9781435493100

Table of Contents


	Introduction	viii
Chapter 1	The Very Basics	1
	Introduction	1
	Objectives	1
	Business Summary	1
	Prepare for Successful Design Office Implementation	10
	Student Pull-Down Menu	11
	Quick Tour—Design, View, and Document a Building	12
	Revit Architecture Commands and Skills	12
	Exercise 1. Lay out a Simple Building	12
	Exercise 2. Add Doors and Windows	21
	Exercise 3. Edit the Model	25
	Exercise 4. Add Another Level, Upper Windows, and a Floor	28
	Exercise 5. Add a Roof and View it in Section	34
	Exercise 6. Document the Model	37
	Summary	42
	Review Questions	43
Chapter 2	Under the Surface: Standards and Settings	44
	Introduction	44
	Objectives	44
	Student Overview	44
	CAD Manager/Instructor Summary	44
	Template and Input/Output Inspection	45
	Exercise 1. Examine Templates	46
	Exercise 2. Compare Specific Content in Different Templates	56
	Exercise 3. Examine a Standard Titleblock—Edit Parameters	62
	Exercise 4. Import from AutoCAD	66
	Exercise 5. Export 2D and 3D to AutoCAD	72
	Summary	79
	Review Questions	80
Chapter 3	Modeling with Building and Site Elements	81
	Introduction	81
	Objectives	81
	Revit Architecture Commands and Skills	81
	Exercise Overview	82
	Exercise 1. Create a Project-Establish Settings	83
	Exercise 2. Start a Site Plan Using Imported Content	87
	Exercise 3. Adjust and Add Floor Levels	94
	Exercise 4. Create and Modify a Toposurface	102
	Exercise 5. Complete the Exterior Walls	112
	Exercise 6. Place Roofs on the Building	121
	Exercise 7. Add Windows	132
	Exercise 8. Work with Wall Types	141
	Exercise 9. Edit a Wall Profile	151
	Summary	155
	Review Questions	156
Chapter 4	Design Modeling With Mass Objects	157
	Introduction	157
	Objectives	157
	Revit Architecture Commands and Skills	157
	Exercise 1. Import Project Data—Acquire Coordinates	158
	Exercise 2. Sketch Building Footprints from an Imported Image	161
	Exercise 3. Transfer Sketch Lines into New Project Files	169
	Exercise 4. Link the New Project Phase Files to the Overview File	173
	Exercise 5. Create a Building Model Using Massing—Forms	176
	Exercise 6. Create a Mass with Sweeps and Revolves	187
	Exercise 7. Create a Mass Model Using Blends	197
	Exercise 8. View the New Models in the Overview File	205
	Summary	206
	Review Questions	207
Chapter 5	Subdivide the Design: Interiors, Worksets, Groups, and Phases	208
	Introduction	208
	Objectives	209
	Revit Architecture Commands and Skills	209
	Exercise 1. Activate and Create Worksets in a Project File	210
	Exercise 2. Create a Central File	217
	Exercise 3. Working Simultaneously to Develop the Model	224
	Exercise 4. Create Walls and Floors	227
	Exercise 5. Create and Edit a Curved Curtain Wall	238
	Exercise 6. Phasing	243
	Summary	253
	Review Questions	253
Chapter 6	Managing Views and Annotation	255
	Introduction	255
	Objectives	255
	Revit Architecture Commands and Skills	256
	Exercise 1. Rooms and Room Tags	257
	Exercise 2. Customize View Tags	263
	Exercise 3. Customize and Place Other Annotation	270
	Exercise 4. Titleblocks	282
	Exercise 5. Sheet Layout	291
	Exercise 6. Change Annotation Types	294
	Summary	298
	Review Questions	298
Chapter 7	Schedules	300
	Introduction	300
	Objectives	300
	Revit Architecture Commands and Skills	301
	Exercise 1. Create a Schedule for Doors	305
	Exercise 2. Create a Second Door Schedule—More Formatting Changes	313
	Exercise 3. Creating a Shared Parameter file	318
	Summary	323
	Review Questions	323
Chapter 8	Beyond the Design–Area and Room Plans	325
	Introduction	325
	Objectives	325
	Revit Architecture Commands and Skills	326
	Exercise 1. Create a Room Schedule	326
	Exercise 2. Create a Schedule Key	331
	Exercise 3. Work with Color Fills	334
	Exercise 4. Create a Gross Building Area Plan	342
	Exercise 5. Create a Custom Area Plan	352
	Exercise 6. Exporting Schedule Information	357
	Summary	367
	Review Questions	367
Chapter 9	Illustrating the Design–Graphic Output from Revit Architecture	369
	Introduction	369
	Objectives	369
	Revit Architecture Commands and Skills	370
	Viewing the Model	370
	Exercise 1. The Camera Tool	370
	Exercise 2. Exterior Settings	380
	Exercise 3. Interior Rendering	393
	Exercise 4. Create a Walkthrough	398
	Exercise 5. Output Formats	405
	Summary	417
	Review Questions	418
Chapter 10	Augmenting the Design–Design Options and Logical Formulas	419
	Introduction	419
	Objectives	419
	Revit Architecture Commands and Skills	419
	Exercise 1. Design Option Setup	420
	Exercise 2. Second Design Option	431
	Exercise 3. Create Balcony Options	438
	Exercise 4. Create and Place a Nested Family with Conditional Formulas	445
	Exercise 5. Create and Apply Conditional Parameters in a Family	452
	Exercise 6. Place Families in a Project	464
	Summary	468
	Review Questions	469
Chapter 11	Validating the Design–Export to Sustainable Design Analysis	470
	Introduction	470
	Objectives	471
	Revit Architecture Commands and Skills	471
	Exercise 1. Import the Revit Model	472
	Exercise 2. Green Building Studio	478
	Summary	483
Appendix	What it Really Takes to Implement Revit Architecture	484
	Index	514