Autodesk Revit Structure 2025 Tutorials

Tutorial # 1: Introduction to Revit

1. Start Revit 2025

2. Open the file Tutorial_01.rvt.
3. Type the name of the current view: ________________________
4. In Project Browser, locate Structural Plans; double click the view named 00 Ground. Using
different zooming commands, explore this view
5. Change the Detail level to Coarse, then Medium
6. What is the scale of this view? __________
7. Change it to 1:200, 1:50, then get it back to 1:100
8. Create a camera for different parts of the model
9. Using Quick Access Toolbar, click 3D icon, then change the Visual style to Wireframe, Hidden,
Consistent Colors, then Realistic
10. Change the view between Orthographic and Perspective
11. Go to Structural Plans, and double-click T.O.F, select one of the walls (by clicking it) avoiding
Structural Foundation
12. Check Properties palette, and record some of the information about this wall
13. Using Project Browser, double click on East Elevation view
14. Using View tab, and Window panel, tile all the opened views
15. Use command Zoom All to Fit and see its effect
16. Select 3D view. Click the Close Inactive Windows button to close all the other views. Right-click
ViewCube, and change the view to Perspective. Use the Steering Wheel to explore the 3D view
17. Using File Menu, and Close command, close the current project without saving

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Tutorial # 2: Project Preparation
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Start a new file based on Structural Analysis-DefaultMetric.rte template
3. Go to Manage tab, click Project Information button to input the following data:
a. Organization Name = XYZ Design
b. Building Name = ABC Tower
c. Author = Type your name
d. Project Issue Date = input the date of the current day
e. Project Status = Structural Design
f. Client Name = ABC Invest
g. Project Address = 12345 Boca Raton, FL, USA
h. Project Name = ABC Tower
i. Project Number = S-0909
4. Go to Project Units, take a look, don’t change anything, click OK
5. Go to South elevation. Do the following (answering Yes to renaming any view):
a. Change the name of Level 1 to become 00 Ground
b. Change the name of Level 2 to become 01 First
c. Change the height of 01 First to be 5500mm
d. Create a new level, click Plan View Types button, and deselect Ceiling Plan, and Floor Plan.
Click OK
e. Add new levels 3600mm apart with the names of: 02 Second, 03 Third, 04 Fourth, 05 Fifth,
06 Roof
f. Add a new level 4500mm below 00 Ground and call it T.O.F
6. Using Project Browser, double-click on 00 Ground floor plan
7. Between the four elevation markers create the following gridlines. For vertical grid lines start
from top to bottom, and for horizontal start from right to left:

8. Start Gridline command again

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 9. Zoom to the south of the gridline line between C & D
10. From Draw panel, select Start-End-Radius Arc. Use the intersection C5 as your starting point, and
D5 as your ending point. Drag the arc to the south until it snaps to 10000. Move both bubbles
up a little bit. This should be the result:

11. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 3: Inserting Vertical and Slanted Columns

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_03.rvt
3. Go to 00 Ground floor plan view
4. Using Structure tab, locate Structure panel, click Column button to start structural column
command
5. Go to the type selector to find out what are the cross-sections loaded into your project. Select
M_Concrete-Rectangular-Column, select 450x600mm, but this is not the required size. Click Edit
Type button, then click Duplicate button, name the new type to be 600x600mm. Change b=600,
then click OK to end the duplicating process
6. From Options bar, set Height, then set the column to extend to level 01 First
7. Insert columns in B-1, C-1, D-1, E-1, B-5, E-5
8. From context tab, select At Grids button, using Crossing select gridlines 2,3,4. Hold the control
and select A, B, C, D, E, F. Click Finish when done, then click [Esc] to end the command
9. Go to 01 First floor plan view, and repeat the same process from 01 First to 02 Second
10. Go to South elevation view, using Window, select all columns from 01 First to 02 Second, locate
Clipboard panel, click Copy, then click Paste Aligned to Selected Levels, then select from 03
Third, to 06 Roof
11. Go to 00 Ground floor plan view
12. Go to Insert tab, locate Load from Library panel, click Load Autodesk Family button, make sure
you are looking at United States – Metric, from the left pane, select Structural
Columns/Concrete, select M_Concrete-Round-Column, click Load
13. Start Structural Column, pick M_Concrete-Round-Column.rfa, pick 600mm as your size. From
Options bar, set Height, to 01 First level, and insert the column in C-5. Press [Esc] twice to end
the command
14. Select the column you just added

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15. Click Array command, (click OK for the warning message), and array the column using Radial
fashion, click off Group and Associate, set the number to 8, set Move to = Last, and Place the
Center of Rotation to be the center of the arc gridline. Set Move To: to be Last, and type 180 as
your angle

16. Go to 3D view, set the Visual Style to be Realistic. You should get the following:

17. Go back to 00 Ground plan view

18. Add a new gridline G and H to the right of F separated by 1000mm like the following:

19. Go to 04 Fourth plan view

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 20. Select columns F-2, F-3, and F-4 and delete them (select them one-by-one)
21. For columns F-2, F-3, F-4, we want to add slanted columns extending from 04 Fourth to 05 Fifth
from center of the column to the intersection of G-2, G-3, and G-4 respectively using the same
column size (make sure 3D Snapping is on)
22. Go to 3D view
23. Select the last three added columns
24. Set Base Cut Style and Top Cut Style to Horizontal
25. Repeat the process from 05 Fifth to Roof, using H-2, H-3, and H-4
26. Go to South elevation view to see the following:

27. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 4: Inputting outside walls

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_04.rvt
3. Go to T.O.F floor plan view
4. From Properties, set the Underlay to be 00 Ground to show the columns
5. Start Wall: Structure command, and input the following data:
a. Wall Type = Basic Wall Exterior - 300mm Concrete
b. Base Constraint = T.O.F, Base Offset = 0.0
c. Top Constraint = 00 Ground, Top Offset = 0.0
d. Location Line = Wall Centerline, Chain = yes, Joint Status = Allow
6. Draw the walls using the following illustration:

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 7. Go to 3D view. Change Visual Style = Realistic to see your model better
8. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 5: Wall Profile

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_05.rvt
3. You are at 00 Ground floorplan view
4. Zoom to F3 column
5. Go to Modify tab, locate Modify panel, click Split Element command, from Options bar, make
sure that Delete Inner Segment is turned off, then click the wall at F3 intersection to split it into
two parts
6. Go to East elevation view
7. Zoom into the wall between gridlines 2 & 3, select the wall
8. Click Edit Profile button from context tab (Unlock any line if required)
9. Change it to the following:

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 10. Click (✓) to end the command
11. Go to North elevation view
12. Zoom into the wall between gridlines E & F
13. Select the wall. Click Edit Profile button from context tab, unlock the lower magenta line, move
it 2000mm down
14. Click (✓) to end the command
15. Look at the model using 3D model
16. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 6: Inserting Wall Foundation

1. Start Revit 2025

2. Open the file Tutorial_06.rvt
3. You are at T.O.F floor plan view
4. Start Wall: Structural command
5. Select Exterior – 300mm Concrete type, click Edit Type button, Duplicate, call the new type
Exterior - 300mm Concrete – Fence, locate Structure, click Edit button, you will have one layer,
turn on Variable for this layer, click OK twice to end the command
6. From Properties, set the following:
a. Base Constraint = T.O.F
b. Base Offset = 0
c. Top Constraint = Unconnected
d. Unconnected Height = 6000mm
7. Change the Location Line to be Finish: Face Interior, using Pick Line tool, set Offset to be
6000mm, and click the rightmost gridline, the leftmost gridline, and top gridline to create three
walls
8. Using Trim/Extend to Corner command to connect them to chain of walls
9. Select the three walls you just created, from Properties, do the following:
a. Set Cross-Section = Tapered
b. Enable Angle Overrides = On
c. Exterior Angle = 5o
10. Look to you model in 3D

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 11. Hide all gridlines
12. Start Wall Foundation command
13. Make sure that your current family is Wall Foundation: Bearing Footing – 900 x 300
14. Hover over one of the building walls, press [Tab] key, once all walls highlight click to select all
walls
15. You are still in the command
16. Select Wall Foundation: Retaining Footing 600x300x300
17. Hover over one of the three retaining walls, once they highlight click to select them
18. Go to 3D view and South elevation view to see what you did. You will see something like the
following:

19. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 7: Adding Piers and Isolated Footings

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_07.rvt
3. You are at 00 Ground floor plan view
4. Start Isolated Footing command
5. Click Edit Type, Duplicate, and create a new size 900 x 900 x 4500
6. Insert the pier beneath all columns except E2, F2, F3, and all-round columns
7. Create another pier 900 x 900 x 6500, and insert it beneath columns E2, F2, and F3
8. Start Isolated Footing for the third time
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9. Click Load Family button, from Tutorial folder, load the file Round Footing.rfa
10. Create a new size 900 x 4500, and insert it beneath all round columns
11. Go to T.O.F floor plan
12. Start Isolated Footing command again, select any rectangular footing, click Edit Type, click
Duplicate, name it M_Footing-Rectangular size 1200 x 1200 x 300. Insert it beneath all piers
except the round ones
13. Still the command is running, Duplicate Round Footing 1200 x 300, and insert it beneath round
piers
14. Go to 3D view
15. Look at the angle of the building where we changed the wall profile, you will find the three
isolated footings hanging on the air
16. Select the three isolated footings
17. Using Properties, set Height Offset from level to be -2000mm
18. You should have the following:

19. You can unify the material used in all these elements (optional)
20. Save and close the file

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Tutorial # 8: Slab on Grade and Slab Edges
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_08.rvt
3. Go to 00 Ground floor plan view
4. Start Structural Foundation Slab command, select Foundation Slab: 200mm Foundation Slab
5. Set Offset = 700mm, turn off Extend into wall (to core)
6. Hover over one of the walls (make sure you point to the outer edge of the wall) press [Tab] key
to highlight all chained walls, then click to select them all
7. From context tab, click (✓) to end the command. When the message comes up answer Don’t
attach
8. While the slab still selected click Temporary Hide/Isolate, and select Isolate Element option
9. Click anywhere to deselect the slab
10. Start Floor: Slab Edge, there is only one family
11. Hover over one of the edges press [Tab] key to highlight all chained edges, then click to select
them all
12. Create a Section at the top of the slab, to see the relationship between slab, and the slab edge
13. Go back to 00 Ground floorplan view, select the Slab Edge, and set the Vertical Profile Offset =
-200mm
14. Look at the section again, to see the effect of the last step
15. Select the Slab, from Properties, set Height Offset from Level = 200mm (to elevate the slab
above the walls)
16. Click anywhere to end the command
17. Join Slab and Slab Edges
18. Click Temporary Hide/Isolate, and select Reset Temporary Hide/Isolate
19. Look at your model from 3D view, to see the new addition
20. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 9: Adding Beams and Beam Systems

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_09.rvt
3. You are at 01 First floor plan view. Set Detail Level to Medium
4. Start Beam command, select M_ Concrete-Rectangular Beam 300 x 600mm
5. Draw a beam from B1 to C1, and from D1 to E1
6. From context tab, click On Grids button
7. Select A, then hold [Ctrl] key, and select B, C, D, E and, F
8. Keep holding [Ctrl] key, select 2, 3, 4, 5
9. Click (✓) to end the command
10. Draw the seven arc beams for Grid 6 using Start-End-Radius
11. Hide all gridlines. Start Beam command, click Edit Type button, click Duplicate, name the new
size 150 x 400mm. Change the b = 150, and h = 400, click OK, press [Esc] twice
12. Start Beam System command
13. Make sure that in context tab Automatic Beam System button is selected

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14. Set Beam Type = 150 x 400mm, Justification = Center, Layout Rule = Fixed Distance, and set the
distance = 1250mm. Add the beam system horizontally to all areas like the following:

15. Start Beam System command again, leave all settings as is, select Sketch Beam System button
16. While Boundary Line is selected, from Draw panel, select Pick Supports option, select the
horizontal beam first, then the beams in the arc (make sure the magenta shape is closed and
continuous).
17. In context tab, select Beam Direction option, pick the middle point of the horizontal magenta
line, go vertically to pick the middle point of the arc.
18. From Properties, set the Layout Rule = Center, and Fixed Spacing = 1500mm when done click (✓)
to end the command (if tags appear, delete them)
19. You should go the following picture:

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20. Select the two beam system indicated in the figure below:

21. From Properties select set the Fixed Spacing = 1000mm

22. Select everything in front of you except the beams in the arc along with its beam system
23. From context tab, click Filter, click Check None button, and then select Structural Beam Systems,
Structural Framing (Girder), Structural Framing (Joist)
24. From Clipboard panel, click Copy to Clipboard button
25. From Clipboard panel, click Paste: Aligned to Selected Levels, when the dialog box comes up
select from 02 Second, to 06 Roof
26. Go to 3D view, to make sure all beams, and beam system were copied correctly
27. Since we have slanted columns, we need to fix two floors
28. Go to 05 Fifth floor plan view. You will find two vertical beams extending from F2 to F4, select
one of them, click Move command, and move it to G gridline
29. Go to 06 Roof floor plan view
30. You will find two vertical beams extending from F2 to F4, select one of them, click Move
command, and move it to H gridline
31. Go back to 05 Fifth floor plan view, at the right of beam at G4 & G2 are not connected well to
the column. Check the illustration below:

32. For Beam in G4, extend the vertical beam down to go beyond column. The beam will connect
right with the column. Use the Trim command to trim the vertical beam to get it back to the
right length. Do the same thing for Beam in G2
33. Go to 3D view to see the final result:

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 34. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 10: Creating Floors

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_10.rvt
3. Go to 01 First floor plan
4. Start Floor: Structural command
5. Select Insitu Concrete 225mm type, click Edit Type, click Duplicate, and call it Insitu Concrete
200mm. For Structure click Edit, delete all layers except Concrete layer, set its thickness to be
200mm. Click OK twice
6. Set Height Offset from Level = 200mm, from Options bar, set Offset = 0, and turn off Extend into
wall (to core)
7. Using context tab, using Draw panel, select Pick Supports and pick all the outer beams of the
building (make sure the first pick is on horizontal beam). Press [Esc] twice to get out from the
picking process. Using Modify panel select Offset command, make sure Numerical is selected,
set Offset = 650mm and turn off Copy. Hover over one of the lines, then press [Tab] key, to
highlight all boundary lines, then click when you see the dashed line outside the current line.
Click (✓) to end the command
8. Copy the floor to the 02 Second only
9. Go to 02 Second floor plan view

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10. Select the floor you just copied, and click Edit Boundary button. Delete the small arcs
representing the big arc. Link the horizontal lines with vertical lines to form a closed boundary.
Click (✓) to end the command
11. Copy this floor to 03 Third, 04 Fourth, 05 Fifth, 06 Roof
12. We need to fix the floor of 05 Fifth, and 06 Roof
13. Go to 05 Fifth floor plan view
14. Select the floor and click Edit Boundary. Using Pick Lines, set offset = 500, and click gridline G
15. Using Trim/Extend to Corner, trim the boundary to be closed and continuous, also, delete the
old vertical line. Click (✓) to end the command
16. Go to 06 Roof floor plan view, and repeat the steps above but with gridline H
17. Go to 3D view, this is what you will see:

18. We need to create the shaft for the elevator

19. Go to T.O.F floor plan view
20. Zoom into Area between A & B, and 2 & 3
21. Start Ref Plane command, select Pick Lines tool, and set Offset = 2000mm
22. Pick A to the inside, and then pick B to the inside. Do the same thing with 2 & 3
23. This is what you will get:

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24. Start Wall: Structural
25. Pick Exterior - 300mm Concrete family, from Properties:
a. Set Base Constraint = T.O.F, Base Offset = 0
b. Set Top Constraint = 06 Roof, Top Offset = 200mm (to go flush with the floor thickness)
c. Set Location line = Finish Face: Interior
26. Pick Rectangle tool from Draw panel
27. Using two opposite corners of the four reference planes draw the walls of the elevator
28. Start Structural Foundation: Slab command, select 300mm Foundation Slab family. From Draw
panel, select Pick Lines tool, set offset = 500mm
29. Pick the four outside edges of the wall, and click (✓) to end the command
30. Start Shaft command, pick rectangle tool, and draw the shaft outside the four walls. Set Base
Constraint = T.O.F, Base Offset = 0
31. Set Top Constraints = 06 Roof, and Top Offset = 220mm (or any value greater than 200 – i.e. the
thickness of the floor). Don’t forget to draw an (X) to indicate elevator void
32. This is the final result:

33. Save and close the file

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Tutorial # 11: Views – Part 1
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_11.rvt
3. Go to 01 First plan view
4. Duplicate the view, and rename the new view to be 01 First without Beams
5. Using Visibility / Graphics turn off Structural Beam System, and Structural Framing
6. Hide the four reference planes
7. Using Callout command create a callout around the elevator shaft, and rename the callout view
01 First without Beams – Elevator Shaft
8. Go to South elevation view
9. Duplicate the view, and rename it to South - Up to 01 First
10. Show Crop Region
11. Resize the crop region to show only the 01 First and whatever beneath it
12. Hide Crop Region
13. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 12: Views – Part 2

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_12.rvt
3. Go to 00 Ground floor plan view
4. Hide all Gridlines
5. Add a Building Elevation in the following position:

6. Rename the new elevation to East w/o Arc

7. Click the head of the elevation, and change the size to the following:

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8. Double-click the elevation view to view it. You can’t see the arc walls, beams, and columns
9. Go back to 00 Ground floor plan view, and adjust the depth of the elevation to include all of the
arc. Go to the elevation view, now you can see them
10. Go back to 00 Ground floor plan view, and adjust the depth of the elevation to exclude all of the
arc as it was before
11. Go to T.O.F floor plan view
12. Add Frame Elevation to the west side of the building using A gridline, between 2 & 4. Adjust the
size to include all the distance between 2 & 4 gridlines. Adjust the depth to include the elevator
shaft
13. Rename the view to Elevator Shaft
14. Go to the view, and set Visual Style = Wireframe
15. Go to 00 Ground floor plan view
16. Create a Building section looks like the following:

17. Rename it to Section A-A

18. Go and view the section
19. Create a wall section like the following, and rename it to North Wall:

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 20. Go and view the wall section
21. Go to T.O.F floor plan view
22. The Foundation between 2 & 3, and E & F are not visible because they are below the view range
of the view
23. Make sure you are not selecting any element, from Properties locate View Range, then click Edit
24. Set the Bottom, and View Depth Level to be -6500mm, now you can see the foundation there
25. Select all walls of the elevator, from context tab, locate View panel, and click Selection Box, the
current 3D view will change to the elevator walls. Rename the view to 3D Elevator Walls
26. Click Default 3D View command to create a new 3D view
27. Duplicate the 3D view and rename the new one to be 3D Ground Floor
28. Hide the fence, and its foundations
29. Go to ViewCube and right-click, then select Orient to View option, Floor Plans, then Structural
Plan: 00 Ground
30. Duplicate the 3D view and rename the new one to be 3D Section A-A
31. Create a new 3D view by orienting the Section A-A
32. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 13: Analytical Model

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_13.rvt
3. From Project Browser, delete Level 1 – Analytical, and Level 2 - Analytical
4. You are at 3D view
5. Go to Analyze tab, locate Structural Analytical Model panel, click Analytical Automation button,
select Physical to Analytical for Buildings, select everything in the model, set the following
values:
a. For value in 1.1, set it to be 200
b. For value in 3.2, set it to be 200
c. Don’t change anything else
d. Click Run button
e. Once done, close the Dynamo window
6. From Project Browser, under 3D Views, double-click Analytical Model
7. Check the beams, floors, and columns, you will find them inherit all the cross-sections, and
materials from the physical model
8. Go to Visibility/ Graphics dialog box, select Analytical Model Categories tab, and turn off
Analytical Nodes, and Analytical Panels, click OK, to end the command
9. You will notice that we need to make some changes to the Analytical Model to make different
beams and columns connect at the right place, we will do the following steps:
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 a. Go to View tab, locate Graphics panel, click Filter button
b. Create a new filter, and call it Analytical Beam 300 x 600, set it like the following: Analytical
Members where Section Type = M_Concrete-Rectangular Beam: 300x600mm
c. Create another new filter, and call it Analytical Beam 150 x 400, set it like the following:
Analytical Members where Section Type = M_Concrete-Rectangular Beam: 150x400mm
d. Click OK to end the Filter command
e. Go to Visibility / Graphics, click Filter, and add the two filters you just created
f. Overrides the 300x600 to have Blue color and weight = 5, and 150x400 to have Cyan color
and weight = 5, click OK to look at the model
g. Go to Visibility / Graphics again, and turn off the Visibility of 150x400 to see only 300x600
h. Click the Right side of the ViewCube
i. Select the blue members level by level (go to Filter, and filter out the Analytical Openings)
j. Move all beams selected 300mm up
k. Using Visibility / Graphics, turn on the visibility 150x400, and turn off 300 x 600
l. Click the Back side of the ViewCube, to make sure they are connected
m. Using Visibility / Graphics, turn on the visibility for both filters. All beams are in place with
the columns
10. Go to Visibility/ Graphics dialog box, select Analytical Model Categories tab, and turn on
Analytical Panels, click OK, to end the command
11. Click the Right side of the ViewCube, select all floors, and move them down by 200mm
12. Go to 00 Ground floorplan view, duplicate it, and call it 00 Ground – Analytical
13. Go to 01 First floorplan view, duplicate it, and call it 01 First – Analytical
14. Do the following for both of the new duplicated views:
a. Right-click the new view
b. Select Apply Template Properties
c. From dialog box, select Structural Analytical Isolated
d. Click OK to end the command
15. In 00 Ground – Analytical go to Analyze tab, locate Structural Analytical Model panel, click Panel,
then Panel by Extrusion, do the following in Properties:
a. Structural Material = Concrete - Cast-in-Place Concrete - 35 MPa
b. Structural Role = Wall
c. Thickness = 300
d. Using the Options bar, set the Height = 4500
e. Using Arc, draw all the walls from 00 Ground to T.O.F levels
16. In 01 First – Analytical Do the following:
a. The arc beams are not correct, delete them and draw a new ones with 300 x 600
b. You need to fix 150 x 400mm beams and draw them again
c. Edit the floor boundary to draw the arc
17. Show Local Coordinate for both Analytical Members, and Analytical Panels, and try to Flip the X-
Axis and the Z Axis
18. Save and close the file

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Tutorial # 14: Loads and Boundary Conditions
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_14.rvt
3. Start Load Cases command, and look at the different pre-created load cases
4. Click Load Combinations tab
5. At the top part, Add a new combination, call it Dead
6. Add another one and call Dead + Live
7. Add a third one and call it Dead + Wind
8. The first combination = 1.4 DL1
9. The second combination = 1.2 DL1 + 1.6 LL1
10. The third combination = 0.9 DL1 + 1.0 WIND1
11. Change the State of the three combinations to Ultimate
12. At the lower right corner, click Add, and add two usages, Gravity, and Combined. Set the first
combination to be Gravity, and second and third to be Combined
13. Click OK to end the command
14. Go to Analytical Model view. Start Visibility / Graphics, select Annotation Categories tab, (you
may need to show Annotation categories in the view) and turn on Section Boxes, click OK to end
the command
15. Show the Section Box, and lower the top plane to show only the Ground Floor. Set the Visual
Style = Hidden Line
16. Start Boundary Conditions command
17. Select Line, and Fixed, and select all the lines of the foundation wall, including the elevator wall
18. There are six columns we need to set boundary conditions for them
19. If you can’t see the columns, make sure to stretch the Section Box a little bit up
20. Look at the model from bottom
21. Start Boundary Conditions command, select Point, and Fixed, locate the end of the six columns
22. This what your model will look like from bottom:

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23. From Properties turn off Section Box
24. Start Loads command
25. Select Area Load, On Host
26. From Properties set Load Case = LL1(2), and Fz1 = - 4.8 KN/m2
27. Select the Slab on grade, then select all the above floors up until the roof (we are setting the
value for all floors just to simplify the process of the tutorial)
28. Press [Esc] twice to end the command
29. Go to 06 Roof floor plan view, create a duplicate. Rename the new view to be 06 Roof –
Analytical. Right-click the newly created view, and select Apply Template Properties, when the
dialog box comes up select Structural Analytical Isolated, then click OK
30. Start Load command, select Line Load, On Host
31. From Properties set Load Case = WIND1 (3), and set Fy1 = 10 KN/m, and Fz1 = -10 KN/m, and
select the horizontal south beams only on the front of the building
32. Go to Analytical Model view and look at your model
33. Save and close the file

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Tutorial # 15: Creating Steel Frame
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_15.rvt
3. Start Column command, from the existing list select UC 356x368x129, make sure you are using
Vertical Column, using [Space bar] rotate the section 90o, setting Base level = 0 G, and Top level
= 2 R. Insert it using all grids except grid 2
4. Go to South elevation view
5. Set Workplane = Grid: E
6. Start Beam command, from the existing list select UB 305x165x40, and add the two rafters as
the following:

7. Go to 2 R floor plan, set the Detail Level = Fine, and copy the two rafters to the other columns
8. Look at your model in 3D
9. Go to 2 R floor plan
10. Start Beam command, from the list select UB 254x102x28, click On Grids button, and select Grid
1, hold [Ctrl] click Grid 3, then click (✓) to end the command
11. Go to 1 F floor plan
12. Start Beam command, from the list pick UB 305x165x40, make sure Chain at Options bar is
turned on, draw from C1 to D1, and from D1 to E1. Then from C1 to C3, from D1 to D3, and from
E1 to E3
13. Select the two beams at the left, start Mirror – Pick Axis, and click Grid 2
14. You should have the following:

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15. Start Beam System command, set Beam Type to be UB 254x102x28, Justification = Center,
Layout Rule = Fixed Distance, and the Distance = 1500, hover over one of vertical beams, and
add it twice. This is the result:

16. Go to 0 G floor plan

17. Start Isolated Foundation command, pick any of the two sizes available, click Edit Type, click
Duplicate, name the new size 1200 x 1200 x 450mm, and set the Length & Width = 1200, then
click OK
18. Add the isolated foundation 10 times beneath each column, using At Columns option
19. Go to South elevation view
20. Create a reference plane using the upper edge of the rafter at the left, and name it Roof_Purlin
21. Go to 3D view, set the workplane to be Roof_Purlin, and show it
22. Set Visual Style = Hidden Lines
23. Go to Insert tab, locate Load from Library panel, click Load Autodesk Family button
24. Once the dialog box comes up, make sure you are showing United States – Metric, from the left
pane, select Structural Framing / Light Gauge Steel folder, and pick M_Light Gauge-Zeds.rfa,
then click Load, then pick 142 Z 20
25. Start Beam command, you will find the loaded family is the default. From Options bar, click 3D
Snapping. From the top of the first rafter to the top of the second rafter

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26. Go to South elevation view, and set Visual Style = Wireframe
27. Click the purlin, from context tab, click Justification Points, then click the purlin from the Bottom
Origin point. Move the Purlin to the left 200mm
28. Go to 3 Apex floor plan, set the Detail Level = Fine, and stretch the length in both sides to be
aligned to the outer edge of both the first and last rafter
29. Go to South elevation
30. Select the purlin, start Array command, select Linear, click off Group and Associate, set the
number = 7, make sure Move to = Second, pick the first point at the middle of the purlin and the
second point is 700mm to the left
31. Select one of the purlins, right-click, and choose Select All Instances, then Visible in View (make
sure the number of selected is seven)
32. Using Mirror – Pick Axis, mirror the seven purlins to the other side
33. Go to 0 G floor plan
34. Start Framing Elevation command, and pick Grid 3 between D & E. Click the head of the
elevation, and extend the width to C
35. Rename the Framing Elevation to East Bracing
36. Go to East Bracing elevation view
37. Make sure Detail Level = Fine
38. Create two reference planes offset from 1 F and 2 R by 151mm down
39. Go to Insert tab, locate Load from Library panel, click Load Autodesk Family button
40. Once the dialog box comes up, make sure you are showing United States – Metric, from the left
pane, select Structural Framing / Steel / AISC 14.1, and pick M_HSS-Round.rfa, then click Load,
then pick HSS190.5x9.5, click OK
41. Start Brace command, you will find the default section is the one you just loaded
42. Turn off 3D Snapping
43. Make the bracing like the following:

44. Create another Framing Elevation and call it West Bracing, and do exactly like the East Bracing
45. Go to 3D view, turn Visual Style = Realistic, you should get something like the following:

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 46. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 16: Adding Truss

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_16.rvt
3. Go to 2R floor plan view
4. Go to Insert tab, locate Load from Library panel, click Load Autodesk Family button
5. Once the dialog box comes up, make sure you are showing United States – Metric, from the left
pane, select Structural Framing / Steel / AISC 14.1, load the following sections:
a. M_C Shapes.rfa, and select C230x22
b. M_L Equal Angles, select L102x102x9.5
6. Go to Insert tab, locate Load from Library panel, click Load Autodesk Family button
7. Once the dialog box comes up, make sure you are showing United States – Metric, from the left
pane, select Structural Trusses and load M_Howe Gabled Truss-8 Panel.rfa
8. Start Truss command, you will find the default truss is the one you just loaded. Click Edit Type,
click Preview, you can see four colors; Top Chord is Magenta, Bottom Chord is Blue, Vertical Web
is Black and finally Diagonal Webs is Green
9. Set for Top and Bottom Chord the cross section to be C230x22, and for Vertical and Diagonal
Webs to be L102x102x9.5
10. Draw the panel at the left frame from C1 to C3
11. Go to South elevation view
12. Select the truss, from Properties, set the Truss Height = 2000mm. Also, set the Start Level Offset
and End Level Offset to be 4115mm
13. Look at your model in 3D view
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14. Go back to 2R floor plan view, add M_Howe Flat Truss Standard from A1 to B1
15. Go to West elevation view
16. Select the truss, set the Truss Height to 2000mm, set Reference Plane = 2R, and Start Level
Offset and End Level Offset to be -2000mm
17. Click Edit Type, and set all members to be L102x102x9.5
18. Select the right and left vertical member, unpin them, and delete them
19. Select the truss, from context tab, click Edit Profile
20. Click Bottom Chord, draw an arc from left to right with R = 15500, and delete the straight line
21. Copy the trusses you made to the other places (If you find that Gable Truss top chord and
bottom chord are not extending to the right point, unpin them and manually extend them to the
right place)
22. Go to 2R floor plan view
23. Load Truss M_Pratt Flat Truss.rfa and add it from C4 to C6
24. Go to South elevation view, select the truss you just added, and set the Truss Height = 2500mm,
and set Max Panel Width = 2000mm
25. Go to Insert tab, locate Load from Library panel, click Load Autodesk Family button
26. Once the dialog box comes up, make sure you are showing United States – Metric, from the left
pane, select Structural Framing and load M_Cellular Beam.rfa
27. Go to 2R floor plan view
28. Start Beam command, from Options bar, set Placement Plane = 2R, add it from A4 to B4, then
copy it three times to the left and right side
29. Go to South elevation view
30. Draw a new reference plane above the top chord by 1000mm
31. Start Roof By Extrusion command, and draw an arc shape from the left of the truss to the right
of the truss, up to the reference plane. Change the family to be Basic Generic Roof -125
32. Select the magenta line, and increase the included angle to be 70. Finish the Roof command
33. Go to Site floor plan view, start Visibility / Graphics command, from Filter list, turn on
Architecture, and turn on Roofs
34. Extend the roof to go beyond A and C gridlines
35. Go to South elevation view
36. Attach the truss to the new roof
37. Select the truss, from context tab, click Edit Profile, and make the Bottom chord as arc as the top
chord
38. Copy the truss two times
39. Go to 3D, using Visibility / Graphics show the roof
40. Save and close the file

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Tutorial # 17: Dimensions and Text
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_17.rvt
3. Go to T.O.F floor plan. Duplicate it and name the new view T.O.F – Dimension
4. Hide all reference planes and sections
5. Make Underlay of the view to be None
6. Using Aligned Dimension command, and the default family, create dimensions as follows:
a. Between each horizontal line, and from 1 to 5
b. Between each vertical gridline, and from A to H
7. Between F & G where it measures 1000, click the dimension, then click the small blue circle
beneath the number, and hold and move it to right. Do the same procedure for the dimension
between G & H. You should have the following result:

8. Zoom to the upper left corner, and put dimension to the slab under the elevator shaft
9. Choose one of the isolated footings, and the pier inside it, and dimension them
10. This is what you should have:

11. Start the Radial command, and dimension the arc of the building at the bottom of the building
using the center of the foundation wall. It should measure 10000. Then using the Diameter
command, dimension the isolated circular foundation. Using another circular footing, dimension
the pier inside it. For clarity, move the two dimensions outside. You should have the following:

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12. Choose one of the corners and add angular dimension between the lines
13. Using Project Browser, go to Elevations (Building Elevation), and double-click South - Up to 01
First view
14. Using Spot Elevation, dimension the top and bottom of slab like the following:

15. Zoom to the lower right corner of the elevation, and dimension the depth change of the
foundation. Using Text command, from Type selector, select Text 3.5mm Arial, and two segment
leader point to the foundation and type: Different depth due to soil topology change. Add
another text below it saying “Special Concrete Type to be Used”. You should have the following:

16. Select both texts, and try the different Multiple Align options in the context tab
17. Then use Align Elements Left
18. Edit both texts and make it over two lines instead of one line
19. Save and close the file

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Tutorial # 18: Creating Legends
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_18.rvt
3. Create legend view, and call it Steel Section Legend
4. Set Detail Level = Fine
5. Create the legend to look like the following:

6. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 19: Creating Sheets & Printing

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_19.rvt
3. Note the small box beside each view (if it was empty means, this view is not inserted in any
sheet, and if was filled with blue color this means this view is inserted in sheet)
4. Go to Insert tab, locate Load from Library panel, click Load Autodesk Family button
5. Once the dialog box comes up, make sure you are showing United States – Metric, from the left
pane, select Titleblocks and load A0 Metric.rfa
6. Create the following sheets using A0 Metric title block and insert inside them the related view
(adjust the crop region when needed – you may need to shorten the section lines, and get the
elevation bubble closer to the model):
a. S100 – Ground Floor Plan
b. S101 – First Floor Plan
c. S102 – T.O.F Floor Plan
d. S200 – Sections including: (Building Section) Section A-A + Section 1, and Wall Section North
Wall. Go to 3D Section A-A, and set the view scale to be 1:200 then add the view to the
sheet
e. S300 – East & West Elevations

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 7. For all viewports in all sheets, move the Title Line, and change the name to reflect the real name
of the view. Also, show the Crop Region, and make it smaller, then hide it, to control the size of
the viewport
8. Check Floor Plan views, are bubbles of sections, elevations, have been filled?
9. From Project Browser, check the views which were inserted inside sheets
10. From Project Browser, right-click Sheets (all), and select New Sheet Collection, and call the new
collection Floor Plans
11. Move S-100, S-101, and S-102 to the new collection
12. Test out the Print dialog box, do the following:
a. Under Print Range, make sure that Selected Views / Sheets is the selected option, click
Select Button
b. You can distinguish between sheets and views?
c. You can distinguish between sheets in collections, and sheet without collections?
d. You can Preview sheets and views
e. You can select one-by-one, select them all, select None
f. You can Edit Print Order
13. Save the file and close it

Tutorial # 20: Adding Tags

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_20.rvt
3. Go to 1 F floor plan. Duplicate it to 1 F – Tags
4. Select All instances of Bracing in this view, and Hide them
5. Start Tag by Category command, from Properties, turn off Leader, and tag all outside beams
6. Move all tags to be outside the structure
7. Start Tag by Category command, and tag all beams in the top beam system
8. Start Beam System Symbol in Symbol panel, and add a symbol to the beam system to the right
of the beams you just tagged
9. This is the result:

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10. Duplicate 0 G, and call the new view 0 G – Tags
11. Go to Insert tab, locate Load from Library panel, click Load Autodesk Family button
12. Once the dialog box comes up, make sure you are showing United States – Metric, from the left
pane, select Annotations / Structural and load M_Structural Column Tag.rfa
13. Start Tag All command, select Structural Column Tags (you will find the default tag is the one you
just loaded), make sure Leader is off, and click OK to tag all columns. Move them up in order to
see them clearly
14. Go to 1 F – Tags floor plan view
15. Start Tag by Category command, and tag the top column at the left, and drag the leader to left,
press [Esc] twice
16. Select the tag you just created
17. From context tab, click Edit Family
18. You are now at the Family Editor
19. Using Create tab, locate Text panel, click Label, and add it to the top of 1t
20. Once the dialog box comes up, from the top left, select Multi Leader Tag, add to the right Host
Count, at the Suffix add [Space] then the letter X, click OK
21. Select the new added tag, and create a new Text family 2mm (so it will appear smaller)
22. Save it As, My_M_Structural Column Tag.rfa in your Tutorial folder, then Load and Close
23. Select the tag, from Properties change it to My_M_Structural Column Tag, and set the Angle to
be 90o
24. Using the context tab, click Add/Remove Host, and add the two columns at the left and at the
right
25. Select the new tag
26. Using the context tab, select you can Show All Leaders, Hide All Leaders, Show One Leader,
Select Leaders to Show, and you can Merge Leaders
27. Choose to Merge Leaders
28. Go to 3 Apex floor plan
29. Select the top rafter, go to Annotate tab, and select Beam Annotations
30. Under Placement, make sure All selected beams in current plan view option is chosen
31. Click Sloped beams in plan tab to make sure you understand the tags, then click OK
32. Go to {3D} view and duplicate it. Call the duplicate 3D – Tag
33. Using View Control Bar, locate Unlocked 3D View button, select Save Orientation and Lock View
option
34. Using Tag by Category, tag the following elements:

35. Save and close the file

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Tutorial # 21: Creating Details
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_21.rvt
3. Create a new drafting view, and call it Footing Details (Scale = 1:50)
4. Using Annotate tab, Detail panel, start Detail Line command
5. Draw a rectangle of 1200 x 450
6. Draw a line 1000mm from the middle point of the top horizontal line, then offset the line to the
right and left by 300. Delete the first line
7. Using the end of the right vertical line, draw a slanted line 500mm (angle = 45o), then draw a
horizontal line 1500mm
8. Offset the last horizontal line by 200mm
9. Using Trim/Extend to Corner link the top horizontal line with the left vertical line
10. This what you should get:

11. Using Annotate tab, Detail panel, Filled Region, from Type selector, select any type, click Edit
Type, Duplicate, call it Concrete, and select Concrete pattern specify the rectangle of the footing,
click (✓) to finish the command
12. Draw two vertical lines 1700mm just like below:

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13. Go to Insert tab, locate Load from Library panel, click Load Autodesk Family button
14. Once the dialog box comes up, make sure you are showing United States – Metric, from the left
pane, select Detail Items, search for Lumber, from the results, select M_Rough Cut Lumber-
Section, click Load, select 75 x 400
15. Do the same steps again, this time search for Anchor, from the list, select M_Anchor Bolts Hook-
Side, click Load
16. Using Annotate tab, Detail panel, Component / Detail Component, from Type selector, select
M_Rough Cut Lumber-Section 75 x 400, use spacebar to rotate, and insert it at the bottom of
the two vertical lines
17. Using Annotate tab, Detail panel, Component / Detail Component, from Type selector, select
M_Anchor Bolts Hook-Side M36, and insert it at the top of the lumber section. Select it; from
Properties set Length=500mm. Make the necessary adjustment. Select it again, from context
tab, select Send to Back
18. This is what you should get:

19. We want to add a region using Solid Gray from the top of the footing, up to the lumber section
with width = 10 to identify it look at the picture below:

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20. Using Annotate tab, Detail panel, Component / Repeating Detail Component, from Type
selector, click Edit Type, using Detail make sure that the selected detail is M_Concrete Block:
200x150mm Nominal
21. From top to bottom, add the repeating detail, even if it gets inside the isolated footing. Select it,
and from context tab, click Send to Back
22. This is what you should get:

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23. Using Annotate tab, Detail panel, Insulation, from Properties, set the Insulation Width = 400mm.
Locate the midpoint between the two vertical line, and add the insulation from top to bottom
24. Using Load Autodesk Family, search for Break, and load it
25. Using Annotate tab, Detail panel, Component / Detail Component, from Type selector, select
M_Break Line, use spacebar to rotate, and insert it as shown below making the necessary
adjustment:

26. Add text and dimension like the following (using Edit Type / Duplicate for both Text & Dimension, create
1.5mm Fonts):

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 27. From Project Browser, right click the name of the view, and select Save to New File option, and
save the file inside the Exercise folder
28. Start a new project using Structural Analysis-DefaultMetric.rte template
29. Go to Insert panel, locate Load from Library panel, select Insert From File button, and locate
Insert Views From File, locate the file you just saved
30. Select the view you want. You will see that a new Drafting View was added in your new project
31. Close the new file and don’t save it
32. Save and close your file

Tutorial # 22: Creating and Modifying Schedules

1. Start Revit 2025

2. Open the file Tutorial_22.rvt
3. Go to T.O.F floor plan
4. Select one of the rectangular footings. Under Identity Data, click inside Image field, click the
small button with three dots. Using Add button, add the two images in your exercise folder, click
OK to end the command
5. Select one of the rectangular footings, click Edit Type, and in the Type Mark input F1, click OK to
end the command. Select one of the circular footings, and input F2 for Type Mark
6. Start Schedule and Quantities command. Using Filter list, uncheck all except Structure (if
needed). From Category select Structural Foundations, then click OK
7. In Fields tab, select the following fields:
a. Family and Type
b. Image
c. Length
d. Width
e. Foundation Thickness
f. Count
g. Cost
h. Comments
i. Type Mark
8. Click OK to end the command, and see the result of the schedule
9. Use [Ctrl]+ (+) to zoom in, use [Ctrl]+ (-) to zoom out, and use [Ctrl] + (0) to reset to the original
zoom level
10. Turn on Freeze the Header, scroll the schedule to test it
11. Using Appearance tab, choose to stripe the rows (use the Yellow color)
12. As you can see Type Mark is empty expect for Rectangular and Round Footing. This is a good
way to filter the schedule to show only these types. Use Filter, and set the Type Mark contains F
13. Since we filter using Type Mark, we don’t need it anymore, so, let us hide it. Click the heading of
the column, then using Column panel, click Hide
14. Set cost for Rectangular Footing to 3999, and for Round Footing 2999 (when asked about “This
change will be applied to all elements”, click OK)
15. Under Sorting & Grouping, select Family and Type, and click Header on, click OK to see the
results
16. Use Sorting & Grouping again, turn off Itemize every instance, and turn on Grand Total, and set
it to Totals only
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17. To get the Total Cost, do the following; go to Fields, click Add calculated parameter button, and
do as shown below:

18. Move Total Cost above Comments

19. Go to Sorting and Grouping, and click Footer for Family and Type
20. Go to Formatting, select Total Cost field, and change No Calculation to Calculate totals
21. Go to Fields Format, turn off Use project settings, choose Units = Currency, choose Unit symbol
to be $, and turn on Use digit grouping. Set Rounding to 0 decimal places Click OK, twice
22. Change the header of Count to be Qty, Cost to be Unit Cost, and Foundation Thickness to be
Thickness
23. Go to Sorting & Grouping, turn off Header, and Footer
24. Select the three heading of Height, Width, Thickness, and group them under the new header
Dimensions
25. Go to Formatting, select all columns except Family Type and Image, and set Alignment to Center
26. Go to Appearance, turn on Grid in headers/footers/spacers, turn off Stripe Rows, and turn off
Blank row before data
27. Assign an image for each footing
28. Using Project Browser, right-click on Sheets (all), and select New Sheet option, then click OK
29. Name the new sheet S-400 Schedules
30. Drag and drop the schedule inside the sheet. The result should look like the following for results:

31. While you are at the Sheet view, select the schedule, using Properties, change the Resize Rows
to All, and Image Rows to see the difference between these two options
32. Using Project Browser, right click on the schedule you just created, and select Save to New File
option, and save the schedule in your exercise folder using the same name of the schedule
33. Save and close the file

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Tutorial # 23: Graphical Column Schedule
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_23.rvt
3. Create Graphical Column Schedule
4. Rename it to Concrete Column Schedule
5. From Properties switch on Group Similar Location
6. From Properties, locate Grid Appearance and click Edit
a. Set Horizontal Width For Column = 120mm
b. Set Vertical Heights, Below Bottom Level = 60mm, click OK to end the command
7. From Properties, locate Text Appearance:
a. Set Title text = Arial and 5mm, Bold and Italic
b. Set Level text and Column Location = Arial and 3mm
8. Using Properties, locate Title and type Concrete Column Schedule. You should get the following
result:

9. Insert the new schedule in the Schedule sheet

10. Save and close the project

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Tutorial # 24: Creating Material Takeoff Schedule
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_24.rvt
3. Create a Material Takeoff Schedule. Select Category = Floors, leave the name without changing
4. Add the following fields:
a. Level
b. Material:Name
c. Material:Area
d. Material:Volume
e. Material:Cost
5. Go to Filter tab, and set the Material:Name = Concrete, Cast In Situ
6. Click OK, to display the schedule. You noticed that Material:Cost = zero
7. Go to Manage tab, locate Settings panel, click Materials button, search for Concrete, Cast In Situ
material, go to Identity tab, and set the Cost = 100, and click OK. Check the schedule now
8. From Properties, click Fields tab, click Add calculated parameter button, type in “Total Cost” as
the name. Discipline = Common, Type = Currency. Type the following formula:
(Material:Volume/1) * Material:Cost
9. Click OK, twice, to display the schedule
10. To set the right format for Total Cost column, go to Properties, click Formatting button. From left
select Total Cost, click Field Format button, click off the Use project settings checkbox. Set
Rounding= 2 decimal places, Unit symbol = $, and Use digit grouping = on, click OK
11. Click Formatting, select Material: Area, then click Conditional Formatting button, and set
Material: Area < 1000, set the background color to be Cyan. Make sure to turn on checkbox of
Show conditional format on sheets
12. Select Total Cost, and select Calculate Totals
13. Go to Sorting/Grouping tab, switch on Grand Totals, and set it Totals only. Click OK to display the
schedule
14. From Properties, click Fields, click Add calculated parameters button, name it “Volume
Percentage”, it is Percentage of Material : Volume, By Grand total
15. Move it up to be at the right of Material:Volume, and format it to look like: 18.91%
16. Stripe rows with Green color
17. You should get the following result:

18. Insert the new schedule to the same sheet you inserted the previous two schedules
19. Save and close the file

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Tutorial # 25: Import CAD file
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_25.rvt
3. Go to Level 1 plan view, and import the AutoCAD file called Floor Plan.dwg, using the following
information:
a. Colors = Black and White
b. Layers = All
c. Import Units = Auto-Detect
d. Positioning = Auto – Center-to-Center
e. In the current view only
4. Set the Graphics Override = Halftone for CAD Import
5. Pin CAD Import
6. Select the import CAD file, and do the following:
a. From context tab, click Query, and select one of the Gridlines, what is the name of the layer
of this object: _______________________ (S-GRID)
b. Continue with Query command, select the arc of one of the doors, what is the name of the
door block? __________________________ (Floor Plan.dwg.M_Single-Flush - 0700 x
2000mm-355095-0 GF)
c. Using the same dialog box, click Hide in view, what happened? ___________________ (All
doors disappeared)
d. Click [Esc] to exit the command
e. Click Delete Layers button, select three layers with A-GLAZ, what happened?
____________________ (All windows and curtain walls were deleted)
f. While selecting the CAD Import, click Explode / Partial Explode, what happened?
__________________ (CAD Import became Revit 2D elements)
g. Undo the last step
7. Use the lines from the CAD import in Level 1 plan view to input gridlines for vertical and
horizontal gridlines
8. Start Visibility / Graphics dialog box, click Imported Categories tab, turn off Floor Plan.dwg
9. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 26: Linking Models from other Disciplines

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file named Architectural_Model.rvt, and save it as myname_ Architectural_Model.rvt.
Select the wall of the elevator and the inside staircase. From Properties, turn on Structural, save
and close the file
3. Open Exercise Tutorial_26.rvt, and save it as myname_Tutorial_26.rvt
4. Go to Level 1 floor plan
5. Using Link Revit command, link the project myname_ Architectural_Model.rvt. Set Positioning to
Manual – Base Point, and insert it between the four elevation markers
6. Start Copy/ Monitor command, click Select Link, then select the linked file
7. Using Copy/Monitor tab, Tools panel, click Copy. In the Options Bar, select Multiple. Hold down
[Ctrl] and select all of the grid lines. In the Options Bar, click Finish, if there is a warning message
simply ignore it. Press [Esc] twice
8. The elements have been physically copied into your project
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 9. We are still in Copy / Monitor command, using Copy/Monitor tab, Tools panel, click Options
button. In the Copy/Monitor Options dialog box, in the Walls tab, locate Retaining – 200mm
Concrete, and Copy it to Foundation – 300 mm Concrete. The rest of the walls use Don’t Copy
this Type option
10. In the Tools panel, click Copy, select Multiple, and click all the walls of the staircase and the
elevator using Window (use the Filter). Click Finish twice
11. Hide the linked model, in order to see the gridlines and walls
12. Go to South elevation view, you will see levels from the linked model, and two levels (Level 1,
and Level 2) from your model.
13. Change the elevation of Level 2 to be 4000mm
14. Start Copy / Monitor, and select the linked project, select Monitor, click Level 1, then 0 GF, click
Level 2, then 1 F. Now, Level 1, and Level 2 are monitoring 0 GF, and 1 F
15. Click Copy button, then Multiple and copy all the other levels from the linked model
16. Click Finish twice
17. Go to View tab, locate Create panel, click Plan Views, Structural Plans, and create new views for
all levels
18. Save myname_Tutorial_26.rvt, and close it
19. Open myname_ Architectural_Model.rvt
20. Go to South elevation view
21. Rename the Level Street to Str, and click Yes to answer the question
22. Save it, and close it
23. Open myname_Tutorial_26.rvt, Revit will tell you right away that you need to make
Coordination Review because the linked model has changed
24. Go to South elevation view
25. Start Coordination Review command, and select the linked model
26. Select Rename Element Street, to accept the change from the linked model, click OK, then
answer Yes
27. Once you click the OK button, you will see the new name of the level
28. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 27: Creating New Family -- Column with Corbel

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Under Families click New
3. Double-click English folder, then find and select Metric Structural Column.rft template file
4. Save the file in your tutorial folder, and call it Column_W_Corbel.rfa
5. You will find the following:

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6. This means two parameters were already defined with initial value; the Width, and the Depth
7. Go to Front elevation
8. Change the height of Upper Ref. Level to 3000
9. Using reference planes draw the following reference planes (three horizontal, and one vertical
reference planes):

10. Add the parameters as stated below, making sure they are all Instance parameters:

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11. Using Family Types dialog box, set the values for Corbel_Width, Corbel_Height, A, and B
12. Set a Formula for B = A *2
13. Go to Lower Ref. Level floor plan
14. Start Extrusion command, pick Rectangle Draw tool, and draw a rectangle between the
intersection of the reference planes, and lock the four locks
15. Using Properties, set Extrusion End = 3000
16. Click (✓) to end the Extrusion command
17. Go to Front view, and Align the top line with the Upper Ref Level
18. Go to 3D view, from ViewCube, make sure you are looking at Right/Back
19. Start Solid Sweep command, click Pick Path, and pick the lower line, then click (✓)
20. Go to Front elevation
21. Click Edit Profile, and draw the following shape:

22. Using Align command, pick the second horizontal reference planes with lower end of the vertical
line at the right, then lock it. Using Align command, pick the third horizontal reference planes
with lower end of the vertical line at the left, and lock it
23. Click (✓) then (✓) to end the Sweep command
24. Go to Family Types, and flex the dimensions, and make sure they all work
25. Go to 3D view
26. You will see the following:

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27. Join the Corbel with the Column
28. Flex the parameters to make sure you did the job right
29. Select the column with the corbel
30. Using Properties, locate Materials and Finishes, locate Material, and click the small button to the
right. Use Structural Material parameter
31. Go to Family Types dialog box, and assign Material = Concrete, Cast In Situ
32. Save the family
33. Create a new file using Structural Analysis-DefaultMetric.rte template
34. Load and Close the family to it. Try the different sizes and different materials
35. Close the file without saving

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Tutorial # 28: Creating Circular Foundation family
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Under Families click New
3. Double-click English folder, then find and select Metric Structural Foundation.rft template file
4. Save the file in your exercise folder, and call it Circualr_Footing.rfa
5. Build the following frame work (Diameter is Instance parameter)

6. Start Extrusion command, and draw a circle, its center at the intersection of the two middle
reference planes, and the diameter at the right or left reference plane
7. From Properties, set the Extrusion End = -450mm
8. Start Aligned Dimension command, pick Diameter type, and select the circle to place a
dimension
9. Select the new parameter, and from the list pick Diameter
10. Click (✓) to end the command
11. Go to Front elevation view, align the top part with the reference plane. Add a dimension from
the lower end of the extrusion to the reference plane and assign it to Foundation Thickness
12. Flex the framework to make sure all of the dimensions react the right way
13. Go to Family Types dialog box, and assign Structural Material = Concrete, Cast In Situ
14. Save the family
15. Create a new file using Structural Analysis-DefaultMetric.rte template
16. Load and Close the family to it. Try the different sizes
17. Close the file without saving

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Tutorial # 29: Steel Connections – Part (1)
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_29.rvt
3. Make sure Detail Level = Fine
4. Go to Connection Settings, and load the following connections:
a. Base plate
b. Apex Haunch
c. Clip angle
d. Double side clip angle
e. Knee of frame bolted, with haunch
f. Tube connection with sandwich plates
g. Click OK to end the command
5. Zoom to one of the bracing connections with a column and isolated footing. Select the bracing
member and the column, click Connection button, from the Properties, select Tube connection
with sandwich plates, and press [Enter]
6. Select the connection, from Properties turn on Override by Instance. Using context tab, click
Modify Parameters, do the following changes:
a. Gusset plate parameter: Thickness = 10
b. Sandwich plates: Thickness = 10
c. Bolts & Welds: Diameter = 5/8 inch
7. Close the dialog box
8. Select the connection, right-click, pick Propagate connection option
9. Select the other end of the same brace member, and apply the same connection with the same
changes, then propagate the connection
10. Zoom to the connection of the two rafters. Select the Connection command, and select the two
rafters, and press [Enter], from Properties select Apex Haunch connection
11. Select the connection, from Properties turn on Override by Instance. Using context tab, click
Modify Parameters, do the following changes:
a. End plate: Thickness = 10
b. Haunch 1: This side = Plates, Height from Rafter bottom = 200
c. Bolts groups:

d. Stiffeners, no for both sides

12. Close the dialog box
13. Select the connection, right-click, pick Propagate connection option
14. Zoom to one the connection between column with a rafter
15. Create a connection using Knee of frame bolted with haunch

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16. Select the connection, from Properties turn on Override by Instance. From Options bar, click
Modify Parameters, do the following changes:
a. Cap plate: Turn on Horizontal
b. Plate thickness = 10
c. Column extension = 150
17. Close the dialog box
18. Select the connection, right-click, pick Propagate connection option
19. Go to 2 R floorplan, we need to create a connection between the tie beam and the column as
the below image shows:

20. Go to 3D view
21. Create a Clip angle connection between the tie beam and the column
22. Select the connection, from Properties turn on Override by Instance. Using context tab, click
Modify Parameters, do the following changes:
a. Bolt parameters: Diameter = ½ inch
b. Vertical bolts: Set out = Middle, Group 1 = 2
23. Close the dialog box
24. Copy and Mirror this connection to the four sides corners of the frame
25. Zoom to the connection of two tie beams and a column
26. Create a connection using Double side clip angle
27. Select the connection, from Properties turn on Override by Instance. From Options bar, click
Modify Parameters, do the following changes:
a. Stagger settings: Set out = Middle
b. Vertical Bolts Distances: Number of bolts (group 1) = 2
28. Close the dialog box
29. Select the connection, right-click, pick Propagate Connection option
30. Zoom to one of the isolated footings
31. Select the column, and create a connection of Base Plate
32. Select the connection, from Properties turn on Override by Instance. Using context tab, click
Modify Parameters, do the following changes:
a. Base plate layout: Plate thickness = 20. Layout = total
b. Base plate dimensions: Plate length = 600, Plate width = 600

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 c. Plate corners: All corners are convex
d. Anchors parallel flange: Intermediate distance = 200
e. Stiffeners: Middle Stiffeners, both sides
33. Close the dialog box
34. Select the connection, right-click, pick Propagate connection option
35. Save the file and close it

Tutorial # 30: Steel Connections – Part (2)

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open Tutorial_30.rvt
3. You are at the 3D view
4. If needed orbit the model and zoom to see the base plate
5. Select the base plate, and click Edit Type, click Modify Ranges of Applicability Edit button
6. Create a new range and call it, Column Base Plate Ranges:
a. Select Family and section name
b. Under Family, select UC-Universal Columns – Column
c. Then select 305x305x97 and 356x368x129
d. You can modify the Material, and the Member end forces if you want
e. Click OK twice
7. Go to Manage tab, locate Visual Programming panel, click Dynamo Player
8. Search for the word range, and select Base plate by ranges
9. Select the all members in the project, leave all things as default value, click Run Script
10. Look at the Summary report, and close the Dynamo Player
11. Zoom to the columns and check the base plates for all columns
12. Zoom to the existing Shear plate
13. Select it, and click Edit Type, click Modify Ranges of Applicability Edit button
14. Create a new range and call it, Shear Plate Ranges:
a. For Element 1 (the highlighted beam is the large beam at the left)
b. Select Family and section name
c. Under Family, select UB-Universal Beams
d. Then select UB 305x165x40, and UB 356x171x51
e. For Element 2 (the highlighted beam is the small beam at the left)
f. Select Family and section name
g. Under Family, select UB-Universal Beams
h. Then select UB 254x102x28
i. Click OK twice
15. Go to Manage tab, locate Visual Programming panel, click Dynamo Player
16. Search for the word range, and select Beam to beam by ranges
17. Select the all members in the project
18. Under Input, go to (6) and change the Connection family to place to be Shear plate, leave all
things as default value, click Run Script
19. Look at the Summary report, and close the Dynamo Player
20. Save and close the file

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Tutorial # 31: Steel Connections – Part (3)
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open Tutorial_31.rvt
3. Make sure the level of detail = Fine
4. Go to Steel tab
5. Click Connection Settings and check the six connections already loaded into the project file
6. While you are at the {3D} view, start Connection Automation command
7. Dynamo player will be displayed, do the following:
a. Select Base Plate option
b. Select the whole model
c. Select the connection type to be Base Plate
d. Click Run
8. All base plates are added to the model
9. Go to 1 F floor plan
10. Click Back on the Dynamo Player
11. Click Double Side Clip Angle, do the following:
a. Click Select, and using Crossing, select the beams at gridline D
b. Main Beam = UB 305x165x40
c. First & Second Secondary = UB 254x102x28
d. Connection Type = Double Side Clip Angle
e. Click Run
12. Connections are added
13. Click Back
14. Select Clip angle beam to beam
15. While you are in 1 F floor plan, select the beams at gridline C using Crossing
16. Set the Connection = Clip angle, and click Run, connections are added
17. Repeat the same for beams in gridline E
18. Click Back
19. Go to {3D} view
20. Select Apex Haunch connection, do the following:
a. Select all elements in the model
b. Beam 1 Slope angle range from = 20
c. Beam 1 Slope angle range to = 25
d. Beam 2 Slope angle range from = 20
e. Beam 2 Slope angle range to = 25
f. Connection Type = Apex haunch
g. Click Run
21. All Apex Haunch connections is created
22. Using Crossing, select all elements of the model
23. From Quick Access Toolbar, click Activate to turn it on/off, the pins will shown/disappear
24. Save and close the file

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Tutorial # 32: Steel Connections – Part (4)
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_32.rvt
3. Make sure Detail Level = Fine
4. Go to Level 1 floor plan view
5. Zoom to the upper left footing
6. Start Plate command, select Circle shape, using the intersecting gridlines, specify the center of
the circle, and 660 for the radius. Select the plate and set Thickness = 25
7. Go to North elevation view, make sure Detail Level = Fine
8. Zoom to the newly created plate, set Visual Style = Wireframe, you can see that the column is
immersed into the plate
9. Start Shorten command, select the column, set Length = 25
10. Go to Level 1 floor plan view
11. Start Bolts command, select Bolts option, create a crossing selecting the footing and the plate,
then select the plate as the host for the bolts. Draw a circle using the same center with radius =
495. Click (✓) to end the command
12. While the three bolts are selected, and using Properties, set the following:
a. Diameter = 24mm
b. Grip Length Increase = 200
c. Number = 6
13. Go to North elevation view, and set the reference plane to be gridline 1
14. Draw the following plate as stiffeners:

15. Go to West elevation view

16. Align the center of newly created plate with the gridline
17. Go back to Level 1 floor plan view
18. Using Rotate with Copy option, rotate the plate you made three times just like the illustration
below:

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19. Mirror the two inclined plates to the top
20. Go to the 3D view, you should have the following:

21. Go to 3D view
22. Start Weld command, select first the main plate, and the stiffener, and add a weld using Main
Thickness = 4mm. Then select the column and the stiffener and add another weld with Main
Thickness = 4mm

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 23. Set Visual Style = Wireframe
24. Select the column
25. Start Connection command, a Generic Connection is added
26. Select the Generic Connection, from context tab, click Customize, name the new connection
Circular Plate with Stiffeners Type 1, then select all plates, bolts, and welds, click Finish
27. Use the new connection to the other columns
28. Select one of the connections, from context tab, click Edit button
29. Click Remove, and select one of the stiffeners, click Finish
30. One the warning message, click OK
31. Look at the other connections, what happened? ________________________
32. Undo all the Edit process
33. Select one of connections, from context tan, click Break
34. Select the Bolts, and make them 4 instead of 6
35. Remove the two stiffeners interfering with the new bolts
36. Set Visual Style = Wireframe
37. Select the column
38. Start Connection command, a Generic Connection is added
39. Select the Generic Connection, from context tab, click Customize, name the new connection
Circular Plate with Stiffeners Type 2, then select all plates, bolts, click Finish
40. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 33: Steel Connections – Part (5)

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_33.rvt
3. Go to Level 3 floor plan view
4. Make sure Detail Level = Fine
5. Zoom to the second column from the left
6. Create reference plane at the upper edge of the beam web, and call it Face1
7. Go to North elevation view
8. Set the scale to 1:25
9. Zoom to the second column from the right
10. Set the reference plane to be Face1
11. Start Plate command, and draw a rectangle connecting the two beams and the column. Set
dimension and change them to match the below illustration:

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12. 12. Click (✓) to finish the Plate command. While the plate is selected, set the Thickness = 10
13. Go to Level 3 floor plan view
14. Select the plate and mirror using the center of the web
15. Go to 3D, you should have the following:

16. Start Cut Through command, and select the column with one of the plates, using Modify
Parameters, set Gap = 2, and Welding Thickness = 4
17. Repeat the same procedure with the other plate
18. Go to North elevation view
19. Start Bolts command, using Crossing, pick the beam at the right, and the plate, then select the
plate to accommodate the bolts. Draw a rectangle covering the overlapped area between the
plate and the beam. Then offset it by 50. Click (✓) to end the command
20. While the bolts selected, change the Diameter to be 24mm, and change Number on side 2 = 3
21. Mirror the 6 bolts to the other sides
22. While you are at North elevation view, create a reference plane below the center of the beam by
5mm, and call it Center-of-Beam
23. Go to Level 3 floor plan view
24. Set the reference plane to be Center-of-Beam
25. Draw the following plate using the dimensions below:

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26. While the plate is selected set the Thickness = 10
27. Mirror the plate to the other three sides
28. Create a Corner Cut for all sides for the two plates
29. Go to Level 3 floor plan view, and set the reference plane to be Level 3
30. Create a circular plate at the top of the circular column
31. This is the final shape:

32. Set Visual Style = Wireframe,

33. Select all plates, bolts you made (use Filter to remove anything else) and copy them to the other
column with two beams connected to it
34. Go to North elevation view
35. Create vertical reference plane at the middle of the beam (don’t give a name)
36. Start Contour Cut command, and select the face of the web parallel to the elevation view
37. Draw a rectangle around the newly created reference plane, then control it using temporary
dimensions, and aligned dimensions to be with the following dimensions:

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 38. Click (✓) to finish the command
39. Go to Structural Connection Settings, and load the Stiffeners connection to your project
40. Start Connection command, select Stiffeners from the list, and click the beam, then press
[Enter], locate the stiffener in random place at the left of the contour cut
41. Using Move command, move it near the contour cut. Use Mirror to mirror to the other side of
the contour cut
42. Create a copy and move it to the left
43. Select the copied stiffener, click Edit Type, Duplicate, and call it Stiffeners pattern of 4 x 250.
Click Modify Parameters Edit, and set the Pattern to be 4 and centers = 250
44. Go to 3D view to look at your model
45. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 34: Steel Connections – Part (6)

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_34.rvt
3. You will see a long beam, and five short beams connecting to it. We will discuss five of
Parametric Cuts, with one Modifier
4. Zoom to the short beam at the right. Start Miter command, using Crossing select both the short
beam and the long beam, then press [Enter]. Select the dashed box to modify the parameters,
set Gap = 5, close the dialog box
5. Start Cope command, and select the second short beam from the right, and the long beam, then
press [Enter]. Select the dashed box to modify the parameters, Distance flange side = 50, Corner
Finish = Straight, and Corner size = 25. Close the dialog box
6. Go to Level 2 floor plan view
7. Zoom to the two inclined beams
8. For the one at the right, select Saw Cut – Flange, and for the left select Saw Cut – Web. Compare
the two cuts
9. For the first cut, select Modify Parameters, and set Cut = Rear, then Front to compare the two
types of cuts. Set Gap = 25, close the dialog box
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 10. Zoom to the fifth short beam.
11. Start Cut By command, using Crossing select both the short beam and the long beam, then press
[Enter]. Select the dashed box to modify the parameters. Change order of connected beams.
Get back to the original order
12. Select the dashed box, click Modify Parameters button. This dialog box is the same as Cope
command. Close the dialog box
13. Zoom to the orphan beam, start Cope Skewed and click the front end. The Modifier will appear
(make sure the Modifier is selected):
a. Set Cutback = 250
b. Distance from axis = -150
c. Set Cross-section rotation = 45, then set it to 0
d. Set Plan rotation = 45, then set it to 0
e. Set Tilt angle = 45, then set it to 0
f. Set the Radius = 20
g. Turn on Boring out
14. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 35: Steel Connections – Part (7)

1. Start Revit 2025

2. Open the file Tutorial_35.rvt
3. Go to East elevation view, and make sure the Detail Level = Fine
4. Zoom to the intersection of the bracing elements. Select the top right connection, and Invert the
Bolts. Create a Callout to include the right top, and name it Bracing Detail. Go to the callout
view, change the view scale to be 1:25
5. Hide the gridline and the level. Change the size of the callout to include only the right bracing
6. Set the Visual Style = Wireframe (if not, you can’t dimension the bolts)
7. Start the Aligned Dimension, click Edit Type, then Duplicate and call the new family Arrow -
1.0mm Arial. Set Text Size = 1
8. Input the following dimensions:

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9. Tag the beam at the bottom of the callout without a leader
10. It will be added to the right of the callout. Move it to the callout. You will find the text is big
comparing to the callout
11. Double-click the tag, then save as My_M_Structural Framing Tag.rfa, click Edit Type, Duplicate,
and call the new one 1mm. Change the Text Size = 1. Close the dialog box, save, and Load into
the project and close
12. Select the tag, and change the tag family to My_M_Structural Framing Tag – Standard
13. Load A2 title block
14. Create a new sheet using A1 title block
15. Add Bracing Detail to the sheet
16. Start New Schedule / Quantities, pick Structural Connection, Bolts.
17. Select Count, Standard, Location, Grade, and Diameter, click OK
18. Go to Sorting / Grouping, sort by Diameter then by Location, click on Grand totals, then select
Totals only, click off Itemize every instance
19. Go to Formatting, select Count, then select Calculate totals. Click OK
20. Look at the schedule
21. Click Appearance, click on Grid in headers/footers/spacers. Turn off Blank row before data. Click
on Stripe row, and select yellow
22. Go to the sheet you created and copy the Bolt Schedule to it
23. Create a Plates Schedule include: Count, Structural Material, Length, Width, and Area
24. Go to Sorting / Grouping, and sort according to Length, then Width, click on Grand totals, then
select Totals only, click off Itemize every instance.
25. Go to Formatting, select Count, then select Calculate totals. Click OK
26. Change the Area to calculate in mm2, and Use digit grouping
27. Look at the schedule
28. Click Appearance, click on Grid in headers/footers/spacers. Turn off Blank row before data. Click
on Stripe row, and select yellow
29. Go to the sheet you created and copy the Plate Schedule to it
30. Create a duplicate 3D view, call the new view, Displaced Connection
31. Locate the connection in the below picture:

32. From Properties, click on Section Box, use the handles to get the following:

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33. Set view Scale to be 1:20
34. Hide both Section Box, and the beam at the left, and switch off Analytical Model
35. Break the connection
36. Using Displace Elements to get the following results:

37. Go to the sheet you created and copy the view to the sheet
38. Save and close

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Tutorial # 36: Add Rebar
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_36.rvt
3. You will see a simple structure of two isolated footings, two columns, and one beam. We will
create rebar for all elements
4. Start Reinforcement Settings command, from left pane, make sure you are at General. Make
sure that Include hooks in Rebar Shape definition is turned on
5. Start Rebar Cover Settings dialog box. Duplicate Interior (framing, columns), and call it Interior
(framing, columns) – My Project, and set the distance to be 35 mm
6. Select the beam, and two columns, and set the three covers to be Interior (framing, columns) –
My Project
7. Go to Section 1
8. Select the beam, from context tab, click Rebar, when the message will come up, read it, and click
OK. From Rebar Shape Browser select M_T1, and from Properties, select 10M
9. From context tab, locate Placement Orientation, select Perpendicular to Cover
10. Using the vertical reference plane at the left, add the bar in a way that reference plane is at the
center of the rebar (you can use Align command to do that)
11. Select the rebar, at context tab, locate Rebar Set panel, select Number with Spacing, and set
Quantity to 8, and Spacing to 150mm
12. Mirror the latest rebar using the midpoint of the beam
13. Copy the left rebars to the right by 1375mm, and change the Quantity to 10, and Spacing to
300mm. This is what you should get:

14. Select the beam, click Rebar, select M_02, from Properties select 16M. From context tab, locate
Placement Orientation, select Parallel to Work Plane, and place it at the bottom of the beam
above the stirrups
15. Select the rebar, at context tab, locate Rebar Set panel, select Fixed Number, and set Quantity to
4. From Properties turn on Override Hook Length. Under Dimensions, change A, and G to be
400mm
16. Click the rebar you just added. From context tab, locate Rebar Constraints tab, click Edit
Constraints. At the left of the beam, click Bar Handle: The value now reads 0.0mm. Change it to
-175mm. Do the same thing to the right of the beam. When done click (✓) to end the command
17. Go to Structure tab, locate Reinforcement panel, click Rebar, from context tab locate Placement
Methods, click Sketch Rebar button, then select the beam, from Properties make sure 16M is
selected. Using the ref plane at the middle, start drawing a straight line just below the cover and
go left all the way to the left cover of the column, then go down by 580mm, press [Esc] twice,
and click (✓) to end the command
18. Select the latest rebar, from context tab, set the Rebar Set to Fixed Number, and Quantity to 4

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19. Mirror the latest rebar using the midpoint of the beam
20. This is what you should get:

21. Go to Section 2 to check your work

22. Go to Section 1, and select the left column
23. Click Rebar, from Rebar Shape Browser select M_T1 shape, from Properties select 10M, make
sure Perpendicular to Cover is selected, and place it just above the bottom cover
24. Select the rebar, at context tab, locate Rebar Set panel, select Number with Spacing, and set
Quantity to 4, and Spacing to 150mm
25. Copy the latest rebar upwards twice, by 700mm, and by 1800mm
26. Select the rebar set at the middle, and change the Spacing to 250mm
27. Select the left column again
28. Click Rebar, from Rebar Shape Browser select M_00 shape, from Properties select 13M. Make
sure Parallel to Workplane is selected, and place it just to the right of the left cover, and to the
left cover as well
29. Select the two rebar you just added, at context tab, locate Rebar Set panel, select Fixed Number,
and set Quantity to 4
30. Select the left isolated footing
31. Click Rebar, from Rebar Shape Browser select M_17 shape, from Properties select 16M. Make
sure Parallel to Workplane is selected, and added to footing
32. Select the rebar you just added, at context tab, locate Rebar Set panel, select Fixed Number, and
set Quantity to 6
33. Repeat steps 31 to 33 again but this time Perpendicular to Cover
34. Select the rebar you just added, you will see a handle at the right and a handle at the left, move
the right handle to the left and left handle to the right to get the following setup:

35. Create a new ref plane 800mm above Level1, and another one 225mm below Level 1
36. Go to Structure tab, locate Reinforcement panel, click Rebar, select Rebar Shape M_00, from
context tab locate Placement Methods, click Sketch Rebar button, then select the left column,
from Properties make sure 16M is selected. Draw a dowel bar from the upper ref plane to the
lower ref plane, and 250mm to the left:

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 37. Select it, and select Fixed Number, Quantity 4
38. The new dowel bar should be aligned with the existing the left vertical bar
39. Mirror it using the midpoint of the isolated footing
40. Select all rebars in isolated footing and column
41. Mirror them using the midpoint of the beam (Hint: use Filter)
42. Go to 3D view. Duplicate it, and call the new view 3D – Rebar
43. Select all rebars (Hint: Use Filter)
44. From Properties, locate Graphics, View Visibility States, click Edit locate 3D-Rebar view, click on
both View unobscured
45. Make sure Fine and Shaded is selected
46. Look at the 3D model, and inspect each part of the rebar you did
47. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 37: Add Area, Path, and Fabric Reinforcement

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_37.rvt
3. You are at Level 2 floor plan
4. Start Reinforcement Settings command, and look at Area Reinforcement and Path
Reinforcement settings. When done click OK
5. Go to Structure tab, locate Reinforcement panel, click Area command, click the floor. Click OK for
the message
6. Make the following changes:
a. Top Major Bar Type = 16M
b. Top Major Spacing = 250
c. Top Minor Bar Type and Spacing = Default
d. Bottom Major Bar Type = 16M
e. Bottom Major Spacing = 250
f. Bottom Minor Bar Type and Spacing = Default
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8. Click (✓) to end the command
9. Move the tag top and right
10. Select the reinforcement (make sure you select the X), from Properties click View Visibility
States, and click all the checkboxes
11. Go to 3D to view the area reinforcement using Detail View = Fine
12. Go back to Level 2 floorplan view, and create a vertical section cutting the opening in the floor.
Go to the section view, to view the results
13. Go to West elevation view
14. Using Area command, put reinforcement using the same settings discussed above. Change the
Major Direction to vertical
15. Select the reinforcement (make sure you select the X), from Properties click View Visibility
States, and click all the checkboxes
16. While you are at West elevation view, select the Area reinforcement, go to Level 2 floor plan,
and mirror to the right wall
17. Look at your work in 3D view
18. Go to Section 1 view
19. Select the floor, click Rebar button, select M_02 (10M), make sure it is Parallel to Work Plane,
and place the shape as shown below:

20. Select the shape, from Properties, turn on Override Hook Lengths, change A and G to be 500mm
21. Make Rebar set = Fixed Number, Quantity = 35
22. While the shape is selected, from Properties click View Visibility States to show it in all views
23. Go to North elevation view, select the new shapes, and hide the first and the last rebar. Using
the handle at the left, move it to the right little distance to avoid clashing with the Area
reinforcement. Repeat the same thing for the one at the right
24. Go to Section 1, zoom to the left part
25. Select the Area reinforcement, and move it to the inside small distance
26. Select the slab, from context tab, click Section Box, to see only the slab in 3D view
27. Select the rebar you added, click Edit Constraint, there are three handles; set Start of Bar = End
of Bar = 8mm, to eliminate all clashes. Click (✓) to end the command
28. Go to 3D view to check that there are no clashes between bars
29. Go to Level 2 floor plan view
30. Start Path command. Select the floor. From Properties set the following:
a. Bar Spacing = 200mm
b. Primary Bar Type = 10M
c. Primary Bar Length = 2000mm
31. Draw the path from bottom of the west edge, to top of the west edge
32. Click (✓) to end the command
33. Using View Visibility States, show the Path in all views
34. Create a horizontal section at cutting the whole floor. Go to the new section

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35. Zoom to the floor / wall connection
36. Draw a vertical reference plane from the middle of the wall and goes up
37. Select the area reinforcement (hover over the upper edge of the floor, press [Tab] key until you
make sure that you will select the area reinforcement and not the path reinforcement)
38. Move the left edge of the area reinforcement to the right to match the reference plane
39. Select the Path reinforcement, from Properties set Additional Offset = 28mm
40. Select the Path reinforcement, using the handle, move it a little bit to the right to avoid clashing
with the wall reinforcement
41. Start Rebar command, from Properties, select 10M, click Edit Type, click Duplicate, call the new
rebar, 10M Special, click Hook Lengths, change the Standard Hook Length = 400mm for 90-
degree hook
42. Select the path reinforcement, and change Primary Bar Type = 10M Special
43. Check Section 2, what happened to the hook of the path reinforcement
44. Go to Level 1 floor plan
45. Zoom to the two foundation slabs
46. Zoom to the left slab
47. Start Rebar Cover Settings, and create a new cover called Special Slab, and set the value to
40mm
48. Start Cover command, and set the cover of the left slab and slab edge to be Special Slab
49. Start Fabric Sheet command
50. From Properties select W11/6, you are holding it from left corner, if not, press [Space] several
times to get it to the left corner
51. Add two sheets to slab. Select the two sheets (make sure you select the X), from Properties click
View Visibility States, and click all the checkboxes
52. Go to the West elevation view, click Set Work Plane command, and select the face of the slab
53. Start Fabric Sheet again, click Bend Sketch from context tab, select the slab edge
54. From Properties, set Bend Direction = Major, and draw line match the cover lines of the slab
edge. Click (✓) to end the command
55. Go to Level 1 floor plan, you will find the fabric sheet is out of the west edge of the slab. Click
the intersection point of the X-Y axis, and using Move command, move it back to the right place
56. Make sure you are still selecting the sheet, from Properties, click Edit Type, Duplicate, and leave
the new name unchanged. Change the Overall Width = 2420mm. Click OK
57. Select the fabric sheet you just created, from Properties, click View Visibility States, show it in all
views
58. Go to West elevation view, look at the model from Left. Select the sketched bend sheet, click
Edit Sketch, and complete the sketch to cover all the bottom layer
59. Go to level 1 floor plan view
60. Start Fabric Area command, and select the right slab. For Boundary, draw a rectangle
a. Change the Major Direction to be the vertical line
b. From Properties, select Fabric Sheet = W 11/4
c. Location = Top
d. Set the Minor Lap Splice Length = 350
e. Make sure that the left and bottom are turned on
f. Click (✓) to end the command
61. Select the two sheets (make sure you select the X), from Properties click View Visibility States,
and click all the checkboxes except for Analytical
62. Go to 3D to look at the different things you did in this tutorial
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 63. Save and close

Tutorial # 38: Rebar Detailing and Rebar Schedule

1. Start Revit 2025

2. Open the file Tutorial_38.rvt
3. Go to Section 1
4. Select all rebar in columns and footings (Hint: use Filter), using Properties, name the Partition to
Partition_1
5. Select all rebar in beam (Hint: use Filter), using Properties, name the Partition to Partition_2
6. Start Reinforcement Numbers command, and make sure there are two partitions with numbers
from 1-4 for the first, and from 1-3 for the second, and there are no gaps in the numbering. Click
OK to end the command
7. Go to Section A-A
8. Hide the section, and the three reference planes. Click the Crop Region, and move the bottom
part up to show the beam and some of the two columns. Change the scale of the view to 1:25.
Hide the reinforcement of the two columns
9. Start Linear Multi-Rebar Annotation command; from Properties make sure that Structural Rebar
Section is selected. From Options bar, turn on Leader. Select the stirrups at the left and place the
annotation at the bottom of the beam (move the tag to the bottom)
10. Do the same thing with the middle stirrups and right stirrups
11. Select the left stirrups, and from context tab, select Show First and Last from Presentation panel.
Do the same thing with the other stirrups (test the other options)
12. Start Tag by Category command, and tag the three longitudinal rebars
13. Using Multiple Align panel, align the three tags to be at the top of the beam
14. Select all three tags, using Properties change the Type to be Quantity Type & Number
15. Hide Crop Region
16. This is what you should have:

17. Go to Section B-B

18. Start Visibility / Graphics command, go to Annotation Categories tab, and turn off: Grids, Levels,
and Sections.
19. Change scale of view to 1:25
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 20. Turn off Crop Region
21. Start Linear Multi-Rebar Annotation command, from Type Selector change to Structural Rebar
and put the annotation as the below picture suggests. Use the Tag by Category command to tag
the stirrups, then select it and change it to Quantity Type & Number. You should get the
following result:

22. Create a new Schedule / Quantities

23. From Categories select Structural Rebar
24. Add the following parameters: Partition, Rebar Number, Type, Quantity, Bar Length, Shape, A, B,
C, D, E, Total Bar length. Click OK to see the schedule
25. Sort according to Partition, then Rebar Number
26. Turn off Itemize every instance
27. From Formatting, select Total Bar Length, and make it Calculate totals
28. From Appearance, turn off Blank row before data, and turn on Grid on headers/footers/spacers
29. Change the column width for columns A, B, C, D, E
30. Create a new sheet, based on A1 metric sheet
31. Add the Section A-A, Section B-B, and the Rebar Schedule
32. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 39: Free Form Rebar & Filters

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_39.rvt
3. Make sure you are at 3D view
4. Click the arc beam, from context tab, click Rebar, then click OK
5. Make sure you are selecting Aligned
6. Select the right, bottom and left faces of the beam
7. Click Path, then select the curved edge along the beam
8. From Properties:
a. Select Rebar 10M
b. From Rebar Set, select Layout = Minimum Clear Spacing, and Spacing = 200
c. Click (✓) to end the command, then press [Esc]
9. Click the beam again, click Rebar
10. Select the right face, click Path then click the right vertical edge

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 11. From Properties:
a. Select Rebar 13M
b. From Rebar Set, select Layout = Fixed Number, and Quantity = 4
c. Click (✓) to end the command, then press [Esc]
12. Make sure Detail Level = Fine
13. Click the longitudinal bars, click Edit Constraints. Click the constraint at the center of the beam,
and set it to -25mm. Click the constraint at the lower end, and set it to -12.5mm
14. Do the same thing to the left face of the beam
15. Click the wall, from context tab, click Rebar. Make sure you are selecting Surface
16. Click the front face, press [Space], click the upper curved face, press [Space] click the bottom
face
17. From Properties, select Rebar 13M
18. From Rebar Set, select Layout = Fixed Number, and Quantity = 6
19. Click (✓) to end the command, then press [Esc]
20. Repeat the same procedure with the back face
21. Click the wall again, click Rebar
22. Select the front face, press [Space], click the right face, press [Space] click the left face
23. From Properties, select Rebar 10M
24. From Rebar Set, select Layout = Minimum Clear Spacing, and Spacing = 250
25. Click (✓) to end the command, then press [Esc]
26. Click the new rebar, and hide first and last bar
27. From Properties, set Hook at End = Standard – 90 deg
28. Select the longitudinal bars, and click Edit Constraints, click the intermediate constraint, and set
it to -25mm, and the lower constraint and set it to -12.5mm
29. Create a filter to show 10M in Green, and 13M in Magenta
30. Save and close

Tutorial # 40: Multi-Planar Rebar

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_40.rvt
3. Go to South elevation view
4. Zoom to the left column and footing
5. Select the column, click Rebar, click Sketch Rebar, pick the column, start sketching from the
reference plane at the left, go down 780, using 45 o go the right by 420, then 420 straight, click
Multi-planar, then press [Esc] to end the command. Click the last checkbox, then click (✓) to end
the command
6. Using Align command, align the left edge of the new rebar, with the right edge of the existing
rebar
7. Select the new bar, click View Visibility States, and show it in 3D view, as unobscured
8. Go to 3D view, to see the results
9. Select both the column and footing to and click Selection Box
10. Go to Level 1 floor plan
11. Set the Visual Style = Wire Frame
12. Using the handles adjust the new bar added to look like the following:

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 13. Do a rebar for the other side
14. Go to 3D view, and turn off the Section Box
15. Save and close

Tutorial # 41: Move Rebar in a Set

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open Tutorial_41.rvt
3. You are in South elevation view
4. You can see a 2D pipe interfering with the rebar set
5. Click the rebar set, from Properties, you can see that the Quantity = 8
6. From context tab, click Edit Bars, and select the bar at the right of the pipe. Click the temporary
dimension at the right, and change it to 100mm. Do the same thing for the bar at the left of the
pipe
7. Select the bar at the middle of the pipe, and remove it
8. Click Finish (✓) to end the command
9. Select the set, and check the quantity, you will find it to be 7
10. Start Visibility / Graphics command, select Filters, click Add button, then click Edit/New
11. Click New to add a new filter, and call it Edited Rebar Sets
12. From Categories, turn on Structural Rebar. Under Filter Rules, select Modified Rebar Set = Yes
13. Click OK twice, then Add the new filter, set the color to be Cyan. Click OK to the command
14. Now you can distinguish the modified bar sets by setting different color
15. Click the set again, then click Reset to get everything back to normal
16. Click Undo to undo the last command
17. Save and close the file

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Tutorial # 42: Rebar Placement by Two Points
1. Start Revit 2022
2. Open Tutorial_42.rvt
3. You are in Section 1 view
4. Zoom to the beam at the left
5. Select the beam, from context toolbar click Rebar. Make sure you are at 10M rebar size, from
the right select M_T2 shape, from context tab, click By Two Points, set the Rebar Set to
Maximum Spacing with 350 create a rebar to tie the inside 4 existing bars
6. Click the created rebar, from Properties, click Edit button of View Visibility States, turn on the
checkbox for 3D view
7. Go to 3D view, to view the addition you made
8. Go to Section 1 view, and do the same thing for right beam
9. Go to Level 2 floor plan view
10. Hide the vertical and horizontal lines, along with the Section
11. Select the slab, from context tab, click Rebar
12. Select 16M rebar size, and Horizontal, and Maximum Spacing with 350mm, then select M_00 as
shape to be used. Starting from the left top point of the opening, go to the left to align to the
bottom left point of the opening
13. Do the same thing, but, when you start the first point, press [ at the keyboard, to flip the rebar
to be vertical
14. Start the command of Rebar again, using the same settings, hover over the inclined line, and
press the Up arrow at the keyboard to get the rebar parallel to the inclined line
15. Do the perpendicular rebar for the inclined line
16. Using Placement panel in the context tab, click Perpendicular Segment and add a group of rebar
at the lower part of the slab
17. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 43: Propagate Rebar

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open Tutorial_43.rvt
3. Zoom to the column at the right, select one of the rebars, right-click, choose Select All Rebar in
Host option
4. From context tab, click Propagate Rebar, then select Align By Host, then select the other
columns in the model, then click (✓) to end the command
5. Note that the middle columns are different sizes
6. Go to Level 1 floor plan to check the effect of that
7. Do the same thing for isolated footings
8. Note that the middle footings have different size. Go to Level 1 floor plan, and check the
distance between rebars in both sides
9. Do the same procedure for the beams
10. While you are at the 3D view, select rebar of the wall (one face of the wall is only reinforced)
using Select All Rebar in Host option, click Propagate Rebar, this time select Align By Face option

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 11. Select the Source Face (the inside face of the wall) then select the Destination Face (the outside
face of the wall)
12. Click (✓) to end the command
13. Select one of the rebar in the wall then select all rebar in the host
14. Click Propagate Rebar, choose Align By Host option
15. Select the short wall, click (✓) to end the command
16. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 44: Displace Rebar

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open Tutorial_44.rvt
3. Zoom to the right isolated footing
4. Select one of the rebars, right-click choose Select All rebar in Host option
5. Locate View panel, click Displace Elements command
6. Using the tripod, move the rebars outside. Use the Path lines to indicate the place of the rebar
7. From Project Browser go to Section A-A
8. Select the top left horizontal bar, locate View panel, click Displace Elements command
9. Using the tripod, move the rebars down
10. Do the same thing for the top right rebar
11. Do the same for the bottom rebar, and move it up
12. Tag the two bend bars
13. Save and close the file

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Tutorial # 45: Stair creation and Rebar
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_45.rvt
3. You are in level 1 floor plan
4. Start Stair command, from Properties, select Monolithic Stair. Click Edit Type, Duplicate and call
it My_ Monolithic Stair, click OK. Make the following changes to the type parameters:
a. Maximum Riser Height = 170
b. Minimum Tread Depth = 300
5. Click OK, to end the editing process
6. From Properties, change Desired Number of Risers = 18
7. From Options Bar, make the Actual Run Width = 1500
8. Start the Stair, make the first flight horizontal and 10 risers. Then go to down the rest of the
risers
9. Click (✓) to end the command
10. Go to Level 2, and delete the railing
11. Go to West elevation view, you will see that the stair is not reaching to Level 2 as it should be
12. Go back to Level 1 floor plan, select the staircase, then click Edit Stairs
13. Select the first flight, from Properties, turn off End with Riser
14. Select the second flight, turn off End with Riser
15. Click the second flight, and drag the stair down to get back the two risers again (Don’t use the
arrow, use the blue dot)
16. Click (✓) to end the command
17. Go to 3D using Visibility / Graphics show the staircase in 3D
18. Go to Level 1 floor plan view, and create a section to cut the first flight
19. Go to the section view
20. You can see that risers are not vertically correct
21. Click the staircase, click Edit Type, under Construction, for Run Type, click 25mm Nosing, click
the small button with three dots. Click Duplicate, and call the new Run Type 0mm Nosing, and
make the following changes:
a. Structural Depth = 200
b. Nosing Length = 0
22. Click OK twice
23. Click the staircase, and click Rebar, click OK, make sure your rebar bar is 16M, Shape M_00
Parallel to Workplane, and insert it at the top and bottom of the landing
24. Select the staircase, and click Rebar, select Sketch, select the staircase again, and draw the
following shape (the horizontal part at the top is 400mm, and make sure there is a gap between
the upper steel of the new rebar:)

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25. Click (✓) to end the command.
26. Select all rebar, and choose for layout = Fixed Number = 6
27. Insert a perpendicular 13M using Maximum Spacing = 250mm, above and below the
longitudinal steel
28. Select all rebars and show them in all views
29. This is the final result in 3D:

30. Save and close the file

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Tutorial # 46: Precast – Modeling
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_46.rvt
3. You are at Level 1 floor plan view
4. Load Family, go to Structural Columns folder, then Precast Concrete folder, and load M_Precast-
Rectangular Column with Corbels.rfa family file
5. Start Column command, Insert one of 300 x 300 columns from Level 1 to Level 2 anywhere
6. We want to change some parameters from being Type to Instance parameters. Double-click the
inserted column to open the Family Editor. Save As your file as My_ M_Precast-Rectangular
Column with Corbels.rfa and save it in your exercise folder
7. Go to Family types and convert all Graphics parameters from Type to Instance, and edit Corbel
Distance to be 300mm
8. Click Load Into Project and Close, click Yes to save the file
9. Add nine of the new columns to the nine footings
10. Go to Level 2 floor plan view
11. Change the instance parameters of the nine columns to look like the following:

1. Load Family, go to Structural Framing folder, then Precast Concrete folder, and load M_Precast
Beam - Rectangular - Nose Ends.rfa family file. Load 300 x 500 size
2. Go to Level 2, start Beam command, add one instance of the beam at the top left of the
building, using the right edge of the left column, to the left edge of the right column
3. Go to North elevation view
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4. Select the beam, from Properties set Left Fork Width = 400, Right Fork Width=400mm. Now it
fits correctly
5. Using Copy, Mirror, and Rotate copy the beam to all places. You should have the following setup:

6. Go to Level 2 floorplan view. Start Floor: Structural command

7. Pick Insitu Concrete 225mm, click Edit Type, Duplicate, and call the new family: Insitu Concrete
200mm. Click Edit Structure and remove all layers except Concrete, Cast In Situ layer, and set the
thickness to 200mm
8. Create four slabs for each part of the building, using Properties set Height offset from level =
200mm
9. You should have the following shape:

10. Go to Level 1 floor plan

11. Start Wall: Structural, pick Exterior 300 Concrete, extending from Level 1 to Level 2 with Top
Offset = 500, Location Line = Finish Face Interior
12. Starting from the top left column draw a series of wall wrapping the plan
13. Go to North elevation view, create a wall opening between Grid 1 & 2, simulating a window, and
between 2 & 3 simulating a door
14. In order to control the dimension and location of the window and door, put dimension around,
and change the values accordingly
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 15. Go to East elevation view, create a reference plane using offset by 1000 to Level 2
16. Edit the profile of the wall from Grid A, moving the horizontal line to touch the reference plane
(Hint: You need to unlock the horizontal line first)
17. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 47: Precast – Segmentation

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_47.rvt
3. Start Configuration in Precast tab (if it was the first time you do this step, it will ask you to load
the different families), after the dialog box comes up, under Concrete / Wall / Solid Wall, click
Part. Take a look at the Lifters, Bracing Inserts, and Connections
4. Go to Segmentation, take a look at the Minimum and Maximum Wall Height, and Length. Take a
look at the Maximum Weight.
5. Click OK to end the command
6. Go to South elevation view
7. Start Split command, select the wall, then click Finish
8. The results are due to Segmentation rules.
9. Undo the splitting
10. Go back to Configuration dialog box, set Maximum Wall Height = 4000
11. Split again, compare the results
12. Go to North elevation view
13. Hide levels, and reference plane
14. Select the wall, click Create Parts command, then Divide Parts, pick the wall as your plane. Click
Edit Sketch, select Grid 2, and draw the other lines to look like the following:

15. Finish the command

16. Go to 3D view
17. Without selecting anything, from Properties, set Parts Visibility = Show Parts
18. Using Split command, split the resultant walls (you can take a look at the warnings, then click
OK)
19. Go to Level 2 floor plan view
20. Select the upper left floor, click Edit Boundary, you can see the span direction is horizontal. Click
(✓) to end the command
21. Click Split, select the upper left floor, click Finish, then select Solid Slab

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 22. Select the upper right floor, click Edit Boundary, change the span direction to vertical. Click (✓)
to end the command
23. Click Split, select the upper right floor, click Finish, then select Solid Slab. Compare the results
24. Go to Configuration, go Slabs, Hollow Core Slab, Segmentation, set Segmentation Gap = 20mm,
make sure Division Profile = Profile A
25. Split the lower left floor as Hollow Core Slab
26. Split the lower right floor using Profile B
27. Go to 3D view
28. Using Isolate command, isolate a part of each Hollow Core Slab, to see the difference between
Profile A, and Profile B
29. Go to Level 1 floor plan view
30. Start Floor: Structural command
31. Select Insitu Concrete 200mm, Edit Type, Duplicate, and call the new family Insitu Concrete
300mm, setting the thickness to 300
32. Draw 10000 x 10000 slab at Level 1
33. Go to Configuration and for Girder Slab, click Segmentation, then set Gap = 20
34. Split the new floor as Girder Slab
35. Save and close

Tutorial # 48: Precast – Mounting Parts

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_48.rvt
3. Go to North elevation view
4. Isolate the panel at the right of the door
5. Measure the width of this panel, you will find it 4080mm.If we divide 4080 over 6, you will get
680mm
6. Start Reference plane command, using 680mm offset value add five vertical reference planes
7. Load Family, go to Structural Precast folder, then Mounting Parts folder, select Solid Wall - Grout
tubes.rfa
8. Using Place Component command, select D24 size and add five of them using the reference
planes
9. Reset Temporary Hide / Isolate
10. Go to Level 1 floor plan, and create the following section:

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 11. Go to the new section view
12. Using the same reference planes, add 5 more grout tubes
13. Go to 3D view
14. Change the Visual Style to be Wireframe
15. You can see the grout tubes you added
16. In order to place the grout tubes parts to the precast assemblies, from Precast tab, click
Mounting Parts, you will see the following message:

17. The ten elements are the five plus five grout tubes which we added in the previous steps
18. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 49: Precast – Reinforcement

1. Start Revit 2025

2. Open the file Tutorial_49.rvt
3. Go to Configuration, under Solid Wall, click Reinforcement, rename Fabric Two Layers to be
Fabric Two Layers - Our Project
4. Click Edit, to edit the settings, change the Fabric Type to be W 20/4 for inside and outside
5. Rename 'L' Bars to be 'L' Bars - Our Project
6. Click Edit, change the number of the layers to be 2, and overlapping length to be 500mm
7. Click OK to end the command
8. Go to South elevation view
9. Start Reinforcement command, pick the big panel near Grid 1, then click Finish, pick Fabric Two
Layers - Our Project, and 'L' Bars - Our Project
10. Select using Window all the panel, click Filter, and unselect all, then select Fabric Reinforcement
and Rebar
11. From Properties, click View Visibility States, for 3D view, turn on View unobscured
12. Go to 3D view, set Detail Level = Fine, and Visual Style = Shaded
13. Go to Level 1 floor plan view
14. Start the Configuration command again, under Girder Slab, click Reinforcement
15. Select Reinforcement Type Girder Slab 1, and rename it to Reinforcement Type Girder Slab 1 –
Our Project
16. Look at the different inputs, don’t change anything, click OK twice
17. Start Reinforcement command, pick one of the slabs at the right of the building, then click
Finish, Reinforcement Type Girder Slab 1 – Our Project
18. Using View Visibility States, for 3D view, turn on View unobscured
19. You can’t edit the View Visibility States for Lattice Girder, you can see it if you change the Visual
Style = Wireframe
20. Save and close

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Tutorial # 50: Precast – Shop Drawing
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_50.rvt
3. Click Configuration, under Solid Wall, then Shop Drawing. Look at the different requirements of
this part. Click OK without changing anything
4. Click Shop Drawings button, select the wall with reinforcement in the south side, then click
Finish
5. Revit will create a full sheet with viewports, and schedules
6. Rearrange the tables in the sheet to look better
7. Notice that the Sheet is not listed under Sheets. You will find it under Girder Slab 027 under
Assemblies. The sheet along all other viewports in the sheet
8. Start Shop Drawings command again, and this time select the Girder Slab with reinforcement
9. A new sheet will be created. Rearrange the viewports to make the sheet more readable
10. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 51: Customizing Levels

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_51.rvt
3. You are at South elevation view
4. Go to Insert tab, locate Load from Library panel, click Load Autodesk Family
5. Locate US Metric, then Annotations, load the file M_Level Head - Triangle.rfa
6. Select one of the levels
7. Click Edit Type, then Duplicate, and call the new My_Level
8. At Symbol, change it to M_Level Head – Triangle
9. Select the other levels and set their family to My_Level
10. From Project Browser, locate Families / Annotation Symbols, locate M_Level Head - Triangle.rfa,
right-click it, and select Edit, when Family Editor opens up, save it as My_M_Level Head -
Triangle.rfa in your exercise folder
11. Delete the filled region, then delete the line inside the triangle
12. Move “Name” to the right of the symbol, from Properties, make Horizontal Align = Left
13. Move Elevation to the top of the symbol, and make also Left
14. While Elevation is selected click Edit Label, input Prefix FFL (add space in the end of prefix)
15. Click Edit parameter’s unit format, and make it in Meters with 2 decimal places. Click OK twice
16. Load into Project and Close. Click Yes to save
17. Create new Level family and call it My_Level 2 using the new symbol
18. Save and close

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Tutorial # 52: Customizing Slab Edge
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_52.rvt
3. Go to Level 2 floor plan view
4. Using Edge Slab command, add Slab Edge for all edges
5. Create a vertical section in the horizontal edge of the slab, cutting the slab edge
6. Go to the section view
7. You can see the slab edge is not in the correct place
8. Select slab edge, from Properties set Vertical Profile Offset = -250 (thickness of the slab)
9. Select the slab edge, click Edit Type, change the profile to be M_Slab Edge-Thickened : 600 x
300mm
10. Create a new family based on Metric Profile-Hosted.rft
11. Save it as My_Slab_Edge_Profile.rfa in your exercise folder
12. Using Line command, draw the following shape at the following location using the dimensions:

13. Click Load into Project and Close

14. Select the existing slab edge
15. Click Edit Type, Duplicate, call the new slab edge My_Slab Edge
16. From Profile, select My_Slab_Edge_Profile : My_Slab_Edge_Profile
17. Go to Section to see the new result
18. Select the new slab edge, click Edit Type, set the Material to be Concrete, Cast-in-Place gray
19. Join the slab edge to the slab
20. Save and close

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Tutorial # 53: Customizing Walls
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_53.rvt
3. You will find a wall created using Retaining - 300mm Concrete
4. Select the wall, click Edit Type, Duplicate, call the new wall family Multi-Layer Concrete Wall
5. Click Edit button to edit the structure of the wall
6. Insert two new layers, and change them as follows:

7. From the View at the dialog box click Section Modify type attributes
8. Zoom to the top of the wall, click Modify click the horizontal wall of the layer at the right, hover
over the lock, when it turns to golden click to open. Do the same step for the air layer
9. Click OK twice
10. Go to Level 1 floor plan view, create a section on the wall. Go to the section view. Make sure the
view is Shaded and Fine
11. Select the wall drag the two layers at the right down to Level 2, you should get the following
result:

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12. Look at the wall in 3D view
13. Go to Level 1 floor plan view
14. Start Wall: Structural, from type selector, select the last family in the list which is under Stacked
Wall. Click Edit Type, click Duplicate, and call the new family My_Stacked_Wall
15. Click Edit to edit the structure of the wall
16. Change it to look like the following:

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 17. Click Preview to view how the stacked wall looks like
18. Click OK twice, and add the stacked wall to the project
19. Save and close

Tutorial # 54: Customizing Section Head

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_54.rvt
3. In Project Browser, locate Families click + sign beside Annotation Symbols, locate M_Section
Head – Filled, right-click it, select Edit. Family Editor will open up
4. Save as the family file Cross-Section-Head.rfa in your exercise folder
5. Using Visibility / Graphics, show everything
6. Delete everything except the label showing the number 1, and the small horizontal line at the
right
7. Draw the following shape (vertical line length is 10mm) using the right reference plane:

8. Select the Detail Number, from Properties, click Edit Type, edit Leader / Border Offset = 1, then
make it Bold
9. Make sure nothing is selected, and turn on Rotate text with component
10. Save the file, then click Load into Project and Close
11. Start the Section command, click Edit Type, Duplicate, and call the new family Cross-Section
12. Beside the Section Tag, click the small button with the three dots. For Section Head select Cross-
Section-Head, and for Section Tail select Cross-Section-Head
13. Click OK twice
14. Create two sections one horizontal and one vertical
15. Check the Project Browser and how a new category called Cross-Section is added
16. Create a new sheet and add the new sections to it. You can see that number 1, and number 2
are added now to the section symbol
17. Save and close the file

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Tutorial # 55: Customizing Tags
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_55.rvt
3. You are at section view, and you want to tag the rebar using your own tag
4. From File, choose New, then Family. Select English folder, then Annotations, select Metric
Generic Tag.rft. Save As the file in your exercise folder, naming it My_Rebar_Tag.rfa
5. Read the notes, then delete them
6. Click Family Category and Parameters, select Structural Rebar Tags, and turn on Rotate with
Component
7. Start Text command, insert it anywhere, right-click inside the text, select Symbols, then
Diameter Sign. Select it, press [Ctrl]+C to copy it. Close the text command, then delete the text
box
8. Start Label command
9. Click anywhere to start the command, and add the following two fields (inside the prefix, press
[Ctrl] + V for Bar Diameter):

10. Click OK.

11. Move it to the intersection point of the two reference planes
12. Save the file
13. Load into Project and Close
14. Go to Load Tags and Symbols
15. Find Structural Rebar, you will find our new tag is selected. Click OK to end the command
16. Using Tag by Category command, tag the rebar in both ways
17. Set the view scale to 1:25
18. This is the final result

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 19. Save and close

Tutorial # 56: Creating your own Title Block

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open the file Tutorial_56.rvt
3. Create a new sheet using A0 paper size
4. Rename the sheet as S000, and the title = Cover
5. You can see that the logo is not right, and the size of some of the text is not correct
6. Double click the border of the title block to edit it
7. Select the Autodesk logo, and delete it
8. Using Insert Image command, insert the Logo.tif
9. Select Client Name label, click Edit Type, Duplicate, call the new type 10mm, set the Text Size =
10mm
10. Change Project Name, and Sheet Name to be 10mm
11. Save As the family to be A0 metric_Our_Office.rfa
12. Load into Project and Close
13. Delete the existing sheet
14. Create a new sheet using the new title block
15. Call the new sheet S000, and name it Cover. Check the new changes you made
16. Edit the Client Name, Project Name
17. Go to Manage tab, click Project Information, and fill in your name as the Author, change the
Project Number to be S-0909, and Project Issue Date = 1 July 2025
18. Drag any view inside this new sheet
19. Save and close

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Tutorial #57: PDF Export
1. Start Revit 2022
2. Open Tutorial_57.rvt
3. Go to File menu, click Export, then click PDF Export
4. A dialog box will come up
5. Under Export Range, click choose Selected views / sheets, then click the pencil at the right to select
the desired views and sheets
6. At the top click Create button and call the new set, My_First, then select the THREE sheets only.
Meanwhile, you can do the following:
a. Preview the selected Sheets / Views
b. Check all
c. Check none
d. Edit print order
7. Click Save current set button, then click Select
8. Name the PDF file to be Sheets.PDF
9. Turn on the checkbox for Combining the views and sheets in single file
10. Set where you want to save the file
11. Set the Page Size to be ISO A0: 841 x 1189mm, and Zoom to 100%
12. Paper Placement = Center
13. Orientation = Landscape
14. Leave the rest to the default values
15. Under Export Setup, click Save As, and name the Setup A0
16. Click Export button, if there is any warning, read it and close it
17. Using Acrobat Reader, look at your PDF file
18. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 58: Schedule Enhancements

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open Tutorial_60.rvt
3. Go to Structural Framing Schedule view
4. You will notice there are beams in 1 F, 2 F, 3 R
5. Go to S-101 – First Floor sheet
6. Insert Structural Framing Schedule in this sheet, you will find that all beams are listed (increase the
column width of some of the columns, so the information will be listed in one row)
7. Go back to Structural Framing Schedule view
8. Click Filter button from Properties, turn on the Filter by sheet, click OK
9. Go to S-101 – First Floor sheet
10. You will notice that only the 01 First Floor beams are listed
11. Go to S-102 – Second Floor sheet
12. Insert Structural Framing Schedule in this sheet
13. What happened? ___________________________________________________________________
14. Go back to Structural Framing Schedule view
15. Click Formatting button from Properties
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 16. From the left pane, select Family, click Conditional Format button
17. Set the following condition: Family == UB-Universal Beams, and set the color to be Green, click OK
18. From the left pane, select Type, click Conditional Format button
19. Set the following condition: Type == UB254x102x28, and set the color to be Magenta, click OK twice
20. Go to S-101 and look how the schedule changed
21. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 59: Printing Enhancements:

1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open Tutorial_62.rvt
3. Double click sheet S 100 – Ground Floor, you will see there is a view and schedule
4. Right-click the sheet name, from the list there are three options:
a. Duplicate Sheet / Duplicate Empty Sheet – which means it will duplicate the title block
b. Duplicate Sheet / Duplicate with Sheet Detailing – which means all schedules, legends, and
annotations is included
c. Duplicate Sheet / Duplicate with Views – which means the new sheet will include all views
from the current sheet, and since you can’t have the same view in multiple sheets, you will
see the following dialog box:

d. You have to select whether you want to duplicate the view, duplicate the view with detailing,
or duplicate the view as a dependent (these options were discussed previously)
5. Select Duplicate, what is the name of the new sheet? ____________________________ And what
is the name of the new view? _________________________________________
6. Rename the new sheet to be S103 – TOF, delete the schedule
7. Select the view, from context tab, locate Positioning & View panel, select Structural Plan – T.O.F (the
view is big, go to the Properties, and change scale to 1:200) and relocate the view in the middle
center of the sheet
8. Save and close the file

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Tutorial # 60: Rebar Enhancement – Bending Details
1. Start Revit 2025
2. Open Tutorial_63.rvt
3. You are in Section A-A – Bending Details view
4. Click the top left bar, from context tab, click Bending Detail, make sure Realistic is on, and Align to
Bar is on, place the detail above the original bar
5. This details bar used a pre-made family called Bending Detail – Realistic – Bending Detail with Tag
6. From Properties, change the type to Bending Detail - Standard
7. Let’s make some changes to it:
a. While it is selected click Edit Type
b. Set Straight Segments Lengths = Show as dimensions
c. Set Show for Angles = All
d. Click OK to see the effect of the new settings
8. Select the bending detail, click Edit Type, click Duplicate, and call the new type Bending Detail –
Unfold
9. Set Representation = Unfold, click OK
10. Select one of the stirrups at the left, from context tab, click Bending Detail, from Type selector
select Bending Detail – Unfold, and place it below
11. Select the bending you just did
12. Click Edit Type, click Duplicate, and name it Bending Detail – Offset, then set Representation =
Offset, click OK to end the command
13. Select one of the stirrups at the right, from context tab, click Bending Detail, and from Type selector,
select Bending Detail – Offset
14. Point your mouse, to one of the dimensions, press [Tab] until you select this dimension, you can
change its position to a new position
15. Now you have three types of representation for the bending detail
16. Go to Rebar Schedule
17. Add Bending Detail at the bottom of the fields
18. Click Formatting tab, select Bending Detail, locate Field properties, and click Edit
19. Do the following changes:
a. Rebar shape parameters = Show names
b. Representation = Offset
c. Linear dimension style = Arrow – 1mm Arial
d. Show lengths as = Text
e. Click OK to end the command
f. Click OK to end the Formatting
20. Go to Section B-B, and delete all the tags, do the following:
a. Select stirrup, from context tab, click Bending Detail, from context tab, click Schematic, and
add to the right of beam
b. Select the new tag, click Edit Type, locate Linear Dimension Style, and change it to Arrow -
1mm Arial, click OK.
c. Do the same thing for top and bottom rebar

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 21. Go to Sheets and select S.1 sheet
22. Select the schedule, from Properties set the following:
a. Resize Rows = Image Rows
b. Row Height = 30
23. Look at the final result
24. Save and close the file

Tutorial # 61: Rebar Enhancement – Rebar Splice

1. Start Revit 2025

2. Open Tutorial_64.rvt
3. Start Filter command
4. Add a new filter, call it Rebar Length, from Categories, select Structural Rebar, set the following filter
of Maximum Bar Length > 10000mm
5. Using Visibility / Graphics, add the new filter, and set the color Magenta for it
6. You will see that all rebars are more than 10000mm, and it needs splice
7. Select the rebar, from context tab, locate Splice panel, choose Splice Rebar command
8. We can splice using two methods
a. Pick Line method: Pick Gridline 2, Revit will splice using this Gridline
b. Click (✓) to end the command
c. Select one of the rebars, then select Splice Rebar command
d. Hover over the splice, and delete it
e. From context tab, select By Length, set the Maximum Length = 10000mm
f. Hover over the rebar, press [Space] (or use Run-Out in the context tab
g. Using Start Run-Out, set the splice, click (✓) to finish the command
9. Put a dimension of the splice
10. Select the rebar of two sets, and change the rebar size to 19, what happened to the splice distance
11. Save and close the file

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