Assignment Due in Lab 9/25

Assignment due this Wednesday's lab(9/25):
  -Interior Walls
  -Doors
  -Windows
  -Thickened Slab
  -Dimensions

Sheets Required:
  -1st Floor Plan
  -2nd Floor Plan
  -Foundation Plan
  -All Elevations
  -Longitudinal Section
  -3D view of entire building

11"x17" Sheets Printed

-Cooper Schilder

Assignment Due in Lab 9/18

Assignment due next Wednesday's lab(9/18):
      -STRUCTURE-
Three sheets - Plan of entire building, not just first level.
                    - Elevation
                    - 3D view of entire structure

This time and hereafter we would like them to be printed on 11"x17" sheets.


-Cooper Schilder

Structure (1 of 3)

This week we are tackling the first major aspect of this semester’s project. The structure system is an important assembly to get accurate as soon as possible since every week builds on what was done previously, but with the Revit’s parametrics changes can be easily made if needed. In an attempt to make it easier to follow (and upload) I've split this blog post into three segments, make sure you use all three (Structure 1-3, Structure 2-3, & Structure 3-3)

SLAB

1.       I would suggest starting with the slab because it’s the easiest and the other elements depend on it. As I complained in lab, the drawings we’re given to reference are missing some useful information so we will have to work a bit to get our slab accurate.

2.       If you reference the architectural, mechanical, plumbing, and structural sheets you can get nearly enough information to draw your slab. This is obviously not a good habit and I hope that the drawings we use are an interim set and details/dims were hopefully added later on.

3.       Another option is to measure the slab in Acrobat and try to get close. This will work but can be considered the most time consuming without guaranteeing a lot of accuracy because it’s dependent on where you click to measure.

4.       The final option is what I rarely do, but works best in this situation. That is to import the plan as an image and trace the slab.
To do this export the image from the PDF set of drawings and import into your Revit file by going to Insert>Image and placing the image on your drawings.

5.       Once you place image you’ll next need to scale it so your tracing will be accurate. The easiest way is to use something that you can verify and reference (grid lines work best) and use the scale tool found in Modify | Raster Images>Scale.

6.       After it’s scaled correctly, move it to your grid so the grid on the image matches the grid made last week. Use the floor tool, Architecture>Floorto trace the floor boundary. Once the boundary is drawn, click the green check mark to accept it. HINT: do not forget to factor in the slab offset that the structural drawings call for.

7.       Now you will need to change the slab assembly and thickness to match the drawings. In the Properties menu click Edit Type towards the upper right and click edit next to the Structure field at the top of the Type Properties menu. Change the properties to match what is shown in our drawings.

OK and Apply to get back to your drawing. Once there your slab should be modeled correctly.