Autodesk Revit architecture 2016 : essentials / Ryan Duell, Tobias Hathorn, Tessa Reist Hathorn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duell, Ryan, author.

Hathorn, Tobias, author.

Hathorn, Tessa Reist, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autodesk Revit.

Architectural drawing--Computer-aided design.

Architectural drawing.

Architectural design--Data processing.

Architectural design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 p.)

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Indiana : Sybex, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Put Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 to work for you with this real-world focused guide Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016Essentials helps you get acquainted and quickly become productive with the leading Building Information Modeling software. With a real-world focus and a tutorial-based approach, this invaluable guide features concise, straightforward explanations and hands-on exercises that walk you through the entire design process. Each chapter opens with a quick discussion of concepts and learning goals, and then briskly moves into step-by-step instruction illustrated by compelling full-color screen shots. This new edition includes expanded information on rendering and visualization, and a new discussion surrounding effective work sharing, details and annotations, drawing sets, and professional workflows. The companion website features additional tutorials, plus downloadable data sets that allow you to jump in at any point and compare your work to the pros. Revit Architecture 2016 is a powerful, sophisticated BIM application designed to boost productivity with automated documentation for every design and update. This guide takes you through the entire design process, and shows you how to get the most out of Revit every step of the way. * Design walls, floors, roofs, ceilings, stairs, ramps, railings, and more * Work with families, groups, and phasing, and add color fills and rendering * Create compelling drawing sets with details and annotations * Learn the tips and tricks experts use to get the most out of Revit Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016Essentials gets you up to speed quickly, so you can win more bids and expedite the project approval process.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1 Introducing the Autodesk Revit Architecture Interface; Understanding the User Interface; Exercise 1.1: Use the Properties Palette to See Dynamic Updates of Properties; Exercise 1.2: Explore the Content of Your Project with the Project Browser; Exercise 1.3: Use the View Control Bar to See Frequently Used View Properties; Exercise 1.4: Navigate with the ViewCube; Creating a Simple Layout; Exercise 1.5: Create a Floor; Exercise 1.6: Create Walls; Exercise 1.7: Create Levels; Exercise 1.8: Change Wall Type; Exercise 1.9: Place Interior Walls

Exercise 1.10: Place Doors and WindowsExercise 1.11: Space Elements Equally; Now You Know; Chapter 2 Walls and Curtain Walls; Understanding Wall Types and Parameters; Basic Walls; Stacked Walls; Curtain Wall Types; Hosting Elements in Walls; Creating Wall Configurations; Exercise 2.1: Create Wall Configurations; Exercise 2.2: Host a Door in a Wall; Modifying Wall Parameters; Exercise 2.3: Modify Wall Parameters; Editing and Resetting Wall Profiles; Exercise 2.4: Edit and Reset the Wall Profile; Exercise 2.5: Attach and Detach the Top/Base; Cutting Openings

Exercise 3.2: Edit the Floor BoundaryExercise 3.3: Create Sloped Floors; Exercise 3.4: Create an Opening with the Opening by Face Tool; Exercise 3.5: Create an Opening with the Shaft Opening Tool; Creating Roofs; Exercise 3.6: Create a Roof by Footprint; Exercise 3.7: Create a Roof by Extrusion; Exercise 3.8: Create Slope Arrows; Exercise 3.9: Create Multiple Roof Slopes; Adding Ceilings; Exercise 3.10: Add Automatic and Sketch Ceilings; Exercise 3.11: Create a Bulkhead; Exercise 3.12: Add Lights and Rotate the Grid; Exercise 3.13: Slope the Ceiling; Now You Know

Chapter 4 Stairs, Ramps, and RailingsCreating a Generic Railing; Exercise 4.1: Create a Generic Railing; Creating Stair Configurations; Exercise 4.2: Create a Stair by Component; Exercise 4.3: Create a Stair by Sketch; Exercise 4.4: Customize and Create a Component Stair Landing; Exercise 4.5: Create a Multistory Stair; Exercise 4.6: Modify Level and Stair Height; Exercise 4.7: Host a Railing to a Stair; Exercise 4.8: Edit Railing Top Rail and Slope; Designing Ramps; Exercise 4.9: Create a Ramp and Edit the Boundary; Now You Know; Chapter 5 Adding Families; Understanding the Model Hierarchy

Exercise 5.1: Exploring the Model Hierarchy

Notes:

Includes index.

"Autodesk official press."

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 17, 2015).

ISBN:

9781119059561

1119059569

9781119059615

1119059615