Understanding Foundation Systems
The first question that arises while addressing structural foundations is, “What if the architect places a foundation in the model, and then the structural engineer places one in their model?”
What will happen is the structural engineer will use a method called Copy/Monitor, whereby the engineer takes the architect's foundation and makes it their own. The engineer is then free to alter the foundation. This method is addressed fully in Chapter 20, “Importing and Coordinating Revit Models.”
This section focuses on creating foundation walls. Although adding this type of wall is similar to adding architectural walls, there are a few things you want to look out for.
For now, let's add a foundation and deal with coordination ...
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