Revit: Design a Multi-Trade Commercial Building

Learn how to bring together design, the BIM Execution Plan, and a variety of construction trades for a commercial project.

Introduction

• How does a typical project progress?
• Exercise files

1. Setting Up the Project with Shared Coordinates

• Obtaining Civil 3D information
• Preparing a Civil 3D drawing
• Creating a Civil Revit model
• Publishing the coordinates

2. Architectural Modeling

• Adding exterior wall systems
• Creating levels
• Adding curtain wall systems
• Laying out interior wall systems
• Adding doors and windows
• Adding floors
• Adding rooms
• Adding tray ceilings and soffits
• Modeling roofs
• Laying out circulation

3. Structural Modeling

• Finding the internal origin
• Linking architecture internal origin to internal origin
• Setting up levels
• Laying out the grid
• Adding foundation walls
• Adding piers and pilasters
• Adding steel columns
• Adding perimeter framing
• Adding beam systems
• Adding roof joist systems

4. MEP Modeling

• Linking other trades
• Adding spaces
• Adding mechanical equipment
• Adding air terminals
• Modeling duct
• Modeling drain pipe
• Creating a power plan
• Creating a lighting plan
• Setting up worksharing

Conclusion

• Next steps