Building Envelope - Exercise 1

Learn Revit > Module 2 > Exercise 1

Modeling Wall Types, Structures, and Design Features

Change exterior wall types through substitution in-place

1. Download the start file here.

2. Open the Ground Floor plan view.

3. Select all exterior walls of Generic – 8” (0.2m).

   a. Hover over an exterior wall.

   

   b. Right click in the canvas window and select Select All > Instances>Visible in View.

   

   c. Select Exterior – Brick wall type.

   

4. Open {3D} 3D View. Confirm exterior walls are brick.

   

Create a new interior wall type

1. Open the Ground Floor plan view.

2. On the Architecture tab, click Wall.

   

3. In Properties Palette, select Generic 8" (.20 m) wall type.

   a. Click Edit Type.

   

   b. Click Duplicate.

   

   c. Rename to: Wood Panel Wall.

   

   d. Click OK.

4. Define the material definition of the wall type.

   a. Click Edit Structure.

   

   b. Edit Structure [1] to:

   Material = Wood -- Stud Layer
   
   Thickness = **0.041m**
   

   

   *Note: Use search window in the Material Browser and type
   material name you are looking for.*
   

Structure [1] is associated with structural materials supporting a wall and has the highest cleanup priority.

c. Click Insert button two times to add (2) new layers to the wall > definition

1. Edit Layer 2:

   a. Select Layer 2 row

   b. Click Up button once

   c. Click Function = Finish 1 [4]

Note: Function determines a material layers behavior in the model environment for cleanup at wall intersections with other wall types. Material functions of the same kind will cleanup.

Finish 1 [4] is associated with exterior materials and is a lower priority than structural materials.

d. Change Material =

Wood - Horizontal Panel

Note: Use search window in the Material Browser and type material name you are looking for.

e. Change Thickness = 0.012m

1. Edit Layer 3:

   a. Select Layer 3 row

   b. Click Down button twice

   c. Click Function = Finish 2 [5]

Note: Finish 2 [5] is associated with interior materials and is a lower priority than structural materials.

d. Change Material =

Wood - Horizontal Panel

e. Change Thickness = 0.012m

1. Click OK button twice to exit both dialog boxes

2. Click Modify to end the wall placement command

Change interior wall types through substitution in-place

1. Select all interior walls of

   Interior - 3 1/8" Partition (1-hr) (0.79m).

   a. Hover over an interior wall.

   

   b. Right click in the canvas window and select Select All > Instances>Visible in View.

   c. Select Wood Panel Wall wall type.

2. Open Ground Floor plan view.

3. Select labeled exterior walls to receive Wood Panel Wall type.

   

4. In Properties palette, change wall type to: Wood Panel Wall type.

5. Open {3D} 3D View. Confirm interior walls and selected exterior walls have wood paneling.

   

6. Save the Revit file as: Module02Ex01_Finished.rvt and hand in.

   This concludes Exercise 1.