Revit
What exactly is Revit?
Architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) teams can use Revit BIM software to produce high-quality structures and infrastructure.
Model 3D shapes, structures, and systems with parametric accuracy, precision, and convenience using Revit.
As projects evolve, streamline documentation work with quick modifications to plans, elevations, schedules, and sections.
Provide specialized tool-sets and an uniform project environment to interdisciplinary teams.
Revit for architecture
Revit's core architectural capabilities
From conception to completion, Place the walls, doors, and windows where you want them. Quickly and precisely create floor plans, elevations, sections, schedules, 2D and 3D views, and renderings.
Analysis.
Optimize building performance in the early stages of design, run cost projections, and track performance across the project's and building's lifetimes.
Visualization.
Photo-realistic renderings are created. To take your concept into virtual reality, provide documentation with cutaways, 3D views, and stereo panoramas.
Collaboration and coordination.
In a unified project environment, share, sync, and iterate designs with engineers and contractors in Revit.
Revit for structural engineering
Revit's fundamental structural engineering capabilities
Reinforcement of concrete.
In an advanced BIM environment, model 3D concrete reinforcement.With rebar bending schedules, create thorough reinforcement plans and shop drawing documentation.
Workflows should be designed down to the last detail.
Workflows for steel design and details are connected.In the Revit model, provide design intent for a higher level of detail for steel connections.
Documentation.
Improve the accuracy and detail of steel and concrete design documents.
Analysis
While creating the physical model in Revit, conduct structural analysis and export to analysis and design apps using the analytical model.
Revit for MEP engineering
Key capabilities of revit for MEP engineering.
MEP engineering with Revit
Revit's most important features for MEP engineering.
Integrated planning.
With Revit, you can streamline the engineering design process. Before building begins, use a single model to coordinate and communicate design intent.
Analysis.
Early in the design process, run simulations and look for interference. For engineering-driven calculations, use data from conceptual energy analysis.
Documentation.
Design, model, and document building systems as part of a complete building information model, which includes architectural and structural elements.
Fabrication.
Model for MEP fabrication including tools for automating the layout of the fabrication model.
Prepare a model for precise manufacture and installation coordination.
Revit for construction
Revit's construction capabilities are highlighted here.
Make more educated choices.
Early planning and preconstruction decisions can be made using data-rich 3D models.
Align your building modelling efforts with the needs of the future.
Connect the design and the details.
Model steel connections that are more detailed. Use technologies to improve the connection between structural design and detailing, reducing fabrication time.
Prepare for the fabrication process.
Through clarify and advance from design intent to fabrication and installation, access product data and specifications in Revit models.
Improve your communication skills.
Increase office-to-field efficiency, quality assurance, and quality control by using Revit models to coordinate onsite trades, discover clashes, sequence phases, and improve office-to-field efficiency, quality assurance, and quality control.
Why should architecture and engineering students learn Revit now rather than later?
If you're a student of architecture and engineering, you've probably heard of Autodesk Revit, a BIM (Building Information Modeling) tool.
Are you, however, learning how to use it?
You won't become an architect by learning Revit.
It will, however, improve your chances of becoming an architect.
Revit is frequently taught as an elective at universities, but a rising number of job postings and internships need knowledge.
Architecture and engineering students that are well-versed in Revit are well aware that it will be a component of their future careers.
Revit is no longer an optional course.
Design skills that will increase your worth.
Using project-based lessons to learn how to use Revit will provide you with useful real-world experience developing digital drawings, 3D models, sections, and details.
In plan view and later 3D view, you'll learn how to design floors, walls, windows, and doors.
The structural and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) systems will follow.
These new design abilities will enable you to apply what you've learned in class or at an internship to your own projects, setting you apart from classmates and fellow interns who may be competing for that future full-time job.
Your work will be noticed if you have good presentation abilities.
Learning how to confidently express your project's design objective is just as important as knowing how to build it in the first place.
You'll be able to confidently exhibit your work by improving your presenting abilities with professional-looking elevations, renderings, and visualizations.
Become more familiar with BIM.
Revit is not a BIM system.
Revit was created with BIM in mind.
Both Revit and BIM are critical to your long-term success.
Revit enables designers to design, simulate, visualize, and communicate in order to take use of the benefits of a BIM model's interconnected data.
If you learn Revit now, you'll be able to manipulate data in a BIM model with confidence, and you'll be able to observe how changes you make to one object in a model automatically reflect throughout the design.
Learning how to integrate your design data will offer you an advantage over your classmates and future coworkers who are more accustomed to working with 2D drawings.
Make preparations for your internship.
Internships are significant enough that we're discussing them again.
Although you may not have the opportunity to take an elective teaching Revit until your third year, you may find yourself getting internships asking for Revit experience as early as your second year.
To be ready for any opportunity, you should start learning Revit as early as your freshman year.
The more internships you do, the more experience you gain, and the more connections you make, the more chances you'll have after graduation.
Make the most of your design options.
Your ultimate goal as an architect and engineer will be to solve issues.
Using Revit's intelligent building components to increase accuracy, you'll learn how to tackle such difficulties more efficiently and with better outcomes.
You'll also be able to use Revit's bi-directional associativity to automatically reflect changes throughout your model and improve cooperation with several users working on the same model at the same time.
Better results translate to a stronger portfolio, which opens you more opportunities in your future career.
With Revit under your belt, you'll be more equipped to tackle different design software, allowing you to stay flexible and focused on producing your best work.
1. AUTODESK REVIT ARCHITECTURE Course Details
1.1. New Features
1.1.1. New Features for Revit
1.1.2. New Features for Revit Architecture
1.2. Introduction to Autodesk Revit Architecture
1.2.1. User Interface Tour
1.2.2. Browsers, Bars, Palettes and Windows
1.2.3. Revit Architecture Help
1.3. Starting an Architectural Project
1.3.1. Starting a New Architectural Project
1.3.2. Navigation Tools
1.3.3. Configuring Global Settings
1.4. Creating Walls
1.4.1. Creating Architectural Walls
1.4.2. Creating Architectural Walls II
1.5. Using Basic Building Components
1.5.1. Adding Doors
1.5.2. Adding Windows and Wall Openings
1.6. Using the Editing Tools
1.6.1. Working with Selection Sets
1.6.2. Editing Tools
1.6.3. Editing Tools II
1.6.4. Grouping Elements
1.6.5. Retrieving Information About Elements
1.7. Working with Datum Planes and Creating Standard Views
1.7.1. Working with Levels
1.7.2. Working with Grids
1.7.3. Working with Reference Planes and Work Planes
1.7.4. Controlling the Display of Elements
1.7.5. Working with Project Views
1.8. Using Basic Building Components
1.8.1. Creating Floors
1.8.2. Creating Roofs
1.8.3. Shape Editing Tools
1.8.4. Creating Ceilings
1.8.5. Adding Rooms
1.9. Using Basic Building Components
1.9.1. Working with Components
1.9.2. Adding Stairs
1.9.3. Adding Railings and Ramps
1.9.4. Creating Curtain Walls
1.10. Adding Site Features
1.10.1. Working With Site Features
1.10.2. Property Lines and Building Pads
1.10.3. Adding Site Components
1.11. Using Massing Tools
1.11.1. Understanding Massing Concepts
1.11.2. Creating Massing Geometry in the Family Editor
1.11.3. Editing Massing Geometry in the Family Editor
1.11.4. Massing in the Conceptual Design Environment
1.11.5. Creating Massing Geometry in a Project
1.11.6. Creating Building Elements from Massing Geometry
1.11.7. Creating Families
1.12. Adding Annotations and Dimensions
1.12.1. Adding Tags
1.12.2. Room Tags
1.12.3. Keynotes
1.12.4. Adding Symbols and Dimensions
1.12.5. Dimensioning Terminology and Dimensioning Tools
1.12.6. Adding Alternate Dimension Units and Spot Dimensions
1.13. Creating Project Details and Schedules
1.13.1. Project Detailing in Autodesk Revit Architecture
1.13.2. Crop Regions, Fills Patterns, and Detail Components
1.13.3. Adding Text Notes
1.13.4. Creating Drafting Views
1.13.5. Revision Clouds
1.13.6. Working with Schedules
1.14. Creating Drawing Sheets, and Plotting
1.14.1. Creating Drawing Sheets
1.14.2. Creating Duplicate Dependent Views
1.14.3. Printing in Revit Architecture
1.15. Creating 3D Views
1.15.1. Three Dimensional (3D) Views
1.15.2. Dynamically Viewing Models with Navigation Tools
1.15.3. Orienting a 3D View
1.15.4. Generating Perspective Views
1.15.5. Using a Section Box
1.16. Rendering Views and Creating Walkthroughs
1.16.1. Rendering in Revit Architecture
1.16.2. Working with Materials
1.16.3. Lights, Decals and Entourage
1.16.4. Rendering Settings
1.16.5. Creating a Walkthrough
1.16.6. Autodesk 360 | Rendering
1.17. Using Advanced Features
1.17.1. Creating Structural Components
1.17.2. Generating Multiple Design Options
1.17.3. Using Area Analysis Tools
1.17.4. Masking Regions
1.17.5. Creating Displaced Views
1.17.6. Color Schemes
1.17.7. Working with Project Phasing Tools
1.18. Using Advanced Features II
1.18.1. Worksharing Concepts
1.18.2. Elements Families, Browsers, Generating Shadows
1.18.3. Creating Solar Studies
1.18.4. Working with Point Clouds
1.18.5. Revit Architecture Interoperability
1.18.6. Linking Building Models and Sharing Coordinates
1.18.7. Working with Linked Models
2. REVIT INTERIOR DESIGN Course Details
2.1. Introduction to Computers for CAD/BIM Users
2.1.1. Computer Basics: Terms and Functions
2.1.2. Overview of the Windows User Interface
2.1.3. Getting Started with Autodesk Revit Architecture
2.2. What is Revit Architecture?
2.2.1. Overview of the Revit User Interface
2.2.2. Open, Save and Close an Existing Project
2.2.3. Creating a New Project
2.2.4. Using Revit’s Help System
2.3. Model Navigation
2.3.1. Using Zoom and Pan to View Your Drawings
2.3.2. Creating 2D Sections
2.3.3. Navigating the 3D Model
2.4. Architectural Quick Start
2.4.1. Walls, Grids and Dimensions
2.4.2. Doors
2.4.3. Windows
2.4.4. Roof
2.4.5. Annotation, Room Tags & Schedules
2.4.6. Printing
2.5. Overview of Linework and Modify Tools
2.5.1. Lines and Shapes
2.5.2. Snaps
2.5.3. Modify Tools
2.5.4. Annotations
2.6. Drawing 2D Architectural Content
2.6.1. Sketching Rectilinear Objects
2.6.2. Sketching Objects With Curves
2.7. Floor Plans
2.7.1. Walls
2.7.2. Rooms
2.7.3. Floor Plan Development
2.7.4. Placing Room Elements in the Model
2.8. Curtain Walls
2.8.1. Developing the Interior Fenestrations
2.9. Stairs and Railings
2.9.1. Stairs
2.9.2. Modeling the Stairs
2.10. Ceilings
2.10.1. Introduction to Revit Ceilings
2.10.2. Modeling Ceilings
2.11. Break Room and Work Room
2.11.1. Tagging
2.11.2. Shared Parameters
2.11.3. Casework Content
2.11.4. Work Room
2.11.5. Lunch Room
2.12. Toilet Room Design
2.12.1. Toilet Room Layout Introduction
2.12.2. Toilet Room Layout
2.12.3. Toilet Room Wall Finishes
2.12.4. Level 2 Private Toilet Rooms
2.13. Floors
2.13.1. Introduction to Revit Floors
2.13.2. Modeling Floor Finishes-Carpet
2.13.3. Modeling Floor Finishes – Ceramic Tile, Sheet Goods, Etc.
2.14. Furniture, Groups and Design Options
2.14.1. Furniture Content
2.14.2. Furniture Placement
2.14.3. Design Options
2.15. Detailing
2.15.1. Introduction to Detailing
2.15.2. Exercises
2.15.3. Live Detail – Reception Desk
2.16. Schedules
2.16.1. Room Finish Schedules
2.16.2. Furniture Schedule
2.16.3. Floor Finish Schedules
2.17. Sheets and Revisions
2.17.1. Creating Sheets
2.17.2. Creating a Sheet Index
2.17.3. Presentation Boards
2.17.4. Printing a Set of Drawings
2.17.5. Managing Construction Phase Revisions
3. REVIT ARCHITECTURE BIM MANAGEMENT Course Details
3.1. Creating Custom Revit Templates
3.1.1. Preparing Revit Project Templates
3.1.2. Customizing Annotation Styles
3.1.3. Creating Title Blocks
3.1.4. Creating Object Styles
3.1.5. Materials and Fill Patterns
3.2. Revit Schedules
3.2.1. Creating Schedules
3.2.2. Graphical Column Schedules
3.2.3. Advanced Schedule Options
3.2.4. Creating Material Takeoff Schedules
3.3. Custom Walls, Roofs and Sections in Revit
3.3.1. Creating Wall, Roof and Floor Types
3.3.2. Adding Sweeps to Wall, Roofs and Floors
3.3.3. Vertically Compound Walls
3.3.4. Vertically Stacked Walls
3.4. Revit Family Concepts and Techniques
3.4.1. Introduction to Revit Families
3.4.2. Creating the Parametric Framework
3.4.3. Creating Family Elements
3.4.4. Additional Tools for Families
3.4.5. Creating Family Types
3.4.6. Visibility Display Settings
3.5. Overview of Revit Family Creation
3.5.1. Creating Specific Revit Families
3.5.2. Creating Custom Doors and Windows
3.5.3. Creating In-Place Families
3.5.4. Creating Profiles
3.5.5. Creating Angled Cornices and Copings
3.5.6. Creating Custom Railings
3.5.7. Revit Families for Railings, Balusters and Panels
3.5.8. Creating Revit Annotation Families
3.5.9. Working with Shared Parameters
4. REVIT ARCHITECTURE COLLABORATION TOOLS Course Details
4.1. Project Phasing and Design Options
4.1.1. Project Phasing
4.1.2. Design Options
4.2. Groups and Links
4.2.1. Using Groups
4.2.2. Modifying Groups
4.2.3. Linking Revit Files
4.2.4. Links and Groups
4.2.5. Visibility and Graphic Overrides in Linked Views
4.3. Importing and Exporting
4.3.1. Importing Vector Files
4.3.2. Modifying Imported Files
4.3.3. Importing Raster Image Files
4.3.4. Exporting Files
4.3.5. Exporting for Energy Analysis
4.4. Project Team Collaboration
4.4.1. Introduction to Worksets
4.4.2. Opening and Saving Workset Related Projects
4.4.3. Working in Workset related Projects
4.4.4. Setting Up Worksets
4.4.5. Best Practices for Worksets
5. AUTODESK REVIT MEP Course Details
5.1. New for REVIT MEP
5.1.1. New Features for REVIT MEP
5.1.2. New Features for Revit MEP
5.2. Introduction to Autodesk Revit MEP
5.2.1. Introducing the Autodesk Revit MEP User Interface
5.2.2. Understanding the Interface, Getting Help
5.3. Getting Started with an MEP Project
5.3.1. Starting a New Project in Revit MEP
5.3.2. Linking Revit Models and Sharing Coordinates
5.3.3. The Snaps Tool, The Options Dialogue Box
5.4. Creating Datums, Project Views, and Building Envelopes
5.4.1. Working with Levels
5.4.2. Working with Grids
5.4.3. Understanding Wall Types
5.4.4. The Appearance Profiler Window
5.5. Spacing, Zones, and Cooling and Heating Load Analysis
5.5.1. Creating Spaces
5.5.2. Color Schemes, Working with Zones
5.6. Creating a Mechanical System
5.6.1. Understanding HVAC Systems
5.6.2. Generating HVAC System Layouts
5.7. Creating an Electrical System
5.7.1. Understanding Electrical Systems
5.7.2. Adding Power and System Devices
5.8. Creating a Plumbing System
5.8.1. Understanding Plumbing Systems
5.8.2. Working with Plumbing Systems
5.9. Creating a Fire Protection System
5.9.1. Understanding Fire Protection Systems
5.9.2. Designing the Fire Protection System
5.10. Creating Construction Documents
5.10.1. Dimensioning
5.10.2. Modifying Dimensions, Tags
5.10.3. Creating Detail Views, Adding Sheets
5.11. Creating Families and Worksharing
5.11.1. Understanding Massing Concepts
5.11.2. Editing a Massing Geometry
5.11.3. Creating Masses in the Conceptual Design Environment
5.11.4. Worksharing Concepts
6. REVIT STRUCTURE Course Details
6.1. New Features
6.1.1. New Features
6.2. New Features for Revit Structure
6.2.1. Introduction to Autodesk Revit Structure
6.2.2. Basic Concepts and Principles
6.2.3. The Revit Structure User Interface
6.2.4. Building Information Modeling and Revit Structure, Getting Help
6.3. Getting Started wit a Structural Project
6.3.1. Starting a New Structural Project
6.3.2. Snaps Tool, Opening, Saving and Closing a Project
6.3.3. Options Dialog Box
6.4. Setting up a Structural Project
6.4.1. Creating Project Templates
6.4.2. Using Levels
6.4.3. Using Grids
6.4.4. Working with Reference Planes.
6.5. Structural Columns and Walls
6.5.1. Structural Columns
6.5.2. Structural Walls
6.6. Foundations, Beams, Floors, and Open Web Joists
6.6.1. Understanding Foundations
6.6.2. Adding Foundations
6.6.3. Structural Floors
6.6.4. Beams and Open Web Joists
6.7. Editing Tools
6.7.1. Creating Selection Sets
6.7.2. Moving and Copying
6.7.3. Rotating, Mirroring and Arraying
6.7.4. Additional Editing Tools, Creating Groups
6.8. Documenting Models and Creating Families
6.8.1. Dimensioning
6.8.2. Adding Text and Tags
6.8.3. Creating Families
6.9. Standard Views, Details, and Schedules
6.9.1. Standard Views
6.9.2. Callout Views
6.9.3. Drafting Details
6.9.4. Graphical Column Schedules
6.10. 3D Views, Sheets, Analysis, Reinforcements, and Massing
6.10.1. 3D Views, Generating Shadows and Solar Studies
6.10.2. Working with Sheets
6.10.3. Understanding the Analytical Model
6.10.4. Working with Analytical Models
6.10.5. Adding Reinforcements, Linking Building Models
6.10.6. Introducing Massing
6.10.7. Editing Massing Geometry
6.10.8. Creating Building Elements from Massing Geometry
6.11. Linking Revit Models with Robot Structural Analysis
6.11.1. Linking Revit Models with Robot Structural Analysis
6.11.2. New Features
6.12. New Features for Revit Structure
6.12.1. Introduction to Autodesk Revit Structure
6.12.2. Basic Concepts and Principles
6.12.3. The Revit Structure User Interface
6.12.4. Building Information Modeling and Revit Structure, Getting Help
6.13. Getting Started wit a Structural Project
6.13.1. Starting a New Structural Project
6.13.2. Snaps Tool, Opening, Saving and Closing a Project
6.13.3. Options Dialog Box
6.14. Setting up a Structural Project
6.14.1. Creating Project Templates
6.14.2. Using Levels
6.14.3. Using Grids
6.14.4. Working with Reference Planes
6.15. Structural Columns and Walls
6.15.1. Structural Columns
6.15.2. Structural Walls
6.16. Foundations, Beams, Floors, and Open Web Joists
6.16.1. Understanding Foundations
6.16.2. Adding Foundations
6.16.3. Structural Floors
6.16.4. Beams and Open Web Joists
6.17. Editing Tools
6.17.1. Creating Selection Sets
6.17.2. Moving and Copying
6.17.3. Rotating, Mirroring and Arraying
6.17.4. Additional Editing Tools, Creating Groups
6.18. Documenting Models and Creating Families
6.18.1. Dimensioning
6.18.2. Adding Text and Tags
6.18.3. Creating Families
6.19. Standard Views, Details, and Schedules
6.19.1. Standard Views
6.19.2. Callout Views
6.19.3. Drafting Details
6.19.4. Graphical Column Schedules
6.20. 3D Views, Sheets, Analysis, Reinforcements, and Massing
6.20.1. 3D Views, Generating Shadows and Solar Studies
6.20.2. Working with Sheets
6.20.3. Understanding the Analytical Model
6.20.4. Working with Analytical Models
6.20.5. Adding Reinforcements, Linking Building Models
6.20.6. Introducing Massing
6.20.7. Editing Massing Geometry
6.20.8. Creating Building Elements from Massing Geometry
6.21. Linking Revit Models with Robot Structural Analysis
6.21.1. Linking Revit Models with Robot Structural Analysis