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Revit Architecture 2010: No Experience Required is the perfect hands-on, step-by-step introduction to the very

latest version of Autodesk’s revolutionary Revit Architecture software Through a continuous, easy-to-follow

tutorial, you’ll learn Revit by planning and developing a four-story offi ce building—doing everything from

de-signing to documenting to presenting the fi nal project Follow the tutorial sequentially or jump in at any chapter

by downloading the drawing fi les from the companion website Either way, you’ll get a thorough grounding in

Revit’s tools and quickly master tasks that professionals face all the time

• Understand fi le types, families, views, editing, and other essential aspects of Revit

• Start from the ground up by setting a foundation, structural beams, and footings

• Plan and create walls, doors, windows, fl oors, ceilings, and more

• Add rooms, choose colors, and design areas and area separators

• Finish your site with landscaping, curbing, parking, and walkways

• Create documentation, track revisions, and learn the dos and don’ts of printing

• Work with different formats, such as CAD, IFC, Revit Structure, and others

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Eric Wing is an architectural engineer and has been in the AEC fi eld for 15 years He has extensive experience managing,

teaching, and presenting Autodesk applications, and is currently the BIM Support Manager at C&S Companies, an engineering

fi rm in Syracuse, New York Eric is also Director of the Autodesk User Group International (AUGI) Training Program, author of two

books, and Revit columnist for AUGIWorld Magazine, AUGI HotNews, and ConnectPress.

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what you were reading in this book just to make me feel good.

I miss that.

Before I even pondered writing a technical book such as this one, I was the

guy who bought them and studied them from front to back This specifi c page, however, I always thought was somewhat superfl uous…bordering on self-indulgence As I sit here now, after fi nishing 23 chapters, I can categorically

say that the 750-word allotment only scratches the surface of the list of people

close to me who have been tremendously inconvenienced by my unavailability

and, conversely, by my temperament during the rare occasions when I was

avail-able Of course, topping this list is the family: Jennifer, Cassidy, and Jacob You

guys really came through for me, and there is no way I could have written a

sin-gle chapter without your support How does a couple weeks at Disney sound? I

won’t even bring my laptop (unlike last time)

Also, I’d like to thank Grandma and Baci for constantly watching and being

with the kids

On the technical side, thanks to Willem Knibbe for acquiring the book and

working with me on my manuscript, and for his constant patience as I lumbered

through each chapter Thanks, of course to Technical Editor Lynda Jensen for

keeping my east, west, and all of my words straight And to Tom Cirtin for

keep-ing me on format and on schedule (He is houndkeep-ing me for these

acknowledg-ments as well.) One more thanks goes to Cal Schilling for modeling and

rendering our offi ce building for the cover when I didn’t have time

Eric Wing lives in Syracuse, New York, with his family He is the BIM

man-ager for C&S Companies, which is a full-service engineering/architectural

fi rm headquartered in Syracuse Eric’s degree is in architectural ing, which he obtained from Delhi University In addition to writing this book,

engineer-Eric has written Revit Structure Fundamentals, and cowrote Mastering Revit

Structure (Wiley, 2009) Also, Eric is the director of the Autodesk User Group

training program (ATP), and is a columnist for AUGIWorld magazine He also writes a monthly Revit column for AUGI’s HotNews In addition to writing, Eric

is a nationally recognized speaker, consultant, and trainer He is also a bass player in a Syracuse band called Jemba when time allows

Introduction xxi

C H A P T E R 2 Creating a Model 41

C H A P T E R 3 Creating Views 93

C H A P T E R 4 Working with the Revit Tools 153

C H A P T E R 5 Dimensioning and Annotating 197

C H A P T E R 8 Structural Items 331

C H A P T E R 9 Ceilings and Interiors 381

C H A P T E R 10 Stairs, Ramps, and Railings 435

C H A P T E R 11 Schedules and Tags 501

C H A P T E R 13 Creating Specifi c Views and Match Lines 643

C H A P T E R 14 Creating Sheets and Printing 659

C H A P T E R 15 Creating Rooms and Area Plans 687

C H A P T E R 16 Advanced Wall Topics 711

C H A P T E R 17 Creating Families 753

C H A P T E R 18 Site and Topography 785

C H A P T E R 19 Rendering and Presentation 813

C H A P T E R 2 0 Importing and Coordinating Revit Models 833

C H A P T E R 21 Phasing and Design Options 853

C H A P T E R 2 2 Project Collaboration 881

C H A P T E R 2 3 BIM Management 899

Introduction xxi

The Revit Architecture Interface 2

The Revit Workfl ow 5

The Ribbon 7

The View Window 13

Object Selection 16

Modifying and Mirroring 17

Building on Existing Geometry 20

View Control and Object Display 22

The Project Browser 29

Windows 31

File Types and Families 33

System and Hosted Families (.rfa) 35

Using Revit Template File (.rte) 38

Using Revit Family Files (.rft) 39

Are You Experienced? 40

CHAPTER 2 C r e at i n g a M o d e l 41 Placing Walls 42

Adding Exterior Walls 42

Adding Interior Walls 53

Placing Interior Partitions 59

Editing Wall Joins 72

Placing Doors and Windows into Your Walls 80

Adding Doors 80

Placing Openings in Your Walls 86

Adding Windows 88

Are You Experienced? 92

CHAPTER 3 C r e at i n g V i ews 93 Creating Levels 94

Adding Levels 96

The Composition of a Level 99

Other Level Adjustments 103

Creating Building Sections 110

Making Building Modifi cations in a Section 118

Adding Wall Sections 124

Creating Detail Sections 126

Crop Regions 128

Splitting a Section Segment 130

Creating Callouts 132

Creating a Camera View 137

Modifying the Camera 139

Creating an Elevation 140

Interior Elevations 144

Elevation Properties 147

Annotation Properties 150

Are You Experienced? 151

CHAPTER 4 Wo rk i n g w it h t h e Re v it To o l s 153 The Revit Architecture Edit Commands 154

The Move Command 154

The Copy Command 157

The Rotate Command 159

The Array Command 162

Radial Array 163

Linear Array 167

The Mirror Command 171

The Align Tool 174

Locking an Alignment 178

Split 179

Trim 184

Offset 187

Copy/Paste 189

Creating the Plans 192

Are You Experienced? 196

CHAPTER 5 D i m e n s i o n i n g a n d A n n ot at i n g 197 Dimensioning 198

Aligned Dimensions 198

Linear Dimensions 209

Angular Dimensions 211

Radial Dimensions 213

Arc Length Dimensions 214

Using Dimensions as a Layout Tool 216

Constraining the Model 221

Using Dimensions to Move Objects 225

Adding Text 230

Adding Leader Text 232

Changing the Leader Type 233

Modifying the Text Placement 235

Are You Experienced? 237

CHAPTER 6 F l o o r s 239 Placing a Floor Slab 240

Sketching the Slab 245

Building a Floor by Layers 254

Adding a Layer 256

Splitting the Floor’s Materials 263

Split and Paint 266

Pitching a Floor to a Floor Drain 270

Creating Shaft Openings 275

Are You Experienced? 281

CHAPTER 7 Ro of s 28 3 Placing Roofs by Footprint 284

Flat Roofs by Footprint 284

Pitched Roofs by Footprint 299

Creating a Sloping Roof 312

Roofs by Extrusion 317

Adding a Roof Dormer 326

Are You Experienced? 330

CHAPTER 8 St r u c t u ra l I te m s 331 Structural Grids 332

Placing a Grid 332

Adding Structural Columns 346

Structural Framing 353

Adding a Beam System 357

Adding Bracing 360

Foundation Systems 362

Foundation Walls 362

Adding Structural Footings 367

Structural Slabs 370

Piers and Spread Footings 374

Structural Views 377

Are You Experienced? 379

CHAPTER 9 C e i l i n g s a n d I n te r i o r s 3 81 Creating Ceilings 382

Modifying Ceiling Grids 386

Ceiling Element Properties 388

Creating a Custom Ceiling 392

Creating Ceiling Openings and Soffi ts 397

Creating a Ceiling Opening 397

Creating a Soffi t 400

Adding Light Fixtures to Ceilings 405

Interior Design 409

Adding Plumbing Fixtures and Furniture 409

Adding Parabolic Troffers 416

Adding Casework and Furniture 419

Adding Alternate Floor Materials 430

Creating a Tile Material 431

Are You Experienced? 434

CHAPTER 10 St a i r s , R a m p s , a n d R a i l i n g s 4 35 Creating Stairs Using the Rise/Run Function 436

Boundaries 440

Adding Railings 442

Creating a Winding Staircase 458

Making Railing Adjustments 469

Stair and Railing Families 474

Creating a Custom Railing System 476

Creating Custom Stairs 480

Adding a Custom Landing 485

Adding Ramps 493

Are You Experienced? 500

CHAPTER 11 S c h e d u l e s a n d Ta g s 5 01

Creating Schedules 502

Adding Fields to a Schedule 502

Sorting and Grouping 505

Controlling Headers 507

Modifying Elements in a Schedule 509

Modifying the Schedule’s Appearance 512

Creating Material Takeoffs 521

Creating a Calculated Value Field 525

Creating Key Legends 530

Adding Legend Components 530

Adding Symbols to a Legend 534

Importing AutoCAD Legends 539

Adding Tags 544

Adding Tags Individually 544

Using the Tag All Command 549

Tagging by Material 551

Creating Custom Tags 554

Multicategory Tags 561

Keynoting 564

Keynoting by Element 565

Keynoting by Material 569

Keynoting by User 571

Creating Keynote Legends 573

Are You Experienced? 575

CHAPTER 12 D e t a i l i n g 577 Working with Line Weights 578

Drafting on Top of the Detail 581

Using Predefi ned Detail Components 581

Masking Regions 583

Repeating Details 586

Modifying a Detail Component 591

Modifying Filled Regions 592

Drawing Detail Lines 613

Adding Notes 618

Adding Notes by Material 619

Adding Textual Notation 622

Creating Blank Drafting Views 623

Creating a Detail Group 631

Adding a Section to Another View 637

Importing AutoCAD into a Drafting View 638

Adding 2D and 3D Lines to the Model 640

Are You Experienced? 642

CHAPTER 13 C r e at i n g S p e c i f ic V iews a n d M atc h L i n e s 6 4 3 Duplicating Views 644

Creating Dependent Views 645

Adjusting the Crop Regions 647

Adjusting the Annotation Crop Region 650

Adding Match Lines 652

Match Line Appearance 653

Using View Templates 656

Are You Experienced? 657

CHAPTER 14 C r e at i n g S h e e t s a n d P r i n t i n g 6 59 Creating and Populating Sheets 660

Sheet Organization 662

Modifying a Viewport 666

Viewport Element Properties 672

Adding Revisions to a Sheet 673

Addressing Project Parameters 677

Generating a Cover Sheet 679

Printing from Revit Architecture 684

Are You Experienced? 686

CHAPTER 15 C r e at i n g Ro o m s a n d A r e a P l a n s 6 87 Creating Rooms 688

Confi guring Element Properties 693

Placing and Manipulating Room Tags 697

Adding a Room Schedule 699

Adding a Color Fill Plan 702

Adding Room Separators 704

Creating an Area Plan 706

Are You Experienced? 709

CHAPTER 16 Ad va n ce d Wa l l To pic s 711

Creating Compound Walls 712

Adding “Layers” to the Compound Wall 714

Adding Wall Sweeps 720

Modifying a Wall’s Profi le In-Place 722

Manually Adding Host Sweeps 725

Creating Stacked Walls 729

Creating Curtain Walls 733

Adding a Predefi ned Curtain Wall 733

Adding a Blank Curtain Wall 735

Creating Curtain Grids 738

Adding a Wall to a Massing Object 744

Are You Experienced? 752

CHAPTER 17 C r e at i n g Fa m i l i e s 753 Creating a Basic Family 754

Adding Reference Planes to a Family 755

Adding Dimensions and Parameters to a Family 757

The Type Properties Dialog 761

Creating an Arched Door 766

Creating a 3D Extrusion Within a Family 769

Creating a 3D Sweep Within a Family 774

Creating an In-Place Family 780

Are You Experienced? 784

CHAPTER 18 S ite a n d To p o g ra p hy 78 5 Adding a Site Within Revit 786

Modifying a Toposurface 789

Splitting the Surface 790

Creating Subregions 793

Adding Site Components 795

Adding Contour Properties and Labels 797

Adding Building Pads to Displace Earth 800

Adding a Property Line 802

Creating a Toposurface by Instance 803

Creating a Graded Region 805

Orientating a Site 807

Are You Experienced? 811

CHAPTER 19 Re n d e r i n g a n d P r e s e nt at i o n 813

Creating an Exterior Rendering 814

Creating Lighting Groups 821

Interior Rendering 825

Creating Walkthroughs 826

Exporting an Animation 829

Creating a Solar Study 830

Are You Experienced? 832

CHAPTER 20 I m p o r t i n g a n d C o o rd i n at i n g Re v it M o d e l s 8 33 Importing and Linking a Revit Structure Model 834

Copy Monitor 836

Adjusting the Copy/Monitor Settings 839

Coordination Alert 840

Interference Detection 844

Importing and Exporting CAD Formats 847

Exporting a Model to CAD 850

Exporting a 2D Model 850

Exporting the Model to 3D CAD 852

Are You Experienced? 852

CHAPTER 21 P h a s i n g a n d D e s ig n O p t i o n s 8 53 Managing Project Phasing 854

Creating an Existing Phasing Plan 856

Demolishing Components 862

Creating a Demo Plan 866

Examining Phase Filters 869

Design Options 872

Are You Experienced? 880

CHAPTER 22 P r oj e c t C o l l a b o rat i o n 8 81 Enabling and Utilizing Worksharing 882

Enabling Worksets 883

Creating a Central Model 886

Creating a Local File 890

Working in the Revit Shared Environment 891

Loading or Not Loading a Workset 896

Are You Experienced? 897

CHAPTER 23 B I M M a n ag e m e n t 8 9 9

Setting Up the Template 900

Managing Settings 903

Import/Export Settings 907

Controlling Annotations 910

Creating and Understanding Shared Parameters 918

Are You Experienced? 923

Index 925

Ah! Why does one need a big, thick technical book? Well, it is true that the

best way to learn is to just do it! But do you ever just do it and not fully get

it? Books can serve either as the basis for learning or as a supplement for your learning No one book will teach you everything you need to know about a

specifi c application, but you may never learn everything you need to know about

an application without a book When written appropriately, the book you

pur-chase is there to start you off using good practices If you have already started,

the book is there to serve as a desktop reference And lastly, a book can merely

serve as confi rmation that you are approaching an application in the correct

manner

Revit Architecture is no exception Although this application has proven to be

easy to learn, and easy to get the feel of, it is still a deep, sometimes complicated

application with many procedures that require step-by-step instruction to fully

understand

Also, this book has been written by an author who is “in the trenches” using

Revit Architecture, Revit Structure, and Revit MEP simultaneously every day

So, yes, you could fi gure out all of this information on your own, but sometimes

it is nice to let someone else fi gure it out for you and pass that knowledge along

to you in the form of a book

Instead of lengthy paragraphs of text that ultimately lead to no tangible

infor-mation, this book addresses each subject in a step-by-step approach with

liter-ally over a thousand pictures and screenshots to make sure you are on track

Also, this book also uses an actual project and will relate to real-world

scenarios As you are following the step-by-step procedures in the book, you

will be encouraged to try many procedures on your own, and also to embellish

the procedure to fi t your own needs If you would rather stick to the instructions,

this book allows you to clearly do so as well The book’s project uses a fi ve-story

offi ce building with a link (corridor) to a three-story multiuse building The

book’s website provides the model (plus additional families) you will need for

each chapter so that you can just open the book, jump to your chapter of

inter-est, and actually learn something! Also, this book is fl exible enough that you

can substitute your own project if you do not want to follow the book’s

examples

This book does not waste time and space with examples of other people’s

tri-umphs, but is designed for you to open it to any random page and learn

something

Who Should Read This Book

Revit Architecture 2010: No Experience Required Does that mean if you have

used Revit you won’t fi nd this book advanced enough? No This book is designed for anyone who wishes to learn more about Revit Architecture Also, this book is intended for architects, architectural designers, and anyone who is using a CAD-based platform to produce architectural-based drawings

What You Need

BIM can be tough on hardware This book recommends that you have 4GB of RAM with a 4GB processor Also, you should be running at 512MB for your graphics If you are under these specifi cations (within reason), in most cases you will be fi ne Just realize, however, that you when your model gets loaded, you could start slowing down All Revit applications are intended to run on a PC-based system Windows XP or higher is recommended

What Is Covered in This Book

Revit Architecture 2010: No Experience Required covers the full gamut of using

the software and is organized as follows:

Chapter 1: The Revit World This chapter introduces you to the Revit Architecture 2010 interface and jumps right into modeling your fi rst building

Chapter 2: Creating a Model This chapter starts right off with placing walls, doors, and windows Also, this chapter is designed to point you in the right directions in terms of using reference planes and all-around best practices

Chapter 3: Creating Views This chapter shows you how to navigate the Revit Project Browser and to create new views of the model Also, you will learn how

to create specifi c views such as elevations, sections, callouts, plans, and of course our favorite: 3D perspectives

Chapter 4: Working with the Revit Tools In this chapter, you will learn how to use the everyday drafting tools needed in any modeling application You will become familiar with such actions as trim, array, move, and copy Although it seems remedial, this is one of the most important chapters of the book It gets you on your way to the “Revit Feel.”

Chapter 5: Dimensioning and Annotating In this chapter you will learn how to

annotate your model This includes adding and setting up dimensions, adding and

setting up text, and using dimensions to physically adjust objects in your model

Chapter 6: Floors Yes! Just fl oors In this chapter, you will learn how to place a

fl oor You will also learn how to add materials to a fl oor and how to pitch a fl oor

to a drain

Chapter 7: Roofs In this chapter we discuss the ins and outs of placing roofs

You will learn how to model fl at roofs, sloping roofs, pitched roofs, and roof

dor-mers In addition, you will learn how to pitch roof insulation to roof drains

Chapter 8: Structural Items In this chapter you delve into the structural

mod-ule of Revit Architecture The topics we cover include placing structural

fram-ing, placing structural foundations, and creating structural views

Chapter 9: Ceilings and Interiors This chapter focuses predominately on

inte-rior design Placing and modifying ceilings will be covered as well as adding

spe-cifi c materials to portions of walls and fl oors You will also learn how to create

soffi ts

Chapter 10: Stairs, Ramps, and Railings This chapter focuses on the creation

of circulation items You will learn how to create a simple U-shaped multistory

staircase to start; then we move on to creating a custom winding staircase

From there you will learn how to create a custom wood railing You will be

add-ing ramps to the model in this chapter as well

Chapter 11: Schedules and Tags In this chapter you will start bringing the BIM

into your model This chapter focuses on adding schedules and adding

annota-tion tags to specifi c objects and materials in your model Most importantly, in

this chapter you will learn how your model is parameter driven and how these

parameters infl uence the annotations

Chapter 12: Detailing In this chapter you will learn how to simply draft in

Revit The procedures allow you to draft over the top of a Revit-generated

sec-tion, or create your own drafting view independent of the model You will also

learn how to import CAD to use as a detail

Chapter 13: Creating Specifi c Views and Match Lines In this chapter you will

learn how to take advantage of the multitude of views you can create, and how

to control the visibility graphics of those views to create plans such as furniture

and dimensional plans

Chapter 14: Creating Sheets and Printing This chapter explores how to duce construction documents using Revit The procedures include creating a new drawing sheet, adding views to a sheet, creating a title block and a cover sheet, and plotting these documents.

pro-Chapter 15: Creating Rooms and Area Plans The focus of this chapter is to ate rooms and areas The procedures lead you through the placement of rooms, and you will learn how to set the properties of those rooms We also discuss how

cre-to create room separacre-tors and how cre-to create gross area plans This chapter also guides you through the creation of a color fi ll fl oor plan

Chapter 16: Advanced Wall Topics In this chapter you will focus specifi cally on the creation of compound walls By using the Edit Assembly dialog, you will learn how to add materials, split walls, and add sweeps and reveals such as para-pet caps, brick ledges, and brick reveals Creating stacked walls is also addressed

Chapter 17: Creating Families This chapter focuses on the topic of creating families The procedures start with a simple wall sweep family, then move on to creating a door family with an arched header You will also learn how to create

an in-place family

Chapter 18: Site and Topography In this chapter you will learn how to place a topographical surface into your model We also discuss how to control point-by-point elevations in your site Splitting and then creating subregions to create swales and berms will be covered You will also learn how to utilize an imported CAD site plan and place a toposurface over the top of the CAD lines We also explore rotating your project to true north

Chapter 19: Rendering and Presentation In this chapter you will learn how to use the Revit rendering tools using the mental ray rendering engine built into the Revit GUI This chapter also shows you how to create walkthroughs as well

Chapter 21: Phasing and Design Options This chapter explains how to create

an existing fl oor plan, then moves through demolition into new construction

You will also learn how to create alternates using design options

Chapter 22: Project Collaboration In this chapter you will learn how to use

Revit in a multiuser environment The procedures in the book will lead you

through activating worksharing, and then creating a central model You will

then move to creating local user fi les as well as saving to central and placing

“requests to relinquish.”

Chapter 23: BIM Management Our fi nal chapter shows you how to create a

Revit template you can use at the start of each Revit project You will also learn

how to confi gure settings such as line weights, dimensions, text, and custom

tags, such as levels structural grids and view titles

Included with the book are Revit Architecture project fi les that follow along

with the instruction Each chapter will have one or more actual Revit models

that have been completed up to the point of the instruction of that specifi c

chapter, or even that specifi c section of the chapter to allow the reader to

jump in at any moment Also included with the book are custom families that

accompany the lessons as well as additional families and projects that can be

downloaded as a bonus You can download the accompanying fi les at

www.sybex.com/go/revit2010ner

Contacting the Author

As you are reading along, please feel free to contact me at ewing@cscos.com, and

I will be glad to answer any question you have In addition, if you would like me

to come speak or train at your fi rm, feel free to give me a shout You can also

visit my company’s website at www.cscos.com and click the BIM link You can

also go directly to www.bimnation.com

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The Revit World

Getting comfortable with the Revit Architecture interface

Before we get started, I think we should set the record straight I’m sure you

have seen plenty of presentations on how wonderful and versatile this 3D Revit revolution thing is And I’m sure you may be thinking, “This all seems way too complicated for what I do Why do I need 3D anyway?”

The answer to that question is: you don’t If you think about it, what do you do to get a job out — that is, after the presentation has run its course and you are awarded the project? Your fi rst step is to redraw the plans Next comes the detail round-up game we all have come to love: we pull the specs together, and then we plot This is quite a simple process, and guess what? It works Well, it has worked up until this 3D thing showed up Now it seems to have turned into this convoluted process in which

we have no real clue as to where things are coming from, drawings are not looking very good, and it is taking three times as long to get a drawing out the door Well, if you just bought this book, welcome to the Revit world In Revit, you will fi nd that the vast majority of the processes you will encounter are in a fl at 2D platform Instead of drafting, you are placing components into the model Yes, these components do have

a so-called third dimension to them, but there is a logical methodology that drives the process If you need to see the model in 3D, it is simply a click away That being said, remember this: there is a big difference between 3D drafting and modeling

N O T E The paragraph you just read will be the longest one of the book

This book is designed to cut to the chase and show you how to use Revit tecture in a step-by-step fashion without having to read through paragraph after paragraph just to fi nd the answer you are looking for Datasets are provided at the book’s accompanying website (www.sybex.com/go/revit2010ner), but

Archi-if you choose to, you can use your own model as you go through the book If you

do not wish to read this book cover to cover, don’t! Although I recommend going from front to back, you can use the book as a desk reference by jumping to a desired topic The datasets will be added in phases to accommodate this type of usage Either way, get ready to learn Revit Architecture!

With that preamble behind us, let’s get on with it

The Revit Architecture Interface

Toto, we are not in AutoCAD anymore!

No, we are not First of all, there is no command prompt and no crosshairs

Stop! Don’t go away just yet You will get used to it; I promise Unlike most CAD applications, Revit Architecture is heavily “pared down,” so to speak It’s this way for a reason It was designed for architects and architectural designers You do

not need every command that a mechanical engineer would need An electrical

engineer would not need the functionality that an architect would require

What you will fi nd as you start getting comfortable with Revit is that there are

many, many choices and options behind each command

Let’s start at the beginning:

1. To open Revit Architecture, click the icon on your desktop (see Figure 1.1), or choose Start ➣ All Programs ➣ Revit Architecture

2010 (see Figure 1.2)

F I G U R E 1 1 : You can launch Revit Architecture from the desktop icon.

2. After you start Revit, you see the Recent Files window shown in Figure 1.3 The top row lists any projects you have been working on;

the bottom row lists any families you have been working on

3. If you are fi ring up Revit for the fi rst time, both of these columns will

be blank At the bottom of each column, you are given a choice of ating a new model or of browsing for an existing one (see Figure 1.4)

cre-4. Click the New… button

5. The New Project dialog shown in Figure 1.5 opens You can choose

to use the default template or no template, or you can even create a

brand-new template by clicking the Project Template radio button

(We will cover template creation later in the book.) For now, just click OK to create a new project using the default template You do not need to alter anything in this dialog

F I G U R E 1 2 : You can also launch Revit Architecture using the Windows Start menu

(this shows the Windows Vista operating system).

F I G U R E 1 3 : The Recent Files window lists any recent projects or families you have

worked on.

F I G U R E 1 4 : You can create a new model or browse for an existing one.

F I G U R E 1 5 : The New Project dialog allows you to start a new project using a

preexisting template file, or you can create a new template file.

Now that the task of physically opening the application is out of the way, we

can delve into the application At fi rst, you are going to notice many differences

between Revit and CAD Some of these differences may be off-putting, while

oth-ers will make you say “I wish AutoCAD did that.” Either way, you will need to

adjust to a new workfl ow

The Revit Workflow

In Revit, there is certain feel you AutoCAD converts will need to get a grasp of

Some of you will fi nd this new workfl ow easy to adapt to while others will fi nd it

excruciatingly foreign (To be honest, I found the latter to be the case at fi rst.)

Either way, it is a simple concept You will just need to slow down a bit from

your AutoCAD habits

Executing a command in Revit is a three-step process:

1. At the top of the Revit window is what is called the Ribbon Built into the ribbon is a series of tabs Each tab contains what is called a panel This will be your Revit launch pad! Speaking of launch pad, click the Wall button on the Home tab, as shown in Figure 1.6

2. Once you click the Wall button, notice that Revit adds an additional tab to the Ribbon with options specifi c to the command you are run-ning, as shown in Figure 1.7 This allows you to make different choices based on the placement of a wall You may also notice that Revit places

an additional Options bar below the ribbon for more choices

F I G U R E 1 6 : The Design bar is the backbone of Revit Structure.

F I G U R E 1 7 : The Options bar replaces the command prompt from

AutoCAD MicroStation users will be more familiar with this method.

3. Once you have made your choices from the Ribbon and the Options bar, you can place the object into the view window This is the large

“drawing area” that takes up two thirds of the Revit interface To place the wall, simply pick a point in the window and move your pointer The wall starts to form You can press the Esc key to exit the command

Using Revit is not generally as easy as this, but keep in mind this basic step process:

three-1. Start a command

2. Choose an option from the appropriate tab

3. Place the item in the view

Revit appears to offer a fraction of the choices and functionality that AutoCAD

or any drafting program offers This is true in a way Revit does offer much fewer choices to start a command, but how many choices does an architect or an archi-tectural designer need? Revit keeps its functionality focused on architecture and construction It is the dynamic capabilities of the application during the place-ment of the items, as well as the functionality of the objects after they have been placed in the model that gives Revit its robust capabilities Never judge a book by its cover — unless, of course, it is the book you are reading right now

Let’s keep going with the main focus of the Revit interface This is the Ribbon

You will be using the Ribbon exclusively within Revit

prompt, the Options

bar will be one of

your few guides.

The Ribbon

You will be using the Ribbon for all of the commands you execute in Revit As you

can see, you don’t have much of a choice to do otherwise However, this is good,

because it narrows your attention to what is right in front of you When you pick

an icon on the Ribbon, Revit will react to that with a new tab giving you the

spe-cifi c additional commands and Options you need In addition, Revit also keeps

the existing tabs that can help you while you are in the current command, as

shown in Figure 1.8 Again, the focus here is to keep your eyes in one place

In this book, there will be a few terms thrown at you that you will become

familiar with Of course we just discussed the Ribbon, but mostly you will be

directed to choose a tab, and to fi nd a panel on that tab

To keep the example familiar, when you selected the wall button, your

instruc-tions will read: “On the Build panel of the Home tab, click the Wall button.”

F I G U R E 1 8 The Ribbon breakdown.

in the book

Now that you are starting to see how the ribbons and the tabs fl ow together, let’s take a look at another feature within the Ribbon panels that allows you to reach beyond the immediate Revit interface.

The Change Element Type Menu

When you pick the wall button, an entirely new set of commands appears What you will immediately notice is that there is a picture of the item you are placing

in the model (in this case it’s a wall) Below that picture is a menu that says

“Change Element Type.” Once you click this menu, you will see that there is an entire list of additional walls to choose from, as shown in Figure 1.9

F I G U R E 1 9 The Change Element Type Menu

The objective of the next exercise is to start placing walls into the model:

1. Open Revit Architecture using the default template

2. On the Home tab, click the Wall button

3. In the Change Element Type menu, select Exterior - Brick and CMU

on MTL Stud

4. On the far left side of the Element panel is the Element Properties button, shown in Figure 1.10 Click this button

F I G U R E 1 1 0 : The Element Properties button gives you access to many

variables associated with the item you are adding to the model.

Clicking the Element Properties button provides you with a new world of choices

and options You will soon see that the power of Revit is hiding just below the surface

Element Properties

Hidden within the Options bar is a single button that will gain you access to a

multitude of choices and parameters Although this dialog will contain different

information for each item, the format will stay the same One of the many

won-ders of Revit Architecture is the fact that most procedures, dialogs, and processes

are virtually the same as the next Master how to build a wall, and you have

mastered how to build a roof and a fl oor

Within the element properties you will see two categories, as shown in

Figure 1.11 In this fi gure, the fi rst category, Type Parameters, is grayed out,

and you cannot select anything In the other category, Instance Parameters,

you can edit settings directly There is a huge difference between the two

Instance Parameters

The items that can be immediately edited are called instance parameters This

means that these parameters will change only the object being added to the

model at this time Also, if you select an item that has already been placed in the

model and click the Element Properties button, the instance parameters will

change only that item you have selected This makes sense — not all items are

built equally in the real world Figure 1.12 illustrates the instance parameters of

a typical wall

Type Parameters

The type parameters (see Figure 1.13), when edited, will alter every item of that

type in the entire model To access the type parameters, click the Edit Type

but-ton while still in the Element Properties dialog, as Figure 11.14 shows

F I G U R E 1 1 1 : The element properties hold a wealth of parameters and control over

families in Revit.

F I G U R E 1 1 2 : The instance parameters will change only the currently placed item or

the currently selected item.

F I G U R E 1 1 3 : The type parameters, when modified, will alter every occurrence of this

specific wall in the entire model.

F I G U R E 1 1 4 : The Edit Type button allows you to access the type parameters.

At this point, you have one of two choices You can either make a new wall

type (leaving this specifi c wall unmodifi ed) by clicking the Duplicate button, or

you can start editing the wall’s type properties, as shown in Figure 11.15

W A R N I N G I cannot stress enough that if you start modifying type properties without duplicating the type, you need to do so in a very deliber- ate manner You can easily affect the model in an unintended manner We will discuss the specifics of all of the wall’s type parameters in Chapter 16,

“Advanced Wall Topics.”

F I G U R E 1 1 5 : The type parameters are used to modify the wall system’s global settings.

Now that you have gained experience with the Element Properties dialog, it

is time to go back and study the rest of the Options bar as it pertains to ing a wall:

plac-1. Since we are only exploring the element properties, click the Cancel button twice to return to the model

2. Back in the Options bar, fi nd the Location Line: menu This will allow you to set the wall justifi cation Select Finish Face: Exterior (see Figure 1.16)

3. On the Options bar, be sure the Chain checkbox is selected, as Figure 1.16 shows This will allow you to draw the walls continuously

F I G U R E 1 1 6 : By selecting Finish Face: Exterior, you know the wall will

be dimensioned from the outside finish.

4. In the Draw panel, there is a series of “sketch” options Since this cifi c wall is straight, make sure the Line button is selected, as shown

spe-in Figure 1.17

F I G U R E 1 1 7 : You can draw basically any shape you need.

Get used to studying the Ribbon and the Options bars — it is going to be your crutch as you start using Revit Architecture! Of course, at some point you need

to physically start placing items in the model This is where the view window comes into play