Underground House in Revit Tutorial

[@drvlive2023]

This video showed better process that I had imagined and what I had learned from previous searches.

[@alfonsopintoperez9241]

Nice tutorial. Similar solution could be do it with "Component > Model in place" tool. Is almost the same, but with this way you can choose Topography category. You would be able to turn on/off with Visibility/Graphics Overrides :)

[@nova3530onyt]

Thank you so much for all your content, it helps so much. Keep up the great work. Love from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@khalidkhota6749]

You're an absolute genius. Thank you so much for ALL your amazing tutorials!

[@phicubedinc.8638]

Good solution for the under ground bunker problem of the topo tool!

[@gen.samuelofori-offeiahenk8949]

Great Tutor, really love to learn here all the time. Thanks Balkan Architect

[@sevinchkhusniddinova9816]

thank you for ur videos, they helped me a lot with my project.

[@samfr8370]

Thank you for sharing this trick with us, but this is a simple manual modeling and Revit needs to come up with some sort of "BIM-worthy" solution for this issue!

[@balkanarchitect]

I agree! :)

[@iFFYtjuh]

BIM stands for Building Information Modelling and the site is not a building. Modelling sites requires different criteria thus different application. Best practice for doing sites is toposurface and building pads.

[@moel93]

There is a BIM-worthy solution, Since the "Roof" above the building has to be constructed it should be made out of a roof with freeform modelling functionality in Revit than you got the masses. the above solution is not worth its time to be honest

[@trishnadekaboruah4126]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE TUTORIALS...

[@edwinlungu915]

Thank you very much, this has helped me so much

[@pault207]

You are the Revit genius. Thank you.

[@larrykinglk]

There we go

[@pizzapanda6153]

you saved my life

[@jpsm73]

Very good! Nice to be able to find solutions to problems.

[@sumaiyaqamar20]

hey!!!balkan architect with new look!!

[@andrewkd79]

Good tutorial, but i have a question. Could this upset, or create a bigger headache elsewhere if you have other topo surface you need to edit? Could it be done with the building pad as you first shown, but then use a massing surface in the missing area above the basement in place? That way, and please correct me if i am wrong, you are only having to make a small surface, you don't need to match to all the existing topo surfaces, especially if you have a heavily undulating site with lots of contours.

[@balkanarchitect]

Yes, as I said, it's not the best solution, it's only going to be useful for smaller projects and simpler topography, but it is the only solution that uses revit tools only. :)

[@ShmuelAharonKam]

You can also copy the mass and "paste in same place". Use different phases for the two copies. Then change the second copy. Among other benefits, you won't have a line around the smaller mass.

[@erickmutale8039]

Thank you so much this has really helped

[@grandmasterplank]

Great tutorial, as ever. But this just highlights how comically and unnecessarily complex/fiddly even the simplest of things is to achieve in Revit. Things which are equally as hilariously easy to achieve in almost every other software package. Autodesk have so much to answer for. Muppets.

[@Tif_sim]

Wonderful. Thanks a lot.

[@Leerbe]

I have 2 question I can't see the topo surface line in the level plan and I can only see in the site plan, why ? . 8:24 The option 'Plane' is desactivated. can anybody help me

[@PracticalBIM]

Nice tips. Thanks and keep on sharing..👌

[@Kuroshiki_55]

How can you do this in Revit LT? Because massing isn't included in LT version...

[@mintesnotdemssie1507]

when it come to a complicated terrain ????

[@aidasherif915]

great just tried it thanks lot

[@eastudio-K]

can you create a floor aligning with the top of the mass?

[@fyiarch]

Thank you sir.

[@PHONE-LAPTOP-REPAIR]

love the tutorial

[@3volte3]

Does Revit 2024 toposolid have the ability to model underground environment with no more workaround?

[@sturdybiscuit3324]

Hey, I'm wondering the same thing as I need to create an underground hall for a project. Did you find out if it's possible in Revit 2024?

[@deepakkumawat5902]

Very gud sir

[@kevinkumar6799]

Your videos are amazing. Can you do video about how to create chimney through roof.

[@riandedy2202]

Terima kasih banyak atas ilmunya Bang

[@mohammadalshara8312]

thank you balkan ! but i have a problem revit gives me a error : A Pad can't extend beyond the edge of a Toposurface.

[@ShmuelAharonKam]

So you can either extend the toposurface by moving the edge points, or just create your floor without a pad under it (you can also model the pad as a floor if you want both).

[@dhavalpanchal5602]

How to make parking gate family ? Plz make video for that... thank you..

[@czarchristophermariano2629]

nice video and very informative. I would just like to ask can you make a tutorial " how to create ratio on roof? example 5/12 roof? Thank you.

[@SiJoKie]

Any thoughts about Pads/Topography with phasing and corresponding graphics in section/elvation? I tend to leave my topography away in the demo phase, or only show a CAD file. Not sure if that's the best solution..

[@ARMENAMERIKANE]

Bravo brat ti si Mistro za BIM. This is great for northeast America with mostly basement/subfloor or if you want to build a dooms day bunker😆

[@zakiklamson4409]

Can't we just use void to cut through that topo ?

[@balkanarchitect]

No, you can't cut topography with a void

[@Mrbrainiac]

@@balkanarchitect Ok can we assign the mass as topography?

[@mohammedshakeel2809]

We can use Building pad from massing and site ,right?

[@balkanarchitect]

That would get rid of the ground above, so it doesn't work as an "underground house"

[@mohammedshakeel2809]

@@balkanarchitect I'm using building pad for basement parking in one of my project. Can we work like that.?

[@manishbhardwaj1538]

Thank you so much sir for ur greatest informative content .love from INDIA . Sir please make Tutorial on COORDINATE SYSTEM AND SHARED SITE in revit . thank you sir.

[@abbey4065]

Hey Balkan, how you make your shadows so diffuse ? Looks really nice

[@abbey4065]

I can see some form of ambient occlusion

[@immi85]

Can we calculate cutting filling?

[@AussieBIMGuru]

Hi Immi, the best way to do this is using graded regions. Dynamo can obtain solid volumes for most things but not topo unfortunately.

[@immi85]

@@AussieBIMGuru unexpected reply 😄 but thanks for massage😃 i am also using graded regions. but if we use massing (like in this video) then i don't think we get cutting filling volume.

[@Mrbrainiac]

What happens if we exported this file to say 3ds max or blender as a 3d? Does it export the whole thing?

[@lostGhostAmorphia]

For 3dsmax it is possible to export the whole model as a FBX-file (be careful to export the standart 3D-view from Revit). There is also a Plugin for Blender, where you can import this FBX-file, unfortunately I don't know if it is possible to maintain materials etc.

[@loaizable]

But then, how do you get quantities from that mass?

[@balkanarchitect]

You can get a volume, it's definitely not an ideal solution, but it gets the job done. As I mentioned in the video, it's good for small projects, and topography that is not too complicated. 🙂

[@fouezdesign]

@@balkanarchitect Thanks a lot for your tutorial first. Let me say that was one of the main issues I had with one of my first projects in Revit as a beginner. But like you said , its a quick solution for small projects and I cant believe that an intelligent software like Revit doesn't have an option for it , I mean site/topography tool is weak in this situation.

[@wagnerfc562]

Ótimo, muito boa a técnica.

[@durairajan5190]

Will civil engineer become a architect??reply me plz

[@simsInnovation]

I think it's a good solution but they should really address this issue in Revit.

[@arharsh46]

cant the same be achieved by using reveal or void as generic in model element?

[@balkanarchitect]

Nope, tried it, it doesn't work :)

[@mustafizrahman252]

Too complicated and needs lots of brainstorming ! Autodesk should make some special buttons to solve problems this kind of situation in their unfriendly Revit software...

[@elg1gy]

That was a really bad way of doing it. Involved way to many steps. Just model the part over the underground building as a mass instead and use a pad to cut the terrain.

[@Kronozs21]

vim mais rápido que a notificação hahaha

[@Vechniy_Kayf]

very sad

[@riccardobertoldi3938]

“Use a mass” 1 sec video instead of 14m

[@jwouldgo2531]

bro, your videos are very informative, but since this is not a gaming channel or tik tok, why do you insist on being an actor. no need for your face on here pls. just revit content and a clear full screen of revit, NO FACE!

[@PracticalBIM]

Nice tips. Thanks and keep on sharing..👌