Can Revit Architecture do this?!

[Nymph]

Hi guys,
I need to add some detailed drawings in both sectional & plan views (for ceilings , floors & walls).


Here are some images of what I'm trying to do:

http://www.profabaccess.com/?p=2048
http://www.bibliocad.com/library/construction-details--assorted-sections--drop-ceiling_29055
http://www.bibliocad.com/library/drop-ceiling-details_26666
http://www.bibliocad.com/library/--many-details--drop-ceiling_26946


Is it possible to do this on revit?! Like, I'd draw it on plan, then find it on all my section cuts?

If so, do I have to draw everything from scratch?

Any tip or link would be highly appreciated <3

I'm thinking of just drawing it on CAD if it weren't possible. What do you guys think?

[cdatechguy]

If you can draw it in CAD you can draw it in Revit....

You add the info in Drafting Views....that way you can reference them and use them in multiple projects just like a block in CAD...

If they are already in CAD, you can trace them in Revit.

[Nymph]

I think I'll just get the Revit MEP, instead. I hope my file can be opened on both...

[crawfords]

Making the jump from 2-D drafting to full 3-D BIM can be daunting, but you'll find that it is absolutely worth the effort.

Revit has numerous advantages in detailing over old-school drafting, especially in the the 2-D linework details can be locked to 3-D components in the model so that if the overall model shifts, the details will shift with them. There are some instructions available at this old forum: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Revit-Architecture/Lock-Details-Lines-to-Model-Lock-Model-Objects/td-p/2318545.

Also, information abounds elsewhere on this forum and the Web. Good luck!

-Crawford

[Mike Sealander]

I haven't used AutoCAD in years, but Revit's drafting tools are good, and anything you could draft in ACAD I think you could do in Revit. We don't tie our drafted details to the model. It's better to think of drafting details as standalone abstracts, in our view. Every firm develops their own sweet spot between model and drafting details. Find your sweet spot.

[Nymph]

I just got the revit mep 2012... & it seems too complicated :shock: