the stairs.
The top of the sloped surface will be 3’-6” above the nosing of the stair.
When drawing the
sloped line, draw the
line from one riser to
another and then
position the line on
the tip of the nosing.
RL5-2 – Adding the Ceilings and Creating the Reflected Ceiling Plans
In this part you will add the Ceilings and then create the Reflected Ceiling Plans (RCP)
for the First Floor, Garage, and Second Floor.
Open the RL5-1 file. Save the file as RL5-2.
In the Project Browser, go to
the Ceiling Plans category and
click on the First Floor view.
Ceiling Tool
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In the Properties Box, select the Compound Ceiling GWB on Furring. Click the Edit
Type button to open the Type Properties for the ceiling type.
Duplicate the type and rename it
GCB on Wood Furring.
Ceilings Created
If the Automatic Ceiling does not create a boundary, you will need to use the
Sketch Ceiling tool.
After clicking the tool, use the draw tools to create an enclosed boundary around
the inside edge of the walls.
Move the wall so that the edge of the wall is aligned with the edge of the stairs.
You will need to
modify the ceiling in
the Living Room.
Area to be Removed
Select the edge of the Living Room Ceiling and click the Edit Boundary tool.
Use the Pick Lines option in the Draw panel to pick the new boundary.
Pick on the edge of the second floor, not the edge of the stairwell.
Your new boundary
should look like this…
In this part you will add the lights to the rooms. This will not only provide the correct
symbology but also aid in lighting the room when you create the interior renderings.
Open the RL5-2 file. Save the file as RL5-3.
Open the First Floor ceiling view.
Load the “Troffer Light – 2x4 Parabolic” family.
Note: Your dimensions may vary slightly. You may choose to turn off dimensions
after lights have been placed.
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Lastly, you will place the lights on the second floor ceiling.
Reference planes have been using to align and space the lights.
You may choose to leave the dimensions on after the lights are placed.
RL5-4 – Adding the Fireplace and Furniture, Creating the Furniture Plans
In this part of the tutorial you will add the fireplace, mantel, and the furniture for the
house. After that you will create a furniture plan for both floors.
Open the RL5-3 file. Save the file as RL5-4.
Open the First Floor view.
Zoom in on the northeast corner of the living room.
You may see reference planes from the light placement. You may hide the planes
in the view. Do not hide the category.
Load the family, Masonry Chimney-Wall-2 Chimney from the downloaded families
on the website.
Click on the Component tool and
select the Masonry Chimney family.
Chimney Placement
You will need to create a plan region to display the Chimney properly.
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Extrusion Tool
Set the material of the base to Concrete, Cast-in-Place gray.
Click on the Set tool in the Work Plane panel.
Set Tool
Click the Pick a plane
button (if needed).
Extrusion Shape
Set the Extrusion End to 1’-0” and the Extrusion Start to 0’-0”.
Click the Green Check.
Completed Chimney
Placing the Furniture
Open the First Floor view.
You may notice that elements of the site are visible in the first floor view.
Use the room tag type that shows the name and room number only. Do not
include the volume of the room.
Add the first floor furniture as shown.
Use the table to locate the families. Load the families as needed.
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Family Room
TV Stand Furniture folder.
TV – Flat Screen 42” Furniture folder.
Table-Coffee 24” x 24” x 24” Loaded Previously
Bar_Stool-Generic Custom Families folder.
Sofa 72” Loaded Previously
Master Bedroom
Bed-Standard King 78” x 80” Included with template.
Table – Night Stand 24” x 24” x 30” Furniture, Tables folder.
Dresser 48” x 72” x 24” Furniture, Storage folder.
Bedrooms #2 and #3
Bed-Standard Queen 60” x 79” Included with template.
Table – Night Stand 24” x 24” x 30” Loaded Previously.
Dresser 48” x 72” x 24” Loaded Previously.
Note: You may wish to use different furniture and place in a different
arrangement.
If you are adding furniture that is not on the list and cannot find it in the family
folders, use the Autodesk Seek site or other Manufacturer’s sites. There are also other
sites such as: RevitCity and ARCat.
Create the Second Floor Furniture Plan using the same methods.
To add an arrow or
dot at the end of
the leader line,
click the Edit Type
button and select
the leader type.
In this tutorial you will create Longitudinal and Transverse section views as well as a
Wall Section views. You will use these views to create detail views in Part 6 of this
book.
Open the RL5-4 file. Save the file as RL5-5.
Open the First Floor view.
Hide the furniture and the floor lamps that were created in the previous tutorial.
Click on the Section Tool in the View tab, Create panel.
Your section view will be named Section 1. Rename the view Longitudinal
Section.
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TV Moved
Open the Transverse Section view.
Click on one of the barstools, click the Edit Type… button and change the seat
height from 3’-0” to 2’-6”.
Callout #1 Callout #2
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If they are not, select the callout in the project browser and change the type
selector from Section Building Section to Section Wall Section.
Eventually all five Callouts will be placed on a single sheet. Next you will annotate
one of the Wall Sections.
Open up the Wall Section known as
Callout #3 in the diagram.
Symbol Placed
Click on the Component tool in the Annotate
tab, Detail panel.
Insulation Tool
When placing the Break Lines you need to adjust the size of
the break with the arrows. Space the break line components
approximately 3’-6” from each other.
Break Line
Adjustment
Arrows
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Set the shape to circle in the Draw panel and the Radius to 1/2”.
Select the Filled region Solid Black for the fill pattern for the Rebar ends.
Click the Green Check when finished with adding the Rebar.
In this last part of Tutorial Five, you will be introduced to the concept of view
templates and creating the miscellaneous plans that would be needed for a residential
project. You will not be adding any specific information for these plans, just providing
a place holder for a structural engineering or designer to add their information. Revit
does have specialized products such as Revit Structure. This is included with this
program and may be used to help you complete these drawings.
Open the RL5-5 file. Save the file as RL5-6.
Click on the View Templates tool in the View tab, Graphics panel.
Click on the Manage View Templates
option in the drop-down menu.
In these next few steps, you will complete an exercise to illustrate the process of
creating a view template.
Close the View Template dialog box.
Floors Selected
Right-click on one of the floors and hide the elements.
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The Foundation Plan view is now set up. This will be the view that will be in the
Portfolio.
In this part of the tutorial you will create two design options for the front porch of
your house. There is currently no covering or step into the house so you will start by
creating what will be known as the Primary Option.
Before beginning this procedure you will need to paint the fascia board surfaces.
Open the Default 3D view.
Zoom in on the house.
Go the Materials tool in the Manage tab, Settings panel.
Search for Paint in the search area.
Duplicate the Paints and Coatings material and name it Paint – White.
Close the Material Browser.
Click on Paint tool in the Modify tab, Modify panel.
Click on the edge of all the fascia surfaces to paint them with the new material.
Creating the Porch Area
Open the Site Plan view.
Set the cut plane of the view to 4’-0”.
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Roof Settings
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Add the two 4x4 posts 6” from each corner of the porch slab.
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4 x 4 Posts Added
Open the 3D view.
After adding the Posts, attach the top of the posts to the roof using the
Attach Top/Base tool.
Before Attaching the Posts to the Roof After Attaching the Posts to the Roof
At this point you will begin the process of creating the two design options. Although
not required, you will use the existing elements to create the second option.
While still in the 3D view, open the
Design Options dialog box.
Design Options Tool
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Create two options, 1 – Smaller Porch (8’-6”) and 2 – Extended Porch (19’-6
1/2”).
Select the Roof option, click the New button under the Option area.
Note:
What just happened is the four
elements that were selected were
removed from the main model.
You may notice that you are not able to select any of the four elements. To access
these elements you will need to activate one of the design options for the front porch.
Click on the Active Design drop-
down at the bottom of the screen.
Now you will be able to change these elements to create the elements for
Front Porch Option #2.
Open the Site Plan view.
Click on the Active Design drop-down
and choose
Front Porch Option #2.
Option #2 Chosen
For the Front Porch Option #2 you will make the following changes.
a. The dimensions of the porch slab with change to 5’-6” x 19’-6 1/2”
b. Two additional posts will be added. The four posts will be placed in the
following locations.
c. Three handrails will be added between the 4x4 posts.
They will need to be added one at a time using the Railing tool. Use the
Railing Handrail – Rectangular type.
d. The roof footprint will be changed to match the edge of the enlarged porch
slab. Keep the slope of the roof at 3”/12”.
(Change the cut plane to 10’-0” before modifying the roof.)
Later you will set up a 3D view that will show this option.
This is the end of Part 1. Save your file as RL6-1
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RL6-2 – Creating the Second Floor and Garage Roof Design Options
Now you will set up the two Roof Design options. One of the options will be the
Hip roof that you already have created. Option #2 will be the Gable roof.
Note: You do not need to select the doors and windows; they will be selected
automatically when the walls are selected.
Add the elements to the Roof Option
Set.
Roofs Modified
Return to the Main Model.
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Setup a cropped
view that shows the
entire house.
Cropped View
Duplicate the view three times.
Refer to the chart below for the names of the views and the Design Options to be
shown.
Design Option
View Name
Front Porch Option Roof Option
Front Porch 1 – Roof 1 Option #1 Roof #1
Front Porch 1 – Roof 2 Option #1 Roof #2
Front Porch 2 – Roof 1 Option #2 Roof #1
Front Porch 2 – Roof 2 Option #2 Roof #2
To set the Design Option for each view, open the Visibility Graphics Overrides by
pressing the “V” key twice (VV).
When you put together the portfolio, you will place the four views on a single
sheet.
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In this part of the tutorial you will setup interior camera views of different rooms in
the house. From these views, you will choose the best ones to create high-resolution
renderings.
Before beginning this part of the tutorial create a folder on your local drive called
Renderings. This will be where you save your rendered files after they are created.
You will also need to set up the materials for the Kitchen Cabinets and Countertops.
Open the RL6-2 file. Save the file as RL6-3.
Click on the Object Styles tool in the Manage tab, Settings panel.
Camera Tool
Position the camera
at the southwest
corner of the room
and drag up and to
the right towards the
fireplace.
Camera Position
The perspective
camera view opens.
Sun Settings
Set the Sun
Settings to
the following
settings.
Rendering Dialog
Click the Render button at
the top of the dialog box to
start the rendering.
Click Continue.
The next
dialog box
opens.
This dialog
contains fields
to set up the
rendering.
In this part you will save an exterior rendered perspective view of your project. As in
the previous part, you may choose to use the Revit program or the Cloud service to
complete your renderings.
Open the RL6-3 file. Save the file as RL6-4.
Open the Site Plan view.
Turn on the
shadows and set
the Azimuth and
Altitude to 45
degrees.
Uncheck the
Relative to View
checkbox.
Camera Position
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In this last part of the Tutorial you will set up two isometric section views and one
perspective section view of the house.
Open the RL6-4 file. Save the file as RL6-5.
Open the default 3D
view of the house.
Click on the edge and drag the side using the blue arrows.
Longitudinal Section
Duplicate the view
and set up to look
like this…
Transverse Section
Name the view Transverse Section.
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Note: Since there are many parts to this tutorial, you may wish to not save the
tutorial at the end of each part. This will save a considerable amount of disk space.
In this last tutorial you will set up the different sheet views needed for the project.
After the sheets are created and set up, you will then assemble the files into a
portfolio. You will use another program to create the PDF files and merge them into
one file.
If you are having difficulty viewing the book examples of the sheets, download the PDF
example of the portfolio within the website support files.
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Go to the Sheets section of the Project Browser. Rather than modifying the sheets
that come with the template file, you will create new ones.
In the Sheets section. Select each sheet and delete them from the file.
You may delete all the sheets at once by selecting the first sheet, holding the
Shift key, selecting the last sheet, and then pressing the delete key.
Right-click on the word Sheets in the Project
Browser and select New Sheet…
Sheet Renamed
Add the text to the top of the sheet as shown. You may substitute other text in
place of the text shown in the example. Use the following text sizes:
a. 1 1/2” Arial for the Instant Revit! text.
b. 1” Arial for the Residential Project Portfolio text.
c. 1/2” for your name and the date completed.
Add renderings of the exterior and interior of the house as well as two other
renderings.
After you have created all the sheets, you will create a sheet index and add it to
this sheet.
You may choose to not save the file with a new file name at the end of each part.
Create the sheet for the Site Plan.
Drag and drop the Site Plan view into the sheet. The scale of the view is 1/8” =
1’-0”.
Hide the car and the people.
Add the notes and annotations if desired. Refer to the portfolio on the website for
high resolution views of the interior elevations.
After placing the views line up the views in each row with one another.
RL7-10 – Sheet A-10 – FIRST FLOOR COLOR LEGEND & SECOND FLOOR
COLOR LEGEND
Setup the
fields as
shown…
Print Command
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Match the
settings as
shown.
Your file
location may
be different.
Select... Button
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Setup... Button
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You will need to reorder the list so that the Title Page is the first one in the list.
Click on the Printer Output file and click the top blue arrow to move it to the top.
You will also need to move the Electrical Plan to the bottom of the Merge List.
As you click through each file you will see a preview appear in the area to the
right. Use this to find the file to move.
Once the file order is setup, click the Save button to create the portfolio.
Name the file Residential Portfolio – Your Name and set the View Style to Fit
page.
Once completed you will have 17 sheets.
To see an example of the completed Residential Portfolio, check the companion
website at www.instantrevit.com.
This is the end of Part 17, Tutorial Seven, and the Residential Project.
Save your file as RL7-17.
Align(ed) Elements that line up with one another. The Align tool in the Modify
ribbon is used for this. Also used for the Aligned Dimension
dimension style.
Annotation(s) Elements such as: text, dimensions, or symbols that are placed in
2D or 3D views.
Callout A portion of the view that shown in a separate view at a finer scale
to show more detail. The tool is located in the View ribbon.
Callout Tool
Cascade Arranging and opening views/windows so that all they are of equal
(Windows) size and overlapping one another.
Component This tool is used to add an existing family or create a Model in the
project using the Model In-Place option.
Curtain Wall A type of wall that does not provide support for the structure.
Usually made of glass panels with mullions.
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Curtain Grid Used with curtainwall elements. A curtain grid is a system of lines
that is used to separate a larger panel. These are required to add
mullions to a curtain wall.
Cut Tool
Cut Plane This is a portion of the plan view that is visible in section. By
default this is set to 4’-0” above the floor level but may be raised
or lowered depending on the desired result. This setting is changed
in the Properties Palette in the View Range setting.
Design Allows the user to create different designs of the project within the
Options same Revit file. Located in the Manage ribbon.
Detail Elements that are placed in two dimensional views. A detail line
would only be visible in the view in which it was placed. A level is a
type of datum.
Detail Level The level of detail that is shown in the view. The settings are:
course, medium, and fine. This is adjusted at the bottom of the
screen in the View Control Bar.
Drafting View A two-dimensional view. May be used for structural details or other
annotative elements.
Export To take elements from the file (or the entire file) and convert them
to another format so that it may be opened in a different
application. The Export tool is located in the Application Menu.
Extrusion When a flat shape is extended (or extruded) into a solid. This
method of creating elements is used in the Roof tool, Modeling
components, Slab edges, and other tools.
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Face The outside surface or edge of an element. The Face of Core option
may be used when placing dimensions to locate wall locations.
Footprint An area or shape that is created to define the size and shape of an
element such as a floor or roof. This is done while in Sketch Mode.
The lines that make up the edge of the footprint are magenta in
color.
Grid(s) Lines that are added to the project to aid in locating walls or
columns. Usually used on larger or commercial projects. The Grid
tool is located in the Datum panel in the Architecture tab. Grids
may also refer to lines that divide a curtain wall.
Info Center Used to access the help file, sign in to Autodesk 360, and access
other resources.
Info Center
Join Tool
Legend A key that defines the meaning of diagrams or notes. The tool is
located within the Create panel in the View tab. A legend would be
used to show the meaning of electrical symbols.
Level A key height within the project. Floor, roof, and footers may all be
assigned a level within the project. Levels may also be used to
generate views.
Object Styles A dialog box that sets the line weight, color, pattern and material
of different categories and types of elements. Located in the
Settings panel in the Manage Ribbon.
Options Bar This bar appears when the program needs information about a
particular command. The bar will turn off when the command is
ended.
Property Line A line the shows the legal boundary of the property. This line is
typically shown on the Site Plan view. The line may be sketched or
added using distances and bearing (direction) values. The Property
Line tool is located in the Massing & Site Ribbon.
Quick Access The tool bar located at the top of the screen. Contains commonly
Toolbar used tools such as Open, Save, and Undo.
Ribbon The entire collection of panels and tools that appear when the tab
is selected.
Phases Also known as Phasing. Used to organize the project based on the
stage of construction that the elements are a part of. An example
of phases would be Existing and New Construction.
Project Browser
Properties Palette
(Showing Floor Plan View
Properties)
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Render To convert a vector or shaded view into a raster image file. This
may be done within the software or by using the Autodesk®
360 Cloud Rendering service.
Schedules Tool
Sketch & The preliminary process in creating a solid from a shape. When
Sketch Mode beginning a roof, the first step is to create a roof sketch. When the
program is in sketch mode, most of the tools are grayed out and
the contextual (green) tab is active. To leave sketch mode the
green check or red “X” is clicked.
Sketch Path A line that is drawn to indicate the location and length for railing
element.
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Slab A flat surface with thickness. This is usually applied to floor slabs.
Snaps Tool
Status Bar Gives information and prompts for the current tool and process.
Located at the bottom left side of the screen.
Structural These are elements of the model that provide structural support for
the building. Example: Columns, Posts, Walls, and Footers.
Tab Located at the top of the Revit interface. By clicking on a tab the
ribbon will be visible. Example: Architecture Tab (see graphic).
Architecture Tab
Template File A file that is used when beginning a new drawing file. Has the
extension of .rte. Example: Residential-Default.rte.
Tile Arrange open views/windows so that all are of equal size and
(Windows) completely visible.
Title Block A portion of the border that contains information about the project.
May be loaded from a title block family file or included in the
template file.
Vector A type of file where the elements consist of lines and shapes
instead of individual pixels. Revit construction documents are
usually printed in this format.
View Control Shows view-related tools such as: view scale, detail level, view
Bar display, sun settings, shadow toggle, crop window settings, and
temporary visibility settings.
View Range The top and bottom of the view. The view is setup so that only
objects are visible that are between the upper and lower range.
This is adjusted in the View Properties dialog box.
Wall Join A tool used to override the automatic joining of two walls.
Conclusion
You should now have an excellent understanding of the techniques required to create a
two-story residential building using the Autodesk Revit 2017 design software. Feel free to
continue to modify this project with additional elements such as exterior lighting, additional
landscaping, and additional design options.
I hope that you have enjoyed the project and will recommend this book to others. Please
feel free share your experiences that you have had while working through the project and
also feel free to offer any suggestions to improve the book.
Once again, congratulations and good luck in your future study of Revit and
Architecture!
Sincerely,
David Martin
instantrevit@gmail.com
www.instantrevit.com
June 2016
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Index
Hide in View (Category) ....................... 67 New Schedule Dialog Box ................... 158
New Sheet Dialog Box................... 25, 267
New Sheet Tool ................................. 267
I New View Template ........................... 231
Info Center ....................................... 294 North Kitchen Door Location ............... 122
Inscribed Polygon Tool ......................... 38 North Kitchen Elevation...................... 121
Interior Elevation
Marker .......................................... 199 O
View ............................................. 199
Interior Elevations Sheet .................... 275 Object Styles Dialog Box ............. 125, 251
Object Styles Tool ............................. 125
Offset Tool .................................. 14, 295
J Opening in South Kitchen Wall (Plan View)
Join Tool .......................................... 294 ................................................... 132
Opening-Elliptical Arch ......................... 84
Options Bar
K Array Tool ....................................... 50
Kitchen Callout Boundary ................... 140 Definition ...................................... 295
Kitchen Floor Material Applied ............. 152 Organizing Views............................... 142
Kitchen Wall Opening Dimensions ........ 132
P
L Paint Tool .................................... 89, 151
Legal ................................................... ii Painted Surface at Corner .................... 90
Length Key-in ..................................... 12 Panorama Rendering ......................... 259
Level Names & Height .......................... 64 Parameter Properties Dialog Box ......... 159
Line Graphics Override ....................... 180 PDF reDirect v2
Line Tool, Detail Lines .......................... 12 Dialog Box ...................................... 32
Living Room Identity Data .................. 171 Interface ....................................... 290
Load Family Dialog Box .................. 26, 74 Perspective Section ........................... 265
Load Family Dialog Box (RPC Components) Pick a Plane Button............................ 214
.................................................... 189 Pick Lines Option ................................. 86
Location of Building from Base Point ...... 67 Pick New Host Tool ............................ 196
Locked Dimension ............................... 47 Pick Walls Option ................................ 86
Locking Alignment ............................... 52 Place Point Tool (Edit Surface Tool) ..... 182
Longitudinal Section (3D Section) ........ 263 Placing the Furniture.......................... 216
Longitudinal Section View ................... 221 Plan Region Sketch Boundary (Chimney)
................................................... 213
Plan Region Tool .................. 76, 213, 296
M Plan View Boundary (First Floor) ........... 76
Material Browser Plan View of Single Story House ............ 11
Cast-In-Place Concrete ................... 108 Point Elevation Setting ....................... 182
Dialog Box ....................................... 89 Point location for Topography of House 183
Oak Flooring .................................. 106 Porch Fascia Board ............................ 240
Porcelain Tile ................................. 145 Porch Roof and Slab .......................... 240
Stud Layer....................................... 72 Portion of Ceiling to be Removed ......... 206
Terra Cotta Tile .............................. 147 Print Command ............................ 29, 286
Wood Flooring ................................ 155 Print Dialog Box ........................... 30, 287
Material Setting (Wood Furring) .......... 203 Print Setup Dialog ............................. 289
Materials Tool ................................... 126 Print Setup Dialog Box ......................... 31
Mirror - Draw Axis Tool ........................ 37 Profile Sketch Completed (Stairwell) .... 200
Model In-Place Tool ........................... 128 Project Base Point ............................... 65
Modified Countertop Shape ................. 134 Properties Pallete .............................. 296
Moving Level Markers ........................ 124 Property Line Tool ............................. 179
Multiple Alignment Checkbox ................ 51 Purge Unused Tool ............................ 144
Purging Elements .............................. 144
N
Q
Name Dialog, Region Tool..................... 44
New Drafting View Dialog Box ............... 11 Quick Access Toolbar .................... 10, 295
New File .............................................. 9
New Project Dialog Box .................... 9, 10
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