Creating Concrete Buildings with Revit Structure

2hIntermediate2021-08-04

Authors

Eric Wing

Director of BIM Services at C&S Companies

Course details

Learn how to design concrete buildings that stand the test of time with Revit Structure. In this course, Eric Wing takes you through the process step by step, starting with laying out levels and a structural grid. Then he shows you how to add concrete columns and foundational elements like piers, pilasters, footings, and retaining walls, and add concrete framing and slabs. And of course, no concrete structure is complete without reinforcing: the final chapter guides you through the ins and outs of placing rebar perpendicular to a wall face, as well as area reinforcing and freely sketching rebar and selecting ties from the Rebar Shape Browser.

Skills covered

Structural EngineeringRevit StructureRevitArchitectural VisualizationCivil EngineeringAutodesk3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Assembling concrete structures using Revit
02 - Using the exercise files

1. Setting the Stage

03 - Creating levels
04 - Creating a structural grid

2. Columns

05 - Adding singular columns
06 - Adding multiple columns

3. Foundations

07 - Constructing structural walls
08 - Adding concrete piers and pilasters
09 - Adding strip footings
10 - Adding isolated footings
11 - Creating step footings
12 - Configuring in-place concrete footing steps
13 - Annotating footing steps in the plan
14 - Creating retaining walls
15 - Adding retaining wall footings

4. Concrete Framing

16 - Creating perimeter framing
17 - Adding pan joists and beam systems

5. Structural Slabs

18 - Placing concrete slabs
19 - Adding slab edges
20 - Creating shafts
21 - Placing foundation slabs
22 - Configuring sloped concrete framing

6. Reinforcing

23 - Reviewing rebar cover settings
24 - Adding a keyway between a wall and a footing
25 - Placing rebar parallel to the face
26 - Placing rebar perpendicular to the cover
27 - Adding rebar by sketching
28 - Placing area reinforcing
29 - Placing fabric reinforcing
30 - Adding path reinforcing
31 - Building rebar cages
32 - Configuring how to display rebar
33 - Adding rebar tags

Conclusion

34 - Next steps