Revit Architecture - The Complete Guide

New for Revit Architecture

Introduction to Revit Architecture

• User Interface
• Options and Help
• Starting an Architectural Project

Starting a New Architectural Project

• Navigation Tools

Creating Walls

• Creating Architectural Walls
• Creating Architectural Walls II

Using Basic Building Components I

• Adding Doors
• Adding Window and Wall Openings

Using the Editing Tools

• Working with Selection Sets
• Editing Tools
• Editing Tools II
• Grouping
• Retrieving Information about Elements

Datum Planes and Creating Standard Views

• Working with Reference Planes
• Working with Levels
• Working with Grids
• Working with Project Views

Using Basic Building Components II

• Creating Floors
• Creating Roofs
• Shape Editing Tools
• Creating Ceilings
• Adding Rooms

Using Basic Building Components III

• Working with Components
• Adding Stairs
• Adding Railings and Ramps
• Creating Curtain Walls

Adding Site Features

• Working with Site Features
• Property Lines and Building Pads
• Adding Site Components

Using Massing Tools

• Understanding Massing Concepts
• Creating Massing Geometry in the Family Editor
• Creating Families

Adding Annotations and Dimensions

• Adding Tags
• Keynotes

Creating Project Details and Schedules

• Project Detailing
• Adding Text Notes
• Working with Schedules

Creating Drawing Sheets and Plotting

• Creating Drawing Sheets
• Creating Duplicate Dependent Views

Creating 3D Views

• Three Dimensional Views

From Rendering to Walkthroughs

• Working with Materials
• Rendering in Revit Architecture
• Creating a Walkthrough

Using Advanced Features I

• Creating Structural Components
• Using Area Analysis Tools

Using Advanced Features II

• Worksharing Concepts
• Working with Linked Models
• Project Standards and Browsers
• Revit Architecture Interoperability

COLLABORATION

• Copy and monitor elements in a linked file
• Use Worksharing
• Import DWG and image files
• Use Worksharing Visualization
• Assess review warnings in Revit

DOCUMENTATION

• Create and modify filled regions
• Place detail components and repeating details
• Tag elements (doors, windows, etc.) by category
• Use dimension strings
• Set the colors used in a color scheme legend
• Work with phases

ELEMENTS AND FAMILIES

• Change elements within a curtain wall (grids,
• panels, mullions)
• Create compound walls
• Create a stacked wall
• Differentiate system and component families
• Work with family Parameters
• Create a new family type
• Use Family creation procedures

MODELING

• Create a building pad
• Define floors for a mass
• Create a stair with a landing
• Create elements such as a floors, ceilings, or roofs
• Generate a toposurface
• Model railings
• Edit a model element’s material (door, window,
• furniture)
• Change a generic floor/ceiling/roof to a specific type
• Attach walls to a roof or ceiling
• Edit room-aware families

VIEWS

• Define element properties in a schedule
• Control visibility
• Use levels
• Create a duplicate view for a plan, section,
• elevation, drafting view, etc.
• Create and manage legends
• Manage view position on sheets
• Organize and sort items in a schedule