Draw Your First Walls and Floor in 15 Minutes

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1. Open a new project with the Architectural Template (File → New → Project, check the units say mm).
2. In the Project Browser, double-click Floor Plans → Level 1 to make sure you are drawing on the ground floor.
3. Start the Wall tool: type WA on the keyboard (or Architecture → Wall).
4. Before clicking anywhere, check the settings:
   • In the Type Selector (top of the Properties palette), pick a generic type such as Basic Wall: Generic - 200mm.
   • In the Options Bar, set Height to Level 2 and make sure Chain is checked — Chain means each wall starts where the last one ended.
5. Draw a simple rectangle of walls:
   1. Click once to start the first wall, move the mouse to the right, type 8000 and press Enter — that is an 8 m wall.
   2. Move the mouse up, type 5000, press Enter.
   3. Move left, type 8000, press Enter.
   4. Move down and click on the very first point to close the loop — Revit snaps to the endpoint.
6. Press Esc twice to finish the Wall tool.
7. Add the floor:
   1. Go to Architecture → Floor → Floor: Architectural.
   2. In the ribbon, keep the default Boundary Line → Pick Walls mode.
   3. Click each of the four walls once — a magenta sketch line appears on each.
   4. Click the green ✓ Finish Edit Mode check mark. If Revit asks "Would you like walls that go up to this floor's level to attach to its bottom?", click No for now.
8. Type ZE (Zoom to Fit) and admire the plan — then click the small house icon (Default 3D View) in the Quick Access Toolbar to see your building in 3D.
9. Save the file (Ctrl+S).

Note: The floor sketch must be one closed loop with no gaps or overlaps — that is why Pick Walls is safer than drawing lines by hand, and it also keeps the floor updating automatically when you later move a wall.

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• New for 2026 — first taught in BIM + Computational Workflow 2026.