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Revit transforms project documentation by automating the creation of views and schedules directly from the 3D model or 2D representation of 3D model, ensuring consistency and reducing errors. Its parametric approach links all documentation to the model, reflecting updates across all views automatically. Revit also enhances design communication with features like annotations, tags, exploded views, and 3D details, improving clarity and collaboration. Centralizing outputs on cohesive sheets streamlines presentation, while schedules efficiently manage design data. This video explores how Revit’s advanced tools revolutionize documentation workflows, improve accuracy, and support effective communication in BIM projects.
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Transcript
00:04
Revit transforms project documentation by automating the creation of
00:08
views and schedules directly from the 3D model,
00:12
ensuring consistency and reducing errors.
00:15
After completing this video,
00:17
you'll be able to generate 2D construction documentation from a 3D model,
00:22
manage and present design and construction data efficiently,
00:26
and add annotations,
00:28
text,
00:28
and other information to 3D model elements.
00:34
Start by opening Revit.
00:36
On the home screen,
00:38
click the Open models button to open the dialogue box.
00:42
In the Open RI project dialog box,
00:45
navigate to the folder containing the revvit project from the provided data set.
00:51
In the Project browser
00:52
in floor plans,
00:54
activate the base level floor plan view by double clicking on the view name.
00:59
In the ribbon
01:01
in the annotate tab on the dimension panel,
01:04
click the aligned dimension tool.
01:07
Selecting your preferred method of dimensioning
01:10
Revver allows you to add dimensions by
01:12
selecting multiple elements or entire walls.
01:16
With the wallface option active by default,
01:20
click to select the wall face to begin adding a dimension.
01:25
Click the face of the other wall
01:27
on the other side of the room to specify the walls you want to dimension between.
01:33
And to finish the process,
01:35
click a final time to position the dimension.
01:39
Press escape twice to end the dimension command.
01:45
You may want to add a different dimension,
01:47
such as the position of a door.
01:50
On the ribbon,
01:51
on the annotate tab
01:52
in the dimension panel,
01:54
click the aligned dimension tool.
01:58
Selecting the wall face and this time
02:00
the door gives you the position of the door.
02:04
Clicking a 3rd time to position the dimension.
02:07
Press escape twice
02:09
to end the command.
02:11
The dimension provides you with an opportunity to move the door.
02:16
Hover your mouse over the door and click to select it.
02:20
Notice that the dimension value turns blue
02:23
and looks different to the other dimensions.
02:27
Click on the value
02:28
and you can change it by typing in a new value.
02:32
Which moves the door
02:37
Dragging a door in the plan view or selecting the door
02:40
and editing the dimension drives a change in every view.
02:46
Continue to add the horizontal and vertical dimensions to every room.
02:52
Revvet streamlines the annotation process with tools for adding dimensions,
02:57
text notes,
02:58
and tags directly linked to model elements.
03:03
On the ribbon,
03:04
on the annotate tab in the tag panel,
03:07
click Tag by category to activate the command.
03:12
Over your mouse over a door
03:14
and click to place a door tag providing information about the type into the view.
03:19
Press escape twice
03:21
to end the command.
03:23
Returning to the ribbon on the annotate tab
03:26
in the tag panel,
03:27
click tag all.
03:30
Scroll to Find door tags.
03:32
Tick the category,
03:34
click Apply,
03:35
and then OK to return to the view
03:38
and notice every door has been tagged with an ID based on its type.
03:43
Sheets and revI consolidate all your views
03:46
and schedules into a cohesive presentation,
03:48
making it easy to communicate your design intent effectively.
03:52
Within the Project browser,
03:54
scroll to the sheet section.
03:57
Expand if necessary to reveal drawing sheets preloaded into the Revit project.
04:02
Activate the sheet titled Floor plans by double clicking on it.
04:07
In the project browser,
04:09
scroll up so that you can see the floor plan views.
04:12
Click and drag the base level floor plan
04:15
view from the project browser onto the sheet.
04:19
When you release the left mouse button,
04:21
rev it prompts you to left click to place the view.
04:25
Find an appropriate place on the sheet
04:27
and click the left mouse button to place it.
04:31
While on the floor plan sheet,
04:33
In the project browser,
04:35
scroll down to see the schedules.
04:38
Click and drag the door schedule onto the sheet
04:42
and again click to place in a suitable position.
04:46
Looking in the schedule,
04:47
the door tags relate the information on the floor
04:50
plan to the types listed in the schedule.
04:53
Using the type mark as shown in the floor plan view,
04:56
the type of door can be identified
04:58
in the family and type column.
05:02
Activate the elevation sheet
05:04
and drag the east,
05:06
north and south elevations onto an appropriate space.
05:17
In the project browser,
05:19
in the elevations,
05:20
activate the east elevation view.
05:25
And then the ribbon
05:26
On the annotate tab
05:28
dimension panel,
05:29
click the aligned button to activate the dimension tool.
05:33
As the elevation is a two dimensional view generated from the 3D model,
05:39
you can add annotations such as wall height to the view by clicking the base,
05:44
and then the top of the wall
05:45
and position a dimension.
05:48
You can add other dimensions in this view.
05:52
In the project browser returning to the elevation sheet,
05:56
notice how the view already updated to reflect
05:59
the changes you made and displays the dimensions.
06:02
In this lesson you learned how Revvet streamlines documentation workflows from
06:07
generating dynamic two-dimensional views to
06:10
managing and automatically creating annotation.
Video transcript
00:04
Revit transforms project documentation by automating the creation of
00:08
views and schedules directly from the 3D model,
00:12
ensuring consistency and reducing errors.
00:15
After completing this video,
00:17
you'll be able to generate 2D construction documentation from a 3D model,
00:22
manage and present design and construction data efficiently,
00:26
and add annotations,
00:28
text,
00:28
and other information to 3D model elements.
00:34
Start by opening Revit.
00:36
On the home screen,
00:38
click the Open models button to open the dialogue box.
00:42
In the Open RI project dialog box,
00:45
navigate to the folder containing the revvit project from the provided data set.
00:51
In the Project browser
00:52
in floor plans,
00:54
activate the base level floor plan view by double clicking on the view name.
00:59
In the ribbon
01:01
in the annotate tab on the dimension panel,
01:04
click the aligned dimension tool.
01:07
Selecting your preferred method of dimensioning
01:10
Revver allows you to add dimensions by
01:12
selecting multiple elements or entire walls.
01:16
With the wallface option active by default,
01:20
click to select the wall face to begin adding a dimension.
01:25
Click the face of the other wall
01:27
on the other side of the room to specify the walls you want to dimension between.
01:33
And to finish the process,
01:35
click a final time to position the dimension.
01:39
Press escape twice to end the dimension command.
01:45
You may want to add a different dimension,
01:47
such as the position of a door.
01:50
On the ribbon,
01:51
on the annotate tab
01:52
in the dimension panel,
01:54
click the aligned dimension tool.
01:58
Selecting the wall face and this time
02:00
the door gives you the position of the door.
02:04
Clicking a 3rd time to position the dimension.
02:07
Press escape twice
02:09
to end the command.
02:11
The dimension provides you with an opportunity to move the door.
02:16
Hover your mouse over the door and click to select it.
02:20
Notice that the dimension value turns blue
02:23
and looks different to the other dimensions.
02:27
Click on the value
02:28
and you can change it by typing in a new value.
02:32
Which moves the door
02:37
Dragging a door in the plan view or selecting the door
02:40
and editing the dimension drives a change in every view.
02:46
Continue to add the horizontal and vertical dimensions to every room.
02:52
Revvet streamlines the annotation process with tools for adding dimensions,
02:57
text notes,
02:58
and tags directly linked to model elements.
03:03
On the ribbon,
03:04
on the annotate tab in the tag panel,
03:07
click Tag by category to activate the command.
03:12
Over your mouse over a door
03:14
and click to place a door tag providing information about the type into the view.
03:19
Press escape twice
03:21
to end the command.
03:23
Returning to the ribbon on the annotate tab
03:26
in the tag panel,
03:27
click tag all.
03:30
Scroll to Find door tags.
03:32
Tick the category,
03:34
click Apply,
03:35
and then OK to return to the view
03:38
and notice every door has been tagged with an ID based on its type.
03:43
Sheets and revI consolidate all your views
03:46
and schedules into a cohesive presentation,
03:48
making it easy to communicate your design intent effectively.
03:52
Within the Project browser,
03:54
scroll to the sheet section.
03:57
Expand if necessary to reveal drawing sheets preloaded into the Revit project.
04:02
Activate the sheet titled Floor plans by double clicking on it.
04:07
In the project browser,
04:09
scroll up so that you can see the floor plan views.
04:12
Click and drag the base level floor plan
04:15
view from the project browser onto the sheet.
04:19
When you release the left mouse button,
04:21
rev it prompts you to left click to place the view.
04:25
Find an appropriate place on the sheet
04:27
and click the left mouse button to place it.
04:31
While on the floor plan sheet,
04:33
In the project browser,
04:35
scroll down to see the schedules.
04:38
Click and drag the door schedule onto the sheet
04:42
and again click to place in a suitable position.
04:46
Looking in the schedule,
04:47
the door tags relate the information on the floor
04:50
plan to the types listed in the schedule.
04:53
Using the type mark as shown in the floor plan view,
04:56
the type of door can be identified
04:58
in the family and type column.
05:02
Activate the elevation sheet
05:04
and drag the east,
05:06
north and south elevations onto an appropriate space.
05:17
In the project browser,
05:19
in the elevations,
05:20
activate the east elevation view.
05:25
And then the ribbon
05:26
On the annotate tab
05:28
dimension panel,
05:29
click the aligned button to activate the dimension tool.
05:33
As the elevation is a two dimensional view generated from the 3D model,
05:39
you can add annotations such as wall height to the view by clicking the base,
05:44
and then the top of the wall
05:45
and position a dimension.
05:48
You can add other dimensions in this view.
05:52
In the project browser returning to the elevation sheet,
05:56
notice how the view already updated to reflect
05:59
the changes you made and displays the dimensions.
06:02
In this lesson you learned how Revvet streamlines documentation workflows from
06:07
generating dynamic two-dimensional views to
06:10
managing and automatically creating annotation.
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