Setting up Levels

     Setting up Levels is another important procedure that you should do it before starting your project modeling. If you use the default Revit Architecture template, you will see two levels. The default BCA template comes with 10 storeys for new project (may be different from your office standard template), but you can easily define as many levels in your project as you needed.

     To add new levels, open any one of the elevation views and then click Home tab > Datum panel > Level

     When you create a new level, Revit Architecture automatically creates a Floor Plan view and Reflected Ceiling Plan view for that level (if you turn on the Make Plan View option in the options toolbar ;Default is turn on).

     If you are not sure whether you want that view or not, you can turn off the Make Plan View first. Later if you need that view, click View tab > Plan Views and select the view as you needed.

     Now the important thing to do is to change the project datum level. If you are using the BCA template, you will see two types of Level Families as shown.

     Select all the level markers in any of the elevation view and then go to Properties > Element panel > change the element type to “Circle Head – Shared Datum”. After that click Manage tab > Project Location panel > Position > Relocate Project

     To move the project graphically in the view, click on the drawing area to enter move start point. Then the best way to enter move end point is, move the cursor vertically in the direction that you want and type a value for the distance and press ENTER.

    

     If you are using the default Revit Architecture template, you need to create at least two types of Level Families as shown.

     Select all the level markers in any of the elevation view and then go to Properties > Edit Type > Type Properties

     Under Type, click Rename to rename the existing family to add “-Project Datum” behind and click OK.

     You will get 8mm Head-Project Datum Family as shown

     And then click Duplicate to create the new type of family naming “8mm Head-Shared Datum” as shown and click OK.

     Then go to Type Properties > Type Parameters > Constraints > Elevation Base dropdown list, change Project to Shared and click Apply and OK. Now you have new 8mm Head-Project Datum Family as shown.