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Hi i'm new to Revit, can't find where to put this question on the forum as it only mentions R.Building and R.Structure. But anyway, i have been given a DWG of a building plan. My task is to build the 3d model of the building from the plans. I have very basic knowledge of Revit and i'm finding a start place quite difficult. There isnt much help on the web that i can find. I am aware that i can trace the walls of the plan, but i am unsure as to which walls to use to represent the walls in the plan etc. Also what approach to take, on the plan there are windows and doors, but when i am tracing by picking the lines on the plan, should i ignore the windows and doors and put them in afterwards? Or do i jus not join up the walls where the windows show in the plan??? Please help???
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You'll have to trace all the walls before you can add any of the doors and windows, since Revit won't let them float in space. As for which walls to choose ......... you need to select the wall that best describes the style wall that is being used for this perticular project.
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Actually, you will probably need several walls for this which can all change later if need be. What you need to recognize is how you place these walls is important. You won't be literally tracing your plan but will using one of the lines on the AutoCAD drawing to place your wall. As an example, lets say your exterior walls are brick over block masonry. Make that wall type and then on the options bar, choose exterior face as the placement position for insertion. Instead of using the line indicator from the options bar, pick the pointer. Now you can go around your building and point to the exterior line to place the walls. As you point to the line, you will notice that where the wall is placed (inside vs outside) depends on what side of the line you are on when you point to it. Even if you place a wall inside out, just use the flipper to place it correctly. For inside walls, you will have to use one side or the other to place your walls. Remember, later you can always change the property of these walls to a different alignment such as wall centerline. NOTE: When you change this property, the wall does not move. This is important if you need to flip a wall but want it to stay where it is. Just set it's alignment to center .
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Go check out Revitup.co.za tips & tricks section, great for getting started in Revit 2008
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For a Hawii project I did the following: 1) Imported the DWG 2) In elevation view, set levels for foundation, floor, ceiling, roof 3) Created perimiter walls in plan view 4) Created topography, floor and ceiling 5) Created interior walls 6) Inserted doors and windows This process quickly creates a model that can be walked through or rendered to great effect. Bests, Norm
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