Upload your first building - Revit

1. Create your first project in Finch

• Navigate to the Projects page on the web-app and select Create New. Give your project a name, and hit OK.

2. Load the project into Revit

• Switch over to Revit and open the Finch plug-in, and select your new project and variant from the drop-down menus under the Project tab.

3. Create a building mass

• Create a Revit mass

Finch accepts mass families. Objects that are in the same mass will be boolean unioned upon upload. Check the Massing tab in the Finch plug-in to see how many Finch valid masses you have in your file.

4. Add a centerline

• Under the Architecture tab, select Model Line.

• Draw a centerline across the length of the building, hit Modify to close it.

• In the Model Line Properties panel, change the Line Style to Centerline and hit Apply.

A centerline is required for the Generate Floor Plate Algorithm to run in your building.

5. Add grid lines (optional)

• In the Finch plug-in, add gridlines using the Revit grid tool.

You can snap to gridlines while editing or while generating around a custom core.

When generating a floor plate, slide the Grid Lines weight fully to the right to prioritize it.

6. Upload

• In the Finch plug-in, select Massing.

• Check Active in view to only upload geometry that is visible in the current view.

• Select Upload Massing.

• The plug-in will display Uploading Mass Finished once the mass has been uploaded.

Video Tutorial

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