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Shop Drawings in Autodesk® Revit®. What? It can Do That?Ron PalmaApplication Specialist

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Class Summary

This class will focus on the creation of shop drawings through the use of the Parts and Assemblies tools found in Revit Architecture and Structure 2012

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Agenda

10:00–10:10 Introduction and Learning Objectives

10:10–11:15 Parts and Assembly Discussion

11:15–11:30 Questions

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Rules

Please Silence cell phones

Take conversations (phone and peer) outside

If you must leave please do not slam the door

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Ron Palma

Application Specialist AEC Solutions

Train/Implement BIM solutions for AEC firms across the country

Over 23 years experience as Designer, Project Manager, CAD Manager, Trainer.

(Started with AutoCAD Release 9, Revit Release 5)

Author of Architectural Drafting Using AutoCAD and Architectural Desktop and its Applications text books

18+ years US Army/Army National Guard; exp. as Senior Instructor for the Instructor Training Course

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Learning Objectives

At the end of this class, you will be able to:

Describe existing documentation tools for creating shop/assembly drawings

Create part elements with the Parts tool

Generate assemblies of elements using the Create Assembly tool

Use the Create Views tool to create views and schedules of assemblies

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Something Old Something New

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Views, Callouts, Drafting Views, and Legends

Old: Shop / Assembly Drawings Model Views Callouts Drafting Views Legends Visibility Graphics

New: Parts Tool Assemblies Tool

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Working with Parts

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Working with Parts

Created from Layered Elements: Walls, Floors, Roofs (flat or single sloped), Ceilings, and Structural Slabs Excluded: Stacked Walls, Curtain Walls, Shape edited Floors or Roofs

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Working with Parts

Dependent on the elements generated from

Deleting a part will delete all other associated parts

Copying original element with Parts creates a new element with parts

Visibility Setting set in View Properties

May be Divided into Sub-parts

Can be scheduled

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Working with Assemblies

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Working with Assemblies

Created from Multiple Elements: Walls, Floors, Roofs, Ceilings, Family Instances (doors, windows, casework), and Parts Excluded: Other Assemblies, Complex Structures (trusses, curtain walls, stacked walls),

Elements in Design Options, Groups, Masses, MEP elements, Rooms

Can be Edited: elements added or removed

Can be disassembled

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Using the Create Views Tool

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Using the Create Views Tool

Select an Assembly Pick Create Views Or right-click in the Project Browser and pick Create Assembly Views

Choose which views to be generated

Add notes, tags, and edit schedule data

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What We Have Covered

Describe existing documentation tools for creating shop/assembly drawings

Create part elements with the Parts tool

Generate assemblies of elements using the Create Assembly tool

Use the Create Views tool to create views and schedules of assemblies

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