2. • Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital representation of physical
and functional characteristics of a facility.
A BIM is a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility
forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life-cycle; defined as
existing from earliest conception to demolition.
(National BIM Standard - United States)
BIM
3. Revit Architecture
Revit Architecture is a powerful, complex piece of BIM
The most robust Tools
3D modeling and rendering
Revit version 1.0 was released on April 5, 2000
The latest released version is Revit Architecture / Structure / MEP 2014
(April, 2013) and the corresponding suites
Works with families and Templates
4. Variants
Revit Architecture, for architects and building designers
Revit MEP
Revit Structure for structural engineers and designers.
Revit One Box was introduced as part of the 2013 product release. It
includes all three flavors of Revit in one installation and is part of the
Building Design Suite Premium and Ultimate editions
Revit LT is being introduced in 2013 with some features crippled.
7. Courses We Cover
Revit Architecture 2013
Revit Stairs Workshop (2013)
Revit Family Workshop (2013)
8. Revit Architecture 2013
Getting Started
What Is Revit Architecture
How to Use the Project Files
The Revit World
The Revit Workflow
The Revit Interface Object Selection:
Modifying and Mirroring
Navigating with Views and the Project Browser
File Types and Families Navigating in 3D
9. Creating a Model
Using Reference Planes
Placing Exterior Walls
Adding Masonry Elevator Shafts
Placing Interior Partitions
Creating 45-Degree Chamfers
Editing Wall Joins
Adding Doors
Placing Wall Openings
Adding Windows
Revit Architecture 2013
10. Creating Views
Adding Levels and Views
Constraining Walls
Adding a Building Section
Making Building Modifications Within a Section
Splitting a Section Segment
Creating Callouts
Adding a Camera View
Adding Elevations
Revit Architecture 2013
11. Working with the Revit Tools and Commands
Moving, Copying, Extending, Rotating, and Arraying
Linear Array
Align
Split Element
Copy/Paste
Revit Architecture 2013
12. Dimensioning and Annotating
Aligned Dimensions
Aligned Dimensions
Other Common Dimensions
Using Dimensions to Lay Out the Model
Using Dimensions as a Constraint
Adding Text
Floors
Creating and Placing a Concrete Slab
Adding a Terrazzo Layer
Splitting, Pitching, and Altering the Floor's Materials
Creating Shaft Openings
Revit Architecture 2013
13. Roofs
Flat Roofs
Tapering Roof Insulation
Pitched Roofs by Footprint
Roof Dormers and View Range
Roofs by Extrusion
Roof Facias
One-Way Sloping Roofs
Revit Architecture 2013
14. Structural Items
Adding Structural Grids
Adding Columns
Adding Framing and Beam Systems
Adding Bracing
Adding Foundation
Adding Piers, Strip Footings, and Spread Footings
Revit Architecture 2013
15. Ceilings and Interiors
Creating Ceilings, Modifying Grids, and Setting the Properties
Adding Custom Wood Ceilings and Plan Regions
Creating Ceiling Openings and Soffits
Adding Pendant Lighting
Adding Bathroom Fixtures
Adding Ceiling Lights and Sconces
Stairs, Ramps, and Railings
Adding Stairs by Run
Adding Railings
Adding Ramps
Revit Architecture 2013
16. Schedules and Tags
Creating Schedules, Adding Fields, Sorting, and Grouping
Creating Material Takeoffs
Creating Legends
Adding Tags
Revit Architecture 2013
17. Detailing
Working with Line Weights
Masking Regions, General Components, and Repeating Details
Modifying a Detail Component and Filled Regions
Drawing Detail Lines and Components
Adding Notes and Annotation Crop Regions
Creating Blank Drafting Views and Detail Groups
Adding a Section to Another View
Importing an AutoCAD Drawing into a Drafting View
Revit Architecture 2013
18. Creating Sheets and Printing
Creating and Populating Sheets
Modifying a Viewport
Revisions
Addressing and Sharing Project Information
Printing
Rooms and Area Plans
Adding Rooms
Room Schedules
Adding a Color Fill Plan
Adding Room Separators
Creating an Area Plan
Revit Architecture 2013
19. Working with Families
Creating Families
Using Reference Planes
Adding Parameters and Sketching
Loading a Family and Hosting It to a Wall
Rendering Your Project
Adjusting Lighting for Rendering
Creating a Lighting Group for Interior Rendering
Walking Through Your Rendering
Revit Architecture 2013