Would you attempt this in Revit?

[mark.okikawa]

I think I may know the answer, but I want to hear other opinions.

Would you attempt to create a set of HABS drawings (documenting historical bldgs)?
These drawing are highly detailed and I don't think Revit, in this case, is the best tool
for the job.

Any thoughts?

Here's the website: http://www.cr.nps.gov/habshaer/coll/index.htm

Thanks,
mark

[BillyGrey]

Why not?
In my world, Revit performs 2d drafting operations as well as any other dedicated CAD package.
If you are after a more organic look and feel, drafting in cad, and exporting to any number of editing/sketchty progs will get you there.

On the other "hand", well, those diagrams where produced on the original drafting package.
No machine can perform quite like that.

[luigi]

No I wouldn't attempt...

I would just do it!

[Scott D Davis]

What would be better than just have archived old drawings of buildings? In Revit, they are living databases of information. If you have the information to model them, why not? They could be a true historical record. Imagine this: Phase One in Revit is "Original" building. Phase two shows the addition constructed in 1918. Phase 3 shows the windows were replaced. All of this data can be included in the model, and amended to as time goes on. I think Revit fits with this type of model very well. As for the details, well they can all be done in Revit, too. Obviously some is going to be 2D drafting in Revit, and some will be the 3D model. You will have to make the determination which is appropriate to mdoel, and whats not.

[mark.okikawa]

Okay. Okay. I'm sold.

The only reason I was hesitant was that the person who would be doing the work hasn't used Revit before, or any CAD for that matter. Since he already has a license, we'll give it a try. He has taken a class, so its not totallly unfamiliar.

Thanks for the advice.

mark

[christopher.zoog51272]

We do a fair amount of adaptive reuse of historic structures, and we do most of them in revit. Because revit can model just about anything, it really comes down to time, level of detail, and the quality of your building survey. The last being the most important. Without an accurate and exhaustive survey of the existing model, it is hard to create a decent model.

[jbalding48677]

Mark, Mark, Mark, Mark, Mark...

Didn't I learn you better than that?

[MikeJarosz]

I have already attempted to do just this (in another CAD system) for thr FLLLW Robie house. I see no reason whatever why Revit couldn't do this better.

By the way, I noticed HABS has the drawings online. The online Robie set has more online drawings than the set that was published originally.

[mark.okikawa]

Uh oh. I was afraid you'd see this this post JB......