Autodesk Revit 2023: Fundamentals for Architecture

Objectives
• Understanding the purpose of BIM and how it is applied in the Autodesk Revit software.
• Navigating the Revit workspace and interface.
• Selecting a template and linking CAD and Revit files as the basis of a project.
• Creating levels and grids as datum elements for the model.
• Understanding the Project Browser and working with views.
• Understanding Revit families and components.
• Working with the basic sketching and modifying tools.
• Creating a 3D building model with columns, walls, curtain walls, windows, and doors.
• Adding floors, ceilings, and roofs to the building model.
• Modeling stairs, railings, and ramps.
• Setting up sheets for plotting with text, dimensions, details, tags, and schedules.
• Creating details.

Target Audience
• Interior Designer
• Civil Engineer

Prerequisites
• An understanding of architectural terminology is an asset

Course Outline

1) Introduction to Revit
• BIM and Revit
• Overview of the Interface
• Opening and Saving Projects
• Viewing Commands

2) Starting a Project
• Selecting a Project Template
• Linking and Importing Files
• Linking in Revit Models
• Modifying ImportedLinked Files
• Setting Up Levels
• Creating Grids

3) Working with Views • Modify How the Project Browser Displays • Duplicating Views • Modify How the View Displays • Adding Callout Views • Creating Elevations and Sections

4) Revit Families • About Revit Families • Modifying Components • Creating Additional Family Types in a Project

5) Basic Sketching and Modify Tools • Adding General Building Elements • Working with Basic Modify Tools • Working with Additional Modify Tools

6) Adding Columns • Adding Columns • Adding Isolated Footings

7) Modeling Walls • Modeling Walls • Modifying Walls • Adding Wall Footings • Adding Room Elements

8) Working with Doors and Windows • About Doors and Windows • Creating Additional Door and Window Sizes

9) Working with Curtain Walls • Creating Curtain Walls • Adding Curtain Wall Grids • Working with Curtain Wall Panels • Attaching Mullions to Curtain Wall Grids

10) Modeling Floors • Modeling Floors • Creating Shaft Openings • Creating Sloped Floors

11) Modeling Ceilings • Modeling Ceilings • Adding Ceiling Fixtures • Creating Ceiling Soffits

12) Modeling Roofs • Modeling Roofs • Creating Roofs by Extrusion

13) Modeling Stairs Railings and Ramps

• Creating Component Stairs

• Modifying Component Stairs

• Working with Railings
• Creating Ramps

14) Creating Construction Documents
• Setting Up Sheets
• Placing and Modifying Views on Sheets
• Duplicating Sheets and Swapping Views
• Modifying Views and View Titles
• Printing Sheets

15) Working with Annotations
• Working with Dimensions
• Working with Text
• Adding Detail Lines and Symbols
• Creating Legends

16) Adding Tags and Schedules
• Adding Tags
• Working with Schedules

17) Creating Details
• Setting Up Detail Views
• Adding Detail Components
• Annotating Details