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Create a floor plan layout similar to Figure 4.54.. This way, you know your windows are aligned, and you can follow this procedure in your room layout for each floor see Figure 4.55.. Go

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The last section in this chapter will focus on actual practice We now have five floors in the east wing alone, and we must add a layout to them We also need to add a layout to the west wing

If you see a warning dialog while pasting elements that says you have just created a duplicate and double counting will occur, stop and undo the paste Determine why Revit issued that warning Did you already paste these elements to this level? Sometimes the top of the walls are above the level above You can check this as well

creating the Plans

Now that you have added walls, doors, and windows, you can start to combine this experience with your knowledge of the basic Revit editing commands In the previous section, you started to lay out the programs for your floor plans You can follow along with the book’s examples up to floor 3 You can create your own plans for floors 4 and 5

To get started, open the model you have been working on If you have not com-pleted the previous tasks, open the file called NER-14.rvt at the book’s website,

www.sybex.com/go/revit2011ner Go to Chapter 4 to find the file.

To start building a floor plan to be copied to other levels, follow these steps:

1 In the Project Browser, go to Level 1 under Floor Plans.

2 Start adding walls, doors, openings, and windows to resemble Figure 4.52

These doors and windows can be any type you like If your model varies slightly from the example in the book, don’t be concerned

3 In the Project Browser, go to Level 2.

4 Press Esc to clear any selection.

5 In the Properties dialog, set Underlay to None, as shown in Figure 4.53.

F i g u R e 4 5 2 The first floor layout for the east wing

6 Create a floor plan layout similar to Figure 4.54 Make all of the

dimen-sions as even and as round as possible Use all the commands and

func-tions you have learned up to this point

7 For the windows, go to a 3D view, and using Copy/Paste, align them up

all the way to Level 5 This way, you know your windows are aligned,

and you can follow this procedure in your room layout for each floor

(see Figure 4.55)

W A R N I N G When you use Copy/Paste, you may get the same

Duplicate Value warning mentioned earlier If you do, stop and undo Make

sure you are not pasting windows over the top of windows

8 Go to Level 3, and create a floor plan similar to Figure 4.56 We did

this by using Copy And Paste ➢ Aligned To Selected Levels from

Level 1 We added one wall to the northeast suite

9 Go to Level 4 and create your own floor plan The book will give no

example You are on your own!

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10 Create one more floor plan for Level 5 Again, design your own

lay-out Be as creative as you wish

11 Save the model.

F i g u R e 4 5 3 Switch Underlay from Level 1 to None.

F i g u R e 4 5 4 The layout for Level 2 Try to make the dimensions as even as possible,

consistent with what is shown here.

F i g u R e 4 5 5 Using Copy/Paste, align the windows to the higher floors

This will influence your floor layout for each level.

F i g u R e 4 5 6 Level 3: This was mostly copied from Level 1 with the

exception of the 18′–0″ room that was added.

If you got through that last procedure, and you are happy with the results,

you are on your way to being efficient in Revit This is because you just created a

floor plan on your own These last few steps were created to prove that Revit can

be quite intuitive when approached with just a little experience

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If you are not comfortable with your results in this section, that’s OK I had

an uncomfortable feeling the first time through, too Take a deep breath, and go back through where you think you got lost Feel free to send me an e-mail mes-sage if you have questions or concerns

Are You experienced?

Now you can…

use common editing commands to alter the appearance of your model E

E use reference planes to establish good, accurate methods of layout E

E array items, and change the count, length, and radius if needed E

E align items and keep them constrained E

E use locks to constrain the alignment of one element to another E

E split items to remove a segment or to turn one item into two E

E use the Copy and paste E

E ➢ aligned to Selected Levels commands to create multiple floors that are similar in layout

dimensioning

and Annotating

The focus of this chapter is to give you the ability to dimension and anno-tate a model After the novelty of having a really cool model in 3D wears off, you need to buckle down and produce some bid documents This is where Revit must prove its functionality You should ask yourself, “Can Revit pro-duce drawings consistent with what is acceptable to national standards, and more importantly, my company’s standards? And if so, how do I get to this point?” These are the questions the owners and managers will ask you (If you are, in fact, an owner or a manager, I suppose you can still just ask your-self these questions.)

Dimensioning





Using dimensions as a layout tool





placing text and annotations





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dimensioning

The answers to these questions begin right here with dimensioning and annota-tions This is where you can start to make Revit your own Also, when it comes to dimensioning, you will find in this chapter that dimensions take on an entirely new role in the design process as well

I think you will like dimensioning in Revit It is almost fun Almost Before we get started, we should get one thing out of the way: you cannot alter a dimension

to display an increment that is not true Hooray! As you go through this chapter, you will quickly learn that when you place a dimension, it becomes not only an annotation but a layout tool as well

The dimension command has five separate types: Aligned, Linear, Angular, Radial, and Arc Length Each has its importance in adding dimensions to a model, and each will be covered separately

Let’s get started To begin, open the file you have been following along with If

you did not complete the previous chapter, go to the book’s website at www.sybex com/go/revit2011ner From there you can browse to Chapter 5 and find the file

called NER-16.rvt

Aligned dimensions

The most popular of all the Revit Architecture dimensions is the Aligned dimen-sion This type of dimension will be used 75 percent of the time

An aligned dimension in Revit allows you to place a dimension along an object

at any angle The resulting dimension will align with the object being dimen-sioned A Linear dimension, however, will add a dimension only at 0, 90, 180, or

270 degrees regardless of the item’s angle

To add an aligned dimension, perform these steps:

1 Go to the Level 1 floor plan.

2 Zoom in on the east wing of the building.

3 On the Annotate tab, click the Aligned button, as shown in Figure 5.1.

4 On the Options bar, you will see a drop-down menu with some choices,

as shown in Figure 5.2 Make sure that you have Wall Faces selected

5 The next menu lets you pick individual references or entire walls

Select Entire Walls from the menu, as shown in Figure 5.2

F i g u R e 5 1 Starting the Dimension command from the Annotate tab

F i g u R e 5 2 The Options bar for the Dimension command Notice the Options button at

the far right.

6 On the far right of the Options bar is an Options button, which leads

you to options you can choose from when selecting the entire wall

Click the Options button

7 In the Auto Dimensions Options dialog, select Intersecting Walls Do

not select any other item (see Figure 5.3), and then click OK

8 Zoom in on the north wall, as shown in Figure 5.4.

9 Pick (left-click) the north exterior wall Notice that the dimensions

are completely filled out

north wall (see Figure 5.4)

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F i g u R e 5 3 The Auto Dimension Options dialog

F i g u R e 5 4 By choosing the Pick Entire Walls option, you can add an entire string of

dimensions in one click.

11 In true Revit form, you are still in the command unless you tell Revit

you do not want to be In this case, click the Options button on the Options bar (the same one you clicked before)

12 Uncheck Intersecting Walls in the Auto Dimension Options dialog

and click OK

13 Pick (left-click) the same wall You now have a dimension traveling

the entire length of the building

14 Move your cursor above the first dimension string you added Notice

the dimension will “click” once it gets directly above the first string

15 When you see the dimension snap, pick that point (see Figure 5.5).

In many cases, you will need the ability to pick two points to create the dimen-sion What a world it would be if everything was as easy as the dimension string

we just added Unfortunately, it is not

F i g u R e 5 5 Adding a major dimension by turning off the Intersecting Walls choice in

the Auto Dimension Options dialog

Aligned dimensions by Picking Points

Nine times out of ten, you will be picking two points to create the dimension

Usually in Revit this is quite simple—until you get into a situation where the

walls are at an angle that is not 90° In a moment we will explore that issue, but

for now, let’s add some straight dimensions:

W A R N I N G Before you get started, note that this procedure is

not easy If it does come easily to you, great! If not, don’t get discouraged

Keep trying

1 Zoom in on the northeast portion of the east wing, as shown in

Figure 5.6

2 On the Annotate tab, click the Aligned button.

3 On the Options bar, choose Individual References from the Pick

menu, as shown in Figure 5.6, and do the following:

a Pick the north wall.

b Pick the horizontal wall that ties into the radial wall, illustrated

as “2” in Figure 5.6

shown in Figure 5.6