Revit Architecture notes

BASICS OF REVIT
ARCHITECTURE
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S a n k a r m e 7 @ g m a i l .
R. Udhayasankar ME
Assistant Professor
Sasurie College of Engineering

Prepared by Er.R.Udhayasankar ME
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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

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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’

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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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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

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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

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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 →
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

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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

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➢ 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

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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 →

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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HOW TO EDIT WINDOW& COLOR
Click → The Window→ Select → Type Of Properties → Dimension → Change
All Values→ Materials And Finish → Change The Door Panel And Frame Colors
→ Ok
columns

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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

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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

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HOW TO EDIT THE STAIR CASE
Select →Stair Case →Select →Type Of Properties →Edit Values And Color

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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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HOW TO CHANGE RAMP EDIT
Select→ ramp→ type parameter→ type change ramp

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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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How to Export the Reports
Click → Ra → Click → Export → Reports → Room/Area → Reports →
Click → Level 1 → Ok → Save See The Value

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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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HOW TO FIX WALK THROUGH VIEW
Select →View→ Click→ 3d →View →Select→ Walk Through→ View
→Click →Walkthrough On Plan →Click→ Finish Walkthrough →
Click→ Edit Walk Through →Click →Open Walk Through → Click→
Previous Frame →Click Play
HOW TO FIX RENDERING
Click→ View→ Rendering → Click→ Best → Click→ Exterior Interior
Sun Only or Arterially Only Select Render

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