Table of Contents

Introduction xxi Chapter 1 The Autodesk Revit World 1 The Revit Interface 2 The Project Browser 30 File Types and Families 35 Are You Experienced? 43 Chapter 2 Creating a Model 45 Placing Walls 46 Using Reference Planes 47 Adding Interior Walls 59 Editing Wall Joins 79 Placing Doors and Windows 90 Are You Experienced? 106 Chapter 3 Creating Views 107 Creating Levels 107 Creating and Modifying Building Sections 125 Adding Wall Sections 139 Creating Detail Sections 141 Creating Callouts 146 Creating and Modifying a Camera View 152 Creating an Elevation 156 Are You Experienced? 167 Chapter 4 Working with the Autodesk Revit Tools 169 The Basic Edit Commands 170 The Array Command 180 The Mirror Command 190 The Align Tool 193 The Split Element Command 199 The Trim Command 205 The Offset Command 208 Copy/Paste 210 Creating the Plans 213 Are You Experienced? 217 Chapter 5 Dimensioning and Annotating 219 Dimensioning 220 Using Dimensions as a Layout Tool 240 Placing Text and Annotations 255 Are You Experienced? 263 Chapter 6 Floors 265 Placing a Floor Slab 265 Building a Floor by Layers 281 Splitting the Floor Materials 292 Pitching a Floor to a Floor Drain 300 Creating Shaft Openings 306 Are You Experienced? 312 Chapter 7 Roofs 313 Placing Roofs by Footprint 314 Creating a Sloping Roof 345 Creating Roofs by Extrusion 351 Adding a Roof Dormer 360 Are You Experienced? 365 Chapter 8 Structural Items 367 Adding Structural Grids 367 Adding Structural Columns 382 Using Structural Framing 389 Understanding Foundation Systems 401 Adding Structural Footings 406 Using Structural Views 416 Are You Experienced? 420 Chapter 9 Ceilings and Interiors 421 Creating Ceilings 422 Creating Ceiling Openings and Soffits 438 Adding Interior Design 451 Adding Alternate Floor Materials 475 Are You Experienced? 479 Chapter 10 Stairs, Ramps, and Railings 481 Creating Stairs by Using the Rise/Run Function 481 Creating a Winding Staircase 505 Creating a Custom Railing System 522 Creating Custom Stairs 526 Adding Ramps 540 Are You Experienced? 547 Chapter 11 Schedules and Tags 549 Creating Schedules 550 Creating Material Takeoffs 571 Creating Key Legends and Importing CAD Legends 580 Adding Tags 594 Creating Custom Tags 604 Keynoting 613 Are You Experienced? 621 Chapter 12 Detailing 623 Working with Line Weights 624 Drafting on Top of the Detail 626 Adding Notes 666 Creating Blank Drafting Views 669 Are You Experienced? 689 Chapter 13 Creating Specific Views and Match Lines 691 Duplicating Views 692 Creating Dependent Views 694 Adding Match Lines 700 Using View Templates 705 Are You Experienced? 706 Chapter 14 Creating Sheets and Printing 707 Creating and Populating Sheets 707 Modifying a Viewport 715 Adding Revisions to a Sheet 721 Addressing Project Parameters 725 Generating a Cover Sheet 727 Printing from Revit Architecture 733 Are You Experienced? 736 Chapter 15 Creating Rooms and Area Plans 737 Creating Rooms 738 Adding a Room Schedule 748 Adding a Color-Fill Plan 751 Adding Room Separators 754 Creating an Area Plan 756 Are You Experienced? 759 Chapter 16 Advanced Wall Topics 761 Creating Compound Walls 762 Adding Wall Sweeps 770 Creating Stacked Walls 781 Creating Curtain Walls 785 Adding a Wall to a Massing Object 797 Are You Experienced? 810 Chapter 17 Creating Families 811 Creating a Basic Family 811 Using a Complex Family to Create an Arched Door 823 Creating an In-Place Family 838 Are You Experienced? 842 Chapter 18 Site and Topography 843 Adding a Site in Revit 844 Splitting the Surface 849 Creating Subregions 851 Adding Site Components 853 Adding Building Pads to Displace Earth 859 Adding a Property Line 861 Creating a Toposurface by Instance 863 Creating a Graded Region 871 Are You Experienced? 873 Chapter 19 Rendering and Presentation 875 Creating an Exterior Rendering 876 Creating an Interior Rendering 889 Creating Walkthroughs 890 Creating a Solar Study 895 Are You Experienced? 897 Chapter 20 Importing and Coordinating Models 899 Linking a Revit Structure Model 900 Activating Copy/Monitor 902 Running Interference Detection 909 Importing and Exporting CAD Formats 912 Are You Experienced? 918 Chapter 21 Phasing and Design Options 919 Managing Project Phasing 920 Examining Graphic Overrides 924 Creating Design Options 925 Are You Experienced? 931 Chapter 22 Project Collaboration 933 Enabling and Utilizing Worksharing 933 Working in the Revit Shared Environment 942 Are You Experienced? 950 Index 951

About the Author

Eric Wing is the Building Information Modeling manager at a New York engineering firm, director of the Autodesk User Group International (AUGI) Training Program, author of four books, and Revit columnist for AUGIWorld Magazine as well as AUGI HotNews and ConnectPress. Eric is an Autodesk Certified Instructor and popular speaker at Autodesk University, presenting to groups of 5001000 Revit users at each of his three AU sessions, and also frequently speaks at other industry events, including American Institute of Architects, CSI, and AUGI user group events.