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Practice Objective
Load and add components.
In this practice, you will load and create families for up coming
practices in this guide. You will load components from the project
folders custom library and create a new size. You will then create
a new size for a system family. Finally, you will load a symbol
from the Load Autodesk Family dialog box.
Task 1-Load families.
1. Open the project Structural-Compnts.rvt from the practice
files folder.
2. In the Insert tab>Load from Library panel, click
Family).
(Load
3. In the Load Family dialog box, navigate to the practice files
Families folder and select the following families:
⚫ Angled-Footing.rfa
Concrete-Rectangular-Column.rfa
K-Series Bar Joist-Rod Web.rfa Click Open.
4. In the Specify Types dialog box, select K-Series Bar
Joist-Rod Web.rfa from the Family list and then select 16K7
from the Types list as shown in Figure 4-17 and click OK.
The other families do not have any type catalog available
to choose sizes from.
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5. Save the project.
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14. Save the project
Task 2-Rotate elements.
1. Select gnc line 1.
2. In the Modity Grids tab>Modity panel, click
(Rctate)
3. Move the center of rotation by going to the Options Bar and
clicking Place. Select the midpoint of column D1 as the
center of rotation.
4. Specify the first ray of rotation by clicking on the A1 grid
intersection
5. Specify the second ray of rotation to finish the rotation by
selecting the midpoint of the column you moved 6 to the left.
of grid line 1 earlier, as shown in Figure 5-55.
Second ray of retation.
selection
First ray of rotation
selection
Center of rotation-
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4. Select the intersection of the reference plane and grid line A,
between grid lines 2 and 3, as shown in Figure 5-77.
Reference line-
Grid line A
5. Click
A
Figure 5-77
(Modify) to end the command.
6. Connect the arc foundation wall on grid line A.1 with the
foundation wall on grid line A by going to the Modify tab>
Modify panel and clicking (Trim/Extend to Corner).
7. Select the horizontal wall along grid line A on the left side of
the arc, as shown in Figure 5-78.
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Remember to select the side of the wall that you want to
keep.
Figure 5-78
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Width to 2-0, as shown in Figure 4-19.
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You must have an
internet connection to
Uso the Load Autodesk
Family method. This
family is also provided in
the practice les
Families Tables folder
7. Click OK Click
(Modify)
Task 4. Add a detall family from Load Autodesk Family.
1. In the Insert tab>Load from Library panel, dick (Load
Autodesk Family)
2. In the Load Autodesk Family dialog box, type Break line in
the search field. Select the image of the table and chairs (as
shown in Figure 4-20) and click Load
Filler
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3. Save and close the project
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3. Hover the cursor over one of the foundation walls but do not
select the wall. The blue alignment line should display on the
inside of the wall and above the grid line, as shown in
Figure 5-81.
Alignment line.
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Chain of walls or lines
Figure 5-81
(A.1
4. Press <Tab> until all of the foundation walls are highlighted,
meaning they are all selected, and click to offset the walls 4",
as shown in Figure 5-82.
New location of foundation walls
Figure 5-82
5. Click
R
(Modify).
6. Save and close the model.
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Autocad Introduction
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MAM CU IN THE CITY
AutoCAD Civil Engineering
Graphics and Computer
Aided Design
Homework Exercise 11:
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Please complete the following problems from the text book.
Perform the following practice problems in the Revit textbook and submit
the saved file:
Practice 4A, page 4-15
Practice 5A, page 5-20
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Practice 5B, page 5-37
Practice 5C, page 5-51
Submission Details:
Submit to Canvas as a .rvt
Textbook Chapters to Review:
• Revit chapter 4 and 5
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