SE 2143-R Roundtable in Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2014 Nick Hugley Production Manager – McComas Engineering Inc

Autodesk Revit Structure software is not arcs, lines, and circles—it is pieces, parts, and information! How do you work in Revit Structure? I know how I work in Revit Structure, and I'm going to share this with you. Class summary

At the end of this class, we will have discussed:  Edit linked model visibilities to your advantage  Employ techniques to help your content  Documenting the model Key objectives

 We’re all in this together!  I’ll lead the way! (at least for this hour) I really like this as a roundtable!

 ref·or·ma·tion  Synonyms: noun: reform, amendment, improvement, reclamation  The action or process of reforming an institution or practice  That’s pretty much what we’re all doing  Conformation  Again me and you  RTC 2013  Keynote Speaker – Lee Crockett  Unaware  Unable  Unwilling Why am I doing this Roundtable?

 Most of the time not working in a BIM Environment  Model for the BIM  It’s coming more and more  While I’m solving for the BIM  Constant eye on the documents  Use the 3D What is the End Result

 First, all the typical stuff to start modeling  But I want to take a closer look to see where they are in the modeling?  Fast forward to what I'm looking for when I'm thinking about document views.  Keep trolling  Become intimate with the Link Display Settings, Basics tab What am I looking for in the Architectural model?

RVT Link Display Settings

 Before Example PDFs\12151 S101 working.pdfExample PDFs\12151 S101 working.pdf  After Example PDFs\12251 S101 - FOUNDATION PLAN - AREA -A-.pdfExample PDFs\12251 S101 - FOUNDATION PLAN - AREA -A-.pdf  What’s underneath for my documents?  Roof framing w/ arch roof Example PDFs\12185 S203 - CLERESTORY FRAMING PLANS.pdfExample PDFs\12185 S203 - CLERESTORY FRAMING PLANS.pdf  Roof framing w/ floor under Example PDFs\13045 S204A - ROOF FRAMING PLAN - UNIT A.pdfExample PDFs\13045 S204A - ROOF FRAMING PLAN - UNIT A.pdf  Two working views  First Floor UNDER Example PDFs\First Floor UNDERLAY.pdfExample PDFs\First Floor UNDERLAY.pdf  Second Floor OVER Example PDFs\Second Floor UNDERLAY.pdfExample PDFs\Second Floor UNDERLAY.pdf Examples

 Let’s go “Roundtable”  Do you think about who is going to use the views you create in your model?  What specifically do you look at in the architectural model?  First, second…….  Are you using filters a lot, some or only when I have to?  I have filters and never use them! Your Turn

 Learn your content! Whether it's OOTB or custom. This is another topic I can't stress enough about.  Look at ALL the OOTB content  Custom content  Schedules  Simple to more complete  Become intimate with the schedule parameters Content is King!

 The biggest obstacle I face in custom content is getting the content exposed to everyone  I've tried a lot of different ways to propagate content information  Example PDFs\C-Channel Flat MEI.pdf Example PDFs\C-Channel Flat MEI.pdf  Example PDFs\TYP ANNOTATIONS.jpg Example PDFs\TYP ANNOTATIONS.jpg Content is King!

 Let’s go “Roundtable”  How are you propagating family information?  Schedules  Do you have them all covered?  Making them on fly? Can you? Your Turn

 Steel, concrete, CMU, wood and cold formed steel (CFS)  I do them all and there is a love hate relationship with each, both for modeling and documenting. The Different Construction Types

 Revit's gotten better  Too many pieces!  Always wresting with LOD  Leads to - Bad BIM  Proprietary design  Trusses  CFS  Headers  Holdowns, straps etc……..  Detailed wall schedule! Wood and CFS

 Something about foundations  Mostly OOTB  Not much elevated concrete  NO 3d reinforcing  2d Content  Precast hollow core slabs  Again, proprietary  LOD  When making content! Get more with subtraction Concrete

 Again one of my favorites  Enough OOTB content  Most custom content  Unfriendly OOTB families  Secondary framing  LOD is going UP  Better/faster modeling  Secondary framing  3 rd party add on Steel

 Don't be afraid to annotate different in Revit than you did using AutoCAD  Move ON!  I have a lot of different tags for different situations  Again, content is king  How am I going to call this out.  Coarse, medium or fine  Parameters populating schedules and tags  PUT 3d views in your construction documents!  Start using displaced views Documenting is Always Challenging

 Wood and CFS  Concrete  Steel  Documenting is challenging Your Turn – Let’s go Roundtable

 Example PDFs\Example BOOK.pdf Example PDFs\Example BOOK.pdf The Examples Continue……………

 Indiana State Fair – Glass Barn Looking Forward

 Indiana State Fair – Glass Barn  Since 1962 images\1962 displaced view.jpgimages\1962 displaced view.jpg  Displace images\soy 02.pngimages\soy 02.png Looking Forward

 My current favorite technology (has been for awhile)  Music  No Wifi needed!  More and more gadgets coming out  Update your car stereo for hands free, Safety First Enough Work! Closing Thought Totally Off Topic - Bluetooth

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