Site Floor Plan Revit

Site plan vs floor plan how these are fundamentally different.

Site floor plan revit.

Please note that you need to have created a regular revit floor element first before you start manipulating it s surfaces. You will find all these components in the view called 02 level 1. Create a site view as follows. It s all one file unless you link in a file of course.

However they are two different things and it is extremely important to have a clear understanding of the differences that exist between the two. We ll start with the basics such as creating a floor plan of the walls doors and windows. When you delete all levels in a project the site view is also deleted. Revit is far from being able to design sites but if you re just making a pad it s ok.

You are modeling a project. This is more than sufficient to demonstrate the tools in question. Under floor plan views select the level on which to base the site view. Open the site view.

Brian hi my name is brian myers. Next we ll learn how to model floors create stairs and railings and even how to model roofs. Let s switch to a floor plan view of element. That s the beauty of revit.

Most people think that the site plan is the same as the floor plan. Multiple level strong site and landmark work. In the project browser rename the newly created floor plan view to site. It contains wall compositions view templates and components to help you out.

I remerber havin two really sloped site with huge buildings on it. In the image below you can see that i ve created simple rectangular floor element. You aren t drawing a site and a floor plan. Sometimes i ll start designing a floor then work on the site a little then go over to do some structural then back to the site etc.

Click view tab create panel plan views drop down floor plan. Click view tabcreate panelplan views drop down floor plan. You have everything you need to complete the floor plan of a house. In the new plan dialog clear do not duplicate existing views.

Create a site view as follows. Thus having better control over site plan and could call back some site plan view in multiple building plans. In the new plan dialog clear do not duplicate existing views. The goal is to produce good looking floor plans.

In the project browser rename the newly created floor plan view to site.