This free Revit structural tutorial for beginners takes you through a small steel building in four parts: grid, levels, spread footings and columns. Each part has a short video and the Revit file from the previous step. Start with part 1 if you’re new to Revit.
This series shows how I model a small steel-framed building in Revit, step by step. The project is a real one I worked on in 2020: a small Italian restaurant. We start with an empty project and build the structure up piece by piece: grid, levels, footings, then columns. Each part has a short video and the Revit file from the previous step, so you can jump in anywhere.
The files are saved in Revit 2021 format. Revit can’t save to older versions, so you’ll need Revit 2021 or newer to open them.
Part 1: Making a structural grid
Start a new structural project and lay out the column grid, with tips on naming, spacing and dimensioning grid lines.
Read part 1: Making a structural grid
Part 2: Creating levels
Add the levels that control the heights of everything in the model, rename them, and set their elevations.
Part 3: Spread footings
Create custom isolated footing types and place them on the grid at the right level.
Part 4: Columns
Load a wide-flange column family and place steel columns on top of the footings.
