How To Add A Floor In Revit

On the function column to the left you can select from the drop down the appropriate category.

How to add a floor in revit.

Open your project in revit. For a metal or steel deck floor system you need to have 2 layers ie one for the metal deck and one for the concrete topping. Click to add a new filter. This video is part of a series that walks you through the process to model a house using autodesk revit 2015.

Click on the insert button to create a new layer and use the up and down buttons to move them into the correct order. Click architecture tab datum panel level. Go to the visibility graphics menu by using shortcut vg. To sketch the profile of the floor click modify create floor boundary tab draw panel and select a sketching tool.

Select walls in the drawing area to use as floor boundaries. Drag and drop your cursor in your drawing area to draw a line. Another way to reference position on multiple levels is to use reference planes. Move the cursor horizontally to the right until the dashed line indicates that the endpoint aligns with the endpoint of the lower level and click to place the level.

10 use reference planes to align components from one floor to another. Create a filter called interior finishes. As soon as you hit the floor icon you will be presented with sub options architectural floor structural floor and floor. In this video we will go through adding a first floor to our house.

I ll be covering the 2nd and 3rd options in other tutorials. To create a revit floor access the architecture menu the build panel and then select floor. Select an elevation view to add levels to. If it is not active click modify create floor boundary tab draw panel pick walls.

Go to the filter submenu. Position the cursor over the left endpoint of the 01 lower level line move the cursor up 10 and click to begin a new level.