Drawing Details in Revit
Drawing Details in Revit
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I am looking to learn how to use Revit Structure to draw details. I have been watching videos on Youtube, but many of them assume some knowledge of Revit. Do you know of good videos on line that explain the basics of using Revit particularly for drawing details?
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Hi DHKpeWI try lynda.com/ the have good training videos for beginner.
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I think Revit is pretty poor in general. I know that the CAD technician's that I have using it aren't CAD technicians because they don't know how construction works, cannot for the life of them produce a construction drawing which even resembles a construction drawing, and are not skilled with using computer aided design / drawing software but Revit is too complicated for it's own good and for the most part unusable.
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One of the main problems I have with Revit is that you have to create the model in Revit to import into RAM (or similar software). This makes you create a complicated model without knowing what any of the beam and column sizes will be... it's the old story of the chicken vs. the egg. Revit needs sizes, so you wind up putting in "guessed" sizes, or just make everything W14x22 beams and W10x45 columns. Once to export the analytical model to RAM, you have to manipulate the sizes, and then import back into Revit. Unfortunately, the RAM Revit Link has all kinds of problems with trying to bring your model back into Revit... it doesn't work very well. I'm not slamming RAM... I love RAM, but the Revit link is not ready for prime time, and I'm sure other products have the same kind of problems with such a complicated architecture as Revit.
I guess we're getting off subject. The question was about details, but I had to throw in my two cents.
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1) Take Revit or CAD file from architect, convert each floor into a DXF. (I'm really the most interested in importing the grid, especially for a complicated project)
2) Import DXF's into RAM. Add all framing in RAM.
3) Once I am comfortable with the sizes in RAM, export to Revit.
4) Perform necessary clean-up in Revit.
5) Any future changes to framing will be done directly to the Revit model.
The RAM-to-Revit model link isn't perfect, and it probably never will be. Bentley and Autodesk are direct competitors in producing analysis and drafting software, so I feel fortunate that it exists at all.
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With that being said, it's pretty much depends on how much you model in your 3D model. Typically what we do is model just the basics and then cut the sections to where it will just show line work. Sometimes you need to do masking regions to hide things you don't want, then it's just a matter of brining in detail components. We are blessed with having a whole seperate BIM team that creats any detail components we need that Autodesk doesn't provide.
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It is great for cutting sections.