I have all the elements I need to remember in it. When I create a template, I like to work with a checklist. However, if you create a template for MEP trade, it will probably contain ducts, pipes, water supply, or fire protection families. If we create a template for architects, it will most likely contain elements such as doors, windows, or furniture. What content we will include in our template is strictly associated with a type of template we are about to create. In addition, we can include content within our template files. You can have standard floor plans, sections, details, and schedules already pre-defined in a template, ready to receive building data. Of course, those sheets need to contain various views. So if you want to have a set of predefined A0, or A1 sheets drawings with project or office title blocks, those can already be included in a template.

Templates are a great place to established what sheets your team needs for this particular project. We can define different project settings, units, and project information. The template can have things like standard annotation, what kind of fill patterns, text, tags, and symbols we want to use. A Variety of Schedules are included showcasing both reports needed for sheets and documentation and working schedules used for internal queries and analysis.I will not lie that Revit templates can include anything we would like to have in our project.These are used internally by the project team and not shared to outside recipients on sheets or other formal presentations. Many “Working” views have been left in the project.There are Area Plans both the Gross Building and the Rentable schemes.All view types are included in the models: Plans, Ceiling plans, Sections, Elevations, Callouts, Details, 3D Views, even a Walkthrough.Custom view types coupled with view templates have been used to ensure consistency in graphical settings.Many views have been added emulating those found in typical projects and as required to showcase Revit’s extensive documentation features.Including solid cut functionality to represent the ramp and tunnel down to the parking garage. Toposolids have been incorporated into the site design in the site model.The solar panel design incorporates custom tapered wall types and a custom sloped curtain wall type.

Floor shapes are customized with shape editing tools at the green roof.

The bandstand canopy design in the primary design option uses a custom adaptive component family and has walls applied by face to the geometry in this adaptive component.

Design Options are showcased on the roof at the bandstand canopy and the bandstand bleacher design.

Groups have been used for repeating items like residential cores and the balconies on the north façade.

Egress stairs utilize the stair tower functionality and carefully modeled stair and railing types meant to more closely align with industry best-practices.

The building has three egress stairs and two elevators.

Therefore, setup of L1 is complex and involves three separate view ranges and the Plan Regions necessary to convey this in the plans.

Level 1 occurs along a sloped street with a 6-foot total drop from east to west.

All work in the architectural, structural and MEP models is in the New Construction phase.

Sweeps and custom families are used to model many of the masonry features.

The façades model uses custom fill patterns to represent the existing historical bricks utilized in the existing buildings.

Phasing is used in the façades model to differential the existing to remain and demolition of the building elements from the point cloud.

A point cloud file was the basis for the façades model.

HVAC systems use equipment, ducts, pipes and spaces. Plumbing fixtures, piping, roof drains, sanitary, domestic water and other systems are featured.

MEP: Electrical fixtures, equipment and conduits are all featured.

Structurally both steel and concrete systems are showcased.

Architecturally this includes Walls, Doors, Windows, Floors, Ceilings, Roofs, Columns, Fixtures, Stairs, Railings, Ramps, Furniture, Equipment, Rooms, Site items, Sweeps and Shafts.

Model uses most of the standard toolsets.

Landscape Architectural design in the Pocket Park and roof garden.

Simple site model that incorporates Civil design originally completed in Civil 3D.Complete Architectural, Structural and MEP models at a level of detail appropriate to the early construction documents phase of a typical project.Here are some of the main Revit features that you will see showcased in this project:

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