Revit Architecture -
syllabus Revit Architecture Total Duration : 120 Hours
Session Topics 1
Introduction o Building Information Modelling o Revit Architecture
History
Features
Revit File Types
Exploring User Interface
Building Elements
Start a New Project 2
To Start a Project o Drawing Aids o Project Units o Levels
Adding Levels
Modifying Levels
Creating New Level Element Type
Constrain Level lines
Remove Constrains
Remove Level lines
Drawing a plan as per Dimension o Walls o Location Line o Creating Walls o Tips for Creating Wall
Practice: Hands On 3
More in Detail – Wall o Compound Structure o Wall joins o Wall Layer Wrappings o Vertically Compound Walls o Layer Assignment Guide Lines o Sweeps and Reveals o Wall Shapes and Openings o Stacked Wall o Guidelines for Vertically Stacked Walls
Construction Modelling Tool o Parts o Assemblies
Working with Grids
Practice: Hands On 4 & 5
Modify Tools o Move o Copy o Paste o Create Similar o Rotate o Mirror o Array o Scale o Split Element o Trim o Align o Offset o Pin o Unpin o Delete
Door
Window
Match Type
Tape Measure
Keyboard Shortcuts
Visual Styles
Practice: Hands On 6
Dimensions o Temporary Dimensions o Permanent Dimension o Creating Custom Dimension Type o Modify Dimensions
Constrains 7
Floor o Adding Floor o Editing Floor Sketch o Sloped Floor o Floor Slab Edges
Ceiling o Creating Ceiling
Practice: Hands On 8
Roof o Roof by Footprint o Roof by Extrusion o Shape editing for Floors and Roofs o Join/Unjoin Roof o Roof Soffit o Roof Fascia o Roof Gutter
Opening o Opening on Face and Vertical opening o Shaft Opening o Wall Opening o Dormer Opening
Practice: Hands On 9
Components o Placing Component o Rehosting o Workplane based and Face based Placement o Working with Modern Medium Library
Managing Views o Floor plan views o Ceiling plan view o View properties o View Range o Plan Region o Elevation view o Cut a view b y Far Clip Plane o Section View o Creating Section head o 3D views o Cropping a View o Visibility or Graphics Display
Specifying Element Category Visibility
Overriding Graphics Display of Element Category
Overriding Visibility and Graphics Display of Individual Elements o View Templates o Filter
Practice: Hands On 10
Curtain wall o Creating Curtain Wall o Curtain Grids o Mullions o Reshaping Curtain Wall Panels o Merging Curtain Grids o Adding Curtain Door Panel Embedded Walls 11
Stairs o Creating Stairs
Creating Stair by sketching Runs
Creating Stair by sketching Boundary and Riser
Spiral Staircase
Stair Calculator o Specifying Railing Types for New Stairs o Modifying Stair
Ramp
Railings o Adding Railing o Modifying Rail Structure o Modifying Rail Joins
Practice: Hands On 12 & 13
Massing o Terminology o Create Mass Family using Forms
Extrusion
Loft
Revolve
Sweep
Swept Blend o Modifying Forms o Dimensioning Forms o Surface Forms o Rationalizing Surface o Surface Representations o Surface Sub regions o Paint Tool o Placing Mass Instance from Mass Family
Creating Building Elements from Mass Instance o Mass Floors o Creating Wall o Creating Floors o Creating Curtain System o Creating Roof o Updating Face- based Host Shapes
Conceptual Energy Analysis o Display Styles for analysis add-in applications
Controlling Visibility of Mass Instances
Practice: Hands On 14
Text
Model Text
Tag
Callout Views
Detailing o Creating Detail View o Drafting View o Inserting Detail Component
Practice: Hands On 15
Schedules o Schedule/ Quantities o Material Take Off o Annotation Schedule or Note Block
Practice: Prepare Door and window schedule for Residential Building.rvt 16
Rooms
Schedule keys
Area
Color Schemes
Legend Views
Keynotes
Practice: Find out the total area, Place rooms and prepare room schedule 17
Structural Modellling o Structural Column o Beams o Beam System o Brace o Trusses o Opening in Structural Elements o Structural Walls o Foundations o Structural Floor 18
Sheets o Title Blocks o Adding Sheet o Adding Views on Sheet o Sheet list
Printing o Print Setup o Print Preview
Practice: Add sheet along with title block Prepare Approval Plan 19
Lights o Adding Lighting Fixtures o Light Groups o Sun settings
Materials
Rendering
Walkthroughs o Exporting Walkthrough
Solar Studies o Create Solar Study o Export Solar Study
Practice: Create realistic images for exterior and interior view Export walkthrough in .avi format 20
Site Design o Toposurfaces o Subregion o Split Surface o Merge Surface o Building Pad o Graded Region o Parking Components o Site Components o Contour line Labels 21
Working with a Team o Worksharing Workflow o Worksets o Worksharing Display Modes o Starting a view 22
Working with Linked Models o Link Revit Models o Managing links o Shared Positioning o Using Point cloud files 23
Design Options
Project Phasing o Creating Phases o Phase Filter
Export o Export to CAD format o Exporting to DWG or DXF o Exporting to DWF format Room and Area Reports
Exporting to IFC
Export to 3d’s max 24
Decals
Transferring Project Standards
Interference Check
Customizing Project Settings o Fill patterns o Line Weight o Line Patterns o Line Styles
Purge Unused
Import/Link
Group 25
Family Creation o Introduction o Creating 2D door Family o Creating the Door panel Solid geometry 26
Family Creation o Creating Swing Door Family o Window Family creation
Creating Swing Door Family 27
Family Creation o Creating Arched Window o Creating Furniture Family 28
Family Creation o Staircase Customization
Stair Nosing
Custom Handrail
Custom Balusters
Family Creation with Adaptive Components o Adaptive Components o Creating Curtain Panel Pattern 1 29
Family Creation With Adaptive Components o Curtain Panel Pattern 2 o Create Helix 30
Family Creation With Adaptive Components o Grill Design o Reporting Parameter o Family enhancements