Revit Architecture Evenings

1. Introduction of BIM
• What is BIM and why companies are using the BIM process.
• What are the benefits of BIM
• What is a BEP (BIM Execution plan)
• BIM Level 2 overview
• Further information for future research in BIM

2. Starting a Project
• Creating a new project and the importance of template.
• Understanding project settings and scales
• Adding levels
• Adding grids

3. Model architectural elements
• Adding walls
• Wall properties and wall types
• Adding architecture and structure columns
• Adding doors
• Adding windows
• Adding and editing families
• Creating roof
• Creating ceilings
• Creating floors
• Creating and editing curtain walls
• Stairs, railings, and ramps
• Adding Rooms and creating Area Plans
• Adding opening and shaft
• Conceptual Mass tools
• Model site – Toposurface

4. Links, Imports, and Groups
• Working with DWG files
• Understanding CAD inserts
• Using import tips
• Creating a group
• Working with Revit links and managing links

5. Visibility and Graphic Controls
• Using object styles
• Working with visibility/graphics overrides
• Using Hide/Isolate
• Understanding view range
• Using the Linework tool
• Rendering with Revit and Enscape 3D plugin

6. Schedules and Tags
• Understanding tags
• Adding schedules
• Modifying schedules

7. Annotation and Details
• Adding text
• Adding dimensions
• Adding symbols
• Adding legend views
• Creating construction details
• Creating detail items components
• Using detail components
• Adding hatch and masking regions

8. The Basics of Families
• Understanding families
• Using reference planes, parameters, and constraints
• Adding solid geometry
• Adding void geometry

9. Sheets, Plotting, and Publishing
• Adding view to sheets
• Creating Sheets
• Exporting to AutoCAD file – DWG
• Exporting images – JPG

10. Revit Collaboration
• How to work with multiple people in the same Revit file
• Creating Central files
• Creating Local files
• Synchronize files
• Best practices in collaboration

11. Revit plugins

• Most used plugins for Revit