Autodesk Revit Architecture 2015 Essentials

Your step-by-step guide to learning Autodesk Revit Architecture

This detailed introduction to Revit Architecture features straightforward explanations and real-world, hands-on tutorials to teach new users the software’s core features and functions.

Presented in the context of real-world workflows, and using real-world projects, each chapter contains a discussion of the “why” and “how” that is reinforced with a step-by-step tutorial so you’ll gain practical and applicable experience with the core features of Revit Architecture. The new pedagogical approach emphasizes learning skills to help you prepare for the Revit certification exams.

• Learn at your pace with step-by-step exercises, illustrated with full-color screenshots and downloadable Revit tutorial files
• Work with floors, ceilings, walls, and curtain walls
• Use modeling and massing to explore design ideas
• Use the Family Editor to create and manage families
• Understand effective worksharing, BIM workflows, and file management
• Use rendering and visualization techniques to make your design come alive
• Prepare for Revit certification exams

With Autodesk Revit Architecture Essentials, you are only a step away from better, faster building design.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introducing the Autodesk Revit Architecture Interface
Chapter 2: Walls and Curtain Walls
Chapter 3: Floors, Roofs, and Ceilings
Chapter 4: Stairs, Ramps, and Railings
Chapter 5: Adding Families
Chapter 6: Modifying Families
Chapter 7: Schematic Design
Chapter 8: Rooms and Color Fill Plans
Chapter 9: Materials, Visualization, Rendering
Chapter 10: Worksharing
Chapter 11: Details and Annotations
Chapter 12: Drawing Sets
Chapter 13: Workflow and Site Modeling
Chapter 14: Repeating Objects, Best Practices, and Quick Tips