Concrete Modeling in Revit Structure

1. Concrete Modeling in Revit Structure Shruti Harve, Senior Application Specialist Ideate,Inc

2. Course Objectives Modeling Precast Concrete Components Documentation: Schedules & Tags Tips and Tricks to Model Concrete Structures

3. What best represents your role? • Principal /Project Manager • Structural Engineers • CAD/BIM Specialists • CAD/BIM Manager • General Contractor/Design-Build Professional

4. Your experience with modeling Concrete • Structures in Revit Structure • Never Modeled Concrete structures using Revit Structure • Anticipate modeling concrete for an Upcoming Project • We model Concrete Structures all the time using Revit Structure

5. Your experience with creating Precast • Concrete Component Families and using the • Family Editor • Never Modeled Precast Concrete Structure in Revit Structure, never used the Family Editor • Never Modeled Precast Concrete Structure in Revit Structure, but modeled other custom components using the Family Editor • Modeled Precast Concrete Structures in Revit Structure and created several custom component Families in the Revit Family Editor

6. Introduction to creating and modifying • Pre-Cast Concrete Components

7. Documentation: Schedules &Tags • Rebar data in Concrete Beam and Column Schedules • Rebar Schedules: Displaying Rebar Host information in schedules & Ideate BIMLink • Display Heights, Volume and area in Tags

8. Tips and Tricks to Model Concrete • Structures • Understanding Join Geometry in Revit Structure • Joins & vs./ attachment • Joining Multiple items at once • Graphic appearance of joined vs. nonjoinedconcrete elements • Concrete Expansion Joins • Modeling Concrete Waffle Slabs • Pre cast Tilt up Panels • Flat Slab with Sloped Soffit • Slab Edges

9. Modeling Precast Double Tee Beam Family in Revit Structure Create the custom Parametric Double Tee Profile Family Open the out of the box Precast Double Tee Beam Family Load the Custom Double Tee Profile Family into it Flex and test to make sure everything is working correctly

10. Documentation: Schedules &Tags • Rebar data in Concrete Beam and Column Schedules • Rebar Schedules: Displaying Rebar Host information in schedules & Ideate BIMLink • Display Heights, Volume and area in Tags

11. Rebar Data: Concrete Beam Schedules

12. Ideate BIMLink 2013:Rebar Schedules: Rebar Host Data in Schedules

13. Displaying ‘Top of Column’ Elevations in Tags

14. Tips and Tricks to Model Concrete • Structures • Understanding Join Geometry in Revit Structure • Joins & vs./ attachment • Joining Multiple items at once • Graphic appearance of joined vs. nonjoinedconcrete elements • Concrete Expansion Joins • Modeling Concrete Waffle Slabs • Pre cast Tilt up Panels • Flat Slab with Sloped Soffit • Slab Edges

15. Joining Multiple Components

16. Graphic Appearance of Joined vs. Not Joined Concrete

17. Concrete Expansion Joints

18. Modeling Concrete Waffle Slabs

19. Concrete Tilt up Panels

20. Flat Soffit: Top of Slab Sloped

21. Thickened Slab Edges