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Landscape modeling in Revit
with Environment tools
Nehama Sechter-Baraban
Landscape Architect, Heavy Revit user | @nehama shechter-Baraban
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About me
▪ Landscape Architecture graduate from Technion
▪ Experience working on different scales and types of Landscape projects
▪ All done with CAD (and excel and sketchup and Lumion and photoshop and civil…)
▪ I quit my job to be able to learn Revit
▪ Currently working at Arch-Intelligence the developer of Environment for Revit
▪ Teaching Revit for Landscape at ‘Ruppin’ Technological college
Who is it for?
▪ Landscape Architects working with Revit
▪ Landscape architects who are interested in Revit
▪ BIM experts working with Landscape designers
▪ Anyone looking to design the outdoors within Revit
You found it.
Learning objectives
▪ Discover the different ways to create topographies in Revit
▪ Learn about designing with contour lines using model lines
▪ See how to model the hardscapes with slabs (grading plans)
▪ Reveal the secret of architectural walls for site design in Revit
▪ Get to know the easiest way to design planting in Revit
Why Revit for landscape?
Is Revit the best fit?
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Is Revit the best fit?
The best software for landscape architecture checklist:
High technical Strong collaboration Discipline appropriate
capabilities abilities tools
Is Revit the best fit?
The best software for landscape architecture checklist:
High technical Strong collaboration Discipline appropriate
capabilities abilities tools
Is Revit the best fit?
The best software for landscape architecture checklist:
High technical Strong collaboration Discipline appropriate
capabilities abilities tools
Is Revit the best fit?
The best software for landscape architecture checklist:
Strong collaboration High technical Discipline appropriate
abilities capabilities tools
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Main goals
▪ Complete the entire project within Revit
▪ Flexible, easy, and fun workflows
▪ Achieve maximum modeling accuracy
▪ Seamless integration with Revit tools & elements
Streamline the work
Slopes & Gradings
Topographies?
Softscape & Hardscape
Main categories used for graded surfaces in Revit
Topographies Slabs
Site Toposurface Architectural Floors & Roffs
Topography in Revit
Revit native tools for Grading surfaces
How topo-surfaces behave in Revit?
▪ Made of Elev. points with X,Y,Z values
▪ Triangulated connection between points
▪ Has no thickness or layered materials
Main issues in modeling process
▪ Out-of-the-box modeling tools require to place
each point manually.
▪ CSV files are lost within Revit’s ‘20 Mile limit’
▪ No option to design with contour lines
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Revit native tools for grading surfaces
What is a “Slab” ?
▪ Floors or Roofs
▪ Can have different material layers
▪ Linked to model levels
▪ Can include a slope or elevation points
Main issues in modeling process
▪ Out-of-the-box modeling tools require to
place each point or split line manually.
▪ Can’t show contour lines
▪ Designed to attach to building levels
Environment tools for grading
A verity of tools to fit every situation
▪ Creating & editing topography
▪ Shape edit slabs
▪ Use of contour lines
Environment tools for grading
A verity of tools to fit every situation
Walls
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Main issues in modeling process
▪ Top & base attached to a model level
▪ Model each wall part separately
▪ Designed to attach to building levels
Architectural walls in Revit
In Landscape our ‘Level’ is the terrain
Retaining walls
Arrange walls
An advanced algorithm calculates and models retaining walls
Capabilities
▪ Analyze surface height in both sides of the wall to
determine relative wall height for each part
▪ Set height, length and footing depth parameters
▪ Automatically model all the walls in mere seconds
▪ Test different options to optimize your design
Fences
Wall railing
Main issues in modeling process
▪ Top & base attached to a model level
▪ Model each wall part separately
▪ Designed to attach to building levels
Construction documents
Wall Layout
Capabilities
▪ Set elevation to model lines
▪ Create dynamic contour labels to check & change elevation
▪ Create a surface from model lines
▪ Snap to model edges to draw a contour line
Planting
Planting plans in Revit
Common questions
▪ Methods & Graphics
▪ Planting libraries
Planting libraries
Custom by local standards
Use Revit families to create different types
Planting plans
Planting plans in Revit
Common methods
Area plans Detailed 3D model
Scatter tools
Scatter area
Use for planting, furniture or any Revit family ▪ Use many categories as placement areas:
Areas, Floors, Roofs, Topographies
▪ Use linked model for efficient workflow
▪ Scatter single element or create a mix
▪ Combine elements into an assembly
▪ Scatter randomly or by defined grid
▪ Re-edit existing scatter groups
Line scatter
Use for planting, furniture or any Revit family
Capabilities
▪ Create a line or select model edges or lines
▪ Scatter single element or a mix of elements
▪ Combine elements into an assembly
▪ Scatter randomly or by defined angle
▪ Re-edit existing scatter groups
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CAD collaboration
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Use CAD files to collaborate with your project
team members without leaving Revit.
Work with real world coordinate system and
bypass the ‘20 miles’ Revit restriction. You can
also extract CAD blocks and turn them into Revit
families with just a few clicks.
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Streamline the modeling process by creating
fast rockery elements or curb families.
Using Environment tools will not only save you
modeling time but provide out of the box families
to get you started – curbs, rocks and more…
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Create fast and accurate color analysis for
slopes and elevations of a terrain
With the comprehensive tools to allow fast legend
and extracting schedules and average heights,
you can easily understand cut and fill quantities
of your project and show expected costs.
Thank you
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