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Revit Architecture Essential

This training course is designed to teach delegates functionality of Revit Architecture 2012 as it would be used in the design process. The course starts with an introduction to the user interface, and move through to its use for design development and construction documentation.

Training Course Prerequisites:

Although no previous Revit experience is required, the experience of Architectural design and drafting concepts is recommended, as is familiarity with the user operating system.

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Training Course Objectives

During this course, the following areas of study will be covered:

  • Building Information Modelling in Revit Architecture

    • Building Information Modelling

    • Overview of the Revit Interface

    • Revit Architecture Technology

    • Staring Revit Projects

    • Viewing Commands

  • Basic Drawing and Editing Tools

    • General Editing Tools

    • Editing Revit Elements

    • Basic Modification Tools

  • Datum Elements - Levels and Grids

    • Setting Up Levels

    • Importing CAD Files

    • Creating Structural Grids

    • Adding Columns

  • Drawing and Modifying Walls

    • Drawing and Modifying Walls

    • Helpful Editing Tools

  • Doors and Windows

    • Adding Doors and Windows

    • Creating Additional Door and Window Sizes

  • Curtain Walls

    • Creating Curtain Walls

    • Adding Curtain Grids

    • Working with Curtain Wall Panels

    • Attaching Mullions to Curtain Grids

  • Creating Views

    • Duplicating Views

    • Adding Callout Views

    • Setting the View Display

    • Creating Elevations

    • Creating Sections

  • Floors

    • Creating Floors

    • Creating Shaft Openings

    • Creating Sloped Floors

  • Components

    • Adding Components

  • Reflected Ceiling Plans

    • Creating Ceilings

    • Ceiling Soffits

    • Adding Ceiling Fixtures

  • Roofs

    • Creating Roofs

    • Creating Roofs by Footprint

    • Reference Planes and Work Planes

    • Creating Roofs by Extrusion

    • Cleaning Up Wall and Roof Intersections

  • Vertical Circulation

    • Creating Standard and Custom Stairs

    • Creating Ramps

    • Working with Railings

  • Construction Documents

    • Setting up Sheets

    • Placing and Modifying Views on Sheets

    • Printing Sheets

  • Annotating Construction Documents

    • Working with Dimensions

    • Working with Text

    • Adding Detail Lines and Symbols

  • Tags and Schedules

    • Adding Tags

    • Rooms and Room Tags

    • Working with Schedules

    • Creating Legends

  • Detailing in Revit Architecture

    • Setting up Detail Views

    • Creating Details

    • Annotating Details

    • Keynoting and Keynote Legends

    • Patterning

Revit Architecture Advanced

The objective of this Revit Architecture Advanced course is to enable delegates who have worked with Revit to expand their knowledge in the areas of Conceptual Design (massing studies, space planning, visualization, and rendering) and BIM Management (setting up Revit and creating custom families).

Training Course Objectives

This course covers the following key Revit areas:

Although no previous Revit experience is required, the experience of Architectural design and drafting concepts is recommended, as is familiarity with the user operating system.

 

  • Massing Studies

    • Overview

    • Placing Basic Elements

    • Creating Conceptual Massing

    • Setting Work Planes

    • Creating Mass Forms

    • Dynamic Editing for Conceptual Massing

    • From Massing to Building

  • Space Planning & Area Analysis

    • Space Planning

    • Area Analysis

    • Creating Colour Schemes

  • Visualisation

    • Perspectives

    • Creating Walkthroughs

    • Solar Studies

  • Rendering

    • Basic Rendering

    • Working with Lighting

    • Enhancing Renderings

  • Creating Custom Templates

    • Preparing Templates

    • Presetting Annotation Styles

    • Creating Titleblocks

    • Creating Object Styles

    • Materials & Fill Patterns

 

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  • Custom Walls, Roofs & Sections

    • Creating Wall, Roof, & Floor Types

    • Adding Sweeps to Walls, Roofs & Floors

    • Vertically Stacked Walls

    • Vertically Compound Walls

  • Family Concepts & Techniques

    • Introduction to Family Creation

    • Creating the Parametric Framework

    • Creating Family Elements

    • Additional Tools

    • Creating Family Types

    • Adding Family Parameters

    • Visibility Display Settings

    • Overview of Family Creation

  • Creating Specific Families

    • Creating Custom Doors & Windows

    • Creating In-Place Families

    • Creating Profiles

    • Creating Angled Cornices & Copings

    • Creating Custom Railings

    • Families for Railings, Balusters, & Panels

    • Adding Custom Posts

    • Creating Annotation Families

    • Working with Shared Parameters

    • Conceptual Mass Families

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Training Course Prerequisites:

This course is designed for existing Revit Architecture users. It is recommended that delegates have basic architecture and design skills as well as previous experience using Revit Architecture. Ideally, they should have completed the Revit Architecture Essentials course and have a working knowledge of Microsoft Windows

 

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