Session 1 · Model a pavilion

About two hours. You open Revit for the first time and leave with a small building modeled from scratch. Nothing fancy. The point is that the whole thing exists and that you built it in the right order.

The result

A one-storey pavilion, 6 × 9 m, with two levels defined, a floor slab, at least one door and two windows. Saved as pavilion_s1.rvt.

Workflows, in order

1. Start a New Revit Project and Set Units — A fresh Revit project with the right template, units and save habits. (clip)
2. Set Up Levels and Floor Plans — Levels set up with matching floor plans for every storey. (clip)
3. Draw Your First Walls and Floor in 15 Minutes — A closed rectangular shell, four walls and a floor slab. (clip)
4. Test Walls and Dimensions (Temporary vs Permanent) — Draw test walls and move them precisely with temporary vs permanent dimensions. (clip)
5. Place Doors and Windows in Walls — Every opening hosted correctly, swinging the right way, at the right sill and head height. (clip)

The walls-and-floor workflow draws an 8 × 5 m rectangle as its example. Draw yours at 6 × 9 m instead; the steps are identical, only the two numbers change.

Checkpoint before you move on

• The project units are mm and the file has been saved with a real name.
• Two levels exist (Level 1 at 0, Level 2 at 3000 or so) and each has a floor plan.
• Four walls close a loop with no gap at the corners. Hover over each corner: no wall end is dangling.
• The floor was made with Pick Walls, not drawn by hand, so it follows the walls if you move one.
• Click the house icon (Default 3D View). You see a closed box with holes for the door and windows. If a window floats above the wall or a door swings into the wall, fix it now with the flip arrows.

If it went wrong

• Walls won't close the loop. Delete the last wall, restart the Wall tool with Chain ticked, and click exactly on the first wall's endpoint. Revit shows a small endpoint snap symbol when you are on it.
• The floor asks about attaching walls. Answer No for now. That question comes back in the course when it matters.
• A window is in the wrong wall. Delete it and place it again. Do not drag it across the plan; hosted elements do not travel between walls well.

Next: Session 2 · Draw it and print it