Roofs Chapter 7

Part II Chapter 11 Exterior Elevations

Exterior Elevations Two story wood framed building elevation The main purpose of exterior elevations is to describe the outer skin, and often the sub-skin, of the structure and show vertical dimensions that do not appear on any other drawing. Its datum is the floor-to-floor measurements and/or floor-to-plate measurements.

Elevation orientations An elevation is drawn of the face of a structure that is facing south, the elevation is called the South elevation; the face of the structure that is facing west is called the West elevation, and so on. Remember, the title refers to the direction the structure is facing, not to the direction in which you are looking at it.

Elevation projected You can draft exterior elevations by directly projecting sizes from the plan views or sections.

Elevations for odd shapes The two portions on the right of the South elevation and all of the East elevation are not true shapes and sizes, because they are drawn as direct 90° projections from the left portion of the plan view.

Elevations for odd shapes Notice on Figure how the break line splits the South elevation into two parts. Each part is projected independently of the other, and its continuation, which is not a true shape, is voided.

Elevations for odd shapes First figure shows a direct projection elevation and the right figure shows a pivot point together with a fold-out.

Exterior Elevations Stage I: position the wall The next move is to import the floor plan and position the walls as shown in the figure. The floor plan is temporarily positioned above the datum elevation drawing and rotated for each of the respective North, South, East, and West elevations. This drawing constitutes the base or datum stage of a set of elevations. Stage I: position the wall

Exterior Elevations Stage II: outline the structure The total outline of the structure is accomplished in this stage. The geometry of the roof and additional floor lines and plate lines are also incorporated as they change throughout the structure.

Exterior Elevations Stage III: doors and windows positioned Doors and windows are positioned. It is best to get digital images from the manufacturer, and then size and position them. If the structure is subject to lateral loads, shear walls may be included at this stage, as would stepped footing or any other structural components.

Exterior Elevations Stage IV: line quality and texture Line weight should be adjusted at this stage while adding texture. Adding texture may be fun, but restraint is recommended, so as not to disturb any notes or dimensions.

Exterior Elevations Stage V: dimensioning This is the dimensioning stage. Remember, the dimension for floor line to plate line should be noted once on the building section and should not be repeated here. Simply refer the floor to-plate-line dimension to the section. Only those vertical dimensions that do not appear on the building section should appear here. Header height, ridge heights, handrail and guardrail dimensions, and heights of fences and walls adjacent to the structure are examples of actual dimensions that will appear on the exterior elevation.

Exterior Elevations Stage VI: noting & referencing This is the noting, titling, and referencing stage, as well as final stage of the exterior elevations. Notes should be generic; only the specifications should cite the precise quantity, brand names, model numbers, and so forth.

PRESENTING YOUR DESIGN Revit Architecture 2012 PRESENTING YOUR DESIGN

The Legend tool allows you to graphically color views based on defined parameters.

Schemes are created to define the color parameters.

Scheme parameters can be linked to most object properties

Visibility and values can be altered. Once the color legend is added to the view, it will dynamically color it based on defined parameters.

Revit has several display types that allow for a variety of visual effects

Hidden Line

Shaded

Consistent Colors

Realistic

Graphic Display Options has been revised in 2012 Graphic Display Options has been revised in 2012. You can assign shadows and ambient shadows to any view style.

Hidden Lines using Ambient Shadows

Presenting with 3D Views Create floor plan views in 3D Right-click on View Cube Orient to View > Floor Plans

Presenting with 3D Views

Annotating 3D Views Lock view first from View Control Bar Start tagging in view Unlock view to rotate Restore Orientation to return to annotation If you save a new orientation, your annotations will be lost

Managing Viewport Types Viewports in Revit are not the same as those in AutoCAD Select a viewport placed on a sheet and Edit Type Change view title and use of extension line in Type Properties