Autodesk Revit Architecture & BIM Coordination

Module 1: Introduction to BIM and Revit

• BIM fundamentals
• BIM vs traditional CAD
• Autodesk Revit overview
• Revit interface
• Project browser
• Properties palette
• Modify tools
• Selection methods
• Views
• Elements
• Categories
• Families
• Types
• Instances
• Projects
• Templates
• Revit workflow

Module 2: Levels and Grids

• Levels
• Elevations
• Level naming
• Level constraints
• Building stories
• Grids
• Grid numbering
• Datum elements
• Structural coordination
• Level-based modeling

Module 3: Walls

• Basic walls
• Architectural walls
• Exterior walls
• Interior walls
• Wall types
• Wall layers
• Wall materials
• Wall constraints
• Wall joins
• Wall profiles
• Stacked walls
• Curtain walls
• Wall openings

Module 4: Doors and Windows

• Door placement
• Window placement
• Door families
• Window families
• Family types
• Parameters
• Sill heights
• Head heights
• Door schedules
• Window schedules
• Tagging

Module 5: Floors

• Floor creation
• Boundary sketches
• Floor types
• Floor thickness
• Floor materials
• Floor slopes
• Openings
• Floor edges
• Multi-level buildings

Module 6: Roofs

• Roof by footprint
• Roof by extrusion
• Roof slopes
• Roof edges
• Fascia
• Gutters
• Roof openings
• Roof materials
• Roof constraints

Module 7: Ceilings

• Ceiling plans
• Ceiling grids
• Ceiling types
• Ceiling boundaries
• Ceiling materials
• Lighting coordination
• Reflected ceiling plans

Module 8: Stairs and Railings

• Stair creation
• Runs
• Landings
• Supports
• Stair types
• Stair paths
• Railings
• Balusters
• Handrails
• Multi-storey stairs

Module 9: Components and Architectural Elements

• Furniture
• Fixtures
• Equipment
• Casework
• Specialty equipment
• Generic models
• Component placement
• Component families
• Visibility

Module 10: Rooms and Areas

• Rooms
• Room boundaries
• Room tags
• Room separation
• Areas
• Area schemes
• Room schedules
• Room data
• Space planning

Module 11: Components and Families

• Loadable families
• System families
• In-place families
• Family templates
• Reference planes
• Parameters
• Constraints
• Family types
• Nested families
• Shared parameters

Module 12: Advanced Family Creation

• Parametric families
• Family categories
• Dimensions
• Constraints
• Reference planes
• Parameters
• Formula parameters
• Visibility parameters
• Type catalogs
• Nested components
• Family testing

Module 13: Materials

• Material browser
• Physical properties
• Appearance
• Graphics
• Surface patterns
• Cut patterns
• Material assignment
• Material schedules
• Rendering materials

Module 14: Views

• Floor plans
• Ceiling plans
• Elevations
• Sections
• 3D views
• Drafting views
• Detail views
• Callouts
• View templates
• View range
• Visibility settings

Module 15: View Templates

• View templates
• Visibility settings
• Detail level
• Scale
• Graphic overrides
• Discipline
• Consistent documentation
• Template assignment

Module 16: Sections and Elevations

• Section creation
• Section heads
• Section tails
• Elevation markers
• Section depth
• Crop regions
• Detail levels
• Annotation
• Building sections
• Wall sections

Module 17: Annotation and Dimensions

• Dimensions
• Text
• Tags
• Keynotes
• Symbols
• Detail components
• Annotation families
• Leaders
• Architectural notation

Module 18: Schedules

• Door schedules
• Window schedules
• Room schedules
• Material takeoffs
• Component schedules
• Sorting
• Filtering
• Formatting
• Calculated values
• Schedule templates

Module 19: Sheets and Documentation

• Sheets
• Title blocks
• View placement
• Sheet organization
• Drawing numbers
• Sheet naming
• Revision information
• Printing
• PDF documentation
• Construction sets

Module 20: Detail Documentation

• Detail views
• Detail components
• Repeating details
• Drafting details
• Detail lines
• Filled regions
• Detail groups
• Wall details
• Floor details
• Roof details

Module 21: Project Coordinates and Location

• Project base point
• Survey point
• Project location
• Coordinates
• Shared coordinates
• Site positioning
• True North
• Project North

Module 22: Linking and Coordination

• Revit links
• CAD links
• CAD imports
• Linked architectural models
• Structural coordination
• MEP coordination
• Coordination review
• Visibility management

Module 23: Worksharing

• Central models
• Local models
• Worksets
• Synchronization
• Ownership
• Collaboration
• Reload latest
• Project coordination

Module 24: Revit Rendering and Visualization

• Camera views
• Perspective views
• Realistic display
• Materials
• Lighting
• Sun settings
• Render settings
• Interior rendering
• Exterior rendering
• Presentation views

Module 25: Interior Architecture

• Interior walls
• Furniture
• Casework
• Ceilings
• Flooring
• Materials
• Lighting coordination
• Room documentation
• Interior elevations
• Interior schedules

Module 26: Residential Building Modeling

• Site
• Levels
• Walls
• Doors
• Windows
• Floors
• Roof
• Stairs
• Furniture
• Rooms
• Elevations
• Sections
• Schedules
• Sheets

Module 27: Commercial Building Modeling

• Multi-storey buildings
• Core planning
• Curtain walls
• Circulation
• Stairs
• Elevators
• Rooms
• Areas
• Façades
• Documentation

Module 28: Advanced BIM Documentation

• Drawing standards
• View templates
• Annotation standards
• Schedules
• Sheets
• Revisions
• Revision clouds
• Construction documentation
• Documentation QA

Module 29: BIM Model Management

• Model organization
• Naming conventions
• Family management
• View management
• Browser organization
• Warnings
• File size
• Model performance
• Purging unused content
• Audit workflows

Module 30: Advanced Revit Architecture Capstone Project