Table of Contents

Cover

Title

Copyright

Publisher's Note

Dedication

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Foreword

Introduction

Who Should Read This Book

What You Will Learn

The Mastering Series

Contacting the Authors

Part 1: Fundamentals

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Basics of BIM

Leveraging the Model

How BIM Affects Firm Culture

Focusing Your Investment in BIM

The Bottom Line

Chapter 2: Principles of Revit

Project Organization

Interface Organization

The Bottom Line

Chapter 3: The Basics of the Revit Toolbox

Selecting, Modifying, and Replacing Elements

Editing Elements Interactively

Exploring Other Editing Tools

Modeling Site Context

The Bottom Line

Part 2: The Revit Workflow

Chapter 4: Configuring Templates and Standards

Introducing Project Templates

Customizing Project Settings for Graphic Quality

Efficient View Management

Creating Custom Annotations

Starting a Project with a Custom Template

Strategies for Managing Templates

The Bottom Line

Chapter 5: Managing a Revit Project

Understanding a BIM Workflow

Staffing for BIM

Working in a Large Team

Quality Control and BIM

The Bottom Line

Chapter 6: Understanding Worksharing

Understanding Worksharing Basics

Using Worksharing in Your Project

Managing Workflow with Worksets

Understanding Element Ownership in Worksets

The Bottom Line

Chapter 7: Working with Consultants

Preparing for Collaboration

Coordination in Revit

The Bottom Line

Chapter 8: Interoperability: Working Multiplatform

The BIM Curve

Overview of Importing

Importing 2D Data

Importing 3D Data

Overview of Exporting

Exporting 2D CAD Data

Exporting 3D Model Data

The Bottom Line

Part 3: Modeling and Massing for Design

Chapter 9: Advanced Modeling and Massing

Massing UI and Functionality

Intuitive Massing

Formula-Driven Massing

The Bottom Line

Chapter 10: Conceptual Design and Sustainability

Sustainable Design Concepts

Using Schedules

Sunshading and Solar Paths

Energy Modeling

Daylighting

The Bottom Line

Chapter 11: Designing with Design Options and Groups

Associating Phasing to Geometry, Views, and Project Settings

Using Phasing to Apply the Element of Time

Creating and Using Groups

Making Design Options for Design Iteration

The Bottom Line

Chapter 12: Visualization

The Role of Visualization

Analytic Visualization

Photorealistic Visualization

Visualization Sequence and Workflow

The Bottom Line

Part 4: Extended Modeling Techniques

Chapter 13: Walls and Curtain Walls

Using Extended Modeling Techniques for Basic Walls

Creating Stacked Walls

Creating Simple Curtain Walls

Creating Complex Curtain Walls

The Bottom Line

Chapter 14: Floors, Ceilings, and Roofs

Understanding Floor Modeling Methods

Modeling Floor Finishes

Creating Ceilings

Understanding Roof Modeling Methods

Advanced Shape Editing for Floors and Roofs

The Bottom Line

Chapter 15: Family Editor

Understanding the Family Editor

Creating a Family Component

Using Advanced Modeling Techniques

Building a Shelf Using Formulas and Type Catalogs

The Bottom Line

Chapter 16: Stairs and Railings

How to Approach Stairs and Railings

Key Components of Stairs and Railings

Creating Railings

Stairs In and Out of the Box

The Bottom Line

Part 5: Documentation

Chapter 17: Detailing Your Design

Creating Details

Adding Detail Components to Families

Learning Efficient Detailing

The Bottom Line

Chapter 18: Documenting Your Design

Documenting Plans

Creating Schedules and Legends

Using Details from Other Files

Laying Out Sheets

The Bottom Line

Chapter 19: Annotating Your Design

Annotating with Text and Keynotes

Annotating with Tags

Adding Dimensions

Annotating with Project and Shared Parameters

The Bottom Line

Chapter 20: Presenting Your Design

Adding Color Fill Legends

Presenting with 3D Views

Editing Viewport Types

The Bottom Line

Part 6: Construction and Beyond

Chapter 21: Making Projects Parametric

Generic Model Outline Families

Sustainability Analysis

Mass and Mass Floor Schedules for Area Analysis

Curtain Systems on Mass Faces

Occupancy, Egress, and Plumbing Calculations

Documentation

Finding Additional Resources

The Bottom Line

Chapter 22: Revit in Construction

Adding Revisions to Your Project

Using Digital Markups

Revit for the Builder

Modeling for Construction

The Bottom Line

Chapter 23: Revit in the Classroom

Introduction to Singapore Polytechnic

Final Design Project: School of Fashion Design

Student Showcase

The Bottom Line

Chapter 24: Revit and Virtualization

What Is Virtualization?

Advantages of Virtualization

Creating Virtual Machines

The Bottom Line

Chapter 25: Getting Acquainted with the Revit API

Introducing the Revit API

Revit API Project Types

External Utility Installation

Selecting Your Development Environment

The Sample Project

Additional API Resources

The Bottom Line

Chapter 26: Revit for Film and Stage

Revit in the Film Industry

Using Revit in the Design-to-Production Process

Previsualization in Revit

Best Practices for Film and Stage

Industry Examples

The Bottom Line

Appendices

Appendix A: The Bottom Line

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Basics of BIM

Chapter 2: Principles of Revit

Chapter 3: The Basics of the Revit Toolbox

Chapter 4: Configuring Templates and Standards

Chapter 5: Managing a Revit Project

Chapter 6: Understanding Worksharing

Chapter 7: Working with Consultants

Chapter 8: Interoperability: Working Multiplatform

Chapter 9: Advanced Modeling and Massing

Chapter 10: Conceptual Design and Sustainability

Chapter 11: Designing with Design Options and Groups

Chapter 12: Visualization

Chapter 13: Walls and Curtain Walls

Chapter 14: Floors, Ceilings, and Roofs

Chapter 15: Family Editor

Chapter 16: Stairs and Railings

Chapter 17: Detailing Your Design

Chapter 18: Documenting Your Design

Chapter 19: Annotating Your Design

Chapter 20: Presenting Your Design

Chapter 21: Making Projects Parametric

Chapter 22: Revit in Construction

Chapter 23: Revit in the Classroom

Chapter 24: Revit and Virtualization

Chapter 25: Getting Acquainted with the Revit API

Chapter 26: Revit for Film and Stage

Appendix B: Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Optimizing Performance

Using Best Practices

Fixing File Corruption

Learning Tips and Shortcuts

Additional Resources

Appendix C: Revit Certification

Index

Mastering Revit Architecture Project Gallery

Kansas State University

HOK

Austin Architects

Gensler

Beck Architecture

Perkins + Will

Centerbrook

End User License Agreement

List of Tables

Chapter 10: Conceptual Design and Sustainability

Table 10-1: Footcandle readings

Chapter 25: Getting Acquainted with the Revit API

Table 25-1: .addin Manifest File Tags and Descriptions

Appendix C: Revit Certification

Table C-1: Certified Associate Exam topics and objectives

Table C-2: Certified Professional Exam topics and objectives

List of Illustrations

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Basics of BIM

Figure 1-1: Design opportunities supported by BIM

Figure 1-2: An example of rapid prototyping using BIM data

Figure 1-3: Even 2D views can evolve to illustrate and analyze spatial properties.

Figure 1-4: Construction documentation can begin to transform from 2D to 3D.

Figure 1-5: Two different methods of utilizing 3D presentation views

Figure 1-6: A still from an animation showing accurate physical conditions for the project

Figure 1-7: BIM environmental analysis time comparison

Figure 1-8: Daylighting overlay from 3ds Max Design

Figure 1-9: Two extremes of adoption

Figure 1-10: Late adoption

Figure 1-11: Intermediate adoption

Figure 1-12: Early adoption

Figure 1-13: Happiness vs. time in technological adoption

Figure 1-14: Understanding replication vs. innovation

Chapter 2: Principles of Revit

Figure 2-1: Revit organization chart

Figure 2-2: Datum in Revit

Figure 2-3: Converting datum level to view level

Figure 2-4: All project-level datum

Figure 2-5: Controlling the analytic extents of datum

Figure 2-6: Controlling the extents of datum

Figure 2-7: Analytic (3D) datum extents

Figure 2-8: Graphic (2D) datum extents

Figure 2-9: Editing the wallâ€™s profile

Figure 2-10: Overlapping walls

Figure 2-11: Cutting geometry

Figure 2-12: Finished wall

Figure 2-13: Concentric walls

Figure 2-14: Datum and walls in context

Figure 2-15: Finished wall

Figure 2-16: Perspective view

Figure 2-17: Copied walls

Figure 2-18: Finished wall

Figure 2-19: Wall and reference plane

Figure 2-20: Setting the reference plan

Figure 2-21: Revolving the sketch

Figure 2-22: Cutting with void

Figure 2-23: Finished walls

Figure 2-24: Selecting a family template

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