Revit 2017 For Architecture Ner: No Experience Required - Softcover

The only Revit tutorial guide based on a real project workflow Autodesk Revit Architecture No Experience Required is the ultimate real-world guide for mastering this increasingly prevalent BIM software package. Using a continuous, step-by-step tutorial, this book walks you through all project phases as you learn the basics of Revit by designing, documenting, and presenting a four-story office building. You'll begin by learning your way around the interface and conventions, then jump right into design by placing walls, doors, and windows. Next you'll work with grids, beams, foundations, dimensions, and text as you build floors layer by layer, join walls, create ceilings and roofs, and place stairs, ramps, and railings. The instruction covers construction documentation, advanced detailing, and families, as well as site considerations including grading and top surface features to provide a well-rounded, real-world Revit skill set. The companion website features downloadable 'before and after' tutorial files that allow you to jump in at any point and compare your work to the pros. The shift from 2D drafting to 3D building information modeling has made Revit a must-have skill for an increasing number of design, engineering, and construction professionals. This book is designed to teach you the basics quickly, using a real-world workflow, process, and pacing. * Get acquainted with the Revit interface, then immediately start building * Learn to place structural components, text, dimensions, and more * Understand views, grids, editing, importing, exporting, and work sharing * Generate construction documentation including schedules and material takeoffs This simple yet engaging tutorial brings together all of the major skills a Revit user needs to know to complete real workplace projects. Whether read from beginning to end as a comprehensive lesson, or used as 'dip-in' reference for unfamiliar tasks, Autodesk Revit Architecture No Experience Required provides invaluable practical BIM instruction for every phase of a project.

Autodesk® Revit® 2017 for Architecture

Whether you're just getting acquainted with Revit Architecture 2017 or want to boost your skills, this guide will take you where you need to go. Autodesk's powerful BIM software can seem complex, but when you follow the step-by-step tutorial in this book, you will learn Revit Architecture 2017 in a real-world setting that can be quickly applied to your own projects.

Start out with a tour of the interface and conventions and identify important tools then start building by placing walls, doors, and windows. As you continue you will learn to build floors layer by layer, work with grids, beams, foundations, and dimensions then join walls, create ceilings and roofs, and place stairs and railings all while you discover how to handle construction documentation and deal with site considerations, just as you will encounter on the job.

• Familiarize yourself with the interface and start building right away
• Learn to place structural components
• Work with views, grids, dimensions, beams, foundations, and text
• Master work sharing, editing, working with families, and using formulas
• Create necessary construction documentation, including schedules, materials, and more
• Apply what you've learned to actual projects

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