In this exercise, you start a project, and create levels for the foundation, lower level, entry level, and roof of the building model.
Category
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New Users
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Time Required
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10 minutes
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Tutorial Files Used
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None - new project
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When you create levels, you can choose to have the corresponding views created at the same time.
Objectives
- Create a project from a template.
- Rename default levels and modify level elevations.
- Add a level by specifying the level start and end points.
- Add a level by offsetting the elevation from an existing level.
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Modify Project Levels
- Open
Revit LT, and on the Revit Home page, click New. In the dialog, select
Architectural Template to start a project using the default template.
- In the Project Browser, under Elevations (Building Elevation), double-click South to open the South view in the drawing area.
Two levels are already created in the project template.
- Zoom in to the level labels and values on the right. You can use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out.
- Click the label for Level 1, and enter 01 - Lower Level.
- Click outside the label to save your change.
- At the prompt, click Yes to have
Revit LT rename the corresponding views.
- In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans, right-click Level 2 and click Rename.
Alternatively, you can rename levels by renaming the corresponding view in the Project Browser.
- For Name, enter 00 - Foundation, and click OK.
- At the prompt, click Yes to rename the corresponding level and views.
- In the drawing area, click the value for 00 - Foundation, enter -4', and press Enter to change the elevation of the level.
Add Levels
- Click the Architecture tabDatum panel (Level).
- 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.
- 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.
- On the ribbon, click Modify | Place Level tabDraw panel (Pick Lines).
You can add a level by creating it at a specific distance from an existing level.
- On the Options Bar (just below the ribbon), for Offset, enter 10', and press Enter.
- Position the cursor on the level you just added until the dashed line displays above, and click to place the level.
- Click
(Modify).
- Rename Level 3 and Level 4 to the following values, and click Yes to rename the corresponding views.
- Level 3 = 02 - Entry Level
- Level 4 = 03 - Roof
You now have 4 levels at the appropriate elevations for the project.
Part 2: Creating Walls