How To Create Exterior Wall Panels In Revit

In your revit ribbon annotate tab detail panel click component repeating detail.

How to create exterior wall panels in revit.

Create a wall section and open the section view. Next choose horizontal or vertical placement then click on the wall in the location where you want the joint. Click edit on the structure parameter. The first step in modelling metal sheet cladding is to create a new curtain wall panel family.

This is a video showing how to create a panel wall family with how to cut the top accordinly. From your revit ribbon access element properties type properties. In this dialog basic walls are defined from the bottom to the top of the wall. Select create new family and navigate to the curtain wall panel family template file.

Right click the stacked wall and select type properties. On the structure tab click the drop down on the wall button and select wall reveal. In the type properties dialog click duplicate to create a new stacked wall type and provide a name. You can also make the curtain panel empty.

Next either import a cad file detail component or just sketch in the profile that you want. The same principle for the top cut can be added for use at bottom or to flip the slope other way. Also i demonstrate how to create walls and dimension them. You will have the contextual tab opened.

Further parameters could be added for use in a 4d 5d process these have to be shared parameters instead of standard ones so they can be scheduled accordinly. Revit precast panels using reveals to model precast panels using reveals we need to be in a section or elevation view. This video demonstrates how to create a 2x6 exterior wall style and 2x4 interior wall style. The power of curtain walls is that you don t have to only use glazed panels.