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Introduction to
Autodesk Revit An Overview for Architecture Students What is Autodesk Revit? •Autodesk Revit is a Building Information Modeling (BIM) software for architects, engineers, and construction professionals. It allows users to design buildings and structures in 3D, annotate with 2D drafting elements, and access building information from the model's database. Relevance of Revit in Architecture •Revit streamlines the design process with tools for planning, design, construction, and management. It supports multi-discipline design, coordination, and collaboration, making it essential for modern architectural practices. Starting a Basic House Design •To start a basic house design in Revit, begin by creating a new project. CREATING A NEW ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT IN REVIT 1 4. .
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3. SETTING UP YOU FLOOR PLAN
Note that Level 1 is the ground
plan SETTING UP YOUR FLOOR PLAN 1 2. 4. Select Rectangle .
3. Clicking “Floor:Architectural” will create a new “Modify | Create Floor Boundary” Tab SETTING UP YOUR FLOOR PLAN
5. After defining the measurements by clicking on the mentioned numbers
your sketch will become rendered, but there are still no walls SETTING UP YOUR WALLS
1. Draw through your floor plan to make it a wall, go around the floor plan to make the house walls, Revit will automatically join them SETTING UP YOUR WALLS • You can play with your creativity as • You can view it 3D through the it is just your envisioned house view tab and 3D view SETTING UP YOUR WALLS • You can drag and drop to see if you • Double click to go back to floorplan view in are satisfied with the model Project Browser. (usually located in the lower left of the project interface SETTING UP YOUR WALLS • You can navigate the right view by • You can also view it through clicking on the dimensions on the Elevations, double click on East upper right of the object, in this North South and West case I clicked “Front” SETTING UP DOORS WHILE IN 3D VIEW • In 3D View, select the door in • You can place doors internally or architectural tab beside floors externally you can also change the shape and size in property tab SETTING UP WINDOWS WHILE IN 3D VIEW • In 3D View, select the window in • You can place windows internally or architectural tab beside floors externally you can also change the shape and size in property tab SETTING UP WINDOWS WHILE IN 3D VIEW • Changing the windows in south view, you can also do this with your doors by selecting the door and clicking on the dropdown to show list of Revit templates SETTING UP FURNITURE AND TREES WHILE IN 3D VIEW
• Placing a Component, in this
example, a medium desk, on the back side of the house, you can also add trees and other furniture by looking into the dropdown in properties tab BUILDING ELEVATIONS • Proper setting of elevations will • Set elevation just like how you set boundary allow us to better set up the roof lines as mentioned earlier, in this case make the click on any elevation views(N,E,W, highest elevation on the South View of the or S) and look for “level” in house, declaring a 3rd elevation for the roofing architectural tab BUILDING ELEVATIONS • Proper setting of elevations will • Set elevation just like how you set boundary allow us to better set up the roof lines as mentioned earlier, in this case make the click on any elevation views(N,E,W, highest elevation on the South View of the or S) and look for “level” in house, declaring a 3rd elevation for the roofing architectural tab • Make sure to click “Esc” twice to confirm the actions BUILDING ROOFS • Selecting Roofing in Architectural tab allows • Double Click on Top View to position it us to select the lowest level, this will be the so you can draw your desired roof base of the roof. Ensure that you picked the contours right level for it to work BUILDING ROOFS • You can draw on the roofing just like how you draw line segments for a property line. Click the check to render your work. You can also decide wether you will attach or detach the roof, since changes to walls will going to be relative to the roof BUILDING ROOFS • You can draw on the roofing just like how you draw line segments for a property line. Click the check to render your work. You can also decide wether you will attach or detach the roof, since changes to walls will going to be relative to the roof BUILDING ROOFS • The shape of the roof is very often designed according to the climatic conditions in which the house will be located. In the site where it is raining or snowing frequently, the best solution is to use sloping roofs that ensure efficient drainage of rainwater and snow. BUILDING ROOFS • Now you have a nice house, you can still modify elements using the modify tool(Arrow Symbol) to move, resize, adjust height or width of your selected plane object, here is the comparison of an elevated roof and not ADDING MATERIALS (CHANGING COLOR OF WALLS) • Click the wall that you want to change the color and then click edit type on the property and click duplicate
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2. ADDING MATERIALS (CHANGING COLOR OF WALLS) • Edit the name and click ok
3. ADDING MATERIALS (CHANGING COLOR OF WALLS) • Click the Edit
4. ADDING MATERIALS (CHANGING COLOR OF WALLS) • Click the 3 dots and choose the material that you want.
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5. ADDING MATERIALS (CREATE NEW MATERIAL) • On the lower left part click the create new material and set the name and description, choose the materials you want to add
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1. ADDING MATERIALS (CHANGE COLOR) • Click graphics and click the color
1. 2. ADDING MATERIALS (CHANGE COLOR) • Choose the color you want to add and then click ok
3. ADDING MATERIALS • After editing the materials just click apply then ok Thank you Presented by: Xyra Joy S. Gan-Hernandez
