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CEE 4140 Building Information Modeling Fall 2023 Assignment 2: Introduction to Revit Step 1: Double-click the Autodesk Revit icon to open the software program. Step 2: Click “New” under “Projects” in the opening interface to open a new project file. Step 3: Select “Imperial Multi-discipline” for the “Template file” and activate “Project” under the “Create New” tab in the “New Project” window. 1

CEE 4140 Building Information Modeling Fall 2023 Step 4: Review the elements across the top of menu ribbon on the new project file as shown in the red box below: Action Item 1: List 3 elements in the “Architecture”, “Structure” and “Systems” tab. For example, three elements in the “Analyze” tab are “Boundary Conditions, Loads and Load Cases. Tab Element 1 Element 2 Element 3 Architecture Structure Systems Action Item 2: List the two different methods for installing railings in a model. The “Railing” element is listed in the “Architecture” tab. Use the pull-down list on the “Railing” element. 1) _______________________________________________ 2) _________________________________________ 2

CEE 4140 Building Information Modeling Fall 2023 Step 5: Click on the “Architecture” tab. Place the cursor over the “Wall” element to enable a pop-up window with information about the “Wall” element. You will notice that the title of the pop-up window says “Wall (WA)”. This means that typing “WA” can be used as a shortcut to create a wall. Step 6: Click on the black arrow to the right of the Quick Access Toolbar links at the top of the program screen. Action Item 3: How many links are available on the default setting of the Quick Access Toolbar? ____ links Step 7: Access the “Architecture” tab and right-click on “Railings”. Left-click on “Add to Quick Access Toolbar. 3

CEE 4140 Building Information Modeling Fall 2023 Action Item 4: Take a screenshot of your screen to show that “Railings” has been added to your Quick Access Toolbar. Paste the screenshot on this assignment. Step 8: Right click anywhere in the viewing window. Left-click “Properties” to open the “Properties” Palette. 4

CEE 4140 Building Information Modeling Fall 2023 The “Properties” Palette allows designers to navigate the model, alter properties of objects and change the view settings. The “Properties” Palette is shown below. Revit is driven by parameters which are contained in the “Properties”. Parameter values are defined as the properties of an object. There are two types of parameters: 1) Instance Parameter and 2) Type Parameter. Action Item 5: Change the “Discipline” to “Structural” for the Floor Plan: Level 1. Click the pull- down menu for the “Discipline” element in the “Properties” Palette. Click “Structural” as the “Discipline” and click “Apply” at the bottom of the “Properties” Palette. Take a screenshot of the updated “Properties” Palette. 5

CEE 4140 Building Information Modeling Fall 2023 Step 9: Right click anywhere in the viewing window. Place the cursor over “Browsers” and select by clicking “Project”. The “Project Browser” will appear. 6

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