Autodesk® Revit® 2017 for Architecture: No Experience Required -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Autodesk Revit World -- The Revit Interface -- The Revit Workflow -- Using the Ribbon -- The View Window -- Object Selection -- Modifying and Mirroring -- Building on Existing Geometry -- View Control and Object Display -- The Project Browser -- Windows -- File Types and Families -- System and Hosted Families (.rfa) -- Using Revit Template Files (.rte) -- Using Revit Family Files (.rft) -- Are You Experienced? -- Chapter 2 Creating a Model -- Placing Walls -- Adding Exterior Walls -- Using Reference Planes -- Adding More Walls -- Adding Interior Walls -- Using Temporary Dimensions to Gain Control of Your Model -- Editing Wall Joins -- Displaying Wall Joins -- Disallowing Wall Joins -- Placing Doors and Windows -- Adding Doors -- Placing Openings in Your Walls -- Adding Windows -- Are You Experienced? -- Chapter 3 Creating Views -- Creating Levels -- Adding Levels -- Understanding the Composition of a Level -- Making Other Level Adjustments -- Creating and Modifying Building Sections -- Adding a Building Section -- Making Building Modifications in a Section -- Adding Wall Sections -- Creating Detail Sections -- Using Crop Regions -- Splitting a Section Segment -- Creating Callouts -- Creating and Modifying a Camera View -- Adding a Camera View -- Modifying the Camera -- Creating an Elevation -- Interior Elevations -- Elevation Properties -- Annotation Properties -- Are You Experienced? -- Chapter 4 Working with the Autodesk Revit Tools -- The Basic Edit Commands -- The Move Command -- The Copy Command -- The Rotate Command -- The Array Command -- Radial Array -- Linear Array -- The Mirror Command -- The Align Tool -- Locking an Alignment -- The Split Element Command.

The Trim Command -- The Offset Command -- Copy/Paste -- Creating the Plans -- Are You Experienced? -- Chapter 5 Dimensioning and Annotating -- Selecting and Applying Dimensioning -- Aligned Dimensions -- Linear Dimensions -- Angular Dimensions -- Radial Dimensions -- Arc Length Dimensions -- Using Dimensions as a Layout Tool -- Constraining the Model -- Using Dimensions to Move Objects -- Using Dimension Text Overrides -- Placing Text and Annotations -- Adding Leader Text -- Changing the Leader Type -- Modifying the Text Placement -- Changing Text Properties -- Are You Experienced? -- Chapter 6 Floors -- Placing a Floor Slab -- Creating the Slab -- Sketching the Slab -- Building a Floor by Layers -- Adding Materials -- Adding a Layer -- Splitting the Floor Materials -- Adding an Alternate Material -- Splitting and Painting -- Pitching a Floor to a Floor Drain -- Creating Shaft Openings -- Are You Experienced? -- Chapter 7 Roofs -- Placing Roofs by Footprint -- Flat Roofs by Footprint -- Pitched 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 -- Placing a Grid -- Adding Structural Columns -- Using Structural Framing -- Adding a Beam System -- Adding Bracing -- Understanding Foundation Systems -- Adding Structural Footings -- Structural Slabs -- Piers and Spread Footings -- Using Structural Views -- Are You Experienced? -- Chapter 9 Ceilings and Interiors -- Creating Ceilings -- Modifying Ceiling Grids -- Setting Ceiling Element Properties -- Creating a Plan Region -- Creating a Custom Ceiling -- Creating Ceiling Openings and Soffits -- Creating a Ceiling Opening -- Creating a Soffit -- Adding Light Fixtures to Ceilings -- Adding Interior Design -- Adding Plumbing Fixtures and Furniture -- Adding Parabolic Troffers.

Adding Casework and Furniture -- Adding Alternate Floor Materials -- Separating the Floor -- Creating a Tile Material -- Are You Experienced? -- Chapter 10 Stairs, Ramps, and Railings -- Creating Stairs by Using the Rise/Run Function -- Modifying Boundaries -- Configuring Railings -- Creating a Winding Staircase -- Stair and Railing Families -- Creating a Custom Railing System -- Creating Custom Stairs -- Adding a Custom Landing -- Adding a Gooseneck -- Adding Ramps -- Are You Experienced? -- Chapter 11 Detailing -- Working with Line Weights -- Drafting on Top of the Detail -- Using Predefined Detail Components -- Masking Regions -- Repeating Details -- Modifying a Detail Component -- Modifying Filled Regions -- Drawing Detail Lines -- Specifying Drafting Line Weights -- Adding Notes -- Adding Textual Notations -- Creating Blank Drafting Views -- Creating a Detail Group -- Adding a Section to Another View -- Importing AutoCAD Files into a Drafting View -- Adding 2D and 3D Lines to the Model -- Are You Experienced? -- Chapter 12 Creating Specific Views and Match Lines -- Duplicating Views -- Creating Dependent Views -- Adjusting the Crop Regions -- Adjusting the Annotation Crop Region -- Adding Match Lines -- Match-Line Appearance -- Adding View References to a Match Line -- Using View Templates -- Are You Experienced? -- Chapter 13 Creating Sheets and Printing -- Creating and Populating Sheets -- Sheet Organization -- Modifying a Viewport -- Viewport Properties -- Adding Revisions to a Sheet -- Addressing Project Parameters -- Generating a Cover Sheet -- Printing from Revit Architecture -- Are You Experienced? -- Chapter 14 Creating Rooms and Area Plans -- Creating Rooms -- Configuring Properties -- Placing and Manipulating Room Tags -- Adding a Room Schedule -- Adding a Color-Fill Plan -- Adding Room Separators -- Creating an Area Plan.

Are You Experienced? -- Index -- EULA.

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