Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2012: No Experience Required

Building a Floor by Layers

As mentioned in the previous section, the term layer does not equate to an AutoCAD layer. It does, however, equate to layers of materials used to design a floor system. When you create a floor system in Revit Architecture, you can do it with the mind-set of how a floor is actually constructed. You can also specify which material in the floor will stop at an exterior wall and which will pass through to the core.

In this section, you will build on your experience of creating a floor. Now that the concrete slab is in place, you will start adding materials to create a floor finish.

Adding Materials

Your objective is to create a floor system with a structure and a finish material. You will also design the floor to interrupt ...