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.

You can only upload a Revit mass to an empty Finch variant.

3. Create a building mass

• Create a Revit mass

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 Generating a Floor Plate from an empty building without existing circulation. If you have a pre-defined core that you will draw inside of Finch, there is no need to upload a centerline.

5. Add stairwell attractors (optional)

• In the Finch plug-in, select Add Stairwell Attractor Point and place the geometry on the floor plan where you would like the cores to generate.

You only need one point per facade, and be sure that the point is inside of the facade wall. (If your exterior wall thickness will be 400 mm, place your points at least 500 mm interior offset from the facade).

When generating a floor plate, slide the Stairwell Position weight fully to the right to prioritize it.

6. Upload

• In the Finch plug-in, select Massing and Upload Massing.

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

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