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Integrating Architectural and

Site DesignOverview

In this lesson, you learn how to combine building design data with civil engineering design

data. In some circumstances it is helpful to be able to visualize both the architectural and civil

engineering components of a project at the same time. Architectural data typically consists of

information above the ground, and includes buildings as well as all of the components within

buildings. Civil engineering data usually consists of information representing the ground

surface and below, and can include roads, site grading, and sewers.

Large site development projects often involve a public participation process, where the public

and other interest groups are given the opportunity to provide input on a proposed project. A

very effective means to portray the intent of a project is to use 3D visualization techniques.

When you combine architectural and site design data, you get an accurate representation of

the proposed works for both above ground and below ground construction. This is shown in

the following illustration:

Lesson

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AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010

Education Curriculum Student Workbook

Unit 4: Sustainable Design

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

Describe the Autodesk Revit Architecture application. Explain how to incorporate a Revit building model with a Civil 3D site design model. View a model in 3D.

Exercises

The following exercise is provided in a step-by-step format in this lesson:

1. Insert a Revit ModelAbout Autodesk Revit Architecture

Autodesk Revit Architecture is a model-based architectural design software used to design

buildings, and takes into consideration building components such as foundations, structural

members, windows, doors, roofs, and all other building details.

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Architects use Autodesk Revit Architecture to generate building design options, final designs,

details, construction scheduling, quantity material takeoff, and design visualization. Revit

Architecture data files are in a completely different format from Civil 3D data files. You can

export data from Revit Architecture and import it to Civil 3D.

Import a Building Site

To insert a Revit Architecture building to a Civil 3D drawing, you use the Import Building Site

command. This command can be found on the ribbon, Insert tab, Import panel.

When you import a building site you need to:

Specify the file: a Revit building site is contained in a file with an adsk (*.adsk) extension. Specify a name for the Civil 3D building site. Specify the insertion coordinates (if necessary).

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If the architect uses the same coordinate system as the civil engineer, then there is no need to

specify insertion coordinates.

The Civil 3D Building Site appears as an expandable tree in Prospector, and shows the building

components. These are shown in the following illustration:

Key Terms

RevitArchitecture

An Autodesk software application used for designing buildings.

Building Site A Civil 3D object used to store the Revit building model.

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Exercise 1: Insert a Revit

Model

In this exercise, you insert a Revit

architectural model containing a building

to your Civil 3D drawing.

For this exercise open

\M_InsertRevitModel_EX1.dwg.

1. On the ribbon, Insert tab, click theImport panel dropdown.

2. Click Import Building Site.

The Import Building Site wizard launches.

3. On the Import Building Site, Select Filepage, click the icon to browse to a file.

4. Browse to the location where your datasets are installed.

5. Click M_BuildingFromRevit.adsk. ClickOpen.

A preview of the Revit building model is

displayed. You can experiment with the

view in the preview window.

6. On the Import Building Site Select Filepage, for Building site name, enter

Housing Coop.7. Click Next.8. Review the settings on the Import

Building Site Confirm Units page. Click

Next.

9. On the Import Building Site DisplayProperties page, click Next.

10.On the Import Building Site, InsertionPoint page, review the insertion point

information.

The insertion point coordinates are correct

because the civil engineer designing the site

uses the same coordinate system as the

architect designing the building.

11.Click Finish to insert the building model.The building model is inserted to the

drawing. Civil 3D zooms to the insertion

location and displays the outline of the

building model.

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You now view the building model in 3D. A

named view has already been prepared for

you.

12.On the command line, enter V. PressENTER.

13.In the View Manager dialog box, on theleft side, click 3D1. Click Set Current.

Click OK.

The building model is displayed in a 3D

view, along with the grading, roads and

sewer data.

14.On the command line, enter shade.Press ENTER to shade the model.

The 3D model is shaded.A surface has been created that shows the

existing and proposed conditions combined.

You now turn on the display of the EG FG

Combo surface.

15.In Toolspace, Prospector tab, expandSurfaces.

Note: If Toolspace is not visible, on the

command line, enter showts. Press ENTER.

16.Right-click EG FG Combo. Click SurfaceProperties.

17.In the Surface Properties dialog box,Information tab, for Surface style, select

_Triangles.

18.Click OK.The EG FG Combo surface is displayed, and

shaded.

19.Experiment with other views and tovisualize the entire model. Notice the

roads, pipes, and grading objects.

Finally, review the data in Prospector.20.Click the Prospector tab.21.Expand Building Sites. Click Housing

Coop.

22.Notice the components of the buildingsite (Utility Connections, Roofs, Doors

and Floors).

23.In the Item View area, notice the dataassociated with the Building Site.

24.Close the drawing and do not save thechanges.

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Assessment

Challenge Exercise

Instructors provide a master or challenge exercise for students to do based on this lesson.

Questions

1. What is the Autodesk Software application used to create architectural and buildingdesigns?

2. What is the Import Building Site command used for?3. Why is it important to view architectural data in conjunction with civil engineering data?4. What is the Civil 3D object used to show architectural data?Answers

1. Revit Architecture2. The Import Building Site command is used to import an Autodesk Revit building model to

AutoCAD Civil 3D.

3. Many projects involve a participation process with special interest groups. This processmakes use of 3D models that show the project plans for both above and below ground

conditions. It is important to visualize how the building interacts with the civil engineering

aspects of the site.

4. A Building Site.Lesson Summary

In this lesson, you learned how to combine architectural data and civil engineering data into a

single model. You imported a Revit Architecture model to a Civil 3D Building Site, and

reviewed the data in 3D and in Prospector.

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