Concrete Modeling in Revit Structure

Shruti Harve, Senior Application Specialist

Ideate,Inc

Course Objectives

• Modeling Precast Concrete Components

• Documentation: Schedules & Tags

• Tips and Tricks to Model Concrete Structures

What best represents your role?

• Principal /Project Manager• Structural Engineers• CAD/BIM Specialists• CAD/BIM Manager• General Contractor/Design-Build Professional

Your experience with modeling Concrete

Structures in Revit Structure

• Never Modeled Concrete structures using Revit Structure• Anticipate modeling concrete for an Upcoming Project• We model Concrete Structures all the time using Revit

Structure

Your experience with creating Precast

Concrete Component Families and using the

Family Editor

• Never Modeled Precast Concrete Structure in Revit Structure, never used the Family Editor

• Never Modeled Precast Concrete Structure in Revit Structure, but modeled other custom components using the Family Editor

• Modeled Precast Concrete Structures in Revit Structure and created several custom component Families in the Revit Family Editor

Introduction to creating and modifying

Pre-Cast Concrete Components

Documentation: Schedules &Tags• Rebar data in Concrete Beam and Column Schedules• Rebar Schedules: Displaying Rebar Host information in schedules & Ideate BIMLink• Display Heights, Volume and area in Tags

Tips and Tricks to Model Concrete

Structures• Understanding Join Geometry in Revit Structure­ Joins & vs./ attachment­ Joining Multiple items at once­ Graphic appearance of joined vs. non joined concrete

elements• Concrete Expansion Joins• Modeling Concrete Waffle Slabs• Pre cast Tilt up Panels• Flat Slab with Sloped Soffit• Slab Edges

Modeling Precast Double Tee Beam Family in Revit Structure

1. Create the custom Parametric Double Tee Profile Family

2. Open the out of the box Precast Double Tee Beam Family

3. Load the Custom Double Tee Profile Family into it

4. Flex and test to make sure everything is working correctly

Documentation: Schedules &Tags• Rebar data in Concrete Beam and Column Schedules• Rebar Schedules: Displaying Rebar Host information in schedules & Ideate BIMLink• Display Heights, Volume and area in Tags

Rebar Data: Concrete Beam Schedules

Ideate BIMLink 2013:Rebar Schedules: RebarHost Data in Schedules

Displaying ‘Top of Column’ Elevations in Tags

Tips and Tricks to Model Concrete

Structures• Understanding Join Geometry in Revit Structure­ Joins & vs./ attachment­ Joining Multiple items at once­ Graphic appearance of joined vs. non joined concrete

elements• Concrete Expansion Joins• Modeling Concrete Waffle Slabs• Pre cast Tilt up Panels• Flat Slab with Sloped Soffit• Slab Edges

Joining Multiple Components

Graphic Appearance of Joined vs. Not Joined Concrete

Concrete Expansion Joints

Modeling Concrete Waffle Slabs

Concrete Tilt up Panels

Flat Soffit: Top of Slab Sloped

Thickened Slab Edges

Questions?