Revit Architecture: Designing a House

Course details

Review the construction modeling and design documentation process from start to finish in Autodesk Revit. In this project-based course, Brian Myers shows how to use the tools in Revit to build plans for an American-style bungalow from scratch. To help lend real-world context to the concepts he covers, Brian steps through the creation of a project in Revit, providing you with practical experience with key Revit tools. Learn how to add walls, doors, and windows to your project, as well as how to place ceilings and create a roof. Plus, see how to create 2D and 3D views, model a site, and more. By the end of this course, you will have built a model of a multilevel residence and created multiple sheets in the design documentation set, as well as sections, details, and schedules.

Learning objectives
Entering room information
Creating exterior and interior walls
Creating foundation walls and footings
Adding doors, windows, and floors
Designing an exterior deck and front porch
Placing columns
Creating a roof
Adding rooms
Placing lights and ceilings
Adding a door elevation legend
Drafting and dimensioning
Exporting dynamic renderings and presentations
Creating standard sheets
Printing documentation

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Create a functional set of home plans with Revit
02 - Using the exercise files

1. Setting Up a Project

03 - Reviewing the project requirements
04 - Creating multiple levels
05 - Entering room information

2. Creating Walls

06 - Creating exterior walls
07 - Creating foundation walls
08 - Modifying foundation walls
09 - Setting up view properties in the basement
10 - Creating the interior walls for the main level, part 1
11 - Creating the interior walls for the main level, part 2
12 - Creating the interior walls for the basement level, part 1
13 - Creating the interior walls for the basement level, part 2
14 - Creating footings

3. Doors and Windows

15 - Adding doors to the project
16 - Adding windows to the project
17 - Adding an atrium window using curtain walls

4. Floors, Decks, and Porches

18 - Adding structural floors to the project
19 - Adding finish floors to each room - First floor
20 - Adding finish floors to each room - Basement
21 - Designing an exterior deck
22 - Designing a front porch and building the porch structure

5. Column Placement

23 - Placing the columns for the front porch
24 - Placing interior structural columns and footings
25 - Adding beams

6. Railings and Stairs

26 - Placing the railings for the front porch
27 - Creating deck stairs
28 - Creating deck railings
29 - Creating deck supports
30 - Creating porch stairs and railings
31 - Building an interior staircase and railings
32 - Inserting a floor opening for the stairs
33 - Building a railing at the top of the stairs

7. Adding Rooms

34 - Adding rooms and room tags

8. Residential Roof Design

35 - Creating a gable roof
36 - Applying gutters and fascia boards to the roof
37 - Tying the roof to the structure
38 - Adding walls at the porch
39 - Adding a ceiling to the porch
40 - Modifying a wall profile

9. Kitchen, Bathrooms, and Utility

41 - Placing cabinets and kitchen appliances
42 - Placing countertops
43 - Placing plumbing fixtures
44 - Creating the utility room

10. Ceilings and Lights

45 - Placing a normal ceiling
46 - Adjusting the ceiling for stairs
47 - Creating a coffered ceiling
48 - Placing ceiling lights

11. Creating 3D Views

49 - Creating an exterior camera
50 - Creating an interior camera

12. Creating 2D Views

51 - Creating section views
52 - Creating an enlarged plan
53 - Creating interior elevation views
54 - Creating exterior elevation views

13. Schedules and Legends

55 - Creating a door schedule
56 - Generating a door elevation legend

14. Notes, Text, Drafting, and Dimensions

57 - Dimensioning
58 - Adding general notes
59 - Adding notes with text
60 - Creating detail views

15. The Site

61 - Site creation
62 - Creating roads, sidewalks, and driveways
63 - Adding plants

16. Presentations and Renderings

64 - Exploring dynamic renderings
65 - Creating floor plans for presentations

17. Sheets and CDs

66 - Creating standard sheets
67 - Setting up standard sheets
68 - Printing

Conclusion

69 - Next steps