Test VO Slide lecture for ARCH 382 - REVIT

1. 07/10/13 ARCH. 382 – Spring, 2009---- Prof. Stagg 1
 Levels are used to define the heights of
architectural elements
 They define floor heights, mezzanine heights, as
well as basement and roof heights
 When you first open the default REVIT
User Interface, you are placed on
LEVEL1 of the new project
 Notice that REVIT gives 2-default Levels:
 Level 1, &
 Level 2

2. 07/10/13 ARCH. 382 – Spring, 2009---- Prof. Stagg 2
 Open an Elevation View – North,South, East, or
West View – and you see these 2-default Levels

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 In this View you see:
 2 lines representing the 2 default levels, &
 Each has a default name, symbol, and height

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 NOTE:
 When you submit work D2L, make sure all your elevation
levels are identified on both ends

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 How to do this:
 Click on the end of the
desired level
 A small square appears
at the end
 Place a check-mark in
that square
 You should see the Level
head, its name, and its
height from the first
Level below

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 ZOOM in to the name
and symbol
 Notice that the
default names are
Level 1 & Level 2
 The default distance
between Levels is 10’
– 0”
 Both can be changed
to fit your individual
project

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 Change level NAME:
 Double-click on the
name – LEVEL 1,
 Notice that a small
naming box opens just
to the right-bottom of
the name
 Erase the name
 Type in the name you
want to call this level
 Click on “YES”
 Then click in the screen
 The new name appears
as you see here

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 Change the distance
between 2 Levels
 Double-click on the
Height of the to be
changed
 Notice that a small
Height box opens
 Erase the Height
 Type a new Height
 Then click in the screen
 The new height appears
as you see here

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 This is what the
changes look like

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 This then is what the
levels look like in
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