Revit 2020 for Architecture: No Experience Required 9781119560081, 9781119560159, 9781119560142, 111956008X

Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
About the Author......Page 9
About the Technical Editors......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 13
Contents......Page 15
Introduction......Page 23
What Is Covered in This Book......Page 24
Contacting the Author......Page 27
Chapter 1 The Autodesk Revit World......Page 29
The Revit Interface......Page 30
The Revit Workflow......Page 32
Using the Ribbon......Page 34
The View Window......Page 40
Object Selection......Page 44
Modifying and Mirroring......Page 45
Building on Existing Geometry......Page 48
View Control and Object Display......Page 51
The Project Browser......Page 58
Windows......Page 61
File Types and Families......Page 62
System and Hosted Families (.rfa)......Page 65
Using Revit Template Files (.rte)......Page 68
Now you can. . .......Page 70
Adding Exterior Walls......Page 73
Using Reference Planes......Page 74
Adding More Walls......Page 77
Adding Interior Walls......Page 87
Using Temporary Dimensions to Gain Control of Your Model......Page 89
Editing Wall Joins......Page 109
Displaying Wall Joins......Page 112
Disallowing Wall Joins......Page 113
Adding Doors......Page 119
Placing Openings in Your Walls......Page 126
Adding Windows......Page 129
Now you can. . .......Page 135
Creating Levels......Page 137
Adding Levels......Page 140
Understanding the Composition of a Level......Page 143
Making Other Level Adjustments......Page 147
Adding a Building Section......Page 154
Making Building Modifications in a Section......Page 160
Adding Wall Sections......Page 167
Creating Detail Sections......Page 170
Using Crop Regions......Page 171
Splitting a Section Segment......Page 174
Creating Callouts......Page 176
Adding a Camera View......Page 183
Modifying the Camera......Page 186
Creating an Elevation......Page 187
Interior Elevations......Page 191
Elevation Properties......Page 193
Annotation Properties......Page 196
Now you can. . .......Page 198
Chapter 4 Working with the Autodesk Revit Tools......Page 199
The Move Command......Page 200
The Copy Command......Page 202
The Rotate Command......Page 205
The Array Command......Page 209
Radial Array......Page 210
Linear Array......Page 213
The Mirror Command......Page 219
The Align Tool......Page 222
Locking an Alignment......Page 228
The Split Element Command......Page 229
The Trim Command......Page 236
The Offset Command......Page 238
Copy/Paste......Page 240
Creating the Plans......Page 243
Now you can. . .......Page 248
Dimensioning......Page 251
Aligned Dimensions......Page 252
Linear Dimensions......Page 263
Angular Dimensions......Page 265
Radial Dimensions......Page 267
Arc Length Dimensions......Page 269
Using Dimensions as a Layout Tool......Page 271
Constraining the Model......Page 276
Using Dimensions to Move Objects......Page 279
Using Dimension Text Overrides......Page 282
Placing Text and Annotations......Page 287
Adding Leader Text......Page 290
Changing the Leader Type......Page 291
Modifying the Text Placement......Page 292
Now you can. . .......Page 294
Placing a Floor Slab......Page 295
Creating the Slab......Page 296
Sketching the Slab......Page 301
Adding Materials......Page 311
Adding a Layer......Page 312
Splitting the Floor Materials......Page 324
Adding an Alternate Material......Page 325
Splitting and Painting......Page 329
Pitching a Floor to a Floor Drain......Page 334
Creating Shaft Openings......Page 339
Now you can. . .......Page 346
Placing Roofs by Footprint......Page 349
Flat Roofs by Footprint......Page 350
Pitched Roofs by Footprint......Page 363
Creating a Sloping Roof......Page 375
Creating Roofs by Extrusion......Page 382
Adding a Roof Dormer......Page 391
Now you can. . .......Page 397
Adding Structural Grids......Page 399
Placing a Grid......Page 400
Adding Structural Columns......Page 414
Using Structural Framing......Page 418
Adding a Beam System......Page 425
Adding Bracing......Page 428
Understanding Foundation Systems......Page 434
Adding Structural Footings......Page 437
Structural Slabs......Page 440
Piers and Spread Footings......Page 444
Using Structural Views......Page 448
Now you can. . .......Page 452
Creating Ceilings......Page 453
Modifying Ceiling Grids......Page 458
Setting Ceiling Element Properties......Page 460
Creating a Plan Region......Page 464
Creating a Custom Ceiling......Page 466
Creating a Ceiling Opening......Page 471
Creating a Soffit......Page 474
Adding Light Fixtures to Ceilings......Page 482
Adding Interior Design......Page 485
Adding Plumbing Fixtures and Furniture......Page 486
Adding Parabolic Troffers......Page 492
Adding Casework and Furniture......Page 496
Adding Alternate Floor Materials......Page 506
Separating the Floor......Page 507
Creating a Tile Material......Page 509
Now you can. . .......Page 511
Creating Stairs by Using the Rise/Run Function......Page 513
Modifying Boundaries......Page 518
Configuring Railings......Page 521
Creating a Winding Staircase......Page 537
Stair and Railing Families......Page 552
Creating a Custom Railing System......Page 555
Creating Custom Stairs......Page 560
Adding a Custom Landing......Page 565
Adding a Gooseneck......Page 567
Adding Ramps......Page 576
Now you can. . .......Page 583
Working with Line Weights......Page 585
Using Predefined Detail Components......Page 589
Materials......Page 591
Repeating Details......Page 593
Modifying a Detail Component......Page 597
Modifying Filled Regions......Page 598
Specifying Drafting Line Weights......Page 615
Adding Textual Notations......Page 618
Creating Blank Drafting Views......Page 620
Creating a Detail Group......Page 629
Adding a Section to Another View......Page 635
Importing AutoCAD Files into a Drafting View......Page 637
Adding 2D and 3D Lines to the Model......Page 638
Now you can. . .......Page 640
Duplicating Views......Page 643
Creating Dependent Views......Page 646
Adjusting the Crop Regions......Page 648
Adjusting the Annotation Crop Region......Page 650
Adding Match Lines......Page 652
Match-Line Appearance......Page 653
Adding View References to a Match Line......Page 654
Using View Templates......Page 656
Now you can. . .......Page 658
Creating and Populating Sheets......Page 659
Sheet Organization......Page 662
Modifying a Viewport......Page 667
Viewport Properties......Page 673
Adding Revisions to a Sheet......Page 674
Addressing Project Information......Page 679
Generating a Cover Sheet......Page 680
Printing from Revit Architecture......Page 687
Now you can. . .......Page 692
Creating Rooms......Page 693
Configuring Properties......Page 699
Placing and Manipulating Room Tags......Page 702
Adding a Room Schedule......Page 704
Adding a Color-Fill Plan......Page 708
Adding Room Separators......Page 709
Creating an Area Plan......Page 712
Now you can. . .......Page 717
Creating Compound Walls......Page 719
Adding Layers to the Compound Wall......Page 720
Adding Wall Sweeps......Page 728
Modifying a Wall’s Profile in Place......Page 734
Manually Adding Host Sweeps......Page 737
Creating Stacked Walls......Page 743
Creating Curtain Walls......Page 747
Adding a Predefined Curtain Wall......Page 748
Adding a Blank Curtain Wall......Page 751
Creating Curtain Grids......Page 754
Now you can. . .......Page 762
Creating Schedules......Page 763
Adding Fields to a Schedule......Page 764
Sorting and Grouping......Page 767
Controlling Headers......Page 769
Modifying Elements in a Schedule......Page 771
Modifying the Schedule’s Appearance......Page 773
Creating Material Takeoffs......Page 777
Creating a Calculated Value Field......Page 780
Adding Legend Components......Page 787
Adding Tags Individually......Page 792
Using the Tag All Command......Page 793
Tagging by Material......Page 796
Using Multi-Category Tags......Page 798
Keynoting......Page 801
Keynoting by Element......Page 802
Now you can. . .......Page 805
Creating an Interior Rendering......Page 807
Creating Lighting Groups......Page 815
Creating Walkthroughs......Page 819
Exporting an Animation......Page 824
Creating a Solar Study......Page 826
Now you can. . .......Page 829
Index......Page 831
EULA......Page 851