Autodesk Official Training Guide
Essentials
Autodesk
Revit
Architecture 2010
Learning Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010,
Volume 1
Hands-on exercises guide new users through the concepts of building information
modeling and tools for parametric building design and documentation.
Autodesk Certification Preparation
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Contents
Introduction.............................................................................................. vii
Chapter1:BuildingInformationModeling ................................................. 1
Lesson:BuildingInformationModelingforArchitectural
Design.................................................................................................. 2
AboutBuildingInformationModeling...................................................... 3
AboutBidirectionalAssociativity.............................................................. 7
Chapter2:RevitArchitectureBasics ........................................................11
Lesson:ExploringtheUserInterface................................................................ 12
TheRevitArchitectureUserInterface.....................................................13
TheRibbonFramework........................................................................... 17
GuidelinesforUsingtheUserInterface.................................................. 20
Exercise:ExploretheRevitArchitectureUserInterface.......................... 21
Lesson:WorkingwithRevitElementsandFamilies.......................................... 28
AboutBuildingElements.........................................................................29
AboutFamilies........................................................................................ 32
GuidelinesforWorkingwithRevitElementsandFamilies...................... 35
Exercise:WorkwithRevitElementsandFamilies................................... 36
Lesson:StartingaProject..................................................................................40
AboutProjects.........................................................................................41
AboutProjectTemplates......................................................................... 45
AbouttheDefaultProjectTemplate....................................................... 47
AboutRevitFileTypes............................................................................ 49
AboutVectorandRasterData................................................................ 50
AboutToposurfaces................................................................................ 52
GuidelinesforStartingaNewProject.....................................................53
Exercise:CreateaNewProjectTemplate................................................54
OptionalExercise:UseImportedCADDatatoStartaProject.................57
ChapterSummary............................................................................................. 60
Contents
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Chapter3:StartingaDesign ..................................................................61
Lesson:CreatingandModifyingLevels......................................................... 62
AboutLevels........................................................................................63
CreatingandModifyingLevels............................................................65
GuidelinesforCreatingandModifyingLevels.................................... 66
Exercise:CreateandModifyLevels.................................................... 67
Lesson:CreatingandModifyingGrids.......................................................... 70
AboutGrids......................................................................................... 71
ProcessofCreatingandModifyingColumnGrids...............................73
GuidelinesforCreatingandModifyingGrids...................................... 74
Exercise:CreateColumnGrids............................................................ 75
ChapterSummary......................................................................................... 81
Chapter4:TheBasicsoftheBuildingModel .........................................83
Lesson:CreatingaBasicFloorPlan...............................................................84
CreatingWallsinaFloorPlan............................................................. 85
AboutTemporaryDimensions.............................................................86
AboutDrawingAids............................................................................ 88
GuidelinesforPlacingWalls................................................................89
Exercise:AddWallsinaFloorPlanView............................................ 91
Lesson:AddingandModifyingWalls............................................................ 94
AboutWalls......................................................................................... 96
AboutWallProperties.........................................................................97
ModifyingWalls................................................................................ 100
AboutJoins....................................................................................... 101
EditingandPreventingWallJoins..................................................... 103
AboutStructuralWallsandFoundations.......................................... 104
GuidelinesforAddingandModifyingWalls......................................105
Exercise:AddandModifyWalls........................................................108
OptionalExercise:AddStructuralWallsandFootings.......................119
Lesson:WorkingwithCompoundWalls......................................................123
AboutCompoundWalls.................................................................... 124
AboutModifyingCompoundWalls................................................... 128
SettingLayerWrappinginCompoundWalls.....................................129
AboutVerticallyCompoundWalls.................................................... 130
GuidelinesforWorkingwithCompoundWalls................................. 134
Exercise:CreateandModifyCompoundWalls................................. 135
Lesson:UsingEditingTools......................................................................... 143
CreateandModifyTools................................................................... 144
EditTools........................................................................................... 147
ClipboardTools..................................................................................148
GuidelinesforUsingEditingTools.....................................................150
Exercise:AddandModifyWallsUsingEditingTools......................... 151
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Lesson:AddingandModifyingDoors......................................................... 157
AboutDoors...................................................................................... 158
ProcessofAddingandModifyingDoors........................................... 159
CreatingaNewDoorType................................................................ 160
GuidelinesforWorkingwithDoors...................................................160
Exercise:AddDoors.......................................................................... 161
Lesson:AddingandModifyingWindows.................................................... 164
AboutWindows................................................................................ 165
ProcessofAddingandModifyingWindows..................................... 166
GuidelinesforAddingandModifyingWindows................................167
Exercise:AddWindowstoaBuildingModel.................................... 169
ChapterSummary....................................................................................... 173
Chapter5:LoadingAdditionalBuildingComponents ..........................175
Lesson:WorkingwithComponentFamilies................................................ 176
AboutComponentFamilies...............................................................177
ProcessofAddingComponents........................................................ 180
AboutModifyingComponentFamilies............................................. 181
WorkingwithComponentFamilies................................................... 183
GuidelinesforAddingandModifyingComponentFamilies.............. 185
Exercise:LoadComponentFamiliesandAddComponents...............186
ChapterSummary....................................................................................... 192
Chapter6:ViewingtheBuildingModel .............................................. 193
Lesson:ManagingViews............................................................................. 194
AboutViews...................................................................................... 195
CreatingandEditingViews............................................................... 198
ViewProperties................................................................................. 201
ViewTemplates................................................................................. 208
GuidelinesforWorkingwithViews...................................................209
Exercise:ExploreViewsandModifyViewProperties....................... 210
Lesson:ControllingObjectVisibility............................................................ 215
ObjectVisibilitySettings................................................................... 216
ModifyingLineStyles........................................................................ 219
AboutUserDefinedFilters................................................................220
CreatingandUsingFilters................................................................. 221
GuidelinesforControllingObjectVisibility....................................... 222
Exercise:ControlObjectVisibility..................................................... 223
Lesson:WorkingwithSectionandElevationViews.................................... 225
AboutSectionViews......................................................................... 226
AboutElevationViews...................................................................... 231
GuidelinesforCreatingSectionandElevationViews........................235
Exercise:CreateandModifySectionandElevationViews................ 236
Contents
Lesson:CreatingandModifying3DViews.................................................. 240
About3DViews................................................................................ 241
AboutCameras..................................................................................247
CreatingandModifyingCameraViews............................................. 251
GuidelinesforCreatingandModifying3DViews..............................252
Exercise:Create3DPerspectiveand3DOrthographicViews............254
OptionalExercise:CreateaSectionBox3DView............................. 257
ChapterSummary....................................................................................... 258
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Chapter7:UsingDimensionsandConstraints ...............................................1
Lesson:WorkingwithDimensions...................................................................... 2
AboutTemporaryDimensions...................................................................3
AboutPermanentDimensions.................................................................. 6
GuidelinesforWorkingwithDimensions................................................14
Exercise:WorkwithDimensions............................................................. 15
Lesson:ApplyingandRemovingConstraints.....................................................20
AboutConstraints................................................................................... 21
ApplyingandRemovingConstraints....................................................... 24
GuidelinesforApplyingConstraints........................................................ 26
Exercise:ApplyConstraints..................................................................... 27
ChapterSummary............................................................................................. 32
Chapter8:DevelopingtheBuildingModel .................................................33
Lesson:CreatingandModifyingFloors............................................................. 34
AboutFloors............................................................................................ 35
ModifyingFloors..................................................................................... 37
GuidelinesforCreatingandModifyingFloors.........................................40
Exercise:CreateandModifyFloors.........................................................41
Exercise:CreateandModifyaStructuralFloor.......................................45
Lesson:WorkingwithCeilings...........................................................................50
AboutCeilings......................................................................................... 51
ModifyingCeilings................................................................................... 53
GuidelinesforCreatingandModifyingCeilings...................................... 55
Exercise:CreateandModifyCeilingsandCeilingComponents...............56
Lesson:AddingandModifyingRoofs................................................................ 61
AboutRoofs............................................................................................ 62
ProcessofSketchingRoofs..................................................................... 65
GuidelinesforAddingandModifyingRoofs........................................... 67
Exercise:AddandModifyRoofs............................................................. 68
Lesson:CreatingCurtainWalls..........................................................................75
AboutCurtainWalls................................................................................ 76
AboutCurtainGridsandMullions.......................................................... 78
CreatingCurtainWallsandModifyingCurtainGrids...............................81
GuidelinesforCreatingCurtainWalls,Grids,andMullions.....................83
Exercise:CreateCurtainWalls,CurtainGrids,andMullions................... 85
Contents
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Lesson:AddingStairsandRailings................................................................ 93
AboutStairsandRailings.................................................................... 94
CreatingStairsandRailings.................................................................96
GuidelinesforAddingStairsandRailings............................................98
Exercise:CreateandModifyStairsandRailings..................................99
ChapterSummary......................................................................................... 103
Chapter9:DetailingandDrafting ......................................................... 105
Lesson:CreatingCalloutViews................................................................... 106
AboutCallouts...................................................................................107
CreatingReferenceCallouts.............................................................. 109
GuidelinesforCreatingCallouts....................................................... 110
Exercise:CreateaCalloutViewofaSection..................................... 111
Lesson:WorkingwithTextandTags........................................................... 113
AboutText......................................................................................... 114
AboutTags........................................................................................ 115
GuidelinesforWorkingwithTextandTags....................................... 118
Exercise:WorkwithTextandTags.................................................... 119
Lesson:WorkingwithDetailViews............................................................. 123
AboutDetailViews........................................................................... 124
CreatingDetailViews........................................................................ 130
ProcessofSavingandReusingaDetailView.................................... 131
GuidelinesforSavingandReusingaDetailView.............................. 132
Exercise:AddConstructionDetailstoaDetailView......................... 133
Lesson:WorkingwithDraftingViews......................................................... 139
AboutDraftingViews........................................................................ 140
ProcessofCreatingandReusingDraftingViews...............................142
GuidelinesforReusingDraftingViews.............................................. 143
Exercise:CreateDraftingViews........................................................ 144
Exercise:ImportaViewandaCADFile............................................ 150
ChapterSummary....................................................................................... 152
Chapter10:ConstructionDocumentation ............................................ 153
Lesson:CreatingandModifyingSchedules.................................................154
AboutSchedules............................................................................... 155
AboutScheduleProperties............................................................... 158
ExportingSchedules.......................................................................... 160
ModifyingScheduleFields................................................................ 160
GuidelinesforCreatingandModifyingSchedules............................ 161
Exercise:CreateandModifySchedules............................................ 162
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Lesson:CreatingRoomsandRoomSchedules............................................169
AboutRooms.................................................................................... 170
AboutRoomSchedules..................................................................... 172
AddingRoomTags............................................................................ 175
ModifyingRoomAreaandVolume................................................... 176
AboutMaterialTakeoffs....................................................................177
GuidelinesforCreatingRoomsandRoomSchedules....................... 178
Exercise:CreateaRoomandRoomSchedule...................................179
Lesson:CreatingLegendsandKeynotes..................................................... 184
AboutLegends.................................................................................. 186
ControllingLegendVisibility..............................................................188
AboutKeynoting............................................................................... 189
LinkingKeynoteFilesandAddingKeynotes...................................... 192
GuidelinesforCreatingLegendsandKeynotes................................. 193
Exercise:CreateLegendsandKeynotes............................................ 194
ChapterSummary....................................................................................... 201
Chapter11:PresentingtheBuildingModel ...........................................203
Lesson:WorkingwithDrawingSheets........................................................ 204
AboutDrawingSheets...................................................................... 205
ProcessofPreviewingandPrintingSheetsandViews...................... 208
GuidelinesforWorkingwithDrawingSheets....................................209
Exercise:WorkwithDrawingSheets.................................................211
Lesson:WorkingwithTitleblocks................................................................ 215
AboutTitleblocks.............................................................................. 216
CreatingandUpdatingTitleblocks.................................................... 218
GuidelinesforCreatingandUpdatingTitleblocks............................. 220
Exercise:WorkwithTitleblocks........................................................ 221
Lesson:ManagingRevisions........................................................................224
AboutRevisionTracking.................................................................... 225
CreatingRevisionClouds...................................................................229
ProcessofCreatingandLinkingDWFFiles....................................... 229
GuidelinesforManagingRevisions................................................... 231
Exercise:ReviseaDrawingandPublishaDWFFile...........................232
Lesson:CreatingRenderings....................................................................... 236
AboutRenderings............................................................................. 237
SettingsforCreatingRenderings.......................................................240
GuidelinesforCreatingRenderings.................................................. 243
Exercise:CreateaRendering............................................................ 244
Contents
Lesson:UsingWalkthroughs....................................................................... 246
AboutWalkthroughs......................................................................... 247
GuidelinesforUsingWalkthroughs...................................................249
Exercise:CreateandExportaWalkthrough......................................251
Lesson:UsingSunandShadowSettings..................................................... 255
SunandShadowSettings..................................................................256
GuidelinesforUsingSunandShadowSettings.................................258
Exercise:UseSunandShadowSettings............................................ 259
ChapterSummary....................................................................................... 263
Appendix............................................................................................... 265
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Introduction
WelcometotheLearningAutodeskRevitArchitecture2010AutodeskOfficialTrainingGuide,atraining
guideforuseinAuthorizedTrainingCenter(ATC)locations,corporatetrainingsettings,andother
classroomsettings.
Althoughthisguideisdesignedforinstructorledcourses,youcanalsouseitforselfpacedlearning.
TheguideencouragesselflearningthroughtheuseoftheAutodeskRevitArchitecture2010Help
system.
Thisintroductioncoversthefollowingtopics:
Courseobjectives
Prerequisites
Usingthisguide
CDcontents
CompletingtheExercises
InstallingtheexercisedatafilesfromtheCD
Imperialandmetricdatasets
Notes,tips,andwarnings
Feedback
Thisguideiscomplementarytothesoftwaredocumentation.Fordetailedexplanationsoffeaturesand
functionality,refertotheHelpinthesoftware.
CourseObjectives
Aftercompletingthiscourse,youwillbeableto:
Describebuildinginformationmodeling,bidirectionalassociativity,andparametricrelationshipsin
Revit.
Understandtheuserinterface,parametricobjects,andfamilies,andstartprojectsusingtemplates.
Createandmodifylevelsandgrids.
Createabasicfloorplan,addandmodifywallsandcompoundwalls,useeditingtools,andwork
withdoorsandwindows.
Workwithcomponentfamilies.
Duplicateandmanageviews,controlobjectvisibilityinviews,andcreateelevation,section,and
3Dviews.
Learnhowtousedimensionsandconstraints.
Createfloorsandceilings,addroofsandcurtainwalls,andworkwithstairsandrailingsina
buildingmodel.
Learnhowtocreatecalloutviewsandworkwithtextandtags,detailviews,anddraftingviews.
Createschedules,roomsandroomschedules,andlegendsandkeynotes.
Workwithdrawingsheetsandtitleblocks,managerevisions,andpresentthebuildingmodelusing
rendering,walkthroughs,andsunandshadowsettings.
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Prerequisites
ThisguideisdesignedfornewusersofRevitArchitecture.NopreviousCADexperienceisnecessary.
Itisrecommendedthatyouhave:
Architecturaldesign,drafting,orengineeringexperience.
MicrosoftWindows2000,MicrosoftWindowsXP,orMicrosoftWindowsVista.
UsingThisGuide
Thelessonsareindependentofeachother.However,itisrecommendedthatyoucomplete
theselessonsintheorderthattheyarepresentedunlessyouarefamiliarwiththeconceptsand
functionalitydescribedinthoselessons.
Eachchaptercontains:
Lessons
Usuallytwoormorelessonsineachchapter.
Exercises
Practical,realworldexamplesforyoutopracticeusingthefunctionalityyouhavejustlearned.
Eachexercisecontainsstepbystepproceduresandgraphicstohelpyoucompletetheexercise
successfully.
CDContents
TheCDattachedtothebackcoverofthisbookcontainsallthedataanddrawingsyouneedto
completetheexercisesinthisguide.
CompletingtheExercises
Youcancompletetheexerciseintwoways,usingthebookoronscreen.
Usingthebook
Followthestepbystepexercisesinthebook.
Onscreen
ClicktheLearningAutodeskRevitArchitecture2010icononyourdesktop,installedfromtheCD,
andfollowthestepbystepexercisesonscreen.Theonscreenexercisesarethesameasthosein
thebook.Theonscreenversionhastheadvantagethatyoucanconcentrateonthescreenwithout
havingtoglancedownatyourbook.
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Introduction
Afterlaunchingtheonscreenexercises,youmightneedtoalterthesizeofyourapplicationwindowto
alignbothwindows.
InstallingtheExerciseDataFilesfromtheCD
Toinstallthedatafilesfortheexercises:
1. InserttheCD.
2. Whenthesetupwizardbegins,followtheinstructionsonscreentoinstallthedata.
3. Ifthewizarddoesnotstartautomatically,browsetotherootdirectoryoftheCDanddoubleclick
setup.exe.
Unlessyouspecifyadifferentfolder,theexercisefilesareinstalledinthefollowingfolder:
C:\AutodeskLearning\AutodeskRevitArchitecture2010\Learning\
AfteryouinstallthedatafromtheCD,thisfoldercontainsallthefilesnecessarytocompleteeach
exerciseinthisguide.
Introduction
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ImperialandMetricDatasets
Inexercisesthatspecifyunitsofmeasurement,alternativefilesareprovidedasshowninthefollowing
example:
Openi_export_ifc.rvt(imperial)orm_export_ifc.rvt(metric).
Intheexercisesteps,theimperialvalueisfollowedbythemetricvalueinparenthesesasshowninthe
followingexample:
ForLength,enter13'2"(4038mm).
Forexerciseswithnospecificunitsofmeasurement,filesareprovidedasshowninthefollowing
example:
Openc_boundary_conditions.rvt(common).
Intheexercisesteps,theunitlessvalueisspecifiedasshowninthefollowingexample:
ForLength,enter400.
Notes,Tips,andWarnings
Throughoutthisguide,notes,tips,andwarningsarecalledoutforspecialattention.
Notescontainguidelines,constraints,andotherexplanatoryinformation.
Tipsprovideinformationtoenhanceyourproductivity.
Warningsprovideinformationaboutactionsthatmightresultinthelossofdata,system
failures,orotherseriousconsequences.
Feedback
WealwayswelcomefeedbackonAutodeskOfficialTrainingGuides.Aftercompletingthiscourse,
ifyouhavesuggestionsforimprovementsorifyouwanttoreportanerrorinthebookoronthe
CD,[email protected].
Introduction
