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AB4617-U Autodesk® Revit® Project Templates: Finding the Right Balance for What Is in ThemT.J. Meehan AIA, LEED AP

Vice President of Professional Services – CADD Microsystems, Inc.

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ABOUT ME…

Registered Architect, member of the AIA

LEED Accredited Professional

Worked as an architect in:Phoenix, Denver, & Washington, DC

Currently V.P. of Professional Services for CADD Microsystems, Inc. (CMI)

9th year as a Speaker at AU

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ABOUT THIS SESSION…

How does an “Unconference” session work? “We provide a room, a projector, and a microphone, and then you, your fellow

attendees, and the session leader do the rest.”

Guidelines for a successful “Unconference” session: Discussions only…no lectures No product or service promotion or selling You all should share your experiences with the topic – no matter your

expertise level

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WHO’S IN THIS SESSION…ROLES   FIRMS / AGENCIES   FIRMS / AGENCIES

Architect   Architectural Design Group, Inc.   RLF Inc.

Architectural Designer   BD Mackey Consulting   Scott & Goble Architects

Architectural Intern   Bernier Carr & Associates   Stanford University

Architectural Technician   Boulder Associates   Sweco Architects

BIM Lead   Brookfield Homes   Tetra Tech

BIM Manager   CH2M HILL   The Kroger Company

BIM Specialist   Code Consultants, Inc.   Torti Gallas and Partners, Inc.

CAD Designer   CTA Architects Engineers   WD Partners

BIM / CAD Manager   Foodservice Equipment Symbols, LLC    WTW Architects

CAD / Revit Administrator   GSBS    

Digital Design Manager   HMC Architects    

Lead BIM Technician   Idaho National Laboratory    

Manager of BIM Services   IIW Engineers & Surveyors, P.C.    

Owner   Integrus Architecture    

Professional Engineer   Jacobs    

Project / BIM Coordinator   KTGY Group, Inc.    

Project Leader / BIM Project Administrator   Lake Flato Architects, Inc.  

Senior Architectural Designer   Martin/Martin, Inc.   LOCATIONS

Systems Administrator   Neumann Monson Architects   Sweden

Technician   Populous, Inc.   USA

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Revit Project Templates: Finding the Right Balance

1 Views and Sheets

2 Schedules

3 Legends

4 Notes and Specifications

5 Wall Types

6 Other Model Families

7 Details

8 Project Templates

© 2011 Autodesk

Revit Project Templates: Finding the Right Balance

1 Views and Sheets

2 Schedules

3 Legends

4 Notes and Specifications

5 Wall Types

6 Other Model Families

7 Details

8 Project Templates

1. Do you have all your typical Views already created in your project template?

2. How do you separate / organize them?

3. How many and what types of View Templates are in your project template?

4. Do you “cartoon” out all your typical sheets in your project template?

5. If so, do you create different sets for SD, DD, and CD?

6. Do you have placeholder sheets for other disciplines?

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Revit Project Templates: Finding the Right Balance

1 Views and Sheets

2 Schedules

3 Legends

4 Notes and Specifications

5 Wall Types

6 Other Model Families

7 Details

8 Project Templates

Examples… Door and Window Room Fixtures / Furniture / Equipment

Questions…

1. How many, if any, do you create in your project templates?

2. Do you use both working and printing schedules?

3. Do you create Rooms in your Room Schedule with data so they can be placed later?

4. Do you utilize shared parameters for these?

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Revit Project Templates: Finding the Right Balance

1 Views and Sheets

2 Schedules

3 Legends

4 Notes and Specifications

5 Wall Types

6 Other Model Families

7 Details

8 Project Templates

Examples… Power/Communication (ETD) Lighting Fixture Furniture

Questions…

1. Do you load your families in your project templates, so you can use them in your legends?

2. Do you create simpler annotation families just for your legends?

3. Do you just draft the symbols on your legends?

4. If #2 or #3, how do you keep them coordinated?

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Revit Project Templates: Finding the Right Balance

1 Views and Sheets

2 Schedules

3 Legends

4 Notes and Specifications

5 Wall Types

6 Other Model Families

7 Details

8 Project Templates

1. Do you have General Notes in your project template, or are they separate families (or linked CAD files) that are brought in?

2. Do you have specifications in your project template?

3. What technique do you use for these items and how do you denote changes that need to be made per project?

4. How do you deal with sheet notes?

5. Are your typical sheet notes already in your project template?

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Revit Project Templates: Finding the Right Balance

1 Views and Sheets

2 Schedules

3 Legends

4 Notes and Specifications

5 Wall Types

6 Other Model Families

7 Details

8 Project Templates

1. How many wall types do you typically use?

2. Do you have a special naming convention you use?

3. Do you denote your wall types per project, or do you use the same denotation for all projects?

4. Do you keep all your wall types in your project template, or do they exist in a separate project that you use as a library?

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Revit Project Templates: Finding the Right Balance

1 Views and Sheets

2 Schedules

3 Legends

4 Notes and Specifications

5 Wall Types

6 Other Model Families

7 Details

8 Project Templates

1. Do you believe in having a larger project template with many of the families you typically use already loaded (so it’s easier for users)?

2. Or, do you believe in no extra families loaded and force the user to only load in the ones they need?

3. Or, do you find a middle ground?

4. Do you utilize both 2D and 3D model families (i.e. for plumbing fixtures and furniture)?

5. Do you tend to create more families that are simpler (with less parameters), or less families that are more parametric?

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Revit Project Templates: Finding the Right Balance

1 Views and Sheets

2 Schedules

3 Legends

4 Notes and Specifications

5 Wall Types

6 Other Model Families

7 Details

8 Project Templates

1. How many, if any, construction details do you have in your project template?

2. Have you created some or all of your typical details in Revit?

3. Do you utilize a separate project as a detail library and users import the views they need?

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Revit Project Templates: Finding the Right Balance

1 Views and Sheets

2 Schedules

3 Legends

4 Notes and Specifications

5 Wall Types

6 Other Model Families

7 Details

8 Project Templates

1. How many project templates do you have?

2. What factors cause you to have more than one?

3. How big (file size) are your project templates?

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