Revit: Multifamily Housing

Course details

Multifamily housing requires special considerations, from shared walls to sidewalks, roads, and parking. In this course, you can learn how to tackle all the unique challenges of multifamily housing projects, including apartment buildings and duplexes. Instructor Brian Myers provides a sample project for you to get started: a unit in a townhouse-style condominium. He shows how to set up the design in Revit; create doors, windows, and walls; and add everything from floor to ceiling, including plumbing and electrical. Plus, discover how to prepare 3D views and renders and prepare and print your sheets. By the end of the course, you’ll have a polished final project with multiple design options, ready to customize and add to your portfolio.

Learning objectives
Creating walls and foundations
Modeling perimeter and interior walls
Placing doors
Adding floors
Adjusting columns and beams
Creating stairs
Adding roofs
Creating building sections
Creating interior elevations
Creating a site
Modeling kitchens and bathrooms
Finishing the exterior
Rendering
Creating and printing sheets

Concepts

Introduction

Producing a multifamily housing unit

Setting Up a Project

Starting a project
Placing levels
Adding project information

Creating Walls

Creating exterior walls
Creating demising walls
Adjust wall properties

Foundation Walls

Creating foundation A
Copy the foundation for units B D
Rename levels B D
Placing footings

Modeling Perimeter Walls

Exterior wall
Demising walls

Modeling Interior Walls

Interior walls - First floor
Interior walls - Second floor
Interior walls - Basement

Door Placement

Basement doors - A
First floor doors - A
Second floor doors - A

Floors

Structural floors
Finish floor - First floor
Finish floor - Second floor
Basement floor
Garage floor

Columns and Beams

Column locations
Column placement
Loading beam
Beam placement
Beam adjustments
Beam and column adjustments
Column adjustments
Creating isolated footings
Further thoughts

Stairs and Railings

Stairs at basement
Opening at first floor
Stairs at first floor
Opening at second floor
Adding railings 1
Adding railings 2
Adding railings 3

Ceilings

Flat ceilings
Vault ceilings

Roofs and Accessories

View creation - Roof plan
Clean up exterior walls
Model roof A
Place roofs B D
Place fascia
Place gutters
Place downspouts
Finalize roof plan

Sections, Callouts, and Interior Elevations

Creating a building section
Creating a wall section
Creating an enlarged detail
Creating an enlarged plan view
Creating interior elevations

Kitchen, Bathrooms, and Utility

Placing kitchens
Placing a half bath
Placing a full bath
Creating a laundry closet
Creating the utility room

Interior Elevation

Placement of interior elevations
Elevation annotation

Finalizing the Building Exterior

Create exterior elevations
Adding windows 1
Adding windows 2
Adjusting siding locations
Creating the structural roof deck
Modeling the deck floor
Rail placement
Adjusting the exterior walls

Creating a Basic Building Section

Create the section view
Clean up the floors with the structure
Placing detail component
Adding insulation to the walls
Discussing note placement

Basic Electrical

Placing lights at a flat ceiling
Placing lights at a vaulted ceiling
Adding receptacles 1
Adding receptacles 2

Design Options and Groups

Using design options
Using groups

Rendering

Creating exterior elevations 1
Creating interior elevation 1
Creating exterior elevations 2
Creating interior elevation 2
Bonus renderings and advice

Sheet Creation

Create sheets
Create a sheet list
Placing views on sheets
Printing

Conclusion

Next steps