Chapter 8 • Structural Items 374 4. In the Properties panel, click Edit Type. 5. Click Duplicate. 6. Call the new slab 12 ″ Elevator Slab. 7. Click OK. 8. Click the Edit button in the Structure row. 9. In the Layers field, change Thickness to 1′–0″ , as shown in Figure 8.60. FIGURE 8.60 Changing the structure thickness 10. Click OK twice to get back to the model. 11. On the Draw panel, click the Pick Walls button. 12. On the Options bar, set Offset to 1 ′–0″. 13. Pick the three elevator shaft walls, as shown by the numbers in Figure 8.61. 14. Set Offset back to 0. 15. Pick the elevator shaft walls, as shown in Figure 8.61. FIGURE 8.61 When picking the elevator shaft walls, be sure to include the 1 ′–0″ offset. Adding Structural Footings 375 16. Set the Offset value back to 0 in the Options bar if it is not already. 17. Pick the Exterior foundation wall. Now that the perimeter is set, it is time to start trimming the edges to make sure you have a continuous, closed loop: 1. On the Modify panel, click the Trim/Extend Single Element button. 2. Trim any overlapping corners, as shown in Figure 8.62. 3. On the Floor panel to the right of the Create Floor Boundary tab, click Finish Edit Mode. 4. Repeat the process for the south elevator. FIGURE 8.62 Trimming up all the corners Your plan should look like Figure 8.63. FIGURE 8.63 The finished elevator pads Chapter 8 • Structural Items 376 Now that the footings are mostly in place, it is time to think about placing piers and spread footings in the foundation. Luckily, as you are soon to discover, you already know how to do this. Piers and Spread Footings Piers and pilasters, simply put, are concrete columns. This is how Revit sees these items, and this is the easiest placement method. A nice thing about this method is the fact that the grids are in place as well as the steel columns that bear upon them. The only real trick is deciding which plan to put them in. The objective of the next procedure is to add footings to the bottoms of the structural walls: 1. Remain in the T.O. Footing plan. 2. On the Structure panel of the Structure tab, click the Column ➢ Structural Column button. 3. On the Insert tab, click the Load Family button, as shown at the top of Figure 8.64. 4. Browse to Structural ➢ Columns ➢ Concrete. 5. Pick the file called Concrete-Square-Column.rfa. 6. Click Open. 7. At the top of the Properties dialog, select the 24 ″ × 24″ column. 8. Start placing the columns at the grid intersections, as shown in Figure 8.64. 9. Press Esc, and then go to Level 1. 10. Zoom into the corridor. 11. Move the piers under the columns. 12. Do the same for the pier under the doorway, as shown in Figure 8.65. Adding Structural Footings 377 FIGURE 8.64 Start placing piers. FIGURE 8.65 Making the necessary adjustments Chapter 8 • Structural Items 378 Now it’s time to add the spread footings under the piers. This process will be almost identical to the process we just went through: 1. Go back to the T.O. Footing floor plan. 2. On the Foundation panel of the Structure tab, select the Isolated Foundation button, as shown at the top of Figure 8.66. 3. No structural foundations are loaded into the project, so click Yes. 4. Browse to Structural ➢ Foundations. 5. Select the file called Footing-Rectangular.rfa. 6. Click Open. 7. In the Properties dialog, click the Edit Type button. 8. Click Duplicate. 9. Call the new footing 36 ″ x 36″ x 12″z. 10. Click OK. 11. Change Width to 36 ″. 12. Change Length to 36 ″. 13. Change Thickness to 12 ″. 14. Click OK. 15. Add these footings to each pier. 16. Your foundation plan should resemble Figure 8.66. FIGURE 8.66 The completed foundation Structural Views 379 Having a foundation in place in an architectural plan can be good and bad. It can be bad because structural items will start showing up in places you may not want to see them. The last procedure of the chapter will involve isolating the structure from the architecture. Structural Views By creating a structural view, you are essentially duplicating an architectural view and hiding the structural items in that view. Sound easy? That is because it is! Just follow these steps: 1. In the Project Browser, right-click on Level 1 and select Duplicate View ➢ Duplicate With Detailing, as shown in Figure 8.67. FIGURE 8.67 Selecting Duplicate View ➢ Duplicate With Detailing 2. Rename the view called Copy of Level 1 to Level 1 Structural Plan. 3. In the Discipline category of the Properties dialog, select Structural from the list, as shown in Figure 8.68. 4. In the Project Browser, right-click on Views (All), as shown in Figure 8.69. 5. Click Properties. 6. Change Type to Discipline, as shown in Figure 8.70, and then click OK. Chapter 8 • Structural Items 380 FIGURE 8.68 Changing Discipline to Structural FIGURE 8.69 Right-clicking in the Project Browser FIGURE 8.70 Changing Type to Discipline Now the Project Browser is broken down into categories. This will be helpful for large projects with a mix of structure and architecture. Let’s add the T.O. Footing plan to the Structural category: 1. In the Project Browser, right-click on the T.O. Footing floor plan. 2. Click Properties. 3. Change Discipline to Structural. Are You Experienced? 381 This is getting easy! The T.O. Footing plan is now categorized with its struc- tural brethren. Let’s go make the Level 1 Architectural plan truly architectural: 1. Open the Level 1 Floor plan (Architectural). 2. Scroll down to View Range. 3. Click the Edit button in the View Range row. 4. Change both –1 ′–0″- increments to 0. 4. Change both –1 ′–0″- increments to 0. 5. Click OK. The foundation information is no longer displayed in the Level 1 floor plan. Although the last part of this chapter was short, it is a nice look into the Project Browser and shows how you can start to get organized. If you would like more practice, go into the Project Browser on your own and start organizing it the way you think you would like. NOTE If you need more structural tools than those provided within Revit Architecture, or you are, in fact, a structural engineer or designer, you may want to consider purchasing Revit Structure. Are You Experienced? Now you can… place a structural grid in your model using the architectural walls as a reference add additional grids at a radius or by sketch where needed add columns to the grid lines add columns at an offset, keeping the relationship to the grid inter- section intact add structural beams to the model Chapter 8 • Structural Items 382 add structural beam systems, which can follow on centering rules or equal distance spacing using the Brace command, create brace framing to be used for both architectural appointments and for actual structural bracing create entire foundation systems complete with foundation walls, piers strip, and spread footings organize the Project Browser to show your model broken down into discipline change a view’s discipline to Structural CHAPTER 9 Ceilings and Interiors Now that the exterior shell is up and the rooms are basically laid out, it is time to start considering the interiors. As it stands, we have a bunch of rooms with the same wall finish, the same floor finish, and no ceilings to speak of. The restrooms don’t have any fixtures, and the rooms are going to be useless without furniture. Another issue is that we don’t have any separate views such as furniture plans or finish plans. This chapter will dive into all of these items—and then some! Creating ceilings Creating ceiling openings and soffits Interior design Adding alternate floor materials . both –1 ′–0 - increments to 0. 4. Change both –1 ′–0 - increments to 0. 5. Click OK. The foundation information is no longer displayed in the Level 1 floor plan. Although the last part of this. like. NOTE If you need more structural tools than those provided within Revit Architecture, or you are, in fact, a structural engineer or designer, you may want to consider purchasing Revit. Properties. 3. Change Discipline to Structural. Are You Experienced? 381 This is getting easy! The T.O. Footing plan is now categorized with its struc- tural brethren. Let’s go make the Level 1 Architectural