Autodesk Revit Architecture 2015: No Experience Required

Eric Wing is the Building Information Modeling manager at a New York engineering firm, director of the Autodesk User Group International (AUGI) Training Program, author of four books, and Revit columnist for AUGIWorld Magazine as well as AUGI HotNews and ConnectPress. Eric is an Autodesk Certified Instructor and popular speaker at Autodesk University, presenting to groups of 500–1000 Revit users at each of his three AU sessions, and also frequently speaks at other industry events, including American Institute of Architects, CSI, and AUGI user group events.

• Introduction xxi Chapter 1 The Autodesk Revit World 1The Revit Interface  2The Project Browser  30File Types and Families 35Are You Experienced? 43Chapter 2 Creating a Model 45Placing Walls 46Using Reference Planes 47Adding Interior Walls  59Editing Wall Joins 79Placing Doors and Windows 90Are You Experienced? 106Chapter 3 Creating Views 107Creating Levels  107Creating and Modifying Building Sections  125Adding Wall Sections  139Creating Detail Sections 141Creating Callouts  146Creating and Modifying a Camera View 152Creating an Elevation 156Are You Experienced? 167Chapter 4 Working with the Autodesk Revit Tools 169The Basic Edit Commands 170The Array Command  180The Mirror Command 190The Align Tool 193The Split Element Command 199The Trim Command 205The Offset Command  208Copy/Paste 210Creating the Plans  213Are You Experienced? 217Chapter 5 Dimensioning and Annotating 219Dimensioning  220Using Dimensions as a Layout Tool  240Placing Text and Annotations 255Are You Experienced? 263Chapter 6 Floors 265Placing a Floor Slab  265Building a Floor by Layers  281Splitting the Floor Materials  292Pitching a Floor to a Floor Drain 300Creating Shaft Openings  306Are You Experienced? 312Chapter 7 Roofs 313Placing Roofs by Footprint 314Creating a Sloping Roof  345Creating Roofs by Extrusion 351Adding a Roof Dormer  360Are You Experienced? 365Chapter 8 Structural Items 367Adding Structural Grids 367Adding Structural Columns 382Using Structural Framing  389Understanding Foundation Systems  401Adding Structural Footings  406Using Structural Views 416Are You Experienced? 420Chapter 9 Ceilings and Interiors 421Creating Ceilings 422Creating Ceiling Openings and Soffits 438Adding Interior Design 451Adding Alternate Floor Materials 475Are You Experienced? 479Chapter 10 Stairs, Ramps, and Railings 481Creating Stairs by Using theRise/Run Function 481Creating a Winding Staircase 505Creating a Custom Railing System  522Creating Custom Stairs  526Adding Ramps 540Are You Experienced? 547Chapter 11 Schedules and Tags 549Creating Schedules 550Creating Material Takeoffs  571Creating Key Legends and Importing CAD Legends  580Adding Tags 594Creating Custom Tags 604Keynoting  613Are You Experienced? 621Chapter 12 Detailing 623Working with Line Weights  624Drafting on Top of the Detail 626Adding Notes 666Creating Blank Drafting Views 669Are You Experienced? 689Chapter 13 Creating Specific Views and Match Lines 691Duplicating Views 692Creating Dependent Views  694Adding Match Lines  700Using View Templates 705Are You Experienced? 706Chapter 14 Creating Sheets and Printing 707Creating and Populating Sheets 707Modifying a Viewport  715Adding Revisions to a Sheet 721Addressing Project Parameters  725Generating a Cover Sheet 727Printing from Revit Architecture 733Are You Experienced? 736Chapter 15 Creating Rooms and Area Plans 737Creating Rooms  738Adding a Room Schedule  748Adding a Color-Fill Plan  751Adding Room Separators  754Creating an Area Plan 756Are You Experienced? 759Chapter 16 Advanced Wall Topics 761Creating Compound Walls  762Adding Wall Sweeps  770Creating Stacked Walls 781Creating Curtain Walls 785Adding a Wall to a Massing Object 797Are You Experienced? 810Chapter 17 Creating Families 811Creating a Basic Family  811Using a Complex Family to Create an Arched Door  823Creating an In-Place Family 838Are You Experienced? 842Chapter 18 Site and Topography 843Adding a Site in Revit  844Splitting the Surface 849Creating Subregions 851Adding Site Components  853Adding Building Pads to Displace Earth  859Adding a Property Line 861Creating a Toposurface by Instance 863Creating a Graded Region 871Are You Experienced? 873Chapter 19 Rendering and Presentation 875Creating an Exterior Rendering 876Creating an Interior Rendering  889Creating Walkthroughs  890Creating a Solar Study  895Are You Experienced? 897Chapter 20 Importing and Coordinating Models 899Linking a Revit Structure Model  900Activating Copy/Monitor 902Running Interference Detection  909Importing and Exporting CAD Formats  912Are You Experienced? 918Chapter 21 Phasing and Design Options 919Managing Project Phasing  920Examining Graphic Overrides  924Creating Design Options  925Are You Experienced? 931Chapter 22 Project Collaboration 933Enabling and Utilizing Worksharing 933Working in the Revit Shared Environment 942Are You Experienced? 950Index 951