Place windows in Revit.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:04
In Revit, windows are hosted components that can only be created in walls—or to an in-place roof, in the case of a skylight.
00:15
Windows can be added in plan, section, elevation, or 3D views.
00:21
Revit automatically cuts the opening on a specified wall and places the window.
00:28
Before placing any windows, ensure you already have walls in your drawing.
00:35
To complete this exercise, open the CreatingWindows [2024].rvt exercise file.
00:44
Then, on the Architecture ribbon, in the Build panel, click Window.
00:50
In the Properties palette, expand the Type Selector and choose the type of window you want to place.
00:57
Move the cursor over a wall and click to place the window.
01:03
Add several more windows to the wall.
01:06
Then, click Modify to end the Window command.
01:11
To adjust window heights after placement, first select the windows.
01:17
Then, in the Properties palette, under Constraints, you can adjust the Sill Height.
01:23
This is the elevation from the floor to the base of the window.
01:28
Click Modify to deselect the windows.
01:33
On the ribbon, Annotate tab, in the Dimension panel, click Aligned Dimension.
01:40
With the Aligned Dimension tool selected, click the center of each window,
01:46
along with the adjacent walls, to add a string of aligned dimensions.
01:51
Then, click in a blank area to place the dimension string.
01:57
Now, click the EQ symbol on the dimension string to create an equality constraint on the elements.
02:07
This positions the windows with equal spacing.
02:11
If the size of the room is later changed, the windows are automatically repositioned
02:17
to maintain the equality constraint that is applied to them.
02:21
Click Modify to end the Aligned Dimension command.
02:26
Placing and modifying windows in Revit is a straightforward process
02:31
that allows for easy customization of your building model.
00:04
In Revit, windows are hosted components that can only be created in walls—or to an in-place roof, in the case of a skylight.
00:15
Windows can be added in plan, section, elevation, or 3D views.
00:21
Revit automatically cuts the opening on a specified wall and places the window.
00:28
Before placing any windows, ensure you already have walls in your drawing.
00:35
To complete this exercise, open the CreatingWindows [2024].rvt exercise file.
00:44
Then, on the Architecture ribbon, in the Build panel, click Window.
00:50
In the Properties palette, expand the Type Selector and choose the type of window you want to place.
00:57
Move the cursor over a wall and click to place the window.
01:03
Add several more windows to the wall.
01:06
Then, click Modify to end the Window command.
01:11
To adjust window heights after placement, first select the windows.
01:17
Then, in the Properties palette, under Constraints, you can adjust the Sill Height.
01:23
This is the elevation from the floor to the base of the window.
01:28
Click Modify to deselect the windows.
01:33
On the ribbon, Annotate tab, in the Dimension panel, click Aligned Dimension.
01:40
With the Aligned Dimension tool selected, click the center of each window,
01:46
along with the adjacent walls, to add a string of aligned dimensions.
01:51
Then, click in a blank area to place the dimension string.
01:57
Now, click the EQ symbol on the dimension string to create an equality constraint on the elements.
02:07
This positions the windows with equal spacing.
02:11
If the size of the room is later changed, the windows are automatically repositioned
02:17
to maintain the equality constraint that is applied to them.
02:21
Click Modify to end the Aligned Dimension command.
02:26
Placing and modifying windows in Revit is a straightforward process
02:31
that allows for easy customization of your building model.
