Category: Revit Practices

Building Silhouette and Depth Cueing

1. Modify, View, Linework. Start clicking building outlines. Use Detail Line (DL) where selection is not easy. 2. Visual style icon – Graphic Display Options. Depth Cueing

TPO roof

Create Roof within the walls so that the structure is attached to wall core. Structurally slope the roof ¼”/12” toward the rear side of the building for drainage.

Repeating Detail Component

Use Repeating Detail Component on drafting views placed on sheets for siding, CMU, wall panels…for plan, elevation, or section details.    Annotate, Component drop-down, Repeating Detail Component CREATE SIDING SECTION REPEATING DETAIL Create a family using Detail item. rftCreate, Detail, Line. Create a siding profile. Add two more.Create, Detail, Masking region – Line style: <Invisible…

custom linestyle

File – New –Famaily –  Annotations – Generic AnnotationCreate Label and name it as “Lettering”.  Delete the red text notes.Create Label. Click empty space. Edit Label appears. Click the New icon.Click OK. Double click the “Letter”. Label Parameters added. Ok.Position the text to the center of the reference plane. Save. File – New – Family. English-I…

mass to steel frame

File – New – Conceptual Mass – MassSetup levels and reference planes.Add dimensions and lock them. Add dimension parameters;   bottom width, top width, height Use Model Line tool to draw wire frame; lock lines on all 4 sides to reference planes.              Create, Draw, Model. Draw the top at the level 2                        *Draw top…

standing seam roof

The standing seam roofing is recommended for roofs having a slope of 1 in. per ft or greater. USE SLOPED GLAZING WITH MULLIONS 1. copy a roof and paste in the same place. Properties, select Sloped Glazing. Properties, Base offset from level:  1.5’   Grid 1 Mullions: rectangular mullion: select your custom standing seam mullion…

roof crickets w detail group

Structurally slope roof to the perimeter, 1/4″ per foot. Place roof drains at perimeters 6′-0″ from the edge and use the edge as secondary overflow. If not, use tapered insulation that is called roof crickets. Sketch roof cricket using Detail Lines. Create Detail Groups and re sketch the roof crickets. Finish Create Detail Groups with…

Hiding roof lines

Modify, View, Linework (LW) Select Invisible line. Click a roof line. You may change the line type and click the hidden line to change a line type.

roof hatch

Roof Properties, Edit typeDuplicate the roof and rename it. Select “Asphalt shingle”. Graphics tap, Surface pattern *Surface vs Cut pattern               Cut pattern will only show if you cut an object in Revit *Model Patterns remain a fixed size relative to the model, and Drafting Patterns remain a fixed size relative to…

roof cricket

Go to 2nd floor plan view to see the chimney. Adjust the view range on Level 2. Create reference plane(RP) for cricket. Move the valley lines up 1” to use as a cricket slope. Create a Roof by Footprint ; Give slopes as the same roof slope to only the little 2 tiny edges. Finish.…

Soffit, fascia, gutter and downspout

Install soffit, fascia, gutter, and downspouts in order Architecture, Build, Roof drop-down – Soffit           Set view style to Wireframe to see walls.            Select wall outlines and then the roof edges and close the sketch.           Go to 3D view. Change the thickness and elevation. …

dropped ceiling

1. Create a ceiling and dropped ceiling in ceiling plan.             Architecture, Building, Ceiling                          Height offset from the floor; 8’              Create dropped ceiling using sketch option with Height offset: from the floor 7’             Continue sketching another line with Offset -1’ (inward) in option bar. Finish. Check inside with camera. *set view range if…

parametric key map

Large floor plans can be broken up into different sheets and a key map is used as a map to denote which area is being placed on the sheet. One disadvantage of using key map is that they will need to be manually updated if the plan changes. 1. Edit your title block family. Draw…

Drafting view for Detail drawings

Create Drafting view for typical details master rvt file                Drafting views are not associated with 3D. View, Create, Drafting view Open a sheet view. Drag and drop drafting views to sheets from a project browser. To rotate view, select the view. Option bar drafting views on multiple sheets Drafting views…

Guide grid in title block

For detail sheets, align detail views on sheets using guide grids, and then turn  off the guide grid upon submittal or printing. Create lines (LI) for guide grid. Create a custom guide grid line style (VV) under Title Blocks. Convert lines to guide lines. 2. Add a parameter to the lines, which will allow us…

workshare

Central files are stored in a network drive. Each user creates local copies in local hard drives, and synchronize with the central. Since checking revit version without opening it is not easy, write down Revit version on the file name 1. Create a new workset and save it as a central fileCollaborate, Manage collaboration, Workset     …

revision cloud

Create Revision sequence                 View, Sheet composition, Revisions. Add                 Show /Hide Cloud and Tag When you place revision clouds on sheets, tag it, and then select Revision sequence                Annotation, Detail, Revision cloud                       …

Matchline

Use Matchlines when the plan is too large to fit in one sheet.

Phase

Display models based on project phase                 Existing, Demo, New construction                 Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3….                 25% CD, 50% CD, 75% CD, 95%CD, 100% CD2 properties of model elements; Object properties and Phase Manage,…

Electrical Symbols

1. Place 2D symbols on plan view                Annotate, Symbol, Load family – Annotations – Electrical *Edit one of the inserted family and create your own symbol, and save them as family, and load into project 2. Create electrical legends

Scope box

Use Scope Box for enlarged portion of the views.Place scope boxes in plan views only, and can change its size and position in 3Dscope box vs section box Scope box define the extent of the elements visible within the 2D view                      while section box controls…

Section box

You can use a section box to clip the viewable portion of a 3D view. Go to 3D view. Properties, Extents, √Section box Go to plan or elevation view to modify the extents of a section box. Uncheck the Section box to hide it. Create a 3D working section Duplicate the 3D View and Rename…

Split face and paint

Split a surface such as wall or floor to apply different materials. Modify, Geometry, Split face          In elevation view, select a wall surface and sketch a split line.                   The sketch should define a clear boundary to separate a surface.                   You can delete the split surface by clicking it and delete. Modify, Geometry, Paint *Create materials…

Starting view

Setup the default view when Revit opens; a Revit thumbnail view in file explore. Manage, Manage projects, Starting view

Door opening

Load family (CM). Doors – Door-Opening Properties, Edit type. Change the width and height.

brick lintel

Create a wall as a brick soldier course. Embed the brick soldier against the wall and cut geometry.

roof slope

Annotate, Dimension, Spot slope Option bar, Other than the option bar, you can move the grip to control the offset from the roof for specific elements. Properties, Edit properties – Leader line length to control the size.   Round up Select element. Properties, Edit properties. Under Text, Unit format    

roof slope unit

change roof slope unit from degree to pitch Manage, Settings, Project units Slope units: Rise/12”

Dimension style

Dimension arrowhead size Manage, Settings, Additional settings – Arrowheads  

Title block

Create a family new Title block family. File – New – Family – Title blocks Save as family. Create your own title block. Add Texts and Labels. Insert images. Create, Text, Label                    Insert, Import, Image Load into your project. Go to Sheets in the project browser. To change the existing titleblock to the new…

View title

Show/Hide view title Select the view title or the viewport. Properties, Edit type – Under graphics, Show Title – Yes / No / When multiple viewport When multiple viewport will show the view title only when there are more than one     viewport in your sheet.  When you don’t have a viewport title File – Open -…

Graphic scale bar

Annotate, Symbol, Symbol – Annotations, Graphic scale 1/4 or 1/8 Edit family.    

Rotate a view on a sheet

Place the view on a sheet then select the viewport. On the options bar, select preferred rotation option. Or, Go to a view and select the crop boundary. Use the rotate command to rotate the viewport.

Transfer project standard

Open both of the project. Go to your new project. Manage, Settings, Transfer project standards Choose the source project and settings. If you open more than two projects, you can choose from which project to want to copy the settings. Duplicate types warning. Save the conflict list.  

Create plan views

Create levels in elevation view. View, Create, Plan views drop down – Floor plan / Structural plan…      

Room tag box control

Right click on the room tag – Override graphics by category. Color: White  

Stair

Architecture, Circulation, Stair. Draw stair using Create sketch for customized stair. Riser width 2′ 8″ Start offset: End offset: Uncheck Begin with Riser.   Click the stair. Properties, Edit type. Middle support. Open risers.              

North arrow

Detail components (break line, north arrow…) are 2D and view specific. Annotate, Detail, Symbol – Annotations – North arrow You can Edit the family and save as family. You can create a North arrow family from CAD file.                

Creating drafting views

When you show details in a view that are not directly associated with 3D model, create a drafting view. View, Create, Drafting view This view is added under project browser, Drafting view. Place the drafting view to a sheet. Open a sheet view. Drag and drop the drafting view from a project browser to the…

Creating sheets

1. Right click at the Sheets in a project browser – New Sheet – Choose title block or Load. Many of the project information is already filled in there. You can directly click on the box and fill in. Date is global setting. Checker is not. 2. Drag and drop views to sheets. Or, View,…

Title block

Create a family new Title block family. File – New – Family – Title blocks Save as family. Create your own title block. Add Texts and Labels. Insert images. Create, Text, Label           Insert, Import, Image Load into your project. Go to Sheets in the project browser. To change the existing titleblock to the new title…

Clearstory

Extend wall height and edit profile, and then place windows. Use 60″x18″ and 60″x34″ windows. Place 7 windows each. Edit families to place mullion in the middle. Also, edit the 60″x18″ window family to get  60″x34″ windows.    

HSS

Create a Hollow Section Steel beam Create a family using Structural Framing – Beams and Braces. Edit the beam section as below.   Put the dimensions when you have finished the extrusion. Lock the EQ dimension. Assign a steel material. Load into your project.      

1. Foundation

Place the containers 3 feet apart on top of  concrete pier foundations.    

Best practices to reduce file size

Best practices to reduce file size :  Purge models. Delete unused groups. Avoid exploding geometry Minimize the use of In-place families Minimize the use of void forms Use families rather than groups Maintain fewer links Link only in appropriate view. For example, a detail should be referenced to a detail view Use graphical symbols when…

Cut profile

Use the Cut Profile tool to change the profile of elements in drafting view such as roofs, floors, walls, and the layers of compound structures. This is view view-specific; the model won’t change. View, Graphics, Cut profile The Arrow direction (→) will be shown.

Repeating Detail Component

Use Repeating Detail Component on drafting views placed on sheets for siding, CMU, wall panels…for plan, elevation, or section details.   

Annotate, Component drop-down, Repeating Detail Component

CREATE SIDING SECTION REPEATING DETAIL

  1. Create a family using Detail item. rft
    Create, Detail, Line. Create a siding profile. Add two more.
    Create, Detail, Masking region – Line style: <Invisible lines>. Send to back.
    Save and load into project.

2. Active a wall section view on Wall sections sheet.
Annotate, Detail, Component – Repeating detail
Properties. Duplicate and change the detail profile, and the spacing value. OK.
Place the first point at the bottom of your wall, and the second at the top of your wall.

custom linestyle

File – New –Famaily –  Annotations – Generic Annotation
Create Label and name it as “Lettering”.  Delete the red text notes.
Create Label. Click empty space. Edit Label appears. Click the New icon.
Click OK. Double click the “Letter”. Label Parameters added. Ok.
Position the text to the center of the reference plane. Save.

File – New – Family. English-I – Detail Item line based
            This moves linear.
 Insert the “Lettering” family.
            Create, Detail, Symbol. Click Yes. Insert the Lettering family.
            Properties, click the button at Letter, and Link to local family parameter.
                        Click New button.

 Create, Family types. Put text next to Lettering “OH”

Create a reference plane. Add dimensions. Add Label to dimensions.  

Create Medium detail line. 
            Create, Line. Subcategory, Medium lines
            Lock text using Align tool to both vertical and horizontal reference lines.
Copy texts using Array tool
            Modify, Array (AR). Number: 3, Move to: Last
            Align the Last text to Inset vertical reference line and lock.

Test Family Types. Add parameter to number of the texts.
            Select the Array with number 3. Add Parameter.  
Test Family Types. Save as Family “line based_linetype” Load into project.
Draw a line. Change Lettering and number.

mass to steel frame

File – New – Conceptual Mass – Mass
Setup levels and reference planes.
Add dimensions and lock them. Add dimension parameters;   bottom width, top width, height

Use Model Line tool to draw wire frame; lock lines on all 4 sides to reference planes.  
            Create, Draw, Model. Draw the top at the level 2
                        *Draw top on level 2
3D view. Connect lines.
            3D snapping
Load into project. Place beams on all edges.
            Structure, Structure, Beam
                        3D Snapping. Pick lines tool

standing seam roof

The standing seam roofing is recommended for roofs having a slope of 1 in. per ft or greater.

USE SLOPED GLAZING WITH MULLIONS


1. copy a roof and paste in the same place. Properties, select Sloped Glazing. Properties, Base offset from level:  1.5’  

Grid 1 Mullions: rectangular mullion: select your custom standing seam mullion
Load custom profile into project.
Select one of the mullion on the roof. Properties, Edit type.  Profile: select your custom standing seam profile.

2. Save standing seam roof and use it for template
            Select roof. Properties, Edit type. Duplicate.

3. Align the mullion roof to roof in section view.
   Add mullions on ridges.
            Architecture, Build, Mullion – Grid Line

roof crickets w detail group

Structurally slope roof to the perimeter, 1/4″ per foot. Place roof drains at perimeters 6′-0″ from the edge and use the edge as secondary overflow. If not, use tapered insulation that is called roof crickets.

  1. Sketch roof cricket using Detail Lines.
  2. Create Detail Groups and re sketch the roof crickets. Finish
  3. Create Detail Groups with Filled regions for shaded hatches for tapered insulation

roof hatch

Roof Properties, Edit type
Duplicate the roof and rename it. Select “Asphalt shingle”. Graphics tap, Surface pattern

*Surface vs Cut pattern
               Cut pattern will only show if you cut an object in Revit

*Model Patterns remain a fixed size relative to the model, and Drafting Patterns remain a fixed size relative to the sheet.

create Fill pattern
Create a new fill pattern using CAD .PAT file
Manage, Additional settings, Fill pattern


Editing the name of the PAT file  

Show the roof shingle pattern in elevation view but not in plan view?

Select roof type and assign roof material. Make the patterns invisible in plan view.
Roof Properties drop-down, select Wood rafter 8” Asphalt shingle.
Properties, Edit type. Edit Structure, change the finish material.
               material: Asphalt shingle
               surface pattern: Shingle
               color: grey

Override graphics (VV) in plan view. Model categories, Roofs, Patterns, Override. Uncheck Visible.

roof cricket

Go to 2nd floor plan view to see the chimney. Adjust the view range on Level 2.

Create reference plane(RP) for cricket. Move the valley lines up 1” to use as a cricket slope.

Create a Roof by Footprint ; Give slopes as the same roof slope to only the little 2 tiny edges. Finish.

Change roof type properties to “cricket roof” with proper thickness and material.

Check in elevation view and adjust the location.

Soffit, fascia, gutter and downspout

Install soffit, fascia, gutter, and downspouts in order

  1. Architecture, Build, Roof drop-down – Soffit
               Set view style to Wireframe to see walls. 
               Select wall outlines and then the roof edges and close the sketch.
               Go to 3D view. Change the thickness and elevation.     
  1. Architecture, Build, Roof drop-down – Fascia
    Click the bottom edges of the soffit. 
                    Use Add/Remove segments to add fascia as a continuous piece.
                   Or, you can finish the current gutter and start a different fascia.

Properties, Edit type; change profile
*Soffit moves together when you move fascia. Use Fascia for Rake.

3. Architecture, Build, Roof drop-down – Gutter
Click the top edges of the fascia.
             Use Add/Remove segments to add gutter as a continuous piece.
            Go to 3D view and adjust locations.
Gutter caps at both ends.
              CM. Model in place – Select Roofs. Name it as “Gutter cap”.
             Pick a plane. Select the face of gutter.
             Extrusion tool. Select profiles. 
            Adjust extrusion thickness. 

4. Draw Downspouts in elevation view.
      Set a reference plane for downspout.
Go to Level 2 to see a roof. Set reference plane (RP) as “Gutter RP”            Go to elevation. Systems tap, Plumbing & Piping, Pipe. Properties, Edit type. Select Stainless steel.
            Set Diameter.

Set work plane to Gutter RP and sketch the pipe.  
Systems, Work plane, Set. Select “Reference Plane: Gutter RP”
            Set view detail level to Fine to see actual pipe shape.  
Insert elbow family from Pipes – Fittings folder. Choose Generic-pipe.
Continue sketching.
            Insert, Load family – Pipe, Fittings – Generic – Elbow-Generic.                                 Properties, Edit type. Select Elbow – Generic. Select Min. Size to “All”
Sketch the downpipe.

Check this in 3D view. The pipe is not placed in a correct location. Select it. Go to plan view. Move this to a correct location using Move tool. Mirror the downpipe.

Fascia end detail;  add fascia and join geometry.

dropped ceiling

1. Create a ceiling and dropped ceiling in ceiling plan.
             Architecture, Building, Ceiling  
                        Height offset from the floor; 8’             
Create dropped ceiling using sketch option with Height offset: from the floor 7’
             Continue sketching another line with Offset -1’ (inward) in option bar.
Finish. Check inside with camera.
*set view range if you can’t see the dropped ceiling

2. Add diffuser to the dropped ceiling.
Go to ceiling plan. CM. Model in place. Generic models. Create extrusion.
Sketch diffuser.
                         Option bar, Offset: 1” from the edge of the dropped ceiling                        Option bar, Offset: 2” from the edge of the dropped ceiling
Go to elevation view. Wireframe view . Move the diffuser on top of the
dropped ceiling using grip handles.

Add transparent plastic material. And add white tint
Properties, Material. Type “plastic” in search window in Material
Browser. Plastic_transparent. Appearance tap. Add white tint (RGB 255
255 255)
Finish.  Check in camera view.

3. Add lightings and render:

New – Family – English_I – Light Fixture (Do not use Linear lighting fixture)
Go to front elevation. Select the ceiling reference plane and change to your ceiling height 8’
To be able to see and move around light fixture, create an extrusion around the light fixture
Go to ceiling plans-Ref.Level. Create extrusion in circle shape.
Check in front elevation and move this to inside the light source and make it smaller.
            Change light intensity and load into project.
                        Family types – Photometrics, Initial Intensity
Place in plan and check in the section and adjust the locationar. Use Array command to duplicate for each sides.

Render in High quality with Artificial lights only option  

parametric key map

Large floor plans can be broken up into different sheets and a key map is used as a map to denote which area is being placed on the sheet. One disadvantage of using key map is that they will need to be manually updated if the plan changes.

1. Edit your title block family. Draw key map using detail lines and filled regions.

Select it. Edit family.
Draw the background for the key map using detail lines.
Draw separate filled regions for each floor area.
Create a text note above each plan area for “A”, “B”, “C”…

2. Add visibility parameters to create new instance parameters for each area.

These are instance parameters because every sheet in the project will be different.

3. Associate the detail lines, filled regions, and texts with the visibility parameter.

Every part of the key plan will have to be selected and associated with the proper parameter.
                   i.e. Area A, select the grey filled region and text “A”
                  By selecting “key map A”,, and OK, the grey filled region and text A will always be associated with the Key map area A.
                Associate key map boundary with Key map text so that it does not appear other than floor plan.
               Select text A and filled region. Properties, click the button at Visibility. Select Key map_Area A

Load the titleblock back into the project.
                  Select titleblock. Properties, Visibility, there will be check boxes that can be modified per sheet.

Drafting view for Detail drawings

Create Drafting view for typical details master rvt file
               Drafting views are not associated with 3D.

View, Create, Drafting view
Open a sheet view. Drag and drop drafting views to sheets from a project browser.

To rotate view, select the view. Option bar

drafting views on multiple sheets
Drafting views are like other views in Revit in that they can only be placed on one sheet. If you need the same thing on multiple sheets you could create a legend view. Or duplicate drafting view and give it a name than using legend view

Guide grid in title block

For detail sheets, align detail views on sheets using guide grids, and then turn  off the guide grid upon submittal or printing.
  1. Create lines (LI) for guide grid. Create a custom guide grid line style (VV) under Title Blocks. Convert lines to guide lines.
2. Add a parameter to the lines, which will allow us to make them visible (or not) in project set. Hence, we need a Yes/No parameter. Modify, Family Types icon. New
Select all grid lines. Properties menu, Graphics, Visible. Click on the little button next to ‘Visible’. Select the new parameter. Load the titleblock in your project. Select the titleblock. Properties, Edit Type; uncheck the Grid Lines box *This turns on/off the entire grid guides in the project.

workshare

Central files are stored in a network drive. Each user creates local copies in local hard drives, and synchronize with the central.

Since checking revit version without opening it is not easy, write down Revit version on the file name

1. Create a new workset and save it as a central file
Collaborate, Manage collaboration, Workset
               Make it as not editable.
Still Synchronize button @Quick access tool bar is disabled. Save this file for the first time as a central file.
              File – Save. (Save to network folder.) When Synchronize button is                            enabled, close and reopen this file.

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2. Never open a central file directly from the folder. Open a central file through Revit program by creating new local.
                  File – Open

Detached model create a copy of the central file and pulls away from the central file.

3. Synchronize or cancel, and then Relinquish elements and worksets

Save the local file to local hard drive during the work, and then weather synchronize or not, Relinquish elements and worksets since you may have borrowed elements.

Workset
When you create a local copy of a central file, and you don’t see necessary elements, it means the necessary workset is not loaded. Make sure you are in correct workset, and load all necessary worksets as well.


revision cloud

Create Revision sequence
                View, Sheet composition, Revisions. Add
                Show /Hide Cloud and Tag

When you place revision clouds on sheets, tag it, and then select Revision sequence
               Annotation, Detail, Revision cloud
                              Use Space bar to flip the direction.

Create a title block with revision schedule

Matchline

Use Matchlines when the plan is too large to fit in one sheet.

Divide composite plan into respective area A, B, C…, and create dependent views and matchlines.
           View, Sheet composition, Matchline
                      This shows in all views. To control the visibility; Properties.

Duplicate the composite view as dependent, and rename to Area A, Area B…
Drag the dependent views onto the sheets. Add View reference.
            View, Sheet composition, View Reference

Phase

Display models based on project phase
                 Existing, Demo, New construction
                 Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3….
                 25% CD, 50% CD, 75% CD, 95%CD, 100% CD
2 properties of model elements; Object properties and Phase

Manage, Phasing, Phases
                   Existing, Demo, New Construction
Phase Graphic Overrides tap, create line styles
                  existing as halftone, demolish as dashed line

Create elements and assign phase at Properties, Phasing.

For Demolition, use Demolish icon

Create floor plans on each phase, and place onto sheets.

            Level 1

            Level 1_existing

            Level 1_demo

Phasing filter

Go the plan view. Properties, under Phasing, Phase filter – Show All, and Phase: select project phase  

*Always Show All on Phase Filter

Show all

show the existing objects in a halftone and Coarse detail level regardless of the detail level setting. New objects are shown with the detail level assigned to the view.

Show Completed          Both existing and new in the same line weight.

Scope box

Use Scope Box for enlarged portion of the views.
Place scope boxes in plan views only, and can change its size and position in 3D
scope box vs section box
Scope box define the extent of the elements visible within the 2D view                      while section box controls the extent of visibility in  3D view.

Create a floor plan from scope boxes
1. Create a lot of scope boxes where needed in plan view overlapping each other so that no missing area.
            View, Create, Scope box
             Draw a box or sketch a scope box. Name it as “Area A, Area B…”
                               Check the height in elevation view.
               Scope box visibility

(Place Match line and view reference)

You can associate Datum elements such as levels and grids to scope boxes. Then when the scope box moves, the extents of Datum elements move together.             Select Datum elements. Properties, Extents, Scope Box. Select scope box

2. Create a dependent views for all scope boxes and place it on a sheet.
                Right click at the floor plan name – Duplicate view – Duplicate as a dependent and name it as Area A, B, C…
               Go to dependent view “Area A”. Properties, Extents, Scope box. Change from None to “Area A”  

                               Scope box shows the angled portion at right angles on sheets to                                   make effective usage of the sheet space.

Show 3D views for each scope box
Duplicate 3D views and name it as Area A,B,C.. and then set scope box in properties, Extents, Scope box.

Section box

You can use a section box to clip the viewable portion of a 3D view.
Go to 3D view. Properties, Extents, √Section box
Go to plan or elevation view to modify the extents of a section box.
Uncheck the Section box to hide it.
Create a 3D working section
Duplicate the 3D View and Rename it as “working 3D”.
Properties, Extents, √Section box
Uncheck the Section box to hide it.
 
 Create a 3D section
1. Create a section A view. Duplicate a 3D View and rename “Section A”
2. Right click on the ViewCube – Orient to View – Sections, then select the “Section A”
Adjust the grips, and hide the 3D section box. Shift key + middle mouse to orbit as desired.
Adjust the location of the section line in plan or other view to display the section cut as desired.

checking a selected element in 3D view

Select element. Modify, View, Section box

 

Split face and paint

Split a surface such as wall or floor to apply different materials.
Modify, Geometry, Split face
         In elevation view, select a wall surface and sketch a split line.
                  The sketch should define a clear boundary to separate a surface.
                  You can delete the split surface by clicking it and delete.
Modify, Geometry, Paint
*Create materials in advance to be able to see them on Paint tool.

 

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Title block

Create a family new Title block family.
File – New – Family – Title blocks
Save as family.
Create your own title block. Add Texts and Labels. Insert images.
Create, Text, Label
                   Insert, Import, Image
Load into your project.
Go to Sheets in the project browser. To change the existing titleblock to the new title block;
Select it. Properties drop-down.

Replace title block
Load the title block into your project.
In a project browser, Families, Annotations, Title block. Drag and drop this to your sheets.

View title

Show/Hide view title
Select the view title or the viewport.
Properties, Edit type – Under graphics, Show Title – Yes / No / When multiple viewport
When multiple viewport will show the view title only when there are more than one     viewport in your sheet.

 When you don’t have a viewport title
File – Open – Family – Annotations. Select Viewtitle.
Edit the family.
Load into your project.
no view title problem

 

Creating sheets

1. Right click at the Sheets in a project browser – New Sheet – Choose title block or Load.
Many of the project information is already filled in there. You can directly click on the box and fill in.

Date is global setting. Checker is not.

2. Drag and drop views to sheets.
Or, View, Sheet composition, Place view.
Revit automatically number the drawings. If you want to renumber them,

Properties, Graphics, Detail number.

  1. View, Create, Schedules drop-down – Sheet list

Go to the sheet that you want to put sheet list. In a project browser, Schedules/Quantities – Sheet list. Drag and drop it.

Click the small break mark if you want to separate the list.

 

 

Placeholder sheets
This is another way of creating sheets.

  1. View, Create, Schedules drop-down – Sheet list

Modify, Rows, Insert drop-down – Data row.
A101 is created. You can renumber this. Repeat Data row.

  1. In a project browser, right click at the Sheets – New Sheet

Or, New sheet icon.
You can create from titleblocks or select placeholder sheets. You can choose multiple sheets.
Now the entire list of sheets is created under Project browser, Sheets.
In Revit, if you see items on screen, with a few exception, it will print. To fix this;
Right click at the view – Activate view – select and hide in category.

Rotating views in the sheet 
Click the view. In option bar, click Activate view.
Press F8 for view control option. Only Pan is possible.
*When you activate the view, you can modify the view.

Title block

Create a family new Title block family.
File – New – Family – Title blocks
Save as family.
Create your own title block. Add Texts and Labels. Insert images.
Create, Text, Label
          Insert, Import, Image
Load into your project.
Go to Sheets in the project browser. To change the existing titleblock to the new title block;
Select it. Properties drop-down.

HSS

Create a Hollow Section Steel beam

Create a family using Structural Framing – Beams and Braces.

Edit the beam section as below.

 

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Put the dimensions when you have finished the extrusion. Lock the EQ dimension.

Assign a steel material.

Load into your project.