Arch 532 - Bim Handbook

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PennDesign - Architecture
Building Information Modeling BIM Handbook 2

Autodesk REVIT
ARCH 432/532 Construction Technology 2
University of Pennsylvania
First Edition (January, 2012- Philadelphia)
Copyright Franca Trubiano + Allison Weiler
Graphics + Content Editors: Franca Trubiano + Allison Weiler
Building Information Modeling BIM Handbook 2

Autodesk REVIT
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PART 0 INTRODUCTION - 3D MODELING, TOOLS + TIPS
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0.1 REVITs dual Modeling Capacity

0.2 Notes on Line Work

0.2.1 Line work for Modeling

0.2.2 Reference Lines

0.2.2 Model Lines

0.2.3 Work Planes
0.3 Modeling Custom Building Elements in 3D

0.3.1 Modeling New Families + In-Place Families

0.3.2 Family Editor-specific Tools
0.4 Modeling New Geometric Masses

0.4.1 General Massing Tools (Conceptual Masses)

0.4.2 Modeling Solid Masses

0.4.3 Modeling Void Masses
0.5 Editing Masses in 3D ( Tools)

0.5.1 Grips

0.5.2 The Gizmo

0.5.3 The Blue Dot
PART 2 ASSIGNMENT 2 - BUILDING STRUCTURE

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2.1 Building Structure Typologies

2.1.1 Steel

2.1.2 Concrete
2.2 Beams - Steel Beams, Joists, and Trusses
2.3 Beams - Concrete

2.3.1 Concrete Beams, Girders, One-Way Joists

2.3.2 Custom Concrete Floor Assemblies
Waffle Slabs, Coffers
2.4 Columns (Steel or Concrete )
2.5 Bracing (Steel )
PART 1 ASSIGNMENT 1- BUILDING MASS + FOUNDATIONS
PART 3 ASSIGNMENT 3 - BUILDING SKINS/ENVELOPES
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1.1 Setting Up the Project and its Description

1.1.1 Drawing Sheet Layout

1.1.2 Defining Levels for a Multistory Building

1.1.3 Column Grids
1.2 Conceptual Massing of the Building

1.2.1 Identifying the Volume Method 1

1.2.2 Identifying the Volume Method 2
1.3 Mass Floors
1.4 Mass Floors to Material Floors
1.5 Notes on Editing the Mass
1.6 Foundations

1.6.1 Pads - Editing the Topography

1.6.2 Walls - Foundation + Retaining

1.6.3 Basement Floors

1.6.4 Footings

1.6.5 Notes on 2D work

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3.1 Building the Roof

3.1.1 Flat Roof - Adding a Final Floor Level

3.1.2 Flat Roof - Defining its Footprint + Mtl Assembly

3.1.3 Flat Roof - Skylight definition
3.2 Curtain Walls - Conceptual Massing

3.2.1 Creating the Curtain Wall from Conceptual Mass

Faces

3.2.2 Dividing the Surface
3.3 Curtain Walls - Custom Building Elements

3.3.1 Creating a New Curtain Wall Family

3.3.2 Selecting a Pattern

3.3.3 Creating the Wall Panel

3.3.4 Creating the Mullions

3.3.5 Loading the New Curtain Wall System

3.3.6 Applying + Adjusting the New Curtain Wall System
3.4 Walls from Mass
3.5 Revising the Mass - Dependent Assemblies
3.6 Shading Devices

3.6.1 Editing the Curtain Wall Panel
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PART 4 ASSIGNMENT 4 - BUILDING SYSTEMS INTEGRATION

- CIRCULATION, MECHANICAL + FOUNDATIONS
APPENDIX 1 - PROJECT STATEMENT + ASSIGNMENTS
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4.1 Vertical Circulation - Elevators and Stairs

4.1.1 Creating the Perimeter Core Walls

4.1.2 Removing the Floor Slab from the Core

4.1.3 Adjusting the Buildings Structure

4.1.4 Modeling Multistory Stairs in an Exit Stair

4.1.5 Drawing Elevator Cabs
4.2 Buildings Mechanical Systems ( Detailing in 2D )

4.2.1 Conditioning Air or Water

4.2.2 Natural Ventilation

4.2.3 Day Lighting Control

4.2.4 Artificial Lighting
4.3 Foundations ( Detailing in 2D )

4.3.1 Retaining Walls

4.3.2 Drainage

PART 5 ASSIGNMENT 5 - DETAILING, RENDERING +

PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
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5.1 Modeling a Double Skin

5.1.1 Types of Walls and Notes
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5.2 Exporting the Revit Model

5.2.1 Exporting to DXF

5.2.2 Importing into Rhino

5.2.3 Tips for Modeling
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0.0 Project Statement

0.1 Project Outline

0.2 Site Information

0.3 Building Design Parameters
1.0 Assignment Building Mass + Foundations
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2.0 Assignment Building Structure
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3.0 Assignment Building Skins/Envelopes
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4.0 Assignment Building Systems Integration

Vertical Circulation, Mechanical Systems + Deep

Foundations
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5.0 Assignment Detailing, Rendering + Performance

APPENDIX 2 - SAMPLE DRAWING SET

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Contents
The production of Handbook 2 was made possible by the support of Prof. David Leatherbarrow,
Interim Chair of the Graduate Architecture Program. Many thanks to him for his commitment to
this second installment in the series of Tutorials which introduces Building Information Modeling
to Penn Design Architecture students. I am also thankful for the continued encouragement of
Prof. Lindsay Falck whose Construction Technology ARCH 532 will be the venue within which this
pedagogical transformation will take place. Architecture students Patrick Morgan and Eric Hull
have been instrumental in translating the content of Handbook 1 and will be essential to the success of Handbook 2.
And as with Handbook 1, the completion of its sequel - Handbook 2, attests once again to the
inventive spirit of student Allison Weiler who co-authored this work.
Many Many thanks !
F. Trubiano (University of Pennsylvania - 01.03.2012)
Acknowledgments
PART 0
INTRODUCTION 3D MODELING, TOOLS + TIPS
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0.1 REVITs dual Modeling Capacity ( Building Elements vs Conceptual Masses)

0.2

Notes on Line Work

0.2.1 Line work for Modeling Custom Building Elements and Conceptual Masses
0.2.2 Model Lines
0.2.3 Work Planes
0.3

0.4

Modeling Custom Building Elements in 3D

0.3.1 Modeling New Families + In-Place Families for Custom Building Elements
0.3.2 Family Editor-specific Tools
0.5

Editing Masses in 3D ( Tools)

0.5.1 Grips
0.5.2 The Gizmo
0.5.3 The Blue Dot
Modeling New Geometric Masses

0.0
INTRODUCTION - 3D MODELING, TOOLS + TIPS

PennDesign Architecture
Part 0
Revit
software models buildings
and
their components in one of two ways: by
using Building Element Tools and by using
Conceptual Massing Tools.
In Volume 1 of the Handbook - modeling
proceeded by using Revits Building
Element tools. The building model was
constructed using predefined virtual
components representative of actual
building elements with measure, matter
and positional relationships. Modeling of a
wall meant that you inserted a virtual wall
such that the drawing lines descriptive of
the wall contained data about the walls
material construction as well as its position
in the model.
At times, modeling a building to this degree
of detail is premature and cumbersome
for manipulating the overall model. This is
the case during the projects conceptual
design stage when building details are not
known and what is sought is the buildings
formal definition. In this case, it is useful to
use Revits Conceptual Mass tools. These
modeling tools define a buildings volume
using solid and void functions.
0.1 Revits Dual Modeling Capacity
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Revits Conceptual Mass Tools can be used
to generate forms and figures that are
modeled without material or construction
technology information. When used to
design the overall figure of a building,
Conceptual Mass Tools allow you create
the line work depicting the buildings
organizational planes with geometry and
parametric relationships but without data
descriptive of its material construction.
These conceptual masses are used for
volumetric control and not for material
detailing. Only when these planes, solids
and voids are redefined as walls, floors and
skins, can they then be inclusive of building
related data.
Conceptual Mass Tools are, however,

only one way that Revit generates new
geometries. The Family Editor, with its
own drawing tools, is another way that
new Geometric figures can be designed.
However, because these particular figures
are typically considered new Components,
i.e., partial segments of buildings, this
modeling
method
is
recommended
for modeling new Building Elements or
Components rather than entire building
outlines.
0.1 Revits Dual Modeling Capacity
The assignments in this Handbook # 2 will

engage both Conceptual Mass Tools as
well as Family Editor tools for modeling
new Buildings Elements that are not part of
Revits predefined Families.
Assignment 1 - Building Mass + Foundations.
This Assignment introduces Conceptual
Mass tools for the definition of a buildings
volume as well as Conceptual Floor Mass
tools for defining Floors. It also describes the
steps for modeling a buildings foundations.
Assignment
4
Building
Systems
(Circulation, Mechanical + Foundations).
This Assignment introduces the modeling of
a buildings vertical Circulation system and
the 2D detailing of its Mechanical systems
and Foundations.
Assignment 2 - Building Structure

This Assignment uses Revits Building Element
tools to populate the model with the
buildings horizontal and vertical structure,
in concrete and/or steel.
Assignment 5 - Detailing, Rendering +

Performance Analysis
This assignment describes how to export the
REVIT model into Rhino for further detailing
of the exterior buidling skin and into Ecotect
for running a solar analysis of the building.
Assignment 3 - Building Skins/Envelopes

This Assigment returns to the Conceptual
Mass Tools and to the Family Editor Tools for
modeling the buildings exterior building
envelope.
0.2 Drawing in 2D
0.2.1 Line work for Modeling Custom Building Elements and Conceptual Masses
Part 0
Revits modeling tools are dependent on a

set of drawing techniques that produce its
smart geometry.
1. Conceptual Masses made from Closed
Loop Planes, ( Solid or Void )
When creating a Conceptual Mass (Solid
or Void), Revit uses closed loop planes.
The designer draws a series of closed
loop planes that define important planes
of reference for the building mass. For
example, closed loop planes can be
designated as the bottom and the top
plane of a mass. See Fig. 1.
Fig 1. A Conceptual Solid Mass created using Closed Loop Planes
2. Conceptual Surfaces made from Open

Loop Lines.
To create a Conceptual Surface, Revit uses
reference lines to model the surface. These
2D lines may be sketched using open
loops. See Fig. 2.
Reference Lines and Model Lines.
For the drawing of all Line work, Revits
Home Ribbon offers the designer two types
of Drawing Lines - Reference Lines and
Model Lines. They are different in scope
and should be used in their appropriate
circumstances. (See Sections 0.2.2 and 0.2.3
of this Handbook)
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When modeling new Building Element Components ( as when editing Family templates for Curtain Wall Panels )or when modeling Conceptual Masses,
it is important to understand the purpose and proper use of Reference Lines. Reference Lines are used for drawing and for placing or positioning
building elements within a model. However, Reference Lines function as a means of reference ONLY, they will not display in views other than the one
you are drawing in and will NOT display in printed drawings. For this reason, Reference Lines are used when drawing the necessary 2D reference
geometry needed for the modeling of Conceptual Masses, as they should not be visible after the Mass has been substantially modeled with its Building
Elements.
In addition, Reference Lines, when
automatically generated by Revit in the
template of a Family, are used to place
or position a building element component
within a model. Which lines are designated
as Reference lines for any given Family
type is different for each Family because
of the particular definition of each Building
Element. For example, in the Door Family
Template, the green dashed lines are
Reference Lines which assist in modeling
the door and in placing it in the model.
When you create a new door type, it will
attempt to snap to these lines as part of
its definition.
When doors are placed in a model, you
can adjust their Reference Lines such as
that of its (height) using the Properties
Palette, and it will adjust the height of
your custom geometry accordingly. By
using these References Lines, a door with
the same custom configuration can be
applied, many times in different sizes and
orientations, based on the one new family
you created.
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0.2.2 Model Lines

0.2.3
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WHEN TO USE MODEL LINES

Differently than Reference Lines, Model
Lines, when used in modeling a custom
geometry for a new Building Element
component or a Conceptual Mass,
become part of that geometry. As such,
they will be displayed in any and all views of
your model, and when the model is printed
( unless you expressly control their visibility see Section 0.3.4)
As already noted, line work used to produce
new Building Elements or Conceptual
Masses can be either Reference Lines or
Model Lines. However, when using Model
Lines, all of the lines define actual, physical
aspects of the models geometry - albeit
without Material definition nor Construction
logic.
Whether to use Reference Lines or Model
Lines must be evaluated by the designer.
For example, when modeling the over all
solid geometry of a new door, the use of
Reference lines is preferred because they
do not appear in the final door model.
However, if you want 2D details on the face
of the door to be seen every time the door
is modeled, Model Lines should be used.

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0.2.3 Model Lines

EDITING THEIR VISIBILITY
Once Model Lines are drawn either in the
modeling of a custom Building Element
( as in this example) or in the modeling of
a Conceptual Mass, their visibility can be
further defined by controlling their Visibility
Setting. This allows you to determine what
types of views these lines are displayed in.
By selecting the Model Lines, and then
selecting Visibility Settings from the Modify
Ribbon you can bring up the displayed
dialogue box. This allows you to choose
both what types of views the lines will be
seen in, as well as what detail level must be
selected for them to be displayed.
For a door swing, for example, you may
want the lines to display in Floor Plans at
Medium and Fine Detail Level.
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0.2.4 Work Planes

Part 0
DEFINING AND USING WORK PLANES

One of the most common difficulties in
drawing in 2D in a 3D environment is being
sure that you are drawing on the proper
plane (as defined by an x and y axis). This is
no different in Revit, but Revit provides tools
to help visualize the plane upon which you
are drawing. In Revit, the plane on which
you are drawing is called the Work Plane.
When you are in any model view, 3D or
otherwise, Revit will automatically define
a work plane. In all plan views, the Work
Plane is a horizontal plane cut through at
the height of level you are working on. For
example, if you are drawing on the second
level plan, you are drawing on a flat plane
at the second level. For Elevations, Sections,
and 3D views, the location of the Work
Plane is more difficult to ascertain. For this
reason, it is important to understand how to
show and change your work plane.
First, to identify the Work Plane in a 3D
Model View, from the Home Ribbon, select
Show (from the Work Plane section). Your
Work Plane will display as a blue surface.
Note. In the Family Editor, the Home Ribbon
will offer different tools, but will always
include the Work Plane tools.
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0.2.4 Work Planes

SETTING THE WORK PLANE
It is important that you know how to select
and edit your Work Plane. If, for example,
you wish to draw on a surface that you
created, which is not planar to an existing
view, you will need to set the work plane
on that surface. To do this, from the Home
Ribbon, select Set from the Work Plane
section of the tools.
In the resulting dialogue box, you will be
given the option of selecting a work plane
based on an existing plane (such as a level),
selecting a plane from existing geometry, or
selecting existing 2D geometry and using
the plane on which it was sketched.
Most often, when modeling custom
components, you will use the Pick a Plane
option. With this tool, you may click any
planar surface in your model and Revit will
set it as the Work Plane. By doing this, you
can draw directly on the select surface,
even if it is not at a perfect vertical or
horizontal orientation.
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0.3 Modeling new Custom Building Elements + Components in 3D
There are, however, many instances when

Revit does not have the desired building
element component that you want to use
in your building. You are unable to Load the
element you want from the Families folders
and subfolders and no amount of Editing an
existing element in the Properties Palette will
allow you define the building element you
are trying to model.
Design invention and innovation often
requires the designer to model custom
components such as custom curtain wall
panels and mullions, custom shading
devices, and custom slab configurations.
There are any ways to create custom

building element components, however,
most modeling procedures for making a
new custom element are, in fact, similar.
Part 0
When modeling in Revit using the Building

Elements Tools, the program offers many
pre-made or pre-defined components
and assemblies to be used in 2D drawing
and 3D modeling. These are the typical
material assemblies regularly used in
the construction industry and in the
detailing of buildings. They include typical
walls, windows, structural components
and foundation systems whose industry
specifications are well known.
Required is the knowledge of how to create

a new Family and how to edit its definition.
There are two methods for defining a new
Family ( described in Section 0.3.1).
Regardless of which method used,
however, knowledge of the Family Editor
Tools is needed for modeling the new
building element within a new Family Type,
for defining its particular geometry and for
defining its materiality and construction
technology logic.
This would be the process used for defining
a new column type, a new beam type,
a new wall type or a new facade system
whose parts are custom modeled by you.
In this case, the modeling of custom building

elements is required.
0.3 Modeling new Custom Building Elements
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0.3.1 Modeling New Families + In-Place Families for Custom Building Elements
CREATING NEW CUSTOM FAMILIES FOR USE
IN YOUR PROJECT
If you need to create a custom building
component for your project, this is done
by creating a new Family, using one of two
methods:
Method 1 - Modeling New Families. This
method creates an entirely New Family by
modeling a new building component that
can be used in your current project and in
future projects. This method requires you to
load the new building element into your
project once defined.
From the main Revit menu Select New
> Family. Revit will ask you to select a
template to use for the new component as it
assumes your new component is a variation
of an existing component. The template will
provide you with a set of Reference Lines
to help in building the component. These
Reference Lines will also assist you in the
eventual placement of the component
relative to your model (Reference Lines
are discussed in more detail in 0.2.1). Once
the New Family template chosen, you can
create the new Building Element using
the set of geometric modeling tools in the
Family Editor Ribbon.
Method 1 - Modeling New Families.
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Method 2 - Modeling In Place Families.
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0.3.1 Modeling New Families + In Place Families for Custom Building Elements
Note: When creating a new Building

Element that you intend to use on various
views and in more than one project, it is best
to create the new Element using Method 1,
just described.
Method 2 - Modeling In Place Families. This
method models the new Building Element
component within the project model you
are working on. As such, the definition of
the new member is specific to the particular
project you are working on. As a result, it
cannot be transferred to another model or
project. This method has limited use .
Select from the Home - Build Ribbon,
Component > Model In-Place. This will take
you to the Family Editor set of tools which
you will use to create the new entity within
the model.
Part 0
CREATING NEW CUSTOM FAMILIES FOR USE

IN YOUR PROJECT
Whether using Method 1 or 2, the following
is consistent when modeling a new Custom
Building Element:
1. Definition and creation of a New Family
Type (see Section 0.3.1)
2. Modeling of the new Building Element
as a new geometric mass using the Family
Editor Tools
Significantly, these modeling tools are

also the same as those used in the initial
modeling of Conceptual Masses that are
used to define the Mass/ Volume of entire
buildings at the beginning of the design
process. (As described in Section 1.3 of this
Handbook )
The exact drawing tools are slightly
different, but the theory behind their use
remains the same.
Once the New Family type is defined, the

drawing work required to model custom 3D
Building Elements and Components from
scratch, is similar whether modeling:
1. A custom curtain wall and its various
panels, as discussed in Section 3.2, of this
Handbook.
2. A custom slab assembly such as
described in great detail in Section 2.3.2. of
this Handbook.
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0.3.2 Family
Editor-Specific Tools
Tools
0.3.1 Family Editor-specific
FAMILY EDITOR TOOL SET
When you want to model a custom building
element or component because it is not
provided in the existing set of Revit Family
types, these new elements can be modeled
using the Family Editor specific tools.
Because it is expected you will generate
your own custom geometry within a new
Family, the Family Editor offers a more
robust set of 3D modeling tools than other
modeling tools found in Revit.
These tools still rely, however, on 2D lines to
generate the 3D geometry, but the ways
in which this geometry can be created is
more flexible.
At right is shown the typical 3D form creation
tools that defines the Family Editor Tools.
They can be found either using Method 1 or
Method 2 described in 0.3.1.
VOID FORMS: All of the forms produced

using this tool are modeled as void forms.
When a void form intersects a solid form,
it removes the intersecting area as a void
form.
SWEPT BLEND: Draw the path of the
sweep, then the first and second profile
closed loops. The first profile will be
blended along the path into the second.
SWEEP: Draw one Closed loop to act as
a profile, and either an open or closed
loop to act as a rail (a path on which
to extrude the profile). The profile will be
extruded along the profile line.
REVOLVE: Draw one Closed loop to act
as a profile, and an axis around which
to rotate the profile. Define the angle of
rotation and the profile will be extruded
around the axis to fill the angle.
BLEND: Draw two Closed loops on
different work planes and they will be
Blended (lofted) together.
EXTRUSION: Draw one Closed loop
and extrude it along an axis
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0.3.2 Family Editor-Specific Tools

COMMON PROMPTS
Part 0
For each tool that can be used to define

a new geometric form, you are required to
provide a set of organizing planes used to
define the geometry of said forms.
Regardless of which tool selected, these
prompts will be shown on the Modify
Ribbon. For the purpose of this example, the
prompts for a Blend form will be described.
When you first begin to model a new form,
Revit will default to a type of reference
drawing, which in the case of a Blend is
the base. You will know what reference
geometry you are drawing by the options
shown on the Modify Ribbon. Because a
Blend has a top and base curve, and the
Modify Ribbon offers the option to Edit Top,
you know you are drawing a Base curve.
In this case, the two curves can be drawn
on the same work plane, and then its
height can be defined in the Properties
Palette.
While the individual options will be different,
prompts for the required reference
geometry for each of the form types
can be found on the Modify Ribbon, as
demonstrated here.

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0.4
new Geometric Masses
0.3 Modeling
Creating Forms
To model any new figure in Revit, it is
important to understand the distinction
between Solid and Void Masses.
In Revit, masses (descriptive of Building
Elements or Building Volumes) are not
created by only modeling SOLID forms in
additive process, they are also created
by modeling VOID masses in a subtractive
process. Both Solids and Void masses are
modeled using the same tools - it is their
definition as either a Solid or a Void that
determines their additive or subtractive
nature.
The following describes the modeling
of Solids and Voids for the design of
Conceptual
Masses;
being, building
volumes geometrically defined at the
Conceptual stage of a projects design.
Note. These Solids and Voids do not have
material definition nor constructional logic.
MODELING FOR CONCEPTUAL MASSES

When modeling a new geometric figure
defined as a Mass, this can take place in
one of two ways.
0.4 Modeling new Geometric Masses
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Part 0
Method 1. Modeling New Conceptual

Masses. This method creates an entirely
new Conceptual Mass that can be used in
your current project and in future projects.
It requires you to load the new building
element into your project once defined and
will be Loadable in other projects. From the
main Revit menu Select New > Conceptual
Mass with the Drawing Tools offered as seen
to the right.
Method 2. Conceptual Mass Tools . Found in
the Massing & Site Ribbon, whose tools are
used primarily to model the main geometric
figure of a building within a project. The
main tool of which is the Mass in Place tool.
As above, when generating an In-Place
Mass in your project, the form creation
options are limited. Rather than offering the
full range of modeling tools for form making
such as Blend, Sweep, etc., you are asked
to draw 2D geometry without prompts, and
then given the option to create a form,
from it, be it solid or void.
At right is the Modify Ribbon available
when creating a Mass. After one or multiple
sketches are drawn and selected, it
displays the Create Form (Solid or Void) tool.
Depending on the curves youve drawn,
Revit predict the form you wish to create.
This is described more fully in Assignment 1.

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0.4.1 General Massing Tools ( Conceptual Masses)

Revit tries to predict what you wish to model based on the types of 2D geometry you create. If you draw one closed loop plane, an extrusion of that
plane will be automatically created by REVIT when you ask it to generate a Mass. If two loop planes are drawn on different work planes, a Blend will
be automatically created between the two planes when you ask it to generate a Mass.
For more complex geometry, it may be advisable to create a new Mass Family, so that you will be offered the full set of form creation tools available
in the Family Editor tools. (This however will not be required for the creation of your main building volume in the Assignments that follow.)
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Thereafter, if you which to further articulate the section of this particular mass, you can carve a series of voids within it, as described in the following
pages.

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ADDITIVE GEOMETRY
All of the tools described above can be used to create Solids. Solids are an additive form of geometry, meaning they represent physical mass and are
seen as such in your model. When modeling a complex geometry, it is advisable to begin with a simply geometric solid. This element was modeled
using .................
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SUBTRACTIVE GEOMETRY
Rather than modeling the following form by using solid forms and joining them together, it is easier to conceive of the form as a solid, thereafter trimmed
by a void form. Just as when you modeled the Solid form, you can model Void Forms (as described in Assignment 1 ) which, when they intersect the
Solid form, subtract the intersection geometry. Void forms can be very useful, especially when used with other modify tools. Below is shown the result
of how one creates a void form and then arrays it along the length of a Solid to create a perforated figure.
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0.5 Editing Masses in 3D - Tools
Fig. 1 Grips
Fig. 2 The Gizmo

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SCULPTING SOLIDS AND VOIDS USING GRIPS, GIZMOS AND BLUE DOTS
Once a form is created, you may want to make adjustments without generating new 2D geometry. The form can be selected and manipulated in a
series of ways to edit its 3D form. The three sets of tools you available are Grips, Gizmos, and Blue Dots
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0.5.1 Grips
EDITING MASSES USING GRIPS
Grips allow you to push and pull surfaces
along an axis.
When editing a form in the Family Editor, or
when editing a Finished mass, the grips will
be displayed.
Fig. 1 Original Geometry
They offer a simple means of pushing and

pulling faces without editing the reference
geometry directly.
It is important to note that when 2D
reference geometry is in place, that
geometry will be edited as the grips are
used to match the new form.
Fig. 2 Result of dragging the faces Grip
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0.5.2
EDITING MASSES USING THE GIZMO
Part 0
When editing an In-Place Mass, you will

be able to use the Gizmo to edit faces or
edges of your forms. To use the Gizmo, you
must select your Mass and select Edit Inplace from the Modify Ribbon. Once the
Mass is open for editing, you can select any
face or edge. When the Gizmo is displayed,
you click and hold any axis to drag the
geometry along that axis only, or click and
hold planes at the center of the gizmo to
drag along that plane.
Move on Blue Axis (local z)
Move on Red Plane (local yz)

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EDITING THE VERTICES OF MASSES USING THE BLUE DOT
When editing an In Place Mass, hovering over any of the corner vertices will make the blue dot appear. By clicking on this dot, the Gizmo will be
displayed allowing you to edit that vertice independently. Modeling your building mass by dragging the blue dot vertices will likely give you the most
variation in your geometry, however, be weary, for even slight adjustments to one vertices can create complex, unintended geometry.
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PART 1
BUILDING MASS + FOUNDATIONS
1.1

Setting Up the Project and its Description

1.1.1 Drawing Sheet Layout and Construction Documentation Set
1.1.2 Defining Levels for a Multistory Building
1.1.3 Column Grids
1.2 Conceptual Massing of the Building

1.2.1 Identifying the Volume (Solid Mass and Void Mass ) Method 1

1.2.2 Identifying the Volume (Solid Mass and Void Mass ) Method 2
1.3 Mass Floors
1.5 Notes on Editing the Mass
1.6

Foundations
1.6.2 Walls - Foundation + Retaining
1.6.4 Footings
1.6.5 Notes on 2D work
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1.1 Setting Up the Project and its Description

1.1.1 Drawing Sheet Layout and Construction Documentation Set
Part 1
In a similar manner as in the first set of Assignments associated with HandBook 1, a fully articulated Construction Document Set will be produced in addressing all of the design questions covered in Assignments 1 to 5 of Handbook 2.
Drawing Sheet Dimensions: 30 x 42
Include an edited, design and identifiable Title Block + Sheet Layout
See Appendix 2 for a sample set
( NB. your drawing set will be greatly more detailed than the set here included).
FINAL DRAWING SHEET DISTRIBUTION
DWG A101
DWG A102
DWG A103
DWG A104
DWG A105
DWG A106
DWG A107
DWG A108
DWG A109
DWG A110
DWG A111
DWG A112
Two Rendered 3D images of the Final model in Perspective (Exterior View) with site information
Two Rendered 3D Images of the Final model in Perspective (Interior View)
Two Rendered 3D images of the Buildings Section at the Buildings Skin
Site Plan of the Building and its surrounding neighbors, 1 = 30

with Detailed Roof Plan @ 1/16 (with planting schedule for Green Roof or view of Roof Curtain Wall)
Typical Office Floor Plan @ 1/16 (with Dimensions)

Lobby Entrance Plan @ 1/16 (with Dimensions)

Mezzanine Plan @ 1/16 (with Dimensions)
Two Building Elevations @ 3/32
One Building Elevation @ 3/32 and One Building Section at @ 3/32
Two Building Sections @ 3/32 (including the min. 3 basement floors and retaining walls)
One Detailed Building Section @ 1/8 ( with Annotations and all Vertical Dimensions )
Two Partial Detailed Sections @ - Typical Floors (2 min) from the Building Skin to the Atrium Opening
Two Detailed Rendered Wall Sections of the Double Skin Faade @ in Rhino
Two Schedules + one Energy Export
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1.1.2
Defining
MakingLevels
Levelsfor
foraaMultistory
MultistoryBuilding
Building
CREATING LEVELS
To create a
a conceptual
conceptualmassing,
massing,ititisisnecessary
necessarytotofirst
first
define
define
the
the
overall
overall
height
height
of of
thethe
project.
project.
While
While
thethe
height
height
andand
number
number
of levels
of Floor
canlevels
be changed
can be
later, creating
changed
later,acreating
basic level
a basic
organization
organization
will assist
for the
in building
various levels
the conceptual
of the building
massing.
will assist in designing the conceptual massing.
To create new levels, open an elevation view and select Level from the Datum Section of the Home Ribbon. Click once to start the level line, and again
to end it. Revit will attempt to snap to the ends of the existing level lines, so that the new level will align. To change the height of the level, you can
either manually move the new level, or click the level label, and enter a new height.
Elevation View
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Defining
MakingLevels
Levelsfor
foraaMultistory
MultistoryBuilding
Building
CREATING LEVELS
Elevation View
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Multiple levels can

can also
also be
becreated
createdat
atonce
onceby
bycopying
copyingthe
theexisting
existinglevels,
levels,
pasting
them,
and
placing
them
above
existing
of levels.
These
pasting
them,
and
placing
them
above
thethe
existing
setset
of levels.
These
new
new levels
will have
the same
relationship
toanother
one another
the originals,
though
their heights
can
be changed
they
are placed. To change
levels
will have
the same
relationship
to one
as theasoriginals,
though
their heights
can be
changed
once once
they are
placed.
the height of the level, you can either manually move the new level, or click the level label, and enter a new height.
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1.1.2
Defining
MakingLevels
Levelsfor
foraaMultistory
MultistoryBuilding
Building
CREATING LEVELS BELOW GRADE
The same process can be used to
to create
create levels
levels below
below grade,
grade, albeit
it will just
necessary
be necessary
to rename
to rename
the levels
theto
levels
reflect
to reflect
their position
this. Toin
rename
their basement.
a level, double
To rename
click
onlevel,
a
the Levels
doubleexisting
click onname.
the Levels
This will
existing
allowname.
you toThis
enter
willaallow
new you
name
to enter
to reflect
a new
thename
Levelto
asreflect
a basement
the Level
floor.
as a
Abasement
naming convention
floor. A naming
such as
convention
Level B1,
B2, ect
such
aswould
Level B1,
be B2,
appropriate.
etc. is appropriate.
Elevation View
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1.1.2 Defining
MakingLevels
Levelsfor
foraaMultistory
MultistoryBuilding
Building
CREATING PLAN
PLAN VIEWS
VIEWS FOR
FOR EACH
EACH OF
OF THE
THE
CREATING
NEW LEVELS
LEVELS
NEW
Part 1
In order
order to
to add
add plan
plan views
views of
of these
these new
new
In
levels to
to your
your Project
Project Browser,
Browser, go
go to
to the
the
levels
View Ribbon
Ribbon and
and select
select Plan
Plan Views
Views >> Floor
Floor
View
Plan. This
This will
will generate
generate a
a dialogue
dialogue box,
box,
Plan.
from which
which the
the levels
levels to
to be
be used
used can
can be
be
from
selected. Selecting
Selecting all
all available
available levels
levels and
and
selected.
clicking Ok
Ok will
will generate
generate plan
plan views
views of
of all
all
clicking
created levels.
levels.
created
This will
will allow
allow you
you to
to generate
generate floor
floor plans
plans of
of
This
each of
of the
the separate
separate floors
floors of
of you
you model
model
each
while you
you are
are modeling
modeling the
the conceptual
conceptual
while
mass.
mass.
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1.1.3
Column
Column
Grids
Grids
PLACING A COLUMN GRID
In preparation
introducing
preparationforto
develop the
a buildings
structural
structural
it is first
necessary the
to
system, it issystem,
first necessary
to determine
determine
thestructural
design system.
of the Tostructural
layout of the
do this,
grid.
To do
this, ayou
will layout
a column
you will
layout
column
grid which
will
grid
organization
which will
determine and
the
determine
the locations
of horizontal
location
of the buildings
vertical structural
members inhorizontal
the future.and
vertical structural members.
To begin a column grid, open a plan view
To
column
open the
plan
andbegin
selectaGrid
from grid,
the Structure
Ribbon.
view
Site to
Plan
andthe
select
Grid line,
from and
the
Click of
once
start
column
Structure
Ribbon.
Click drawing
once toadditional
start the
again to end
it. When
column
line, will
andattempt
again to
it. When
lines, Revit
to end
make
them
drawing
grid lines,
Revit
parallel toadditional
the first. Keep
in mind
thatwill
it
attempt
make
them parallel
the first.
may alsotobe
necessary
to addtosecondary
You
may
rejecta this
default
column
griddecide
lines to to
address
shifting
grid
should
of your building be nonthroughthe
the plan
building.
orthogonal.
Laying out this grid before creating your
Keep
in mind
that
necessary
to
buildings
mass
willit may
allowbeyou
to make
add
secondary
column
grid your
lines to
address
informed
desicions
about
buildings
a
shifting
grid through
the building.
size,
location
and placement
of the void
(atrium) space. The grid can always be
Laying
out
this future.
grid before creating your
adjusted
in the
buildings mass will allow you to make
informed decisions about your buildings
size, location and placement of the void
(atrium) space. The grid can always be
adjusted in the future.
Make sure the bays grid distance is a
minimum of 20 feet and a maximum of 35
feet wide.
Label one set of grid lines using numbers
(1,2,3 etc ), label the opposing set using
letters (a,b,c, etc.)
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Conceptual
of the
Building
1.1.3.a
Identifying Massing
the Volume,
Solid
Mass and Void Mass - Method 1
1.2.1 Identifying the Volume ( Solid Mass and Void Mass) Method 1
CREATING THE SOLID MASS
Part 1
To begin a conceptual mass representing

A Conceptual Mass represents the
the volumetric outline of your above ground
volumetric outline of your above ground
building within Revit, it is first necessary
building model within Revit. There are
to create the curves that will define the
two methods to create the buildings
mass. Any changes to this original mass will
conceptual mass. Both will be described.
be propagated to any building systems
dependant upon it.
For our work, it will be necessary to first create
a solid mass, and then a void mass within it.
For this exercise, it will be necessary to first
And regardless of which method used, any
create a solid mass, and then a void mass
changes to the conceptual mass will be
within it.
propagated to any of the building systems
that are dependant upon it - including the
To begin, select In-Place Mass from the
building floors, structure and skin .
Massing & Site Ribbon. Name the new mass.
Once this is complete, you may begin to
draw the buildings foot print. Using the
Method One
Draw tools on the Modify|Lines Ribbon (will
The first method assumes the volume is
automatically be displayed), draw the Level
extruded from an original drawing plane
1 footprint of the mass in the view Level 1.
that represents the buildings footprint.
To begin, in the Level 1 View, select In-Place
Mass from the Massing & Site Ribbon. When
prompted, name the new mass as Building
Exterior Volume.
Once named, you may begin to draw the
buildings foot print. Using the Draw tools on
the Modify|Lines Ribbon (will automatically
be displayed), draw the Level 1 footprint of
the mass in the view Level 1.
Ensure you are using the MODEL Line tools.
when drawing the lines of the footprint.
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1.2.1
Identifying
Identifying
the
the
Volume
Volume,
( Solid
SolidMass
Massand
andVoid
VoidMass
Mass) -Method
Method1 1
Once the outline of the geometry
geometry isis drawn
made
select
on
Level
Create
1, select
Form
Create
> Solid
Form
Form
> Solid
to create
Form
thecreate
to
extruded
the geometric
extruded geometric
figure.
figure.
Look at
at your
yourfigure
figureininelevation.
elevationThe
. Ifprogram
satisfied
choose
will
haveFinish
extruded
Mass .a simple volume from
your plan configuration. If satisfied choose
If
Finish
not satisfied
Mass . with the form, before selecting
Finish mass, you can manipulate the givens
as
you
see fit with
for the
you are
trying
If not
satisfied
thevolume
form, before
selecting
to
Finish
create.
mass,You
youcan
can
use
manipulate
the Gizmothe
displayed
givens
whenever
a for
surface,
edgeyou
orare
vertices
as you see fit
the volume
trying
is
to create.
selected
You
tocan
manipulate
use the Gizmo
the displayed
selected
geometric
whenever definition.
a surface, edge or vertices
is selected to manipulate the selected
Once
Finish
Mass has been selected,
geometric
definition.
planar surfaces of the form can be edited
by
Once
dragging
Finish the
Mass
gripshas
displayed
been when
selected,
the
mass
selected.of the form can be edited
planaris surfaces
by dragging the grips displayed when the
mass is selected.
You can also edit the Conceptual Mass by
selecting it and choosing Edit In Place on
the Ribbon . This will activate the Gizmo.
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1.1.3.a Identifying the Volume, Solid Mass and Void Mass - Method 1
CREATING THE VOID MASS
1.2 Assignment 1
Part 1
CREATING THE VOID MASS

To create the Void Mass inside the existing
Solid Mass, you must edit the existing mass.
To create the Void Mass inside the existing
To do this, select the Mass and select Edit
Solid Mass, you must edit the existing mass.
In-Place from the Modify Ribbon.
To do this, select the Mass and select Edit
In-Place from the Modify Ribbon.
To create the Void Mass, follow the same
steps to create a solid mass. First, using
To create the Void Mass, follow the same
Model Lines draw the closed boundary of
steps to create a solid mass. First, draw the
the void on the Level on which the atrium
closed boundary of the void on the Level
should begin. Then, select these lines and,
on which the atrium should begin. Then,
to create the void form, select Create Form
select these lines and, to create the void
> Void Form from the Modify Ribbon.
form, select Create Form > Void Form from
the Modify Ribbon.
Make sure the atrium continues through
the top of the mass by manipulating the
Make sure the atrium continues through the
created void form with the Gizmo, as
top of the mass by manipulated the created
discussed in reference to the creation of
void form with the Gizmo, as discussed in
the solid form. To do this use the Edit in
reference to the creation of the solid form.
Place from the Modify Mass ribbon.
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1.2.1
Identifying
Identifying
the
the
Volume
Volume,
( Solid
SolidMass
Massand
andVoid
VoidMass
Mass) -Method
Method1 1
COMPLETING THE MASS
Once satisfied with the forms, both void and
solid, select Finish Mass from the Modify
Ribbon. Keep in mind that, if at anytime
you wish to edit the original mass, you can
select the mass and select Edit In-Place
from the Modify Ribbon.
This figure can be modified to create
non - orthogonal faces as desired by the
designer and this is done by activating
the Gizmo in the Edit in Place mode that is
located the corners of plane intersections .
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1.2.2
Identifying
Identifying
the
the
Volume
Volume,
( Solid
SolidMass
Massand
andVoid
VoidMass)
Mass Method
- Method
22
DRAWING GUIDE PLANES
CURVES
1.2
1.1 Assignment
Assignment 1
1
Part 1
In this
To
begin
second
a conceptual
method themass
volumetric
representing
shape
thethe
of
volumetric
buildingoutline
is effectively
of your above
lofted ground
from a
building
set
of multiple
within planes
Revit, itrather
is firstthan
necessary
extruded
to
create
from
one
thebase
curves
plane.
that will
In this
define
case
the
it mass.
is first
After creating
necessary
to create
these curves,
the set a
of solid
planes
or void
that
massdefine
will
may the
be mass.
created
After
through
creating
a simple
these
loft operation,
planes,
both solid
to define
and void
the form
masses
of are
the
building, through
created
Any changes
a simple
to loft
this operation.
original mass
will be propagated to any building systems
dependant upon
Remember,
as it.previously, any future
changes to this original mass will be
For this exercise,
necessarysystems
to first
propagated
to it will
anybebuilding
create a solid
dependant
upon
mass,
it. and
And then
hereato,
void
it will
within
be
it.
necessary
to first create a solid mass, and
then a void within it.
When drawing the guide curves, using the
levels created will assist in controlling the
final form.guide
Because
To begin,
planes
open
identify
a levelhorizontal
to begin
drawing theinserted
guide curves.
Level 1section
will likely
geometries
in the vertical
of
be the
most when
beneficial,
as you
may
the
building,
drawing
the set
ofdefine
guide
the footprint
at grade.
planes,
you will
be using the various plan
levels. Begin with placing a guide plane on
To begin,
select
In-Place
from
Level
1 as this
will define
the Mass
footprint
of the
Massing at& grade.
Site Ribbon. Name the new
building
mass. Once this is complete, you may
begin
curves.
Using the
To
do drawing
this, as the
withguide
Method
1, select
InDraw Mass
tools from
on the Massing
Modify|Lines
Ribbon
Place
& Site Ribbon.
(will automatically
Name
the new mass.
beOnce
displayed),
this is complete,
draw the
Level 1drawing
begin
footprintthe
of the
firstmass.
guide plane. Using
the Draw tools on the Modify|Lines Ribbon
(will automatically be displayed), draw the
Level 1 footprint of the mass.
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1.1.3.b
Identifying
the
the
Volume
Volume,
( Solid
SolidMass
Massand
andVoid
VoidMass
Mass) -Method
Method2 2
1.1.3.b Identifying the Volume, Solid Mass and Void Mass - Method 2

Thereafter,
to insertstep
more
guidelevels
planes
Repeat the previous
on other
(at
on
levels to
(registered
the vertical
yourother
discretion)
create theinguide
curves
Repeat the previous step on other levels (at
section
the building),
the previous
for the ofmass
in three repeat
dimensions.
These
your discretion) to create the guide curves
step
for may
making
guide plane.
number
curves
be achanged
at aThe
later
time,
for the mass in three dimensions. These
of
these
planes
is at your
discretion.
and
will guide
update
the mass
created
from
curves may be changed at a later time,
The
them.more guide planes you insert the
and will update the mass created from
more the volume will be multifaceted in 3
them.
dimensions.
can be changed
Once these These
curvesplanes
are created,
select all
at
later time,
will update
the mass
thealinework
(in aand
3D view,
as it will allow
you
Once these curves are created, select all
created
from
them.
to view the
mass
once created) and select
the linework (in a 3D view, as it will allow you
Create Form > Solid Form. Revit will attempt
to view the mass once created) and select
Once
these
created,
all
to create
a guide
lofted plane
form from
the select
selected
the
line work
(in a
3D view,
it will allow that
you
curves.
For this
reason,
it as
is important
to create a lofted form from the selected
to
thedrawn
mass once
created) and select
theview
curves
are closed.
curves. For this reason, it is important that
the curves drawn are closed.
to create a lofted form from the selected
curves. For this reason, it is important that
Once the mass is created, any edge or

face can be selected and moved using the
Once the mass is created, any edge or
coordinate gizmo.
face can be selected and moved using the
coordinate gizmo.
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1.2.2
Identifying
Identifying
the
the
Volume
Volume,
( Solid
SolidMass
Massand
andVoid
VoidMass
Mass) -Method
Method2 2
ADJUSTING THE MASS
Part 1
When the
anymodel
edge isorselected
surface and
is selected,
you are
thethe
in
gizmo
Edit in
will
Place
appear.
mode,
With
you
this,
can
the
edit
face/
the
edge
size
and
may
orientation
be moved
of any
along
edge,
a fixed
surface
axis,
or
or freehand,
corner
of the by
model
selecting
by selecting
the center
the Gizmo
of the
gizmo.
or
the blue dot which appears when you
hover over a corner. The face/edge may
be moved along a fixed axis, or freehand,
by selecting the center of the Gizmo. The
corner of a building may be edited in any
direction using the blue dot.
CREATING THE VOID

Follow the same steps used to create the
solid form to create the void. If you would
like the void (atrium) to begin on Level 2,
begin drawing the guide curves on Level
2. The curves may not appear if the view
is set to Hidden Line, so it may be advisable
view to
to Wire-frame
Wireframe during this
to switch the view
step.
curves on additional
Draw addition guide planes
levels to create the guides in 3D.
N.B. When laying
laying out
out mass
massand
andvoid,
void,keep
keepyour
yourcolumn
columngrid
grininmind.
mind.ItItyou
youfind
find that
that the
the void you
layout does not allow for a logical structural layout per your existing grid, it may be necessary to
adjust the form accordingly.
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1.2.2
Identifying
Identifying
the
the
Volume
Volume,
( Solid
SolidMass
Massand
andVoid
VoidMass
Mass) -Method
Method2 2
ADJUSTING THE MASS
Once these
the guide
curves
planes
are created,
for the select
void are
all
the linework
created,
as (in
for athe
3D solid
view,volume,
as it will allow
selectyou
all
to view
the
line the
work
mass
(in once
a 3D view,
created)
as itand
will select
allow
Create
you
to Form
view >the
Void
mass
Form.
once
Thecreated)
form created
and
will appear
select
Create
asForm
a void
> Void
within
Form.
the The
created
form
Solid Form.
created
willJust
appear
as withasthe
a solid
void form,
withinonce
the
the Void Form
created
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select Finish Mass on the Modify Ribbon.
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Mass
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CREATING MASS
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levels to be used to create new floors.
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mass floors.
1.3
1.1 Assignment
Assignment 1
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floors that belong to this Mass by using the
Structure - Floor Tool in the Structure Ribbon.
This, however,is the tool more typical of
Revits modeling profile that uses building
elements to create the virtual model; that
is, the method used in Volume 1 of the
Handbook.
Keep in mind that the construction of these
floors can be determined/changed in the
Properties Palette.
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2.2.1 Selecting Floor Assemblies
CREATING AND EDITING FLOOR ASSEMBLIES
floors,
select
Edit TypeConcrete
on the Properties
Select from these Floor
Slaband
Types:
Reinforced
Slabs 6,Palette.
8 or 10 thick, or
1.4 Assignment 1
Metal Deck with Concrete Fill 6, 7, 8 thick

2.1 Assignment 2
Part 1
CREATING SIMPLE FLOOR ASSEMBLIES

You can edit the construction type of the slab of your floor assembly. In most multistory buildings, floor slabs are constructed using Concrete or
Concrete/ Steel decks
this isthe
theconstruction
range of materials
willbe
usenecessary
in this assignment.
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assemblies
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Selecting
FloorsFloor
to Material
Assemblies
Floors
LOADING NEW FLOOR SLAB
ASSEMBLIES
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of these assemblies,
or create one
or create
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the existing floors.
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Properties Palette.
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Mass
Typical
FloorsConcrete
to Material
Slabs
Floors
and their Variations
Part 1
NOTES ON
SELECTING
FLOOR
FLOOR
ASSEMBLIES
ASSEMBLIES AND
STRUCTURE
As described in section 2.1.1, a concrete
In
theassembly
image atcan
right
choice the
of floor
slab
bethe
assigned
the
assemblies
includes
both
monolithic
created floor slabs simply by selecting the
slabs
concrete
concrete/steel
deck
floors of
and
definingorthem
as the desired
or
assemblies
which
are
made
from
a
assembly on the Properties Palette.
combination of slab and beam elements.
If the necessary assembly is not seen on
The
Concrete
on Metal
Deck
the LW
Properties
Palate,
it can
be assembly
created
is
effectively
only
a
slab
entity
whereas
as described in 2.2.1, by duplicating the
an
Steel
Bar
Joists on
Concrete
represents
existing
assembly
and
editing its
structure.a
Slab and Beam System.
NOTES ON FLOOR ASSEMBLIES AND
STRUCTURE
For the purposes of our work select only
the slab depth entity ( which may include
Note in the image at right that some floor
a concrete slab and the steel deck within
assemblies include a generic material
which the slab is poured) .
depth to represent the horizontal structure
(beams and joists). If you select a concrete/
The individual Beams/Joists will be modeled
steel framed assembly, it will be necessary
as separate beam systems whether made
to model the structure using either a beam
of steel or concrete. This is the same method
system or by modeling each member
we used when framing the wood joists in
separately. When modeling these members
Volume 1.
(as described in 2.2.3) is will be necessary
to consider whether they would be draw
See Section 2.3 of this Revit Handbook below the floor assembly (when a material
Volume 2
depth representing structure is NOT
included) or within the floor assembly (when
a material depth representing structure IS
included). For more on this, see 2.2.3.
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1.5
Notes
Notes
onon
Editing
Editing
the
the
Mass
Mass
PROPAGATING CHANGES IN THE MASS
to note
note that
that when
whenthe
thevolume
mass is
It is important to
of
the model
( that is the
Conceptual
Mass)
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or changed
through
the process
is
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through the
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design, or
it will
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update
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of
building
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that mass.
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through if,
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through theto process
of developing the
relationship
that mass.
structural grid, changes were made to the
For
example,
if, through
thebeprocess
of
original
conceptual
mass, it will
necessary
to update the
developing
the
floors
structural
createdgrid,
to reflect
changes
the
form of
the mass.
do this, conceptual
select any
were
made
to theTo original
effected
floors,
on the to
Modify
Ribbon
mass,
it will
be and
necessary
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floors.
edges
the floors
of the
building
select The
Update
to of
Face.
This will
update
the
will
not be
automatically
updated
when
selected
assemblies
to reflect
the changes
in the
the
vertical
original
faces
conceptual
of the mass
mass.
are Note
edited.
that
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are updated,
any of
(floors,
walls,
and notselect
conceptual
massing
the
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edited,These
and will
on
the
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Update
Face.
update
automatically
as the
mass istoedited.
This will update the selected assemblies
to reflect the changes in the original
conceptual mass. Note that this only applies
to building assemblies (floors, walls, etc.)
and not conceptual massing tools such as
Mass Floors. These will update automatically
as the mass is edited.
1.5
1.1 Assignment
Assignment 1
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1.6 Foundations
NOTES ON MODELING FOUNDATIONS FOR A
MULTISTORY BUILDING IN REVIT
Part 1
Modeling foundations in REVIT involves both

3D and 2D work for representing both the
buildings substructure construction and its
larger site.
In modeling the buildings foundation:
Step 1. Insert Revits Pad - for removing the
site material (soil) beneath the building to
make room for both the foundation and the
soils retaining walls. This redefines the sites
topography.
IMAGE - FOUNDATION PORTION OF THE
MODEL ( ALLISON) IN 2D WITH THE DEEP
FOUNDATION
Step 2. Model Retaining Walls for the soils

excavation + Insert Perimeter Foundation
Walls for supporting the superstructure
Step 3. Model the Basement floor slabs.
Step 4. Insert Wall Footings + Column
Footings
Step 5. Detail the foundations and retaining
wall elements in 2D (This is covered in
Assignment 4).
See Francis Chings, Building Construction Illustrated
Foundation Systems
Concrete Walls
1.5 Assignment 1
Section 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07

Section 5.06, 5.07
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INSERTING THE REVIT PAD THAT CHANGES
THE SOILS TOPOGRAPHY
As we did last semester in Assignment 1,
when creating the Basement of the Row
Home addition, the first step required in
laying out the foundations of your office
building involves removal of the site material
((i.e. the soil) that must be excavated below
the Conceptual Mass youve designed.
The act of excavating the site and
repositioning its topography is modeled
using a site pad. For specific instructions
regarding the creation of this pad, see
Handbook 1, Section __________.
Remember to edit the footprint of the pad
to ensure it extends beyond the edge of
the buildings Conceptual Mass. It needs
to extend far enough to make room for the
perimeter retaining walls used to hold back
the excavated soil. To this end, extend the
pad 18 beyond the buildings footprint on
all 4 sides of the pad.
Location of PAD - Depressing the Topography for the

full excavation of the site
1.6 Assignment 1
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1.6.2 Walls - Retaining + Foundation

RETAINING WALLS + FOUNDATION WALLS
Part 1
A building site excavated for foundations

requires
the
insertion
of
Retaining
Walls below grade and thereafter the
introduction of perimeter Foundation Walls
for supporting the building above ground.
Both of these will be modeled in 3D in Revit.
Once the geometry of the Walls modeled,
select the proper wall type for each
assembly, and ensure they are properly
oriented relative to the building and the site.
Both walls are modeled and edited using
the same Wall Tools as previously described
in Handbook 1 - Section .......
For Assignment 1:
1. Model a full set of Retaining Walls
along the perimeter opening of the soil
excavation. A minimum of 12 thick and as
deep as needed for meeting the depth of
the buildings footings.
2. Thereafter, to support the building, insert
perimeter Foundation Walls underneath the
exterior edge of the Conceptual Mass you
modeled.
Ensure in 3D and Section Views your walls
extend to the appropriate depth ( from the
underside of the lowest basement floor to
the first level at grade). These parameters
can be found in the Properties Palette of
the Walls in question.
1.6 Assignment 1
Remember: At the base of the foundation walls, add an offset to make

room for the slab (i.e., if you plan on having a basement slab of 12, add
a - 12 offset to the base of your foundation walls. )
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MODELING BASEMENT FLOORS
Having located the exact boundary of your basement enclosure with foundation walls, you can place the basement floors within these walls. Unlike the
above grade floors, which were created using Floor Masses that were then identified with Material, the basement floors are created by simply drawing
their boundary using the Home > Build> Floor Tool.
When drawing basement floors, ensure they meet the inside face of the basement walls. If each slab has the same footprint, you can draw only one,
copy it and then, on the Modify ribbon, select Paste > Aligned to Selected Levels. This will allow you to duplicate the floors on additional levels.
For this assignment, you will model only the floor slabs. The Columns and Beams also needed to define the buildings structure will be added in
Assignment 2 - Building Structure.
Remember to add a final Slab at the base of the building where the PAD is positioned. Below this slab will be located the buildings footings .
1.6 Assignment 1
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1.6.4 Footings ( for Walls + Columns )

ADDING FOOTINGS TO FOUNDATION WALLS
+ COLUMNS
Part 1
Footings are needed for supporting both

the perimeter foundation walls and the
columns positioned at the intersection of
grid lines.
Similar to Assignment 1 in the Row House
addition, continuous footings will be
modeled under the perimeter foundation
walls of your Conceptual Mass. The process
of adding footings and defining their
construction is described in Handbook 1,
Section _______.
Given the size of your building, you will also
need to introduce spot footings under the
columns located wherever two grid lines
intersect. These are considered isolated
footings and are positioned beneath
the final set of columns in your basement
substructure.
As you have no columns modeled in your
project as of yet, use the basement grid
layout to identify where in plan your isolated
footings should be located.
When adding footings to the base of your
foundation walls and columns, ensure they
have the correct relationship to the final
basement slab. They should be modeled
on the final Basement Level.
1. Show the basement plan with Grid lines

2. Point out the continuous linear footings under the perimeter
foundation wall
3. position a pad footing under column grid intersections
All footing dimensions are given Appendix

2. Assignment 1.
1.6 Assignment 1
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1.6.5 Notes on 2D Detailing

2D DETAILING VS. 3D MODELING
The Building Section which results from the
modeling of the substructure does not
include all of the information required for
describing the retaining walls, foundation
walls, footings and drainage.
There is information missing in what
concerns the proper representation of the
buildings substructure.
Detailed Components such as tiebacks (for
holding back the earth), caissons + piles
(to transfer building weight to stable soil),
drainage, etc., are best represented in twodimensions in a project of this scale.
IMAGE - FOUNDATION PORTION OF ONE OF

LINDSAYS DRAWINGS
These 2D items will be added in Assignment

4, when you detail your large and highly
articulated building section.
1.6 Assignment 1
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PART 2
BUILDING STRUCTURE

2.1.1 Steel

2.1.2 Concrete
2.2

2.3

2.4
Beams - Steel Beams, Joists, and Trusses

Beams - Concrete
2.3.1 Concrete Beams, Girders, One-Way Joists
2.3.2 Custom Concrete Floor Assemblies - Waffle Slabs, Coffers
Columns (Steel or Concrete )
2.5 Bracing (Steel )
2.0
ASSIGNMENT 2 - BUILDING STRUCTURE
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In Assignment 1, you modeled the Floor Slab
for both the Superstructure ( above grade)
and the Substructure (below grade ) of your
building.
Required is a set of an additional horizontal

spanning members (beams, girders, joists,
or waffles) that are attached to the slab
and that carry the weight of each structural
bay to the vertical columns, regardless of
whether the building will have a concrete
or steel structure.
If the floors of your Conceptual Mass were
defined as concrete slabs, use concrete
structural members (horizontal and vertical)
If the floors of your Conceptual Mass were
defined as concrete and metal deck, use
steel structural members ( horizontal and
vertical).
These may include the use of:

1. typical and nontypical structural
bays (square, rectangular, triangular or
parallelogram),
2. cantilevers,
3. the framing of openings such as that
required for the atrium
4. the use of bracing as an architectural
principle
5. the use of floor deep trusses for supporting
every second floor.
See Francis Ching, Building Construction

Illustrated for reference:
Structural Units 2.19
Structural Spans 2.10
Structural Patterns 2.11
Lateral Stability 2.22 - 2.23
Floor Systems
4.02 - 4.03
When using Steel Vertical columns - you will

need to brace your bays with bracing.
2.1 Assignment 2
MATERIALS + THEIR STRUCTURAL PRINCIPLES

1. Only use Concrete for the Basement
Substructure; using Concrete Slabs,
Beams, Girders, One way Joists and/or
Waffle Slabs.
2. Use either Steel or Concrete for the
Superstructure.
STEEL SUPERSTRUCTURE
1. Both Horizontal and Vertical Members
must be Steel.
2. Horizontal Members can be made of
beams, girders, open web steel joists, grid
trusses.
3. Vertical Members can be made of
H-Columns, or Round or Square Hollow
Steel Columns.
CONCRETE SUPERSTRUCTURE
1. Both Horizontal and Vertical Members
must be made of Concrete.
2. Horizontal Members can be made of
beams, girders, one way joists, or waffle
slabs.
3. Vertical Members can be made of
Round or Square Concrete Columns.
Regardless of material, columns do not
have to be entirely perpendicular to the
floor plate.
Part 2
However, the definition of the floor as it

stands, whether defined, as a concrete
slab or a concrete slab on metal deck, is
not sufficient for supporting the weight of
each floor.
FRAMING CONCEPTS
In the modeling of your building, employ the
full range of framing concepts available to
you. Framing concepts organize the way
in which horizontal members transfer their
weight to their vertical counterparts.
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2.1.1 Building Structure Typologies - Steel

STEEL STRUCTURAL PRINCIPLES
FLOOR SLAB
HORIZONTAL + VERTICAL FRAMING MEMBERS
SCANNED IMAGE FROM CHING .....
When framing a building using Structural

Steel, the Floor is most tyically built using a
Metal Floor Deck with Concrete Fill. This is the
material definition required of your model.
Ensure this is the construction technology
youve specified for your floors by referring
to the Properties Window of each of your
superstructure floors.
See Building Constructed Illustrated
Metal Decking 4.22
Span contd
3. Triple Beam System: This beam systems
uses three sets of spanning members, to
carry the weight of the floor; typically two
way beams (set perpendicular to each
other), below which is a set of one way
Open Web Steel Joists. In this systems the
dimension of all pieces of steel are smaller
than in a Two way Beam system.
Structural Steel Framing
4.14, 4.15
HORIZONTAL + VERTICAL FRAMING MEMBERS

Span
For Assignment 2, you will be modeling
horizontal structural members made of steel
either using :
1. One Way Beam System: Beams which
only span in one direction, and from column
to column.
Profile of Framing Member

Steel Beams, Girders and Open Web Steel
Joists are manufactured in many profiles
and dimensions, so too are Columns. A
full vocabulary of shapes is available for
modeling. Consult Building Constructed
Illustrated for references and employ an
inventive set of profiles for the design of your
steel structure.
For this assignment Francis Chings Building

Constructed Illustrated will be essential.
Steel Beams
Steel Beam Connections
Open Web Steel Joists
Steel Columns

2.1 Assignment 2
4.14. 4.15
5.35, 5.36
4.16
4.17, 4.18
4.19, 4.20, 4.21
5.37, 5.38
2. Two Way Beam System: Beams which

span in two directions to larger sets of
Girders (that span from Coumn to Column).
The combination of beams and girders is
required for a Two way Steel Beam System.

Steel Beams
4.16
Steel Beam Connections 4.17, 4.18
Open Web Steel Joist
4.19, 4.20, 4.21
Steel Columns
5.37, 5.38
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2.1.2 Building Structure Typologies - Concrete

FLOOR SLAB
HORIZONTAL CONCRETE SPANS CONTD
SCANNED IMAGE FROM CHING .....
When framing a building using Structural

Concrete, the Floor is most tyically built using
poured in place concrete slabs built at the
same time as the Beam network that resides
below the Slab. Ensure that Concete is the
only material you specified for your floor
slab by referring to the Properties Window
for each of your Concrete superstructure
floors.
All of the necessary dimensions and

components required to model these
various systems are clearly described in the
already cited Francis Ching reference.
We now need to model the set of horizontal

members that are part of the Beam network.
See Building Constructed Illustrated,
Concrete Beams
4.04
Concrete Slabs
4.05, 4.06, 4.07
VERTICAL CONCRETE COLUMNS

Columns are needed wherever two grid
lines intersect. They two will be modeled
like poured in place columns when using
Concrete.
Concrete Columns
5.04, 5.05
For this assignment Francis Chings Building

Constructed Illustrated will be essential.
Concrete Beam
Concrete Slabs
Concrete Columns
2.1 Assignment 2
4.04
4.05, 4.06, 4.07
5.04, 5.05
HORIZONTAL CONCRETE SPANS

For this assignment choose one of
these concrete framing systems for your
Substructure and a different one for
your Superstructure ( if it too is made of
Concrete).
1. One Way Slabs
2. Two Way Slabs and Beams
3. One way Joist Slab
4. Two way Flat Slab
5. Two Way Waffle Slab
Ensure you model all of the flat plates,

beams, girders, one way joists and waffles
that are part of the concrete framing
systems.
If you are using a Two Way Flat Slab - ensure

you model the associated columns with
the cap profile that ensures its proper load
distribution.
Concrete Slabs
4.07
Part 2
CONCRETE STRUCTURAL PRINCIPLES
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2.2.3
2.2 Beams
Beams- Steel Beams, Joists, and Trusses
PLACING
We will HORIZONTAL
introduce STRUCTURAL
horizontal structural
ELEMENTS
members
(steel
and/or
concrete)
beneath the concrete slab or the
Steel deckstructural
floor with
Concrete
Fill,
Horizontal
members
can be
previously
modeled
Assignment
1.
placed
based
on the in
structural
grid you
have developed, a beam system as
In
general,
when
modeling
Steel
described
______, or
can beyou
placed
Horizontal in
Structural
members
can
independently.
use the Beam, Beam Systems, Truss and
Brace Tools in the Structure Ribbon.
When placing steel beams and joists, the
When placing Steel beams and joists, they
elements can be placed, and moved to
should be moved and positioned in Section
align
with
the they
underside
of the
theunderside
existing
View to
ensure
align with
floor
construction.
WhenDeck
placing
concrete
of the
existing Steel
construction.
members, it is often necessary to join the
Modeling members
horizontal
members
horizontal
withstructural
the existing
slab to
such as steel joists, beams, girders and
create an appropriate representation of a
trusses can occur in a number of ways:
one or two way slab. Both of these methods
will
be covered.
1. Placing
Individual Members; You can
place individual members representing
each joist, beams or girder along the
structural grid lines and along the slabs edge.
2. Using the Beam System: Rather than
place each individual member, one
at at time, you can also use the Beam
System tool for placing these items.
Note 1. Voids. Remember to frame the

opening of the Atrium Void with perimeter
beams and avoid spanning across the void
with beams unless it is a design strategy.
Note 2. Floor Perimeters. Most typically the outside perimeter of floor plates are lined with beams regardless of whether the edges are supported by columns.
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Steel
Beams,
Trusses
and and
Joists
1. PLACING
PLACING
HORIZONTAL
INDIVIDUALSTRUCTURAL
BEAMS AND JOISTS:
ELEMENTS
You
can structure your building by modeling
the individual beams, joists or trusses used to
To placethe
beams
andslab.
joists,Use
you
can
follow
support
concrete
the
structural
one you
of two
methods:
grid
have
already laid out on the Levels
Part 2
and Revit will attempt to snap to the existing

1. CreateGrid
a beam
as described
in
Column
as yousystem
draw the
span of the
________. For information of this method,
beams.
seeinsert
section
____and/or
of Volume
1. You
willBeams
need
To
Beams
Joists,
select
only to
select
the proper
type
of horizontal
from
the
Structure
Ribbon.
If inserting
the
member,
rather Joists
than the
joistsLevel
outlines
Beams
and/or
to 2x10
support
2,
in Volume
draw
them1.on Level 2. Click once to begin
drawing the span of the beam and/or joist
2. You
canagain
also draw
theit.beams
joists
and
click
to end
Whenand
inserting
individually,
based on
have
these
Steel elements
onthe
thegrid
planyou
drawing,
already
out.
To do
this,
select
Revit
willlaid
label
them
and
their
sizes Beams
along
fromline
thethat
Structure
Ribbon.
Revit will attempt
the
represents
its span.
to snap
the existing
Grid as you
As
withto other
Revit Column
components,
the
draw the details
span ofand
the beams.
Click once
material
construction
logic to
of
begin
a beammembers
and again
to end
it. As with
the
horizontal
can
be defined
in
other
Revit components,
the
construction
the
Properties
Palette either
before
or after
logic
of the are
horizontal
cantype
be
the
members
drawn.members
If the desired
defined
in the load
Properties
Palette
either
is
not displayed,
or create
the desired
before and/or
or after the
areEdit
drawn.
If
Beam
Joistmembers
using the
Type
the desired
type is not displayed, it may be
dialogue
box.
necessary
load or
create
it under
Edit
Once
the to
Beams
are
placed
in thethe
View,
Type at
dialogue
box.section to see where the
look
a building
Beams are situated relative to the Slab.
Make sure the Steel beams, joists or trusses
are positioned below the Slab.
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2.2.
Beams
Steel Beams,
Joists,
and Trusses
BEAMS
TO THEJOISTS
PROPER
WORK
PLANE
ALIGNING STEEL
BEAMS,
AND
TRUSSES
TO THE PROPER WORK PLANE
When placing steel members,
members, itit isisnecessary
necessaryto
tomake
makesure
surethey
theyare
areplaced
placedproperly
properlyrelative
relativetotothe
theassociated
associated
floor
assembly.
In a section,
select
any
floor
slab.
In a section,
select any
beams
beams
that
must
be
aligned
and
then,
from
the
Modify
Ribbon,
select
Edit
Work
Plane.
In
the
resulting
dialogue
box,
select
Pick
a
Plane.
By
then
that must be aligned and then, from the Modify Ribbon, select Edit Work Plane. In the resulting dialogue box, select Pick a Plane. By then selecting the
selecting
the bottom
edge ofdeck,
the structural
deck,
beams
alignof
tothe
thefloor,
bottom
of the
floor, to
without
having
to measure
thethey
exact
distance
they
bottom edge
of the structural
the beams
will the
align
to thewill
bottom
without
having
measure
the exact
distance
must
be moved.
must
be
moved.
Keep
in
mind
that,
if
the
selected
floor
assembly
has
a
generic
material
depth
included
to
represent
the
structure,
your
beams
will
A less precise way is to set the Beams and/or Joists as offsets from the floor Level they are supporting and this is done in the Properties Palette of the
have
to
exist
within
this
space,
under
the
structural
deck.
structural member. Keep in mind that, you should not be selecting floor assemblies that have a generic material depth in which the beam structure is.
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Beams,
Trusses
and and
Joists
Part 2
2.
PLACING
USING THE
TRUSSES
BEAM SYSTEM TOOL
The second way of inserting horizontal steel
While it may
that the
items
such as slab
bar
members
for seems
supporting
concrete
joists
would
listed
undertool
Trusses,
Revit
is
by using
thebe
Beam
System
- the same
categorizes
them
as a wood
Beam joists.
Type. (See
It is
tool
used for
inserting
unlikely you
will need3.3.2
to use
the the
TrussBeam
tool,
Volume
1., Section
Using
as these
trusses are) large in scale, with a
System
Command.
deep cross-section.
For members
suchand
as
Once
youve identified
the direction
bar joists,
draw
themand/or
using the
extent
of the
beams
joistsBeam
- youTool,
can
as outlined,
and simply
identifybythem
as the
edit
the structural
member
changing
properType
joist in
type
the Properties
Beam
theinProperties
PalettePalette.
of the
Just asSystem.
with beams, it will be necessary to
Beam
align them to the proper work plane.
Combining both Methods; You can use the
first method for placing individual elements
such as significant Beams and Girders that
span ( in two directions) along the buildings
grid lines and use the Beam System method
for inserting smaller beams or joists that span
only in one direction.
In all cases - when inserting one way
members that span between beams make sure the individual members and/or
Beam System outline only spans from one
grid line to another.
Placing Joists: Steel Joists are found under
the Beam tool category.
Placing Trusses: For modeling trusses use the Truss Tool in the Structural ribbon and place trusses
individually. This is the same method as above. These are usually much bigger in dimension and
used for civil engineering projects. You will most probably not be using them in your assignment.
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2.3.1 Concrete
2.2.3 Beams
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57
Similar to the placing of Steel beams,

PLACING HORIZONTAL STRUCTURAL
girders, joists, and trusses, placing horizontal
ELEMENTS
structural members that are concrete
Horizontal
structural
members
beams, girders,
one way
joists and
waffle can be
placedinbased
on the of
structural
slabs can occur
a number
ways: grid you
have developed, a beam system as

described in ______, or can be placed
1. Placing Individual Members; As with Steel
independently.
members, you can place Concrete beams,

girders and one way joists individually along
When placing steel beams and joists, the
the structuralelements
grid lines,
the slabs
can along
be placed,
and moved to
perimeter edge
and
within
one
bay
align with the underside span.
of the existing
floor construction. When placing concrete

members,
is often
necessary
to join the
2. Beam System
Tool:it You
can
also use
horizontal
with the
existing slab to
the Beam System
toolmembers
for placing
multiple
create an floor
appropriate
of a
beams in a concrete
systemrepresentation
such as
one or two way slab. Both of these methods
when placing One - Way Concrete Joists
will be covered.
3. Custom Concrete Beam Profiles: This

method involves modeling and naming a
new family type and is used for One -Way
Concrete Joists and Waffle Slabs.
Note. When modeling concrete structural
members that are not precast concrete
members, they must be joined with the
existing slab to create an appropriate
representation of a continuously poured
concrete beam and floor system.
The main tools you will be using are Beams
and Beam Systems
in the Structure
Ribbon.
2.1 Assignment
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2.3 Assignment 2
Note 1. Voids. Remember to frame the opening of the Void with perimeter beams
and avoid spanning across the void with beams unless deemed a design strategy.
Note 2. Floor Perimeters. Most typically the outside perimeter of
floor plates
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2.2.3.aConcrete
Concrete
ConcreteBeams,
Beams
BeamsGirders
and
andJoists
Joists
and
--With
OneWithSlab
Slab
WayEdges
Edges
Joists
Part 2
When
modeling
your
Concrete
Beams,
REPRESENTING
REPRESENTING
AAONE
ONE
OR
OR
TWO
TWOWAY
WAYSLAB
SLAB
Girders,
and One
Way
Joist HORIZONTAL
Slabs
you may
CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION
BY
BY
JOINING
JOINING
HORIZONTAL
need
to position
these elements below the
STRUCTURAL
STRUCTURAL
ELEMENTS
ELEMENTS
underside of the floor slab to ensure they
look
deep
enough
from a structural
point
When
When
placing
placing
concrete
concrete
members,
members,
it itof
is is
view. See Section 2.2. Aligning Beams to the
important
importanttotonote
notethat
thatwhile
whilethey
theyare
arebeing
being
Proper Work Plane
drawn
drawn asas individual
individual elements,
elements, horizontal
horizontal
concrete
concretemembers,
members,unless
unlessused
usedtotorepresent
represent
REPRESENTING
A CONTINUOUS
CONCRETEofof
precast
precast members,
members,
are
are representative
representative
POUR BY JOINING HORIZONTAL STRUCTURAL
one
oneand
andtwo
twoway
wayslab
slabconfigurations.
configurations.As
As
ELEMENTS - SUCH AS SLABS TO BEAMS
such,
such,they
theyshould
shouldbe
berepresented
representedasasaapart
part
ofofthe
thesame
samepour
pour
asasthe
theslab.
slab.
ToTodo
do
this,
this,it it
When
modeling
concrete
beams,
girders
is
is
necessary
necessary
to
to
select
select
the
the
beams
beams
and
and
joists,
joists,
or one-way joists, they are initially modeled
and
and
join
join
them
them
with
with
the
the
existing
existing
floor
floor
slab.
slab.
ToTo
as elements which are separate from the
do
do
this,
this,
select
select
Join
Join
>
>
Join
Join
Geometry
Geometry
from
from
slab they support and from the beams
the
theModify
Modify
Ribbon.
Ribbon.
Then,
Then,most
select
select
the
thetwo
two
they
intersect.
Because
concrete
objects
objects
to
to
be
be
joined
joined
(the
(the
slab
slab
and
and
horizontal
horizontal
structures are poured in place they need to
member).
member).
If Ifthey
they
are
ofofthe
thesame
same
material,
material,
be
represented
asare
a continuos
mass
that is
this
this
will
will
join
join
them
them
together
together
as
as
shown.
shown.
Repeat
Repeat
the result of a continuous pour. ( This
is not
this
thisfor
foreach
each
ofofbuilding
the
themembers.
members.
the
case
if the
is made of pre-cast
concrete members.)
To do this, select the beams, girders and
joists that need to be connected and join
them with the existing floor slab. To do this,
select Join > Join Geometry from the Modify
Ribbon. Then, select the two objects to be
joined (the slab and horizontal concrete
member). Repeat this for each of the
members.
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ONE-WAY CONCRETE SLABS
one-way concrete
slabs, there
are 2
2.3.1 Concrete Beams,For Girders
and
One-Way
Joists
methods for modeling:
MODELING ONE WAY JOISTS
1. Follow the steps outlines in this section for

a waffle slab, but to reflect the layout of a
one-way slab
Modeling One Way Concrete Joists that

2. Create only the slab (ex. a 8 Concrete
span between Concrete Beams is typically
Slab) and draw beams separately. When
dome using a combination method.
they are joined with the slab, they can
Concrete Beams
represent a one-way slab. This method will
outlined in 2.2.3.
1. The Beams into which the Joists be
are
framed are first modeled by placing
Individual Members along the Grid Lines
2. The One Way Joists are modeled using
the Beam System tool.
Because One Way Concrete Joists are

typically smaller than typical Concrete
Beams and occur more frequently, you will
need to create a new Concrete Joist type.
You are not able to directly Load Concrete
Joists from the Revit Library. Therefore, you
will need to define a new structural member
Type by Editing a typical concrete beam.
Duplicate an existing Concrete Beam and
change the physical dimensions of the
new Duplicated member to 6 wide by 18
deep. Remember to name it as a Concrete
Joist for easy recognition.
One Way Concrete Joists

Once the new Joist System is modeled you

can now select the Concrete Joist from
the pull down menu. Ensure that these
members are spaced a minimum of 24
and a maximum of 36 apart.
Make sure to Join all the concrete joists to
the concrete slab to ensure the joists and
slab read as one.
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2.3.1 Concrete
Beams,
and-One
2.2.3.a Concrete
BeamsGirders
and Joists
WithWay
SlabJoists
Edges
CREATING TAPERED
SLAB EDGES
SLAB EDGES ( OPTIONAL)
To create a tapered slab edge,
edge, select
select Floor
Floor >> Slab
Slab Edge
Edge from
from the
the Structure
StructureRibbon.
Ribbon.This
Thiswill
willallow
allowyou
youto
toselect
selectthe
theedges
edgesofofthe
theexisting
existingfloor/slab
floor/slabtoto
use as the basis for the
the slab
slab edge.
edge. As
As with
with other
other elements,
elements, the
the size
sizeand
andtype
typeof
ofslab
slabedge
edgecan
canbe
bedefined
definedon
onthe
theProperties
PropertiesPalette.
Palette.Once
Onceyou
youhave
have
placed the slab edges, make sure to join them to the slab, as done with the beams.
Part 2
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2.3.2
Custom
Custom
Concrete
Concrete
Floor
Floor
Assemblies
Assemblies
- Waffle
- Two-Way
Slabs and Coffers
WAFFLE SLABS AND COFFERS
Creating complex
Created
complex slab
slab configurations
configurations in
in Revit
Revit involves
involves modeling
modeling the
the floor
entireasfloor
a solid,
(theand
Slabthen
and modeling
the Beamthe
Structure)
void space
as a to
solid,
be and
removed
then modeling
from the slab
the
solid.space
void
As an example,
to be removed
this section
from the
will slab
walksolid.
through
As an
creating
example,
a 24
thisdeep
section
waffle
will walk
slab configuration.
through creating a 24 deep waffle slab configuration.
It is first necessary to create a floor assembly with the appropriate materials and depth. Following the steps outlined, create a floor slab which is 24
deep and uses Cast-in-Place Concrete. Once created, apply the new floor type to the floors of your project.
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Custom
Concrete
Concrete
Floor
Floor
Assemblies
Assemblies
- Waffle
- Two-Way
Slabs and Coffers
Once the slab floor is modeled, it isis now
now necessary
necessary to
to model
model the
the voids
voids to
to be
be removed
removedfrom
fromit.
it.To
Todo
dothis,
this,ititisisbest
bestto
tobegin
beginby
bymodeling
modelingjust
justone
onevoid
voidto
to
make
sure
is trimming
slab
properly.
void
can
then
arrayed
create
void
configuration.
make
sure
it isittrimming
thethe
slab
properly.
ThisThis
void
can
then
bebe
arrayed
to to
create
thethe
fullfull
void
configuration.
The void will be modeled as an In-Place Family. To start this family, select Component > Model in Place from the Home Ribbon.
Part 2
You will then be asked to define the type of family. From this dialogue box, select Floors. The
family must then be named. Once this is complete, you can begin drawing the void forms.
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Custom
Custom
Concrete
Concrete
Floor
Floor
Assemblies
Assemblies
- Waffle
- Two-Way
Slabs and Coffers
To create the void, select Void Forms
from the Home Ribbon, and then Void
Blend. You will then be asked to draw the
defining curves of the form at the bottom
of the form. The 2D drawing tools common
to other Revit operations will be offered in
the Modify Ribbon to complete this task.
The first curve will define the bottom
of the blend (which is similar to a loft
command). Once this curve is drawn, you
can define the top curve by selecting Edit
Top from the Modify|Create Void Blend
Base Boundary Ribbon.
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Floor
Assemblies
- Waffle
Slabs and Coffers
2.2.2.b
Custom
Concrete
Floor
Assemblies
- Two-Way
Once drawing the
the top
top curve
curveof
ofthe
theblend,
blend,
you can also
also define
definethe
theheight
heightof
ofthe
theblend
blend
on the Properties
Properties Palette.
Palette.In
Inthis
thiscase,
case,aa12
12
deep coffer will
will be
beused.
used.Once
Oncecomplete,
complete,
select the green
green check
check mark
markfrom
fromModify
Modify
Ribbon to complete the Void.
2.3
2.1 Assignment
Assignment 2
2
Part 2
It will now
now be
be necessary
necessary to
tomake
makesure
surethe
the
void is aligned
aligned to
to the
the proper
properwork
workplane
plane
(height). By
By checking
checking an
an elevation
elevation oror
section view, itit will
willbecome
becomeclear
clearififthe
thevoid
void
is properly placed.
placed. IfIf not,
not, select
selectthe
thevoid
void
form and, on
on the
the Modify
Modify Ribbon,
Ribbon, select
select
Edit Work Plane.
Plane. Select
Select Pick
Pick aaPlane
Planefrom
from
the following dialogue
dialogue box.
box.By
Byclicking
clickingthe
the
bottom of the
the slab,
slab,the
thevoid
voidshould
shouldalign
aligntoto
the bottom of the slab.
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Custom
Concrete
Concrete
Floor
Floor
Assemblies
Assemblies
- Waffle
- Two-Way
Slabs and Coffers
To trim the slab, select Cut > Cut Geometry
from the Modify Ribbon. Select the
geometry to be cut first (the floor slab) ten
select the void form to cut the slab. The
resulting geometry to should show the void
trimmed from the existing slab.
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Custom
Custom
Concrete
Concrete
Floor
Floor
Assemblies
Assemblies
- Waffle
- Two-Way
Slabs and Coffers
To trim the slab, select Cut > Cut Geometry
from the Modify Ribbon. Select the
geometry to be cut first (the floor slab) ten
select the void form to cut the slab. The
resulting geometry to should show the void
trimmed from the existing slab.
2.3
2.1 Assignment
Assignment 2
2
Part 2
Now that the void is trimming the slab,

it can be arrayed to create the full
configuration. To do this, select the void
(WITHOUT selecting Finish Model) and
select Array from the Modify Ribbon.
First you must move the new instance of
the void the appropriate distance from
the first. This will define the spacing for
the Array. The number of objects can be
defined on the Modify|Void Blend Ribbon
as shown.
shown. Depending on the situation,
you can define the spacing of either the
Depending
on the ofsituation,
you
2nd or last instance
the array.
Thiscan
will
define
the to
spacing
of the
either
the 2nd
or
allow Revit
calculate
locations
of all
last
of Keep
the array.
Thisthat,
will unless
allow
otherinstance
instances.
in mind
Revit
toArrays
calculate
the locations
of all
locked,
are parametric
operations,
other
instances.
Keepparameters
in mind that,
unless
meaning
that their
can
be
locked,
Arrays
areand
parametric
operations,
changed
later,
the instances
will
meaning
their
can be
update asthat
part of
theparameters
array.
changed later, and the instances will
update as part of the array.
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2.3.2
Custom
Concrete
Floor
Assemblies
- Waffle
Slabs and Coffers
2.2.2.b
Custom
Concrete
Floor
Assemblies
- Two-Way
Once the first array in one axis is complete,
array the results in the opposing axis to
complete the configuration. Any voids
interesting the atrium will need to be
deleted, and some may need to be
revised to work with your particular slab
configuration.
To delete voids, it will be necessary to
Ungroup the array to edit voids individually.
To do this, select the array instance to
be edited and select Ungroup from the
Modify|Model Group Ribbon. Once
the array instances are ungrouped, the
individual voids can be deleted or edited.
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2.3.2
Custom
Custom
Concrete
Floor Assemblies
Floor Assemblies
- Two-Way
- Waffle Slabs and Coffers
When the voids are properly laid
laid out,
out, the
the Model
Model Group
Group can
can be
be closed
closedby
byselecting
selectingthe
theClose
CloseModel
ModelGroup
Group(Green
(GreenCheck)
Check)from
fromthe
theModify
ModifyRibbon.
Ribbon.
This will close the In-Place Family
Family used
used to
to create
create voids
voids in
in the
the custom
customslab
slabconfiguration.
configuration.Keep
Keepininmind
mindthat
thatfor
fornon-rectilinear
non-rectilinearfloor
floorslabs,
slabs,ititmaybe
maybebe
be
necessary to draw more custom void forms than demonstrated here, but the same process of modeling void forms can be applied.
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2.1 Assignment
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2.2.2.b
Custom
Concrete
Floor
Assemblies - One-Way
2.3.2
Custom
Concrete
Floor
Assemblies
ONE-WAY CONCRETE JOISTS
SLABS AND SLAB
For one-way concrete slabs, there are 2
methods for modeling
modeling:them:
1. Follow
As already
the steps
described
outlines in this
Section
section
2.3.1,
for
a waffle
you,
canslab,
model
butConcrete
to reflectJoists
the layout
by adding
of a
one-way
them
to the
slab
already defined concrete floor
slab and by joining them to reflect that fact
2. Create
that
they are
onlybuilt
theinslab
a continuous
(ex. a 8 Concrete
concrete
Slab) and draw beams separately. When
pour.
they are joined with the slab, they can
represent
2.
You canaalso
one-way
construct
slab.custom
This method
One Way
will
be outlinedJoists
in 2.2.3.
Concrete
by following the Custom
Concrete Floor Assemblies direction just
described. The first method is easier and just
as effective for our purposes.
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MODELING COLUMNS
Once the column
gridColumns
is set, columns can be
2.3
set at the intersections easily. Adjustments
PLACING
COLUMNS
to the grid will result
in the
location of the
columns updating. Columns not placed on
Once the column grid is set, columns can be
the grid lines willset
not
be updated when the
at the intersections easily. Adjustments
grid is changed.to the grid will result in the location of the
Part 2
columns updating. Columns not placed on

thecolumns,
grid lines will
not be
updated when the
To begin placing
select
Column
grid is Ribbon.
changed. Then, check
from the Structure
the Properties Palette to make sure that
To begin placing columns, select Column
you have the desired
type, height and size
from the Structure Ribbon. Then, check
selected. (Keep in mind you may need to
the Properties Palette to make sure that
load a new column type to find the desired
you have the desired type, height and size
object.)
selected (In this case, a W10x33). (Keep in
mind you may need to load a new column
To place columns,
click
theobject.)
grid
type to find
the on
desired
intersections, which Revit will automatically
columns,
click on the grid
snap to. These To
newplace
columns
will continue
intersections,
which
Revit
will automatically
to the next building level, unless otherwise
snap to. These new columns will continue
specified in the Properties Palette, or on the
to the next building level, unless otherwise
Modify bar.
specified in the Properties Palette, or on the
Modify bar.
You can also automatically create columns

at all grid line intersections
by selecting create
At
You can also automatically
columns
all grid line
intersections
by selecting At
Grids, and then at
selecting
all grid
line.
Grids, and then section all grid line.
Modeling non- orthogonal columns ?
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2.4
2.3 Columns
ADJUSTING COLUMN HEIGHT
Make sure to check your columns in 3D, or
in section, to verify that they are meeting
the horizontal structure correctly. If they
are not, you can either adjust their height
manually in the Properties Palette, or you
can attach their top to the horizontal
members. To do this, select the columns
and, on the Modify Ribbon, select Attach
Top/Base.
Select the element that will act as the top
ofthe
thecolumn.
column.
This
automatically
o
This
willwill
automatically
trim trim
the
the column
toelement,
the element,
as shown
column
to the
as shown
at right.at
right.
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2.4
COLUMNS - IMPORTANT NOTES
Keep in mind that Columns and Architectural
Columns are different in Revit. A Column is a
structural assembly, while an Architectural Column
is a strictly aesthetic application. application.
Part 2
With complex building forms, it may be necessary

to create supplemental column lines on varying
floors. In addition to this, the use of slanted columns
can assist in dealing with such geometries. These
can be created by selected Slanted Column from
the Modify|Place Structural Column Ribbon. This
will allow you to chose both a start point and end
point in 3D (ensure that 3D Snapping is turned on
on the Modify Ribbon).
If you try to load a non-structural column as a
Column, and error message will be generated.
When loading new columns, be sure that you
choose from the Structural Families. Structural
Columns are located in the families library in
Structural > Columns. There are various materials
and configurations located here.
Keep in mind that straight columns may not meet
the floor above if you are working with a complex
building form. Be sure to check your structural
layout in a 3D view while placing and refining your
structural layout.
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2.1 Assignment
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2.3.1
2.5
Bracing
Braces(Steel)
BRACES
Steel
Bracing
can
be
drawn
in
Braces can
section,
elevation
be drawnor
in section,
in a elevation
3D view,
or inlong
as
a 3D view,
as 3D
as long
snapping
as 3D snapping
is enabled.
is enabled. To begin a brace, selection
Brace
To
begin
from
modeling
the Structure
the braced
Ribbon.
section
If drawing
of a
in a 3D
bay,
select
view,
Brace
ensure
from
that
the3D
Structure
Snapping
Ribbon.
is
enabled. Once it is, Revit will attempt to
snap
If
drawing
to the in
intersection
a 3D view,
between
ensurebeams
that 3D
and columns.
Snapping
is enabled.
Click onceOnce
to begin
it the
is, Revit
element,
will
attempt
and to
again
snap
to end
to the
it. Repeat
intersection
this
step for each beams
element in the
between
andbrace.
columns.
Click
once
element,
and
to
again
begin
the
to
end
it.
Repeat this step for each sets of braces

that you will be adding to the model.
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2.3.1
2.5
Bracing
Braces( Steel)
BRACES
As with
with other
other Revit
Revit elements,
elements, the
the material
braces construction
logic
can be changed
either
before
orstructure
after they
arebe
placed,
on the
Properties
Palette.
As
definition of the
members
being used
to brace
the
can
changed
either
before or
after they
are modeled by using the Properties Palette.
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BUILDING SKINS/ENVELOPES
3.1

Building the Roof

3.1.1 Flat Roof - Adding a Final Floor Level
3.1.2 Flat Roof - Defining its Footprint and Material Assembly
3.1.3 Flat Roof - Skylight definition ( As Curtain wall or predefined Skylight)
3.2 Curtain Walls - Conceptual Massing

3.2.1 Creating the Curtain Wall from Conceptual Mass Faces

3.3

Curtain Walls - Custom Building Elements

3.3.1 Creating a New Curtain Wall Family
3.3.5 Loading the New Curtain Wall System
3.3.6 Applying and Adjusting the New Curtain Wall System
3.4
3.5
3.6

Walls from Mass

Revising the Mass - Dependent Assemblies
Shading Devices
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3.1 Building the Roof

BUILDING A FLAT OPAQUE ROOF VS. BUILDING THE ROOF AS A CONTINUOUS CURTAIN WALL
You will need to define the Roof of your building. To do so, you can:
1. Build the Roof as the final solid/ opaque floor level of the building
OR

You may choose to model the roof as a flat/opaque solid roof. If
you do, you will need to introduce a skylight of some sort over the
atrium to ensure light penetrates the space. To do this, follow the
steps in Sections 3.1.1 and 3.1.2. .
2. Build the Roof as an extension of the buildings

vertical curtain wall.
You may choose to continue the buildings curtain wall as a

roof element (as shown here below). To model the roof in this
way, continue to Section 3.2 where the modeling of curtain
walls based on the buildings conceptual mass is described.
Part 3
Opaque Flat Roof
3.1 Assignment 3
Roof as Continuous Curtain Wall
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3.1.1 Flat
Adding
Roofa-Level
Adding a Final Floor Level ( if necessary)
ESTABLISHING A LEVEL FOR THE ROOF
If the
not building
done so figure
already,
requires
it mayan
beadditional
necessarylevel to designate the final roof level - add another level by following the steps outlined in Section 1.2.2.
to add a level for the roof. To do this, follow
the steps outlined in 1.2.2.
New Roof Level for the Building
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3.1.2 Flat
Defining
Roof Footprint
- Definingand
its Footprint
Assembly
and Material Assembly
DEFINING THE ROOFS
FOOTPRINT
PLANAR OUTLINE AND
ITS MATERIAL ASSEMBLY
Though you will be making a roof, it may
Similarly
the way
we floor
modeled
be helpfultoto create
a mass
as a the
buildings
various
floors, ofit your
is necessary
reference for
the location
roof. To
do create
to
this, follow
a mass
the steps
flooroutlined
to designate
in 1.4 Mass
the
Floors to add
geometry
of the
a Mass
roof.Floor
To do
onthis,
the newly
follow the
created
steps
outlined
roof level.
in Section 1.4 Mass Floors.
3.1 Assignment 3
Part 3
Once the
Mass
Floor for
Roof
created,
this is
created,
youthe
can
useisthe
outline
you
canofuse
thethe
mass
outline
floor of
as the
a reference
mass floor
toas
place
a
geometric
your roof
reference
assembly.
in order to place the
material assembly of the Roof.
To start drawing the roof, select Roof from
To
the Roof,
select
from the
themodel
Home Ribbon.
Either
in a Roof
plan view,
you can
Home
Ribbon.
either You
draw
can
themodel
outline
the
of outline
the
of
newroof
the
roof,inorplan
select
view,
the edges
or select
of the
the mass
edges
of
theyou
mass
you just
created
create
floor
justfloor
created
to create
thetonew
roof.new
Keep
in mind that you will be adding
the
roof.
a skylight over the atrium, so it will not be
necessary toyou
Remember
draw
will
a void
be adding
in the roof,
a skylight
as is
likely the
present
in the
over
atrium,
so mass
it will floor.
not be necessary
to draw a void in the roof, as is likely present
Remember
a flatyou
roof,
all Slopes
in
the mass that
floor.for
When
insert
a Skylight
-must
Revit
to cut
the away
the Mass
beknows
defined
as 0/12,
evenatthough
this isisnot
the actual
built condition. To do
that
receiving
the Skylight.
this, select all lines defining the footprint
and,
Properties
setdefined
the slope
For
a on
flatthe
roof,
all SlopesPalate,
must be
as
0/12,
even though this is not the actual
to 0/12.
built condition. To do this, select all lines
Also, be sure
to checkand,
youron
3Dthe
view
to
defining
the footprint
Properties
ensure that,
once
thetoroof
is created,
Palate,
set the
slope
0/12.
it is on the correct level. If not, you can
Be
sure
toroof
check
3Dits
view
select
the
andyour
define
leveltoonensure
the
that,
oncePalette.
the roof is created, it is on the
Properties
correct level. If not, you can select the
roof and define its level on the Properties
Palette.

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3.1.2 Flat
Roof Footprint
- Definingand
Footprint
and Assembly
Defining
Assembly
DEFINING THE ROOFS MATERIAL ASSEMBLY
Thickness: Click the item, then
type in a new thickness.
As you did with the floor slab assemblies,

define the material assembly of your roof.
To do this, select the Roof and, on the
Properties Palette, identify its Material
construction.
You will need to define a new Roof type
by clicking the Edit Type on the Properties
Palette. In the resulting dialogue box, you
can duplicate an existing roof type to
create your new roof. Once a new Roof
type is created and named, you can edit
the roofs structure by selecting Edit from
the Structure line. In the Edit Assembly
dialogue box, the structure type, materials
and thicknesses can be added, removed
and edited as shown.
3.1 Assignment 3
Material: Click the item, then

the ... next to it to select an
alternative material.
Function: What is the material

layer doing. Click the item
to display a drop-down menu
with options.
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SKYLIGHT AS PREDEFINED REVIT BUILDING
COMPONENT
To add a Skylight to your Roof, positioned
over the atrium, you can:
1. Method 1- Using a Predefined Skylight.
Insert a predefined Revit component from
the Loadable Families. To use a predefined
component, simply download a skylight
from Autodesk Seek and Load it into your
project. Note that you can edit a predefined
component using the tools discussed in 0.3
Modeling Custom Building Elements in 3D.
Part 3
You can change basic parameters of

the Pre-defined component in the Edit
Type window. If you insert the component
and wish to make a similar component
at a different size, select Edit Type, then
Duplicate the component and change the
duplicates dimensions. This allows you to
use the downloaded component as a base
for your own custom configuration.
2. Method 2 - Custom Curtain Wall. You can
Model an opening in the Roof mass and
thereafter position a custom curtain wall
within the opening. See Section 3.2.
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METHOD 1
MODELING THE SKYLIGHT AS A PREDEFINED
REVIT COMPONENT
Once youve created a modified - custom
skylight with the desired dimensions, you
can adjust the location of the loadable
component, as well as add additional
components.
Keep in mind that, if you cannot find
your loaded skylight, they are stored as a
Window family, and thus can be found by
selecting Window from the Home ribbon.
Remember. When you model by inserting a
Revit Skylight you do not need to prepare
the openings in the Roof. The software
knows that you will need to have an
opening in the Slab to allow the Skylight to
perform.
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METHOD 2 - MODELING THE SKYLIGHT AS A
CURTAIN WALL
If you wish for your skylight to have a specific
geometry or design, it is best to use the
Curtain Wall tools to make a glass skin that
acts as the Skylight. To do this, perforate
the Roof Slab, create a Conceptual Mass
for the Skylight, populate the Mass with a
Curtain wall.
3.1 Assignment 3
Part 3
1. Perforating the Roofs Floor Slab

To do this you must create a perforation or
opening in your Roof mass that reflects the
location of the skylight (as seen at right).
Remember, this can be done by editing the
footprint of your already created roof.
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METHOD 2 - MODELING THE SKYLIGHT AS A
CURTAIN WALL
2. Modeling a Conceptual Mass of the
Skylight that represents its Geometry.
Create an in-Place Mass to represent the
geometry of the skylight.
To do this, follow the detailed instructions
outlined in Section 1.2.1 or 1.2.2 of this
Handbook for
creating and editing
Conceptual Masses.
Once the Mass complete, you may have
something that looks something like the
image at bottom right).
a. Drawing a Closed Loop to Create a Form
b. Editing the Form
c. The Completed Skylight Mass
d. The Skylight Mass relative to the Building
3. Populating the Conceptual Mass with

Curtain wall members. Proceed with
defining your Curtain wall construction for
this Skylight.
The steps required to accomplish this are
however described in the following Section
3.2. Therefore return to this section once
youve mastered 3.2, and follow the same
steps for the Skylight massing as you did for
the building massing for applying a curtain
wall to a Conceptual Mass.
3.1 Assignment 3
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3.2 Curtain Walls ( Conceptual Massing)

MODELING CURTAIN WALL - PREDEFINED OR
CUSTOM DESIGNED SKINS
There are many ways to create Curtain Walls
in Revit. The best method used depends on
the construction technology of the curtain
wall you are modeling.
2. Vertical Curtain Wall with typical Horizontal

+ Vertical Mullions: When designing a
typical curtain wall (suspended from the
buildings structure), the same Wall tool can
be used to create panel sizes defined by
level heights. And as noted previously, the
Wall tool also lets you set out a mullion grid
and insert individual mullions.
Images of a
Storefront Wall
Part 3
1. Floor-to-Floor Storefront Curtain Wall:

When designing an aluminum and glass
curtain wall that only spans from the top of
one floor to the underside of another, or
when designing a curtain wall that spans
only two stories, this curtain wall is best
designed using the Wall Tool. It allows you
to create a vertical storefront that is defined
by level heights, it lets you lay out a mullion
grid and to insert actual mullions. This is the
Tool we used in Assignment 5 of the Row
House addition.
Typical Curtain Wall
Complex Curtain Wall
However for modeling 3. Complex Curtain Walls + Non-Orthogonal

Curtain Walls with intricately patterned
mullion systems: These skins are modeled
using the surfaces of Conceptual Masses,
divided into a panelized pattern, with the
panels thereafter defined using custom
building element components. This is the
method we will be using in Assignment 3.
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3.2.1 Creating the

Curtain
Curtain
WallWall
fromfrom
Mass
Conceptual
Faces
Mass Faces
USING THE CONCEPTUAL
MASS TO CREATE
MASS
THEOF
CURTAIN
YOUR
WALLS
BUILDING
MODEL TO MODEL THE BUILDINGS
ENVELOPE
Just as with other assemblies, you can
Just
as we
did when modeling
buildings
use your
conceptual
mass as athe
means
of creating
Floor
slabs from
yourits
curtain
Conceptual
walls. To
Floor
do this,
Masses
first make
initially
placed
sure the
at all
mass
floor
is displayed
levels, so in
too we
a 3D define
can
view. If the
you do
material
not see
assembly
it, you can
of the
buildings
by further
defining the
type VG toenvelope
bring up the
Visibility/Graphics
buildings
Conceptual
defined
Dialogue box.
Under thisMasses
dialogue,
scroll toin
the line item1.Mass and make sure that it is
Assignment
checked. This will display the mass in the
viewdesigning
For
you have the
selected.
buildings Curtain walls
identify the faces of the Conceptual Mass.
To do this;
1. Ensure the buildings Conceptual Mass is
displayed in a 3D view. If you cannot see the
line work associated with the Conceptual
Mass, type VG to bring up the Visibility/
Graphics Dialogue box.
2. Using this dialogue box, scroll to the line
item called Mass and ensure it is checked.
This will display the Conceptual Mass in the
view you have selected.
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3.2.1 Creating the

Curtain
Curtain
WallWall
fromfrom
Mass
Conceptual
Faces
Mass Faces
Part 3
EDITING/RECREATING THE MASS

CONCEPTUAL
THE REFLECT
THE CURTAIN
MASS
FOR THEWALL
DESIGN
LAYOUT
OF ITS CURTAIN WALL
LAYOUT
Just as with other building assemblies, you
will be
Just
ascreating
with other
thebuilding
curtain walls
assemblies,
based on
you
the be
will
form
creating
of the conceptual
the curtain mass
walls of
based
the on
building.
the
form The
of only
the conceptual
difference is that
massyou
of the
will be making the curtain walls within the
building.
mass model. For this reason, it is important
thatonly
The
the difference
mass exactly
is that
reflects
you will
thebe
location
making
of the
the
curtain
curtainwalls
wall. Itwithin
may be
thenecessary
Conceptual
to
revise model
or recreate
original
mass.
As to
Mass
and your
to do
this you
need
seen at right,
identify
only this
the mass
massextends
faces that
beyond
contain
the curtain
wall. a closed prism. As the
roof to create
curtain wall is not going to follow with this
geometry, the
mass will duplicated,
Therefore,
thecurrent
Conceptual
Mass must
and will be
edited
a VOID,
off
exactly
reflect
thewith
location
of to
thecut
curtain
the area
wall
suchthat
thatwill
it includes
not be reflected
only the perimeter
in the
curtain of
wall.
faces
the building and their exact
extents.
To ensure this is the case, it will be necessary
to revise or recreate the conceptual mass.
Adjusting for the Roof - As seen at right, this
original Mass extends beyond the roof to
create a closed prism. If the Curtain Wall is
not going to follow this geometry and the
roof of the building will be flat, the current
Conceptual mass must be edited.
To do this, it must be duplicated, and edited.
The SKYLIGHT needs to be a curtain wall as
well, what to do with the VOID
Addressed in the skylight section...simpler
to make a second mass than inverting the
void.
3.2 Assignment 3

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3.2.1 Creating the

Curtain
Curtain
WallWall
fromfrom
Mass
Conceptual
Faces
Mass Faces
EDITING/RECREATING THE
THE
MASS
CONCEPTUAL
THE REFLECT
THE CURTAIN
MASS
TO REFLECT
WALL
THE
LAYOUT
CURTAIN WALL LAYOUT
IF
YOU
HAVE
A FLAT ROOF
- Ourthe
goal
is to
First
it will
be necessary
to select
mass,
remove
the top and
portion
of the
in order
copy it (Ctrl+C)
paste
is inMass
the same
location.
for
the building
Do do to
this,
have
select
a flat
Paste
roof
> Paste
- yet we
Aligned
need
to to
retain
Samethe
Place
larger
on the
opening
Modifyfor the
Ribbon.wall
curtain
Youskylight.
can now edit this duplicated
geometry by selecting Edit In-Place from
Are
we working
the Modify
Ribbon.in 3D Mode? uh...hard
question...for things like this would normal
In this
tile
a 2D
example,
and 3D a
tovoid
ensure
is drawn
accuracy
above
the roof to cut off the top of the mass.
First
it will
necessary
to select
the mass,
Once
this be
is done
the mass
is finished
copy
it (Ctrl+C)
andMass
paste
is in of
thethe
same
by clicking
the Finish
button
Modify Ribbon. Once this is done, the
location.
bottom of the atrium void is dragged
To
this, select
Pastefrom
Aligned
up do
to remove
the Paste
atrium>space
the to
mass. Depending
on your
form,Ribbon.
this mayYou
Same
Place on the
Modify
can
now
thismethod
duplicated
geometry
or may
not edit
be the
you use
to edit
yourselecting
mass. ForEdit
more
information
by
In-Place
from of
themass
Modify
creation, see 1.3.
Ribbon.
a. Edit the Mass
b. Outline of the Void
c.The Void cuts off the top of the mass
d. The Bottom of the Atrium is dragged up

to remove the Void
In this example, a void is drawn above the

roof to cut off the top of the mass. Once
this is done the Conceptual Mass is finished
by clicking the Finish Mass button of the
Modify Ribbon.
Once this is done, the bottom of the atrium
void is dragged up to remove the atrium
space from the mass. Depending on your
form, this may or may not be the method
you use to edit your mass.
Is this necessary ? To use the mass as a base
for the curtain wall, yes. otherwise youll get
a large hole in the curtain walls you create.
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3.2 Assignment 3
This will apply a generic pattern to the

surfaces. The spacing and rotation of
this grid can be edited on the Properties
Palette.

1
Part 3
Once the new

MassConceptual
is ready, youMass
will be
is defined,
using
you
will be as
using
its surfaces
as acurtain
base for
its surfaces
a base
for the new
the
design
a new
wall. the
walls.
To doofthis,
you curtain
must divide
surfaces of the mass. This will break the
surfaces
To
do this,
into
you
a must
grad,divide
and willthe
create
surfaces
a
of
geometric
the
mass. This
system
will break
on which
the to
surfaces
place the
into a
grid,
and willwall.
create a geometric system on
new curtain
which to place the new curtain wall.
To divide the surfaces, select the Mass
and
To
divide
selectthe
Edit
surfaces,
In-Placeselect
from the
theModify
Mass and
Ribbon.
select
Edit
From
In-Place
there,from
select
the
the
Modify
surfaces
Ribbon.
to
From
there,
select
theand
surfaces
become
become
curtain
walls
selecttoDivide
curtain
select Divide
Surface
Surfacewalls
fromand
the Modify
Ribbon.
This willfrom
apply
the
Modify
a generic
Ribbon.
pattern to the surfaces.
The spacing and rotation of this grid can
be edited on the Properties Palette.
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If the grid displayed on the surface is not correct (i.e. rotation issues, grids not aligning) the layout can be edited by clicking the Grid Symbol in the
middle of the surface. This will unlock the grid for editing. You can adjust the grids justification by dragging the center point on the surface, and the
rotation can be changed by entering a new angle in the Angle Input.
Grid Justification Point
Edit Grid
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3.2.2Dividing
Dividingthe
theSurface
Surface
FINISHING
FINISHING
THE
THE
DIVIDED
DIVIDED
SURFACE
SURFACE
Once
Once
allall
the
the
surfaces
surfaces
are
are
divided
divided
properly,
properly,
you
you
can
can
close
close
the
the
mass
mass
byby
selecting
selecting
Finish
Finish
Finish
Mass
Mass
Mass
from
from
from
the
the
the
Modify
Modify
Ribbon.
Ribbon.
Part 3
If not
If not
allall
your
your
walls
walls
will
will
bebe
curtain
curtain
walls,
walls,
they
they
need
need
not
not
not
bebe
be
divided.
divided.
divided.
In In
the
Inthe
the
case
case
case
atat
right,
at
right,
right,
the
short
short
wall
wall
has
has
not
not
been
been
divided,
divided,
under
under
the
shorter
wall
has
not
been
divided,
under
the
the
assumption
assumption
assumption
that
that
that
it will
ititwill
will
serve
serve
serve
asas
aas
a
core
core
a core
wall
wall
and
and
will
will
house
house
basic
basic
building
building
service.
service.
Where is this short wall Its still just a mass
face, so it does not mask the construction
behind (mass faces > actual components in
terms of graphics)
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3.3.1
a New
CurtainBuilding
Wall Family
3.3 Creating
Curtain Walls
- Custom
Elements
3.3.1
Creating a New Curtain Wall Family
CREATING A CURTAIN WALL FAMILY
CREATING A CURTAIN WALL FAMILY
You will now be creating a new curtain wall system to be applied the your divided surface. References shown in the curtain wall system will
You
will now
creating
a newyou
curtain
wall developing
system to beaapplied
to your
divided surface.
shown mass
in theand
curtain
wall system
reference
reference
thebe
surface
divisions
created,
parametric
relationship
betweenReferences
your conceptual
the new
curtain will
wall.
the surface divisions you created, developing a parametric relationship between your conceptual mass and the new curtain wall.
To create a new curtain wall system, click the main drop down menu, and select New > Family. From the resulting dialogue box, select Curtain
To create
a new
curtain
walltype
system,
clickfamily
the main
drop
down menu, and select New > Family. From the resulting dialogue box, select Curtain Panel
Panel
Pattern
Based
as the
of new
to be
created.
Pattern Based as the type of new family to be created.
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3.3.2
WORKING WITH REFERENCE GEOMETRY
Part 3
seeCurtain
a reference
In the family
Familyeditor,
Editor you
for awill
new
Wall,
grid will
you
(in blue).
see a This
Reference
grid willgrid
reference
(in blue).
the
grid you have created on your divided
surface.
This
grid Any
will geometry
reference you
the build
grid on
youthis
have
grid will beon
created
created
your and
divided
adjusted
surface.
to fit Any
your divided
surface
it is loaded
geometry
you
buildgrid
on once
this grid
will be
into the project.
created
and adjusted
First, youtomust
fit your
selectdivided
the pattern
will be
basis forinto
yourthe
surface
gridthat
once
it the
is loaded
new curtain wall panel system. A simple
project.
diamond (rhomboid) will be used for
demonstration
First,
you must purposes.
select the pattern that will
be the basis for your new curtain wall panel
To change the patter, select the blue grid
system.
and, from the Properties Palette, select the
desired
pattern
to be applied.
A
simplepanel
diamond
(rhomboid)
will be used
for demonstration purposes.
To change the pattern, select the blue grid
and, from the Properties Palette, select the
desired panel pattern to be applied.
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3.3.3
CREATING A SOLID PANEL
modeling the
the solid
solidpanels
panelsof
ofyour
yourcurtain
curtainwall
walland
andmullions
mullionsininthis
thistool.
tool.For
Formore
more
information
modeling
Revit
see
________.
will
You will be modeling
information
onon
3D3D
modeling
in in
Revit
see
________.
ThisThis
section
walk
will
walk
through
through
thethe
basic
basic
steps.
steps.
To create
To create
a panel,
a panel,
either
either
select
select
the
the
existing
existing
reference
reference
lines,
lines,
oror
draw
draw
new
newones
onesbased
basedon
onthe
theexisting
existinglines.
lines.To
Tocreate
createthe
the
panel, select the bounding lines and select Create Form from the Modify Ribbon. You will then be asked wether you wish to
to create
create a
a 3D
3D or
or 2D
2D panel.
panel.
For single-pane glazing, select 2D, and for a solid panel or double glazing, select 3D.
3D
2D
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ASSIGNING MATERIAL TO THE PANEL
To assign material to the
the panel,
panel, select
select the
the newly
newlycreate
createform
formand,
and,on
onthe
theProperties
PropertiesPalette,
Palette,select
selectthe
the......button
buttonnext
nexttoto
the
the
material
material
specification.
specification.
This
will
you you
to select
a material
fromfrom
a limited
list oflistchoices.
This allow
will allow
to select
a material
a limited
of choices.
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3.3.4
CREATING THE MULLION PROFILE
profile, you
you must
must first
first define
define aawork
workplane
planenormal
normalto
tothe
thepanels
panelsedge.
edge.To
Todo
dothis,
this,you
youmust
mustplace
placeaareference
referencepoint
pointininthe
thecenter
To create the mullion profile,
center
of
the edge
of theofedge
one of
ofthe
onepanels.
of the Ifpanels.
you select
If you
Reference
select Reference
and Pointand
Element
Point from
Element
the 2D
from
drawing
the 2D options,
drawingRevit
options,
will allow
Revit you
will allow
to snap
you
toto
these
snap
midpoints.
to these
midpoints.
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3.3.3
CREATING THE MULLION PROFILE
Once this point is defined, you can create a new work plane by selecting Set from the Modify Ribbon. If you click on the newly
newly created
created point,
point, Revit
Revit
that the
the point
pointisison
onaaline,
line,and
andwill
willcreate
createthe
theplane
plane
normal
it (as
shown).
Once
plane
is created,
draw
should recognize that
normal
toto
it (as
shown).
Once
thethe
plane
is created,
youyou
cancan
draw
on iton
byit by
selecting any of the 2D drawing tools.
Draw HALF of the profile of the new mullion, keeping in mind
mind that
that the
the green
green reference
reference line
line isis going
going to
to act
act as
as the
the center
center of
of the
the mullion
mullion and
andthis
thisititwill
will
be mirrored over this line when the panel is tiled.
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3.3.4
EXTRUDING THE MULLION PROFILE
To extrude the profile of
of the
the mullion,
mullion, you
youcan
canselect
selectthe
theprofile
profileyou
youjust
justdrew,
drew,and
andthen
thenthe
thereference
referencelines
linesthat
thatcreated
createdthe
thepanel
panel
(NOT
(NOT
the
the
panel
panel
itself).
itself). Once
Once
the Profile
the Profile
and Reference
and Reference
Lines are
Lines
creates,
are creates,
select select
CreateCreate
Form on
Form
theon
Modify
the Modify
Ribbon.
Ribbon.
This willThis
sweep
will sweep
the profile
the profile
around
around
the panel.
the panel.
If you need a different
different mullion
mullion profile
profile on
on different
differentedges,
edges,repeat
repeatthis
thisprocedure
procedurefrom
fromcreating
creatingthe
thework
workplane
planetotodrawing
drawingthe
themullion
mullionprofile
profilefor
foreach
each
edge. Then, when creating the extrusion, only select one reference line, rather than all the reference lines bounding the panel.
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3.3.4 Loading the New

3.3.5
Curtain
Curtain
Wall System
Wall System
LOADING THE FAMILY INTO YOUR PROJECT
First, make sure to save
save your
your family
family under
under aaname
nameyou
youwill
willremember.
remember.Once
Onceititisissaved,
saved,you
youcan
canload
loadit itinto
intoyour
yourproject.
project.ToTodo
do
this,
this,
select
select
Load
Load
into
into
Project from the Modify Ribbon.
Part 3
LOCATING YOU CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM

The curtain wall you
you just
just created
created now
now exists
exists
type
in your
model.
In
as aacurtain
curtainwall
wall
type
in your
model.
In
order to apply
apply ititto
toyour
yourpreviously
previouslydivided
divided
surfaces, you
you must
must first
firstopen
openyour
yourmass
massforfor
editing. Select the
the mass
massand
andselect
selectEdit
Edit InIn-Place
from
Modify
Ribbon. If you
Place
from
thethe
Modify
Ribbon.
now select one of the divided surfaces and
drop
down
Type item
Properties
If
you
nowtheselect
one on
ofthe
the
divided
Palette, you
see your
surfaces
andshould
drop down
thenewly
Type created
item on
curtain
wall system
under
Most see your
the
Properties
Palette,
youthe
should
Recently
Used Types.
newly
created
curtain wall system under
the Most Recently Used Types.
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APPLYING THE CURTAIN WALL TO THE SURFACE
From the Properties Palette,
Palette, you
you can
can select
select your
yournewly
newlycreated
createdCurtain
CurtainWall.
Wall.Once
Onceyou
youdo
dothis,
this,the
theselected
selectedsurfaces
surfaceswill
willcreate
createthe
thecurtain
curtain
wall
wall
system
based
the surface
divisionsdivisions
you already
defined.
Any changes
made to
the original
surfacesurface
will be reflected
in this new
curtain
wall system.
system on
based
on the surface
you already
defined.
Any changes
made
to the original
will be reflected
in this
new curtain
wall
system.
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ADJUSTING THE CURTAIN WALL
Once the system is in place, you can still adjust the spacing, and size of the
teh panels
panels at
at any
any time
time on
on the
the Properties
Properties Palette.
Palette. To
To do
do this,
this, you
you must
must first
first edit
edit
the mass by selecting the
the mass
mass and
and selecting
selecting Edit
Edit in-Place.
in-Place.Then,
Then,select
selectthe
thefaces
facesyou
youwish
wishto
toedit.
edit.After
Aftermaking
makingchanged,
changed,you
youcan
canclose
closethe
themass
massbe
be selecting
selecting
Finish
Finish
Mass
Mass
from
from
thethe
Modify
Modify
Ribbon.
Ribbon.
Part 3
Deals with how the Curtain Wall

terminates at an Edge
U Axis Grid Settings
V Axis Grid Settings
Allows Rotation of the Grid, and

orientation relative to the Surface
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3.4 Walls from Mass

CREATING WALL ASSEMBLIES BASED ON THE
MASS
Using the
the same
samemass
massyou
you
used
used
to create
to create
the curtain walls,
walls, you
you can
cancreate
createsolid
solidwall
wall
assemblies, ifif necessary.
necessary.ToTododo
thisthis
select
select
Wall from the Massing and Site Ribbon.
Check the Properties Palette to verify that
the correct
Check
the Properties
wall type isPalette
selected,
to keeping
verify that
in
mind
the
correct
that you
wall
may
type
need
is selected,
to create
keeping
a newin
assembly
mind
thatifyou
the may
wall type
needdoes
to create
not already
a new
exist in Revit.
Make
the
Location
Line
assembly
if the
wallsure
type
does
not already
is set in
exist
toRevit.
Interior Face on the Modify|Place
Wall bar above your model, then click any
mass face
Make
sure you
the Location
wish to create
Line isaset
solid
to Interior
wall
on. on the Modify|Place Wall bar above
Face
your model, then click any mass face you
wish to create a solid wall on.
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EDITING THE ORIGINAL MASS
You may now notice that,
that, in
in section,
section, your
your curtain
curtain walls
wallsdo
donot
nothave
havean
anappropriate
appropriaterelationship
relationshipto
tothe
thefloor
floorslabs.
slabs.InInother
otherwords,
words,the
thecurtain
curtainwall
wallis is
built directly against the slab edge. To change this, all that needs to be done is to adjust the original mass to provide this offset. To do this, you need
to first edit the mass by selecting Edit in-Place from the Modify Ribbon. This will allow you to edit faces of the mass.
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EDITING THE ORIGINAL MASS
Using the Gizmo, as discussed in 1.2, you can
can drag
drag the
the faces
faces of
of the
the mass
mass away
away from
from the
the existing
existing structure,
structure,adding
addingthe
thenecessary
necessaryoffset
offsetfor
forthe
thecurtain
curtain
walls.
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3.5
the
Mass
3.5Revising
Revising
the
Mass- -Dependent
DependentAssemblies
Assemblies
UPDATING
DEPENDANT
GEOMETRY
Because
the
curtain walls
are a part of the
UPDATING
DEPENDANT
GEOMETRY
UPDATING
DEPENDANT
GEOMETRY
mass itself, they will update automatically
when
you
adjust
thewalls
mass
surfaces.
Because
the
curtain
are
a part
of the
Because
the
curtain
walls
are
a part
of the
Other
assemblies,
such
as
any
solid walls
mass
itself,
they
will
update
automatically
mass itself, they will update
automatically
you
created,
willthe
not
update
unless you
when
you
adjust
mass
surfaces.
when
you
adjust
the
mass
surfaces.
ask Revit
to do this.
To as
doany
this,solid
finishwalls
the
Other
assemblies,
such
Mass
and
ten
select
any
walls
that
need
you
created,
will not update
you walls
Other
assemblies,
such asunless
any solid
to
be
updated.
Then,
on
the finish
Modify
ask
Revit
to do this.
To do
this,
theyou ask
you
created,
will
not
update
unless
Ribbon,
Update
Face
Thisneed
will
Mass
and
tenthis.
select
anytowalls
that
Revit
toselect
do
to reflect
toautomatically
be updated. update
Then, onthe
thewalls
Modify
the
new
form
of the
the Mass
Massing.
Ribbon,
select
Update
to Face
To do
this,
finish
andThis
tenwill
select any
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Part 3
automatically
update
the updated.
walls to reflect
walls that need
to be
Then, on
the
new
form of
the Massing.
the
Modify
Ribbon,
select Update to Face
This will automatically update the walls to
reflect the new form of the Massing.
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3.6 Shading Devices

2D VS. 3D
3D
2D
If you are adding shading devices to the

interior of your curtain wall, simply add them
in 2D in Assignment 4.
To Use a Manufacturer-defined Component:

The first step is to go to Autodesk Seek and
download a pre-created family which can
be loaded into your project and applied to
your curtain wall. Note that you may need
to edit a pre-made family to meet your
needs. For information of 3D modeling, see
________.
Use a Manufacturer-defined Component:

You can also download 2D profiles of
manufacturers components from Autodesk
Seek. Note that you may need to edit a
pre-made family to meet your needs. For
information of 2D drawing, see ________.
If you are adding shading devices to the

exterior of your curtain wall, you have
options to represent them in 3D or 2D.
For this project, if you are creating a shading
device that is repeated on every panel of
your curtain wall, follow the instructions in
the following pages regarding modeling a
panel-dependant device in 3D.
If, however, your device is not to be
repeated on every panel, for the scale of
this project, simply represent the shading
device in 2D.
3.6 Assignment 3
To Create an Entirely Custom Device: You

can also build a custom in-Place Family. This
will involve modeling the item as a family,
and then applying it across your project.
For a device to be Repeated on Every
Curtain Wall Panel: For complex curtain
walls, it may also be advisable to edit the
original curtain wall panel to include any
installation you wish to add to every panel.
This is especially true if your shading devices
will be mounted on the mullion system. In
this case, it will be necessary to edit the
existing family. The following is a brief outline
of this procedure. For more information on
3D modeling in Revit, see ______.
To Create an Entirely Custom Device in

another software: You can also draw a
custom profile in AutoCAD or Rhino and
import it as a dwg as either line work or a
detail family.
To Draw in Revit: As you have done in past,
the ideal solution may be to simply draw the
profile of you device in section. To make it
easy to duplicate the component, you may
wish to group the line work for your device
by selecting it and selecting Group from the
Modify Ribbon. The group of line work can
then be scaled, rotated, arrayed, ect, as
you wish/
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3.6.1 Editing the Curtain Wall Panel for Solar Shading Device
OPENING THE CURTAIN WALL FOR EDITING
From the Main Menu, select Open > Family. Locate the curtain wall you created and saved. Once in the family editor, add the geometry using the
existing reference lines in the curtain wall panel (for information of 3D modeling in the family editor, see _______). When you are happy with your
shading device, save the family and select Load into Project from the Modify Ribbon.
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OPENING THE CURTAIN WALL FOR EDITING
When you load the family into the project, you will be asked
asked ifif you
you want
want to
to overwrite
overwrite the
the existing
existing family,
family, or
or ifif you
you want
want to
to overwrite
overwrite the
the existing
existingfamily
family
AND its parameters.
parameters. Select
Select Overwrite
OverwriteFamily
Familyand
anditsitsParameters
Parameterstotoreplace
replacethe
the
existing
existing
panels
panels
with
with
thethe
new
new
curtain
curtain
wall
wall
assembly
assembly
withwith
thethe
shading
shading
devices.
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PART 4
BUILDING SYSTEMS INTEGRATION

- CIRCULATION, MECHANICAL +
FOUNDATIONS
4.1

Vertical Circulation - Elevators and Stairs

4.1.1 Creating the Perimeter Core Walls
4.1.2 Removing the Floor Slab from the Core
4.1.3 Adjusting the Buildings Structure
4.1.4 Modeling Multistory Stairs in an Exit Stair
4.1.5 Drawing Elevator Cabs
4.2

Buildings Mechanical Systems ( Detailing in 2D )

4.2.1 Conditioning Air or Water (Heating + Cooling)
4.2.3 Day Lighting Control
4.3 Foundations ( Detailing in 2D )


4.3.2 Drainage
4.0 ASSIGNMENT 4 - BUILDING SYSTEMS INTEGRATION

- CIRCULATION, MECHANICAL + DEEP FOUNDATIONS
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4.1. Vertical Circulation - Elevators and Stairs

MODELING VERTICAL CIRCULATION
In multi-story buildings, vertical circulation in
the form of Elevators and Stairs is required
for access and egress.
The most typical configuration for both
elevators and exit stairs is as a continuous
vertical shaft made of CMU block or Poured
in Place Concrete within which the cab or
stair rises. This enclosure is called a vertical
core.
While the following steps can be performed
in varying order, the following outlines the
process of adding vertical circulation by:
4.1.1 Creating the core walls to reach from
the lowest basement level to the underside
of the roof.
Part 4
4.1.2. Removing the floor slab inside the

core boundary.
4.1.3. Adjusting the structure of the building
to accommodate the core ( If necessary).
4.1.4. Modeling a Multistory Stair within the
vertical core that houses this exit stair.
4.1.5. Representing in 2D an Elevator Cab
within the vertical core that contains it.
For dimensions and details of elevators and
exit stairs, see pertinent sections in Francis
Chings Building Constructed Illustrated:
Elevator Cores 9.14, 9.15, 9.16, 9.17
Exit Stairs
9.04, 9.05, 9.10, 9.11, A.11
4.1
Assignment 4
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132
4.1.1 Creating the

Core
Perimeter
Walls
Core Walls
Creating Core
MODELING
THE VERTICAL
Walls CORE WALLS
When adding
modeling
core
perimeter
walls to core
your project,
walls, follow
follow
the
the
same
same
steps
basic
assteps
whenasmodeling
when creating
any other
anywall
other
assembly.
wall assembly.
First, select
First, select
Wall from
Wallthe
from
Home
the Home
ribbon and
ribbon the
check
andProperties
check thePalette
Properties
to verify
Palette
thattothe
verify
desired
that wall
the desired
construction
wall construction
is defined. The
is defined.
key difference
The keyindifference
placing core
in placing
walls is core
that, walls
ratheris than
that, drawing
rather
thanwalls
the
drawing
spanning
the walls
fromspanning
floor to floor,
fromyou
floorwill
touse
floor,
their
youTop
willand
use Base
their Top
Constraints
and Base
to Constraints
make themto
stretch
makefrom
themthe
stretch
lowest
from
basement
the lowest
level
basement
to the roof.
level
The
to the
line
items
roof.
required
The linefor
items
this required
are highlighted
for this are
below.
highlighted below.
You
It
is important
can begintotokeep
drawinthe
mind
perimeter
that your
of core
the cores
layoutwall
must
onbe
any
informed
floor plan
bybecause
your existing
the height
structural
of the
layout.
core For
walls
this
will
reason,
alwayskeep
haveyour
the final
structural
Basement
grid inLevel
mind
as
thewhen
Base laying
Constraint
out your
and cores.
the Roof Level as the Top Constraint.
Remember your core layout should be informed by your existing structural layout in order not to interrupt the column and beam members. For this
reason, keep your structural grid in mind and in view when modeling your vertical cores - whether need for Elevators or Exit Stairs. Draw your perimeter
core walls away from any Beam or Column edges.
4.1
Assignment 4
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133
4.1.2 Removing
removing the Floor
slab Slab from the Core
editing ALL
EDITING
the FLOOR
slab toSLABS
refleCt
TO REFLECT
the Core
THE
boundary
BOUNDARY OF THE CORES WALLS
Fororder
eachtofloor,
it an
will Elevator
be necessary
tooccupy
edit thethe
floor
boundary
reflect core,
the location
the cores.
To dothe
this,
select
the floor,
then Edit Boundary
In
have
or Stair
interior
of thetovertical
you willof
need
to remove
floors
at each
floorand
level.
For
each
floor, it will
be necessary
to edit
the floor
to reflect
the
location
of theselect
cores.the
To care
do this,
select
thethis,
floor,
and then
Edit Walls
Boundary
from
the Modify
ribbon.
You can now
either
drawboundary
the boundary
of the
core,
or simply
walls.
To do
select
the Pick
tool from
the
Modify ribbon.
can
now
either
the
or simply
select the to
core
walls.
doboundary
this, selectshould
the Pick
tool
(highlighted
below)You
and
then
click
the draw
walls the
youboundary
wish to useofas
a core,
boundary.
It is important
note
thatTothe
beWalls
drawn
to(highlighted
the exterior
of the core,
below)
and and
then when
click the
picking
wallswalls,
you wish
it may
to use
be drawn
as a boundary.
to the interior.
It is important
To reverse
tothis,
note
simply
that the
lick the
boundary
doubleshould
arrow be
on drawn
the linetotothe
shift
exterior
it to the
ofother
the core.
edge of
When
picking
the wall.
walls, Revit may choose to automatically drawn the boundary to the interior. To reverse this, simply pick the double arrow on the line
to shift it to the other edge of the wall.
Part 4
4.1
Assignment 4
130
134
4.1.2 Removing
removing the Floor
slab Slab from the Core
KEEPING WALLS CONTINUOUS
notes
When finishing your slab penetrations, you
When
finishing
slab like
penetrations,
you
will
likely
see ayour
prompt
the one below.
When
beyond
a below.
nearby
will likelywalls
see aextend
prompt like
the one
Whenedge,
walls extend
beyond
a nearby
slab
Revit often
suggests
that you
slab edge,the
attach
Revit
walls
often
to suggests
this edge.
that
However,
you
attach the
because
these
walls
aretocore
this edge.
walls they
Because
should
continue
several
floors.
Make sure
these are through
core walls
and will
therefore
to
answerthrough
No if you
receive
thismake
prompt,
continue
several
floors,
sureas
Yes
will cut
all ifthe
core
walls this
off at
the slab
to anwser
No
you
receive
prompt,
you
are will
editing.
as Yes
cut all the core walls off at the
slab you are editing.
EDITING
WALLS
AT to
THEkeep
ROOF
Another CORE
important
note
in mind
If
dealing
with anwith
angled
roof, you
is you
that,are
if you
are dealing
an angled
may
to adjust
profilethe
of the
roof, need
you may
need the
to adjust
wallscores
so
walls
so that
they
do not
extend
beyond
that they
do not
extend
beyond
it. When
the walls
roof line.
When
the
walls meet
meet
a roof
assembly,
youthe
canroof
assembly,
can attach
the of
tops
of your
do this by you
attaching
the tops
your
core walls to it.
it. To
To do
do this,
this, select
selectany
anywalls
of the
walls
that need
be trimmed
theand
roof,
that need
to be to
trimmed
to the to
roof,
and
select
Attach
Top/Base
from the
then then
Attach
Top/Base
from
the Modify
Modify
can
thenthe
pick
thewhich
roof,
ribbon. ribbon.
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then
select
roof,
which
thetowalls
will trimwill
thetrim
walls
it. to it.
When the walls
walls meet
meet aacurtain
curtainwall,
wall,ititmay
may
be best
best to
to simply
simplyselect
selectthe
thewalls
wallsand
andedit
edit
their actual
actualy profile
y profile
(sketch)
(sketch)
usingusing
the the
Edit Profile
Profiletool
toolfrom
from
Modify
Ribbon.
thethe
Modify
Ribbon.
When selected, you will
will be
be shown
shown aa sketch
sketch
reflecting the profile of
of your
your wall,
wall,and
andwill
willbe
able
to edit
it accordingly.
be able
to edit
it accordingly.
Do not understand this ???
4.1
Assignment 4
131
135
4.1.3
4.1.3 Adjusting
adjusting the
the Buildings
structure Structure ( only if necessary)
notes
If your
yourcores
vertical
are laidcores
out based
wereonmodeled
your
existing structural
keeping
in mind the
grid,
location
you should
of the
have
existing
to do little grid
structural
to no(columns
editing ofand
yourbeams),
existing you
members,
should
have
but
toitdo
is important
little, to no,
toediting
check of
in the
3D
and section
columns
andas
beams.
you work to be sure your
cores are not interrupting your buildings
structure.
To
verify whether any adjustments in the
Structure are needed, review your 3D and
When working
Section
views of
with
the
coffered
model or
to waffle
confirm
slabs,
the
you may need
placement
of the
to return
coresto
vertical
the instructions
walls.
in 2.3.2 regarding modeling and editing
custom
slabeffective
assemblies.
This
is an
way, while you are
modeling, to ensure the core walls are not
interrupting the buildings structure.
4.1
Assignment 4
Part 4
When working with coffered or waffle slabs,

you may need to return to the instructions
in Section 2.3.2 regarding modeling and
editing custom slab assemblies.
132
136
4.1.4 Modeling
Considerations
Multi-Story
for Multi-story
Stairs in an
stairs
Exit Stair
Drawing stairs
adding
the stairs in an Exit Stair involves
the same process described in ______ of
Drawing stairs
follow the
sameare
process
Handbook
1. will
However,
there
some
special
for the1,modeling
laid out requirements
in ______ of Volume
but thereof a
are some stair.
special considerations when
multistory
laying out a multistory stair.
Landings
When
a stair
thatis runs
from floor
This firstmodeling
is that, when
a stair
drawn,
to
the component
resulting building
thefloor,
resulting
will notcomponent
create
will
not automatically
model
the landing
the landing
at each floor.
To create
this
required
each
floor. edit
To the
create
landing, it at
is best
to simply
profilethis
landing,
simply re-edit
the profile
your
of your slab/floor,
as described
in theoflast
slab/floor,
described
in the last
section, to as
include
this landing.
If thissection,
is
to
include
this
If this
is done,
keep in
done,
keep
in landing.
mind that,
in the
section,
mind
that, in the
appear as if
it will appear
as if section,
the slabitiswill
continuing
the
slab the
is continuing
corebe
wall.
through
core wall.through
This canthe
either
fixed in the section, or rather you can
This
construction
detailfloor
must
be corrected
model
small separate
assemblies
to
in
section to indicate that it is
actthe
as building
the landings.
the perimeter core walls that are continuous
raher
than
the slab,
and
thatuse
theoflanding
Another
important
note
is the
belongs
to the
stair.
Alternatively,
the Multistory
Top
Level
line item onyou
the can
model
small
separate
floor
to
Properties
Palette.
If all of
the assemblies
levels ABOVE
act
as you
the are
landings
that
are
the stair
drawing
have
anphysically
identical
attached
to height,
the stairs.
floor-to-floor
you can dictate the
Multistory Top Level, which will duplicate
the stair you draw on all levels above, until
Duplicating
Stairs
using Multi-Story
Top Level
it reaches the
Multistory
Top Level (see
next
An
important
tool is the Multistory Top Level
page
for example).
line item within the Properties Palette that
allows you to easily model the stair. If all
the levels ABOVE the stair you are drawing
have an identical floor-to-floor height, you
can Select the Multistory Top Level, which
will duplicate the stair youve drawn on all
levels above, until it reaches the Multistory
Top Level (see next page for example).
4.1
Assignment 4
133
137
4.1.4 Modeling
Considerations
Multi-Story
for Multi-story
Stairs in an
stairs
Exit Stair
Multistory TOP
MULTISTORY
top LEVEL
level
Shown isisan
anexample
example
of of
how
how
to use
to use
the the
Multistory Top
TopLevel
Level
line item
line on
item
the on the
Properties Palette
Paletteto to
optimize
optimize
workflow
workflow
when drawing
drawing stairs.
stairs.Because
Becausethe
thefloor-tofloor-tofloor heights
heights in
inthis
thisexample
exampleare
arethe
the
same
same
between Levels
Levels33- Level
and the
Roof,Roof
a stair
Level,
can a
be drawn
stair
can be
on Level
drawn
3, on
reaching
Level to
3, Level
reaching
4
(as Level
to
dictated
4 (as
on dictated
the Properties
on the
Palette)
Properties
and
the Multistory
Palette)
and the
TopMultistory
Level can
Top
beLevel
set tocan
Level
be
Roof.
stari
is finished,
it will
be
set
to Once
Level the
Roof.
Once
the stair
is finished,
duplicated
it
will be duplicated
on each level,
on each
until it
level,
reaches
until it
Level Roof.
reaches
the Roof Level.
What about the Landings ?
Part 4
4.1
Assignment 4
134
138
4.1.5 Drawing
elevatorsElevator Cabs
2d VS.
2D
vs. 3D
3d - DRAWING VS MODELING
When representing an Elevator
elevatorin
inRevit,
Revit,the
while
perimeter
the corecore
walls
walls
will be
will drawn
be modeled
in 3D, the
in 3D,
actual
however
graphic
the graphic
representing
representing
the elevator
the Elevator
cab willCab
be inserted
that travels
as
in
thecomponent.
core is drawn
a pre-defined
2D component.
As with
other
components
youve
already used
in Revit,
the plan
of thecorrectly,
elevators
a 2D
Asas
with
other components,
the elevator
plan
can pre-defined
be placed into
the project
and positioned
as shown.
Once
it appears
wall openings
cab
can be placed
must be
into
added
the project
to make
and
space
positioned
for theas
2Dshown.
representation
Once it appears
includedcorrectly
in the elevator
within the
component.
vertical core,
Using
wall
theopenings
2D component
must be
asmade
a guide.
in the
placetowall
core
indicate
openings,
the necessary
as shown, doorway
in the core
forwalls
access
to allow
and egress
the elevator
into the
doors
cab.toUsing
be seen.
the 2D component as a guide, place wall openings, as shown, in
the core walls to allow the elevator doors to be seen. This will model an opening in the core wall noticeable in the building model.
On what floor plan do we place the figure ?? is the component drawn once or more than once?
4.1
Assignment 4
139
4.2 Buildings Mechanical Systems ( Air + Light )

DRAWING A BUILDINGS MECHANICAL
SYSTEMS IN 2D
After having modeled the Buildings
Vertical Circulation (Elevators and Stairs)
the goal of Assignment 4 is the detailing of
one all inclusive, comprehensive building
section that intentionally integrates all of
the buildings systems with its architectural
design. Included in the section will be your
intentions for:

4.2.1
Conditioning Air or Water
4.2.2
Natural Ventilation
4.2.3
Day lighting Control
4.2.4
Artificial Lighting
Image of a Section of the model in which we point

all of these items out.
Part 4
And as weve seen in earlier examples,

there are a number of building details
which are best drawn in 2D when using
Revit rather than modeled in 3D.
For our purposes in Assignment 4, the
buildings Mechanical Systems will be
drawn in 2D using all of the same drawing
techniques identified and discussed in
Handbook 1, Section
4.2
Assignment 4
140
4.2.1 Conditioning Air or Water ( Heating and Cooling )

AIR
Conditioning the air in a building ( for either
heating or cooling) can take place in a
number of different ways.
WATER
Conditioning the water in a building ( for
either heating or cooling) can take place in
a number of different ways.
Three methods are here described for

representing your buildings air conditioning
system in 2D. Choose one and include the
2D detailing that pertains to it:
Two methods are here described for

representing your buildings heating and
cooling system in 2D. Choose one and
include the 2D detailing that pertains to it:
1.a Mechanical Ducts using a Suspended

Ceiling delivers air at the ceiling of a building
section. It is in the suspended ceiling that
the ducting runs. The ceiling cavity is on
average 24 deep.
1. Perimeter Radiators - an economical and

efficient method of heating and cooling
the perimeter of your building section is to
add localized perimeter radiators on the
inside of your building skin. These are usually
creatively integrated in the vertical section
of the building skin offering conditioning
immediately above the floor level. ( Water
or Electric Radiators are both used).
1.b. Mechanical Ducts without the use of a

Suspended Ceiling. In this case the ducting
is exposed to the floor space and no ceiling
is used other than the underside of the slab
ans its beams.
2. Underfloor Air Distribution delivers
conditioned air at the floor level of a building
section. The air is distributed without ducting
because it travels in the air space located
under the raised floor. The raised floor is laid
out in a set of grided panels 24 x 24 wide,
and it is on average 12 above the level of
the concrete slab.
4.2
Assignment 4
2. Chilled Beams - water conduits suspended

from the underside of the ceiling slab are
used for the cooling of air in a floor space.
See Reference Information from Building
Constructed Illustrated for dimensions and
details, particularly;
Suspended Ceilings Sections 10.23
HVAC Systems
Sections 11.15 - 11.17
Access Floor Systems Section 11.32
141

Current design practice recommends the
integration of natural ventilation for the air
distribution system of a building, especially
during swing seasons of the year ( spring
and fall) when the external air is temperate
enough for use within the building.
To this end indicate for the :
1. Exterior Envelope: Where in the typical
exterior skin of the building you allow for
natural ventilation of the workspace.
2. Roof Skylight or Curtain Wall. Where in
the buildings atrium skylight or roof curtain
wall you allow for natural ventilation of the
building.
Part 4
3. Interior Envelope of the Atrium. If the

Atrium shaft is enclosed with a curtain
wall, indicate where in this curtain wall are
located the operable panes.
Use the appropriate dashed drawing lines
to indicate operable planes for the natural
circulation of air.
4.2
Assignment 4
142
4.2.3 Daylight Control

Mitigating the effects of sunlight is also a
required function of your buildings skin and
these technologies should be highlighted in
your highly detailed building section.
Sunlight control can take place in one of
two ways, by either rejecting or tempering
the Suns entry or by encouraging its entry
and distribution within the section of the
building.
1. Rejecting or Tempering the Suns Entry.
This is accomplished by using any one of
these architectural elements:

Louvers ( Fixed or Operable)

Sun Shades

Translucent Screens

Building Cantilevers

2. Encouraging the Suns Entry. This is
accomplished by introducing any one
of these architectural elements in the
buildings section:

Light Shelves

Reflectors

Light Funnels
Introduce a combination of three of these
Sun-Control devices within the Building
section at the:

4.2
1. Exterior Building Skin

2. Atrium Skylight Roof
3. Interior Surfaces of the Atrium
Assignment 4
143

Most buildings require artificial illumination
for the control and diffusion of light when
day lighting is insufficient for program
purposes.
To this end, insert in your detailed Building
Section a variety of lighting luminaires for
the typical floor section and for the main
lobby areas of the building.

details, particularly, Sections 11.39
Part 4
4.2
Assignment 4
144
4.3 Foundations
The Buildings substructure will be detailed
in 2D to include additional information
regarding the Sites Retaining Walls and the
Drainage necessary for the Foundations.
4.3.1 The Soils Retaining Walls
4.3.2 Drainage
In Assignment 1, you modeled the Basement
perimeter walls, perimeter footings and the
isolated footings located the at column grid
lines.
THE SOILS RETAINING WALLS
To ensure the stability of the soil left
unexcavated along the perimeter of the
building, some method of shoring the earth
will be needed.
In your building section indicate what kind
of Sheet Piling you are using be it made of

Timber Piling,
Steel Piling
Precast Concrete Piling.
Make sure to include in all cases the Tie

Backs that are used to anchor the shoring
and piling.
details, particularly, Sections 3.07
4.3
Assignment 4
145
4.3.2 Drainage
Part 4
4.3
Assignment 4
147
PART 5
DETAILING, RENDERING +
5.1 Modeling a Double Skin

5.2

Exporting the Revit Model

5.2.1 Exporting to DXF
5.2.2 Importing into Rhino
5.2.3 Tips for Modeling
5.0 ASSIGNMENT 5 - DETAILING, RENDERING +

139
149
5.1 types
5.1.1
Modeling
of Walls
a Double
and notes
Skin
When modeling a double skin in Revit, you are essentially modeling 2 separate wall systems, a set distance apart. With your curtain wall in place,
When
double
skindone
in Revit,
essentially
modeling
2 separate
wall
systems,
a set distance
apart.
With your curtain
addingmodeling
a secondaskin
can be
withyou
wallare
of the
wall types
previously
discussed:
a solid
wall construction
with
windows/doors
insertedwall
in it,inaplace,
adding
a system
second(spanning
skin can from
be done
wall or
ofathe
wall types
discussed:
a solid
construction with
windows/doors
inserted
in it, ina
storefront
floor with
to floor),
second
curtainpreviously
wall system.
To review,
solid wall
wall constructions
are covered
in ______,
storefronts
storefront
(spanning
from floor
to floor),these
or a second
wall system.
To techniques.
review, solid wall constructions are covered in ______, storefronts in
______ andsystem
curtain
walls in _______.
Reference
sectionscurtain
for specific
modeling
______ and curtain walls in _______. Reference these sections for specific modeling techniques.
notes
NOTES
It is important, when modeling a double skin, to consider the relationship between the new wall, the existing curtain wall, and the buildings structure.
ItYou
is important,
modeling
a double
todouble
consider
the relationship
between
thefeatures
new wall,
the space
existingofcurtain
wall, and
buildings
structure.
may wantwhen
to provide
a habitable
airskin,
gap,
height
spaces, or other
design
in the
your double
skin.the
When
selecting
You
to provide
habitable
air similar
gap, double
heightbe
spaces,
or other
features
in the space
of need
your double
skin. When
and may
layingwant
out your
doubleaskin,
these and
issues should
considered.
Alsodesign
consider
that adjustments
may
to be made
to yourselecting
slab
and
laying out
your double
skin, these
and similar
boundaries
or curtain
wall location
to achieve
this. issues should be considered. Also consider that adjustments may need to be made to your slab
boundaries or curtain wall location to achieve this.
Part 5
140
150
5.2.1 Exporting
exporting to DXF
dXf
When exporting your model, be sure to begin in
in a
a 3D
3D view,
view, with
with the
the 3D
3D Section
Section Crop
Crop turned
turned ON.
ON. To
ToEsport
Esportonly
onlyaaporition
poritionof
ofthe
themodel,
model,you
youwill
willuse
usethe
the Section
Section
Box Box
as aas
means
a means
of clipping
of clipping
the model,
the model,
but but
keep
keep
in mind
in mind
this method
this method
is not
is perfect.
not perfect.
You You
will therefor
will therefor
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LAYER STRUCTURE
Revit will automatically generate standard layers to be used
in Rhino to organize your components. As you building up
your detail, keep in mind that these layers can be used to
assign materials, so it is advisable to work with these layers,
and add you own as needed.
CURTAIN WALLS AND LAYERS
Depending on how you curtain wall was built, the mullions
and glazing may be on the same layer. If this is the case,
you will need to explode the blocks and assign the proper
materials/layer to each.
CURTAIN WALLS AND MODELING ERRORS
You may notice that your curtain wall geometry did not
import entirely correctly. Because curtain walls depend on
dynamic families in Revit, they do not always export smoothly
from REVIT o Rhino. For minor issues, repair in Rhino. For major
issues, consult your instructor.
MESH VS. NURBS
Keep in mind that when you import .dxf from Revit to Rhino,
the blocks will be mesh objects, rather than NURBS. If you
prefer, you can convert the Mesh objects to NURBS, or simply
model your own objects to work with the existing mesh
objects.
AXON VS. PERSPECTIVE
It is up to you to determine the best way to display your
information. Keep in mind that, while most technical
drawings are isometric, your detail may also be more clear in
perspective. Play with adjusting lens length in perspective to
achieve the best view.
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APPENDIX
PROJECT STATEMENT, ASSIGNMENTS +

SAMPLE SET

0.1 Project Outline


1.0 Assignment Building Mass + Foundations
2.0 Assignment Building Structure
3.0 Assignment Building Skins/Envelopes
4.0 Assignment Building Systems Integration

Vertical Circulation, Mechanical Systems + Deep Foundations
5.0 Assignment Detailing, Rendering + Performance Analysis
APPENDIX 1. PROJECT STATEMENT + ASSIGNMENTS
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0.1 Project Outline
DESIGN CHALLENGE
Following the success of your involvement with fabulous Philly client #1 during Fall 2011, you have been asked to
design and construct a speculative office building north of China Town in Philadelphia.
This project offers you yet another opportunity to maximize the modeling possibilities of Building Information Modeling
as well as to creatively devise the design of a building that combines the integration of the following architectural
elements:
1.
Site Shoring/ Retaining Walls and Foundations (Poured in Place Concrete)
2.
Steel and/ or Concrete Superstructure
3.
Innovative custom Curtain Wall Building Skin
4.
Detailed Building Section highlighting the multistory Atrium and the Buildings Mechanical Systems

5.
A Detailed Rendering of the Buildings Double Skin Faade and its Energy Mitigating Devices
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BUILDING SITE INFORMATION
1. As per the Site plan that accompanies the Revit
starter file, the site is located to the west of Philadelphias China Town district, north of the 676 Expressway at the corner of North Broad and Spring Garden.
It measures roughly 25,000 ft2 with exact dimensions
as labeled here below.
Its dimensions are 184' ft x 156' (max) ft and the site
is bounded on the north side by parking, on the east
by Stevens School, on the south by Spring Garden St.
and on the west by N. Board Street.
2. You are asked to respect the following building
setbacks;

a. 30 feet from the East property line

b. 40 feet from the South property line
The remainder of the property outline is the allowable
buildable area.
3. The building footprint must not occupy more than

90 % of the allowable buildable area.
Site Plan of property at the Northeast corner of North Broad Street and Spring Garden Street
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BUILDING DESIGN PARAMETERS
1.
Building Mass and Volume

Floor Plates

Optimal proportion of the floor plan is 1:2, with the Width between 55 and 80 feet and the Length being between 110 + 150 ft.

The plan of each floor plate need not be identical, it can vary from floor to floor.

The Grid spacing of the columns lines should be at a min. of 25 ft and a maximum of 50 ft.

The Floor Plates can be made of Poured in Place Concrete or Metal Deck with Concrete Fill.

Reinforced Concrete Slabs 6, 8 or 10 thick
OR
Metal Deck with Concrete Fill 6, 7, or 8 thick

Building Levels

The number of building levels (or stories) should be between 7 and 9 stories.

The height of typical floor levels can be as low as 10ft (floor to floor) and as tall as 14ft (floor to floor)

The height of typical floors need not be the same amongst the various floors

Lobby

The height of the Lobby should be a minimum of 15 feet and a maximum of 25 feet tall.

The Lobby level should have a mezzanine floor level over a minimum of 40% of its floor area accessed by the Lobby area.

Vertical Faces

Two of the vertical faces of the building should be contingent with the property lines.

Two of the vertical faces of the building should be orthogonal (and perpendicular) with the ground floor

Building Substructure and Basement

The basement will be at least three stories deep.

The 3 (or more) levels of subfloor should be a minimum of 10 feet high (floor to floor)

These floor plates should be made of poured in place concrete

The basement substructure will be supported with linear footings at all perimeter walls and building column lines 36 wide x 24 deep.

The Buildings Atrium

The building will have an atrium opening over a min. of 20% and a max. of 40% of the typical floor area.

Its opening need not be rectangular and the same dimension on every floor

The atrium opening should extend to the roof level

The atriums vertical section should extend a minimum of 80% of the depth of the building section

The atrium will not extend past the Lobby level and into the Substructure.
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1.0 Assignment - Building Mass + Foundations

This Assignment introduces Conceptual Mass tools for the definition of a buildings volume as well as Conceptual Floor Mass tools for defining the
materials and construction of Floors. It also describes the steps for modeling a buildings foundations.
ASSIGNMENT 1 Deliverables
The first deliverable you will submit is a REVIT model of the building which includes;

the required floor levels ( for substructure and superstructure)

the buildings s structural grid layout,

the buildings Conceptual Mass,

the buildings Foundation walls, footings and slabs

the Retaining walls needed for shoring the site after excavation

the modeling of the Atrium void

the material definition of each of the floor plates (including the substructure and roof )
DRAWING SHEET SUBMISSION
DWG A101
Two Rendered 3D images of the Conceptual Mass (Perspective - Exterior View) with site information
DWG A104
Site Plan of the building and the surrounding buildings @ 1 = 30
DWG A105
DWG A106
DWG A108
Two Building Sections at @ 3/32 (including the min. 3 basement floors and retaining walls)
No 2D detailing is required in completing Assignment 1
It is highly recommended that you begin to lay out all of your sheets as per the final Submission naming convention
Reference Info from Francis Chings Building Construction Illustrated (See PDF in Course Folder)
Foundation Systems
Metal Decking
Concrete Walls
Section 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.07, 3.08, 3.09

Section 4.22
Section 5.06, 5.07
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2.0 Assignment - Building Structure

Assignment 2 uses Revits Building Element tools to populate the model with the buildings horizontal and vertical structure, in concrete and/or steel.
DESIGN CHALLENGE
Designing the Buildings Structure is the focus of this second assignment and the deliverable you will submit to your client includes a detailed model of
the buildings beams, columns, and bracing systems. In the first assignment you gave material definition to each of the floor slabs by either selecting
a type of Concrete slab or a Metal Deck with Concrete fill. For this assignment you will be adding the horizontal structural system that functions
alongside the slab as well as the vertical column structure for the entire building.
Your client has requested the building incorporate the following structural parameters.
1.
Substructure

The 3-story (minimum) basement substructure will be entirely built using poured in place concrete for which the Floor Slabs must be

defined as being made of Concrete. Define the concrete beam system to be integrated with the concrete slab by choosing one of these

systems: One Way Slabs, Two Way Slabs and Beams, One Way Joist Slab, Two Way Flat Slab, Two Way Waffle Slab. These are described in

Building Construction Illustrated, Sections 4.05, 4.06, 4.07.
The beam, girder, joist and or waffle system should be positioned below the underside of the floor slab. The depth of the individual
beams, girders, joists or waffles depends on their span, but should be a min. of 8 deep and a maximum of 18 deep, measured from the
underside of the slab.
2.

Superstructure
In Assignment 1, you selected the material definition of the typical floor slab located in the superstructure as either made of Poured
in Place Concrete or Metal Deck and Concrete Fill. You will now model the buildings horizontal structural system as well as its vertical
column structure by deciding on whether the building is a Concrete or Steel structure. To do this :
a.
b.
c.
d.
If your floor plates were defined as made of Metal Deck and Concrete Fill, use Steel for your building structure.
If your floor plates were defined as made of poured in place concrete, use poured in place Concrete for your building.
If your buildings structure is Steel; the joists, beams, girders and columns should all be made of steel.
If your buildings structure is Concrete; the joists, beams, girders, waffles and columns should all be made of Concrete.
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2.0 Assignment - Building Structure

The second deliverable you will submit is the REVIT model for your building that now includes:

All of the buildings structural members, above and below ground (in the superstructure and substructure).
The BIM model should communicate the buildings;

Material properties - be it made of steel and/or concrete

Horizontal structural members be they joists, beams, girders and/or waffles used in supporting the floor loads

Vertical distribution of columns that travel the entire length of the buildings floors

Steel bracing where required and desired in the building section
DWG A101
DWG A102
DWG A104
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DWG A106
DWG A108
DWG A109
One Detailed Building Section @ 1/8 of the Structural connections and pertinent details

(including the min. 3 basement floors and retaining walls)

(with Annotations and Vertical Dimensions )
Reference Info Francis Chings Building Construction Illustrated (See PDF in Course Folder). On the the following pages you will find information on:
Structural Units
Section 2.19, 2.20, 2.21, 2.22, 2.23
Floor Systems
Section 4.02, 4.03,
Concrete Beams
Section 4.04,
Concrete Slabs
Section 4.05, 4.06, 4.07
Concrete Columns
Section 5.04, 5.05
Section 4.14, 4.15, 5.35, 5.36
Steel Columns
Section 5.37, 5.38
Steel Beams
Section 4.16, 4.17, 4.18
Open Web Steel Joists
Section 4.19, 4.20, 4.21
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3.0 Assignment - Building Skins/Envelopes

DESIGN CHALLENGE
The Buildings Skin is the focus of this third assignment and the client deliverable includes the custom modeling of the Curtain Wall. This is the
component of the model that defines the buildings environmental envelope the physical barrier that separates the buildings interior
environment from exterior conditions.
The buildings Conceptual Mass was defined in Assignment 1, the faces of which will now be modeled to define the buildings Roof and its Curtain Wall.

Building Roof

The Roof will be modeled as either:

1.
a flat opaque planted green roof and a skylight positioned over the buildings atrium shaft , or

2.
an extension of the vertical curtain wall that defines the buildings vertical faces
Curtain Wall

The Curtain Wall will be modeled as a custom assembly of glass panes, spandrel panels and aluminum mullions for which the following

parameters will require more detailed design:

1.
the overall geometric pattern and measurement of the curtain walls panelization

2.
the detailing, depth and profiling of its various horizontal, vertical or diagonal mullions

3.
the ratio, placement, and orientation of both the vision glass panes and opaque spandrels panels

4.
the introduction of solar shading devices where required for particular faade orientations
Beyond what is modeled in 3D in Revit, the custom Curtain Wall will also be studied for its sectional relationship to the interior of the building, particularly
at the typical floor and ceiling junction. It is here that the curtain wall will be detailed in 2D to communicate how it is used for:

1.
2.
3.
natural ventilation in the typical work space indicating by operable panes

day lighting control using louvers, screens, sun shades and light shelves
insulation indicated in the spandrel panels of the curtain wall
This information will be drawn in 2D in one Detailed Building Sections @ 1/8 and on one Partial Detailed Sections @ , which includes 2 of
the Typical Floors.
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3.0 Assignment - Building Skins/Envelopes

The third deliverable you will submit is an updated REVIT model that now includes:

Building Elevations and detailed partial Elevations of the buildings Curtain Wall
Detailed sectional drawings at various scales of the buildings envelope and skin details as modeled and as detailed in 2D
Detailed Roof Plan of either the Green Roof and Skylight over the atrium or Detailed Roof Plan of the continuous Curtain Wall

DWG A101
DWG A102
DWG A103
DWG A104

Detailed Roof Plan @ 1/16 (with planting schedule for Green Roof or view of Roof Curtain Wall)
DWG A105


DWG A106
DWG A107
DWG A108
DWG A109
One Detailed Building Section @ 1/8 with the Structural connections

(with new 2D Details required for the Curtain Wall)

(including the min. 3 basement floors and retaining walls)

DWG A110
One Partial Detailed Sections @ of Typical Floors (2 min) from the Building Skin to the Atrium Opening

Reference Pages from Francis Chings Building Construction Illustrated (Consult PDF)
By consulting the following pages you will find information on:
Glazed Curtain Walls
Skylights
Flat Roof Assemblies
Roof Flashing
Sections 8.31, 8.32, 8.33,

Sections 8.34, 8.35
Sections 7.11, 7.12, 7.13, 7.14, 7.15
Sections 7.17, 7.18
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4.0 Assignment - Building Systems Integration

Vertical Circulation, Mechanical Systems + Foundations)
DESIGN CHALLENGE
The focus on this fourth assignment is the modeling and detailing of the buildings vertical circulation, mechanical systems and foundations.
Vertical Circulation and Mechanical Systems foster the well being of a buildings occupants, facilitating movement, air circulation, heat exchange
and light transfer. Foundations and their Retaining walls are essential for the buildings structural integrity.
The building systems, which need to be integrated, are:
Vertical Circulation

1.
Elevator cores

2.
Exit Stairs

3.
Architectural Stairs
BIM Modeling in 3D
BIM Modeling in 3D
BIM Modeling in 3D
Buildings Mechanical Systems

1.
Heating and Cooling Systems

2.
Ventilation Systems

3.

4.
Artificial Lighting Systems
2 D Detailing in the Building Section

Foundation System

1.
Soils Retaining Walls

2.
Subsurface Drainage around all Footings

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1.
Elevator Cores

Insert, by modeling, one or two elevator cores in your building plan for a total of 8 elevator cabs.

All 8 cores should be as close as possible to the center of the building.

Elevator cores should extend from the lowest basement level to the top of the roof. If youve built an opaque flat green roof, en

sure the elevator core extends beyond the top of roof. If youve designed a continuous curtain wall, ensure the elevator

core does not puncture the glass curtain wall.

Build elevator cores using continuous poured in place concrete walls or CMU walls.

See Reference Information from Building Constructed Illustrated for dimensions and details, particularly

Sections 9.14, 9.15, 9.16, 9.17
2.
Exit Stairs

Insert, by modeling, two exit stairs and their cores in the buildings floor plan.

Ensure the stair enclosures are positioned as far apart from each other, possibly at the extreme ends of the buildings plan.

Exit stairs should extend from the lowest basement level to the top of the roof. If youve built an opaque flat green roof for your

building, ensure the stair core extends beyond the top of roof. If youve designed a continuous curtain wall, ensure the

elevator core does not puncture the glass curtain wall.

Build the perimeter walls of the Exit Stair using continuous poured in place concrete walls or CMU walls.


Sections 9.04, 9.05, 9.10, 9.11
3.

Insert two architectural stairs in the building model.

The first stair should travel from the Lobby to its mezzanine; the second should travel from the 3rd to the 5th floor at the edge of the

atrium connecting the various floors three floors to each other.

These stairs are not enclosed and should remain open to circulation.

They can be made of steel, concrete and glass


Sections 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, 9.10, 9.11
Building Mechanical Systems (2 D Detailing in the Building Section)

1.
Heating and Cooling Systems

2.
Ventilation Systems

3.

4.
Artificial Lighting Systems

See detailed instructions in the Handbook in Section 4.2 Buildings Mechanical Systems (Air + Light )
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Foundation System (2 D Detailing in the Building Section)

The Buildings Foundation substructure will be detailed in 2D to include information regarding the sites Retaining Walls and all necessary

drainage.

Already modeled in Assignment 1, were the basement perimeter walls, perimeter footings and the isolated footings located at the

column grid lines.

In this Assignment we will add details to the:

1.

Soils Retaining Walls

To ensure the stability of the soil left unexcavated along the perimeter of the building, some method of shoring the earth will be
needed. In your building section indicate what kind of Sheet Piling you are using be it Timber Piling, Steel or Precast Concrete Piling.
Sections 3.07

2.

Foundation Wall and Footing Drainage

To ensure there is no water build up around the perimeter of all Foundation walls and footings, inser the required water drainage
mechanisms and details.
The fourth deliverable you will submit is an updated REVIT model as per the drawing sheet distribution identified here below. It will also include the first
instance of significant 2D detailing as you will produce :
A highly detailed Building Section at 1/8 that is cut to reveals the maximum amount of information through at least one elevator
cores, one exit stair and one architectural stair.
The Building Section should span only half the shortest width of the building; that is, from the Building Envelope to half the width of
the Atrium.
This will be the same Building Section used to draw all of the 2D Detailing representing the necessary Mechanical Building Systems
including; Heating and Cooling Systems, Ventilation Systems and Lighting Systems
This will also be the same Building Section used to draw all of the 2D Detailing representing the Caissons or Piles, and the Sheet
Piling for the Retaining Wall.
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ASSIGNMENT 4 Deliverables contd

Detailed Building Section @ 1/8 with all Vertical Dimensions will include in 2D detailing
o
Curtain Wall Detailed with Operable Openings and detailed Solar mitigation technology
o
Building Foundations, Retaining Wall Tiebacks and Backfill
o
Building Structure Connection detailed
o
Interior Skin of the Atrium
o
Handrails ( where necessary )
o
Atrium Skylight and/ or Green Roof
o
Mechanical Systems and Electrical Systems
o
o
Scaled figures

DWG A101
DWG A102
DWG A103
DWG A104

with Detailed Roof Plan @ 1/16 (with planting schedule for Green Roof or view of Roof Curtain Wall)
DWG A105


DWG A106
DWG A107
DWG A108
Two Building Sections @ 3/32
DWG A109
One Detailed Building Section @ 1/8 ( with Annotations and all Vertical Dimensions)
DWG A110
One Partial Detailed Sections @ - Typical Floors (2 min) from the Building Skin to the Atrium Opening
Reference Pages from Francis Chings Building Construction Illustrated (Consult PDF). On the following pages you will find information on:
Elevator Cores
Sections 9.14, 9.15, 9.16, 9.17
Exit Stairs Sections
Sections 9.04, 9.05, 9.10, 9.11, A.11
Sections 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, 9.10, 9.11
Building Mechanical Systems

Suspended Acoustical Ceilings
Section 10.23

HVAC Systems
Sections 11.15, 11.16, 11.17

Access Floor Systems
Section 11.32
Excavation Support Systems
Section 3.07
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68' - 0"
Level 5
68' - 0"
Level 4
52' - 0"
Level 4
52' - 0"
Level 3
36' - 0"
Level 3
36' - 0"
Level 2
16' - 0"
Level 2
16' - 0"
Level 1
0' - 0"
Level 1
0' - 0"
Level B1
-16' - 0"
Level B1
-16' - 0"
Level B2
-32' - 0"
Level B2
-32' - 0"
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
Roof 2
131' - 0"
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
No.
Description
Date
Owner
Level B3
-48' - 0"
Level B3
-48' - 0"
Project Name
Section 4
3/32" = 1'-0"
Unnamed
Project Number
Date
Drawn By
Checked By
Scale
Project Number
Issue Date
Author
Checker
A107
3/32" = 1'-0"
1/1/2012 8:43:34 PM
Section 2
3/32" = 1'-0"
Appendix
Roof
116' - 0"
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
Level 7
100' - 0"
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
Level 6
84' - 0"
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
1
2
A110
A109
3
A109
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
Level 5
68' - 0"
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
21
A110
A109
---
Level 4
52' - 0"
Level 3
36' - 0"
No.
4
A109
Description
Date
Level 2
16' - 0"
Level 1
0' - 0"
Level B1
-16' - 0"
Owner
Project Name
Level B2
-32' - 0"
Project Number
Date
Drawn By
Checked By
Callout of Section 1
1/8" = 1'-0"
Scale
Project Number
Issue Date
Author
Checker
A108
1/8" = 1'-0"
1/1/2012 8:43:35 PM
Unnamed
Level B3
-48' - 0"
181
Level 5
68' - 0"
Level 5
68' - 0"
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
Level 4
52' - 0"
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
Level 4
52' - 0"
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
Callout (2) of Section 1

1/4" = 1'-0"

1/4" = 1'-0"
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
Level 3
36' - 0"
No.
Description
Date
Level 5
68' - 0"
Level 2
16' - 0"
Level 4
52' - 0"
Owner
Project Name
Level 1
0' - 0"
Unnamed
4

1/4" = 1'-0"
Project Number
Date
Drawn By
Checked By
Scale
Project Number
Issue Date
Author
Checker
A109
1/4" = 1'-0"
1/1/2012 8:43:35 PM

1/4" = 1'-0"
Appendix
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
Level 5
68' - 0"
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
Level 5
68' - 0"
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
Consultant
Address
Address
Address
Phone
Level 4
52' - 0"
No.
Description
Date
Copy of Callout (2) of Section 1

1/2" = 1'-0"
Owner
Project Name
Unnamed
Project Number
Date
Drawn By
Checked By
Scale
Project Number
Issue Date
Author
Checker
A110
1/2" = 1'-0"
1/1/2012 8:43:35 PM
Copy (2) of Callout (3) of Section 1

1/2" = 1'-0"
Level 4
52' - 0"
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Building Information Modeling BIM Handbook 2

Building Information Modeling BIM Handbook 2

0.1 REVITs dual Modeling Capacity

PART 2 ASSIGNMENT 2 - BUILDING STRUCTURE

2.1 Building Structure Typologies

PART 1 ASSIGNMENT 1- BUILDING MASS + FOUNDATIONS

PART 3 ASSIGNMENT 3 - BUILDING SKINS/ENVELOPES

1.1 Setting Up the Project and its Description

3.1 Building the Roof

APPENDIX 1 - PROJECT STATEMENT + ASSIGNMENTS

4.1 Vertical Circulation - Elevators and Stairs

PART 5 ASSIGNMENT 5 - DETAILING, RENDERING +

5.1 Modeling a Double Skin

5.2 Exporting the Revit Model

0.0 Project Statement

2.0 Assignment Building Structure

3.0 Assignment Building Skins/Envelopes

4.0 Assignment Building Systems Integration

5.0 Assignment Detailing, Rendering + Performance

APPENDIX 2 - SAMPLE DRAWING SET

INTRODUCTION 3D MODELING, TOOLS + TIPS

0.1 REVITs dual Modeling Capacity ( Building Elements vs Conceptual Masses)

Notes on Line Work

Modeling Custom Building Elements in 3D

Editing Masses in 3D ( Tools)

Modeling New Geometric Masses

INTRODUCTION - 3D MODELING, TOOLS + TIPS

0.1 REVITs dual Modeling Capacity ( Building Elements vs Conceptual Masses)

0.1 Revits Dual Modeling Capacity

ARCH 432/532 Construction Technology 2

0.1 REVITs dual Modeling Capacity ( Building Elements vs Conceptual Masses)

Conceptual Mass Tools are, however,

0.1 Revits Dual Modeling Capacity

The assignments in this Handbook # 2 will

Assignment 2 - Building Structure

Assignment 5 - Detailing, Rendering +

Assignment 3 - Building Skins/Envelopes

ARCH 432/532 Construction Technology 2

Revits modeling tools are dependent on a

Fig 1. A Conceptual Solid Mass created using Closed Loop Planes

2. Conceptual Surfaces made from Open

0.2 Notes on Line Work

Fig 2. A Conceptual Surface created using Open Loop Lines

ARCH 432/532 Construction Technology 1

0.2.2 Reference Lines

0.2.2 Model Lines

WHEN TO USE MODEL LINES

0.2 Notes on Line Work

ARCH 432/532 Construction Technology 2

0.2.3 Model Lines

0.2 Notes on Line Work

0.2.4 Work Planes

DEFINING AND USING WORK PLANES

0.2 Notes on Line Work

ARCH 432/532 Construction Technology 2

0.2.4 Work Planes

0.2 Notes on Line Work

0.3 Modeling new Custom Building Elements + Components in 3D