Revit Elevation Plans

 In my elevation plan I marked the roof slope in all the views and added a Ceiling level that was 1/2" below the Roof level. Then I checked my textbook to see what else was needed to be included; I was to label the top of the window height, the shingle type, the overhang distance, column type and where brick was located. The front view required the most text because it showed the most detail of the house and the elements were constant for the whole of the house.

Revit Roof Plan

Recreating my roof plan on Revit was tedious because I had to connect three roofs to create the one shown below. Also, because of my provisions I made to the plan, I had to recalulate the ventilation. I changed the roof type to hip from gable and took out the two gables that were in the front of the house. I also added downspouts to the house. They were fairly simple to put in because I only had to shorten and allign them to the house. The gutters and fascia on the other hand were difficult because corners would not connect and would sometimes mess up the alignment of the downspouts.

Revit Floor Plan

The past few months I have been using Revit. I like using this program more because you can see the house in 3D and get an actuall feel for how the house would look if it was to be built. Here I could choose the color of the floors and brick; I even changed some window sizes because I found that they looked too tiny for the area. I could do so much more in Revit than in AutoCAD, but I found it harder to grasp the concept.