The model location specifies a real-world location for the purposes of simple Revit-based analyses, such as shadow studies.
Specify the model's location using the Location tool
on the Manage tab. You can select the nearest city from a list or use an Internet mapping service to specify a street address or the latitude and longitude.
Revit uses the location as follows:
- To generate location-specific shadows for views that use them, such as solar studies and walkthroughs.
- As a basis for weather information used for heating and cooling loads analysis and energy analysis.
When you log in as an Autodesk subscriber and specify a location, you can select a nearby weather station to use in analyses.
The model location does not affect the following:
- The project address that displays in the title blocks of sheets. See Enter Project-Specific Information for Title Blocks.
- The project base point
- The survey point
Note: Defining a location using the Internet Mapping Service or the Default City List does not specify a geographic location (geolocation) for the model. To specify a geolocation, acquire coordinates from a DWG file or another
Revit model, or specify a draft geolocation as part of a Forma workflow. When a geolocation is defined for the model, the Location dialog displays the information.