Revit modeling advice 2 0 For Measurement Estimating Purposes

Revit modeling advice 2 0 For Measurement Estimating Purposes Revit modeling advice 2 0 For Measurement Estimating Purposes Revit modeling advice 2 0 For Measurement Estimating Purposes Revit modeling advice 2 0 For Measurement Estimating Purposes Revit modeling advice 2 0 For Measurement Estimating Purposes

For Measurement & Estimating Purposes

Revit Modeling Advice 2.0

General Principle

 Support importing RVT files from Revit 2013~2020

 Supported Format: *.rvt

Supported Version

* The levels in both black and blue

will be imported into TIO.

Floor Structure

 If a project is consisting

of multiple RVT files, or

a RVT file is linked with

multiple RVT files, the

RVT files of the same

project must be

consistent in terms of

number of floors, floor

height and bottom

elevation of each floor

Base Point Elevation

 It is recommended to

enter 0 for the value for

Elev in Revit If not, the

display of floor height

will be influenced after

import For example,

enter 112mm for Elev,

and then the actual

bottom elevation will be

the elevation displayed

 In RVT, the entities are

named in the format

of Family: Type After

importing into TIO, the

name format is Family:

Type by default

 If there are special

requirements for

naming, you can enter

name values in Mark.

When importing them

into TIO, you can use

Match Attributes to

get the name values

Concrete Grade

 In RVT, if you want to mark

concrete grade values, It is

recommended to enter

them in Material or Type

Name. The format is

C+number, for example,

C15

RVT

Naming Rule for Attributes

 In RVT, it it suggested

that the name of the

same attribute should be

used only once They are

not case-sensitive For

example, Description and

DESCRTION are taken as

the same attribute It is

not suggested to use

them as two different

attributes

Overlap Drawing

 In RVT, for elements of the

same type and in the same

direction, please manage to

avoid overlap drawing

Once overlap drawing

happens, pay attention to

the warning messages In

other cases, overlap

drawing is allowed

RVT

Column

Wall

Use Proper Elements

Parapet wall but use slab opening

 It is recommended to use

the correct elements in

RVT If it is a column, the

Column should be used

 If you want to use other

elements, it is

recommended to mark

that in Type Name.

Element Reference Floor

 All vertical elements, i.e.,

Column, Wall, Door, Window

and Staircase and horizontal

elements, i.e., Beam, Slab and

Railing are required to be

modeled separately according

to floors They must NOT be

duplicated from the same

reference floor, which means

each of their reference floor

should reference to the

individual floor levels which

they are located in

Purge Unused

 Before submitting the

completed RVT project,

it is recommended to

click Purge Unused to

clear the unused

elements, thus reducing

interferences

RVT

Element-specific Principles

Axis

RVT TIO

 For a RVT grid, if it

contains parallel

horizontal axes and

parallel vertical axes,

it will be matched

with Axis in TIO

 If the axes are not

parallel, it will be

matched with

Secondary Axis

Axis Grid

 In Revit, the gird is drawn with

Multi-Segment If just one

segment is drawn, it could be

shown correctly in TIO after

import See Fig 1

 If you draw several segments in

one time, only the first segment

will be shown in TIO after

import, other segments will not

be shown See Fig 2

 It is not recommended to use

multi-segment to draw grids

unless specially required If you

have to use it, please draw ony

one segment in one time

RVT

Wall

 For a RVT wall, if its

Family is Basic Wall,

and its Layer

Function is Structure,

it will be matched

with Wall in TIO

 For a RVT wall, if its

Family is Basic Wall,

and its Layer Function

 For a RVT wall, if its

Family is Basic Wall, and

its Layer Function

contains both Structure

and others, after being

imported into TIO, it will

be matched with

different element types

based on different layers

Wall

RVT

Wall Finish Wall Finish Wall

TIO

 For a RVT wall, if its

Family is Stacked Wall,

after being imported into

TIO, it will be matched

with corresponding wall

or wall finish based on its

sub elements

RVT

TIO

Import as Generic-8 Import as Exterior-Brick on Import as Exterior-CMU on

choosing these 8 materials inRevit In this way, they could bematched with materials in TIOautomatically after import.

2 If you choose other materialsrather than these 8 materials, inTIO, they will be matched withthe default material used whencreating elements You need tocheck and modify them inElement Settings

Light Panel Wall Light Panel Color Steel Plate Wall Color Steel Plate Wooden Partition Wall Wooden Partition

Walls of materials rather than these mentioned above

Name them with actual materials

 In RVT, if the end of a

wall is intersecting with

other walls, it is not

recommended to use

Wrapping for ends If it is

an isolated wall, or the

end of the wall is not

intersecting with other

walls, you can use

Wrapping for ends

RVT

 For walls produced by using

Edit Profile, to make sure

they can be imported as

normal objects, process

them by splitting or

complementing openings

* With the enhancements on this feature, this

sort of limits will be reduced.

 For walls using Attach Top,

to make sure they can be

imported as normal objects,

it may occurs that the wall is

split into several walls

* With the enhancements on this feature, this

sort of limits will be reduced.

RVT

Wall

 When using multiple walls

to represent wall and wall

finishes, the inserted

door/window cannot be

deducted from additional

walls It is recommended

to solve the problem with

the Join feature in Revit

 It is not recommended to

solve the problem with

the Edit Profile feature

Wall

RVT

Curtain wall

 To ensure the curtain wall can

be completely imported,except for empty curtainpanels, the curtain panelmust contain Glazed in thevalue for material or name

Column

TIO RVT

 For RVT columns,

they will be matched

with Column or Steel

Column in TIO after

import

Column

Precast Column Precast 1 Manage to name elements by

choosing these 4 materials inRevit In this way, they could bematched with materials in TIOautomatically after import

2 If you choose other materialsrather than these 4 materials, inTIO, they will be matched withthe default material used whencreating elements, that is,

In-situ Column You need tocheck and modify them inElement Settings

 When using Slanted

Column, unless specially

required, avoid to use

the Cut Style of Vertical

* With the enhancements on this feature,

this sort of limits will be reduced.

Column

RVT

* With the enhancements on this

feature, this sort of limits will be

reduced.

RVT

Column Wall Finish

Beam

TIO RVT

 For RVT beams, they

will be matched with

Beam or Steel Beam

in TIO after import

Beam

1 Manage to name elements bychoosing these 2 materials inRevit In this way, they could bematched with materials in TIOautomatically after import.

2 If you choose other materialsrather than these 2 materials, inTIO, they will be matched with thedefault material used whencreating elements, that is, In-situBeam You need to check andmodify them in Element Settings

Slab

 For RVT slabs, they

will be matched with

Slab or Steel Slab in

TIO after import

1 Manage to name elements bychoosing these 2 materials inRevit In this way, they could bematched with Precast Slab in TIOautomatically after import, thoughthey will be shown as In-situ Slab

in Element Settings

2 If you choose other materials, inTIO, they will be matched with In-situ Slab You need to check andmodify them in Element Settings

 For a RVT slab, if its

Layer Function is

Structure, it will be

matched with Slab in

TIO after import

 For a RVT slab, if its

 For a RVT slab, if its

Layer Function contains

both Structure and

others, the layers above

Structure will be

imported as Floor Finish,

and the layers below

 It is not recommended to over-use the following features:

Slab

• Processing Multi-Panel Slab

In RVT, slabs might be consisting

of multiple small panels which

can be drawn in TAS When

importing them into TAS, to

make sure they can be imported

as normal objects, the slabs will

be split into multiple small slabs.

And the small slabs will be

named by adding –n to the

original name.

• Processing Multi-Ring

Slab

In RVT, you may draw multiple

slabs one time After importing

them into TAS (TIO), they will be

split into multiple slabs that can

be drawn in TAS (TIO)

The slabs are named by adding –n

to the original name

• It the slab name

contains Ramp, it will

be auto matched with

Ramp in TAS (TIO).

Stair

RVT TIO

 For a RVT stair, it will be

imported as Straight Flight

in TIO after import

Stair

Item Element Condition

(Given )

Name elements with material of RVT Remarks

Precast Stair Precast 1 Manage to name elements by

choosing these 4 materials inRevit In this way, they could bematched with materials in TIOautomatically after import

2 If you choose other materialsrather than these 4 materials, inTIO, they will be matched withthe default material used whencreating elements, that is, In-situConcrete Straight You need tocheck and modify them inElement Settings

Material

 In RVT, after a stair is

completed, avoid to use

Convert

 Avoid to use Select Levels

 Avoid to use Create Sketch

RVT

Pile Cap

RVT TIO

 For a RVT isolated foundation,

it will be imported as Pile Cap

in TIO

Pile Cap

Item Element Condition

(Given )

Name elements with material of RVT Remarks

6 Pile Cap

Precast Pile Cap Precast

1 Manage to name elements bychoosing these 3 materials inRevit In this way, they could bematched with materials in TIOautomatically after import

2 If you choose other materialsrather than these 3 materials, inTIO, they will be matched withthe default material used whencreating elements You need tocheck and modify them inElement Settings

Brick Pile Cap Brick

Material

 In RVT, if you think the elementshould be classified as Pile Cap,please use Isolated in the

Foundation group on the Structure

tab, and its value for Type Name

should contain Pile Cap

 It is recommended to model pile capseparately from pile However, if it isneeded to be modeled as a family, itcan be modeled as a shared nestedfamily Check the Shared properties

in the nested family

Pile Cap

Pile Cap

 In RVT, if you use the

same family for Pile and

Pile Cap, they cannot be

separated after being

imported into TAS (TIO).

Pile

Item Element Condition

(Given )

Name elements with material of RVT Remarks

1 Manage to name elements bychoosing this materials in Revit

In this way, they could bematched with materials in TIOautomatically after import

2 If you choose other materialsrather than this material, in TIO,they will be matched with thedefault material used whencreating elements, that is, In-situConcrete Pile You need to checkand modify them in ElementSettings

Material

 In RVT, if you think the elementshould be classified as Pile,

please use Isolated in the

Foundation group on the

Structure tab, and its value for Type Name should contain Pile

 It is recommended to model pileseparately from pile cap.However, if it is needed to bemodeled as a family, it can bemodeled as a shared nestedfamily Check the Sharedproperties in the nested family

Strip Foundation

Strip Foundation

 In RVT, if you think the

element should be classified

as Strip Foundation, please

use Wall in the Foundation

group on the Structure tab.

Precast Strip Foundation Precast

1 Manage to name elements bychoosing these 3 materials inRevit In this way, they could bematched with materials in TIOautomatically after import

2 If you choose other materialsrather than these 3 materials, inTIO, they will be matched withthe default material used whencreating elements, that it, In-situConcrete Strip Foundation Youneed to check and modify them

in Element Settings

Brick Strip Foundation Brick

Rubble Strip Foundation Rubble

Raft Foundation

 In RVT, if you think the

element should be classified

as Raft Foundation, please

use Slab in the Foundation

group on the Structure tab.

Raft Foundation

Pad Foundation

Pad Foundation

 In RVT, if you think the

Foundation, please use

Isolated in the Foundation

group on the Structure

tab, and its value for Type

Foundation

Precast Pad Foundation Precast

1 Manage to name elements bychoosing these 3 materials inRevit In this way, they could bematched with materials in TIOautomatically after import

2 If you choose other materialsrather than these 3 materials, inTIO, they will be matched withthe default material used whencreating elements, that it, In-situConcrete Pad Foundation Youneed to check and modify them

in Element Settings

Brick Pad Foundation Brick

Rubble Pad Foundation Rubble

Room

RVT TIO

 The RVT room will be

matched with Room

in TIO after import

Room

 In RVT, if you want to

lay out Room, please

fill in Name, Ceiling

Finish, Wall Finish

and Floor Finish for

room correctly

Opening

 In RVT, when drawing

openings, avoid to detach

them from the main

entity.

 Unless specially required,

avoid to draw openings

with Vertical.

Opening

RVT

RVT

TIO

 The window should be

attached to the wall If it

is attached to other

element type, such as the

floors, the information

will be lost after being

imported into TAS.

 The window should be attached to the parent wall If the window is drawn without parent in Revit, after being imported into TAS, the window entities will also be lost.

Window

Component

 Avoid to draw elements

with Component If

specially required, do

not group elements and

draw them altogether.

Component

RVT