REVIT ARCHITECTURE

Module 1: introduction to BIM

BIM and Autodesk Revit

a) Workflow and BIM

b) Revit terms
c) Revit and construction documents

Overview of the interface

Starting projects

a) Opening projects
b) Starting new projects
c) Saving projects

Module 2: basic sketching and modify tools

Using general sketching tools

a) Draw tools
b) Drawing aids
c) Reference planes

Editing elements

a) Selecting multiple elements

b) Filtering selection sets

Working with basic modify tools

a) Moving and copying elements

b) Rotating elements
c) Mirroring elements
d) Cresting linear and radial arrays

Working with additional modify tools

a) Aligning elements
b) Splitting linear elements
c) Trimming and extending
d) Offsetting elements
Module 3: setting up levels and grids

Setting up levels

a) Modifying levels
b) Creating plan views

Creating structural grids

a) Modifying grid lines

Adding columns

a) Modifying columns

Linking and importing cad files

Design development phase

Module 4: modelling walls

Modelling walls

Modifying walls

a) Wall joins
b) Wall openings

Module 5: working with doors and windows

Inserting doors and windows

Loading door and window types from the library

Creating additional door and window sizes

Module 6: working with curtain walls

Creating curtain wall

Creating storefront

Adding curtain grids

Modifying curtain grids

Working with curtain wall panel

Attaching mullions to curtain grids

Modifying mullions
Module 7: working with views

Setting the view display

Hiding and overriding graphics

View properties

Duplicating views

Duplication types

Adding callouts views

Modifying callouts

Elevation and sections

a) Elevations
b) Sections
c) Modifying elevations and sections

Module 8: adding components

Adding component

Loading components

Working with host elements

Purging unused elements

Module 9: modelling floors

Modeling floors

Modifying floors

Joining geometry

Creating shaft openings

Creating slopped floors

Creating multiple slopes for drainage

Module 10: modelling ceilings

Sketching ceilings

Modifying ceiling grids

Adding ceiling fixtures

Creating ceiling soffits

Module 11: modelling roof

Modelling roof

Creating roofs by footprint

Attaching walls to roof

Establishing work planes

Creating roofs by extrusion

Joining roofs

Module 12: modeling stairs, railing, ramps

Creating component stair

Sketching custom stair

Modifying component stair

Working with railing

Creating ramps

Linking cad drawings

Positioning of cad file in Revit

Controlling the orientation of imported item

Project north and true north

Linking Revit files

a) Copy/monitor
b) interference check

Linking IFC files

Module 13: creating construction documents

Setting up sheets

Sheet title block properties

Placing and modifying views on sheets

Printing options

Module 14: annotating construction documents

Working with dimensions

a) Modifying dimensions
b) Setting constraints

Working with text

a) Editing text
b) Spell checking
c) Creating text types

Adding detail line and symbols

a) Using symbols

Creating legends

Module 15: adding tags and schedules

Adding tags

Tagging in 3D views

Adding rooms and room tags

Working with schedules

Modifying schedules

Modifying a schedule on a sheet

Module 16: creating details

Setting up detail view

Referencing a drafting view

Saving drafting views

Adding detail components

Detail. Components

Repeating details

Annotating details

Creating filled region

Adding detail tags

Keynoting and keynote legends

Kenote legends

Command summary

Reusing selection sets

Editing wall joins

Wall sweeps and reveals

Creating curtain wall type with automatic grids

Enhancing views

Splitting face

Applying materials

Adjusting linework

Editing plan and section profiles

Creating dormers

working with guide grids on sheets

Revision tracking

Issuing revisions

Annotating dependent views

Annotating views

Importing and exporting schedules

Creating building component schedules

Schedule properties

Creating a repeating detail

Module 17: massing studies

Overview of massing studies

Placing mass elements

Modifying basic mass elements

Applying materials

Creating of conceptual massing

Types of forms

Void forms

Setting the work plane

Dynamic editing for conceptual massing

Working with profile and edges

b) Editing profiles
c) Adding edges and profiles
d) Modifying the faces of mass elements

Moving from massing to building

Creating floors from mass elements

Module 18: space planning and area

Space planning

a) Modifying rooms
b) Adding room tags
c) Room schedules
d) Room settings

Area

a) Creating area plans

b) Placing area boundaries
c) Adding areas

Creating color schemes

Space planning

a) Modifying rooms
b) Adding room tags
c) Room schedules
 d) Room settings

Module 19: Family creation

Solid and void extrude

Solid and void blend

Solid and void revolve

Solid and void sweep

Solid and void swept blend

Module 20: Visualization

Creating perspective views

Modifying perspectives

Working with graphics display options

Model display

Shadows

Sketchy lines

Depth cueing

Background

Lighting and photographic E

Adding exploded views

Setting up solar studies

Preparing for solar studies

Using the sun path

Creating solar studies

Module 21: Rendering

Producing basic rendering

a) Prepare views for rendering

b) Rendering settings
Working with lighting

a) Light fixture families

b) Viewing light sources
c) Setting up light groups

Enhancing rendering

a) Applying materials
b) Adding people and other co
c) Adding decals

Creating materials

Creating walkthroughs