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Create sketches in your Revit model.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
3 min.
Transcript
00:03
Sketching in Revit lets you create building elements like floors, roofs, and ceilings simply by drawing their boundaries.
00:12
Sketch lines define the custom boundaries of system families.
00:18
Sketch mode is needed for elements for which size or shape cannot be determined automatically, and which are not line-based.
00:28
Examples include floors, roofs, extrusions, and blends.
00:33
If you are working with these items, Revit automatically goes into sketch mode.
00:39
Note that when you enter sketch mode, the ribbon displays the tools needed for the type of sketch you are creating or editing,
00:47
and all other elements in that display appear in halftone.
00:53
To create a sketch-based element, such as a floor, on the Architecture ribbon, in the Build panel, click Floor.
01:01
Now in sketch mode, in the contextual ribbon, notice the large, red X and green checkmark.
01:09
All other tools are unavailable until you exit sketch mode, which you can do by clicking either Finish Edit Mode or Cancel Edit Mode.
01:22
Still in sketch mode, a Draw panel appears offering you a gallery of sketch tools.
01:28
Select Boundary Line.
01:31
Next, choose the sketch tool you want to use.
01:35
For this example, in the Draw gallery, select Rectangle.
01:41
To define the opposite corners of the rectangle, in the drawing area, click two points.
01:48
Sketch lines appear as magenta lines while in sketch mode.
01:55
After you create sketch lines, you can use temporary dimensions.
02:00
Click a value to activate it, then enter a new value and press ENTER.
02:07
Notice the double line segments on one of the sketch line segments.
02:12
This symbol represents the span direction of the flutes in composite metal decks.
02:20
From the ribbon, click Finish Edit Mode.
02:24
In general, most sketches must form a closed loop with no gaps or intersecting lines.
02:32
Creating sketches is an essential skill for defining elements in your building project.
Video transcript
00:03
Sketching in Revit lets you create building elements like floors, roofs, and ceilings simply by drawing their boundaries.
00:12
Sketch lines define the custom boundaries of system families.
00:18
Sketch mode is needed for elements for which size or shape cannot be determined automatically, and which are not line-based.
00:28
Examples include floors, roofs, extrusions, and blends.
00:33
If you are working with these items, Revit automatically goes into sketch mode.
00:39
Note that when you enter sketch mode, the ribbon displays the tools needed for the type of sketch you are creating or editing,
00:47
and all other elements in that display appear in halftone.
00:53
To create a sketch-based element, such as a floor, on the Architecture ribbon, in the Build panel, click Floor.
01:01
Now in sketch mode, in the contextual ribbon, notice the large, red X and green checkmark.
01:09
All other tools are unavailable until you exit sketch mode, which you can do by clicking either Finish Edit Mode or Cancel Edit Mode.
01:22
Still in sketch mode, a Draw panel appears offering you a gallery of sketch tools.
01:28
Select Boundary Line.
01:31
Next, choose the sketch tool you want to use.
01:35
For this example, in the Draw gallery, select Rectangle.
01:41
To define the opposite corners of the rectangle, in the drawing area, click two points.
01:48
Sketch lines appear as magenta lines while in sketch mode.
01:55
After you create sketch lines, you can use temporary dimensions.
02:00
Click a value to activate it, then enter a new value and press ENTER.
02:07
Notice the double line segments on one of the sketch line segments.
02:12
This symbol represents the span direction of the flutes in composite metal decks.
02:20
From the ribbon, click Finish Edit Mode.
02:24
In general, most sketches must form a closed loop with no gaps or intersecting lines.
02:32
Creating sketches is an essential skill for defining elements in your building project.
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