Monthly Archives: November 2018

Practical guidelines for modeling structural elements in Revit® include:

Guidelines for vertical structural elements:

1. Modeling structural bearing walls
2. Modeling structural non-bearing walls
3. Modeling other (non-structural) walls (in case they are needed for some reason).
4. Modeling structural columns

guidelines for horizontal structural elements: Read More →

“Set levels and grids? Just throw a few of them in the model and let’s do some real modellin’!”

Level as the most important element

Levels are the most important elements of a Revit model. Grids are important, but not so much as levels (you know, if you delete a grid, nothing will get deleted with it like when you delete a level).

Your whole future (re)modeling work  depends on how you plan and set your levels in the beginning. Levels and grids are “the structure” of your Revit model. You don’t need to be a structural engineer to know the importance of a good structure. Here are some important tips about how to properly Read More →