Autodesk Revit architecture 2012, no experience required, Eric Wing
Type
Label
Autodesk Revit architecture 2012, no experience required, Eric Wing
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Autodesk Revit architecture 2012
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Oclc number
1747412754
Responsibility statement
Eric Wing
Series statement
Autodesk official training guideSybex serious skills
Sub title
no experience required
Summary
"This Autodesk Official Training Guide teaches Revit to new usersThe perfect introduction to Revit Architecture, Autodesk?s building information modeling (BIM) software, this unique and highly effective guide uses a continuous, step-by-step tutorial to build your skills. You?ll first get to know the Revit interface and basic conventions, then quickly move right into designing, documenting, and modeling a four-story office building. Place walls, windows, and doors; add floors ceilings, railings, and stairs; create construction documentation?and that?s just for starters! You?ll be amazed by how rapidly you can progress. Teaches you how to use Autodesk Revit Architecture, Autodesk?s industry-leading building information modeling (BIM) software Uses a continuous, step-by-step tutorial that progresses through the book, teaching you how to design, document, and present a four-story building Covers structural grids, beams, and foundations; adding text and dimensions; building floors layer by layer; joining exterior and interior walls; creating roofs and ceilings; and much more Introduces embedded families and formulas, crucial site considerations, and importing and exporting to various formats Includes a Web site with before-and-after tutorial files so readers can compare their work Best of all, this guide is self-paced. Follow the tutorial sequentially?or jump into just the chapters you want by downloading the project files from the companion Web site"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
""Contents""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Publisher’s Note""; ""Dedication""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""Introduction""; ""Who Should Read This Book""; ""What Is Covered in This Book""; ""Contacting the Author""; ""CHAPTER 1: The Revit World""; ""The Revit Architecture Interface""; ""The Project Browser""; ""File Types and Families""; ""Are You Experienced?""; ""CHAPTER 2: Creating a Model""; ""Placing Walls""; ""Using Reference Planes""; ""Adding Interior Walls""; ""Editing Wall Joins""; ""Placing Doors and Windows""; ""Are You Experienced?""""CHAPTER 3: Creating Views""""Creating Levels""; ""Creating and Modifying Building Sections""; ""Adding Wall Sections""; ""Creating Detail Sections""; ""Creating Callouts""; ""Creating and Modifying a Camera View""; ""Creating an Elevation""; ""Are You Experienced?""; ""CHAPTER 4: Working with the Revit Tools""; ""The Basic Edit Commands""; ""The Array Command""; ""The Mirror Command""; ""The Align Tool""; ""The Split Element Command""; ""The Trim Command""; ""The Offset Command""; ""Copy/Paste""; ""Creating the Plans""; ""Are You Experienced?""; ""CHAPTER 5: Dimensioning and Annotating""""Dimensioning""""Using Dimensions as a Layout Tool""; ""Placing Text and Annotations""; ""Are You Experienced?""; ""CHAPTER 6: Floors""; ""Placing a Floor Slab""; ""Building a Floor by Layers""; ""Splitting the Floor Materials""; ""Pitching a Floor to a Floor Drain""; ""Creating Shaft Openings""; ""Are You Experienced?""; ""CHAPTER 7: Roofs""; ""Placing Roofs by Footprint""; ""Creating a Sloping Roof""; ""Creating Roofs by Extrusion""; ""Adding a Roof Dormer""; ""Are You Experienced?""; ""CHAPTER 8: Structural Items""; ""Adding Structural Grids""; ""Adding Structural Columns""""Using Structural Framing""""Understanding Foundation Systems""; ""Adding Structural Footings""; ""Using Structural Views""; ""Are You Experienced?""; ""CHAPTER 9: Ceilings and Interiors""; ""Creating Ceilings""; ""Creating Ceiling Openings and Soffits""; ""Adding Interior Design""; ""Adding Alternate Floor Materials""; ""Are You Experienced?""; ""CHAPTER 10: Stairs, Ramps, and Railings""; ""Creating Stairs by Using the Rise/Run Function""; ""Creating a Winding Staircase""; ""Creating a Custom Railing System""; ""Creating Custom Stairs""; ""Adding Ramps""; ""Are You Experienced?""""CHAPTER 11: Schedules and Tags""""Creating Schedules""; ""Creating Material Takeoffs""; ""Creating Key Legends and Importing CAD Legends""; ""Adding Tags""; ""Creating Custom Tags""; ""Keynoting""; ""Are You Experienced?""; ""CHAPTER 12: Detailing""; ""Working with Line Weights""; ""Drafting on Top of the Detail""; ""Adding Notes""; ""Creating Blank Drafting Views""; ""Are You Experienced?""; ""CHAPTER 13: Creating Specific Views and Match Lines""; ""Duplicating Views""; ""Creating Dependent Views""; ""Adding Match Lines""; ""Using View Templates""; ""Are You Experienced?""