revit family Building Information Modelling 3G
R E V I T F A M I L Y T U T O R I A L 3G Contents 1. Design Conditions. 2. Optimisation of the Lift Shaft. 3. Optimisation of the Lift Pit and Machine Cabinet. 4. Doors and Renders. This tutorial provides assistance with loading the various lift models within the 3G 1010, 1015, 2010, and 2015 families based upon the BIM (Building Information Modelling) work methodology in the Autodesk Revit format (.rfa). By using the building's virtual model, a lift's shaft, pit, and machine cabinet can be optimised when loading the lift families, ensuring maximum reliability for the element inserted into the pre-constructed model. www.orona-group.com Page 2 of 9
REVIT FAMILY TUTORIAL O ro n a 3 G 1. Design Conditions. website pre-selection. The lift for the project can be configured with the help of a wizard found at the website www.oronagroup.com. Predetermined lift: e.g., ORONA 3G 1010 telescopic opening 6p 1000x1250x2100mm Loading family. The preselected family is inserted into the project. e.g., 3G 1010 telescopic opening.rfa Only the model from the preselected family is loaded into the project. This prevents excessive loading of unused data that would unnecessarily inflate the size of the project file. Catalogue of models. Once the family is loaded, a catalogue with the various models will open. The lift is selected based upon the categories: Load/Capacity (speed, travel distance, no. of persons, and load). Car and door model dimensions. Side and/or central door dimensions. Pit and machine dimensions. cabinet cover Filtering by categories. Once the categories are filtered, the recommended lift is selected according to the pre-designed parameters. e.g., ORONA 3G 1010 telescopic opening 6p 1000x1250x2100mm. The model is inserted into the project. www.orona-group.com Page 3 of 9
REVIT FAMILY TUTORIAL O ro n a 3 G 2. Shaft optimisation. Reference insertion. The lift is positioned at a floor, taking the interior face of the left wall at its lower corner as reference. When the family is inserted, the initial dimensions of the shaft are used to automatically generate a remodelling of the walls that house the doors. If the shaft dimensions are increased, this remodelling will disappear. Wall alignment. The walls must always be inside of the marked limits (red dashed lines) that indicate the minimum and maximum dimensions (width and depth) allowed for the selected lift. Move the walls until they are within the limits, in this case the minimum. Wall within limits. Arrows not aligned to wall. Wall within limits. Arrows aligned to wall. The arrows indicate the actual dimensions of the shaft in plan view. Align the arrows with the interior face of the walls that house the car, in order to link to the actual plans parametrically. Lift shaft optimisation. The walls are then adjusted to the minimum dimensions of the lift, aligning them with the minimum limits defined by. The arrows are then aligned again with the new wall positions. The action makes it possible to optimise the shaft and create a space for installations www.orona-group.com Page 4 of 9
R E V I T F A M I L Y T U T O R I A L 3G Viewing. From Graphics on the Properties menu, the Display shaft limits option can be deactivated to optimise viewing in plan view. www.orona-group.com Page 5 of 9
REVIT FAMILY TUTORIAL O ro n a 3 G 3. Pit and Machinery Cabinet Optimisation. Vertical travel. The lift is selected from the section view, and Display shaft limits is activated in Graphics on the Properties menu... This view allows the full travel distance of the lift to be viewed, from the pit to the machinery cabinet. Pit verification. The pit depth can be adjusted to the minimum reference by modifying the pit level for the project. makes it possible to design a more reduced pit by activating the Properties/Model Properties option and aligning the interior face of the pit to the arrow. Adjusted Reduced Pit Adjust final floor. The arrow for the final floor slab must coincide with the top level of the lift's final floor stopping point. The level of the final floor and the arrow must be adjusted to the same height, and this must be checked. This is done by modifying the number in the Vertical travel parameter using the Properties menu Adjust Final Floor Adjust Reduced Hmin. Machine Hmin. Machine Machine Machine cabinet verification. The adjustment of the final floor level allows the minimum height for the machine cabinet to be verified. The machine cabinet height can be adjusted to the reference minimum by modifying the machine cabinet height for the project. makes it possible to design a reduced machine cabinet by activating the option HUP from Properties/Model Properties and aligning the interior face of the machine www.orona-group.com Page 6 of 9
R E V I T F A M I L Y T U T O R I A L 3G cabinet to the arrow. In the case shown, it coincides with the height of the final floor. In section view the Shaft limits option can be deactivated in Properties. www.orona-group.com Page 7 of 9
REVIT FAMILY TUTORIAL O ro n a 3 G 4. Doors and Renders. Representation of the car on floors. Copy the car on all floors. The viewing of the lift on all floors can include car and doors, or else only doors by deactivating the View car in elevation view option. Door selection. In an elevation view, the door type can be selected as Solid or Compact. Check for conflicts between the door and the false ceiling. In the case shown in the figure there is a conflict and the door type must be changed from Solid to Compact. Doors open. It is possible to represent the 3D view with the doors open or closed using the Doors open option in Graphics on the Properties menu. This option allows the lift's doors to be opened in the 3D view to perform travel or display infographics in the car interior. www.orona-group.com Page 8 of 9
R E V I T F A M I L Y T U T O R I A L 3G Renders. The model makes it possible to create renditions of the car with different finishes. Pre-construction. Inserting the lift into the project's virtual building guarantees its later installation and assembly, which prevents interferences, extra costs, and delays associated with installation during construction. www.orona-group.com Page 9 of 9