Software : Revit Architecture 2009
Level : Beginner
Description : This Revit Architecture 2009 video tutorial covers how to create and control schedules. In this tutorial we schedule different wall types to manage the quantities of a buildings facade. Here is a link to the source files on the forum.
Topics Covered
-Creating a schedule
-Controlling schedules
-Sorting and grouping schedules
-Filtering schedules.
Software : Rhino 4, Autocad 2009, and Revit Architecture 2009
Level : Intermediate
Description : This Revit Architecture 2009 video tutorial covers how to import geometry from Rhino via Autocad. Really this technique will work for any program that can output a .sat. Even if the program cannot, Rhino imports many formats (such as .step or .iges) which you can then export as a .sat for Autocad. The basic logic in this tutorial is to create a tower which has geometry too complex to build in Revit. We then pass it through Autocad to export a closed solid .dwg. As of now Rhino only exports .dwg files as meshes (which do not work very well for massing objects) . We then run a few simple Massing operations such as scheduling, creating floors, and creating walls. Lastly, we create a new mass from Rhino and re-import the geometry to have all our schedules update and will a few steps our geometry as well. Here is a link to the source files on the forum.
Topics Covered
-Exporting from Rhino
-Import .sat to Autocad
-Importing geometry for Massing in Revit
-Creating floors from a Massing in Revit
-Simple Massing schedule
-Creating walls from a Mass
-Updating the Mass by re-importing geometry
Software : Revit Architecture 2009
Level : Beginner - Intermediate
Description : This Revit Architecture 2009 video tutorial covers how to use tags as drivers for parameters rather than just for display. The idea here is to use “working tags”. The Tags can easily be cleaned up for display on working drawings later, the intent here is to avoid having to go to the properties of an object to change parameters. Here is a link to the source files on the forum.
Topics Covered
-Creating shared parameters
-Creating a generic tags
-Tagging shared parameters
-Using tags to modify parameters
Image Provided by Milan Dale & Micah Roufa
A few student and i were invited by James Vandezande to speak at this weeks NYC Revit User Group Meeting . We presented the work from the workshop and discussed a few different ways to use Revit.
Here is the PDF presentation we gave (it’s big 30mb) - you might want to right click and do “save link as”
You can follow the students work on the forum. Here are links to the students that presented on Thursday:
Adam Mercier and Leonidas Trampoukis
Please credit the student and Columbiai University GSAPP if you post links or use any of the images.
Software : Revit Architecture
Level : Beginner - Intermediate
Description : This Revit Architecture 2009 video tutorial covers how to use conditional statement when scheduling curtain panels. The techniques put forward in this video are done in an effort to avoid making different families for one curtain system. By using techniques like these, one can manage variable parts within one Revit Family while making it easier ti manage a schedule. This video is part of a series I am working on, in which i hope to show ways Revit can be used for quantity take off (going back to my days as an estimator, this is so much easier). Here is a link to the source files on the forum
Topics Covered
-Scheduling shared parameters
-Calculated Values in Schedules
-Scheduling with conditional statements
-Using Parameters to Identify Family Type
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Software : Revit Architecture
Level : Beginner - Intermediate
Description : This Revit 2009 video tutorial covers how to add parameters for scheduling and tagging. In this case the objects being scheduled are parking spaces. The problem was that by default Revit is able to schedule the “count” of objects. In this case i wanted to schedule stacker parking which meant every parking component equaled 2 spaces. In order to schedule the number of spaces, a shared parameter is added which looks for a yes/no parameter stating whether or not the component is a stacker. This is done by adding a conditional statement which looks to see if the family is a stacker based on the yes/no check box. The techniques in this example can be easily transfered to any family type with in Revit. This same logic can apply to estimating Techniques, i hope to cover quantity extraction a bit more in the weeks to come.
Topics Covered
-Making shared parameters
-Scheduling shared parameters
-Tagging shared parameters
-Scheduling with conditional statements
-Controlling visibility with parameters
-Controlling multiple object with one parameter
Software : Revit Architecture
Level : Beginner - Intermediate
Description : So…. Have you ever had the problem where your grid lines will NOT show up in elevations?!?!?! This is of course after you have checked your VG settings and maximized 3d extents, still NOTHING! Chances are the elevation view is not perpendicular to the grid lines. In most cases this makes sense, how is the program going to know where you want to intersect the infinite planes of the grid lines. In this Revit tutorial I establish the point of intersection as the point where the site boundary and grid line intersect. Once that rule has been established, we cover how to create a generic family that is placed in plan and is visible in the elevations. Through the use of tags and parameters we coordinate the naming of the grid to assure they match on the plans and elevations. I think this is an interesting issue to solve and am sure people have options on this so please feel free to post your thoughts or comments on this technique or even whether this should be done at all.
Software : Revit Architecture
Level : Intermediate
Description : This Revit video tutorial shows how to array a series of voids to create a changing truss system. Rather than thinking of the modeling in components what we are doing here is modeling a solid and using Revit’s cut geometry tool to slice a solid into stick members. The only catch to this techniques is that each truss has a slight slant on the top and bottom. This is something that i willing to look past since i figure it will be lost in the line weight. Once this model needs to transfer to a higher lever of precision i would consider another modeling technique. As a design tool this technique allows for quick iteration while maintaining the design intent. This is the first part of a two part series the second video will dive deeper in using formulas to drive the spacing and thickness of trusses (and why it’s in a line based family:)).
Software : Revit Architecture
Level : Intermediate
Description : This video tutorial gets into the basics of creating shared parameters in Revit and how to create schedules to access them. In this tutorial scheduling is meant to be used more as a spreadsheet interface for driving the model and not so much for putting schedules in a drawings set. That being said this video covers the basics of making a schedule which one could easily then place on a sheet.
This is a techniques I have been using quite a bit to control multiple objects that need to have the same instance parameter. I use the instance parameters as sub-type parameters and by grouping in the schedule I am able to quickly change the same parameter on many objects at once. I have seen these types of schedules referred to as working schedules
Disclaimer: This video is from an open help session with student to work through some of the problems they are encountering making advanced Revit Families. I stumble a bit with some of these models but it was meant to be a trial and error session. The intention was for students to get a sense of how we can trouble shoot some of the issues Revit throws back at us.
Software : Revit Architecture
Level : Intermediate / Advanced
Description : This group is building a parametric auditorium. In this session we are trying to figure out the best way to drive the seating arrangement from the floor angle. Also we are looking at the best way to control the massing.
Design ReForm is meant to be a source of information for the integration of design and technology. The ambition of Design Reform is to publish tutorials and explorations in parametric modeling with software such as 3ds Max, Revit, Maya, and Rhino.
