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Architecture

Lecture-1 Navigating the Working

Environment
Presentation for: Created by:
Revit Architecture Mr. Utkarsh Mahaliya

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 • Introduction about BIM and BIM Concept
• Introduction about Revit Architecture
• User Interface
Table of • Ribbon & Drawing Area
• Quick Access Toolbar
Contents • Project Browser & Properties Palette
• Navigation Bar & View Cube
• Key Revit Concepts
Introduction about BIM and BIM
Concept

BIM is a digital representation

of the physical and functional
characteristics of a building. It
involves creating and
managing a comprehensive
3D model that contains
information about every
aspect of a construction
project.
Why BIM?

Lower Costs Faster delivery Enhanced Visualization

33%
Reduction in the initial cost of construction
50%
Reduction in the overall time, from inception to
100%
Provides realistic 3D models to visualize the
And the whole life cost of built assets completion, for newbuild and refurbished assets project before construction begins.

Lower Improvement Improved

emissions in exports collaboration

50%
Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
in the built environment
50%
Reduction in the trade gap between total exports and
total imports for construction product materials
100%
BIM enables better collaboration and communication
among project stakeholders
troduction about Revit Architecture
Revit is essentially a database of
information. Information can be added to
Revit in various ways. This allows for
planning, designing, building, and
managing based on a single building
information model. Revit is great for design
stages and can be used for architectural
and structural design, and mechanical,
electrical, and plumbing systems. After the
design stage, Revit can assist in
construction. In addition, several other
tools to help with cost analysis, fabrication,
quantity takeoffs, and so on. While creating
a building information model in Revit can
be a large part of the BIM process, Revit
itself is not BIM. BIM is the process of
modeling all aspects of building and
infrastructure projects.
User Interface
1. Revit Home
2. File tab
3. Quick Access toolbar
4. InfoCenter
5. Options Bar
6. Type Selector
7. Properties palette
8. Project Browser
9. Status bar
10. View Control Bar
11. Drawing area
12. Ribbon
13. Tabs on the ribbon
14. A contextual tab on the ribbon,
providing tools relevant to the
selected object or current
action
15. Tools on the current tab of the
ribbon
16. Panels on the ribbon
User Interface
Ribbon
The ribbon displays when you create or open a file. It provides all the tools necessary to
create a project or family.
Tabs

Tools
Tabs
Pannels
• The switchable buttons to change the interface of
ribbon.

Tools Note: Your ribbon may look different if you created

• Different Commands to use
a User Profile and tabs/tools were hidden. It may also
look different if you used the User Interface section of
Pannels the Option Dialogue to revise the ribbon.
As you resize the window, you may notice that tools in
• Panel is Sub categories in Ribbon Like Build and
Circulation. the ribbon automatically adjust their size to fit the
available space. This feature allows all buttons to be
visible for most screen sizes.
Contextual Ribbon Tabs

When you use certain tools or select elements, a contextual ribbon tab displays tools
that relate to the context of that tool or element. The tab closes when you exit the tool
or clear the selection.
Drawing Area

• The drawing area is the

window into your design
space.
• you can tile several
views from any number
of open files.
• you can maximize the
view windows. When the
view windows in the
drawing area are
maximized
• Press Ctrl+Tab on the
keyboard to cycle
through the open views.
To reverse the cycling,
press Ctrl+Shift+Tab.
Quick Access Toolbar

The Quick Access toolbar contains a

set of default tools. You can
customize this toolbar to display the
tools that you use most often.

To move the Quick Access toolbar

The Quick Access toolbar can display above or below the ribbon. To change the setting,
on the Quick Access toolbar, click Customize Quick Access Toolbar drop-down Show
Below the Ribbon.
Project Browser

• Project Browser Overview

• Hierarchical list of project elements.
• Includes views, legends, schedules,
sheets, families, groups, and links.

• Customizing Views
• Right-click "Views (All)" at the top.
• Select "Browser Organization" to filter
and customize.

• Navigating Views
• Expand/collapse using "+" and "–"
icons.
• Double-click views for quick access.
Properties Pallets

1. Type Selector
2. Properties filter
3. Edit Type button
4. Instance
properties
Navigation Bar and View Cube

View
Cube

Navigation
Bar
SteeringWheels

Basic Tour Building 2D Basic View Object

Wheel SteeringWheel Wheel

Full Navigation Steering

Wheel
Key Revit Concepts
Elemen
ts
All the elements that you add to your
Revit projects are organized into Elements
families.
• Model Elements
• Placed or sketched in Revit
projects. View
Model Datum
• Furniture is placed, floors and Specific
Elements Elements
roofs are sketched. Elements
• View-Specific Elements
• Document project in specific
views.
• Only visible in the view where Annotation Detail
placed.
• Two types: annotation and detail.

• Datum Elements
• Non-physical, frame-establishing
items.
Key Revit Concepts
Revit
Categories
• Categories are Revit’s main organizational
structure for families. Categories are high-
level classification of elements, and they are
intuitive to buildings. Categories include
walls, windows, doors, ducts, pipes,
structural framing, structural columns, and
so on. If you went to a construction site and
started pointing out individual objects, you
would likely be calling out the category. The
list of Categories in Revit is provided out of
the box. You cannot create or delete
categories.

• Categories also determine the available

parameters and how elements behave. The
category tells Revit what the element is and
how it is going to behave in a project.
Key Revit Concepts
Revit
Families
A family is a collection of elements that
share the same properties, behavior and
physical representation. Every element in
Revit belongs to a family. There are three
kinds of Revit families.
Classes of
Revit
Families

System Loadable In Place

Families Families Families
Key Revit Concepts
Classes of Revit
Families
System families are defined within a Revit project or project template. In other words,
when you have a Revit project or even a project template, the system family is defined
within that file. System families typically represent non-unitized assemblies. Some
examples of Revit system families are walls, roofs, floors, ducts, and pipes.

System
Families
Loadable families are defined in RFA family files. These files are created and modified in
the Revit Family Editor. For that reason, they are considered external files or external to
Revit Loadable Revit project files. These RFA family files must be loaded into a project before they can
be used to create a building information model. For that reason, they are called loadable
Families Families families. Some examples are windows, doors, columns, beams, air terminals, plumbing
fixtures, and lighting fixtures.

In Place
Families
In-place families are used for unique components that are specific to one project. In-place
families are like creating a loadable family right in the project. In-place families are rarely
used in the context of document production.
Key Revit Concepts
Revit Family
types
Families can have different versions called
"types.“
Types can change in size, material, or other
things.

Example: Door Family

- Different types of doors for different sizes.
- Material and hardware stay the same.
- Switching types means switching door sizes.

Another Example: Air Terminals

- Types for different square face sizes.
- Example: 24”x24” and 12”x12” square
faces.