The updated 2020 edition of the popular step-by-step tutorial for Revit Architecture
Shortly after its first publication, Autodesk Revit for Architecture: No Experience Required quickly became the market-leading, real-world guide for learning and building with Revit--the powerful and sophisticated Building Information Modeling (BIM) software used by professionals the world over. Fully updated for Revit 2020, this popular, user-friendly book helps you learn the Revit interface, understand the fundamental concepts and features of the software, and design, document, and present a 3D BIM project. A continuous, step-by-step tutorial guides you through every phase of the project: from placing walls, doors, windows, structural elements, dimensions, and text, to generating documentation, advanced detailing, site grading, construction scheduling, material takeoffs, and much more.
Updated and revised to include new content, this invaluable guide covers all the fundamental skills every Revit user needs. Whether used as a complete, start-to-finish lesson or as a quick-reference for unfamiliar tasks, this book will help you:
* Learn each phase of designing, documenting, and presenting a four-story office building using a simple yet engaging continuous tutorial
* Follow the tutorial sequentially or jump to any chapter by downloading the project files from the Sybex website
* Use the start-to-finish tutorial project as a reference for your own real-world projects and to develop a powerful Revit skillset
* Gain thorough knowledge of Revit's essential concepts and features to make the move from 2D drafting to 3D building information modeling
* Get up to speed with advanced features, including new coverage of advanced walls, families, sites, topography, and more
Autodesk Revit 2020 for Architecture No Experience Required is the go-to guide for both professionals and students seeking to learn Revit's essential functions quickly and effectively, to understand real workplace projects, processes, and workflows, and to set the stage for continuing on to more advanced skills.
Inhalt
Introduction xxi
Chapter 1 The Autodesk Revit World 1
The Revit Interface 2
The Revit Workflow 4
Using the Ribbon 6
The View Window 12
Object Selection 16
Modifying and Mirroring 17
Building on Existing Geometry 20
View Control and Object Display 23
The Project Browser 30
Windows 33
File Types and Families 34
System and Hosted Families (.rfa) 37
Using Revit Template Files (.rte) 40
Using Revit Family Files (.rft) 42
Are You Experienced? 42
Chapter 2 Creating a Model 45
Placing Walls 45
Adding Exterior Walls 45
Using Reference Planes 46
Adding More Walls 49
Adding Interior Walls 59
Using Temporary Dimensions to Gain Control of Your Model 61
Editing Wall Joins 81
Displaying Wall Joins 84
Disallowing Wall Joins 85
Adding Doors and Windows 91
Adding Doors 91
Placing Openings in Your Walls 98
Adding Windows 101
Are You Experienced? 107
Chapter 3 Creating Views 109
Creating Levels 109
Adding Levels 112
Understanding the Composition of a Level 115
Making Other Level Adjustments 119
Creating and Modifying Building Sections 126
Adding a Building Section 126
Making Building Modifications in a Section 132
Adding Wall Sections 139
Creating Detail Sections 142
Using Crop Regions 143
Splitting a Section Segment 146
Creating Callouts 148
Creating and Modifying a Camera View 155
Adding a Camera View 155
Modifying the Camera 158
Creating an Elevation 159
Interior Elevations 163
Elevation Properties 165
Annotation Properties 168
Are You Experienced? 170
Chapter 4 Working with the Autodesk Revit Tools 171
The Basic Edit Commands 172
The Move Command 172
The Copy Command 174
The Rotate Command 177
The Array Command 181
Radial Array 182
Linear Array 185
The Mirror Command 191
The Align Tool 194
Locking an Alignment 200
The Split Element Command 201
The Trim Command 208
The Offset Command 210
Copy/Paste 212
Creating the Plans 215
Are You Experienced? 220
Chapter 5 Dimensioning and Annotating 223
Dimensioning 223
Aligned Dimensions 224
Linear Dimensions 235
Angular Dimensions 237
Radial Dimensions 239
Arc Length Dimensions 241
Using Dimensions as a Layout Tool 243
Constraining the Model 248
Using Dimensions to Move Objects 251
Using Dimension Text Overrides 254
Placing Text and Annotations 259
Adding Leader Text 262
Changing the Leader Type 263
Modifying the Text Placement 264
Are You Experienced? 266
Chapter 6 Floors 267
Placing a Floor Slab 267
Creating the Slab 268
Sketching the Slab 273
Building a Floor by Layers 283
Adding Materials 283
Adding a Layer 284
Splitting the Floor Materials 296
Adding an Alternate Material 297
Splitting and Painting 301
Pitching a Floor to a Floor Drain 306
Creating Shaft Openings 311
Are You Experienced? 318
Chapter 7 Roofs 321
Placing Roofs by Footprint 321
Flat Roofs by Footprint 322
Pitched Roofs by Footprint 335
Creating a Sloping Roof 347
Creating Roofs by Extrusion 354
Adding a Roof Dormer 36...