Join Brian Myers for an in-depth discussion in this video Designing a front porch and building the porch structure, part of Revit Architecture: Designing a House.
- [Instructor] When drawing in our front porch,…we need to draw in first the floor,…then any of the structural supports for that porch.…So let's begin by drawing in the floor of the front porch.…Let's start by zooming in to the lower left-hand side…of our building, then, underneath the Architecture tab,…since we're drawing a floor, we need to select Floor.…Underneath Properties here on the Type Selector list,…verify that you have Deck highlighted.…
That means that we're drawing a deck material…for our front porch.…As for the level that's associated with this deck,…since this will just be a slight step down…from the first floor of our house,…we want to make sure that the level is set at First Floor,…and that slight step-down will be the Height Offset.…And in this case, if it isn't already set…to negative four inches, change it to negative four inches.…Now, I want to start the deck here…at the corner of our building.…
So select on the Line tool, click the intersection here.…Draw a line down six feet.…Then, I know from previous calculations that we want…
Author
Brian Myers
Released
11/30/2018- Entering room information
- Creating exterior and interior walls
- Creating foundation walls and footings
- Adding doors, windows, and floors
- Designing an exterior deck and front porch
- Placing columns
- Creating a roof
- Adding rooms
- Placing lights and ceilings
- Adding a door elevation legend
- Drafting and dimensioning
- Exporting dynamic renderings and presentations
- Creating standard sheets
- Printing documentation
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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1. Setting Up a Project
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Creating multiple levels10m 39s
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2. Creating Walls
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Creating exterior walls8m 4s
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Creating foundation walls8m 35s
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Modifying foundation walls12m 1s
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Creating footings4m 45s
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3. Doors and Windows
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Adding doors to the project9m 40s
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4. Floors, Decks, and Porches
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Designing an exterior deck9m 26s
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5. Column Placement
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Adding beams8m 26s
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6. Railings and Stairs
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Creating deck stairs6m 42s
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Creating deck railings5m 23s
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Creating deck supports10m 7s
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7. Adding Rooms
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Adding rooms and room tags8m 52s
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8. Residential Roof Design
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Creating a gable roof8m 54s
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Adding walls at the porch10m 13s
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Modifying a wall profile4m 2s
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9. Kitchen, Bathrooms, and Utility
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Placing countertops9m 47s
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Placing plumbing fixtures5m 49s
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Creating the utility room5m 29s
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10. Ceilings and Lights
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Placing a normal ceiling6m 16s
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Creating a coffered ceiling7m 57s
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Placing ceiling lights9m 18s
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11. Creating 3D Views
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Creating an exterior camera8m 21s
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12. Creating 2D Views
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Creating section views9m 12s
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Creating an enlarged plan3m 15s
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13. Schedules and Legends
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Creating a door schedule6m 39s
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14. Notes, Text, Drafting, and Dimensions
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Dimensioning6m 46s
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Adding general notes4m 14s
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Adding notes with text12m 5s
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Creating detail views11m 6s
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15. The Site
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Site creation12m 36s
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Adding plants7m 44s
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16. Presentations and Renderings
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Exploring dynamic renderings13m 42s
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17. Sheets and CDs
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Creating standard sheets6m 14s
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Setting up standard sheets12m 1s
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Printing6m 54s
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Conclusion
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Next steps35s
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