Autodesk Revit for Architects Online Course

Course program

1. Introduction

• General information about BIM, familiarization with the Revit interface.
• Basics of work: structure of the information model and project representation (sections, elevations, plans, etc.); basic design elements: levels, grids, reference planes.
• Viewing the model: managing the visibility of elements; how the model is displayed; hiding/isolating elements; view boundaries; the view cube and steering wheel.
• Basic drawing techniques: 2D sketches; object snaps; constraints; dimensions.
• Creation and transformation of objects.

2. Modeling of building objects

• The principle of conceptual modeling.
• Volumetric elements of extrusion, rotation, transition, shift, transition in the longitudinal component.
• Cavity forming elements.
• Creation and editing of form-generating elements, calculation of areas and volumes.
• Properties of form-generating elements.
• Creation of basic building components based on the edges of forms.

3. Architectural elements: walls and curtain walls

• Methods for creating basic architectural elements.
• Walls: multi-layer, composite, arced, nested, walls as families.
• Wall properties, wall abutments. Assembly structure: assignment of materials to wall layers.
• Curtain walls and systems: construction, cutting schemes, installation of imposts.

4. Architectural elements: roofs, floors, ceilings

• Methods of creating roofs.
• Attaching walls to the roof.
• Adding windows. Roof accessories – gutters, fascia.
• Floors, inclined floors – ramps. Floor properties.
• Ceilings – creation, editing and assignment of material.

5. Architectural elements: windows, doors, stairs, fences

• Windows, doors, stairs, fences, columns.
• Creation of standard and non-standard stairs, stair designs.

6. Load-bearing elements and structures, general plan

• Load-bearing columns, beam systems, foundation.
• Properties of the general plan.
• Creation of terrain relief, installation of components.

7. Working with premises, materials

• Room properties, creation and editing.
• Room brands.
• Zoning, room dividers.
• Adding color schemes, creating room specifications, room specifications, and bills of materials. Calculating volumes and areas.
• Managing room visibility.
• Properties and settings of materials.
• Creating your own materials: loading custom textures, adjusting material properties, and material legends.

8. Families and parameters

• The concept of families in Revit Architecture.
• Types of families.
• Family editor.
• Family templates; creating dependencies and dimensions.
• Family properties, adding parameters.
• Creating family sizes.
• Assigning materials to family geometry.
• Saving and loading a family into a project.

9. Documentation, design elements of drawings

• Specifications, statements. Creation, editing.
• Brands, labels, component legends.
• Adding text.
• Preparation of drawing sheets, placement of views on the sheet, title block.
• Publishing a project, printing settings.

10. Teamwork on the project, export, import, interaction

• The principle of collective work.
• Collaboration with external link.
• Linking a project and managing embedded models.
• Coordinate control.
• General project parameters.
• Copying and monitoring.
• Collaborate on a shared storage file.
• Creating working sets.
• Displaying and managing workspaces.
• Change Request Management.
• Backup and undo changes.
• Finding and resolving collisions.
• Interoperability with other applications. FBX format. Import into 3Ds MAX design.

11. Lighting and Shading in Revit Architecture

• Lighting settings.
• Creating a light source.
• Placement of lighting fixtures in the project.
• Setting up insolation.
• Toning: toning quality, exposure settings, visualization of the selected area. Toning elements against a given background.
• Adding entourage and landscaping to the project.
• Decals: creation, editing.
• Project shooting: creating a shooting path, editing keyframes.