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

Principles of Modeling in Revit

Principles of Modeling Techniques Solids and Voids
Solids and Voids
Many complex shapes you wish to design go beyond the four basic form making techniques we just explored. Designs often require a combination of forms that are both additive and subtractive. To accommodate richer modeling, Revit approaches this problem by allowing any form to be solid or void. Solids are positive, physical elements, and voids are invisible, cutting elements that remove form from solids. All the forms we covered (extrusion, revolve, sweep, blend) can be made as either a solid or a void. This is represented in the design bar, where you have the two options: Solid Form and Void Form.
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Examples showing use of Voids
Voids can be used in many ways to arrive at some surprising geometric forms. Think of a void as a way to carving away from a solid chunk of clay—you can truly sculpt with this tool!

Vaults
In Figure 6.56, complex vaults have been created out of solid pentagonal extrusion and half circle void extrusions cutting through it. Note: you will need to use the Join Geometry tool to have the void cut the solid.
Figure 6.56 Vaulted space created out of combination of solid and void extrusions
Tower shapes
The basic shape of the tower shown in Figure 6.57 is a simple blend. A plow shape is used at the base, and a triangular shape defined for the top. Then a simple curved shaped void extrusion is used to carve out the blend. The result is an interesting shape that is far more complex than what you’d expect to be able to do with the four basic modeling forms.
Figure 6.57 A blend with a void ex-trusion results in some very interesting forms!
Complex roofs
A shape like the one shown in Figure 6.58 could be created using two revolved shapes and then cut off using a void square around the edges.
Figure 6.58 Use of a simple void to cut our geometry from a revolved shape

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