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Mastering Autodesk Revit 2017 for Architecture is the bestselling guide for Revit Architecture users of all levels, with focused discussions, detailed exercises and compelling real-world examples. This new edition has been completely revamped based on reader and Revit Architecture instructor feedback to be more useful, more complete, and more approachable than ever. Organized by real-world workflow, practical tutorials guide you through each phase of a project to help you understand BIM concepts and quickly start accomplishing vital Revit Architecture tasks.

About the Author

Marcus Kim is a Business Consultant for Autodesk Consulting with over 15 years of industry experience and has spoken at AU in 2011 and 2010. Prior to Autodesk, he has served as the BIM Manager at the Chicago office of Skidmore Owings and Merrill on many early BIM projects and has held lead roles at other AEC firms for competitions, design visualization, design architecture and technical architecture. Lance Kirby is a Customer Success Manager, and Business Consultant Lead -AEC with Autodesk. Lance joined Revit Technologies in 2000, Autodesk in 2002. and helped develop Revit. He has trained and mentored 1000's of architects and engineers in the use of BIM and worked with firms such as ADD Inc., Ballinger, Cannon Design, DLR, Ellerbe Becket, Friedmutter, Perkins+Will, and many more. Eddy Krygiel is an Autodesk Authorized Author and registered architect at HNTB Architects, where he implements BIM and has used Revit to complete projects of all sizes. Both authors are Autodesk Authorized Authors and can be found at the popular Mastering Revit page on Facebook.



Table of Contents:
Introduction Part 1 Fundamentals Chapter 1 Introduction: The Principles of BIM ·The Fundamentals of a BIM Approach ·The Management People Inside a BIM Project Team ·Staffing for BIM ·Understanding Project Roles Establishing a BIM Execution Plan ·The Optimization of BIM Processes ·Identifying and Planning BIM Uses ·Gather ·Generate ·Analyze ·Communicate ·Realize ·The Integration of Tools Inside a BIM Workflow ·What is Revit? ·The Bottom Line Chapter 2 Applying the Principles of the User Interface and Project Organization ·Understanding the User Interface ·Accessing and Using the Application Menu ·Using the Quick Access Toolbar ·Using the Info Center ·Getting to Know the Ribbon ·Using Other Aspects of the UI ·Navigation Methods ·Defining Project Organization ·Introducing Datum Objects ·Using Content ·Working with Views ·Managing Your Project Model ·The Bottom Line Chapter 3 The Basics of the Toolbox ·Selecting, Modifying and Replacing Elements ·Selecting Elements ·Selection Options ·Filtering Your Selection ·Using Selection-Based Filters ·Selecting All Instances ·Using the Properties Palette ·Matching Properties ·Using the Context Menu ·Editing Elements Interactively ·Moving Elements ·Copying Elements ·Rotating and Mirroring Elements ·Arraying Elements ·Scaling Elements ·Aligning Elements ·Trimming or Extending Lines and Walls ·Splitting Lines and Walls ·Offsetting Lines and Walls ·Preventing Elements from Moving ·Exploring Other Editing Tools ·Using the Join Geometry Tool ·Using the Split Face and Paint Tools ·Copying and Pasting from the Clipboard ·Using the Create Similar Tool ·Using Keyboard Shortcuts (Accelerators) ·Double-click to Edit ·Modeling Site Context ·Using a Toposurface ·Creating a Toposurface from a Points File ·Creating a Building Pad ·Generating Property Lines ·Cut / Fill Schedules ·The Bottom Line Chapter 4 Configuring Templates and Standards ·Introducing Project Templates ·Customizing Project Settings for Graphic Quality ·Discovering Object Styles ·Using Line Settings ·Defining Materials ·Defining Fill Patterns ·Preconfiguring Color Schemes ·Increasing Efficient View Management ·Organizing Views ·Creating and Assigning Filters ·Using View Templates ·Creating Custom Annotations ·Introducing Tag Family Fundamentals ·Creating a Custom Door Tag ·Customizing View Tags ·Starting a Project with a Custom Template ·Strategies for Managing Templates ·Aggregating Template Data ·The Bottom Line Part 2 Collaboration and Teamwork Chapter 5 Working in a Team ·Understanding Worksharing Basics ·Enabling Worksharing on Your Project ·Types of Worksets ·Creating a Central File ·Selecting a Starting View ·Creating a Local File ·Using Worksharing Usernames ·Organizing Worksets ·Moving Elements between Worksets ·Managing Workflow with Worksets ·Saving Work ·Saving at Intervals ·Loading Work from Other Team Members ·Using Worksharing Visualization ·Managing Workset Visibility in View Templates ·Closing Revit ·Disabling Worksharing ·Understanding Element Ownership in Worksets ·Understanding Editing Requests ·Placing an Editing Request ·Granting an Editing Request ·Relinquishing Permission ·Using the Worksharing Monitor ·Collaborating in the Cloud ·A360 Collaboration for Revit ·The Bottom Line Chapter 6 Working with Consultants ·Preparing for Collaboration ·Managing the Coordination Process ·Using Linked Models in Revit ·Shared Positioning ·Using Project Base Point and Survey Point ·Using Worksets to Organize Linked Models ·Summarizing the Benefits and Limitations of Linked Models ·Using Linked Models--Exercises ·Using the Coordination Tools ·Using the Copy / Monitor Command ·Using the Copy / Monitor Command--An Exercise ·Using the Coordination Review Tool ·Using the Coordination Review Tool--An Exercise ·Using Interference Checking in 3D Coordination ·The Bottom Line Chapter 7 Interoperability: Working Multiplatform ·Examining Interoperability on a BIM Curve ·Inserting CAD Data ·Using Predefined Settings for Inserted CAD Data ·Importing versus Linking ·Using Options during Importing / Linking ·Manipulating Inserted CAD Data ·Using Inserted 2D Data ·Setting Options for BIM Conversion ·Using CAD Data for Coordination ·Linking Details ·Using Inserted 3D Data ·Using CAD Data as a Mass ·Using CAD Data as a Face ·Using CAD Data as an Object ·Exporting CAD Data ·Preparing a List of Views for Exporting ·Settings for DWG Exports ·Exporting 2D CAD Data ·Exporting 3D Model Data ·Exporting to Sketch Up ·Using IFC Interoperability ·The Bottom Line Part 3 Modeling and Massing for Design Chapter 8 Advanced Modeling and Massing ·The Massing User Interface and Functionality ·Creating Mass Geometry ·Creating an In-Place Mass ·Placing a Mass ·Creating Mass Floors ·Scheduling Masses ·Massing Surfaces ·Using Free-form Building Massing ·Dissolving and Rebuilding ·Creating Formula-Driven Massing ·Creating a Generic Model Mass Family ·Creating a Complex Mass Family ·The Bottom Line Chapter 9 Conceptual Design and Design Analysis ·Analysis for Sustainability ·Creating a Conceptual Mass ·Modeling an Adaptive Component ·Building the Massing Framework ·Energy Modeling ·Conceptual Energy Analysis ·Energy Analysis Setup ·Running Energy Analysis Simulations ·Detailed Energy Modeling ·Exporting to gbXML ·The Bottom Line Chapter 10 Working with Phasing, Groups and Design Options ·Using Phasing ·What Can You Phase? ·Implementing Phase Settings ·Illustrating the Geometry Phase ·Using the View Phase ·Creating and Using Groups ·Creating Groups ·Modifying Groups ·Creating New Groups ·Excluding Elements within Groups ·Saving and Loading Groups ·Creating Groups from Links ·Using Best Practices for Groups ·Making Design Options for Design Iteration ·Creating Design Options ·Editing Design Options ·Viewing and Scheduling Design Options ·Removing Design Options and Option Sets ·Combining Phasing, Groups, and Design Options ·Phase 1: Demolition ·Phase 1: Proposed ·Phase 2: Demolition ·Phase 2: Proposed ·Scheduling ·Using the Design Option Tool ·The Bottom Line Chapter 11 Visualization ·Explaining the Role of Visualization ·Understanding View Controls ·Setting the Detail Level ·Working with Graphic Display Options ·Working with the Section Box ·Understanding Analytic Visualization ·Project Parameters ·Setting User-Defined Parameters ·Identifying Design Elements ·Setting Solar and Shadow Studies ·Understanding Photorealistic Visualization ·Rendering Sequence and Workflow ·Creating Perspective Views ·Locking Your View ·Creating a Walkthrough ·Exporting a Walkthrough ·Rendering Settings ·Using Monochromatic Views to Examine Context and Lighting ·Adjusting Lighting and Interior Renderings ·Placing Artificial Lighting ·Manipulating Light Groups ·Assigning Materials ·Rendering in the Cloud ·The Bottom Line Part 4 Extended Modeling Techniques Chapter 12 Creating Walls and Curtain Walls ·Using Extended Modeling Techniques for Basic Walls ·Creating Basic Wall Types ·Adding Wall Articulation ·Modeling Techniques for Basic Walls ·Creating Custom In-Place Walls ·Creating Stacked Walls ·Creating Simple Curtain Walls ·Designing a Curtain Wall ·Customizing Curtain Wall Types ·Creating Complex Curtain Walls ·Dividing the Surface ·Dividing the Surface with Intersects ·Applying Patterns ·Editing the Pattern Surface ·Editing a Surface Representation ·Adding Definition ·Creating Custom Patterns ·Limiting the Size of Pattern-Based Families ·Using the Adaptive Component Family ·Scheduling Pattern-Based Panels ·The Bottom Line Chapter 13 Modeling Floors, Ceilings and Roofs ·Understanding Floor Types ·Modeling a Floor ·Creating a Structural Floor ·Modeling Floor by Face ·Defining a Pad ·Sketching for Floors, Ceilings and Roofs ·Modeling Slab Edges ·Creating a Custom Floor Edge ·Modeling Floor Finishes ·Using a Split Face for Thin Finishes ·Modeling Thick Finishes ·Creating Ceilings ·Understanding Roof Modeling Methods ·Constructing a Roof by Footprint ·Applying a Roof by Extrusion ·Roof In-place ·Creating a Roof by Face ·Creating a Sloped Glazing ·Using Slope Arrows ·Using Additional Roof Tools ·Using Advanced Shape Editing with Floors and Roofs ·Creating a Roof with a Sloped Topping ·Applying a Variable Thickness to a Roof Layer ·The Bottom Line Chapter 14 Designing with the Family Editor ·Getting Started with a Family ·Understanding In-place Families ·Choosing the Right Family Template and Category ·Choosing between Hosted and Nonhosted Family Types ·Creating Other Types of Families in the Family Editor ·Understanding the Family Editor ·Developing the Framework for a Family Component ·Creating the Necessary Reference Planes, Lines and Points ·Using Dimensions to Control Geometric Parameters ·Reviewing the Differences between Type and Instance Parameters ·Organizing Solids and Lines in a Family Editor ·Modeling Techniques in the Family Editor ·Creating an Extrusion ·Creating a Sweep ·Creating a Revolve ·Creating a Blend and Swept Blend ·Nesting Families ·Troubleshooting Techniques ·Doing a Visibility Check ·Applying Parametric Arrays and Family Type Parameters ·The Bottom Line Chapter 15 Creating Stairs and Railings ·Designing Stairs and Railings ·Reviewing the Key Components of Stairs and Railings ·Reviewing the Basic Rules of Stairs ·Working with Stair Components ·Reviewing the Components of Railings ·Creating Stairs ·Understanding the Stair Tools ·Using the Components for Customizing Stairs ·Creating Stairs with Other Tools ·Annotating Stairs ·Creating Railings ·Creating a Custom Railing ·Creating Glass Railings with the Curtain Wall Tool ·Using the Railing Tool for Other Objects ·The Bottom Line Part 5 Documentation Chapter 16 Detailing Your Design ·Creating Details ·View Types for Detailing ·Working with the Detailing Process ·Detailing Tools ·Using the Detail Line Tool ·Using the Line work Tool ·Using Filled Regions and Masking Regions ·Adding Detail Components ·Repeating Detail Component ·Using Line-Based Detail Components ·Drafting Insulation ·Creating Detail Groups ·Adding Detail Components to Families ·Reusing Details from Other Files ·Using CAD Details ·Using Details from Other Revit Projects ·The Bottom Line Chapter 17 Documenting Your Design ·Documenting Plans ·Calculating Space Using Room Objects ·Creating Area Plans ·Adding Area Objects ·Modifying Area Plans ·Creating Schedules and Legends ·Creating Schedules ·Using Legends ·Laying Out Sheets ·Adding the Area Plan ·Activating a View ·Using Guide Grids ·Adding the Schedule ·Finishing the Sheet ·The Bottom Line Chapter 18 Annotating Your Design ·Annotating with Text and Keynotes ·Using Text ·Using Keynotes ·Annotating with Tags ·Inserting Tags ·Using the Tag Toolset ·Adding Dimensions ·Using Dimension Equality ·Customizing Dimension Text ·Editing Dimension Strings ·Using Alternate Units ·Annotating with Project and Shared Parameters ·Creating Project Parameters ·Creating Shared Parameters ·The Bottom Line Part 6 Construction and Beyond Chapter 19 Working in the Construction Phase ·Using Revisions in Your Project ·Creating a Revision Cloud ·Placing Revision Clouds ·Tagging a Revision Cloud ·Disabling the Leader ·Using Digital Markups ·Publishing to Design Review ·Modeling for Construction ·Creating Parts ·Modifying Parts ·Scheduling Parts ·Creating Assemblies ·Creating Assembly Views ·The Bottom Line Chapter 20 Presenting Your Design ·Understanding Color Fill Legends ·Making a Color Fill Legend for Rooms ·Customizing a Color Fill Legend ·Modifying Other Settings ·Using Numerical Ranges for Color Schemes ·Presenting with 3D Views ·Orienting to Other Views ·Annotating 3D Views ·Editing Viewport Types ·Creating "Exploded" Axonometric Views ·The Bottom Line Chapter 21 Computational Design with Dynamo ·Getting Started with Dynamo ·Downloading Dynamo ·Installation ·Opening Dynamo ·Understanding the Dynamo UI ·Connecting Nodes Makes Data Flow ·Node Structure ·Using Nodes ·Organizing a Definition ·Using Visual Programming ·Additional Dynamo Tools ·Code Blocks ·Managing Data ·Geometric Manipulation and Analysis ·Revit to Dynamo to Revit ·Category, Type and Element Selections ·Interoperability ·Package Manager ·Additional Resources ·The Bottom Line Part 7 Appendixes Appendix A The Bottom Line Chapter 1: Introduction: The Principles of BIM Chapter 2: Applying the Principles of the User Interface and Project Organization Chapter 3: The Basics of the Toolbox Chapter 4: Configuring Templates and Standards Chapter 5: Working in a Team Chapter 6: Working with Consultants Chapter 7: Interoperability: Working Multiplatform Chapter 8: Advanced Modeling and Massing Chapter 9: Conceptual Design and Design Analysis Chapter 10: Working with Phasing, Groups and Design Options Chapter 11: Visualization Chapter 12: Creating Walls and Curtain Walls Chapter 13: Modeling Floors, Ceilings and Roofs Chapter 14: Designing with the Family Editor Chapter 15: Creating Stairs and Railings Chapter 16: Detailing Your Design Chapter 17: Documenting Your Design Chapter 18: Annotating Your Design Chapter 19: Working in the Construction Phase Chapter 20: Presenting Your Design Chapter 21: Computational Design with Dynamo Appendix B Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting ·Optimizing Performance ·Use Best Practices ·Quality Control ·Keeping an Eye on File Size ·Using Schedules ·Reviewing Warnings ·Other Tips and Shortcuts ·Additional Resources Appendix C Autodesk Revit Architecture Certification Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9788126563272
  • Publisher: Wiley
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 980
  • ISBN-10: 8126563273
  • Publisher Date: 2 August 2016
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 1250 gr

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