Revit Architecture 2008

Autodesk Revit Tutorials, Revit Families, BIM Revit

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Home CHAPTER 1 Intrduction What to expect from BIM Where can you go from here The bottom ine CHAPTER 2 Introduction Working with Revit Parametric Elements The Revit User Interface Using the Project Browser The Bottom Line CHAPTER 3 Introduction Selecting, Changing, and Replacing Elements Editing Elements Interactively Other Useful Tools The Bottom Line CHAPTER 4 Introduction Starting a Project with a Custom Template Settings for Graphic Consistency Creating Custom Annotation Tags Creating Custom Title Blocks Creating a Custom Title Block with the Family Editor The Bottom Line CHAPTER 5 Introduction Wall Types Floor and Roof Types Ceiling Types Door and Window Types Stair Types Types and Type Catalogs Graphic Overrides of Host Objects with Complex Structure Additional Global Project Settings The Bottom Line CHAPTER 6 Introduction Modeling with Revit Principles of Modeling in Revit Where Can You Go From Here? The Bottom Line CHAPTER 7 Introduction Massing Studies The Bottom Line CHAPTER 8 Introduction Conceptual Design and Early Studies The Bottom Line CHAPTER 9 Introduction Revit Design Options The Bottom Line CHAPTER 10 Introduction Modeling Parametric 3D Families Choosing the Right Family Template Types of Families Smart Workflow: Nesting One Family into Another Parametric Arrays in the Family Editor Encoding Design Rules Building a Parametric 3D Family The Bottom Line CHAPTER 11 Introduction Basic Walls: Advanced Modeling Techniques Curtain Walls: Advanced Design Techniques Roofs Roofs and Slabs: Advanced Shape Editing Railings and Fences The Bottom Line CHAPTER 12 Introduction Drawings with Shadows Color-Coded Plans and Sections Elevations That Convey Depth Working with Perspective Views Rendering Creating Animated Walkthroughs Exporting to Other Formats The Bottom Line CHAPTER 13 Introduction Preliminary Design Tools Calculating Areas Schedules Using Schedules for Preliminary Cost Estimates The Bottom Line CHAPTER 14 Introduction Sustainability in Architecture Preliminary Design Tools Tracking Recycled Materials Window Surface Percentage vs. Room Area Energy Analysis The Bottom Line CHAPTER 15 Introduction Annotating Your Views Displaying Information about Rooms Schedule Keys Tags Shared Parameters Text and Keynotes The Bottom Line

Editing Elements Interactively

Moving Elements Copy Rotating and Mirroring Elements Arraying Elements Resizing Elements Aligning Elements Trimming and Extending Lines and Walls Splitting Lines and Walls Offsetting Lines and Walls Keeping Elements from Moving
Arraying Elements
An array allows you to copy instances of an element with equal spacing between each instance. Revit provides intelligent arrays that can be parametrically grouped and associated, as well as one- off, unassociated arrays. Like all the other tools we’ve reviewed, the creation options are presented on the Options bar
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You have two ways to array: linear and radial . Linear arrays are set as the default because they’re the most common. As you would expect, a linear array creates a series of elements in a line. Each element in the line can be given a set distance from the previous element or be spaced equally based on a maximum line length. Figure 3.12 shows a linear array where the Move To 2nd option was selected in order to set the initial spacing correctly. Think of this type of array as additive/subtractive: If you change the number, the length expands or contracts
Figure 3.12 This array uses the Move To 2nd option to set a fixed distance between each group
If you need to space elements in a fixed space, and the exact spacing between elements is a less important factor, use the Last option. Figure 3.13 shows an array where the location of the last ele- ment in the array was picked, and the elements (in this example, windows) were placed equally between the first and last elements in the array. With this option, the length is fixed, and the array squeezes elements within that constraint as the number changes. These two examples show that depending on your design criteria, you can use different arrays.
Figure 3.13 This array uses the Last option and back- fills instances between the first and last group
A radial array works in a similar fashion, but it revolves around a center point. With a radial array, elements auto-rotate so that each element faces the center of the array, as shown in Figure 3.14
Figure 3.14 When you’re making a radial array, you can specify the number of instances interactively
The Group And Associate option allows you to treat the array as a group that can be modified later to adjust the number and/or spacing of the array. If this option is unchecked, then the array is a one-off operation, and you have no means of adjusting the array after you create it. When an element in a grouped array is selected, a control appears, indicating the number of elements in the array. Editing that number changes the number of elements in the array. This tool comes in handy when you’re making certain families, because the array number can be parameter- ized. See the Chapter 10 section “Parametric Arrays in the Family Editor" for a detailed exercise