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Create structural floors in your building engineering model.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
2 min.
Tutorial resources
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Transcript
00:03
In Revit, you create floors by defining their boundaries, either by picking walls or by using drawing tools.
00:10
When floors are created, they are offset downward from the level on which they are created.
00:16
Take note that architectural floors and structural floors are essentially created in the same way.
00:22
The main difference is that structural floors create analytical models and structural parameters,
00:27
and architectural floors typically have more finish information.
00:31
On the Structure ribbon, in the Structure panel, expand the Floor drop-down and click Floor: Structural.
00:39
When you do, the ribbon changes to the Modify|Create Floor Boundary contextual ribbon,
00:45
and in the Draw panel, Boundary Line is selected by default.
00:48
Expand the Type Selector and select the type of floor you want to create.
00:53
In the Draw Panel, Select Rectangle.
00:57
In the Properties palette, you can specify the Level and a Height Offset From Level, if necessary.
01:04
Also, since this is a structural floor, Structural is selected by default.
01:09
To define the floor, move the cursor into the drawing area and click grid intersection 1A to specify the first corner of the rectangle.
01:18
Then, click grid intersection 3C to complete the rectangle.
01:23
Notice the double lines on the top horizontal boundary edge.
01:27
This indicates the span direction of the floor, which you can change from the Draw panel by selecting Span Direction.
01:33
Once the sketch is complete and the floor is spanning in the proper direction, click Finish Edit Mode.
01:40
You now know how to easily create and modify structural floors in Revit.
Video transcript
00:03
In Revit, you create floors by defining their boundaries, either by picking walls or by using drawing tools.
00:10
When floors are created, they are offset downward from the level on which they are created.
00:16
Take note that architectural floors and structural floors are essentially created in the same way.
00:22
The main difference is that structural floors create analytical models and structural parameters,
00:27
and architectural floors typically have more finish information.
00:31
On the Structure ribbon, in the Structure panel, expand the Floor drop-down and click Floor: Structural.
00:39
When you do, the ribbon changes to the Modify|Create Floor Boundary contextual ribbon,
00:45
and in the Draw panel, Boundary Line is selected by default.
00:48
Expand the Type Selector and select the type of floor you want to create.
00:53
In the Draw Panel, Select Rectangle.
00:57
In the Properties palette, you can specify the Level and a Height Offset From Level, if necessary.
01:04
Also, since this is a structural floor, Structural is selected by default.
01:09
To define the floor, move the cursor into the drawing area and click grid intersection 1A to specify the first corner of the rectangle.
01:18
Then, click grid intersection 3C to complete the rectangle.
01:23
Notice the double lines on the top horizontal boundary edge.
01:27
This indicates the span direction of the floor, which you can change from the Draw panel by selecting Span Direction.
01:33
Once the sketch is complete and the floor is spanning in the proper direction, click Finish Edit Mode.
01:40
You now know how to easily create and modify structural floors in Revit.
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