Revit Structure 2015

Building Information Modelling

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 Building Information Modelling
What is BIM?
- BIM is not just software but a methodology of
practice.
- BIM means all project data is stored in one
location a building information model is the
ultimate compilation of construction and design
information, housed in a database and graphically
represented

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 Building Information Modelling
BIM as a promise to offer a high quality
project as well as time and cost savings. The
ability to visualize the facility as a 3D model
helps owners to gain a better
understanding, early in the design process
of the look of their final project.
Software for BIM .. Revit, Tekla,
ArchiCad.

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 Building Structures Modeling
Conception
Modeling
Analysis
Design
Detailing
Drafting
Costing

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 Structure, Member, Element
Structure can considered as an assemblage of
Physical Components called Members
Slabs, Beams, Columns, Footings, etc.
Physical Members can be modeled by using one or
more Conceptual Components called Elements
1D elements, 2D element, 3D elements
Frame element, plate element, shell element, solid
element, etc.

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 Structure, Member, Element
The vertical Load
The structural system (beams, slab, girders,
columns, etc) that act primarily to support the
gravity or vertical loads
The Lateral Load
The structural system (columns, shear walls,
bracing, etc) that primarily acts to resist the
lateral loads

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 Need for Modeling
Create Structural Model
Real Structure cannot be Analyzed: It can
only be "Load Tested to determine response
(S. Fig 1)
We can only analyze a Model of the
Structure
We therefore need tools to Model the
Structureand to Analyze the Model

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 Need for Modeling

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

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

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

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 Building Information Modeling

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

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 Building Information Modeling
Revit Terminology: Most terms used to identify objects
in Revit are common
- Project
- Level
- Element
- Category
- Family

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

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

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 Revit Structure 2015

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 Revit Structure 2015
Element: When creating a project, you add
parametric building elements to the design. Revit
classifies elements by categories, families, and
types.

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

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 User Interface

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 User Interface
1 Application Menu 9 View Control Bar

2 Quick Access Toolbar 10 Drawing Area

11 Ribbon
3 InfoCenter
12 Tabs on the ribbon
4 Options Bar
13 A contextual tab on the ribbon,
5 Type Selector providing tools relevant to the
selected object or current action
6 Properties Palette
14 Tools on the current tab of
7 Project Browser the ribbon
15 Panels on the ribbon
8 Status Bar

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

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 Grid

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 Structural Modeling
Structural Modeling : Add structural elements to
the building model.
- Structural Columns :Use the structural column
tools to add vertical load-bearing elements to
building models.

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

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 Beams

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 Trusses
Use the Truss tool to add a truss to your
building model according to the layout and
other parameters specified in the selected
truss family type.

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

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 Opening to a Structural Framing

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

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 Openings

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 Structural Walls
Create a Shear, Bearing, or Structural combined
structural wall.
Wall Foundations
Isolated Foundations

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 Structural Floors
Use the structural floor tool to add structural floors to a
building model.
- You create structural floors by defining their boundaries,
either by picking walls or using drawing tools. Create a
structural floor by selecting support framing, walls, or by
sketching the extent of the floor.
- Use openings to allow for shafts and ramps between levels.

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 Structural Floors

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 Revit Families
Revit Families: A family is a group of elements
with a common set of properties, called
parameters, and a related graphical
representation.
Use the Family Editor to modify existing elements
or create new ones to meet the specific needs of a
project.
All of the elements that you add to your Revit
projects are created with families.

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 Revit Families
System Families:
System families contain family types that you use to
create basic building elements such as :
- walls,

- floors,

- ceilings,

- and stairs in your building models.

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 Assemblies Revit elements
The Assemblies category of Revit elements
supports construction workflows by letting you
identify, classify, quantify, and document unique
element combinations in the model.
You can combine any number of model elements to
create an assembly, which can then be edited,
tagged, scheduled, and filtered.

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 Assemblies Revit elements
Which elements can be included in assemblies?
Most model elements (walls, floors, roofs, family
instances, parts, and so on) can be included in
assemblies. The following elements cannot be
included:
- Annotations and detail items

- Assemblies and elements that are already part of

another assembly

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 Assemblies Revit elements
- Complex structures (trusses, beam systems,
curtain systems, curtain walls, stacked walls)
- Elements in different design options
- You can create assembly views and assembly
sheets for an assembly type. These drawings are
always associated with a particular instance of the
type, and only one instance of a type can have
assembly views.

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 Assemblies Revit elements
Combine multiple building elements into a single
assembly

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 Design Options
Design Options:
Use design options to explore alternative designs in
the building model. You can develop multiple
options for different parts of the model, all within
the same project.
For example, you can use design options to
consider different roof styles and different front
entries in the same building model.

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 Design Options
Workflow: Design Options :
Use this process to develop sets of design options
for your building model. In general, the process of
using design options is as follows:
- Decide on the areas for which you want to develop
design options.
- Create the building model, including all elements
that will be common to all of the design options.
(This is the main model.)

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 Design Options
- Create secondary options for each design option
set.
- Create views that display each design option.

- Incorporate a design option into the main model.

A design option set is a collection of possible

solutions for a particular design problem. Each
design option set contains one primary option and
one or more secondary options.

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 Document and Present the Design
Document and Present the Design
- Project Views different views
- Project Phasing . apply phase filters to views and
schedules to show the project during various stages of work.
- Annotation construction documents with dimensions, text notes,
- Detailing . Create detail views and drafting views.
- Export . Export selected views and sheets or the entire building model to
convert the information to different formats for use with other software.

- Print

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 Structural Analytical Model
View, adjust, and manage the analytical model that Revit
develops automatically while you develop the physical
building model.
- Structural Project Visualization of the analytical model
- Structural Analytical Model. An analytical model is a
simplified 3D representation of the full engineering description of a structural physical
model.
- Loads.. Apply structural loads to your analytical model
- Boundary Conditions
- Analytical Model Verification

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 Structural Analytical Model
The Structural Analysis and Code Checking Toolkit for
Autodesk Revit software is a suite of tools that supports
the Building Information Modeling (BIM) process and
allows structural engineers to analyze and check your
structure from within the Autodesk Revit environment.
Using the toolkit, structural engineers can also verify and
design structural elements according to local building
codes and regulations which can be easily and quickly
implemented by using the Code Checking framework.

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 Revit Extensions
Use Revit Extensions for Autodesk Revit for
reinforcement design, verification and integration
with Autodesk
- Robot Structural Analysis Professional.
- Composite
- Bridge
- Civil Eng. (Road, infrastructural )

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 Display Styles for Analysis
Display Styles for Analysis
- Create and apply display styles to visualize the
results of analyses.
- The analysis result view can then be saved as an
image, or modified through its properties.
- Modify an Analysis Display Style

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 Revit Geometric Elements
Revit Geometric Elements
- Walls, Floors, Ceilings,
- Roofs and Openings
- Family Instances
- Family Documents
- Conceptual Design
- Datum and Information Elements

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 Revit Geometric Elements
- Annotation Elements
- Geometry
- Sketching
- Material
- Stairs and Railings

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 Revit Structure 2015

The End

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