Revit Architecture Introduction
Revit Architecture Introduction
Building Information Modeling BIM with Revit Architecture
Introduction
This student workbook contains exercises that clarify in a practical way the concepts explained in the Building Information Modeling with Revit Architecture Lecture Notes by Simon Greenwold.
The exercises cover the basic principles of the Revit Architecture technology and the building information modeling (BIM) approach. This workbook explains the different functionalities through various exercises, but the emphasis is on the workflow rather than on the tools themselves. Because this workbook is a companion to the lecture notes, it is organized roughly to correspond to the organization of that document.
The difficulty of the exercises increases as you proceed through the units, so it is recommended that you do them in sequence. However, each exercise has a corresponding starting point Revit Architecture file and can be completed independently. Files representing the ending point of each exercise have also been provided in the Completed folder along with the rest of the data sets and can be used to check your work.
Because each exercise can stand alone, you can work through them in any manner you see fit. The following table organizes the units to give you an idea where you might find information particular to a given operational task.
The workbook is structured in a three-column format (see following image):
We have prepared the following data for you:
• Workbook (this document).
• Workbook data sets (placed in a folder that contains all necessary files, families, and the template prepared for your use).
Before starting the exercises, change the following settings to simplify use of this workbook and provide faster access to the data sets.
These steps create a library using the Revit Architecture Option settings. A library is a shortcut that appears in any Revit Architecture dialog box that asks you to browse for a file. This includes the Open and Save As commands as well as others.
- 2 Open Revit Architecture.
3 On the Settings menu, click Options.
4 Click the File Locations tab.
5 Click the Add Library button.
6 Click the New Library 1 name field.
Rename the newly created New
Library 1 to Workbook Data Sets.
7 Click in the blank Library Path field
next to it, and then click the Browse
icon at the far right of the row.
8 Browse to the path where you saved
the data sets. Click OK.
9 Click the Workbook Data Sets field,
and using the upper flash sign
move it up to the first row.
- Note: Exercises for some lecture note units are not available here and in some cases have been grouped into a single exercise. The reason lies in the workflow approach that does not meet specific feature training requirements. We hope you enjoy learning the principles of Revit Architecture and the BIM approach. Have fun!
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