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

Schedules

Making a Simple Schedule (Rentable Area) Placing the Schedule on a Sheet Additional Schedule Capabilities
Additional Schedule Capabilities
Now that we have made a schedule of our spaces, let’s look at some of the other advantages of using schedules in the design process. Since Revit is a parametric modeler, all of these labels are linked to elements within the model. You might notice that at the top of our schedule, we seem to have missed the labels for three of the areas; they are simply labeled Area. If we were not using BIM as a modeler, it would become very tedious to locate these areas so they can be properly labeled. In Revit, it is quite simple. We have two options to rename these spaces. First, if we know what the areas are supposed to be, we can either type the name in or select it from the list of already used names. However, what happens when we need to locate the room on the plan before we can figure out what room it is. This is also easily possible within Revit. By selecting the area name, we will get a few tools in the Options bar. Click the Show button repeatedly. This will cycle through all of the existing views within Revit and zoom into the one that would best show the area in question. Clicking the button will give you a view similar to what you see in Figure 13.26. As you can see, we missed the label of one of the restrooms as it is shown highlighted in the view.
Figure 13.26 Showing the elements from the context of a schedule
This is a very powerful tool because it can be used to locate any of the elements within the Revit model directly from any schedule. Not only do Revit schedules report information about elements in the project, they can also be used to control elements. If you decide to exchange one wall type for another, you can do so by clicking in the schedule—under wall types, for example. A drop-down menu appears, listing all available types currently in the model, and you can choose the type you want. Again, this automatically changes the instance of the wall to another wall type in all views in which the wall is present.