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

Revit Design Options

Revit provides a set of tools geared for developing multiple designs in the context of one project. These tools allow you to explore alternative designs without having to constantly save multiple independent versions of your model as you move in different directions. With Revit design options, you create, evaluate, and mock up a wide range of options in the context of your project file. You’re free to mock up multiple roof configurations, entry canopies, furniture and office layouts, and stairs—anything that can be modeled. Figure 9.1 shows an example of the same model with two different entry canopies. Each canopy belongs to a separate design option that can be displayed or hidden in any view. This lets you create views that show each option so the two designs can be eval-uated against one another.
Figure 9.1 Design options being used to explore alternative design solutions
Design options work in the following manner: You have a Main Model that includes all the elements you’ve modeled that are fixed and not affected by the options you want to explore. The Main Model can be thought of as a backdrop or stage on which different options play. Elements in the Main Model are always visible, whereas design options come and go—appearing and disap-pearing depending on what you’re editing. The options could include different furnishing for the interior or different canopies over an entrance, and the Main Model includes everything else that’s notin the option. You can make as many options as you need—there is no limit. You can create views for each one and assign the view to show only specific options. You can then present them to a client, to the project architect, or to other stakeholders in the design process. Once a design option has been settled on, you take the option and accept it as the primary design solution going forward by adding it back to the Main Model. Doing so deletes all elements in the design options that aren’t going forward.
Enabling Design Options Design-Option Sets Adding Elements to a Design Option Editing a Design Option Displaying Design Options Deciding on a Final Design Solution Putting Design Options into Practice Showing Quantities and Cost Schedules for Multiple Options Working with Rooms and Design Options