Revit Architecture 2013 Beginner to Advanced Video Tutorial Course

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£ 214 VAT inc.

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  • Type

    Training

  • Level

    Advanced

  • Methodology

    Distance Learning

  • Duration

    Flexible

  • Start date

    Different dates available

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

COURSE INCLUDES
Revit Architecture 2013 Beginner to Advanced Training on DVD-ROM
Over 45 Hours of training by a Certified Autodesk Instructor
Exercise Files

COURSE INTRODUCTION

CADLearning for Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013 offers lessons and demonstrations that cover from beginner to advanced BIM features and functions, including modeling ssentials, components and families, creating views and sheets, conceptual design, design analysis, creating reports and schedules, and using collaboration tools to work with others.

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About this course

This is a DVD Video Tutorial Course which is shipped to you. Work through the video tutorials at your own pace. If you have the software you can practice along with the instructor using the same exercise files as the instructor which are included on the DVD. The narrated training videos demonstrate the key tools and professional techniques helping you to work faster and smarter. All the concepts of each application are explained clearly and precisely. The DVD works on PC and Mac. You can jump to and from lessons and work at your own pace.

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Subjects

  • Project
  • Design
  • CAD
  • 3d training
  • 3D
  • Printing
  • Autodesk
  • Revit
  • Coceptual Design
  • Design Analysis
  • Collaboration

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Distance Learning

This is a Distance Learning Course on DVD-ROM. The Instructors are all experts in their field and many have authored multiple training courses and books. This is a Distance Learning Course on DVD-ROM. The Instructors are all experts in their field and many have authored multiple training courses and books.

Course programme

Getting Started

Introduction to CADLearning for Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013

Starting Revit

Starting Revit for the First Time

Opening a Project File

Identifying the User Interface Components

Understanding the Ribbon

Understanding the Quick Access Toolbar

Understanding the Options Bar

Understanding the Application Menu

Understanding the InfoCenter Toolbar

Understanding the Project Browser

Understanding the Properties Palette

Understanding the Type Selector

Understanding the Status Bar

Understanding the Drawing Area

Understanding the View Controls

Understanding the Navigation Bar

Understanding the ViewCube

Understanding the Steering Wheels

Understanding the Options Dialog

Understanding the Units and Snaps

Starting a New Project from Recent Files

Starting a New Project from the Application Menu

Using the Mouse

Using the Keyboard

Managing Windows

Saving and Closing Files

Closing the Application

Understanding Ways to Select Objects

Using the Revit App Store


Modeling Essentials

Understanding Modeling with Revit

Understanding Model Objects

Understanding Sketch-Based Objects

Understanding Datum Elements

Creating and Modifying Levels

Creating and Modifying Grids

Creating and Modifying Multi-Segment Grids

Controlling Datum Visibility

Limiting Visibility of Datum Using Scope Boxes

Setting and Showing the Active Work Plane

Creating Reference Planes

Modeling Accurately with Length and AngleSnap Increments

Working with Object Snaps

Using Visualization Aids When Working in 3D Views


Building Shell

Understanding Wall Drawing Aids

Creating Exterior Building Walls

Creating Doors

Creating Windows

Modifying Door and Window Properties

Creating Curtain Walls

Placing Doors in Curtain Walls

Creating Curtain Grids and Mullions

Creating a Roof by Footprint

Creating a Roof by Extrusion


Walls - An In-Depth Look

Understanding Wall System Families and Types

Creating Walls by Picking Lines

Creating a Wall by Face

Understanding Wall Properties

Changing the Wall Type as Your Design Evolves

Understanding Curtain Wall Types

Creating a Curved Curtain Wall

Embedding a Curtain Wall in Another Wall

Creating Curtain Walls that Turn Corners

Working with Curtain Wall Grids

Selecting Curtain Wall Components

Modifying Curtain Wall Panels

Understanding Curtain Wall Corner Conditions

Modifying and Customizing Curtain Wall Mullions

Creating a Stacked Wall

Creating Walls with Modify Tools

Modifying Wall Profiles

Creating Wall Openings

Introducting Wall Layer Functions

Overriding Host Layer Display

Understanding Layer Join Cleanups

Understanding Wall Layer Wrapping

Understanding Compound Structures

Customizing Vertical Wall Structure by Splitting Regions

Customizing Vertical Wall Structure by Adding Sweeps

Customizing Vertical Wall Structure by Adding Reveals

Customizing the Base and Top Extension of Walls

Creating Embedded Walls

Creating In-Place Wall Sweeps

Creating In-Place Reveals

Creating Joined Walls for Complex Assemblies


Building Core

Creating Building Core Walls

Creating Floors

Modifying Floor Properties

Placing Components

Placing Hosted Components

Creating Architectural Columns

Creating Stairs by Component

Creating Landing Components

Creating Support Components

Creating Stair Components by Sketching

Modifying Stair Components

Customizing Stair Documentation

Understanding Stair by Component Properties

Creating Stairs by Sketching the Run

Modifying Sketched Stairs

Understanding Stair by Sketch Properties

Sketching Stairs with Landings

Creating Stairs by Sketching Boundaries and Riser Lines

Creating Spiral Stairs

Creating Multi-Story Stairs and Shafts

Creating Ramps

Placing Railings on a Host

Creating Railings by Sketch

Modifying Railings

Understanding Railing Properties

Customizing Railing Properties


Building Interiors

Creating Interior Partitions

Creating Interior Storefront Glazing

Creating Rooms

Creating Room Separation Lines

Creating Ceilings

Placing Building Components in Ceilings

Creating Ceiling Openings

Creating Area Plans

Creating Area Boundary Lines

Creating Areas and Area Schedules

Creating and Managing Color Schemes

Managing Area and Volume Computation Settings


Components and Families

Understanding Families

Placing Components from the Project Browser

Loading Families and Using Type Catalogs

Finding Components Using Autodesk Seek

Editing Component Families Within a Project


Basic Modify and Reporting Tools

Selecting Objects

Saving Selection Sets

Copying and Moving Objects

Rotating Objects

Creating Linear Arrays

Creating Radial Arrays

Scaling Objects

Mirroring Objects

Using the Clipboard for Copy and Paste

Splitting Objects

Creating Elements Consistently with Match Type Properties and Create Similar

Aligning Objects

Trimming and Extending Objects

Offsetting Objects

Pinning Objects in Place

Deleting Objects

Measuring versus Dimensioning Objects

Understanding Element IDs

Understanding and Reviewing Warning Messages

Reporting and Displaying Coordinates


Views and Sheets

Creating Plan Views and Reflected Ceiling Plan Views

Creating a Plan Region

Creating Building Elevation Views

Creating Interior Elevation Views

Creating Framing Elevation Views

Creating Section Views

Segmenting a Section View

Creating Callout Views

Creating Drafting Views

Creating a Reference View

Understanding View Discipline

Duplicating Views

Creating Matchlines and View References

Creating Additonal View References

Creating and Using Sheets

Aligning Views on Sheets with a Guide Grid

Placing Schedules on a Sheet

Using a Sheet List and Placeholder Sheets

Creating Custom Titleblocks

Creating a Key Plan

Managing Sheet Issues and Revisions

Creating Revision Clouds and Tags

Adding a Revision Schedule to a Titleblock

Creating Supplemental Drawings


View Graphics

Working with Visual Styles

Understanding Scale and Detail Level

Understanding Plan View Range

Understanding View Templates

Creating View Templates

Applying and Assigning View Templates

Creating View Types

Understanding Object Styles

Understanding Visibility and Graphic Overrides

Creating Element and Category Graphic Overrides in a View

Creating Filter Overrides

Understanding Temporary Hide or Isolate and Viewing Hidden Elements

Understanding Crop Regions

Understanding Annotation Crop Regions


Dimensions and Constraints

Understanding Dimensions and Constraints

Using Temporary Dimensions

Modifying Temporary Dimension Settings

Working with Permanent Dimensions

Working with Spot Elevations

Working with Spot Coordinates

Working with Spot Slopes

Modifying Dimensions

Overriding Dimension Text

Creating and Modifying Dimension Styles

Locking Dimensions

Controlling Dimensions Using Equality Constraints

Controlling Dimension Units

Dimensioning Entire Walls


Site Tools

Introduction to the Site Tools

Creating a Toposurface Using Points

Creating a Toposurface from CAD

Creating a Toposurface from a Points File

Managing Site Settings

Creating Toposurface Subregions and Split Surfaces

Creating Building Pads

Creating a Graded Region

Creating Site and Parking Components

Creating Property Lines and Contour Labels


Conceptual Design

Understanding the Conceptual Design Environment

Working in 3D in the Conceptual Design Environment

Creating Conceptual Mass Solid Forms

Creating Conceptual Mass Surfaces

Creating Conceptual Mass Void Forms

Creating Reference Planes and Reference Lines

Creating Forms from Model Lines versus Reference Lines

Using Reference Points

Creating Dimension and Parameter Constraints

Modifying Form Profiles

Modifying Forms with Add Edge and Add Profile

Sketching on Forms

Creating Divided Paths

Creating Divided Surfaces

Adding Patterns to Divided Surfaces

Creating a Panel Family for Conceptual Massing

Creating Adaptive Components

Loading a Conceptual Mass into the Project Environment


Conceptual Massing in Projects

Understanding How to Place Masses and Control Their Visibility

Creating an In-Place Mass

Creating Masses with 3D CAD Files

Creating Mass Floors

Working with Mass Type Properties to Place Tags and Create Schedules

Creating Model by Face Elements

Modifying Elements with Update to Face and Edit Face Selection


Design Analysis

Enabling the Sun Path Diagram

Creating a Solar Study

Performing an Energy Analysis


Schedules and Tags

Understanding Schedules and Tags

Placing Element Tags by Category

Placing Room and Area Tags

Creating a Schedule and Specifying Fields

Modifying Schedules with Filters

Modifying Schedules with Sorting and Grouping

Modifying Schedule Formatting

Modifying the Schedule Appearance

Working with Room and Area Schedules

Working with Key Schedules

Working with Calculated Values in Schedules

Creating and Managing a View Schedule

Working with Material Tags

Working with Material Takeoff Schedules

Importing and Exporting Schedule Views


Annotation

Working with Text Annotations

Checking Spelling in a View

Finding and Replacing Text

Modifying Text Type Properties

Creating Keynotes

Modifying Keynotes and Keynote Settings

Creating a Keynote Legend

Working with Symbols and Note Blocks

Working with Legends

Managing Arrowheads

Locking 3D Views for Annotation


Printing and Publishing

Understanding Printing and Publishing

Printing and Managing Print Settings

Printing to PDF

Publishing Files to Buzzsaw


Worksharing

Introducing Worksharing Concepts

Understanding Worksharing Terminology

Enabling Worksharing in a Project File

Creating the Central Model

Creating a Local Model

Creating Worksets

Understanding Workset Visibility

Understanding How Central and Local Files Communicate

Closing a Workshared Project

Understanding Editing Requests

Understanding the Active Workset

Understanding Worksharing Display Modes

Specifying Open Worksets

Managing Worksets in Linked Revit Files

Working Offline and Editing at Risk

Viewing the Workshared Project History

Rolling Back Workshared Projects

Detaching a File From Central


Leveraging Other Files

Importing and Managing Image Files

Linking Revit Files

Linking and Importing CAD Files

Using CAD Files to Create Building Model Objects

Working with Autodesk Exchange Files

Controlling Line Weights in Imported CAD Files

Controlling the Display of Elements in Linked Project Files

Scheduling Elements from Linked Project Files

Understanding Shared Coordinates

Tagging Elements in a Linked Model

Working with Point Clouds

Exporting to DWF

Working with DWF Markups

Exporting to 2D CAD Formats

Exporting to 3D CAD

Exporting Views to Image Files

Exporting to gbXML

Exporting to 3ds Max

Exporting Schedules

Exporting Room and Area Reports


Advanced Modeling

Cutting and Joining Geometry

Creating Individual Openings

Creating Shaft Openings

Splitting the Face of an Element

Applying Materials as Paint

Creating Model Text and Model Lines

Introducing the In-Place Modeling Tools

Creating In-Place Family Objects Using Solid Extruded Forms

Creating In-Place Family Objects Using Solid Blended Forms

Creating In-Place Family Objects Using Solid Revolved Forms

Creating In-Place Family Objects Using Solid Swept Forms

Enhancing In-Place Families

Creating Sloped Floors by Sketching

Creating Sloped Floors by Shape Editing

Creating Floor Openings

Joining and Unjoining Roofs

Creating Sloped Roofs

Managing Complex Roof Conditions Using Align Eaves

Creating Roof Soffits

Creating Fascias

Creating Dormer Openings

Creating Roof Openings

Modifying Roof and Wall Joins and Controlling Roof Visibility

Creating Gutters and Downspouts

Creating Beam and Column Joins

Modifying Elements with Coping


Building Structure

Understanding and Managing Structural Settings

Creating Structural Columns

Creating Isolated Foundations

Creating Wall Foundations

Creating Stepped Foundations

Creating Foundation Slabs

Creating Structural Floors

Creating Slab Edges

Understanding Structural Beam Types

Creating Beams

Creating Beam Systems

Creating Sloped Beams

Creating Structural Walls

Creating Structural Braces

Creating Trusses


Construction Modeling

Understanding Construction Modeling

Creating Parts

Controlling the Visibility of Parts

Dividing Parts

Dividing Parts with Gaps and Profiles

Merging and Excluding Parts

Scheduling Parts

Understanding Wall Joins and Parts

Creating Parts from Linked Models

Creating Assemblies

Creating Assembly Views

Modifying Assembly Views


Managing Your Projects

Managing Project Information

Specifying the Location, Weather and Site

Creating and Using Project Parameters

Managing Project Browser View Organization

Using Parameters and Filters for Browser Organization

Managing Project Browser Sheet Organization

Working with Coordinate Systems

Relocating a Project

Rotating True North and Project North

Mirroring a Project

Understanding Project Template Files

Transferring Project Standards

Deleting Unused Items from a Project

Setting the Starting View


Managing Settings

Understanding Model and Drafting Patterns

Managing Fill Patterns

Managing Materials and Material Libraries

Managing Material Properties and Material Assets

Managing Line Styles

Managing Line Weights

Managing Line Patterns

Managing Halftone and Underlay Settings


Managing Application Settings

Managing User Interface Components

Managing File and Template Locations

Managing the Places List

Customizing the User Interface

Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts

Understanding Macros


Groups

Introducing Groups

Creating a Model Group

Creating and Managing Model Groups and Attached Detail Groups

Attaching Annotation Detail Groups

Creating Detail Groups

Editing Groups

Excluding Elements from Groups

Converting Groups to Links

Saving and Loading Groups

Understanding Best Practices for Working with Groups


Drafting and Detailing

Understanding Detailing

Loading and Placing Detail Components

Placing Repeating Details

Creating a Repeating Detail

Creating Detail Lines

Showing Hidden Lines in a Detail View

Modifying the Cut Profile of Model Elements

Overriding Linework in a View

Creating Filled Regions

Creating Masking Regions

Creating Batt Insulation

Placing Annotations in Detail Views

Leveraging Detail Groups

Saving Views to a File

Inserting Views and 2D Elements from a File


Collaboration

Monitoring and Coordinating Changes Within a Single Project

Using Copy/Monitor in a Single File

Using Copy/Monitor with Linked Projects

Performing a Coordination Review with Linked Projects

Checking for Interferences

Revit Architecture 2013 Beginner to Advanced Video Tutorial Course

£ 214 VAT inc.