CREATING CUSTOM WALLSCREATING CUSTOM WALLS

USING AUTODESK REVITUSING AUTODESK REVIT

TERRANCE JACKSONTERRANCE JACKSONEDU 652EDU 652

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND DELIVERYINSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND DELIVERYDR. GINGER HARBIN, INSTRUCTORDR. GINGER HARBIN, INSTRUCTOR

WHO SHOULD VIEW THIS WHO SHOULD VIEW THIS INSTRUCTIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL PRESENTATION?PRESENTATION?

STUDENTS WHO HAVE LEARNED STUDENTS WHO HAVE LEARNED HOW TO CREATE THE BASIC HOW TO CREATE THE BASIC BUILDING MODEL.BUILDING MODEL.STUDENTS WHO HAVE A BASIC STUDENTS WHO HAVE A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF TOOLS UNDERSTANDING OF TOOLS UTILIZED IN REVIT.UTILIZED IN REVIT.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS INSTRUCTION?THIS INSTRUCTION?

TO SHOW HOW ACTUAL WALLS ARE TO SHOW HOW ACTUAL WALLS ARE CREATED USING THE REVIT SOFTWARECREATED USING THE REVIT SOFTWARELEARN WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC LEARN WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC LAYERS OF A WALLLAYERS OF A WALLLEARN WHAT MATERIALS AND LEARN WHAT MATERIALS AND MATERIAL THICKNESS TO USE ON MATERIAL THICKNESS TO USE ON SPECIFIC WALLSSPECIFIC WALLS

IN THE PREVIOUS LESSON, YOU IN THE PREVIOUS LESSON, YOU LEARNED HOW TO CREATE THE LEARNED HOW TO CREATE THE

BASIC BUILDING MODEL.BASIC BUILDING MODEL.

A WALL CONSIST OF A WALL CONSIST OF MANY DIFFERENT MANY DIFFERENT

COMPONENTSCOMPONENTS FINISH MATERIALSFINISH MATERIALS THERMAL LAYERSTHERMAL LAYERS MOISTURE/VAPOR BARRIERSMOISTURE/VAPOR BARRIERS EXTERIOR SHEATHINGEXTERIOR SHEATHING STRUCTURAL MEMBERSSTRUCTURAL MEMBERS

FINISHESFINISHES FINISHES HAVE TWO CATEGORIES; FINISHES HAVE TWO CATEGORIES;

INTERIOR AND EXTERIORINTERIOR AND EXTERIOR THE INTERIOR FINISH IS TYPICALLY THE INTERIOR FINISH IS TYPICALLY

SOME TYPE OF PANELING, DRYWALL SOME TYPE OF PANELING, DRYWALL OR PLASTER MATERIALOR PLASTER MATERIAL

THE EXTERIOR FINISH CAN BE ANY THE EXTERIOR FINISH CAN BE ANY NUMBER OF THINGS SUCH AS BRICK, NUMBER OF THINGS SUCH AS BRICK, STUCCO, STONE OR WOODSTUCCO, STONE OR WOOD

FINISHES ARE SOMETIMES FINISHES ARE SOMETIMES DECORATIVE TO MAKE THE DECORATIVE TO MAKE THE STRUCTURE VISUALLY APPEALINGSTRUCTURE VISUALLY APPEALING

THERMAL LAYERSTHERMAL LAYERS THERMAL LAYERS ARE WHAT HELPS TO THERMAL LAYERS ARE WHAT HELPS TO

MAINTAIN THE CLIMATE OF THE BUILDINGMAINTAIN THE CLIMATE OF THE BUILDING THERE CAN BE SEVERAL LAYERS OF THERE CAN BE SEVERAL LAYERS OF

MATERIAL DEPENDING UPON THE SIZE OF MATERIAL DEPENDING UPON THE SIZE OF THE BUILDINGTHE BUILDING

INSULATION IS A TYPICAL THERMAL LAYER IS INSULATION IS A TYPICAL THERMAL LAYER IS USED ON THE EXTERIOR SHELL OF A USED ON THE EXTERIOR SHELL OF A BUILDINGBUILDING

THE RATING OF THE INSULATION OR THE RATING OF THE INSULATION OR THERMAL LAYER IS DEPENDENT ON THE THERMAL LAYER IS DEPENDENT ON THE AREA WHERE THE BUILDING IS AREA WHERE THE BUILDING IS CONSTRUCTEDCONSTRUCTED

MOISTURE/VAPOR MOISTURE/VAPOR BARRIERSBARRIERS

THIS MATERIAL IS SOMETIMES VERY THIS MATERIAL IS SOMETIMES VERY THINTHIN

MAY RESEMBLE PLASTIC OR PAPER MAY RESEMBLE PLASTIC OR PAPER COATED WITH TARCOATED WITH TAR

TYPICALLY PLACED ON THE WALL TYPICALLY PLACED ON THE WALL SHEATHING AS A BARRIER BETWEEN SHEATHING AS A BARRIER BETWEEN OUTSIDE MOISTURE THAT MAY GET OUTSIDE MOISTURE THAT MAY GET UNDERNEATH THE EXTERIOR FINISHUNDERNEATH THE EXTERIOR FINISH

TYVEK AND CELOTEX ARE COMMON TYVEK AND CELOTEX ARE COMMON BRANDSBRANDS

WALL SHEATHINGWALL SHEATHING THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE FROM THE THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE FROM THE

ELEMENTSELEMENTS ENCLOSES THE WALL MEMBRANE FROM ENCLOSES THE WALL MEMBRANE FROM

THE OUTSIDETHE OUTSIDE CONSTRUCTED OF PLYWOOD OR OSB CONSTRUCTED OF PLYWOOD OR OSB

BOARDS THAT ARE 1/2” TO 1” THICKBOARDS THAT ARE 1/2” TO 1” THICK MAY BE TREATED WITH ANTI-TERMITE MAY BE TREATED WITH ANTI-TERMITE

CHEMICALSCHEMICALS ATTACHED DIRECTLY TO THE ATTACHED DIRECTLY TO THE

STRUCTURAL MEMBERS OF THE WALLS STRUCTURAL MEMBERS OF THE WALLS (STUDS)(STUDS)

STRUCTURAL STRUCTURAL MEMBERSMEMBERS

COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS WALL STUDSCOMMONLY REFERRED TO AS WALL STUDS CAN BE CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD OR CAN BE CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD OR

METAL METAL CAN RANGE IN SIZE FROM A 2X4 TO A 2X10CAN RANGE IN SIZE FROM A 2X4 TO A 2X10 PHYSICALLY ARE HOLDING THE BUILDING PHYSICALLY ARE HOLDING THE BUILDING

TOGETHER ON THE EXTERIOR SHELLTOGETHER ON THE EXTERIOR SHELL ALSO SUPPORTS THE ROOFALSO SUPPORTS THE ROOF SUPPORTS OTHER PARTS OF THE BUILDING SUPPORTS OTHER PARTS OF THE BUILDING

SUCH AS DOORS AND WINDOWSSUCH AS DOORS AND WINDOWS

IN THIS LESSON:IN THIS LESSON:WE WILL START WITH A SIMPLE WE WILL START WITH A SIMPLE

BUILDING MODEL SHAPE OF YOUR BUILDING MODEL SHAPE OF YOUR CHOICECHOICE

NEXT-NEXT-SELECT ONE OF YOUR WALLSSELECT ONE OF YOUR WALLS

SWITCH TO ALTERNATIVE VIEWSWITCH TO ALTERNATIVE VIEWSO YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTSSO YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS

CLICK ON ELEMENT CLICK ON ELEMENT PROPERTIES ON THE PROPERTIES ON THE

RIBBON RIBBON

ADDING AN INTERIOR LAYER ADDING AN INTERIOR LAYER FOR THE DRY WALLFOR THE DRY WALL

ASSIGN MATERIAL ASSIGN MATERIAL FUNCTIONFUNCTION

ASSIGN MATERIALS TO ASSIGN MATERIALS TO EACH LAYEREACH LAYER

FOR EACH MATERIAL, FOR EACH MATERIAL, DETERMINE A THICKNESSDETERMINE A THICKNESS

SELECT REMAINING WALLS SELECT REMAINING WALLS AND CHANGE THEM TO THE AND CHANGE THEM TO THE NEW WALL ON THE ELEMENT NEW WALL ON THE ELEMENT

PROPERTIESPROPERTIES

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