Revit Structure 2015 October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 1 Building Information Modelling

Revit Structure 2015 (BIM) Revit is a design and documentation platform that supports the design, drawings, and schedules required for building information modeling (BIM). In the Revit model, every drawing sheet, 2D and 3D view, and schedule is a presentation of information from the same underlying building model database. The Revit parametric change engine automatically coordinates changes made anywhere—in model views, drawing sheets, schedules, sections, and plans. October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 2

Building Information Modeling Parametric modeling refers to the relationships among all elements in a project that enable the coordination and change management that Revit provides. These relationships are created either automatically by the software or by you as you work. Revit uses 3 types of elements in projects: model elements, datum elements, and view-specific elements. Model elements represent the actual 3D geometry of the building. They display in relevant views of the model. October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 3

Building Information Modeling Model elements represent the actual 3D geometry of the building. They display in relevant views of the model. Examples: Structural walls, slabs, and ramp Datum elements help to define project context. For example, levels and reference planes are datum elements. View-specific elements display only in the views in which they are placed. They help to describe or document the model. For example, dimensions are view- specific elements. October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 4

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Building Information Modeling Each element you place in a drawing is an instance of a family type. Elements have 2 sets of properties that control their appearance and behavior: type properties and instance properties. For Example: cross-sectional dimensions of a beam are type properties, if you select a beam, and change one of its instance property values on the Properties palette, only that beam is affected. October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 6

Building Information Modeling Revit Terminology: Most terms used to identify objects in Revit are common - Project - Level - Element - Category - Family October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 7

Revit Structure 2015 Project: In Revit, the project is the single database of information for your design—the building information model. The project file contains all information for the building design, from geometry to construction data. This information includes components used to design the model, views of the project, and drawings of the design. (plan views, elevation views, section views, schedules, and so forth) October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 8

Revit Structure 2015 Level : Levels are infinite horizontal planes that act as a reference for level-hosted elements, such as roofs, floors, and ceilings. Most often, you use levels to define a vertical height or story within a building. You create a level for each known story or other needed reference of the building; for example, first floor, top of wall, or bottom of foundation. To place levels, you must be in a section or elevation view. October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 9

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Revit Structure 2015 Element: When creating a project, you add parametric building elements to the design. Revit classifies elements by categories, families, and types. October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 11

Revit Structure 2015 Category: A category is a group of elements that you use to model or document a building design. Examples Categories of model elements: -walls, beams Categories of model elements - Categories of annotation elements: tags, text notes October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 12

Revit Structure 2015 Family: Families are classes of elements in a category. A family groups elements with a common set of parameters (properties), identical use, and similar graphical representation. Different elements in a family may have different values for some or all properties, but the set of properties - their names and meaning - is the same. October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 13

Revit Structure 2015 Revit uses the following kinds of families: - Loadable families can be loaded into a project and created from family templates. - System families are not available for loading or creating as separate files. - Examples Walls, dimensions, ceilings, roofs, floors, and levels October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 14

User Interface October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 15

User Interface 1 Application Menu 2 Quick Access Toolbar 3 InfoCenter 4 Options Bar 5 Type Selector 6 Properties Palette 7 Project Browser 8 Status Bar October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 16 9 View Control Bar 10 Drawing Area 11 Ribbon 12 Tabs on the ribbon 13 A contextual tab on the ribbon, providing tools relevant to the selected object or current action 14Tools on the current tab of the ribbon 15Panels on the ribbon

Model the Design Preliminary Design Levels: Use the Level tool to define a vertical height or story within a building. You create a level for each known story or other needed reference of the building (for example, first floor, top of wall, or bottom of foundation). Grids: Use the Grid tool to place column grid lines in the building design. Grids can be straight lines, arcs or multi-segmented. October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 17

Grid October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 18

Structural Modeling Structural Modeling : Add structural elements to the building model. - Structural Columns :Use the structural column tools to add vertical load-bearing elements to building models. October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 19

Beams Beams: Use beams tools to add load-bearing structural elements to building models. - Beam Systems: Use beam system tools to add a single structural framing element that contains a series of individual beams placed in parallel to a building model. Braces: Use brace tools to add diagonal members that are connected to beams and columns. October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 20

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Trusses Use the Truss tool to add a truss to your building model according to the layout and other parameters specified in the selected truss family type. October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 22

Opening to a Structural Framing Add an Opening to a Structural Framing Element To cut an opening in a structural element 1. On the ribbon, click Opening By Face. Where is it? 2. Select the desired plane of the member to which you want to add an opening. 3. Using the Draw panel sketching tools, sketch the opening on the structural element 4. On the ribbon, click Mode panelFinish Edit Mode October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 23

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Structural Stiffener to an Opening Add a Structural Stiffener to an Opening - Use stiffeners to strengthen steel framing members, especially beams and columns in which there are openings. - Stiffeners are modeled as Revit loadable families that represent the additional steel reinforcing material. October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 25

Openings October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 26

Structural Walls Create a Shear, Bearing, or Structural combined structural wall. Wall Foundations Isolated Foundations October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 27

Structural Floors Use the structural floor tool to add structural floors to a building model. October-2014Dr. Walid Al-Awad 28

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