Working link to your Revit cloud model in Forma Data Management.
Working link to your Individual Forma Board
Please paste your working to your Revit cloud model here…
DF sheet set at D size, 30 by 42 inches, six sheets. Delete any blank sheets.
Screenshot of your Insight result alongside your Week 3 Forma result.
Design memo of 300 to 400 words: what survived the handoff, what you rebuilt, what assembly choices you made and why, and where Revit and Forma disagreed.
For Module 4, I took the building I had previously designed in Forma and transferred it into Revit so I could start focusing more on how the building would actually be constructed. In Forma, most of my attention was on the overall shape, window placement, daylight, and how the building fit on the site. Moving into Revit made me realize that there is a lot more to a building than just how it looks from the outside. A lot of my original design transferred over pretty well. I was able to keep the overall six-story building shape, the general window layout, and most of the interior floor plans. The office spaces, meeting rooms, bathrooms, and circulation areas were still there, which saved me from having to completely redesign the building. However, I had to spend time going through the model and making adjustments because some of the elements that worked in Forma needed more detail in Revit. One of the biggest things I worked on was the building envelope. I modified the exterior wall assemblies by adding materials such as concrete, insulation, and interior finishes instead of leaving the walls as one basic layer. I also created a green roof assembly with insulation and other layers to improve its thermal performance. For the windows, I adjusted the thermal properties, including the U-factor, solar heat gain coefficient, and visible light transmittance. I used different glazing properties because I wanted to limit unwanted solar heat gain while still allowing natural light into the offices. Something I noticed during this assignment was that Forma and Revit approach the same building very differently. Forma made it easier to quickly compare design options and evaluate things like daylight and carbon, while Revit required me to be much more specific about materials, dimensions, and construction details. Some of the assemblies initially had no thermal resistance assigned, even though the building looked complete in Forma. I had to correct those properties manually. Overall, this module helped me understand the difference between creating a building concept and developing a model that could actually be used for construction and further engineering analysis. It also showed me how important it is to check the details after transferring a design between programs.