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Revit Structure and Revit Architecture 

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Additionally, the Options button lets the user offset the levels during this process to 

account for thickness of the floor finishes that are not needed on structural levels. 

 

It’s important to notice that the floor plans in Revit Structure are showing the elements 

going down. Architects (and Revit Architecture) depict elements going up. For instance, a 

column created in Level 2 in Revit Architecture would show an architectural column going 

from Level 2 up to Level 3, whereas in a structural plan, the structural column defined in 

Level 2 would go from Level 2 down to Level 1.  

Hence the Foundation level created by an architect may not show anything in the 

structural plan. 

 

Figure 5:  
 

Revit Structure allows 
users to automatically 
offset copied levels.  

Summary of Contents for 240B1-05A111-1301 - Revit Architecture 2010

Page 1: ...tating design coordination and change management Similarly architects using Revit Architecture can link a Revit Structure model into their architectural models and reap the same coordination benefits Because both software solutions are using the same underlying building database the engineer can view access and query all the architectural properties of the model and the architect can do the same f...

Page 2: ...e deleted since they can directly be copied from the architectural model If a default project template with is used the engineer manually deletes levels from the elevation view The architectural model is then imported File Import Link and the engineer identifies the architect s RVT building model file Using the Architectural Model to Begin the Structural Design Once the architectural model is impo...

Page 3: ...s Grids and Columns Efficient tools have been implemented in Revit Structure allowing the engineers to copy the architectural levels grids and columns from the linked file and turn them into structural elements To copy the architectural levels the structural user displays the building elevation view selects Tools Copy Monitor Select Link and graphically selects the linked file Figure 3 The enginee...

Page 4: ...re are showing the elements going down Architects and Revit Architecture depict elements going up For instance a column created in Level 2 in Revit Architecture would show an architectural column going from Level 2 up to Level 3 whereas in a structural plan the structural column defined in Level 2 would go from Level 2 down to Level 1 Hence the Foundation level created by an architect may not show...

Page 5: ... architectural model then clicks on Finish Now all the architectural levels are duplicated and live in the structural model The next step is to create structural floor plans with grids that matches the architectural floor plans grid The engineer selects View New Floor plan reviews the existing level names selects the desired levels or typically just selects all the levels and clicks OK Figure 6 Re...

Page 6: ...r plans The same process is used to generate structural columns based on architectural columns level by level Engineers may adjust splice lengths of columns or possibly split the columns if the architect created only one column from the bottom to the top of the building Once levels grids and columns are in place the engineer can turn off the visibility of some architectural objects or of the entir...

Page 7: ...chitectural visual design or as a starting point to calculate clearance between the structural beams and the ceilings for example the engineer will probably not use them and will create a new structural system by creating new elements on top of the architectural linked model This work process is quite common and completely reasonable since the engineer is responsible for the structural design and ...

Page 8: ...user Collaboration with Revit Worksharing Worksharing Revit Worksharing allows both the architectural and the structural teams to share a single building information model by using worksets which are logical groupings of objects in a building project that is reserved for editing by a single user at a time Worksets function like the External Reference xref capability in AutoCAD software but with th...

Page 9: ...efine and modify the entire structural design according to his engineering judgment The architect can still view the structural elements of the engineer s workset and use them with the element borrowing capability Element borrowing lets multiple users dynamically access and edit based on user permissions shared portions of a project model but eliminates the possibility of editing conflict Element ...

Page 10: ...impact that they might have on the structural integrity of the design This Coordination Monitor tool is also available to architects using Revit Architecture in order to check the changes made by the engineers using Revit Structure Coordination Monitor Example For example a user first activates the Coordination Monitor by selecting Tools Copy Monitor Select Link and then clicking on the linked fil...

Page 11: ...d version of the architectural model and is warned that the architect deleted a column enclosure that was linked to one of the engineer s structural columns The structural designer can then choose to respond to that design change directly in the model or to flag it for further action As mentioned earlier the same coordination review tool is also available in Revit Architecture Note For those situa...

Page 12: ...same file common shared RVT file between architects and engineers or between the current structural file and a linked Revit Architecture file For example if the structural engineer wants to ensure that no structural column is falling into a stair or no bracing is crossing a window opening he links an architectural RVT file within Revit Structure selects Tools Interference Check Run then chooses th...

Page 13: ...lement that is intersected or overlapping others the user selects the element name in the Interference Report dialog box and click Show The information can be displayed in a 2D or a 3D view Figure 17 A structural column is interfering with a staircase Figure 18 Sharing a common 3D model is a very good communication and coordination tool to visualize problems before construction ...

Page 14: ...tions built on Revit help provide immediate competitive advantage better coordination and quality and can contribute to higher profitability for architects and the rest of the building team At the heart of the Revit platform is the Revit parametric change engine which automatically coordinates changes made anywhere in model views or drawing sheets schedules sections plans you name it For more info...

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