Modeling Wall Types

January 11, 2022

Files you'll need to complete this Lesson

In this lesson you will learn how to edit a wall type by substitution-in-place.

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

Open Revit file: Lab02_E1_Modeling wall types_structures_design features.rvt.
Open the Ground Floor plan view.
Select all exterior walls of type Generic - 8". Do this by right clicking on a selected wall of this type and selecting Select All Instances then Visible in View
Change the type to Exterior - Brick in the properties pallette.
Open the {3D} 3D view to confirm that the exterior walls are now brick.

Open the Ground Floor plan view.
On the Architecture Tab click the Wall button on the ribbon.
In the Properties Pallette select the Generic 8" wall type.
Click the Edit Type button.
In the Type Properties pop-up window click the Duplicate... button.
Set the name to Wood Panel Wall and click OK.
Click the Edit... button on the Structure row of the table. It should be at the top of the Type Properties pop-up.
Change the material from <By Category> to Wood - Stud Layer and change it's thickness to 1 5/8"
Create two more wall layers by clicking the Insert button twice.
Move one of the new layers all the way to the exterior side of the wall assembly by clicking the Up button until it is at the top of the layer table.
Change this layer's Function to Finish 1 [4] to set it's behavior in the model environment.
Change it's material to Wood - Horizontal Panel and set it's thickness to 1/2"
Move the other wall layer that you created all the way to the interior side by clicking the Down button twice.
Change it's function to Finish 2 [5] to let Revit know it's an interior finish.
Change it's material to Wood - Horizontal Panel and set it's thickness to 1/2"
Verify your wall assembly look like the below screenshot then press OK twice to exit both dialog boxes.
Click Modify on the ribbon to exit the wall placement command

Select all interior walls with type Interior - 3 1/8" Partition (1-hr) just like we did for the exterior walls.
Replace them with the Wood Panel Wall type we just created.
Select the Panel labeled walls on the south side of the building and set their type to Wood Panel Wall too.
Open the {3D} 3D view and verify it looks like the image below.

Save your file as Spring2024_3262_firstinitial_lastname_LAB02_EX01.rvt