Revit 2010 Session 28

Rockstar Hour Topics

·         A Typical Floor Plan

·         Design Options

·         Place Holder Families

·         Revit Zen – The Three Fold Path

·         Spring Class Schedule

What is Rockstar Hour?

This is an hour long training session that meets weekly, Wednesday 9:30AM – 10:30AM  (PST).  Topics relate to the Autodesk® Revit® Product Solution. 

The subject matter of the webinar will always relate to Revit, however, the specifics of the webinar vary.  There are always Tips & Tricks that directly relate to using Revit in your company!

 

 

Session01 BIM User Manual

 
 

• INTRODUCTION & CAD STANDARDS
  
• BEST PRACTICES
  
• HOW-TO'S
  
• DETAIL LIBRARY
  
• PLOTTING
  
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM
  

KISS / Path of least Resistance

 
 

Acknowledgement Form

• BIM Standards - Acknowledgement Form
  
  • Team member signature
    
  • BIM Manager Signature
    

 
 

Introduction & CAD Standards Concept

• Who
  
• What
  
• When
  
• Why – the big one
  

My thoughts

If they don't understand your position, your reasons and the value to their own working environment they will not follow your standards

KISS / Path of least Resistance

Best Practices

CAD v. Revit

Job Numbers, Project Folders & Project Setup

All these are the same / however; you will want to specific who sets up the new project

• Key points
  
• Folder location / Structure
  
• Project Template
  
• Title Blocks
  
• Loading
  
• Using
  
• Local File / Central File issue
  

File Naming AND Sheet Numbering

• Now Sheet and Sheet number naming
  
• I suggest building these into the project template
  
• However have documented Examples of names / prefixes / numbers
  

Layers

• Becomes Categories for basic modeling views
  
• Becomes linetypes for Drafting views
  

Standard Color Table

• Explain that this doesn't matter
  
• When you are printing in black and white
  
• Understand / explain Gray scale equivalent
  
• LOCATION FOR PRINT SETUPS
  
• WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THEM
  

Best Practices

Project open and close

• Opening a Project = opening all Views that were open when the project was saved
  
• Window>>Close Inactive Windows
  
• TIP: The Open/Close or Welcome Page
  

Central File / Local File

"Save before Standing"

• Save locally
  
• Save to Central
  
• Relinquish All
  

Dimensions locations

• Include picture
  
• Keynotes
  

Tips and Tricks

• Create Similar (CS)
  
• Select All Instances
  
• Project Browser View Settings
  
• "Activate View" on Sheets
  
• View Templates
  
• Family Creations
  

Text Style, Fonts & Drawing Scale Factors

• Scaling is irrelevant in Revit.
  
• All Model Categories scale based on the view settings
  
• All Annotation is Scale independent
  

How-to's

Loading System Families

• Loading
  
• FILE>Transfer Project Standards
  
• Bothe the Current and the Standard Content Project have to be open!
  
• Location
  
• Server\BIM Standards\2009\Revit Templates\System Families
  
• File Information
  
• Include a Screen shot of files
  
• Include a table with file names and families contained
  

Loading Standard Families

• Default
  
• Company
  
• Internet
  

Process for bringing in CAD drawings

• Always bring in from sub folder under Revit.
  

Import/Link Dialog

• I suggest you take a screen capture of this dialog
  

Always

• Use link
  
• Origin to Origin
  
• Invert colors
  

Sometimes

• Scaling
  
• Orient to view
  
• Know what level you are placing at
  

Detailing

• One of Two ways
  

The Good Process – Using the Revit Model and Views

• Use Sections and Callouts of the Model
  
• Set Detail Level and Scale
  
• Finish up detail using
  
• Masking and Filled Regions
  
• Detail Components
  
• Detail Linework
  
• Text with leaders
  

The Real Process – Using Imported CAD Details

Real Process - Start with a Blank Drafting View

• Import CAD Drawings (see "Import link Dialog")
  
• Finish up detail using
  
• Masking and Filled Regions
  
• Detail Components
  
• Detail Linework
  
• Text with leaders
  
• Placing the CAD Detail location
  
• Use Sections or Callouts
  
• Before placing the Section / Callout
  
• In the Options Bar Check "References another View"
  
• Select the Drafting View
  
• Place the Section /Callout appropriate to the detail
  

Detail components

Are Revit Families that are 2D representations of 3D objects? Use these in Drafting / Detail Views of the model to convey specific Design Intent.

• Loading
  
• FILE>Load from Library>>Load Family
  
• Location
  
• Revit Standard Content> Detail Components
  
• Placing
  
• Drafting Design Bar >> Detail Component
  

Multi-category tag

• This is up to you.
  
• This is a Tag that can reference parameters common to all families
  
• Quick Demo…..
  

Detail Library

• Location / folder name
  
  • \\Server\Revit_Standards\Revit Details
    
  • Instruction Documentation
    
  • Revit Details.rfa
    
  • \CAD Details
    
• Who can update it?
  

Plotting

Revit

• Plotting Standards Project location
  
  • Contains plot settings for all printers a`d print types
    
• View/Sheet Sets
  
  • Reasons for using
    
  • Saving
    

Exporting to CAD / PDF

• Uses Same View/Sheet Sets
  
• Archiving / Saving location
  

 
 

Project Development - PD –DD – CD

Primary Design Key Points

• Minimal custom content – Place Holders
  
• Almost no new families
  
• Shell and Core
  
• Design Intent
  
• Form and Function
  
• Schedules and Costs can be generated
  
• Project Information flushed out
  

Design Development

• Flushing out the Model
  
• Cleaning major construction components
  
  • Wall and Floor/Roof Joins
    
• Moving "Placeholders" to Final Components
  
• Project Browser showing "Views not on a Sheet"
  
• Sheet layouts built
  

Construction Document

• Use of Drafting tab for View Specific Content
  
• Use of "Lines" for 3D Linework
  
• Lots of Sections and Callouts
  
• Drafting Views Created where necessary
  
• Importing Revit Details
  
• Project Browser showing "Views on a Sheet"
  
• Use of "Activate View" for "White Space Management"
  

Acknowledgement Form

• BIM Standards - Acknowledgement Form
  
  • Team member signature
    
  • BIM Manager Signature
    

Will2Play Blog

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Revit Management Home Page

 

“Revit your CAD Standards” A 16 Session Class on Revit Management. This is a Lecture Only Class! Lecture Session – 60 min Sessions Sessions consists of these components       Presentation Outline         •   Major Concepts         •   Minor Points       Briefing Notes         •   Learning Objectives         •   Terminology       Additional Session Resources   Sessions are presented Live to attendees then “Archived” to view when convenient Is this You? A CAD Manager falling rapidly toward project disaster... The company promised a BIM deliverable.  Not only is the Revit Training costing more and not working as well as promised, the test print of your pilot project showed that the Linewights are off and the door & window tags are all wrong.  Moving from CAD Manager to BIM Manager seems to be adding more than a little stress. Purpose/Promise Over the 16 session class you will learn both the conceptual and practical process of standardizing all of the Revit product solutions.  Each session addresses key topics first conceptually, then in the product, followed by open discussion.  For most Sessions, Major and Minor topics are available for review in the additional Class Resources section.