BIM Curriculum Unit 4 – Multidisciplinary Coordination

Unit 4 Lesson 1 Tutorial 1: Creating the Architectural Building Model

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

• Create appropriate levels for the project geometry.
• Add horizontal grids, vertical grids, and reference planes to assist with placing and aligning elements.
• Place structural columns and other placeholder structural elements in the building model.

Unit 4 Lesson 1 Tutorial 2: Creating Views to Highlight the Structural Elements

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

• Create 2D building sections.
• Use the section box to create 3D building sections.
• Adjust the visibility/graphic overrides to display the building skeleton.

Unit 4 Lesson 2 Tutorial 1: Linking an Architectural Model and Copying Shared Elements

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

• Link an architectural model to a Revit® Structure host project.
• Set the options for copying shared elements.
• Select and filter the objects to be copied.
• Create working views of the structural model that facilitates modeling.

Unit 4 Lesson 2 Tutorial 2: Modeling Concrete Columns Beams, and Floor Slabs

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

• Adjust the grids and column locations to better serve the interior layout and structural integrity of building.
• Specify  and placing concrete columns and beams in plan views and with 3D snapping.
• Specify the structure and materials for concrete floor slabs.

Unit 4 Lesson 2 Tutorial 3: Modeling Wood Columns, beams and Floors

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

• Choose, place, and align wood columns relative to other model elements.
• Specify the wood beam types and place them in plan views and with 3D snapping.
• Create beam systems of regularly spaced beams and joists.
• Specify the structure and materials for wood structural floors and place identical instances at many levels at once.

Unit 4 Lesson 2 Tutorial 4: Modeling Structural Walls and Foundations

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

Create interior shear walls at the building core.

• Place retaining walls below grade.
• Add foundation elements—foundation slabs, wall foundations, and isolated foundations at columns—where necessary.

Unit 4 Lesson 3 Tutorial 1: Placing Lighting Fixtures in the Architectural Model

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

• Choose and place lighting fixture components.
• Array lighting fixtures to create regularly spaced patterns.

Unit 4 Lesson 3 Tutorial 2: Copying Shared Elements into an Electrical Model

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

• Copy shared levels and grids into a Revit® MEP host project.
• Copy lighting fixtures from the architectural model into Revit MEP.
• Create working views for lighting and electrical design.

Unit 4 Lesson 3 Tutorial 3: Placing Lighting Fixtures in the Architectural Model

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

• Add electrical panels and specifying distribution systems.
• Create circuits to connect lighting fixtures to panels.
• Connect lighting fixtures to switches.
• View electrical systems in the System Browser.

Unit 4 Lesson 3 Tutorial 4: Placing Lighting Fixtures in the Architectural Model

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

• Load electrical receptacle components.
• Place electrical receptacles on wall faces.
• Create circuits to connect the receptacles to panels.

Unit 4 Lesson 4 Tutorial 1: Placing Plumbing in the Architectural Model

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

• Place plumbing fixture components in restrooms.
• Copy plumbing fixtures to similar locations on other levels.

Unit 4 Lesson 4 Tutorial 2: copying Shared Elements into a Plumbing Model

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

• Copy shared levels and grids into a Revit® MEP host project.
• Create working views for plumbing design in Revit MEP.
• Copy plumbing fixtures from the architectural model into Revit MEP.

Unit 4 Lesson 4 Tutorial 3: Modeling Fire Protection Systems

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

• Place sprinklers.
• Create a wet fire protection system.

Unit 4 Lesson 5 tutorial 1: copying Shared Elements into a Mechanical model

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

• Copy shared levels and grids into a Revit® MEP host project.
• Create working views for mechanical design in Revit MEP.

Unit 4 Lesson 5 Tutorial 2: Modeling Exposed HVAC systems

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

• Place air handling units and terminals.
• Create a return system.
• View HVAC systems in the System Browser.

Unit 4 Lesson 5 tutorial 3: Modeling closed Plenum HVAC Systems

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

• Measure the plenum space available.
• Place air handling units and terminals.
• Create a supply system.

Unit 4 Lesson 6 Tutorial 1: Coordinating and Reviewing Model changes

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

• Link models from other disciplines to the architectural model.
• Find changes made to shared model elements.
• Act upon the changes reported in the coordination review.
• View the integrated model with the changes resolved.

Unit 4 Lesson 6 Tutorial 2: Checking for Interference between Model Elements

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

• Link models to prepare for interference checking.
• Set up and run an interference report.
• Review the issues reported in the interference report and showing the intersecting elements.
• Narrow the scope of the report by selection or by choosing specific elements to check.