Module 4 Unit 2 Revit Architecture Wall Openings Video Lecture - Design

in the last unit we looked at how to put
walls into your model now I'm going to
show you how to create openings in those
walls so as an example I've got a very
simple building with just four walls I
switched to a 3d view you can see our
full wall instances there so let's go
ahead and form a wall opening I switch
back to my level 0 floorplan the wall
opening tool can be found on the
architecture menu and you move along to
the opening panel and up there you'll
find wall opening so I'll select that
put my Auto reminder to save away I'll
select a wall click a start point for
the opening click an end point for the
opening and the opening itself is
created I'll switch back to my 3d view
there is the wall opening we've just
created you can create these directly
within a 3d view so I'll do another one
now so remember architecture opening
wall select a wall first click a start
point click an opposite diagonal
endpoint for your opening we whatever
shape you you want that to be and there
is our wall opening
once you've created your wall opening
you can adjust its properties just like
any other element within Revit so I'm
looking at an elevation view here the
safe elevation here are the two wall
openings I've just created let's take
this one here so if I select it in the
properties palette you can see the
properties ie its parameters and values
so it's got a top offset a base offset a
base constraint and the top constraint
you'll remember these from the last unit
on walls so at the moment this wall
opening is related back to level zero
level zero is set as both its top
constraint and base constraint and then
the top offset and base offset are just
used to define the height however we
could set the base constraint to level
zero with a zero offset we could set the
top constraint to level one with the
zero offset we apply those and now we
are simply using levels in our model to
control the base and the top of the wall
opening just going to select that wall
opening again and show you that you've
got four little filled in triangles here
you're gonna control grips just to
demonstrate that you can manually adjust
the height and the width of our opening
directly within a view
if you want to form a door in Revit
we've got a door tool I'm gonna show you
how that works soon likewise if you want
to form a window we've got a window tool
so what exactly is the wall opening tool
for and when would you use it I find it
useful for small ad-hoc openings in
walls for example where we got services
or structural beams that need to come
through the wall and we don't want the
wall to clash with them so for example
let's say we've got a suspended ceiling
at this level and this is a party wall
if I go to wall opening and slide scream
there we might want to put a small wall
opening in this wall to allow ductwork
or pipe work or a structural beam to
come through this wall so it doesn't
clash with it and that completes this
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