Load and place a mass family.
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Transcript
00:03
And first, we need to load in a mass family file and place it within the project.
00:09
So we'll go to the insert ribbon tab
00:12
and from the load from library panel,
00:14
we'll click the load family button.
00:18
You'll need to browse to where you have the exercise files saved
00:22
and then select the mass building in family file
00:25
and click open to load this into the project.
00:29
Now to place it in the project,
00:31
we'll go to the
00:33
mall and site ribbon tab
00:35
and from the conceptual mass panel,
00:37
we'll click the place mass tool.
00:39
We have an alert to let us know that rev it has enabled the show mass mode
00:44
and this temporarily makes the masses visible throughout the project.
00:47
As generally, they are hidden in the views via the visibility graphics.
00:51
So we'll click close to continue.
00:54
Now, looking at the type selector,
00:55
we can see we have the mass building family that we loaded.
00:59
However, going up to the modify place mass ribbon,
01:02
we can see on the placement panel that's currently placed on face.
01:06
So we need to change this to be placed on work plane.
01:10
And now coming into the view, we can see we have that mass
01:13
and we just need to click to place this in the center of the view.
01:17
I'll
01:17
click modify to finish placing the mouse.
01:21
And now from the project browser,
01:22
we'll open up the exterior 3D view.
01:26
Then here we can see we have the 3D mass
01:28
and also the levels that have been created within the project.
01:32
When working with a mass family
01:34
mass floors are used to divide the mass into
01:37
slices at the levels defined in the project.
01:41
They contain no actual geometry.
01:43
Unlike the floors that would be created using
01:46
the floor tool with floor system families,
01:49
they can be used to help analyze the
01:51
mass by providing areas and dimensions of each floor
01:55
that could be used to calculate the overall areas of the building.
01:59
The mass floors remain dynamic as the levels and mass family are altered.
02:03
Meaning we can quickly compare options at this early design stage
02:08
to create the mass floors. I'll first select the mass
02:12
and then from the modify mass ribbon tab on the model panel,
02:16
I'll click mass floors.
02:19
And now we need to select the floors through which we want to create the levels.
02:23
So we'll check all four
02:25
and then click. OK.
02:26
And immediately we can see those flaws have been cut through the mass
02:30
and that they align with the levels that we can see in the project here.
02:37
And if I select one of these floors,
02:39
we can look at the properties palette here.
02:41
And we can see that we have parameters here for
02:44
area perimeter and also the volume of those floors.
02:48
Now to attach model objects to the mass to create a more detailed building in,
02:52
we will use the model by face tools.
02:55
So on the metal and site tab
02:57
on the model by face panel,
02:59
we can see that we have tools here for floor by face wall by face roof,
03:04
by face and curtain system by face.
03:07
And we'll begin by creating some flaws.
03:10
So we'll go to the floor by face tool and click on this.
03:14
And now looking at the type selector,
03:16
we can see we have the generic 12 inch floor type selected
03:19
and from the modify place floor by face ribbon here,
03:22
we can see we have select multiple enabled.
03:25
So that means we can now come into the view
03:27
and then just holding down the mouse button,
03:29
we can drag across with a crossing selection to
03:32
select all of those mass flaws.
03:35
And now from the ribbon, we'll click create floor
03:38
straight away. We can see now that we have those physical floor slabs created
03:41
around the actual mass floors and
03:43
zooming in here, we can see the 12 inch thickness of those floors.
03:49
So I'll click modify to finish placing those floors
03:54
and now we'll create a roof for the building.
03:56
So from the ma
03:57
and site tab on the model by face panel, we'll click the roof by face tool.
04:03
Now looking at type selector,
04:04
we can see we have the generic 12 inch roof type selected.
04:08
And beneath this in the constraints panel,
04:10
we can see that we have the picked faces location set to be faces at the top of the roof.
04:16
And this means that the top of the roof would sit on the
04:20
face and and therefore the whole roof would sit inside the mast.
04:23
So
04:24
we'll change this to be faces at the bottom of the roof,
04:27
which means the roof will now sit on top of the mast.
04:31
Looking at the ribbon, we can see we have select multiple enabled again,
04:34
so we can come and pick on the faces that are gonna make up the roof. So
04:38
picking these two here and making sure we get all six of them
04:44
and now we can click, create roof
04:47
and we can see now that that roof has been created
04:49
around the faces that we had selected.
04:53
Whilst the tool is active,
04:55
we can select the top of the linked block just here and click create roof fronts more.
04:60
And then we'll pick the top of the link and click create roof
05:03
to create roofs along the main building.
05:06
Now, from the type selector, I'll change this to be the generic nine inch roof type.
05:11
And then we zoom in a little bit and we'll select the two faces on top of the canopy here
05:17
and again, click create roof to have that roof created over the canopy.
05:22
Now we'll click, modify to finish creating rooves.
00:03
And first, we need to load in a mass family file and place it within the project.
00:09
So we'll go to the insert ribbon tab
00:12
and from the load from library panel,
00:14
we'll click the load family button.
00:18
You'll need to browse to where you have the exercise files saved
00:22
and then select the mass building in family file
00:25
and click open to load this into the project.
00:29
Now to place it in the project,
00:31
we'll go to the
00:33
mall and site ribbon tab
00:35
and from the conceptual mass panel,
00:37
we'll click the place mass tool.
00:39
We have an alert to let us know that rev it has enabled the show mass mode
00:44
and this temporarily makes the masses visible throughout the project.
00:47
As generally, they are hidden in the views via the visibility graphics.
00:51
So we'll click close to continue.
00:54
Now, looking at the type selector,
00:55
we can see we have the mass building family that we loaded.
00:59
However, going up to the modify place mass ribbon,
01:02
we can see on the placement panel that's currently placed on face.
01:06
So we need to change this to be placed on work plane.
01:10
And now coming into the view, we can see we have that mass
01:13
and we just need to click to place this in the center of the view.
01:17
I'll
01:17
click modify to finish placing the mouse.
01:21
And now from the project browser,
01:22
we'll open up the exterior 3D view.
01:26
Then here we can see we have the 3D mass
01:28
and also the levels that have been created within the project.
01:32
When working with a mass family
01:34
mass floors are used to divide the mass into
01:37
slices at the levels defined in the project.
01:41
They contain no actual geometry.
01:43
Unlike the floors that would be created using
01:46
the floor tool with floor system families,
01:49
they can be used to help analyze the
01:51
mass by providing areas and dimensions of each floor
01:55
that could be used to calculate the overall areas of the building.
01:59
The mass floors remain dynamic as the levels and mass family are altered.
02:03
Meaning we can quickly compare options at this early design stage
02:08
to create the mass floors. I'll first select the mass
02:12
and then from the modify mass ribbon tab on the model panel,
02:16
I'll click mass floors.
02:19
And now we need to select the floors through which we want to create the levels.
02:23
So we'll check all four
02:25
and then click. OK.
02:26
And immediately we can see those flaws have been cut through the mass
02:30
and that they align with the levels that we can see in the project here.
02:37
And if I select one of these floors,
02:39
we can look at the properties palette here.
02:41
And we can see that we have parameters here for
02:44
area perimeter and also the volume of those floors.
02:48
Now to attach model objects to the mass to create a more detailed building in,
02:52
we will use the model by face tools.
02:55
So on the metal and site tab
02:57
on the model by face panel,
02:59
we can see that we have tools here for floor by face wall by face roof,
03:04
by face and curtain system by face.
03:07
And we'll begin by creating some flaws.
03:10
So we'll go to the floor by face tool and click on this.
03:14
And now looking at the type selector,
03:16
we can see we have the generic 12 inch floor type selected
03:19
and from the modify place floor by face ribbon here,
03:22
we can see we have select multiple enabled.
03:25
So that means we can now come into the view
03:27
and then just holding down the mouse button,
03:29
we can drag across with a crossing selection to
03:32
select all of those mass flaws.
03:35
And now from the ribbon, we'll click create floor
03:38
straight away. We can see now that we have those physical floor slabs created
03:41
around the actual mass floors and
03:43
zooming in here, we can see the 12 inch thickness of those floors.
03:49
So I'll click modify to finish placing those floors
03:54
and now we'll create a roof for the building.
03:56
So from the ma
03:57
and site tab on the model by face panel, we'll click the roof by face tool.
04:03
Now looking at type selector,
04:04
we can see we have the generic 12 inch roof type selected.
04:08
And beneath this in the constraints panel,
04:10
we can see that we have the picked faces location set to be faces at the top of the roof.
04:16
And this means that the top of the roof would sit on the
04:20
face and and therefore the whole roof would sit inside the mast.
04:23
So
04:24
we'll change this to be faces at the bottom of the roof,
04:27
which means the roof will now sit on top of the mast.
04:31
Looking at the ribbon, we can see we have select multiple enabled again,
04:34
so we can come and pick on the faces that are gonna make up the roof. So
04:38
picking these two here and making sure we get all six of them
04:44
and now we can click, create roof
04:47
and we can see now that that roof has been created
04:49
around the faces that we had selected.
04:53
Whilst the tool is active,
04:55
we can select the top of the linked block just here and click create roof fronts more.
04:60
And then we'll pick the top of the link and click create roof
05:03
to create roofs along the main building.
05:06
Now, from the type selector, I'll change this to be the generic nine inch roof type.
05:11
And then we zoom in a little bit and we'll select the two faces on top of the canopy here
05:17
and again, click create roof to have that roof created over the canopy.
05:22
Now we'll click, modify to finish creating rooves.
