Discover the process of placing levels in Revit Structure, complete with aligning these levels to an inserted architectural model for accurate representation. This guide provides step by step instructions on creating and modifying different levels, from the vertical to the horizontal system.
Key Insights
- The process begins by placing grid systems in Revit Structure, which will form the vertical component. The next step is to develop a horizontal system by creating levels that align with the architectural model.
- Levels are created and aligned using the modify and align tools in Revit. The level to align to is picked first, followed by the level to align with it. This ensures that the elevations in the model match the architectural model.
- Lastly, special attention is given to naming the levels to match the architectural model, ensuring consistency throughout the project. This step also includes the renaming of corresponding views, providing a comprehensive alignment of the structural model to the architectural background.
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Hello and welcome back to Revit Structure. In our last video, we placed our grid system, so we now have a vertical component. Now we can develop a horizontal system.
Okay, let's zoom in on our model. Here we see Level 1 and Level 2, which are the default levels in Revit. What we want to do is create levels that are aligned to the architectural model we inserted through linking.
Okay, let’s go to the first one. We have Level 2 here, which is automatically set. What we can do is align Level 2 to match the Level 2 in our architectural background.
So let’s go to Modify. Click Align, and what we want to do is pick the level we want to align to first. Then we’ll pick the level we want to align with it.
Okay, there you see we have matching 13-foot-6 elevations. That takes care of the first elevation.
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Now we want to go further and produce elevations for the next levels in our model.
Go to Structure, and then go to Datum in the ribbon. Click Level, the Level tool, and now you can create levels. What we want to do is draw a level, line it up, and place it.
Okay, it doesn’t matter where you place it at this point, because we’re going to align it with the levels given in the architectural model. This will give us an accurate representation of the architectural levels in our model. This one’s going to be special because we’ll need to do something specific with it later.
Okay, let’s go to Modify and clear out of this command, then zoom in on our Levels. We have Level 3, and you’ll see the elevations are different. Again, go to Modify on the panel.
Click Align, pick the architectural level, and then the structural level. You’ll see the elevations match. Let’s go ahead and finish placing the rest of the Levels.
Now that we have our levels set, let’s go back to Modify, clear out of the command, and zoom in here. As you can see, we have levels that are labeled differently. We have Level 6, which we created in our structural model.
We want it to read Roof, as it does in the architectural model. So let’s click Level, then select the text box for Level 6, and what we get is a text box.
Let’s go ahead and change this to Roof. A dialog box appears asking if we would like to rename corresponding views. We want to answer Yes, because we want all views in our project to match what we have in our architectural model throughout the documentation process.
Again, we have the same thing happening at our parapet. So let's pick Level 7 and its text box. Now we have a text box.
Let's change that to Top of Parapet. Again, when the dialog box appears, select Yes. Okay, now we've set all our upper elevations, and as you’ve noticed, we have a Level 0. This level is not shown in the architectural model, but we will be creating a basement level for our structural model.
What we want to do is change the level name to Level 0, again, to match our architectural model. Again, we want to rename it and choose Yes to rename the corresponding views. Okay, now we want to align it with our correct elevation.
You can see elevations of -13'-0" and -10'-1/2". Again, let’s go to Modify. Let’s go to Align.
Pick the line we want to align to, and now the corresponding level in the structural model. And there you have it.
We’ve now placed all of the elevations in our structural model according to the architectural background. Let’s pick this. Again, select All Instances > In Entire Project.
Let’s right-click and choose Maximize 3D Extents. There you go. That gives us a bounding envelope that we can work with vertically and horizontally in our structure. That’s the end of this video.
We will move on to begin modeling in the next video. I look forward to seeing you. Thank you very much.