Introduction to BIM

Module 01 BIM Modeling Basics

Lesson Overview
In this lesson, students explore basics techniques for using the Autodesk
Revit Architecture software to create a building information model of a
simple structurea one-story residence
Students will learn how to:
Model exterior and interior walls
Add doors and windows to the walls
Create simple floor and roof elements
View the completed building model

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Learning Objectives
After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
Create a basic building model containing essential elements, such as
walls, doors, windows, and roofs
Understand how to place walls and choose wall types
Place wall-hosted elements, such as doors and windows, and set their
height and other properties
Appreciate how to create floor and roof elements by sketching their
boundaries and choosing their types

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Exercise 01: Modeling Exterior and Interior Walls

In this exercise, students will be able to:

Create walls by picking their location
line and sketching them in a plan
view
Change the orientation of walls that
have been placed

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Exercise 01: Modeling Exterior and Interior Walls

Student Exercise
Continue adding exterior and interior
walls to the building model using the
underlay drawing as a guide
Create new exterior walls using the
Generic 8" wall type
Add new interior walls using the
Generic 3 wall type

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Exercise 02: Adding Doors and Windows

In this exercise, students will be

able to:
Add door and windows to a
building model by choosing
their type and placing
components in host walls
Change door and window
placement
Change door and window
height properties

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Exercise 02: Adding Doors and Windows

Student Exercise
Continue adding interior and exterior
doors to the building model at the
locations indicated the underlay
drawing
Add windows to the east exterior wall
Use the window types and sizes
shown in the legend
Set the head height property for all
windows to be 7 feet

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Exercise 03: Creating Floors and Roofs

In this exercise, students will be

able to:
Create roofs based on the
building footprint
Sketch a roof boundary and
selecting the slope-defining
edges
Set the roof level and slope
instance properties

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Exercise 03: Creating Floors and Roofs

Student Exercise
Create a new roof over the living
areas of the project model by tracing
the footprint indicated by the red
model lines
Place a flat roof over the carport area
by tracing the outer boundary
indicated by the blue model lines
shown in the view

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Assessment

Modeling Exterior and Interior Walls

If a wall is connected to other walls, how will moving one affect the
others?
What methods can you use to resize a wall?

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Assessment

Adding Doors and Windows

What do the temporary dimensions for a door or window element typically
show?
How can you indicate the hinge side and the flip of a door as you are
placing it? After it has been placed?
When you place doors or windows in 3D views, how is the level
associated with them determined?

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Assessment

Creating Floors and Roofs

When you create a roof by footprint, how is the shape of each of the roof
surfaces determined?
What determines the appropriate slope for a roof?

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Key Terms Used
Key Term Definition
Type properties Properties are common to many elements in a family. A type
property affects all instances (individual elements) of that
family in the project and any future instances that you place in
the project.
Instance property Properties that apply to individual instances (elements) of a
family type in the project. Instance properties tend to vary with
the location of an element in a building or project. An instance
property affects only one selected element, or the element
that you are about to place.
Project views Different views of the model such as plan, elevation, section,
and 3D views.
Boundary lines The outer limits or edges of many building elements, such as
stairs, floors, or roofs.
Sill height The measurement from the floor up to the bottom of the rough
opening or sill of a door or window.
Head height The measurement from the floor to the top of the rough
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opening or head of a door or window.
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