How To Start A Floor Plan On Revit

From there create a camera view.

How to start a floor plan on revit.

Click view tab create panel plan views drop down and then click floor plan reflected ceiling plan structural plan in the new plan dialog. The goal is to produce good looking floor plans. Split the floor plan into east and west halves. Click architecture tabbuild panelfloor drop down floor.

Obviously i strongly disagreed with him. I decided to create a guide that shows the best way to quickly create a floor plan. Step 6 add in columns and structural walls feel free to add in any structural columns or walls to support any cantilevers or large spans as required. In order to create 3d perspective plans and sections in revit you first need to go to your chosen floor plan.

By default pick walls is active. Once the camera view has generated your perspective right click your view cube and proceed to select orient to view. Stay in the floor plan view and start drawing your external and interior walls for the upper storey. We have prepared a simple template that you can use to create your own floor plan.

To create a floor define its boundaries by picking walls or sketching its profile with drawing tools. Select one or more levels for which you want to create a plan view. If it is not active click modify create floor boundary tabdraw panel pick walls. For type select a view type from the list or click edit type to modify an existing view type or create a new view type.

In this post we might not follow the bim best practices or create a fancy 3d model.