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Autodesk
Revit 5 Basics:

Architectural Modeling and Documentation

Text by Elise Moss, Scott Brown & Chris Fox

Also available: Revit 4.5 Basics
Also available: Revit 6 Basics
  

 
     
 
description

Autodesk Revit 5 Basics is geared towards beginning architectural students or professional architects who want to get a jump-start into 3D parametric modeling for commercial structures.  The text walks students through concept to site plan to floor plan and on through reflected ceiling plans, ending with an easy chapter on how to customize Revit to boost your productivity.

Filled with tutorials, tips and tricks, and an easy to use index, this book will help you get the most out of your software in very little time.

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table of contents

1.   The Revit Interface
Toolbars; Standard Toolbar; create a central location; View Toolbar; work with groups; Tools Toolbar; use Demolish; use Align and Move; Worksheets Toolbar; Text Labels; Revit's menu; File, Edit, View, Settings, Window, and Help Menus; Design Bar; Option Bar
2.   Site Plans
Create Toposurface using Pick Points; create a Toposurface using AutoCAD data; place Coutour Labels; place property lines using Bearing and Distance; place property lines using Sketch; Split Surface; create a Building Pad; create a Graded Region; add components, landscaping, and parking space tags; create a parking space schedule; create your site layout
3.   Mass Elements 
Massing tools; add a level; add and modify mass elements; add doors and windows; create a cost report
4.   Floor Plans
Place a grid; place walls; wall properties; add Level 1interior walls; add Level 2 interior walls; add doors and stairs; modify walls; add an elevator; add and copy lavatory layouts; add windows; add a curtain wall; floor plan layout; create shared parameters; add shared parameters to families; create custom door and window schedules; add schedules and symbols
5.   Roof Plans
Create a roof using a footprint; modify a roof; add a skylight; create a gable; create a roof plan
6.   Creating Floors and Reflected Ceiling Plans
Create floors, ceilings, and reflected ceiling plans; add ceiling tags and lighting fixtures; create text styles; add general notes
7.   Elevations
Create elevation documents; use line work; create sections; add material indications and window tags; create section views
8.   Rendering 
Add scenery; define camera views; assign settings; interior scenes; place rendering on a sheet
9.   Customizing Revit 
Create an annotation symbol; create a title block; create a line style; define keyboard shortcuts and dimension styles
Index

 372 pages

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Release 7
ISBN:  1-58503-219-0

Release 6
ISBN:  1-58503-172-0

Release 5
ISBN:  1-58503-111-9

Release 4.5
ISBN:  1-58503-099-6

 
   
     
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