Online Workshop "Autodesk Revit Architecture"

Getting to know the program

• BIM design, definition of the concept, differences from the traditional design approach, introduction to the concept.
• A general overview of the Autodesk Revit program - an introduction to the program's scope, capabilities, and basic terminology.
• Overview of the program's start screen - the concept of a project template and a family template, setting up the main parameters of the program's start screen.
• Getting to know the program interface - a list and location of the program's toolbars and windows, their purpose and the user's ability to interact with them.
• Introduction to file import/export capabilities and communication capabilities with external software.
• Linear graphics in the project workspace, familiarization with the features of common graphics and geometry tools in project creation modes, familiarization with the features of dimensions and snaps in Revit, creating an axial grid (Practical Module #1: Linear Graphics and Drawing).

Creation of an architectural model

• Methods of constructing walls, monolithic and multi-layer walls, features of the wall structure in the model, the interaction of wall layers with each other and with other components of the architectural and structural model, the use of key tools for forming the building frame and working with geometry.
• Creating floors in a model - features of constructing floors in Revit - methods for creating floors, features of each method, dependence on the active level in the model, monolithic and multi-layer floors, interaction of floor layers with each other and other components of the architectural and structural model.
• Adding doors and windows to the model, the concept of a "component" and loading additional types of doors and windows into the project, an overview of the properties and parameters of doors and windows, the concept of a "standard size", switching between standard sizes, and features of displaying windows and doors at different levels of detail.
• Creating ceilings in a model - a brief overview of the tool, the necessity and applicability of its use in creating a model, the features of the "ceiling plan" view, and working with it (Practical Module No. 2: Creating an architectural "box").
• The concept of a "room" in Revit - a general overview, creation, properties and parameters, what they are used for, the possibilities of using the Room tool and the specifics of accounting for Room elements in the model and specifications/lists.
• Creating columns in the model - using existing profiles, creating custom ones, construction features, level dependencies, geometric interaction with floors.
• Creating stairs in a model - the main stages and various methods for constructing stairs, an overview of parameters and settings.
• Creating fences in the model - features, types, settings.
• Creating ramps in a model - features, settings.
• Creating stained glass windows in a model - features, settings.
• Creating a roof in a model - a brief overview of the tool, various methods for creating roofs in Revit, single-layer, multi-layer, features of interaction with walls.
• Using the "Wall Cutting Schemes" tool - overview, possibilities of use.
• Contextual models in architectural design - the concept of a contextual model, areas of application (Practical module No. 3: completing the architectural appearance).

Visibility and graphics settings

• Setting the visibility of the current view: general overview of capabilities, scope of application.
• Working with the Visibility and Graphics window, redefining the display of various categories of project elements for the current view.
• View scale, "view template": scope, overview of settings and use.
• Working with visibility overrides for elements in open view: the "override graphics", "hide", "isolate" tools - scope and use.
• The basics of using view filters and their application in view templates.
• Lists and schedules in Revit: a general overview of the tool, advantages and disadvantages, principles of organizing information in automatic lists and schedules, creating and configuring lists and schedules.
• Project parameters, their addition and use in specifications, combining parameters, creating calculated parameters and the possibility of using formulas and logical conditions (Practical Module No. 4: Creating and editing specifications).

Preparation of documentation

• Sheets in Revit: sheet features, creating sheets, using an existing list of title blocks, loading new title blocks, editing title blocks, title block parameters, creating title blocks.
• Adding Revit elements to sheets: viewports, working with viewports.
• Annotating Revit Elements: Overview of the Mark by Category and Mark All tools, their applications, and usage.
• Using existing stamp types in a project, loading new stamp types into a project, editing stamps (Practical Module #5: Creating and Designing Sheets).

Introduction to Collaboration

• What is meant by the concept of "collaborative work" and what options are discussed in this course, the concept of SOD - a shared data environment, the importance and necessity of using SOD for the proper organization of collaborative work in an organization.
• Types of information transfer schemes between departments using only Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Revit and Autodesk AutoCAD, additional recommendations for organizing and configuring the data transfer system for proper collaboration.
• The role of an organization's BIM standard in shaping the collaborative workflow, the need to adapt project templates to meet collaborative workflow requirements (within and between departments), and the need to correctly display user accounts in the program settings.

Collaborate on a single file

• The concept of "Worksets", "Storage file", "Local file" - purpose, requirements, recommendations for creating working sets and distributing them between users, the role of the BIM coordinator in collaborative work in one file and his interaction with the storage file and working sets.
• Interaction between designers and worksets, workset settings, interaction between designers within local copies via requests to edit elements, synchronization with the storage file – options, comments, recommendations.
• Difficulties and problems that may arise when specialists work together on a single file and recommendations for their resolution, saving separate versions of local copies and the "Detach from Storage" function, situations in which it may be necessary to create a new storage file.
• Using the Intersection Check feature when working together in a single file – general recommendations, limitations of the feature (Practical Module #6: Working together in a single file).

Collaboration between departments

• General information about collaboration between departments - the concept of external references, the program's capabilities for loading external references from various sources, including Autodesk AutoCAD, limitations on the use of external references, the process of loading an Autodesk AutoCAD file and the ability to interact with it.
• General information about collaboration between departments - the role of the BIM standard in defining the collaboration scheme and the boundaries of file division between disciplines and subdivisions, the possibilities and limitations of transferring information and graphics between files within the framework of using Autodesk Revit and when using other software.
• General information on interdepartmental collaboration – the role of a unified system of common parameters between project templates used to create files from different disciplines, general recommendations and limitations of using model parameterization to transfer information between departments.
• The concept of "Copy and Monitor," using copy and monitor to track changes to external link elements and the limitations of this function, shared coordinates and the project's base point, their configuration, rules for loading external links with and without configured shared coordinates (Practical Module #7: Review of material covered, answers to questions)