Comprehensive Revit /BIM Training Manual

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Slide 3: User interface
Slide 4: User interface
Slide 5. User interface Details
Slide 6.Hierarchy of Revit Elements
Slide 7. The 3 kinds of families in Revit are:
Slide 8. User Interface settings
What is BIM?
Many diffrent definitions of what the term and acronym "BIM" means.
Acronym:
Building Information Modeling
Better Information Management
Common misconception that BIM is simply about 3D modelling and using 3D models to
perform tasks such as automated clash detection for example
What is BIM -19650
International standard for managing information over the whole life cycle of an
asset(building,bridges,roads...)using building information modelling.
Use of a shared digital representation of a built asset to facilitate design,construction and
operation processes to form a reliable basis for decisions.
What is Autodesk Revit?
Revit is essentially a database containing:
• 3D grapgical representation of components
• Associated properties of the corresponding components Concept of 3D model
components with associated informtion that can be extracted/displayed as part of
documentation.
• Revit forms only one part of the BIM ecosystem,often used only in the design
phase of a project.
• BIM can be achieved without using Revit.
• Revit can be used outside of a documented BIM process to achieve other business
oriented goals such as ensuring that, as an architect,you are using the software to
deliver high quality,coordinated designs to your clients

BIM is essentially the management of project information to ensure that suitable

formats of information are created,distributed and stored to ensure the most appropriate
decisions are made during the design,construction and operation of a built asset.
This information could be drawings,models,handover documentation,reports,data
exchanges etc.
Numerous online resources to assist with further understanding BIM:

UK BIM Framework-https://www.ukbimframework.org/
BS EN ISO 19650-https://www.iso.org/standard/68078.html
Object based 3D modelling software,acquired by Autodesk in 2002.
Users can:
• Model a building and its components in a 3D environment.
• Access information about the modelled components and display that information on views
alongside the 3D elements.
• Add 2D information to embellish the 3D geometry and add construction level information
to the views.
• Create documentation and other forms of exports to track the development of the design
and construction of the building
01 06 01 Home (Ctr+D).Opens your Revit Home.Access models and families, or create new
models and families.
02 Back(Ctrl+D) Displays the active model or family

02 03 Open or create Revit model

04 Open or create Revit family model

05 Open Recent Revit project and family files

03 06 Info center for revit including help links

07 Access to cloud

08 Online Help,Forum,Support
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•Open Revit software.

•Click on New under the projects (OR go to File Tab -> New -> Projects) and choose an
08 ‘Architectural Template’ from the default list. (You can use any other template of your
choice as well, if required.)
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01 01 App Menu
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05 02 Home
Quick Access
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07 Tool bar
04 Info Centre
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13 05 Ribbon

06 Ribbon Tab
07 Options bar
12 08 Property Palette
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09 Type selector
10 View control bar

11 3D View Cube
08 12 Navigation bar

13 Project Browser

14 Drawing Area

14 15 Status bar

16 File

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•Revit Home 02
•Properties Palette 08
Use Revit Home to access and manage information related to your models. The Properties palette is a modeless dialog where you can view and modify the parameters
•Quick Access Toolbar 03 that define the properties of elements.
The Quick Access toolbar contains a set of default tools. You can customize this toolbar to •View Control Bar 10
display the tools that you use most often. The View Control Bar provides quick access to functions that affect the current view.
•InfoCenter 04 •3D Cube 11
InfoCenter provides a set of tools that enable you to access many product-related information Available in 3D view and adjusts the view settings.
sources. •Navigation Bar 12
•Ribbon 05 Available in 3D and 2D to adjust the zoom and view settings
The ribbon displays when you create or open a file. It provides all the tools necessary to
create a project or family. •Ribbon Tab 08

•File Tab 16 Organizes tools based on the main function such as Architecture, View, or Massing.
The File tab provides access to common file actions, such as New, Open, and Save. It also •Background Processes
Revit uses background processes to carry out performance intensive tasks so you can continue working in the
allows you to manage files using more advanced tools, such as Export and Publish. model.

•Project Browser 13 •Online Help

The Project Browser shows a logical hierarchy for all views, schedules, sheets, groups, and
other parts of the current project. As you expand and collapse each branch, lower-level items
display.
•Drawing area 14
The drawing area (canvas) displays views (and sheets and schedules) of the current model.
Each time you open a view in a model, the view displays in the drawing area.
Display the online documentation and other resources to assist you in your design.
•Dockable Windows
Dockable windows can be moved and resized. They can be floated or docked to a location within
the Revit application window, or dragged out of the Revit application window into its own window and moved to
another monitor.
•Search
Enter keywords in the Search field to quickly find the content you need in a long list of options.

•Status Bar 15 •Controls and Shape Handles

When you select an element, various controls and handles appear on or near the element. Use these controls to
The status bar provides tips or hints on what to do. When you highlight an element or move the element or modify its size or shape.
component, the status bar displays the name of the family and type. •Keytips
•Options Bar 07 Keytips provide a way to access the application menu, the Quick Access toolbar, and the ribbon using the keyboard
The Options Bar is located below the ribbon. It displays conditional tools dependent on the •Tooltips
current tool or selected element. Tooltips provide information about a tool in the user interface or an item in the drawing area, or instructions on
what to do next when using a tool.
•Type Selector 09 •Selecting Elements
The Type Selector identifies the currently selected family type and provides a drop-down from Many of the controls and tools that you use to modify an element in the drawing area are only available when an
element is selected.
which you can select a different type.
 Hierarchy of Revit Elements Categories
• Revit components fall into general
pre-defined Categories.
• These categories cannot be added
to,amended or deleted
• Comprise of both 3D and 2D
elements

Structure of Elements Doors

Category M_Single-Flush
Families and Types
Family
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• Every element inside Revit is a family
• A family is a group of elements with a
Type
Instance Instance common set of properties / parameters and
related graphical appearances
• Variations within a family are called family
Instance types and these have individual properties that
can be user defined.

Instance
An instance is an individually placed element of a type in a model
All instances of that type will share the properties that are applicable to that type
Instances can also have unique properties that are applicable only that specific element:
• Level
• Mark (Identification)
• User defined properties
 The 3 kinds of families in Revit are:
• system families
• loadable families
• in-place families.
• Most elements that you create in your projects are system families or loadable families.
Loadable families can be combined to create nested and shared families. Non-standard or
custom elements are created using in-place families.
System Families
System families create basic elements that you would assemble on a construction site.
• System settings, which affect the project environment and include types for levels, grids,
drawing sheets, and viewports, are also system families.
• System families are predefined in Revit. You do not load them into your projects from
external files, nor do you save them in locations external to the project.
Loadable Families
•Building components that would usually be purchased, delivered, and installed in and
around a building, such as windows, doors, casework, fixtures, furniture, and planting
•System components that would usually be purchased, delivered, and installed in and around
a building, such as boilers, water heaters, air handlers, and plumbing fixtures
•Some annotation elements that are routinely customized, such as symbols and title blocks
• Because of their highly customizable nature, loadable families are the families that you
most commonly create and modify in Revit. Unlike system families, loadable families are
created in external RFA files and imported, or loaded, in your projects. For loadable
families that contain many types, you can create and use type catalogs, which allow you
to load only the types that you need for a project.
In-Place Families
• In-place elements are unique elements that you create when you need to create a unique
component that is specific to the current project. You can create in-place geometry so that
it references other project geometry, resizing or adjusting accordingly if the referenced
geometry changes. When you create an in-place element, Revit creates a family for the
in-place element, which contains a single family type.
• Creating an in-place element involves many of the same Family Editor tools as creating a
loadable family
• Can create as any Category and can create geometry so it references current project
geometry or constraints
User Interface settings 1.Above the ribbon, click the View tab
2.Click the User Interface icon 01
3.One at a time un-check and check each box to become
01 familiar with the components and their names
Opening the Ribbon
Above the ribbon, to the right of the tabs, click the icon
Option 1: Click the drop-down arrow and click the option individually
Option 2: Click the icon to cycle through the options
Opening the Properties Palette
•Option 1: 02
•Click the View tab Option 2:
•Click the User Interface icon Right-click on the canvas
•Click Properties Palette Click Properties Palette

Opening the Project Browser 03

•Option 1: •Option 2: Right-click on the canvas
•Click the View tab • Click Browsers
•Click the User Interface icon • Click Properties Palette
•Click Properties Palette

Open Views
Open the following views from
the Project Browser by double-
clicking the name
•Floor Plan: Level 1
•3D views: {3D}
•Elevation: West
•Schedule: Planting Schedule
•Sheet: A101 – Site Plan
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Project Browser search bar
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1.Right-click in the Project Browser
2.Choose the option to Search
Thank you