Introduction xxiii
Chapter 1 The Autodesk Revit World 1
The Revit Interface 1
The Revit Workflow 4
Using the Ribbon 6
The View Window 12
Object Selection 16
Modifying and Mirroring 17
Building on Existing Geometry 20
View Control and Object Display 22
The Project Browser 31
Views 33
File Types and Families 36
System and Hosted Families (.rfa) 37
Using Revit Template Files (.rte) 42
Using Revit Family Files (.rft) 43
Are You Experienced? 44
Now you can 44
Chapter 2 Creating a Model 45
Placing Walls 45
Adding Exterior Walls 45
Using Reference Planes 46
Adding More Walls 49
Adding Interior Walls 60
Using Temporary Dimensions to Gain Control of Your Model 62
Editing Wall Joins 82
Displaying Wall Joins 87
Disallowing Wall Joins 89
Adding Doors and Windows 94
Adding Doors 94
Placing Openings in Your Walls 100
Adding Windows 103
Are You Experienced? 110
Now you can 110
Chapter 3 Creating Views 111
Creating Levels 111
Adding Levels 114
Understanding the Composition of a Level 117
Making Other Level Adjustments 122
Creating and Modifying Building Sections 130
Adding a Building Section 130
Making Building Modifications in a Section 137
Adding Wall Sections 144
Creating Detail Sections 146
Using Crop Regions 149
Splitting a Section Segment 151
Creating Callouts 153
Creating and Modifying a Camera View 160
Adding a Camera View 160
Modifying the Camera 163
Creating an Elevation 164
Interior Elevations 168
Elevation Properties 172
Annotation Properties 174
Are You Experienced? 175
Now you can 175
Chapter 4 Working with the Autodesk Revit Tools 177
The Basic Edit Commands 178
The Move Command 178
The Copy Command 180
The Rotate Command 182
The Array Command 187
Radial Array 187
Linear Array 191
The Mirror Command 197
The Align Tool 201
The Split Element Command 205
The Trim/Extend Command 213
The Offset Command 216
Copy/Paste 219
Creating the Plans 221
Are You Experienced? 226
Now you can 226
Chapter 5 Dimensioning and Annotating 229
Dimensioning 229
Aligned Dimensions 230
Linear Dimensions 241
Angular Dimensions 243
Radial Dimensions 244
Arc Length Dimensions 246
Using Dimensions as a Layout Tool 248
Constraining the Model 253
Using Dimensions to Move Objects 257
Using Dimension Text Overrides 260
Placing Text and Annotations 264
Adding Leader Text 267
Changing the Leader Type 268
Modifying the Text Placement 269
Are You Experienced? 271
Now you can 271
Chapter 6 Floors 273
Placing a Floor Slab 273
Creating the Slab 274
Sketching the Slab 278
Building a Floor by Layers 287
Adding Materials 288
Adding a Layer 290
Pitching a Floor to a Floor Drain 299
Using the Shape Editing tools 309
Creating Shaft Openings 315
Are You Experienced? 320
Now you can 320
Chapter 7 Roofs 323
Placing Roofs by Footprint 323
Flat Roofs by Footprint 324
Pitched Roofs by Footprint 340
Creating a Sloping Roof 352
Creating Roofs by Extrusion 357
Adding a Roof Dormer 368
Are You Experienced? 372
Now you can 372
Chapter 8 Structural Items 375
Adding Structural Grids 375
Placing a Grid 376
Adding Structural Columns 388
Using Structural Framing 395
Adding a Beam System 400
Adding Bracing 403
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