Electrical installations
Electrical installations are a special type of component; the general guidelines for modeling components apply. The "Electrical Installation" category includes, for example, the...
Window
Along with doors, windows represent the most complex object types in BIM workflows for building construction. Extensive requirements set forth in drawing symbol regulations...
Roof
From a structural engineering perspective, a roof is defined as the horizontal spatial enclosure of a building’s vertical envelope. Due to their diversity and wide variety of...
Door: General
Doors, along with windows, represent the most complex object types in the BIM workflow within an architectural model. Extensive requirements from drawing code regulations...
Ceiling: Sloped ceiling, ceiling paneling
Finished ceilings include all types of suspended ceilings or ceiling cladding, including their substructures. These include, for example, traditional grid ceilings, cleanroom and...
Facade: External thermal insulation composite system (ETICS)
An external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS) is used for exterior facade insulation and essentially consists of two components. The first is the insulation core, which...
parapet
In this phase, only the structural components of the parapet are modeled. For more information, see the relevant articles: Wall: General, Wall: Masonry, Wall: Reinforced Concrete,...
Foundation
A foundation is part of the overall structural foundation of a building. Foundations are generally classified as slab, wall, or individual foundations. In certain situations, pile...
Formulas in families
Formulas allow you to calculate parameter values within families and are therefore an indispensable part of the Family Editor.This article describes the most important...
GUID - Globally Unique Identifier
Globally Unique Identifiers, or GUIDs for short, are used in BIM technology to uniquely identify objects and attributes.More information about GUIDs on Wikipedia
MVD - Model-View Definition
Model View Definitions describe specific filter presets for exporting IFC data sets. Essentially, the goal is to transfer subsets of a digital building model into an IFC file...
IFC Overview – Interfaces
As described in the glossary under IFC (Industry Foundation Classes), the IFC format is an open data standard in the construction industry used to describe components in digital...
Area and Zone: General
Area tools are often used in the early stages to visually highlight departments, zones, areas, or uses, for example. Areas are generally more expansive than individual rooms.For...
Stairs: Cast-in-place concrete
Cast-in-place concrete stairs are one of the most common types of stairs in multi-story construction. In Revit, this type of staircase is drawn separately from any flooring; see...
railing
Unlike parapets, railings are non-solid fall protection barriers and are used on stairs, balconies, ramps, and galleries.Depending on the authoring software used and its specific...
Ramp
Ramps are sloped structures used for vertical access. Depending on the construction type and geometry, modeling ramps can be quite challenging. For straight ramps, most programs...
Solar Computer
SOLAR-COMPUTER is a tool for building physics, energy, heating/cooling loads, thermal building simulation, heating and plumbing systems, HVAC, and ventilation. Based on...
Project Browser
Making breakthroughs
This Revit add-in allows you to automatically place openings based on configurable rules. Once a building services model has been received, a large number of penetrations must be...
Terrain: Topography
In the construction industry, the term "terrain" (also known as topography or relief) refers to the natural surface of the earth—or the surface that has been altered for a...