Understanding Basic Wall Parts and Parameters

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Understanding Basic Wall Parts and Parameters

Without going into too much detail, let's take a moment and discuss some of the various wall types that are available in Revit. We don't think it would be a good idea to have you make all of these now. But it's good to know what is in the box so that as your design progresses you won't get the sense that you'll be backed into a corner. The idea is that once you get the basics down, you'll want to begin experimenting with more complex wall types. There are basically three types of walls in Revit: basic, stacked, and curtain walls. Let's discuss each of these types in a bit more detail.
Basic Walls
Many basic walls have no defined vertical information. They'll be monolithiclike the generic wall type that we've been using for most of these exercises. But in some cases they'll be specific types of monolithic walls. In these cases, the structural region is defined. Select the Generic 8 Masonry wall type and then open the wall's type properties. Click Preview and select the Section view type. In Figure 3.39, the structural region of this wall is defined by a diagonal crosshatch pattern. This is a basic wall with only one pattern defining the wall's material. FIGURE 3.39 Masonry structural region
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However, basic walls may show far more vertical information and detail. Select the wall type Exterior - Brick on Mtl. Stud and you'll see the difference (Figure 3.40). Notice that there are numerous values that control the function, material, and thickness for this wall type. These values help you coordinate your project information across views and schedules. If the wall you select is right anywhere, it's right everywhere! Basic walls can even have profiles associated to them. Profiles can be used to add or remove geometry in your walls. Take a look at the wall type Exterior - Brick and CMU on MTL. Stud. Note the parapet cap at the top of the wall (Figure 3.41). This is a profile associated to the basic wall type. So while you can manually add profiles to walls in your project on a case-by-case basis, we think you'll find adding them to the wall definition makes creating and updating wall types easy and quick.
FIGURE 3.40 Vertically compound walls
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FIGURE 3.41 Wall sweep as part of a wall
Stacked Walls
So what are stacked walls? They're your basic wall types, but in a single defined type. So any of your basic walls can be used to create a stacked wall. Look at the wall type Exterior - Brick Over CMU w Metal Stud, shown in Figure 3.42. It's defined by two different basic walls, but you can add more. However, you can't combine stacked walls (talk about confusing!) or curtain walls into your stacked wall.
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FIGURE 3.42 Stacked wall section
Curtain Wall Types

Curtain walls can have complete type definitions (Figure 3.43). The definition will include the mullion type (horizontal and vertical) for the interior and border conditions. But you can also control the horizontal and vertical spacing in the type definition as a type, which is very handy. But what's really cool is that you can also assign panel types to the curtain system type. FIGURE 3.43 Curtain wall type definitions
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Just One More Thing

Walls and curtain walls can be far more complex than the examples you've created in this chapter. If you want to examine all the types, go to the Chapter 3 folder at this book's web page at www.sybex.com/go/revit2012essentials and download 03_Walls_and_Curtainwalls.rvt. First, there's the option to create walls by picking a face (Figure 3.44). Essentially you create a mass and then assign walls to the face of the mass. If the mass is modified, you can reassign walls to the modified faces. As you can see in Figure 3.44, the results can be complex. FIGURE 3.44 Walls created by picking a face
Not only can you create walls in this manner, you can also create complex curtain systems. These mass-based curtain types can contain very complex panel configurations. In some cases, the results may not even resemble a typical glazed system (Figure 3.45). Once again, the important thing is to understand the basics. Resolve your design intent. Don't get hung up on modeling in Revit when you can sketch. Get feedback from someone who's a Revit expert and is willing to share. FIGURE 3.45 Curtain panel system
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THE ESSENTIALS AND BEYOND Creating complex wall conditions is possible but takes time and patience. In more complex conditions, walls can also be embedded into other walls. But for an essential understanding of Revit, this is a great start; you've created walls of many types, added hosted elementsand even edited their profiles. ADDITIONAL EXERCISES Create the following curtain wall condition. Note that the mullions are angled. You'll need to modify the Type, Instance, and Grid Layout properties to come up with the most flexible solution.
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The curved wall in the next graphic has a complex star-shaped opening that is being filled by another curved wall that is star shaped (and fits exactly inside that opening). You can't create non-rectilinear openings in curved walls with the Wall Opening tool. You'll need to use an in-place family.
If you get stuck, both of these walls are in this chapter's sample Revit project at the book's web page.
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FIGURE 3.40 Vertically compound walls

FIGURE 3.41 Wall sweep as part of a wall

FIGURE 3.42 Stacked wall section

Curtain Wall Types

Just One More Thing

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