Site Floor Plan Revit

Let s switch to a floor plan view of element.

Site floor plan revit.

In the new plan dialog clear do not duplicate existing views. In this course we ll introduce the essential skills to using revit to model a house and produce the fundamentals of construction documentation. When you delete all levels in a project the site view is also deleted. It contains wall compositions view templates and components to help you out.

In the project browser rename the newly created floor plan view to site. Brian hi my name is brian myers. Click view tab create panel plan views drop down floor plan. Thus having better control over site plan and could call back some site plan view in multiple building plans.

You will find all these components in the view called 02 level 1. Under floor plan views select the level on which to base the site view. You aren t drawing a site and a floor plan. Create a site view as follows.

That s the beauty of revit. In the project browser rename the newly created floor plan view to site. 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.

We have prepared a simple template that you can use to create your own floor plan. In the image below you can see that i ve created simple rectangular floor element. Site plan vs floor plan how these are fundamentally different. Open the site view.

You have everything you need to complete the floor plan of a house. 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. It s all one file unless you link in a file of course. 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. Please note that you need to have created a regular revit floor element first before you start manipulating it s surfaces. This is more than sufficient to demonstrate the tools in question. Revit is far from being able to design sites but if you re just making a pad it s ok.

The goal is to produce good looking floor plans. I remerber havin two really sloped site with huge buildings on it. Multiple level strong site and landmark work. However they are two different things and it is extremely important to have a clear understanding of the differences that exist between the two.

Create a site view as follows.