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Creating a Building
Information Model 2
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In this tutorial, you learn how to design a building information model (BIM)
in Revit Architecture. You create a retail building that contains 5 floors,
a curtain wall, a central service core, and a sloped roof over one corner of the
building.
As you develop the building design, you learn how to use parametric design
techniques. Parametric design allows you to incorporate design intent into
your model. Annotates and other positional constraints define relationships
between elements in the model. For example, a wall or a column can be
constrained to grid. If the grid moves, the wall or column will move with it.
When you constrain Revit Architecture elements to each other, it is good
practice to test the constraints, or flex the model by changing parameters.
As you complete the exercises in this tutorial, you learn how to constrain
elements and how to test the parametric relationships between them.
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24 | Chapter 2 Creating a Building Information Model
T01 Creating the Project
In this exercise, you create the project that will store the retail building design and different views of the building.
The project is stored as a single file, with an RVT extension.
To create the project file, you use a template that is provided with the software. The template file has an RTE
extension and provides default project units, views, levels, and settings, but contains no geometry.
Create the project from the default template

1 Click Application Menu New Project.
2 In the New Project dialog, under Create new, select Project.
3 Under Template file, verify the second option is selected, and click Browse.
4 Open Metric\Templates\DefaultMetric.rte.
Revit Architecture templates are available for specific building types: commercial, construction, and
residential. Each template contains predefined settings and views appropriate for the corresponding
building type. For this project, you will use the default template, and customize the project as necessary.
5 Click OK.
The new project opens. In the drawing space in the right pane, notice four elevation markers.
In views that display elevation markers, you design inside the elevation markers. Each marker
corresponds to an elevation view in the project: North, South, East, West. You can access these views
by double-clicking the elevation marker arrow, or by opening the view in the Project Browser.
Explore the project with the Project Browser
6 On the left side of the drawing screen, locate the Project Browser.
The Project Browser contains a hierarchical tree structure that you use to navigate the views, sheets,
schedules, and families in your project.
7 If necessary, expand Views (all), expand Floor Plans, Ceiling Plans, and Elevations (Building Elevation).
The views that display under each of these branches of the tree are the default floor plan views, reflected
ceiling plan views, and elevation views created in the project by the template. These views are
customizable: you can rename them, change their properties, duplicate them, and delete them. You
can also add views to your project as you develop and document the building information model.
NOTE If you create a project without a template, only a single floor plan view and a single ceiling
plan view are created.
8 Under Floor Plans, verify that Level 1 displays as bold.

The bold type indicates that the Level 1 Floor Plan view is the current view, the view you see in the
drawing area. Notice that in the top of your screen, the software title bar contains the name
of the software and Project 1- Floor Plan: Level 1 to indicate the Level 1 Floor plan view is current.
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9 Under Elevations (Building Elevation), double-click South.
Two level lines, created by the template, display in the south elevation. Level lines are finite horizontal
planes that you use to define the levels (stories) of your building information model. You use levels to
position Revit Architecture elements in your building model. You can add, delete, and duplicate levels,
as well as change their names, heights, and other properties.
10 In the Project Browser, notice the Legends, Schedules/Quantities, Sheets (all), Families, Groups, and
Revit Links branches that display at the same level as Views (all).
As you design and document your building model, content and building model reports, such as
schedules and legends, will be accessible from the Project Browser.
Save the project
11 Click Application Menu Save As. project

12 In the left pane of the Save As dialog, find your personal H: drive and save your project
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17 Proceed to the next exercise, Adding Project Levels on page 26.
Adding Project Levels

T02
In this exercise, you modify the 2 default project levels and add 5 levels to the project to define the 7 vertical levels
of the building model. You change the names of the 2 default levels, as well as the corresponding floor and ceiling
plan views to create foundation and entry levels for the building. You also change the elevation of the two levels
lines to the appropriate heights for the first two stories of the building. After you modify the two default levels,
you add the remaining 5 levels using different techniques.

You learn how the levels are locked, or constrained, to each other, so that when one level moves, the other levels
move and change with it. When you begin designing, you will use the levels to position building elements such
as walls, doors, and windows within the building model.
Modify the two default project levels

1 In the Project Browser, expand Views (all), expand Elevations (Building Elevation), and double-click
South.
2 Zoom to the level names at the right end of each level line.
3 Double-click the Level 1 text, enter 00 Foundation, and press ENTER.
TIP Because views list alphabetically or sequentially in the Project Browser, it is good practice to
precede the level names with level numbers so the corresponding views will list sequentially in the
Project Browser.
4 Click Yes to rename the corresponding floor and ceiling plan views.
5 In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans and Ceiling Plans, notice the Level 1 floor and ceiling plan
views are now named 00 Foundation.
6 Click the 00 Foundation elevation height, enter -1800 mm, and press ENTER.
7 Double-click the Level 2 text, enter 01 Entry Level, and press ENTER.
8 Click Yes to rename the corresponding views.
9 Click the 01 Entry Level elevation height, enter 0 mm, and press ENTER.
Next, you add a level by drawing it above the 01 Entry Level.
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Use the Draw option to add a level
10 Zoom out so you can see both levels in the view.
11 Over of the Project Browser, view the Ribbon Bar.
The Ribbon Bar provides tabs that provide quick access to many commands. By default, not all the tabs
are visible. The command that you use to add levels is on the Home tab, which should display by
default. If it does not, go to the View bar > Windows > User Interface.
12 On the Home tab under Datum, click Level.

Notice that the bar above the drawing area changes to display new tools and settings. This is the Options
Bar. The Options Bar displays appropriate options and settings for every command that you select on
the Ribbon Bar.
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15 Move the cursor to the left endpoint of the 01 Entry Level line, and then move it up.
As you move the cursor, a temporary Annotate displays the height between 01 Entry Level and the
cursor position.
16 Enter 3750 mm, and press ENTER specify the start point of the new level line, 3750 mm above 01to
Entry Level.
17 Move the cursor horizontally until a dashed green line displays alignment with the two existing levels,
click to specify the endpoint of the level line, and press esc.
18 In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans, right-click Level 3, click Rename, and enter 02 Level.
19 Click OK.
20 Click Yes to rename the corresponding level and view.
Notice that the name of the level line changes to 02 Level in the current view.
21 In the Project Browser, verify that you have created an 02 Level ceiling plan view as well.
Next, you add another level, using a different option.
Use the Pick option to add a level
22 Mark 02 Level and on the modify levels tab under creat click Create similar
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24 Place the cursor on the 02 Level line, and move it slightly upward.
A dashed green line indicates where the new level will be drawn, 3750 mm above the 02 Level line.
25 Click to place the level line.
26 Rename the level 03 Level, and rename the corresponding views.
27 Press ESC or on the Ribbon Bar, click Modify to end the command.

Add the remaining 3 levels
28 Using either the Draw or Pick option, add 3 levels 3750 mm apart above 03 Level.
Name the levels:
04 Level
05 Roof Garden
06 Roof
NOTE Do not use the Copy command to create the levels. If you create a level by copying it, the
associated floor and ceiling plan views are not created. Copy levels only when you want to use them
for reference.Display a symbol at the left endpoint of the 06 level line
29 Click the 06 Roof Level line, and zoom to the left endpoint of the line.
30 Select the empty blue box on the left to display a level symbol at the left endpoint of the line, as shown.
31 Clear the box to redisplay the level symbol on the right side only.
Test the level constraints
32 Select and drag the blue circle to the right or left to shorten or lengthen the level lines.
Notice that by moving the top level, all the levels move. The lock icon that displays indicates that the
levels are vertically constrained. If you select a level and click its lock, the levels are no longer
constrained, and you can move them independently. Verify that the levels are vertically constrained
with locks before you continue on to the next exercise.
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33Proceed to the next exercise, Creating a Column Grid on page 30.
T03 Creating a Column Grid

In this exercise, you create a structural grid in the 00 Foundation floor plan view of the building model. When the
grid is complete, you place the building columns at the grid line intersections. By using the grid to control placement
of columns, you ensure a level of accuracy early in your design.
In the following exercise, you constrain the column heights to the roof level, so that if the roof elevation changes,
the column height changes as well. In a later exercise, you change the columns to round hollow steel columns.
Create vertical column grid lines

1 On the Project Browser, under Floor Plans, double-click 00 Foundation.
2 On the Home tab of the Ribbon Bar under Datum,

click Grid.
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4 Draw the first vertical grid line:
In the lower left corner of the drawing area, specify a start point for the grid line.
Move the cursor up, until it is positioned under the top elevation marker, and specify the grid line
endpoint.
The number 1 displays inside the bubble at the endpoint of the completed grid line.

5 Change the grid bubble number to a letter:
Double-click 1 inside the grid bubble.

Enter A, and press ENTER.
You can change what displays in grid bubbles at any point in your project.
Next, use the Pick option to create another vertical grid line by offsetting it a specific distance from
the existing line.
6 Offset a second vertical grid line from the first grid line:
click Gridline A.
Modify gridlines On the Ribbon Bar, home tab , and for copy, enter 7500 mm.
Move the cursor to the right side of the grid line, and then place the cursor on the grid line to
display the location of the second grid line.
Click to place the grid line.
The first vertical grid bay is created.
7 Add 3 vertical grid lines:
Repeat 2 times with 4500 mm.
And one time wirh 7500mm
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8 Press ESC
Create horizontal grid lines
9 Draw the first horizontal grid line:
On the home under Datum, click Grid.
On the upper left side of the grid, specify a start point for the grid line just below grid line A.
Move the cursor horizontally past the vertical grid line E, and specify the grid line endpoint.
The letter F displays inside the bubble at the endpoint of the completed grid line.
10 Change the grid bubble letter to 1.
11 On the Ribbon Bar, click Grid.
12 Using the copy option and offsets of 7500 mm and 4500 mm, add horizontal grid lines to complete
the grid, as shown.
Annotate the grid and lock the grid bay spacing
13 On the Ribbon Bar, click on the Annotate tab .
14 under dimension panel click Aligned .
15 Starting with grid crosspoint line A and 1, select each vertical grid line just under its grid bubble.

16 When you select the last vertical grid line, click the drawing area to the right of the line to place the
Annotate.
17 Click all 4 lock icons on the Annotate string to lock the grid bay spacing.
The locks ensure that the grid spacing cannot be accidentally changed.
18 On the Ribbon Bar, click Annotate.
19 Dimension the horizontal grid lines as shown.
20 Click the 4 lock icons to lock the horizontal grid Annotates.
21 Press ESC
22 While pressing CTRL select grid lines C and 3.,
23 In the modify grids tab Pin Position.

Two pins display on the grid lines. By pinning these central grid lines, you ensure that the grid remains
centered and the building will ''grow'' out from the center if its grid Annotates are changed.
24 Press ESC
The pins are hidden. You must select the grid lines to redisplay the pins.
25 Adjust the grid:
On the Ribbon Bar, click Modify, and select grid line A.
At the bottom endpoint of the grid line, click and drag the blue circular grip up, until it is closer
to grid line 5, and press ESC.
Select grid line 1.

At the left endpoint of the grid line, click and drag the blue circular grip to the right, until it is
.closer to grid line A, and press ESC
If necessary, adjust the position of the Annotate strings by selecting and dragging them.
Add columns to the grid

On the project browser select foundation level.
26 On the Home tab of the Ribbon Bar, click Structural Column.
27 In the Type Selector, select UC-Universal Column: 305x305x97UC.

28 On the Options Bar:
Select Height and 05 Roof Garden.
On place structural column choose At grids, chose all grid lines
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30 Verify that all the grid lines are selected (red), and on the Options Bar, click Finish.
Columns that span from the 00 Foundation level to the 05 Roof Garden level are added at the grid
line intersections of the column grid.
31 Press ESC
32 In the foundation level select the Annotate string between grid line A and B, and unlock it.
33 While pressing CTRL select grid line A and B,
34 On the Options Bar, click Activate Dimensions, and then select the grid lines A.
35 Enter 9000 mm, and press for dimension ENTER.
The columns move to the new location at the intersection of the grid lines.
36 On the Quick Access tab, click Back twice to restore the original locked grid Annotate.
37 Select the Annotate string and verify that it is locked. If it is unlocked, lock it.
Next, create a 3D perspective view with a camera in which to better view the columns. You want to
view the columns as if you were walking toward them.
Create a 3D perspective view of the building
38 In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans, double-click 01 Entry Level.
39 On the View tab of the Ribbon Bar, create panel click 3D view - Camera.
40 On the Options Bar, for From, select 01 Entry Level.
41 Place the camera and select its target point:
Zoom to the lower right corner of the column grid, and specify a point beyond the last horizontal
grid line to place the camera.

Move the cursor next to grid bubble A, and click to place the target point of the camera.
The 3D perspective view created by the camera displays. The view frame is highlighted in red and its
grips display.

42 Resize the view by moving the frame grips until you can view all of the columns.
43 Name the view:
In the Project Browser, under Views (all), expand 3D Views.
The current view, named 3D View 1 by default, displays in bold under 3D Views.
Right-click 3D View 1, and click Rename.
In the Rename View dialog, enter To Building, and click OK.
44 Save the drawing.
45Proceed to the next exercise, Adding Beams on page 36.
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T04 Adding Beams

In this exercise, you add beams to build the structure of the building model. You begin by adding beams to the 01
Entry Level floor plan, and then copy them to the subsequent levels.
When you finish adding beams, you change the height of the columns so they extend to the 06 Roof level.

Add beams to the first level of the building
2 At the bottom left corner of the drawing area, view the icons on the View Control Bar.
The View Control Bar offers graphical shortcuts to view settings and commands.
3 Click the Detail Level icon , the icon on the right side of the scale.
A flyout menu displays the level of detail in which you can display the elements in the current view.
The view is currently set to Coarse, which displays the structural elements in your view as single lines.
4 Click Medium.
5 On the Structure tab of the Ribbon Bar, click Beam. I options bar Placement level entry level
6 In the Type Selector, verify UB-Universal Beam: 305x165x40UB is selected.
7 Click On Grids.
8 While pressing CTRL select each grid line.,
The selected grid lines display as red.
9 On the Options Bar, click Finish.
10 In the Project Browser, under 3D Views, double-click To Building to view all of the beams.
Copy beams from 01 Entry Level to levels 02 through 06
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12 On the View tab, click 3Dview to view the default 3D view of the structure.
The default 3D view is a southeast isometric view with hidden lines.
13 On the Ribbon Bar, click Modify.
14 Select one of the beams, right-click, and click Select All Instances->in entire project.
All of the beams attached to the columns display as red.
NOTE The default 3D view is not available in a perspective or camera view..
15 I modify structural framing Copy (to Clipboard.)
16 Click modify tab, clipboard panel, paste align Align to selected levels
17 In the Select Levels dialog, select 02 Level, press and hold SHIFT select 06 Roof, and click OK.,
The beams that you copied from the 01 Entry Level are pasted onto each subsequent level of the
building. Notice that top level beams are not connected to the columns, which only extend to the 5th
level. When you created the columns, you specified their height to reach only the 05 Roof Garden
level.
Change the height of the columns
18 Select one of the columns, .
19 In the Element Properties dialog, under Instance Parameters, view the Top Level Constraint parameter.
The parameter is set to 05 Roof Garden. You could change this parameter to 06 Roof in this dialog to
change the height of the column, but it would only change the height of the single selected column.
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21 With the column selected, right-click, and click Select All Instances->In Entire project.
All of the columns display as red.

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23 In the Element Properties dialog, under Constraints, for Top Level, select 06 Roof, and click OK.
24 Press ESC
The columns now extend to the top level of the building, 06 Roof.
25 In the Project Browser, under 3D Views, double-click To Building, and if necessary, resize the view to
see the entire structure.
View the south elevation of the structure
26 In the Project Browser, under Elevations, double-click South.

You can view the columns and beams in the elevation, but want to display them in less detail, as lines
only.
27 At the lower left corner of the drawing, area, on the View Control Bar:
Click Model Graphics Style, and click Hidden line.
Click Detail Level, and click Coarse.
The structural elements (columns and beams) display only as lines.
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29 Proceed to the next exercise, Adding Braces on page 40.
T05 Adding Braces

In this exercise, you add braces to the four corners of the building structure. To better add the braces to the structure,
you create 8 framing elevation views.
Create framing elevation views

1 In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans, double-click 00 Foundation.
2 Click View tab ->Create panel->Elevation drop-down->Framing Elevation.
3 On the Options Bar, verify Attach to Grid is selected.
4 Select the outer grid lines to place 8 elevation markers around the outside of the grid as shown, and
press ESCto end the command.
Each elevation marker aligns perpendicularly to the grid.

Add braces in a framing elevation view
5 On the bottom left side of the grid, double-click the elevation marker arrow.
The associated framing elevation view displays.
6 Use the grips that display on the crop region to adjust both sides of the view, so that you can see vertical
columns located on grid lines A and B.
7 On the Ribbon Bar, click Brace on the structure tab.
8 In the Type Selector, verify UB-Universal Beam: 305x165x40UB is selected.
9 Move the cursor to the left endpoint of the beam on 01 Entry Level, and when the endpoint snap
displays, click to specify the start point of the brace.
NOTE Make sure you snap to the endpoints of the beams when adding braces to ensure proper
connectivity in the building model. The endpoints will display when you move the cursor over them,
but when placed the braces are placed, visible offsets between the beam and the brace connection
points displays.
10 Move the cursor diagonally to the right endpoint of the beam on 02 Level, and click to specify the
endpoint of the brace.
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11 Using the same technique, add 4 braces on the subsequent levels of the building as shown. After you
add the final brace, press ESC.
NOTE Do not copy or array braces. You must place them one by one to establish the proper
connections between elements.
Lower the height of the roof (06 Roof) and the 04 Level to test the connectivity
12 Double-click the 06 Roof level height, enter 18000 mm, and press ENTER.
The height of the roof lowers.
IMPORTANT If the brace does not move with the level, delete it and redraw it. Make sure that you
use the endpoint snap to connect the brace to the beams.

13 Double-click the 04 Level height, enter 10000 mm, and press ENTER.
14 On the quick access tab, click twice to restore the original level heights.
Add braces in another framing elevation view
16 On the bottom right side of the grid, double-click the framing elevation marker arrow.
17 Add diagonal braces to the structure, but this time add them from right to left.
Add brace in the remaining views and test the connectivity of the building model structure
18 Add braces to the structure in the remaining framing elevation views, as shown in the 3D view below.
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20 Select the Annotate string between grid lines A and B, and click the lock that displays to unlock it.
21 Select grid line A, and on the Options Bar, click Activate Annotates.
22 Click the Annotate value of the first vertical grid bay (the one that you unlocked), enter 12000 mm,
.and press ENTER
23 In the Project Browser, open the 3D view and notice the change in the size.
24 In the Project Browser, under Elevations, double-click South.
25 Change the height of the 06 Roof level to 24000 mm.
26 In the Project Browser, under 3D Views, double-click 3D.
Test connectivity of the columns, beams, and braces
27 Select one of the columns in the structure, and drag it away from the structure.
The connected beams and braces resize as the columns move.
28 On the quick access tab, click 3 times to restore the locked Annotate, grid size, and roof height.

30 Select the Annotate string of the first vertical grid bay, and if necessary, lock it.
32 Proceed to the next exercise, Creating a Foundation on page 45.
Creating a Foundation
T06
In this exercise, you place isolated pile caps under the building columns to create a foundation system that distributes
the building load to the ground.
Before you can add the pile caps, you must load the appropriate pile cap family into the project. You learn how to
access the families that are stored in libraries included with software, and how to load specific families into a project.
After you load the pile cap family, you add the pile caps in the 00 Foundation floor plan view, where you must
adjust the view range before you can view them.
Load a pile cap family

2 On the Structure tab of the Ribbon Bar, click isolated in foundation panel
3 In the Revit dialog that displays, click Yes to load a new structural foundation family.
4 open Metric\Structural\Foundations\M_Pile Cap-Rectangular.rfa.
Verify the pile cap family is loaded in the project
5 In the Project Browser under Families > Structural Foundations, verify that the M_Pile
Cap-Rectangular displays in the tree
6 Expand M_Pile Cap-Rectangular to display the available pile cap types (sizes).
7Select 2000 x 2000 x 900 mm, and drag it to the drawing area.
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Add the first pile cap
8 At the top left of the grid, click the intersection of grid line A and grid line 1.
A warning displays.
9 Close the warning dialog, and pressESC.
The pile cap has been added in the view, but the current depth of the view does not allow you to view
it.
10 Edit the 00 Foundation view range:
In the Properties dialog of the floor plan 00 Foundation, under Extents, for View Range, click Edit.
In the View Range dialog, under View Depth, for Level, select Unlimited.
Click OK
The foundation pile cap now displays.
Add pile caps to complete the foundation
11 Right-click the pile cap, and click Create Similar.
12 Select each grid intersection to add pile caps that form the foundation. When the final pile cap is
.placed, press ESC
13In the Project Browser, under 3D Views, double-click {3D} to view the complete foundation.

Save.
14Click Application Menu
15Proceed to the next exercise, Changing Structural Member Types on page 47.
Changing Structural Member Types

T07
In this exercise, you change the types of the columns, beams, and braces that you used to create the building
structure. You load new column, beam, and brace families into the project, and learn how to select and change
multiple structural element types to refine the building structure.
Change the column type

1 In the Project Browser, under 3D Views, double-click 3D.
2 Select one of the columns, right-click, and click Select All Instances.->Visible in View
All of the columns in the building model display as red.
NOTE The default 3D view is the only 3D view in which the Select All Instances command is available.
It is not available in a perspective or camera view.
3 In properties edit type
load Metric/structural/columns/steel/CHS-Circular Hollow Section-Column: choose type 508x12.5CHS.
Press OK
4 View the round hollow columns in the building model.
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Change the beam type
5 Select one of the beams, right-click, and click Select All Instances. In Element properties->edit type
6 Load metric/structural/framing/steel/M_HSS-Hollow Structural Section:type: HSS203.2x101.6x15.9 press OK.
7 view the new beam type in the building model.

Because the braces that you added were actually a beam type, the braces as well as the beams change.
In the following steps, you change the brace type.
Change the brace type
8 On the Ribbon Bar, click Brace on the structure tab
9 click on load family in the place brace tab,and loaad M_Round Bar: 25mm (structural/framing/steel).
This not the size that you want to use, but it is the only size of its type currently available. You need
to create a new bar type by duplicating the 25mm bar type, and changing its size parameter.
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11 In the Element Properties dialog, for Type, click Edit type
12 In the Type Properties dialog, click Duplicate.
13 In the Name dialog, enter 75 mm, and click OK.
14 In the Type Properties dialog, under dimension, enter 75 mm, and click OK twice.
15 In the Project Browser, under Elevations (Interior Elevation), double-click Elevation 1-a.
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17 While pressing CTRL select the braces in the elevation one by one.,
18 In the element panel under modify structural framing , select M_Round Bar: 75 mm.
19 The brace type changes, although the framing elevation displays the braces as lines only.
20 Open the other building elevations and change the braces to M_Round Bar: 75 mm.
View the building model with the new structural element types
21 On the View tab, click 3D view .

22 Proceed to the next exercise, Adding Floors on page 49.
T08 Adding Floors

In this exercise, you add floors to the 01 Entry Level through the 05 Roof Garden level of the building.
To create floors, you must sketch them first in a sketch editor. Some other Revit Architecture elements, such as
roofs, stairs, and railings are also created from sketches. In this exercise, you learn some different techniques that
you can use when sketching objects.
Add the 01 Entry Level Floor

2 Sketch the floor:
On the Home tab of the Ribbon Bar, click Floor.
Notice the Ribbon Bar now displays the Sketch tab, and elements in the current view display as
gray. You are now in the sketch editor.
On the create floor boundary tab, click. in the draw panel
Using a crossing window, sketch a rectangular floor inside the extents of the grid.
The exact Annotates of the sketched floor are not important, as you resize it in the next steps.
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3 Place a Annotate between the first horizontal grid line and the left floor edge:
On the Ribbon Bar, click dimension and Aligned on the annotate panel.
At the top left corner of the grid, select the top floor line, and then the 1st horizontal grid line.
Move the cursor to the left, past the first vertical grid line, and click above the 1st horizontal grid
line to place the Annotate.
Leave this Annotate unlocked. If the grid changes size, the 01 Entry Level floor will resize with
it.
4 Annotate the space between the left floor edge and the first vertical grid line. Do not lock the
Annotate.
5 Annotate the bottom right corner of the grid. Do not lock the Annotates.
6 Resize the floor sketch by changing its Annotates:
On the Ribbon Bar, click Modify.
At the top left corner of the grid, select the top floor line.
Move the cursor to the right Annotate, and click the temporary Annotate value.

Enter 300 mm, press ENTER and then press, ESC.
Select the left floor edge and change the top Annotate value to 300 mm.
Move the cursor to Annotates at the bottom of the grid, and change their values to 300 mm.
Select and lock the Annotates.
7 On the Ribbon Bar, click Finish Sketch to create the floor.
The Annotates are not visible on the finished floor. They display on the floor sketch.
8 Select the floor, and on the Options Bar, click edit boundary .
The floor sketch and Annotates redisplay. If you needed to modify the floor after you created it, this
is how you would do it.
9 Because you do not need to modify the floor, on the Ribbon Bar, click Quit Sketch.
Next, you will add a floor to the 02 Level of the building model, using a different sketching technique.
You use the Pick option to create a floor from the 01 Entry Level floor geometry.
Add the 02 Level floor
10 In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans, double-click 02 Level.
11 Sketch the floor:
On the Home tab of the Ribbon Bar, click Floor.
On the Sketch tab, click Lines.
On the Options Bar, click , and for Offset, enter 1500mm.
Select the right vertical 01 Entry Level floor line, and move the cursor until the dashed blue line
displays in the inside of the 01 Entry Level floor.
Select the three remaining floor lines, and press ESC.
IMPORTANT Make sure you select the 01 Entry Level floor lines and not the grid lines.
The 02 Level floor sketch displays.
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12 At the top left corner of the grid, Annotate the space between the 02 Level floor and the grid as shown,
and lock the Annotates.
13 At the bottom right corner of the grid, Annotate the space between the 02 Level floor and the grid.
14 On the Ribbon Bar, click Finish Sketch.

The 02 Level floor displays.
Add the 03 Level floor
The 02 Level floor is visible in the view.
16 On the Ribbon Bar, home tab click Floor.
17 On the Sketch tab of the Ribbon Bar, click Lines.
18 On the Options Bar, click .
19 Sketch a floor inside the 02 Level floor.

20 On the ribbon tab, click Align .
The cursor changes to 2 arrows to indicate the Align command is active.
21 Select the top 02 Level floor line, and then select the top line of the 03 Level floor sketch.
The sketched floor line is aligned with the top 03 Level floor line, and a lock icon displays.
22 Click the lock to constrain the 03 Level floor line to the 02 Level floor.
23 Continue to align the remaining 3 floor sketch lines with the 02 Level floor. Click the locks to constrain
the floors.
25 Repeat the previous procedure to create a floor on the 04 Level, and constrain the 04 Level floor to the
03 Level floor.
Alternatively, you could place the rectangular sketch on the 04 Level, and lock the edges.
Copy and paste the 01 Entry Level floor to the 05 Roof Garden level
27 Select the 01 Entry Level Floor.
28 Click Modify/floors-> Clipboard panel->Copy.

.
29 Click paste aligned on the modify tab Align to selected levels
30 In the Select Levels dialog, select 05 Roof Garden, and click OK.
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31 In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans, double-click 05 Roof Garden.
The 01 Entry Level floor is copied at the same location onto the 05 Roof Garden level.
32 Select the floor, and on the Options Bar, click Edit boundary.
33 At the top left corner of the grid, Annotate the space between the 05 Roof Garden level floor and the
grid. Click the lock icons that display next to the Annotates to constrain the 05 Roof Garden level
floor to the grid.
34 At the bottom right corner of the grid, Annotate the space between 05 Roof Garden level floor and
the grid. Lock the Annotates to constrain the floors.
View the floors in the 3D building model and test connectivity
36 In the Project Browser, under Views 3D Views, double-click {3D}.
37 On the View Control Bar, click Model Graphics Style, and click Shading with Edges.
39 Select the Annotate string between grid line A and B, and unlock it.
40 Select grid line A while holding Ctrl, and click Activate Annotates in option bar
41 Click the Annotate value of the first vertical grid bay, and enter 4500 mm.
42 In the Project Browser, under 3D Views, double-click {3D} to view the grid.

43 On the quick access tab, click to restore the grid bay size to 7500 mm.
44 In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans, double-click 00 Foundation, and lock the Annotate that
you unlocked in a previous step.
45 Proceed to the next exercise, Adding a Roof on page 55.
T09 Adding a Roof

In this exercise, you add a sloped roof over the corner of the building.
To create the roof, you use the Roof by Footprint option in Revit Architecture. You sketch the footprint, or the
perimeter, of the roof in a plan view, and specify which roof edges will define the roof slope.
Add the roof

1 In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans, double-click 06 Roof.
2 On the Home tab of the Ribbon Bar, Home tab click Roof Roof by Footprint.
3 On the Ribbon Bar, click Lines.
4 On the Options Bar: Select Defines Slope.

Adding a Roof | 55

For Offset, enter 1800 mm, and press ENTER.
5 Move the cursor over grid line E, and then move the cursor slightly to the right of the grid line. When
a green dashed line displays, click to place the roof line.
The roof sketch line displays with a slope marker.
6 Select grid line 5, move the cursor slightly below the grid line, and when the green dashed line displays,
click to place the roof line.
The roof sketch line displays with a slope marker.
Clear Defines Slope.
For Offset, enter 0 mm.
8 Select grid line C to place another roof line, and lock it.
9 Select grid line 3 to place the final roof line, and lock it.

.10 Press ESC
11 Trim the rooflines:
On the Ribbon , click (Trim/Extend).
Select the lower portion of the roof line that you created from grid line E (the part you want to keep)
Continue to trim the lines until you complete the roof as shown.
12 Optionally, place a Annotate between the roof slope edges and the grid to constrain them.
13 On the Ribbon Bar, click Finish Roof.
View the roof
15
Adding a Roof | 57
Change the roof slope
16 In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans, double-click 06 Roof.
17 Select the roof
18 In Properties dialog, under Dimensions, for Slope , enter 4.00, and click apply.
View the roof
19 On the View ribbon , click 3D view .
20 Proceed to the next exercise, Adding a Curtain Wall on page 58.
T10 Adding a Curtain Wall

In this exercise, you add a curtain wall. You constrain the curtain wall to the grid, so if you resize the grid, the
curtain wall resizes with it.
Add curtain wall segments

1 In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans, click 01 Entry Level.

2 On the Home tab of the Ribbon Bar, click Wall.
3 In the panel, select Curtain Wall: Storefront, .
4 In the Element Properties dialog, for Type, click Edit.
5 In the Type Properties dialog, click Duplicate.
When you duplicate a type, you copy an existing family type and change its name and parameters to
create a new unique type. The type is saved in the project.
6 In the Name dialog, enter Retail Storefront, and click OK.
7 In the Type Properties dialog:
Under Construction, for Join Condition, select Horizontal Grid Continuous.
Under Vertical Grid Pattern, for Spacing, enter 2100 mm.
Under Horizontal Grid Pattern, for Spacing, enter 1050 mm.
Click OK.
For Height, select 05 Roof Garden.
9 Move the cursor over the grid line 1 near its endpoint, and move it slightly toward the building interior.
10 When crosspoint in grid A og 1 displays, pick line to place the 1st curtain wall segment.
11 Select the 3 remaining outermost grid lines to create 3 more curtain wall segments that are offset 600
mm from the grid lines toward the building interior.
Trim the curtain wall segments
12 On the ribbon, click Trim/Extend and trim .
13 On the Ribbon Bar, click Annotate, Annotate both corners of the curtain wall to the grid, and lock
the Annotates.
Adding a Curtain Wall | 59

If the grid moves, the locks ensure that the curtain wall will move with it. These Annotates are not
in a sketch, so they remain in the view. If you want to hide them, you can delete the Annotate, but
opt to keep the constraint when prompted.
View the curtain wall
14 In the Project Browser, under 3D Views, double-click To Building.
15 On the View Control Bar:
Click Model Graphics Style, and click Hidden Line.
Click Model Graphics Style, and click Shading with Edges.
16 Proceed to the next exercise, Creating an Entrance on page 61.

T11 Creating an Entrance
In this exercise, you replace 4 curtain wall panels with doors in the front of the building to create the main building
entrance. You also modify the panels around the doors so they are solid rather than glass.
Modify the South elevation view

1 In the Project Browser, under Views (all), expand Elevations (Building Elevation), and double-click
South.
To better work with the curtain wall panels, you want to change the view so only curtain wall panels
and columns display.
2 On the View Control Bar, click Detail Level, and click Medium.
.
3 Click View tab Visibility/Graphics
4 On the Model Categories tab, under the element list, click All.
All the elements in the list are selected.
5 Under Visibility, clear one element to clear all the elements, and click None.
6 Under Visibility, select Curtain Panels and Structural Columns.

Do not select Columns, as these usually represent internal pilasters.
7 Click OK.
Creating an Entrance | 61
8 Zoom in to the entrance area, in the center of the 01 Entry Level.
10 Select 1 panel, press and hold CTRL and select the other panels around the entrance as shown.,
11 When all 9 panels are selected, click unpin to remove it from each of the panels.
12 With the panels selected, in the element Panel the Type Selector, select System Panel: Solid.
13Click View menu Apply View Template.-> apply temp. to current view
14 In the Select View Template dialog, select Architectural Elevation, and click OK.
15 Zoom to the drawing extents.
16 On the View Control Bar, click Detail Level Medium.
The view template applies a collection of visibility graphics appropriate to the view it is named for, in
Visibility/Graphics, you see that the visibilitythis
case an architectural elevation. If you select View
of many of the Model element categories that you cleared in a previous step are selected.

17 In the Project Browser, under 3D Views, double-click {3D}.
18 On the View Control Bar, click Model Graphics Style Shading with Edges.
19 In the Project Browser, under 3D Views, double-click To Building.
20 In the Project Browser, under Elevations (Building Elevation), double-click South.
21 Zoom to the front of the building.
22 Move the cursor over the curtain wall mullion as shown.
23 Press TABuntil you are notified that you have selected a grid line, and click to select it.
24 On the Ribbon Bar, click Add or Remove Segments.
25 Select the mullion that you selected previously, select another mullion to the right, and press ESCto
remove the grid lines as shown.
26 On the home tab of the Ribbon Bar, click Curtain Grid.
27 On the Ribbon Bar, select One Segment.
28 Select the center of the upper horizontal mullion.

29 Select the center of the upper horizontal mullion to the right.
31 Select the newly created curtain wall panel (press TABto cycle through selections), and unpin it.
32 In the Type Selector, select M_Curtain Wall Sgl Glass. Family can loades under: Metric libery / doors
33 Repeat for the next 3 panels.
35 Zoom in to the front of the building, and view the new entrance.
36 Zoom in to the first panel.
37 Move the cursor over the bottom mullion, press TABuntil it is selected, select it, and unpin it.
.38 Press DELETE
39 Using the same process, remove the mullions from the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th panels.
40 Optionally, open the North elevation, and add an entrance to the north side of the building. Use the
same steps that you used to create the south entrance.

64 On the View Control Bar, click Shadows on
65 Optionally, copy the drop ceiling to the other building levels.
66Proceed to the next exercise, Creating Multi-Level Stairs on page 75.
Creating Multi-Level Stairs

T12
In this exercise, you create multi-level stairs and a stairwell that span the levels of the building. You begin by
creating a flight of stairs and stairwell on the 01 Entry Level of the building, and then copying it to the 05 Level.
After the stairs and stairwell have been copied to levels 01-05, you must cut an opening through the floors on each
level.
Creating Multi-Level Stairs | 75

Create the stair
2 Zoom in to the area defined by grid lines B, C, 2, and 3.
You will create the stair in the area between these columns.
3 On the View Control Bar, click Detail Level Coarse.
4 On the Home tab of the Ribbon Bar, click Ref Plane in the home tab.
5 Draw 2 reference planes that you will use to locate the flight of stairs:
Move the cursor over the intersection of grid lines C and 3.
Move the cursor to the left along grid line 3.
When the temporary Annotates indicate the cursor is 1500 mm from the grid line intersection,
click to specify the start point of the reference plane.
Move the cursor vertically, and specify the reference plane endpoint on grid line B.
Draw another reference plane 1500 mm from grid line 2.
6 On the home tab of the Ribbon Bar, click Stairs.
7 Sketch the stair:
Select the bottom endpoint of the right reference plane.

Move the cursor vertically along the reference plane until the text below the stair flight displays
an equal number of risers created and risers remaining, and specify a point to create first stair
flight.
Move the cursor horizontally to the left, and select the 2nd reference plane.
Move the cursor down, beyond the end of the stair, and specify a point.
The complete stair displays, with a message that 20 risers have been created and that 0 remain.
8 On the Ribbon Bar, click Finish Sketch to create the complete stair, including its handrails.
9 On the Ribbon Bar, click Wall.
10 In the Type Selector, place wall tab select Basic Wall: Generic - 225mm Masonry.
For Loc Line, select Finish Face: Interior.
Click .
12 Draw walls around the stair.

13 On the modify tab click Align.
14 Move the cursor over the top horizontal outside edge of the stair, press TAB until the stair edge is
selected, and click to select it.
Make sure you select the stair and not the railing.
15 Select the interior face of the top horizontal wall, and lock the alignment.
16 Using the same technique, align the 2 vertical side edges of the stair with the 2 vertical walls and lock
the alignments.
17 On the Ribbon Bar, click Annotate tab.
18 Annotate the distance from the bottom of the stair to the interior face of the bottom horizontal wall:
On the Options Bar, for Prefer, select Wall faces.
Select the bottom of the stair.
Select the interior face of the wall, and specify a point away from the wall.
Click Modify on the modify tab.
Select the wall, select the Annotate value, enter 1200 mm, and press ENTER.
Lock the Annotate.

19 Select the Annotate, and press DELETE.
Because the Annotate is constrained, a warning displays.
20 Click OK to delete the Annotate, but leave the stair and wall constrained to each other.
21 Select the stair, and drag it to the left to test the stair and wall constraints.
The stair and walls move to the left.
22 On the Quick Access tab, click .
23 While pressing CTRL select both reference planes, and press,

DELETE.
Add a door to the stairwell
24 On the Home tab of theRibbon Bar, click Door.
25 In the Type Selector, select M_Single-Flush: 0915 x 2134mm.
26 On the ribben Bar, clear Tag on Placement.
27 Select the right side of the lower horizontal wall to place the door.
TIP To flip the door swing, press the SPACEBAR before you place the door.
29 While pressing CTRL select all 4 walls,

30 In the Properties dialog:
Under Constraints, for Base Constraint, select 00 Foundation.

For Top Constraint, verify Up to level: 06 Roof is selected.
Click apply.
31 Select the stair.
32 In the Element Properties dialog:
Under Constraints, for Multistory Top Level, select 05 Roof Garden.
Click OK.
34 .
,35 Press SHIFT press and hold the left mouse button, and move the cursor to spin the building model.
You can see that the walls and stairs span the vertical height of the building, but if you view the top
level of the building, you can see that the stair railings penetrate the floors. You must cut an opening
through the building to accommodate the multi-level stairs.
Create a shaft opening
37 Zoom in to the stairs.
38 On the Home tab of the Ribbon Bar, click Opening Shaft Opening.
Click ..
40 Draw a rectangular shaft opening around the stairs.
41 On the Ribbon tab, click Align.
42 Align the top horizontal shaft sketch line with the top horizontal interior wall face and lock the
alignment.
43 Align the 2 vertical shaft sketch lines with the interior face of the 2 vertical walls, and lock the
alignments.
44 Align the bottom horizontal shaft sketch line with the bottom tread of the stair, and lock the alignment.

45 Click Finish Sketch to complete the shaft.
Copy the door to multiple levels
46 Select the door.
47 Click Modify doors tab Copy to Clipboard.

Paste Aligned Select Levels by Name.
48
49 In the Select Levels dialog, select 02 Level through 05 Roof Garden, and click OK.
View the shaft and stair
51 Look at the top of building and notice that the shaft is not cutting an opening.
.53 Select the shaft,
54 In the Element Properties dialog:
Under Constraints, for Base Offset, enter 300 mm.
The shaft opening will cut through any level it touches. By offsetting the base, you prevent it from
cutting through the 01 Entry Level floor.
For Top Constraint, select Up to Level: 06 Roof, and click apply.
55On the View tab, click 3D view .

56 .
57 Spin the building so that you can see the shaft opening.
58 Click View menu Orient Southwest.

T13 Modifying a Floor and Adding Railings
In this exercise, you cut away a portion of the floor on the 02 Level of the building. After you modify it, you add
glass railings around the floor edges.

Modify the 02 Level floor
12 Select the floor, and on the modify floortab, click edit Boundary
The floor sketch displays.
13 On the Ribbon Bar, click split element
14 Select the bottom horizontal floor 700 mm to the left of grid line C, and click to split the floor.
16 Select the left endpoint of the floor where you split it, and drag to the left until it intersects with grid
line B.
17 Select the right endpoint of the floor where you split it, and drag it to the right until it intersects with
grid line D.
18 On the Ribbon Bar, click Lines.
19 Select the left endpoint of the floor, move the cursor vertically until the line is 1500 mm long, and
click to place it.
20 Move the cursor horizontally to the right 1500 mm and click to draw another line.
21 Sketch the same lines in the opposite direction on the right side of the floor sketch.
22 Select the endpoint of the right horizontal line that you just sketched, move the cursor vertically 1500
mm, and click to draw another line.
23 Complete the sketch as shown.
24 On the Ribbon, click (Align).
25 Select grid line B, select the left vertical sketch line along grid line B, and click the lock to lock the
alignment.
Modifying a Floor and Adding Railings | 99

26 Select grid line D, select the right vertical sketch line along grid line D, and click the lock to lock the
alignment.
27 On the Tools tab, click align .
28 Align the horizontal sketch lines with each other as shown, and lock the alignment.
29 On the Ribbon Bar, click Annotate, and Annotate the floor sketch lines as shown. Lock the
Annotates.
31 In the Revit dialog, click Yes to attach the top of the walls on 01 Entry Level to the bottom of the 02
Level floor.
Add railings around the floor
32 On the Home tab of the Ribbon Bar, in the circulation Panel lick Railing.
33
34 In the Railing Properties dialog, for Type, select 900mm , and click OK.
36 Select the floor lines to sketch the railing around the inside of the floor line as shown.

37 On the Ribbon Bar, click Annotate.
38 Annotate the railing sketch to the edge of the floor and lock the Annotate.
39 Click Finish Sketch.
View the floor and railings
40 On the View tab of the Ribbon Bar, click Camera under 3D View. In the create tab
41 Place the camera and camera target as shown.
A new 3D view of the interior of the 02 Level displays. You can view the railing that you just added.
Modifying a Floor and Adding Railings | 101

42 On the View Control Bar:
Click Model Graphics Hidden Line.
Click Model Graphics Shading with Edges.
Click Crop Region Hide Crop Region to hide the frame around the view.
43 Close all project drawings.


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in Revit Architecture. You create a retail building that contains 5 floors,

techniques. Parametric design allows you to incorporate design intent into

your model. Annotates and other positional constraints define relationships

between elements in the model. For example, a wall or a column can be

When you constrain Revit Architecture elements to each other, it is good

practice to test the constraints, or flex the model by changing parameters.

elements and how to test the parametric relationships between them.

Create the project from the default template

2 In the New Project dialog, under Create new, select Project.

Explore the project with the Project Browser

8 Under Floor Plans, verify that Level 1 displays as bold.

Creating the Project | 25

Save the project

11 Click Application Menu Save As. project

17 Proceed to the next exercise, Adding Project Levels on page 26.

Adding Project Levels

26 | Chapter 2 Creating a Building Information Model

Modify the two default project levels

3 Double-click the Level 1 text, enter 00 Foundation, and press ENTER.

8 Click Yes to rename the corresponding views.

Next, you add a level by drawing it above the 01 Entry Level.

Adding Project Levels | 27

10 Zoom out so you can see both levels in the view.

11 Over of the Project Browser, view the Ribbon Bar.

12 On the Home tab under Datum, click Level.

20 Click Yes to rename the corresponding level and view.

Next, you add another level, using a different option.

Use the Pick option to add a level

25 Click to place the level line.

26 Rename the level 03 Level, and rename the corresponding views.

28 | Chapter 2 Creating a Building Information Model

Name the levels:

for reference.Display a symbol at the left endpoint of the 06 level line

Test the level constraints

Adding Project Levels | 29

T03 Creating a Column Grid

Create vertical column grid lines

2 On the Home tab of the Ribbon Bar under Datum,

4 Draw the first vertical grid line:

30 | Chapter 2 Creating a Building Information Model

Double-click 1 inside the grid bubble.

Click to place the grid line.

The first vertical grid bay is created.

7 Add 3 vertical grid lines:

Repeat 2 times with 4500 mm.

And one time wirh 7500mm

Creating a Column Grid | 31

Create horizontal grid lines

9 Draw the first horizontal grid line:

On the home under Datum, click Grid.

10 Change the grid bubble letter to 1.

11 On the Ribbon Bar, click Grid.

Annotate the grid and lock the grid bay spacing

13 On the Ribbon Bar, click on the Annotate tab .

14 under dimension panel click Aligned .

32 | Chapter 2 Creating a Building Information Model

18 On the Ribbon Bar, click Annotate.

19 Dimension the horizontal grid lines as shown.

20 Click the 4 lock icons to lock the horizontal grid Annotates.

22 While pressing CTRL select grid lines C and 3.,

23 In the modify grids tab Pin Position.

25 Adjust the grid: