topic Re: Shipping container homes in Revit Architecture Forum

Shipping container homes

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 22:41:10 GMT

Hello, i just recently took a job for a company that builds shipping container homes, im still in school and have only taken the Revit Basics course I need some help with the corrogated metal outside of the container i have the profile and was assuming that it was a wall sweep but am not sure.

Re: Shipping container homes

barthbradley — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:00:55 GMT

Need some more information. What do you mean when you say you have the profile? A profile for one corrugation? Something like a "U" shape?

FWIW: Attached Exhibit shows a shipping container Family that is inserted into a Wall Category In-Place Component in the Project environment so that the shipping container can host Doors and Windows.

Re: Shipping container homes

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:07:54 GMT

Awesome I was really hoping you would comment I saw one of your earlier
posts. I’m not at work now but will be tomorrow. I didn’t see the
attachment and what you said unfortunately about placing it with model in
place I didn’t understand I haven’t learned what that means yet. I can look

Re: Shipping container homes

barthbradley — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:14:52 GMT

Take a look at it and give me a holler if you have any questions. Be happy to help.

Re: Shipping container homes

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:16:54 GMT

Awesome thank you I’m sure I’ll need help, what I need to do is over my

Re: Shipping container homes

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 20:00:17 GMT

Hi Barth,

Im back at work I just looked and the attachment you sent is not there would you be willing to resend ?Please

Re: Shipping container homes

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 20:01:03 GMT

Nevermind I found it sorry about that

Re: Shipping container homes

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 20:06:59 GMT

Oh my that is perfect, exactly the type of thing I need! not the correct size however do you mind telling me how you made these? I need to be able to make a 40ft container as well as a 40ft with another container cut to make it a 45. many of the models also have bump outs as well. I am so grateful you responded to my post. I am in an on the job training program and am still learning Ive only taken Revit basics any advise you can offer to me is greatly appreciated

Thank you

Steffanie

Re: Shipping container homes

barthbradley — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 20:34:45 GMT

Re: Shipping container homes

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 20:31:56 GMT

I do not have a container family Unfortunatley,

Re: Shipping container homes

barthbradley — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 20:33:07 GMT

LMAO! Sorry about that!

Re: Shipping container homes

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 20:34:32 GMT

Are you Laughing at me? LOL

Re: Shipping container homes

barthbradley — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 20:35:55 GMT

No buddy. I'm screwing up here. My bad. Let me regroup and figure out what's going on.

Re: Shipping container homes

barthbradley — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 20:42:19 GMT

Okay, I'm back. So you haven't yet built a container family; correct? Well, that's the first step obviously. You mentioned yesterday that you had a "profile". What did you mean by this? Did your employer give you any container specs? Also, did you search on-line for Revit container families ? There are some out there that you can download for free.

Re: Shipping container homes

aRcHiTeCt.JM — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 20:54:18 GMT

... hi @Anonymous

... if you want to create all types of containers

... any profile

... just follow the tutorials

... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfHEjkIylZ0

...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGEMR_mm3hw

... google it container family revit

.... attached is a .rvt container file for affordable housing

... in the description of those videos you can download all families that you need as well

Re: Shipping container homes

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 20:49:32 GMT

My employer gave me a file, I havent even learned how to make an extrusion in Revit yet it was not covered in the class i took at the community college, I have a book but it only covers basics and nothing in my job seems to be basic or standard. I sure hope my next class covers some of these things. the file my employer gave me was drwan by an engineer someone who really knew how to use the software. Ill admit I have a lot to learn.

Re: Shipping container homes

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 20:54:28 GMT

at the risk of sounding stupid how do I build a container family?

Re: Shipping container homes

barthbradley — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 21:05:47 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
at the risk of sounding stupid how do I build a container family?

I'd wouldn't bother. Just download one. But if you want to learn how to build one, still downloadd one an reverse-engineer it. That's how I learned.

Re: Shipping container homes

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 21:07:44 GMT

ok ill look online and see what i can find thanks 😉

Re: Shipping container homes

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 02:18:04 GMT

Hi Balkan i finally found the revit family on the website but i cant open it in the version I have 2018, can you please send me one i can open, thanks steffanie