REVIT ARCHITECTURE 2011

Autodesk® Revit® ARchitectuRe 2011No ExpEriENcE rEquirEdAutodesk® Revit® ARchitectuRe 2011No ExpEriENcE rEquirEdEric WingSenior Acquisitions Editor: Willem KnibbeDevelopment Editor: Stephanie BartonTechnical Editor: Jon McFarlandProduction Editor: Dassi Zeid[r]

vides the model (plus additional families) you will need for each chapter so that you can just open the book, jump to your chapter of interest, and actually learn something! Also, this book is flexible enough that you can substitute your own project if you do not want to follow the book’s examples.Al[r]

Chapter 4 • Working with the Revit Tools184ne W to t h e 2011 sp l i t Co M M a n d !There is a new split option offered in Revit Architecture 2011. This new function allows you to split an item like always, but now you can choose the size of the gap segment.After[r]

properties you will deal with in Revit: Instance Properties and Type Properties. Instance Properties will be available immediately in the Properties dialog when you place, or select, an item. If you make a change to an element property, the only items that are affected in the model are the it[r]

Revit Architecture will accept a few different values for feet and frac-tional inches. For example, instead of typing 2’–6” (which Revit will accept), you can type 2 6. Just make sure you have a space between the 2 and the 6. Revit will accept that value. If there are fra[r]

a row for Units Format. Next to the Units Format row is a button that displays a sample increment. Click it (see Figure 5.14). 6. Uncheck Use Project Settings. 7. Choose To the Nearest 1/4″ from the Rounding drop-down menu (see Figure 5.15). Chapter 5 • Dimensioning and Annotating210 8. Click OK twi[r]

FIGURE 4.56 Level 3: This was mostly copied from Level 1 with the exception of the 18′–0″ room that was added.If you got through that last procedure, and you are happy with the results, you are on your way to being efficient in Revit. This is because you just created a floor plan on your own. T[r]

Chapter 5 • Dimensioning and Annotating214 7. Repeat the steps for the bottom of the corridor. 8. Add the rest of the dimensions, as shown in Figure 5.20. This will complete the dimensioning of the corridor area.FIGURE 5.19 Placing an angular dimension means picking two walls, then a point to place[r]

Chapter 5 • Dimensioning and Annotating224 3. Revit will now give you a warning, as shown in Figure 5.32. You must then choose whether or not to unconstrain the elements.FIGURE 5.32 A Revit warning pertaining to the constraint of the wallsIf you select Unconstrain, the EQ dimension wil[r]

Chapter 4 • Working with the Revit Tools164must be in line with the object you are rotating. In this case, pick a point at the right endpoint of the reference plane, as shown in Figure 4.10. 7. Now, when you move your cursor up, you will see an angular dimen-sion. Once that angular dimension[r]

When you align an item and you lock it, be sure this is what you want to do. It’s simple: pick the padlock icon, as shown in Figure 4.33. You are now aligned and locked to the center reference plane.FIGURE 4.33 The door is now aligned and locked.There will also be times when two items are already al[r]

236Changing the Leader TypeIt almost seems as though Revit uses the ugliest leader as a default, forcing you to change it immediately. The large arrowhead you see in Figure 5.50 is not the only arrowhead Revit provides—had that been the case, Revit would never have even gotten o[r]

As with levels, you can add a break in the line of the grid, allowing you to make adjustments as if the grid were an arm with an elbow. 1. Select grid 2.10. 2. You will see several blue grips appear. Pick the one that appears as a break line, as shown in Figure 8.12.FIGURE 8.12 Clicking the Add Elbo[r]

FIGURE 7.25 Using the Trim command in conjunction with the roof sketch.One ugly roof, huh? Welcome to the world of pitched roofs in Revit. We will get the roof we want—we just need to add two roofs here. You will understand this process, but it is going to involve patience and trial and error[r]

building (see Figure 7.48). 17. Press Esc twice to clear the command. 18. Select the reference plane. 19. In the Properties dialog, change the name to South Entry Overhang. 20. Click Apply. 21. Open the elevation called South Entry Elevation.After you place the elevation, you will have no idea wher[r]

1. Go to the Level 3 floor plan. 2. Zoom in on the corridor roof. 3. Select the corridor roof, as shown in Figure 7.59. 4. On the Modify | Roofs tab, click the Edit Footprint button.Chapter 7 • Roofs328FIGURE 7.59 Selecting the roof to be modifiedYou are now in the Sketch Mode for this roof.It is tim[r]

with elbowsChapter 8 • Structural Items348Adding Structural ColumnsThe hard part is over. Determining where to put the columns is harder than physi-cally placing them in the model. But of course there are rules to follow, and rules that need to be bent in order to accomplish the results we want to s[r]

this process a lot in Revit Architecture.For the next procedure, we will add some roof drain locations, and then taper the insulation to drain to these locations.Placing Roofs by Footprint291FIGURE 7.5 The complete roof systemta k e a lo o kIt is always a good idea to keep the preview[r]

Chapter 8 • Structural Items354There are quite a few columns placed. You will need to move some of these columns, including the four columns in the corridor intersection area. Revit will still locate these columns at a grid intersection, except it will add the offset in the column’s propertie[r]

Chapter 8 • Structural Items364FIGURE 8.47 Adding the second rod to the canopy 15. Mirror the rods to the other canopy. You can stay in the East eleva-tion to do so.NOTE If you receive a warning about a circular reference chain, sim-ply click Unjoin Elements. 16. Save the model.That pretty much cov[r]