Project 2- Future Arc Rendering

This is the latest work generated from revit architecture with photoshop color curve and contrast enhanced. A standard similar to 3dsmax rendering. Greater tool comes with greater responsibilities. This is a very exciting learning process in BIM. Cheers~!!

Revit exercise 29Nov2009

An apple shape created through revit mass loaded into revit project for rendering.
Floors are created through floor by face after mass floors created. Walls and curtain system created through selecting mass face. Rendering is just a click of the teapot icon with medium rendering settings.

Revit 2010 on YouTube

Special Thanks to Naveen from Autodesk & Innocom here for the help for the tutorials and on going support.
There are lots of YouTube videos available for new learners who progress your learning path at your own pace through viewing online videos and I hope this blog can assist you in anyway as well, links are useful at the sidebar.

Hosted Point Revit Architecture & more...from David Light

006-Revit Mass & Revit worksets

1. How to turn off room areas in plan view?
VP> uncheck rooms
2. How to change color scheme in legend?
Select Legend> Edit scheme > Change color accordingly
3. How to create parametric façade?
Create Concept Mass Model > Create a Curtain panel pattern base.rtf > Insert
4. How to work with simple model building?
Autocad2010 is as powerful as max to create mesh smooth model to be import into Revit for mesh forms
5. Revit Worksets
Collaborate>worksets>create user>synchronize all> synchronize now ( to update all)
>reload to update >relinguish all mine to release authorities to others to work on your file> create new local must be checked
6. Revit Mass
New>Conceptual Mass>Metric Mass/Metric Generic Model > Create mass through ‘create form’ by lines similar to nurbs modelling
7.How to insert Mass into Project?
Massing & Site > Place Mass > Load Family > Place on work Plane
After Mass loaded into Project, rendering can be done

005-Issues encountered for revit BIM

1. How to import existing revit file into BCA template?
Open BCA template file > Manage > transfer project standard > link revit > select file > bind>ungroup>adjust objects accordingly to levels

2. How to create façade shading device?
Home>component>model in place>name your component> sweep>path>edit profile>close loop>finish
[The component is considered as a family and it is required to be categorized under certain categories to have certain entity properties]

3. The families divisions?
There are three families :
i. system families (walls/floors/roofs/stairs…)
ii. loaded families (doors/windows/curtain panels…)
iii. In place families ( file particular components)

4. How to establish detailing?
3d details can be omitted to avoid enlarging the file size. Callout created to adopt detailing at big scale drawings.
Annotate>mask region> drawing to establish details accordingly or cad import possible

5. How to establish legends?
Rooms> create rooms with tags > create Legend by room numbers > select legend > edit scheme > adjust title/ legends accordingly to intensions

6. How to establish area schedules?
View>schedules > schedules& quantities > new schedules> create name > insert intended items> finish and schedules are created at sidebar

7. How to attach wall with beams?
Attach beams with floors (one by one ) > attach walls to beams

8. How to insert car parking lots?
Massing & Site > Parking Component> Load component to insert

9. Schedules properties
The schedules created cannot adopt graphics/colors in revit2010

004-Issues encountered for revit BIM

1. Library for revit?
http://revit.autodesk.com/library/html/index.html
http://www.revitobjects.com/RevitLibrary/Default.aspx
http://www.revitcity.com/downloads.php
http://revitfactory.com/
2. Teaming/grouping
For small projects, recommended grouping into 3groups :
1.Site 2.Building 3.Façade

Notes:
Revit elements are divided into Model / Datum / View Specific Items
Work flow:
Concept>Dev control > working group > submission

Rte = dwg
Rvt = dwf

3. How to create site information? Concrete, planting strip, driveway, lot lines?
Property lines and offset property lines

4. How to import the library in?
Transfer project standards > select items to copy > railing.rvt

5. How to create shading through railing?
2nd level> railing > create railing path > pick lines > finish railing > modify railings > convert to xxx.rvt

6. How to change levels of railing?
Levels to be change through element properties > base offset


7. How to import wall elements?
Manage > transfer project standards

8. How to create floor slabs?
Modify Floors > Instant properties > materials > edit assembly

9. How to join floor to wall?
Modify > Edit Geometry > Join

10. How to change lineweight?
Manage > Settings > Object Styles

11. How to create beam?
Home > structural beam > place Beam > Load Beam > structural > Framing > Concrete > M_Concrete-Rectangular Beam
[Warning will be out if no structural Elements]

12. How to create stairs?
Home > Stairs > Create stairs sketch > instance properties > type [In-situ concrete 150mm waist]
Edit Type [to monitor maximum height minimum thread] > draw risers [indication will be shown]
Edit Sketch [to modify landing etc]

13. How to connect railings?
Create additional railings at joint. Edit railing Path to monitor

14. How to create concrete roofing?
Roof Level > Home > Roof > roof by footprint > uncheck defines slope [ can specify overhang ] > instance properties > Edit Assembly [ add layers/detailing / to the floor slab & check variables with sloping layer] > Draw > Modify sub Elements

15. How to create different texture on roofing?
Modify > Paint

16. How to attach wall to slab?
Select items > Modify wall > attach [check base] > select floor

17. How to create parapet copping?
File> new family > Select Template File > Metric Profile-Hosted.rtf > create > Line > save > load into project
Then go to instance properties of project
Edit Assembly > View : Section : Modify type > Sweep >

18. How to create area schedule?
Home > Room &Area > Place Room > Legend > Choose Space (choose none) > Edit scheme >create new type click the icon
View > Schedule > schedule/Quantities > Category > room schedule > schedule properties > add to scheduled fields

19. How to calculate ventilation ratio?
View > schedule > schedule quantities > view schedule > category room > room > properties of the room > add > calculated value (added item)
[renaming can be done through]
Schedule Properties > schedule fields (add items) > calculated value (Volumn/ floor area )

20. Area calculation is done through the room icon, middle wall?
Selections can be done when command in use.

2010 Revit Ribbon Tips and Tricks

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003-Issues encountered for revit BIM

1. How to built contour in Revit?
Through bringing different level lines/points (ddptype to create different point style)
Insert > Import CAD

Select Item > Split Surface > Drawing Line to split
Select surface > Element Properties

Notes: Orient to View ( referring to elevations/sections)
Civil 3d is for site building with more powerful tools.

2. How to add parking component?
Parking lots are family component in revit, can be added only on flat surface in revit:-
Massing & Site > Mode Site > Parking Component
Massing & Site > Building pad

3. How to create cross sections with complicated contour, site information with existing trees, pub lines?
Separate the file into site drawing & building drawing then link them together to another mother drawing. Create sections/ elevations in the mother drawing for export purposes.

4. How to create property lines/ boundary/ Setback?
Boundary: Massing & Site > Property lines
Setback creating : Masssing Site > Subregion
Planting strips : Masssing Site > Subregion (offset :1m)

5. How to create dimensions?
Create different views then dimension it.

6. How to create view specific items?
Home :Model line vs Anotate:Detail line (View Specific)

7. Revit Elements?
Revit elements are divided to 3 main categories: model elements (built on site)/ Datum Elements / View Specific Elements
-Only View specific Elements are bonded with particular view

8. When a wall is drawn over a column, the column changes into brick, how to avoid that?
Select items>family properties>Category and parameters>family parameters > automatically join > uncheck it

9. Drawing sequence:-

1. Establish the grid
2. Build the walls and columns
One wall type will do ( only architectural wall / columns)
3. After all the walls/columns, change the property to intended wall type
(Change one wall, then match type (match properties) for the rest)
4. Paste align the elements to different levels
5. Insert window and doors accordingly after wall done throughout the levels.
6. Build floor slabs.
7. Build roof
8. Build Ceilings.
9. Build staircase and structure(beam)
10. Build site.( can be linked revit, a separate file for easy access and lighter file size)

Notes: - in revit, no layer concept, only family components which is pre-defined of floors/walls/window/doors….

10. Methodology of residential design:-
1. Build different unit design
2. Build Block Plans with link unit designs
3. Build Building Block with link Block Plans
4. Build Master Plan with link Building Blocks
Master Plan study can be study through changing unit design and update links.
( to be further explored…)

Please feel free to comment. Cheers.

002-Issues encountered for revit BIM

Some simple rendering without any settings done within 3mins.

However, issues faced today as listed below:-
1.How to select overlaid objects?
Let cursor over objects > Tab

2.How to modify doors?
Select Object, Instance properties > Type properties > Duplicate > Change the dimensions

3.How to create blocks/components/family objects?
Create Group(group=family)
Multi-Select > Create Group

4.How to copy selected items with doors/windows/walls?
Error Message:-
“Rectangular Mullion, Rectangular_Mullion_Top_Right ' cannot be added to the instance of ' Model Group, Group 2 ' because of the following reason(s): Mullions and panels cannot be copied without copying the entire curtain wall. “
Group can still be copied. No issue.

5.How to mirror group?
Select items > Modify Model Groups > Modify > Mirror > Pick Mirror Axis/Draw Mirror Axis.
Outcome:-
Once Mirrored, the other group changes as well.
Therefore, group( Revit) = block( CAD).

6. How orbit isolated objects in 2d o 3d?
View > View properties > Extents > Depth Clipping
Or
Select isolated objects > toggle to 3d view

7. How to show different levels in 3d?
Go to 3dview > Right click> Orient to View > Floor Plans > select view

8. How to paste cut objects to different level?
Cut > Modify > Paste align

9. How to join angled object?
Just delete one of the mullions and change the mullion accordingly.

10. How to add annotations at particular view?
When we create annotation, it is view specific items, therefore, we create different views to adopt

11. Orbit in Revit?
Shift + middle click.Revit can only toggle the views in perspective view.

12.How to create associated family elements?
Tag that associated with dimensions?
Tag that associated with 3d?

13.How to render?
Just click the teapot icon at lower corner and adjust the materials accordingly.

14.How to create sheets?
Just Drag the views in and change scale accordingly.

001-Issues encountered for revit BIM

Please rectify me, if there are things missing/unsure/unclear by dropping comments. Cheers.

1. How to create gridlines?
i. Drawing 1st grid then copy, check multiple, then add dimension and change the figure, lock one figure and click the ‘EQ’ to set basic grid figure.
ii. Array your 1st grid, either with 2nd or last checked depending your grid setting purposes. Last one checked is to split the line evenly.

2. How to make link cad files grey tone?
View properties > visibilities display options > imported data > lines color or half tone checked
Or
Select items > Modify items (Top Right Ribbon) > View Graphics > Override
Object’s transparency/ half tone/ color can be adjusted.


3. How to establish dimensions?
Annotate > Aligned
Then click the dimensions
Modify dimensions > Edit Witness Lines > create multiple dimensions (click on the final dimension itself to stop)
To create dimensions, click on the walls and drag to intended position will do.

4. How to measure?
i. Through creating dimension
ii. Modify > Measure > Measure 2 reference / Measure along an element

5. How to snap angled wall?
Manage tab > Project Settings panel > Settings drop-down > Snaps
Keyboard shortcuts:-
Endpoints > SE
Midpoints > SM
Nearest >SN
Work Plane Grid > SW
Quadrants > SI
Centers > SC
Perpendicular > SP
Tangents > ST
Points > SX
Snap to Remote Objects > SR
Close > SZ
Turn Override Off > SS
Cycle through Snaps > Tab Key
Force Horizontal and Vertical > Shift Key ( Similar to F8 in Autocad)
Snap Off > SO (F3 in autocad)

6. How to select objects?
Select all with cursor > Filtering icon (bottom right corner) > Uncheck All, then select
But walls are one entity, therefore,
Group your wall for easy selection

7. How to duplicate objects in different views/levels?
Select objects > Modify Model Groups > Copy > Paste Aligned > Select Levels
How to lock object?

8. How to modify curtain wall?
There are no curved curtain walls, draw lines divide it, create simple walls then convert to curtain walls.
Curtain walls are to be manipulate in elevations
Home > Curtain Grid (create grid then mullions added automatically)
Manipulate corner joints by adding mullions in plan.

9. How to create floors?
Home > Floor > Modify (shapes created can be changed later)

10. How to view objects through selective layers?
No layers in Revit, can view through objects, through filters or
2nd floor can view 1st floor objects by View > view properties > Extents > View Range, play with settings of Primary Range and view Depth

11. How to show elevations of different levels?
Through Clipping view panels at elevations
Or isolate selected objects through clicking the ‘glass’ icon

12. How to lock levels and adjust lower floor level heights?
Lock the dimensions of the levels and adjust the one required to be change

13. How to hide grid in different levels?
Can half tone the grid.
Or right click > Hide Elements

14. How to set line viewport line thickness?
View > Graphics (Top Left Ribbon) > Thin Lines

15. How to build roads/pavements?
Create different floor slabs at different levels.

16. Pin objects can still be deleted, how to avoid that?
Not sure…

17. How to select hidden objects?
Click the 'light bulb', revealing hidden objects and select.

18. What is the Circular icons and triangular icons?
circular is base point (origin)

triangular (group objects)

000-Issues encountered for revit BIM

Some queries last month for sharing and record purposes for newbies:-

1. How to establish a drawing?
2 basic ways:-
i. Importing from CAD then rebuilt in Revit
- Link CAD into Revit & draw walls, doors/windows to be inserted later. Draw entire straight wall >paste align items to different levels
ii. Create mass in revit then convert into levels, then manipulate levels.
2. How do we control the properties of columns? Changing one and the rest follows? Building columns level by level?)
Select Item > Modify Model Groups > Change Element Type
Or
Select item > Right Click > Element Properties
3. View Icon ( How to call the navigation view icon?)
Shift + middle mouse button
4. Walls ( How to match properties of wall? What is the efficient way of building a walls?
Modify > Clipboard > Match Type
5. How to establish walls?
Just draw, Revit is powerful, all information are incorporated.
6. Curtain Wall?
Home > Curtain Grid > Mullion
7. Staircase?
Home > Staircase
(to be further updated)
8. Locking?
Pin (pp) = locking objects
However, object can still be deleted with prompt.
9. Snapping / Keyboard shortcut?
Revit uses 2letter keyboard short cuts. F1 to look for the alias.
10. Levels?
Levels can be created in Sectional or Elevation view. Respective floor levels are created when you draw the levels out. When you drag and copy the levels, additional steps going to view > create > plan views > floor plan then select respective levels to create the floor levels.
11.Elevations?
View > Create > Elevation

How to copy objects to different levels?

There is a link that shows how to duplicate objects in revit
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2266368/Revit-Tutorial-Segment-2
However, in revit 2010 duplicating objects to different levels are through copy and paste align.
Mult-Select>Clipboard>Copy>Paste>Paste align>Select Levels


Tips:-
Think rationally then google it and search through the ribbon for actions required.

Quotes:-
As usual, things are easy when you know how to do it. Cheers.