Revit Architecture 2008 Essentials

Course Outline

Getting Started with Revit Architecture

• Course outline and explanation of the learning objectives.
• Starting Revit Architecture.
• Obtaining the drawings, project files and data sets used in the tutorials.
• An overview of the Menu Bar and Shortcut Key.
• How to use the Toolbars.
• An overview of the Design Bar.
• How to use the Type Selector Bar and Options Bar.
• This lesson covers the Project Browser and Workspace.
• How to use the Status Bar and View Control Bar.
• This lesson covers Right-Clicking and Shortcut Menus.
• Understanding Viewing Tools.
• An overview of Revit File Types and Loading Families.
• An overview of the User Interface.
• How do I save a project?
• Creating a new project, setting units and snaps.
• Understanding Project Options.

Basic Modeling I

• How to use Drawing Aids.
• Learning to use the Basics Tab of the Design Bar.
• How to use the Modeling Tab of the Design Bar.
• How do I create a Wall?
• How to Modify Wall Properties.
• This lesson covers default wall types.
• How to modify a Wall Profile and add an Opening to a Wall.
• How to create Curtain Wall types.
• This lesson covers curtain wall grids, mullions and panels.
• How to embed one wall type in another.
• This lesson covers the horizontal structure of walls.
• How to create walls with differing vertical structure.
• Using stacked wall types.
• How do I add Doors and Windows?
• This lesson covers Door and Window Properties.
• How to load door families from libraries and create new door types from existing ones.
• How do I create a New Level?
• How to Copy and Move Objects.
• This lesson covers Rotating and Arraying.
• This lesson covers Mirroring and Resizing.
• This lesson covers Aligning Objects, Splitting Walls and Lines and Offsetting Objects.
• How to Trim and Extend Objects.
• An overview of Grouping.
• This lesson covers Match, Creating Similar Objects and Pinning Objects.
• How to Create Grids.
• How do I Add Columns?
• This lesson covers Adding Structural Columns.
• How do I Add Structural Walls?
• This lessons covers Adding Structural Foundations.
• How to Add Structural Beams.
• How to Add Structural Braces.

Model Views

• An Overview of View and Creating Floor Plans.
• What are the various locations of zoom and pan controls?
• This lesson covers the View Menu.
• Using the View Toolbar.
• What are the types of Views?
• Instance and type properties of views using the Element Properties dialog.
• This lesson covers the Visibility/Graphics dialog.
• The View Scale and Detail Level controls on the View Control Bar.
• The Model Graphics Style display modes for views.
• How to use Sun and Shadow controls for views.
• How to use the Crop Region controls for views.
• Understanding the controls for hiding and displaying elements in views.
• This lesson covers the controls for the annotation crop region available to non-perspective model views.
• This lesson covers Ceiling Plans.
• This lesson covers Plan regions.
• Understanding Elevation Views.
• An overview of the properties of Framing Elevations.
• Understanding Section Views.
• This lesson covers Callout Views.
• This lesson covers non-model views: Legends and Sheets.
• Using Camera Views.
• How to create and modify 3D Orthographic (parallel projection) views.
• This lesson covers perspective and parallel projection views.
• This lesson covers Schedules and Quantities.
• Understanding Visibility Graphics.
• Understanding Object Styles.
• This lesson covers View Templates.
• This lesson covers View Properties.
• View Section Boxes for 3D views.
• The Phase and Phase Filter properties of views.
• How to Duplicate views, Duplicate with Detailing and Duplicate as Dependent.

Develop a Project

• How to use the Units and Snaps dialogs to alter project settings.
• How to control display characteristics of object categories and lines.
• How to set project information parameters for title block display and how to set project place for sun settings.
• How to transfer system families and settings from one project file to another.
• How to set views to display either True North or Project North
• Understanding the basics of Project template files.
• How to create and apply user defined category filters.

Leveraging Other Files

• How to import and place image files.
• How to import and place CAD files.
• How do I link image, CAD and Revit files?
• This lesson covers the Import Lineweights dialog.
• How do I export views to CAD files?
• This lesson covers the Export Layers dialog.
• How to use imported CAD or image files as a basis for creating model objects.
• How to use imported CAD or image files as a basis for creating 2D drafting or details.
• How to convert imported CAD files to Revit objects.
• How do I export views to image files?
• How to control visibility of imported CAD and image files.
• This lesson covers the Manage Links dialog.

Massing and Building Maker

• Loading a Mass Family, Placing Massing Elements and Mass Visibility Controls.
• Creating a Mass Solid Extrusion.
• Creating a Mass Solid Blend.
• Creating a Mass Solid Revolve and importing CAD Geometry.
• This lesson covers Reference Planes and Reference Lines.
• This lesson covers Work Planes, Creating a Mass Solid Revolve and Assigning Materials to Elements.

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