Monthly Archives: November 2011

Before we move on to creating a roof for our little building, we’ll want to add some more definition to our exterior walls. To do this, we’re going to use a couple modification tools that can help your process significantly. … Read more →

With our supporting structure built in Revit, we can now take a look at constructing some simple floors, as well as a ceiling. We’ll first start by putting a concrete floor slab in our basement, and then a framed floor … Read more →

It’s that time of year again when the city of Las Vegas hosts Autodesk University, and those of us who can’t make it sigh, and tell ourselves, “Next year for sure! I’m going!” Well … if you’re averse to flying, … Read more →

With our grids and datums in place, we can now start to develop our BIM. For the simple shell of our building, we’re going to access the ‘Wall’ command from the Build Panel in the Home Tab. Once you’ve opened … Read more →

Before there was ever BIM, there was CAD. Before there was CAD, there was manual drafting. A draftsman or draftswoman would toil away over their boards, long into the night. While the drawings were produced, there was the ever present anxiety … Read more →

In some situations, we don’t need to define the types of our systems families ie. walls, stairs, rooves and floors. Sometimes, all we need for a proposal image or a nice still shot is the ‘look’ of those materials. We … Read more →

Good day ladies and gentlemen! Last week we discussed the creation of levels, (datums) in our project, and how to set them up in an elevation view. Now, in order to give our project some more project definition, we’ll create some grid … Read more →