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Ex 2-3 Lake Cabin Windows

Exercise 2-3: Windows

In this exercise you will add windows to the cabin floor plan.

1. Open Lake Cabin.rvt created in exercise 2-2.

Placing windows:

2. Click on the Window tool under the Basics tab on the Design Bar. (Figure 2-8)

Notice that the Options Bar has changed to show options related to Windows. Next we will modify those settings.

The Type Selector indicates the Window style, width & height. Clicking the down arrow to the right lists all the windows loaded in the current project.

3. Change the Type Selector to Fixed: 36” x 72”.
   


4. Move your cursor over a wall and place two windows as shown in Figure 2-13. Notice that the position of the window changes depending on what side of the wall your cursor is. (Figure 2-13)
   

5. Change the Type Selector to Fixed: 24” x 72”.
   


6. Place the other 4 windows in the living room area as shown in Figure 2-1. Again, in this exercise we are not concerned with the exact placement of the windows.
   

7. Change the Type Selector to Fixed: 24” x 48”.
   


8. Place the remaining 5 windows (two in each bedroom & one in the bath room) shown in Figure 2-1.
   


9. Save your project.
   

Snap Symbols:

By now you should be well aware of the snaps that Revit suggests as you move yourcursor about the drawing window.

If you hold your cursor still for a moment while a snap symbol is displayed, a tool tip will appear on the screen. However, when you become familiar with the snap symbols you can pick sooner. (Figure 2-14)

The TAB key cycles through the available snaps near your cursor.

The keyboard shortcut turns off the other snaps for one pick. For example, if you type SE on the keyboard while in the Wall command, Revit will only look for an endpoint for the next pick.

Finally, typing SO (snaps off) turns all snaps off for one pick.

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