Revit Architecture Essentials

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Course Overview

The Autodesk Revit Architecture Essential course teaches you to create a 3D architectural model, including walls, doors, windows, components, floors, ceilings, roofs, and stairs. This includes how to navigate the user interface and use the basic drawing, editing, and viewing tools. The final part of the course focuses on creating construction documents.

Course Objectives

After completing this course participants should be able to understand and/or create:

Navigating the Autodesk Revit workspace and interface
Working with the basic sketching and modifying tools
Review Revit file worksharing, terminology, and workflow
Linking CAD and Revit files as the basis of a project
Creating Levels and Grids as datum elements for the model
Creating a 3D building model with walls, curtain walls, windows, and doors
Adding component features, such as furniture and equipment
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

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed to teach beginner users who want to learn more about Revit software.

Pre-requisites

A working knowledge of Windows 10 operating system is advised
An understanding of architectural terminology is an asset

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit

Processor
2.5 GHz Intel® i-Series, Xeon®, or AMD® equivalent

Memory
8GB

Display Card
DirectX 11 compliant 1 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth

What's Included

e-Manual

Software Trial

Certificate

Certified Instructor

*Items may differ between courses, contact an agent for details

Qualifications

On completion of the course, you will be presented with an internationally recognized Autodesk Authorized Training Certificate.

Introduction to BIM & Revit

BIM and Autodesk Revit
Overview of the Interface
Starting Projects
Viewing Commands

Basic Sketching & Modify Tools

Using General Sketching Tools
Editing Elements
Working with Basic Modify Tools
Working with Additional Modify Tools

Introduction to Worksets

Introduction to Worksets

Starting Architectural Projects

Linking and Importing CAD Files
Linking in Revit Models
Setting Up Levels
Creating Structural Grids
Adding Columns

Design Development Phase

Modeling Walls
Modeling Walls
Modifying Walls
Adding Room Elements

Working with Doors & Windows

Inserting Doors and Windows
Loading Door and Window Types from the Library
Creating Additional Door and Window Sizes

Working with Curtain Walls

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

Working with Views

Modifying the View Display
Duplicating Views
Adding Callout Views
Creating Elevations and Sections

Adding Components

Adding Components
Modifying Components

Modeling Floors

Modeling Floors
Creating Shaft Openings
Creating Sloped Floors

Modeling Ceilings

Modeling Ceilings
Adding Ceiling Fixtures
Creating Ceiling Soffits
Modeling Roofs
Modeling Roofs
Creating Roofs by Footprint
Establishing Work Planes
Creating Roofs by Extrusion

Modeling Stairs, Railings & Ramps

Creating Component Stairs
Modifying Component Stairs
Working with Railings
Creating Ramps

Construction Documents Phase

Creating Construction Documents
Setting Up Sheets
Placing and Modifying Views on Sheets
Printing Sheets

Annotating Construction Documents

Working with Dimensions
Working with Text
Adding Detail Lines and Symbols
Creating Legends

Adding Tags & Schedules

Adding Tags
Working with Schedules

Creating Details

Setting Up Detail Views
Adding Detail Components
Annotating Details

Topography

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Course Overview

Course Objectives

Who Should Attend?

Pre-requisites

What's Included

Qualifications

Basic Sketching & Modify Tools

Introduction to Worksets

Starting Architectural Projects

Design Development Phase

Working with Doors & Windows

Working with Curtain Walls

Working with Views

Adding Components

Modeling Floors

Modeling Ceilings

Modeling Stairs, Railings & Ramps

Construction Documents Phase

Annotating Construction Documents

Adding Tags & Schedules

Creating Details

Topography

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