Ruukki- Panel Modelling With Revit RSt 2012

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Ruukki sandwich panels -

Modeling with Revit Structure 2012


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Modeling Ruukki sandwich panels with Revit Structure 2012 2011 2 / 33

1.1 USER INTERFACE, MENUS ANC COMMANDS 3 1.2 STARTING REVIT STRUCTURE PROJECT BY DEFINING PROJECT TEMPLATE. 5 1.3 REVIT STRUCTURE STARTING PROJECT, N EW P ROJECT 6 1.4 CREATING GRIDS, G RID 7 1.5 CREATING LEVELS, L EVEL 8

1.6 USING CAD DRAWING AS REFERENCE, I MPORT CAD 8 1.7 ADDING GRID LINES USING IMPORTED DWG FILE 10 1.8 MODELING PANELS, B EAM 12 1.9 COPYING PANELS TO NEXT LEVELS 14 1.10 CREATING SECTION VIEWS 17 1.11 CREATING DOOR OPENING 17 1.12 CREATING ELEVATIONS 19 1.13 PHASING THE MODEL BY GRID LINES(FACADES) 20 1.14 CREATING PANEL SCHEDULES FOR EACH FACADE / GRID LINE 21 1.15 USING SCHEDULES FOR ELEMENT POSITIONING. 22 1.16 ADD POSITIONS TO ELEVATION VIEWS AND ADDING ADDITIONAL DIMENSIONS AND TEXTS. 23 1.17 DEFINING DRAWING TEMPLATE AND CREATING NEW DRAWING SIZE. 25

1.18 MOVING VIEWS TO DRAWING SHEETS 26 1.19 ADD THE DRAWING INFO 29 1.20 PRINTING 29 1.21 SAVING VIES IN DWG FORMAT 31

2. MODELING PANELS WITH WALLS TOOL. 32

2.1 WALL TOOL 32 2.2. OPENINGS 33


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1.1 User interface, menus and commands

1. Application Menu.

Application menu contains

commands related projectcontrolling. For example

creating new project ( New),

opening old project (Open)

and saving the project

(Save).

2. Tab. Commands in

Revit have been arranged

to various tabs. For

example:. Home, Insert,

Annotate, Modify,Analyze etc.

3. Quick access Toolbar.

Customizable toolbar.

Picture 1. User interface

4. Tool. Individual commands for creating, modifying etc Revit models.

5. Info Center. Information and direct links to Revit info, updates etc.

6. Ribbon. Ribbon bar contains all Revit Commands.

7. Panel. Ribbon is divided to various Panels (Tabs). For example Structure Panel

contains commands for creating columns, walls, beams and floors.

8. Options Bar. Contains command specific info. Content varies between individual

commands.

9. Project Browser. Project browser contains all views of the model (plan views,

sections drawing sheets, schedules etc). Also Families and Groups that are part of the

model and used project template.

10. Properties. Properties of each command and selected object.

11. Drawing Area.

12. View Control Bar. View settings for controlling scale, working area etc visibility

settings.

13. Status Bar. Command specific info for users.


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Tips:

- When you want to add commands to Quick Access Toolbar menu, right clickon top of the command and accept selection Add to quick access Toolbar

- When you select objects with mouse, when selecting from left to right (selectionarea is visible with continuous line), Revit selects all objects inside the area.

When selecting from right to left (selection area is visible with dashed line),Revit selects all objects inside the area and all that the selecting area touches.

- You can add objects to selection by pressing control button. You can removeobjects from selection by pressing shift button.

- Selection can be saved and reused. Select required objects and save the selectionfrom Manage tab with command Save and give name for the selection. You can

retrieve the selection at any point from Manage tab with command Load.


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1.2 Starting Revit Structure project by defining project template.

When you start Revit project, program asks project template to be used. Required

template can be saved from Options menu. Template to be used when modeling

Ruukki Panels is Ruukki Panel_english_RST2012.rte .

Project template contains existing Panels, drawing templates, materials schedules etc.

To define Revit template:

- Application Menu/Options,and from opening view select

tab File Locations. To field

Default template file select

( Ruukki

Panel_finland_RST2012.rte).

- In same Options menu youcan also define for examplesave reminder intervals

(General tab), background

colors (Graphics), navigation

tools visibility (Steering

Wheels, View Cube) etc.

Picture 2. Options menu

Picture 3. Oletus projektipohjan asetus


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1.3 Revit Structure starting project, New Project

When default template has been defined, start new project.

New/Project:

- Accept default templateand start the project.

Picture 4. Starting new project

Picture 5. Projektipohjan hyväksyminen

Revit has three different saving formats

*.rvt : Revit project

*.rte : Revit project template

*.rfa : Revitin family


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1.4 Creating Grids, Grid

Start the project by creating module lines (grids). You can add module lines to empty

model or use for example imported dwg file (see 1.7).

Home / Grid

- Move to level 0.000 bydouble click in the view

name.

- Start inserting module lines with command Home / Grid

- Insert module line byshowing start and end point.

- You can use typical CAD

commands for modifyingGrid lines (Copy, Array,

Move etc.)

Picture 6. Active view

Picture 7. Insert module line, grid


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1.5 Creating Levels, Level

Panels will be attached to Levels. Used project template has already seven levels that

can be used. New Levels can be added with command Level.

Home/Level

- Levels can be created onlyelevations and section views.

Open desired view and start

the command Home/Level.

- Add new level by showingstart and endpoint of the

level.

Picture 8. creating level

- When used level command, copy can t be applied. If used, copy command copiesonly the level symbol, not the level itself.

1.6 Using CAD drawing as reference, Import CAD

You can use drawings from other CAD solutions as reference for creating Revit model.

Supported formats are: dwg, dxf, dgn, sat ja skp.

In this guide we use 3d dwg file created with Tekla Structures program.

Insert / Import CAD

Settings when importing CADfile:

- Current view only. Ifselected, imported dwg file is

visible only in active view

- Colors. Managing layercolors of imported file.

- Layers. Managing importedlayers

- Import units. Managing unitsof imported file.

- Positioning. Defining the

Picture 9. Import Cad

Picture 10. Import settings for picture


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position of the imported file.

- Place at . Selection of levelwhere imported cad file will

be placed (if selection

Current view only is not

active).

Picture 11. Imported dwg file in Revit 3D view

- For controlling visibility of imported layers, activate imported object and selectQuery. When selected you can hide or delete layers of the model without exploding

the file

- Picture can be relocated with normal cad commands

- Attach the drawing to its location with Pin command.


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1.7 Adding grid lines using imported dwg file

Using imported dwg drawing with command Grid/pick lines.

Grid lines will be added considering the insertion point of the Panel. For details of

Panel insertion point see this instruction chapter 1.8

Home/Grid

- Open plan view in level+0.000

- Start insertion of grid lineswith command Home / Grid

and select Pick Lines

- Click line of imported dwg

file you wish to transfer toRevit Grid line. Continue

until all grid lines are created.

- Stretch module line byactivating module line and

dragging the end of the line

from little circle symbol at

the end of the grid line.

- If you wish to modify the gridnumber/letter, double click

the number and type new one.

- If you wish to have grid linesymbols in both end of the

grid lines, activate grid line

and select Element

Properties.

- From Element Properties menu select Edit Type and

add tick mark to selection:

Plan view symbol end 1

(default)

Picture 12. Grid selection

Picture 13. Pick lines selection

Picture 14. Stretching active grid line

Picture 15. Grid line properties, element

properties


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Picture 16. Completed grid line in plan view level +0.000

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1.8 Modeling panels, Beam

Start Panel modeling with command Beam. Before inserting the panels, modify the

imported dwg file to grayscale. It will clarify the difference between imported dwg file

and Revit objects.

Visibility / Graphics

Modify visibility of imported dwg

from Visibility Graphics:

- Select View/Visibility/ Graphics, and from imported

view go to tab Imported

categories. Tick selection

Halftone to file Halli_TS.dwg. Beam

- Open plan view in level+0.000 and start Panel

modeling Home/ Beam

- Use default Panel or selectrequired from Change Element

Type. Remove tick mark from

Tag and tick option Chain.

- Start modeling panels byshowing start and end point ofthe panel.

- If the lines of the dwg file areunclear you can remove line

scaling from selection

View/Thin lines

- Add first layer of Panels byrotating clockwise. Add

panels by using insertion point

in middle of joints. Ignore alsothe extensions in corners.

Picture 17.Visibility/Graphics

Picture 18. Panel selection

Picture 19. Thin lines


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Picture 20. First layer of Panels modeled

- From Panel properties( Element Properties) you can

extend or shorten the panels

without changing the insertion

point. As default both ends

have value 10 mm. (Panel

Start shortening, Panel End

shortening). This will createnormal 20mm joint between

panels.

- In corner other element mustbe extended (typically with

thickness of the panel), see

picture 21 and 22.

- Modify all elements to allpanels in first round as

required.

Picture 21. Extending panel start with 150 mm

Picture 22. Panel corner before and after the

extension.


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1.9 Copying Panels to next levels

First round of Panels was inserted on level +0.000. They were also automatically

attached to this level. This info can be used while copying the objects to next levels.

- Select single panel and rightclick wit mouse. Select option

Select All Instances (this will

select all panels with same

propertiies).

- After selection, select Copy.Note! Use selection Copy to

Clipboard!

- After copying select Modify/Paste Aligned/Select

Levels by name

- From opening list select alllevels +1.200 +7.200

Picture 23. Select All Instances

Picture 24. Copy to Clipboard

Picture 25. Paste Aligned


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Picture 26. View of model after selection.

Other end of the portal frame is

lower. Move panels from two lastrows in that area to correct place

and remove additional Panels.

You can add dimensions to model

to help the transfer. Moving can

be done with normal Move

command.

Picture 27. Dimensions

Panel colors and other features

can be modified from Element

Properties. Here is short list of

main features

- Internal/External facingcolour

- Internal /External facing profiling

- Internal/External facing profiling distribution

- External facing coating

If you wish to change the color or

outside, select External facing

color , and from opening view

select for example Color RR

22.

Picture 28. Panel Element Properties

Picture 29. Color selection


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Picture 30. Example of modified panel colors


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1.10 Creating section views

To create openings for the doors, create a view to make it easier.

View/Section View

Create new view with command

View/section View:

- Show the start and endpointof the view.

- You can modify the viewdirection by clicking the

double arrow symbol.

- Modify the area of the sectionby dragging the sides to

desired area. Make sure thatthe area you wish to cut is

inside the area.

New section is now visible in

Project Browser / Sections

Picture 31. Creating section view

Picture 32. Leikkauksen katsomissuunnan muutos

1.11 Creating door opening

Parts of the openings are done by cutting existing panels and removing extra parts,

partly cutting part of the panel.

Start created section vie and

modify its settings

- left bottom corner select Model graphics style:

wireframe

Modify/Split

Picture 33. Section View, modifying visibility

settings

Picture 34. Cutting panel with Split command


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When the steel structure is visible

on the background cut the panel

with Split command

- Select Modify/Split and selectstart and end point of the cut.

If you wish to remove thepeace in between the cut, tick

selection Delete Inner

Segment

- Other option is to use Splitwith Gap

Cut three lowest panels where

large door is located.

Opening by face Cut part of the upper profile with

command Modify/Opening by

face

- When command is active andselect object to be cut. When

selected panel has green

frame around it, confirm

selection by left clicking with

mouse.

- Use lines to indicate the cutarea. Cut will apply only

selected object.

- When you have defined thecut area, accept it with

selection Finish

Repeat the cuts for all desired

elements.

Picture 35. Panel cut with Opening by face


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1.12 Creating elevations

Create elevation from all facades. Name the facades according grid line where they are

locating. Create the elevations with command Section vie.w

View/Section View

Create section views as indicated

in chapter 1.10 and rename the

views according the grid lines.

- Create views from grid lines1,10,11,A and E

Open one of the created views. In

the view symbols of other section

views are also visible. If you

wish, you can hide these

symbols.

- Activate on section view,right click with the mouse

and select Hide in

view/Category

- If you select Hide inview/Element only selected

object will be hidden.

- If you wish to unhide somehidden objects, activate

command Reveal hidden

elements in lower left corner

of modeling view (indicated

with lamp symbol). When

activated, all hidden objectsall indicated with red color.

Select objects you wish to

unhide and select command

Unhide elements.

Picture 36. Views from alla facades

Picture 37. Hiding an object


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1.13 Phasing the model by grid lines (facades)

Create phases to model that will be applied when creating schedules of Panels from

each facade.

Manage/Phases

Start by creating names of thephases.

- Select command Manage/Phases

- In opening view, createphases for all grid lines after

existing phases (for example

grid 1, Grid 10....)

Picture 38. Phases

Picture 39. Creating phases

Add phases to Panels

- Open a view where you caneasily select elements of one

grid lines, for example 3Dview.

- Select elements in one wallline and from Element

Properties/ Phase Created

select corresponding name of

the grid line.

- Repeat this for all panels.

When all phases have been

created you can also visuallystudy those by changing View

Properties and setting for Phase

Filter to Show New and select the

required phase.

Picture 40 Adding phases to Panels


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1.14 Creating Panel schedules for each facade / grid line

In the Ruukki Panel template for Revit there s already template for Panel schedule that

contains all necessary info for ordering the Panels. Use this template to create Panelschedule for each grid line.

In Project Browser view,

duplicate existing Panel schedule

and rename it as required.

- Activate existing elementschedule and create a copy of

it by clicking with right

mouse button. Select Dublicate View /Dublicate.

- Click the copied view andright click with mouse. Select

Rename and give desired

name for the schedule.

- Repeat for all facades.

Picture 41. Schedules for each grid line

Applying phases to schedules.

- Open one of the createdschedules and from

Properties select value Show

New to Phase Filter

parameter.

- For parameter Phase selectrequired grid line.

- Repeat this for all schedules

Picture 41. Settings of schedules


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1.15 Using schedules for element positioning.

Created element schedule divides automatically different elements to own lines

according three filter values. These values are: element length, outside color and

inside color. If there are elements in the model that have identical values for all thesethree parameters, they will be scheduled in same line. In this case user can change

filtering settings from view properties/sorting and grouping

Below example of using schedules for positioning.

Open 3D view and schedule of grid line

A side by side.

- Activate first row of elements fromthe schedule and give position name

SPA-1-1. At the same time youactivate the row, selected elements are

also active in the 3d view.

- Continue positioning elements andrepeat for all grid lines.

Note!, When you apply same position for

several elements, you get Revit warning

Elements have duplicate Mark values .

This is notification of duplicate marks

and can be ignored.

Picture 42. Schedule and 3D view


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1.16 Add positions to elevation views and adding additional dimensions and texts.

Elevations are views of the model that will also be printed. There for all dimensions etc

markings must be added to views.

Adding positions to elevations,Tag

- Open one of the createdelevations and select

Annotate/Tag All

- From opening view accept thedefault tag (M_StructuralFraming Tag_positio)

- Accept the selection.

Note, if option All objects incurrent view is on, Revit gives

position tag for visible objects in

view. You can delete tags that are

not required in the view with erase

command.

Picture 43. Tag all

Picture 44. Select the used Tag

Picture 45. Tags visible in elevation.


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Adding dimensions

- Add dimensions with Annotate/ Aligned command.

Picture 46. Add dimensions

Add texts and modify text types.

- Start text creation from Annotate/ Text

- Select required text style orcreate new from ElementProperties and from opening

view select Edit type.

- In next view select Duplicat eand give desired name for the

text type. From Text Font select required font and Text

Size for text height.

- Complete the view withdesired markings, texts and

lines. You can use all drawing

commands, for example

Detail line, Region,

Component .

Picture 47. Adding text

Picture 48. Text type selection

Picture 49. Text type settings


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Picture 50. Elevations with tags, texts and dimensions.

1.17 Defining drawing template and creating new drawing size.

Creating new drawing

- Create new drawing,

View/New Sheet , or right clickon project browser on top of

sheets/New Sheet

- Select desired drawing size.

Picture 51 and 52, create new drawing

Create new drawing size

- Start creating new drawing asshown above and select on of

the drawing sizes.

- Activate the opened drawingsheet and from element

properties select Edit Type

and duplicate

- Give new name for the sheet

and give desired dimensionsfor width and height

Picture 53. Select drawing template

Picture 54. Creating new sheet size


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1.18 Moving views to drawing sheets

- When empty drawing sheet isvisible, drag desired views

from project browser to the

sheet.

- Repeat for all desired views,and schedules.

Picture 55. Three elevations and their schedules on drawing sheet.


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Picture 56. Two elevations, their schedule and 3d view.

Tips and Tricks for creating drawings:

- You can easily stretch width of columns in schedule by simply activating anddragging them.

- One view can only be in one sheet at the time. If you wish to have same vie on twosheets, you must create a duplicate from the view.

- Views can also be modified from sheets by activating them with Activate Viewcommand. After modifying remember to Deactivate view.

- You can use Legends for adding typical texts, markings ets to drawing sheets.


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1.19 Add the drawing info

Project information (name, address etc) are inserted ones during the project. This

information will be updated to all existing and new drawing sheets.

Manage/ Project Information

- Add required informationrelated to project from

Manage/Project Information

- Add following info:

Project Address

Project Name

Project Number ...

Picture 57. Add project information

Picture 58. Project information

Drawing specific information are

added from drawing sheet..

- Open a drawing sheet andfrom Element Properties fill

up required fields:

Sheet Name:

Sheet Number

Sheet Issue Date

Checked by

Designed By

Approved By

Picture 59. Select drawing size

1.20 Printing


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Revit uses Windows printers in printing.

Print

- Start by selecting Print

- Select printer

- From Print Range you canselect what to print: CurrentWindow, visible portion of

current window or multiple

drawings Selected

views/sheet .

From Setup you define more

settings of printing

- Set the value of Zoom, to100% and you will get a printon scale

Picture 60. Printing

Picture 61. Print settings


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1.21 Saving vies in dwg format

All drawings and views can be saved in dwg format directly from Revit.

Export

- Start creation from Export/Cad format

From opening view select sheets

and views you wish to export to

dwg format.

- You can save the selectionand create a package that can

be applied in future byselecting Set .

- Views in the Model: list of allviews in the model.

- Sheets in the Model: list of allsheets in the model.

Picture 62. Export/Cad format

Picture 63. Printing set


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2. Modeling Panels with Walls tool.

Panel walls can also be modeled with general walls tool. This will not create individual

Panels but a wall structure type with correct widths. Project template Ruukki

Panel_english_RST2012.rte contains basic wall types for modeling Panel walls..

2.1 Wall tool

Wall

- Start wall modeling in plan view withcommand Wall

- Define desired setting (height, location lineetc.)

- From Properties view you find list ofexisting wall types. You can modify thesettings (for example color) from Edit Type

properties.

Picture 62. Wall properties

Picture 60. Wall command

Picture 61. Predefinied wall types

Picture 63. Modifying wall colors from materials


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2.2. Openings

You can easily create openings for walls and doors with commands. Wall Opening,

Window, Door

Wall Opening - Adding opening with Wall Opening

command. Open desired view, select Wall

Opening and show corner points of the

opening.

Picture 64. Walls and openings created with wall tool and modified with openings.

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