ISBU High Cube

All housing designs start out with the basic ISBU unit.  The RHEMIDI Project designs employ 40ft High Cube units to insure plenty of headway for even the tallest of military personal.  A High Cube is a type of ISBU, that like other containers is 8ft wide and comes in several different lengths but instead of 8ft, it is 9.6ft in height.  The model seen in all RHEMIDI designs is from RevitCity, an online community where once a member one can download projects and families other members have created and uploaded.  Revit software comes with a datebase of components but many components a user may not find; RevitCity can save time and effort by being able to share the components other users create.

40ft x 8ft x 9.6ft Grey High Cube Revit Container 

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In all views of the model the containers top is removed (as seen below), this is because to design inside the unit and the components be visible the roof needed to be removed.

To see the complete designs for each model click on one of the links below or see the links under Pages to the left:

TASCOH Model

TABS Model

SCHEMA Model

Building Information Modeling

First off, let me start by saying I know about Computer-Aided Design (CAD), I have been using various forms since I was in seventh grade, and have become fairly proficient.  I started in SolidEdge, which is now called SolidWorks, and then upon entering drafting courses switched to using AutoCAD then progressed to Inventor.  But Building Information Modeling (BIM) is totally foreign to me; actually it was not until I started researching that I found out that Revit was indeed not CAD software but BIM.

While both CAD and BIM include geometry, the latter also includes a multitude of building information, making BIM a better choice when it comes to designing a building.  BIM is a newer technology in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry that is not only used for design but also management purposes and in construction and operation as well.  The software makes it easy to track a building from the beginning to the end, or its lifecycle, staring in the conceptual stages of development all the way through to demolition. 

Revit

Autodesk Revit is Building Information Modeling (BIM) software that enables architects and engineers alike to model and design more efficiently.  There are currently three main versions of Revit: Autodesk Revit Architecture, Autodesk Revit MEP, and Autodesk Revit Structure.  Autodesk Revit Architecture is primarily for building design and was originally called Revit Building.  Autodesk Revit MEP focuses on the mechanics of the building; this software’s purpose is to help with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) design with specific tools created with these purposes in mind.  Autodesk Revit Structure allows structural engineers to build and design structures more accurately and efficiently by presenting design tools specific to building structures and using intelligent models.  Autodesk Revit 2013 is a fusion of the above software, Autodesk Revit Architecture, Autodesk Revit MEP, and Autodesk Revit Structure, in one comprehensive package, and will be what I will be using to design in.

Revit products save BIM models using .RVT files; these models are created using parametric objects or 3D objects and 2D objects called families, and can be imported into projects to create a building.  A family file is identified by a category such as furniture, plumbing fixtures, or generic models, and is created and grouped based on the characteristics of said category.  Once completed, families are saved in .RFA files that can be inserted into projects.  Projects are Revit’s equivalent of the Autodesk Inventor assembly file, if you are familiar with Inventor.  A project file cannot be inserted into a family or another project; they are the final model file and are saved in .RVT files.  Simply put, a project is where the building model is assembled with some new creations while families are the components placed in the project.