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