Revit Architecture 2010 No Experience Required

Revit Architecture 2010: No Experience Required is the perfect hands–on, step–by–step introduction to the very latest version of Autodesk's revolutionary Revit Architecture software. Through a continuous, easy–to–follow tutorial, you'll learn Revit by planning and developing a four–story office building doing everything from designing to documenting to presenting the final project. Follow the tutorial sequentially or jump in at any chapter by downloading the drawing files from the companion website. Either way, you'll get a thorough grounding in Revit's tools and quickly master tasks that professionals face all the time.

• Understand file types, families, views, editing, and other essential aspects of Revit

• Start from the ground up by setting a foundation, structural beams, and footings

• Plan and create walls, doors, windows, floors, ceilings, and more

• Add rooms, choose colors, and design areas and area separators

• Finish your site with landscaping, curbing, parking, and walkways

• Create documentation, track revisions, and learn the dos and don'ts of printing

• Work with different formats, such as CAD, IFC, Revit Structure, and others

Learn how to model complex staircases and create beautiful, lifelike renders

See how to use Revit's comprehensive detailing capabilities

Understand Revit's robust site and topographical modeling capabilities

Chapter 2: Creating a model.

Chapter 3: Creating Views.

Chapter 4: Working with the Revit tools.

Chapter 5: Structural items.

Chapter 6: Dimensions.

Chapter 7: Floors.

Chapter 8: Roofs.

Chapter 9: Ceilings and interiors.

Chapter 10: Stairs, Ramps and Railings.

Chapter 11: Schedules and Tags.

Chapter 12: Detailing.

Chapter 13: Creating specific views and match lines.

Chapter 14: Creating sheets and printing.

Chapter 15: Room and Area.

Chapter 16: Advanced wall topics.

Chapter 17: Families.

Chapter 18: Site.

Chapter 19: Materials and rendering.

Chapter 20: Import / Export.

Chapter 21: Phasing.

Chapter 22: Work sharing.

Eric Wing is an architectural engineer and has been in the AEC field for 15 years. He has extensive experience managing, teaching, and presenting Autodesk applications, and is currently the BIM Support Manager at C&S Companies, an engineering firm in Syracuse, New York. Eric is also Director of the Autodesk User Group International (AUGI) Training Program, author of two books, and Revit columnist for AUGIWorld Magazine, AUGI HotNews, and ConnectPress.