There are a few points I wanted to remind everybody this
week:
1. Here is the link to the walk through for the
arced beams at the entry area, http://constructiondocumentsspring2013.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2013-02-16T21:15:00-08:00&max-results=7
2. Here is the link to the settings I’ve used to
make the structural views used in class, http://constructiondocumentsspring2013.blogspot.com/2013/02/structural-view-settings.html
3. The elements you’re modeling this week are
important to the overall success of your drawings. Take your time and work
through any areas that give you trouble. The more time you spend prepping your
drawings, the easier it will be to model these elements. Hopefully you did not
miss this week in lab. It was very quick and we packed a lot of instruction
into the lab time; if you attended hopefully the method/process shown in class
made sense. All told, you’re modeling about 390 elements this week, but using
the tools shown in lab Revit will do all the hard for you and leaves you basically
placing a dozen or so elements and the rest will fill itself in.
4. Remember the end goal is to match the drawings
provided, so reference them anytime you have a question on this project.
5. Annotate all the elements you model. Do this so
that Daniel knows you modeled the correct sizes and so you get credit for the
work you’ve done. For the beams, go to Annotation>Symbol>Beam.
With this tool selected, simply hover over
areas that have different beams and click. Revit will automatically annotate
the beams and control the length of the beam span annotation symbol.
6. Refer to A2.01 and A3.00 for wall types and wall
locations
7. Regarding the joists, our drawings simply make references like 11-7/8" TJI 360. The actual dimensions of these joists are not given in the drawing since its a standard size. However, we need to have specific information to model the building correctly. Like I mentioned in lab, the easiet way to get the information is to Google the manufacturer... or click this link and look at the top of page three: http://parr.com/PDFs/TJ-4000_ijoist_guide.pdf
7. Regarding the joists, our drawings simply make references like 11-7/8" TJI 360. The actual dimensions of these joists are not given in the drawing since its a standard size. However, we need to have specific information to model the building correctly. Like I mentioned in lab, the easiet way to get the information is to Google the manufacturer... or click this link and look at the top of page three: http://parr.com/PDFs/TJ-4000_ijoist_guide.pdf
