In this lesson you will learn how to model interior and exterior walls by using an AutoCad drawing underlay as a guide.

Getting Started

Make sure you have the source files downloaded for this exercise. You can get them with the links above.

Create Exterior Walls

1. Open the Revit file: Lab01_E1_Modeling Exterior and Interior Walls.rvt
2. Open the Ground Floor plan view on the left side of the screen
3. On the Architecture Tab, click the Wall button.
4. In the Properties Palette, select the wall type Generic 8".
5. Change the Location Line dropdown to read Finish Face: Exterior
6. Trace the outer edge of the walls shown on the underlay drawing to complete the building's exterior walls

If the wall is being drawn on the wrong side you can press the space bar to flip it.

Once completed your building should look like this in the 3D View (Roofs Hidden) View (new walls selected):

Create Interior Walls

1. Change your selected wall type to Interior - 3 1/8" Partition (1-hr)
2. Trace the remaining underlay wall lines on the interior using the 3" wall type.

Once completed your building should look like this (new walls selected):

Save your file

Save your file as Spring2024_3262_firstinitial_lastname_LAB01_EX01.rvt

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