Revit Architecture 2013

Course Outline

1- Track I: Beginners

Contents ZA ZB ZD Duration
1-1 Introduction W1
1-1.1 BIM (Building Information Modeling)
1-1.2 Revit and other 3D modeling software
packages
1-2 User interface W1
1-2.1 Quick access toolbar
1-2.2 Ribon
1-2.3 Project browser
1-2.4 Properties pallet (instance – type)
1-2.5 Drawing Area
1-2.6 Status bar
1-2.7 Options bar
1-2.8 View Control Bar
1-2.9 Info center
1-3 Starting a project W1
1-3.1 Using a template
1-3.2 Units
1-3.3 Levels and Grids/ set work plane
1-3.4 Location and Orientation
 Manage\location
 Plan view – properties\true north
 Manage\position
1-3.5 Building the model W1
1-3.5.1 Walls
 Location line
 Wall types (basic, curtain, and stacked)
 Attach walls to other elements
 Join walls to other elements
 Editing wall profile
 Modify\geometry\ wall joint
 Wall sweep\reveal W2
 Wall sweep (profile)
 Wall wrap (ends, intersections)
1-3.5.2 Doors
 Instant and type properties
 Curtain wall doors (single and double)
 Curtain wall as a wall panel
1-3.5.3 Windows
1-3.5.4 Components
 1-3.5.5 Columns W2
 Architectural
 Attach

 Roof by footprint (slope: properties palette, base level, cutoff

level, slope)
 Roof by Extrusion
 Change profile (add openings)
 Roof by face (profile plane, level, path for the roof profile)
 Sloped glazing (footprint or extrusion roof + type selector)
 Attach walls to roof
 Creating a roof with slope arrows
 Roof gutter\fascia\soffit
 See Manual

 Ceiling plans
 Automatic ceiling
 Sketch ceiling
 Edit ceiling profile (openings)
 Using slope arrow

 Creating floor (pick walls: inside or outside)

 By face floors
 Editing floor profile
 Using slope arrows
 Slap edges

 By face
 Shaft (multiple floors, roofs, ceilings)
 Wall
 Vertical

 Pick plane
 Model Text
 Properties
1-3.5.11 Model lines
 Pick plane
 Model Lines
 Properties
1-3.5.12 Stairs W2
 2 ways to model a stair (run, and
boundary & risers)
 Continuous railing
 View range
 Split boundary
 Multi-storey top level
 Railing properties (type, rail structure,
 Baluster placement)
 See Manual
1-3.5.13 Ramps
 2 ways to model a ramp (run, and
boundary & risers)
 Split boundary
 Multi-storey top level
 Railing properties (type, rail structure,
Baluster placement)
1-3.5.14 Railings
1-3.5.15 Curtain elements
 3 types of curtain walls
 Creating walls (sketch, pick line, pick
face)
 Right-click to select wall items
 Changing the orientation of the
curtain walls
 Adding curtain grid (one segment, all
segments, remove segments)
 Adding mullion
 Changing glass panels into: solid walls,
doors, and spider windows
 Changing glass and mullion materials
1-3.6 Rooms and Areas W2
 Adding rooms (name, number, area,
volume)
 Room separation line tool (vv, show
separation lines)
 Legend
 Color scheme
 Rooms in section (plane or sec view)
Tag\room tag, Room tag\ limit offset
Project 1: One-Floor Rest House W3–W4
Project 2: Multiple-Floor Building (real finishing materials_ working W5–W6–
drawings) W7
1-4 Massing W8
1-4.1 Creating in-place mass (floor profiles, solid
and void)
1-4.2 Creating floors (Home\Model\mass floor)
1-4.3 Floors, roofs and walls
1-4.4 Editing the mass building
1-5 Site design
1-1.1 Creating Toposurface
Site view or 3D
Massing & Site
Toposurface\elevation
1-1.2 Modify site
Creating Subregions
Split surface
Creating building pad (1-creating topography,
2-phase created: existing, 3-create building
 pad
1-2 Generic models
1-2.1 Extrusion
1-2.2 Blend
1-2.3 Revolve
1-2.4 Sweep
1-2.5 Sweep blend
Void forms
1-3 Structural Modeling W8
1-3.1 Columns
1-3.2 Foundation (Isolated + wall)
1-3.3 Slabs
1-3.4 Beams
1-3.5 Trusses
1-4 Schedules W9
 View\Create\schedules\(schedules/qu
antities)\doors\
 Door schedules (instant properties\
fields, filters, sorting, appearance)
 Project browser\sheets\new sheet\
 Drag and drop plans, elev., and
schedules
 View\Legends\legend\ (name, scale)
 Annotate\ detail\ component\Legend
component
 Sheets: Title-blocks (Library)
1-5 Walkthrough W9
 View\3D view\walkthrough
 Project browser\walkthroughs\
 Edit walkthrough\ frame 1\ play
1-6 Visibility options
 Model categories
 Annotation categories
1-7 Project phasing W9
1-8 Annotation W10
1-1.1 Dimension
1-1.2 Text Notes
1-1.3 Keynotes
1-1.4 Tags
1-1.5 Symbols
1-9 Rendering
1-1.6 Light
1-1.7 Plants and Entourage
1-1.8 Decals
1-10 Project settings W11
1-11 Keyboard shortcuts W11
1-12 Working in a team W11
 1-13 Analyze the design W12
1-1.9 Creating a mass family
1-1.10 Analyzing a conceptual design
1-1.11 Creating building elements from mass
instances
1-14 Solar studies W12
1-15 Sketching W12
Project 3: Special Buildings W 13-14

2- Track II: Professionals

Project 1: Multiple-Floor Building (real finishing materials_ working W1–W3
drawings)
Project 2: Special Buildings W4-W6
Tutorials: Special missions W7-W9
Lecture: Special commands W10

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 Materials
 Sun Path
 Section Box
 Rendering
 Schedules
 Sheets
 Visibility options