Adding the Garage Platform, Appliances, and Fixtures
Before you can add the garage appliances and fixtures, you will need to create a concrete platform.
- Open the RL2-4 file. Save the file as RL2-5.
- Go to the First Floor View and zoom in on the south end of the garage.
Location of Concrete Platform
- Go to the Component tool.
Click on the arrow and select Model In-Place.
The Model In-Place option is used to create simple models while in the Revit program.
Model In-Place Tool
- In the Family Category and Parameters dialog box, select Floors.
Family Category and Parameters Dialog Box
- Name the family, Garage Platform.
Name Dialog Box
- The drawing will turn gray.
Click on the Extrusion tool in the Forms panel.
Extrusion Tool
- Draw the rectangular shape for the platform. The edges are to the core boundary of the three walls.
Sketch Boundary for the Platform
- In the Properties box, set the Extrusion End to 0′-0″, Extrusion Start to -0′-4″, and the material to Concrete Cast-in-Place gray.
Change the color of the material to light gray (RGB 192 192 192).
This will create a 4″ thick concrete
platform on top of the garage slab.
Properties Settings
- Click the Green Check to finish the model.
Note: To edit the boundary of the slab, double-click on the slab and then the Edit Extrusion tool.
Properties Settings
Concrete, Cast-in-Place Gray Material Set to Gray
- Click the Green Check.
Click the Green Check in the In-Place Editor panel.
Note: Creating a 3D section view will be covered later in the book
3D Section of Platform
- Now you will add the garage appliances and fixtures. Approximate the locations.
Garage Appliance and Fixture Locations
Appliance/Sink Name |
Where Located |
Dryer 27″ x 25″ x 35″ |
Included with template. |
Washer 27″ x 25″ x 35″ |
Included with template. |
Sink – Utility 24″x18″ |
Load from Plumbing, MEP, Fixtures, Sinks folder. |
Furnace(3D) 40″ x 21″ x 28″ |
Custom family, load from Fixtures folder on website. |
Water Heater (3D) 40 Gallon |
Custom family, load from Fixtures folder on website. |
- This is the end of Part 5. Save your file as RL2-5.