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Transcript
00:04
With the Coordinates set in a Revit model, we can now start to locate buildings on a site.
00:10
If these are existing buildings, hopefully the site was surveyed, and the building footprint is accurate.
00:16
If this is new construction, hopefully the building footprint has been accurately coordinated with civil engineer.
00:23
Neither of those things are true in this case.
00:26
In this video, I'd like to bring my building into my site model.
00:30
Then we'll get it in the correct spot and publish those Coordinates.
00:34
Obviously, we'll go back into the Architectural model to make sure everything is cool.
00:42
So, let's jump into Revit.
00:44
Let's go to our site civil model.
00:48
It just so happens I know that I want to bring my building into where this Project Base Point is.
00:54
Now, the reason I move it to this spot is because I want to go Project Base Point to Project Base Point, then I'm going to move my model.
01:03
If I want to bring in another building, I can just move this Project Base Point to that other building,
01:08
and bring that one in Project Base Point to Project Base Point.
01:12
So, again, the Survey Point stays in the same spot.
01:16
Whereas the Project Base Point can move around.
01:20
Zoom into here.
01:23
Let's go to the Insert tab.
01:26
On the "Link" panel, let's click "Link Revit".
01:30
Browse to your Project, go to your Architectural folder, select your Architectural model,
01:38
but for positioning, let's go Auto Project Base Point to Project Base Point.
01:45
Click "Open".
01:50
There are some nested links that will not appear that keeps coming back, doesn't it?
01:54
I promise, we'll check out all these links, see which ones are valid and see which ones can be scrapped.
02:00
Let's just click "Close" for now.
02:03
So that Project Base Point laid on the other Project Base Point.
02:06
Now I want to move my model, get it rotated, get it to the right elevation, then publish a Coordinates to it.
02:16
So, to do that, I can't really see the outline in the site survey.
02:21
So, in my View Control toolbar, I'll set my Visual Style to Wire Frame. That way I can see what I'm doing.
02:29
Now, this blue line here indicates the outside face of my wall.
02:34
So, if you type AL for Align, I'm going to pick this line first,
02:43
and then I'm going to grab a line along my building here, right on the inside face and pick that.
02:49
It's going to align it with that.
02:52
Now, I'm going to pick this line here.
02:56
I'm going to pick this front edge here.
02:60
I'm going to hit "Escape" a couple times.
03:04
Now I want to go to my elevation, so double click on this elevation right here.
03:10
Zoom in on our model.
03:12
Now, the ground floor in my Architectural model says zero, because we didn't know any better.
03:17
But if we look at our level here in our model 5388,
03:22
if I just grab this level and drag it over, I just want to make sure we're in the right spot.
03:31
Perfect.
03:34
Let's go back to our site plan.
03:38
Okay, now let's push these Coordinates to that Architectural model.
03:42
On the "Manage" tab, on the "Project Location" panel, click your "Coordinates" drop-down,
03:50
select "Publish Coordinates".
03:54
Now hover over your Architectural model, notice it says Location Not Shared.
03:60
We're going to change that right now.
04:02
Pick it.
04:04
Move it to "Internal".
04:07
Now, it says there may be many shared sites to find in one project.
04:11
Don't do it.
04:12
Just keep it at internal because if you don't do that,
04:16
when we open the Architectural model, we can't publish Coordinates from it, so keep it internal.
04:23
Click "OK".
04:25
Let's hit the "Save" button.
04:29
Similar to how it treated the AutoCAD, when we acquired Coordinates, we published them.
04:34
So, obviously we need to save those back to the Architectural model.
04:39
If the Architectural model happens to be open, you're not going to be able to do it, so make sure it's closed and click "Save".
04:47
Let's close out of our site model.
04:52
Let's open our Architectural model back up.
04:57
Those nagging references, we're going to deal with them in the next video, but right now, let's ignore and continue opening the project.
05:06
Let's go to our site plan.
05:09
And hey, look, Survey Points over here.
05:15
It's at the correct elevation.
05:18
Our plan is slightly rotated.
05:22
To that exact rotation, click your "Project Base Point", Elevation 5388.
05:31
We're going to keep this here for now,
05:33
but when we deal with structure, we're going to unclip this and move it to a structural grid location.
05:39
I'd like to go to an Elevation just to make sure, so let's go back down the ground floor.
05:44
I'm going to go to this Elevation here, 5388.
05:54
Hit "Escape" a few times.
05:58
Save your model. We didn't really change anything.
Video transcript
00:04
With the Coordinates set in a Revit model, we can now start to locate buildings on a site.
00:10
If these are existing buildings, hopefully the site was surveyed, and the building footprint is accurate.
00:16
If this is new construction, hopefully the building footprint has been accurately coordinated with civil engineer.
00:23
Neither of those things are true in this case.
00:26
In this video, I'd like to bring my building into my site model.
00:30
Then we'll get it in the correct spot and publish those Coordinates.
00:34
Obviously, we'll go back into the Architectural model to make sure everything is cool.
00:42
So, let's jump into Revit.
00:44
Let's go to our site civil model.
00:48
It just so happens I know that I want to bring my building into where this Project Base Point is.
00:54
Now, the reason I move it to this spot is because I want to go Project Base Point to Project Base Point, then I'm going to move my model.
01:03
If I want to bring in another building, I can just move this Project Base Point to that other building,
01:08
and bring that one in Project Base Point to Project Base Point.
01:12
So, again, the Survey Point stays in the same spot.
01:16
Whereas the Project Base Point can move around.
01:20
Zoom into here.
01:23
Let's go to the Insert tab.
01:26
On the "Link" panel, let's click "Link Revit".
01:30
Browse to your Project, go to your Architectural folder, select your Architectural model,
01:38
but for positioning, let's go Auto Project Base Point to Project Base Point.
01:45
Click "Open".
01:50
There are some nested links that will not appear that keeps coming back, doesn't it?
01:54
I promise, we'll check out all these links, see which ones are valid and see which ones can be scrapped.
02:00
Let's just click "Close" for now.
02:03
So that Project Base Point laid on the other Project Base Point.
02:06
Now I want to move my model, get it rotated, get it to the right elevation, then publish a Coordinates to it.
02:16
So, to do that, I can't really see the outline in the site survey.
02:21
So, in my View Control toolbar, I'll set my Visual Style to Wire Frame. That way I can see what I'm doing.
02:29
Now, this blue line here indicates the outside face of my wall.
02:34
So, if you type AL for Align, I'm going to pick this line first,
02:43
and then I'm going to grab a line along my building here, right on the inside face and pick that.
02:49
It's going to align it with that.
02:52
Now, I'm going to pick this line here.
02:56
I'm going to pick this front edge here.
02:60
I'm going to hit "Escape" a couple times.
03:04
Now I want to go to my elevation, so double click on this elevation right here.
03:10
Zoom in on our model.
03:12
Now, the ground floor in my Architectural model says zero, because we didn't know any better.
03:17
But if we look at our level here in our model 5388,
03:22
if I just grab this level and drag it over, I just want to make sure we're in the right spot.
03:31
Perfect.
03:34
Let's go back to our site plan.
03:38
Okay, now let's push these Coordinates to that Architectural model.
03:42
On the "Manage" tab, on the "Project Location" panel, click your "Coordinates" drop-down,
03:50
select "Publish Coordinates".
03:54
Now hover over your Architectural model, notice it says Location Not Shared.
03:60
We're going to change that right now.
04:02
Pick it.
04:04
Move it to "Internal".
04:07
Now, it says there may be many shared sites to find in one project.
04:11
Don't do it.
04:12
Just keep it at internal because if you don't do that,
04:16
when we open the Architectural model, we can't publish Coordinates from it, so keep it internal.
04:23
Click "OK".
04:25
Let's hit the "Save" button.
04:29
Similar to how it treated the AutoCAD, when we acquired Coordinates, we published them.
04:34
So, obviously we need to save those back to the Architectural model.
04:39
If the Architectural model happens to be open, you're not going to be able to do it, so make sure it's closed and click "Save".
04:47
Let's close out of our site model.
04:52
Let's open our Architectural model back up.
04:57
Those nagging references, we're going to deal with them in the next video, but right now, let's ignore and continue opening the project.
05:06
Let's go to our site plan.
05:09
And hey, look, Survey Points over here.
05:15
It's at the correct elevation.
05:18
Our plan is slightly rotated.
05:22
To that exact rotation, click your "Project Base Point", Elevation 5388.
05:31
We're going to keep this here for now,
05:33
but when we deal with structure, we're going to unclip this and move it to a structural grid location.
05:39
I'd like to go to an Elevation just to make sure, so let's go back down the ground floor.
05:44
I'm going to go to this Elevation here, 5388.
05:54
Hit "Escape" a few times.
05:58
Save your model. We didn't really change anything.
Publishing Shared Coordinates
When we have a project on shared coordinates, we sometimes have to do, what I consider is a bad thing. That is, we sometimes have to physically move a linked model and rotate it. I cringe when I think of it, but many times, it is a necessary evil! Once the model is safely in the right spot (x,y,z and rotation to true north) we can then publish the coordinates and bam! We got it!
Follow these steps to put a model on shared coordinates:
Before you get started, download the files from the Files drop-down at the toolbar.
Browse to your architectural model
For the Orientation: Select Auto: Project Base Point to Project Base Point.
That should do it! Open your architectural model and check your survey point. It should now reflect the proper placement.
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