New to revit

[renato]

Hi all: I'm new to revit, and my company wants to find out if revit fits to our needs, so I've been playing with the trial version, and I have some questions:

 

In revit, what is the level of detail you are able to work with?, in the main 3d model, not in detail views. I mean, for instance:can you model a brick wall, and then you put on it a finish layer? or you just simply draw the wall and this wall has all the finish, insulation, etc. information?.

 

If I have a 14mm brick wall with stucco finish, painted in white color, and then I have the same 14 mm brick wall with stucco finish, but painted in yellow instead, do I have to create a different wall family?, or is there any tool to just change the finish or color without changing its main properties?.

 

And at least, this is the common construction system we use in my country (concrete, structural brick walls, and stucco finishes):

 

 

What would be the best strategy to model a building with this system?, should I model the wall brick to the full height, in order to mantain the same finish in the exterior view?, or should I model the brick wall up to the concrete beam, then add the beam, and then add the concrete slab? If I model this last way, I end up with different finishes in the exterior.

 

Should the concrete roof be attached up to the exterior face of the beam(overlapped) or should I model elements without overlappings. This is because I overlapped concrete elements, but in sections, they appear overlapped, with lines crossing, and I don't like it.

Do I have to create a level for each element I want to create? for instance: a level for the beams, another for the roof, and another for the wall above the roof.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Best regards

 

Renato

[kris McIsaac]

I try to model in revit the way it will be built as much as possible.

 

You can have your stucco layer extend down over the beams to meet the stucco layer of the wall below then use the join geometry tool to link the stucco together and get rid of the join line. This can also work for brick cladding that extends down into a recessed foundation while the timber wall frame sits on the floor slab.

 

If you want different finish colours you will have to create a different wall type.

[RAYMOND]

as you have probably found there are 3 settings to work in

course, medium, and fine... also you turn on thin lines

too much detail and heavy line work is hard to work with..

 

I am new too, just taking a basic class today.

but looks like Revit will be a very high in productivety..

 

r:)

[renato]

Thanks for the info