COMPUTER AIDED

VISUALIZATION
AR7413

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

JAYA SURIYA N
2016701527
Questions
1. Name the components of User Interface in Revit.

1. Ribbon Bar
2. Contextual Bar
3. Option Bar
4. Project Browser
5. Drawing Area
6. Navigation Bar
7. View Control
8. Status Bar
9. Contextual Menu/Shortcut Menu

2. What are the wall types in Revit?

a) Non-bearing walls:
i) Architectural wall
ii) Structural wall
b) Structural walls:
i) Architectural wall
ii) Structural wall

3. What is bidirectional associativity in Revit?

With Bidirectional Associativity, managing tags for sections and other
detail views becomes a thing of the past. Revit does this coordination
automatically for you. Even when big changes are made to the design late in
the process, there is no need for drafters to manually update drawings and make
sure that drawing keys are still coordinated. The same concept applies when
additional details are added to a sheet or when a series of details are moved
from one sheet to another. Experience has proven that this manual process can
take excessive amounts of time AND is prone to errors.
4. Write the procedures for the following
a. Creation of a wall

1. Click Architecture tab Build panel (Wall).

2. On the Properties palette, click the Type Selector drop-down, and select Basic
Wall: Retaining - 12" Concrete.
3. On the Options Bar:
 For Height, select 02 - Entry Level.
 For Location Line, select Finish Face: Interior.
 Verify Chain is selected.
4. Click Modify | Place Wall tab Draw panel (Line).
5. Draw walls starting at point 1 in the drawing area and ending at point 4.
These points were added to the project to make it easier to draw the walls to
specific locations.

6. Press Esc to change options and place another wall.

7. On the Options Bar:
 For Height, select 01 - Lower Level.
 For Location Line, select Finish Face: Interior.
 Verify Chain is selected.
8. Click point A, press Spacebar to flip the direction of the wall, and click point B.
9. Continue clicking points to draw walls from point C and ending at point F.
10. To end the command, on the Modify | Place Wall tab, click (Modify), or press
Esc twice.
b. Placement of doors
1. In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans, double-click 02 - Entry Level.
2. On the Properties palette, for Underlay, select None.
Without the underlay display of the lower level, it is easier to see the walls for the
current floor.

3. Click Architecture tab Build panel (Door).

4. In the Type Selector, verify that Double-Glass 2 is selected.
 5. If needed, click Modify | Place Door tab Tag panel (Tag on Placement) to
place tags with doors.
6. Click to place a door in the North exterior wall of the building, as shown.
7. In the Type Selector, under Single-Glass 2, click 36" x 84".
8. Click to place the door in the lower East wall, as shown.
Note: To change the swing direction or hinge side as you place the door, press
the Spacebar. To change the direction after a door is placed, click the flip arrows.
9. In the Type Selector, under Single-Flush, click 36" x 84".
10. Place 2 more doors in the entry level, as shown.
11. Open the 01- Lower Level floor plan.
12. Click Architecture tab Build panel (Door).
13. Place doors in approximate locations, as shown. (Use the Type Selector to
change the door type, as desired.)
Placement of windows
1. In the Project Browser, under Elevations (Building Elevation), double-click South.
2. Click Architecture tab Build panel (Window).
3. In the Type Selector, verify that Casement 3x3 with Trim 36" x 48" is selected.
4. If needed, click Modify | Place Window tab Tag panel (Tag on Placement)
to place tags with windows.
5. Click to place 2 windows in the foundation wall, as shown, and press Esc twice to
exit the Window tool

c. Creation of floor
1. In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans, double-click 01 - Lower Level.
2. Click Architecture tab Build panel (Floor).
3. Click Modify | Create Floor Boundary tab Draw panel (Pick Walls).
4. Position the cursor over a wall, press Tab, and click to select the chain of walls to
form the boundary.

5. On the Mode panel, click (Finish Edit Mode).

6. Click No at the prompt. "Would you like walls that go up to this floor's level to
attach to its bottom?"
 7. Click No at the prompt, "The floor/roof overlaps the highlighted wall(s). Would you
like to join geometry and cut the overlapping volume out of the wall(s)?"
8. Click (Modify).
d. Creation of roof
1. Draw a roof line:
a. Click Architecture tab Roof drop-down (Roof by Footprint).
b. On the Draw panel, click (Line).
c. On the Options Bar, verify that Defines slope is selected.
d. To draw the first roof segment, begin at the bottom left and trace the exterior
edge of the south wall by selecting the left wall endpoint and the intersection of
the south and far-east walls.
2. Create roof lines with an overhang:
a. On the Draw panel, click (Pick Walls).
b. On the Options Bar, for Overhang, enter 3', and clear Defines slope.
c. In the drawing area, highlight the west wall; when a dashed line is displayed on
the exterior of the wall, click to place the roof line. Repeat for the north and east
walls.

3. Complete the roof sketch:

a. On the Modify panel, click (Trim/Extend to Corner).
b. Select the east roof line, and then select the south roof line. Repeat for the
west and south roof lines, and the north and east roof lines.
c. On the Mode panel, click (Finish Edit Mode).
The resulting roof uses the default value and has a very high slope, which you
correct later in the exercise.

e. Creation of Ceiling

1. Open a ceiling plan view.

2. Click Architecture tab Build panel (Ceiling).
3. In the Type Selector, select a ceiling type.
4. Place a ceiling using one of the following methods:
Use walls as ceiling boundaries
5.What are the datum elements in Revit Architecture?

a. Grids
b. Levels
c. Reference panels

6.Write the procedure to create designer walls in Revit.

 Retaining wall families. Special Site Designer families for retaining walls define the
wall width, height, and material; the depth of its base and sub-base; whether the wall
projects cut-and-fill tie slopes from the backside of the wall into the proposed top
surface; and additional slope-related parameters. See Load Families for Site Designer.
 Host lines. Before creating a retaining wall, use the Model Line or Detail Line tool to
create wall host lines. The host line represents the centreline of a wall.
 Create walls. To create a retaining wall, use the Locate Retaining Wall tool, and follow
the general workflow in Create Site Elements.
When Site Designer creates the wall, it updates the top surface and places a mass form
to represent the wall.

 Pick side for grade. If the selected Retaining Wall type defines slope projection
parameters, then after selecting the wall's host line, click on one side of the line to
indicate that the slope will occur on that side of the wall.
 Free-standing walls. To create a landscaping wall that follows the terrain, use a
Retaining Wall type whose Slope Projection parameter is set to No.
 Quantities. Use the Site Designer Report tool to obtain base and sub-base materials
quantities, as well as the gross surface area and gross volume of retaining walls. Use
Revit schedules to obtain the total cut and fill for the proposed site.
When creating a retaining wall, Site Designer does the following:

 Calculates the elevation of the points on the host line.

 Places the wall.
 Projects cut slopes and fill slopes to tie from the top and back of the wall to the top
surface.
 Updates the proposed top surface to reflect the wall and the new slopes
7.What are Instance and Type parameters in Revit?

Type:
A catalog item where the properties for that item are the same for all occurrences of
that asset
Instance:
An item from a catalog that is installed in your facility where the properties for that
asset are unique to its installation

8.What are view specific elements in Revit?

View-specific elements display only in the views in which they are placed. They help to
describe or document the model. For example, dimensions are view-specific elements. It is divided
into annotation elements and details.

 Annotation elements: text notes, tags, symbols, dimensions

 Details: detail lines, filled regions, 2D detail components

9.How do you create openings in a wall in Revit?

1) Open an elevation or section view where we can access the wall that will host the
opening.
2) Click (Wall Opening).
a) Architecture tab Opening panel (Wall Opening)
b) Structure tab Opening panel (Wall Opening)
3) Select the wall that will host the opening.
4) Sketch a rectangular opening.
After we specify the final point of the opening, the opening displays.

5) To modify an opening, click Modify, and select the opening.

we can use the drag controls to modify the size and location of the opening. we
can also drag it to a new location on the same wall, and add dimensions to the
opening.
10.Write down the procedure to load a family into a project in Revit.

1. In the Family Editor, click Create tab Family Editor panel (Load into Project). The
family will remain open.
If only one project is currently open, the family is loaded into that project, and the project
displays in the drawing area.

Optionally, we can click Create tab Family Editor panel (Load into Project and
Close). we will be prompted to save the family which will close after it loads into the
selected project.
2. If multiple projects are open, the Load into Projects dialog displays. Select the open
projects to receive the family, and click OK.

11.What are temporary dimensions in Revit? Explain its uses.

Temporary dimensions snap to the nearest perpendicular element and adjust by a defined
value. we can define the snap increment. If we define the snap increment to 6 cm, the
dimension increases or decreases in values of 6 cm as we move the element to place it.

 while working on Revit we all come across the temporary dimensions when clicking
on any of the element, once I thought that why these dimensions look very small
than I found out the way to make them bigger to be visible properly.
 The process of making them bigger
 Go to the option in the application menu
 then click on the Graphics tab

12. How do you create a section in Revit?

1. Click View tab Create panel (Section).

2. On the Reference panel, select Reference Other View.
3. Select a section, callout of a section, or drafting view name from the drop-down list. (For
a long list of view names, it can be helpful to enter keywords in the Search field to
quickly locate the reference view name.)
4. In the Type Selector, select a view type from the list, or click Edit Type to modify an
existing view type or create a new view type.
5. Sketch the section line.
13. Explain ‘Browser Organization’ in Revit.
Browser Organization tool is used to group and sort views, sheets, and
schedules/quantities in the way that best supports your work. we can specify 6 levels of
grouping. Within groups, items are sorted in ascending or descending order of a selected
property.

14. How do you add levels to your project in Revit?

1. Open the section or elevation view to add levels to.

2. On the ribbon, click (Level).
 Architecture tab Datum panel (Level)
 Structure tab Datum panel (Level)
3. Place the cursor in the drawing area and click.
Note: As you place the cursor to create a level, if the cursor aligns to an existing level
line, a temporary vertical dimension displays between the cursor and that level line.

4. Draw level lines by moving the cursor horizontally.

On the Options Bar, Make Plan View is selected by default. As a result, each level you
create is a story level and has an associated floor plan view and a reflected ceiling plan
view.

5. Click when the level line is the correct length.

You can change the name of the level by clicking the number to select it. You can also
change the height of the level by clicking the dimension.
Exercises
1. Embed a curtain wall into a basic wall in Revit and write the
procedure for the same.

I. Select the host wall

II. Go to the plan floor plan of the wall and draw a curtain wall in it.
III. By using cut option in the geometry panel, cut the edges of the curtain wall which
removes the host wall above the curtain wall.

IV. Adjust the wall height in elevation

 V. Use curtain grids to split the curtain wall

VI. Use mullion tool to frame the curtain wall.

VII. Finally,
2. A. Create a dome in Revit and explain the procedure for the same.

I. Draw the walls.

II. Raw a flat roof for the walls.

III. Go to level 2, draw a circular roof.

IV. Draw a reference plane across the circle

V. Go to components and then to place in model option and a dialogue box opens,

select generic model in it

VI. Go to set, dialogue box opens, select the pick a plane option.
VII. Click on the reference plane and go to south elevation.

VIII. Select the revolve tool and go to the line option and draw the central axis for the

dome.
IX. By using arc option, draw the arc between base and top of axis.

X. Make offset for the arc. And select the axis line option.
XI. Click the green tick to get the full dome.

XII. Finally,
B. Create a dormer roof in Revit and explain the procedure for the same.

I. Draw the walls and sloped roof for it.

II. Select to the dormer option and go to the floor plan level 2 and draw the walls on it.
III. Draw the required sloped roof for newly drawn wall.

IV. Finally, the dormer roof is obtained.