Revit: Landscape Architecture BIM Techniques
4h 7mIntermediate2021-09-30
Authors
Jim Cowan
Curriculum Developer, Instructor, Presenter
Course details
Revit is one of the most popular building information modeling (BIM) tools, used in numerous fields like architecture, construction, and MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing). But Revit can also be a useful tool for landscape architects, from creating plant features, to customized softscape and hardscape, and specialized presentation and documentation. In this course, Jim Cowan shows you how to take the existing Revit families and objects and modify their properties for use in landscape architecture. Jim shows how you can use Revit to improve visual communication on design intent like water and sunlight requirements, and create a virtual environment rich in data that also allows you to address issues like sustainability—of both natural and planned landscapes.
Skills covered
Architectural DesignRevitArchitectural VisualizationCivil EngineeringAutodesk3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Potential of custom plants, data, hardscape, and topology
- 02 - Using the exercise files
- 03 - Enhanced docs with Revit add-ons for landscape design
1. Delivered Softscape (Planting)
- 04 - Review planting
- 05 - Understand planting behaviour
- 06 - Use plant data
- 07 - Create topography
- 08 - Measure cut and fill
- 09 - Create topography from a DWG file
- 10 - Surfaces vs. subregions
- 11 - Floors as planting beds
- 12 - Using surface patterns
2. Customized Softscape (Planting)
- 13 - Preview the plant family to be created
- 14 - Create a custom plant family
- 15 - Add sub-categories for linework
- 16 - Checking a plant family in a project
- 17 - Create symbolic lines from a DWG file
- 18 - Create a plant symbol for existing plants
- 19 - Create one plant symbol used for multiple types
- 20 - Review a finished plant family
- 21 - Add plant data to a project
- 22 - Assign data to project plants
- 23 - Manage plant display
- 24 - Track plant condition
- 25 - Manage plant display
- 26 - Review a non-profit source of data
- 27 - Manage plant data in Excel (BIMrx)
3. Customized Hardscape
- 28 - Create a custom material
- 29 - Create water as a material
- 30 - Modify sloped floors
- 31 - Create an edge condition
- 32 - Create a pergola
- 33 - Create a trellis by modeling or as a material
4. Custom Documentation Presentation
- 34 - Access free planting landscape families (BIMobject)
- 35 - Review a schedule
- 36 - Schedules with added data and formula
- 37 - Schedules with URL links
- 38 - Make and use a custom pattern
- 39 - Swap delivered plants and view
- 40 - Swap 2D custom plants for delivered 3D plants
- 41 - Developing content
- 42 - Swap custom 2D plants for Enscape Assets
- 43 - Paint plants and change seasons
- 44 - Create a landscape project template
Conclusion
- 45 - Next steps