Site Floor Plan Revit

Let s switch to a floor plan view of element.

Site floor plan revit.

You aren t drawing a site and a floor plan. The goal is to produce good looking floor plans. In the image below you can see that i ve created simple rectangular floor element. In the project browser rename the newly created floor plan view to site.

Under floor plan views select the level on which to base the site view. Create a site view as follows. Brian hi my name is brian myers. In this course we ll introduce the essential skills to using revit to model a house and produce the fundamentals of construction documentation.

Revit is far from being able to design sites but if you re just making a pad it s ok. However they are two different things and it is extremely important to have a clear understanding of the differences that exist between the two. It s all one file unless you link in a file of course. You are modeling a project.

We have prepared a simple template that you can use to create your own floor plan. Under floor plan views select the level on which to base the site view. That s the beauty of revit. Open the site view.

This is more than sufficient to demonstrate the tools in question. In the new plan dialog clear do not duplicate existing views. Create a site view as follows. Please note that you need to have created a regular revit floor element first before you start manipulating it s surfaces.

You have everything you need to complete the floor plan of a house. In the project browser rename the newly created floor plan view to site. Sometimes i ll start designing a floor then work on the site a little then go over to do some structural then back to the site etc. We ll start with the basics such as creating a floor plan of the walls doors and windows.

Multiple level strong site and landmark work. Thus having better control over site plan and could call back some site plan view in multiple building plans. Click view tab create panel plan views drop down floor plan. You will find all these components in the view called 02 level 1.

In the new plan dialog clear do not duplicate existing views. Most people think that the site plan is the same as the floor plan. Site plan vs floor plan how these are fundamentally different. Click view tabcreate panelplan views drop down floor plan.

Next we ll learn how to model floors create stairs and railings and even how to model roofs.