BIM MODELLING TECHNIQUES: PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR STUDENTS

CREATING CALCULATED PARAMETERS (CONT’D)

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19. At the Sorting/Grouping tab,
choose Material: Name at the Sort
by, drop down selection.

19 20. Tick Grand Total and untick Itemize
Every Instance, then click OK.

21. Finally, Floor Material Takeoff
schedule will appear as shown in
Figure N.

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CREATING MATERIAL TAKEOFF A Material takeoff option allows to
measure all different materials included
1 in a certain category. For example,
2 takeoff quantity of concrete in the
Frame element.

To create Material takeoff for
concrete:

1. Click on the View tab in the Ribbon

2. Go to Create Panel tool, select
Schedule and click Material
Takeoff.

3. In the New Material Takeoff dialog
box, in Category selection click
Floor.

4. In Phase, choose New
B Construction then click OK.

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CREATING MATERIAL TAKEOFF (CONT’D) 5. On the Field tab, add the following
parameters to the Schedule Field:
C  Family & Type
 Material: Name
5  Material: Area
 Material: Volume

Then click OK.

6. A Floor Material Takeoff schedule
for concrete will appear as shown
in Figure D.

7. The schedule also can be
formatted and sorted as needed
using the Edit function at the
Properties Pallet as shown in the
previous steps.

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REFERENCES

1. BUILDING MODELLING INFORMATION, 2019. CIDB MALAYSIA.
MYBIM MALAYSIA.

2. AUTODESK REVIT, 2022. www.autodesk.com
3. BIM COURSE MODULE, 2021. POLITEKNIK MALAYSIA, KEMENTERIAN

PENGAJIAN TINGGI MALAYSIA.

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This book contains the basic introduction of Autodesk Revit by using a simple step
by step guidance to produce a building model using Autodesk Revit software.
Autodesk Revit software is one of the authorize BIM (Building Information
Modelling) software that used by the professionals in the architecture,
engineering, and construction industry. The approach applied in this book are to
guide the beginners of Autodesk Revit to produce a simple project using basic
step by step guidance from the first step until the end. This book contains a
guidance to build an architecture model, a structure model, and a project
quantification for a simple building project.

Ernisuhani Mohamad Zamri is a lecturer at Politeknik Sultan Azlan
Shah, Perak. The author holds a Master of Science In Green
Architecture from UiTM and Bachelor in Science of Housing, Building
and Planning (Interior Design) with Honors from USM.

Khairul Anuar Abdul Manap is a lecturer at Politeknik Sultan Azlan
Shah, Perak. The author holds a Master in Technical Education from
UTM, Bachelor in Civil Engineering Science with Honors from UTM
and a Certificate in Civil Engineering from PUO.

Azirah Adnan is a lecturer at Politeknik Sultan Azlan Shah, Perak.
The author holds a Master of Science In Green Architecture,
Bachelor in Quantity Surveying with Honors and a Diploma in
Quantity Surveying from UiTM.