Join Paul F. Aubin for an in-depth discussion in this video Creating groups, part of Revit 2017 Essential Training: Architecture (Metric).
- [Voiceover] In this movie we're gonna talk about groups.…Groups provide a way of taking a collection of geometry…and packaging them up together and giving them a name,…and then we can re-use that instance in several places…throughout our model.…If we make a change to one instance of the group,…that change will propagate to all of the instances,…so it's a very powerful way to manage any repetitive,…or sort of typical elements.…So, I have a version of our two-bedroom condo unit here…to illustrate this purpose,…and you might expect that in a condominium building,…that we might have several instances…of this particular layout,…and so it's a good example for us…to use the group feature.…
Now, to get started the first thing we need to do…is just simply select the objects that we wanna group.…So, I'm gonna make a window selection around…all of the geometry here in this view.…When I do that up on the ribbon,…I will see a create group button,…and the shortcut for that is GP,…so I'll select that, and what will happen is that,…
Author
Paul F. Aubin
Released
4/18/2016First, get comfortable with the Revit environment, and learn to set up a project and add the grids, levels, and dimensions that will anchor your design. Then author Paul F. Aubin helps you dive into modeling: adding walls, doors, and windows; creating and mirroring groups; linking to external assets and DWG files; and working with floors, roofs, and ceilings.
Paul also shows advanced techniques for modeling stairs, complex walls, and partially obscured building elements, as well as adding rooms and solid geometry. Finally, discover how to annotate your drawings so all the components are clearly understood, and learn how to output sheets to DWF, PDF, or AutoCAD.
- Understanding BIM and the Revit element hierarchy
- Navigating views
- Creating a new project from a template
- Adding walls, doors, and windows
- Adding plumbing fixtures and other components
- Linking AutoCAD DWG files
- Rotating and aligning Revit links
- Working with footprint and extrusion roofs
- Adding openings
- Adding railings and extensions to stairs
- Creating stacked and curtain walls
- Hiding and isolating objects
- Adding rooms
- Creating schedule views and tags
- Adding text and dimensions
- Creating new families
- Using reference planes, parameters, and constraints
- Plotting and creating a PDF
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome57s
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1. Core Concepts
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2. Getting Comfortable with the Revit Environment
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Comparing versions of Revit2m 38s
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Using the ribbon and QAT6m 27s
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Using the Properties palette7m 52s
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Moving and stacking palettes5m 35s
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Selecting objects9m 20s
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Accessing Revit options7m 44s
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3. Starting a Project
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Adding levels10m 39s
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Adding grids7m 53s
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Adding columns8m 22s
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4. Modeling Basics
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Adding walls8m 53s
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Wall properties and types8m 43s
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Using snaps5m 50s
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Locating walls7m 9s
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Using the Modify tools9m 2s
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Adding doors and windows7m 41s
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Using Autodesk Seek4m 21s
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Wall joins3m 17s
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Using constraints9m 55s
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5. Links, Imports, and Groups
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Linking AutoCAD DWG files8m 58s
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Understanding CAD inserts6m 56s
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Import tips7m 29s
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Creating groups7m 54s
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Creating Revit links6m 36s
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Managing links4m 14s
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6. Sketch-Based Modeling Components
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Creating floors9m 9s
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Creating footprint roofs8m 1s
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Working with ceilings10m 11s
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Creating extrusion roofs4m 51s
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Attaching walls to roofs4m 51s
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Working with slope arrows5m 58s
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Adding openings7m 14s
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7. Stairs
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Working with stairs9m 26s
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Adding railings to stairs3m 41s
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8. Complex Walls
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Understanding stacked walls6m 53s
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Adding curtain walls8m 55s
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Model lines5m 37s
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9. Visibility and Graphic Controls
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Using object styles6m 17s
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Using view templates9m 24s
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Understanding view range8m 38s
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Using the Linework tool5m 45s
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Using cutaway views6m 41s
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10. Rooms
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Adding rooms10m
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11. Schedules and Tags
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Understanding tags10m 26s
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Adding schedule views8m 6s
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Modifying schedule views8m 24s
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Creating a key schedule8m 27s
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Using images in schedules3m 58s
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12. Annotation and Details
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Adding text7m 5s
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Adding dimensions11m 10s
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Adding symbols3m 56s
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Adding legend views4m 39s
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Creating a detail callout7m 58s
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Adding detail components7m 49s
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13. The Basics of Families
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Understanding families2m 19s
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Adding solid geometry7m 21s
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Adding blends5m 59s
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Completing the family8m 19s
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14. Sheets, Plotting & Publishing
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Working with sheets10m 14s
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Exporting to AutoCAD7m 57s
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Plotting and creating a PDF9m 48s
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Conclusion
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Next steps39s
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