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    Autodesk Revit 2025 Black Book
    Autodesk Revit 2025 Black Book
    Autodesk Revit 2025 Black Book
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    Autodesk Revit 2025 Black Book

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    The Autodesk Revit 2025 Black Book is the 6th edition of our series on Autodesk Revit. This book is designed to help beginners in understanding the workflow in Revit and how simple BIM models are created. The book follows a step-by-step methodology. In this book, we have tried to give real-world examples with real challenges in designing. We have tried to reduce the gap between educational use of Autodesk Revit and industrial use of Autodesk Revit. The book covers almost all the information required by a beginner to master Autodesk Revit. The book covers Architectural Design, Structural Design, Project Management, Revit Family Components, MEP, Mass and Site Creation, Drafting, Data Management and Collaboration, Macros, Visual Scripting, and Precast. A residential building project is given in this book which revises major topics discussed throughout the book. Some of the salient features of this book are:

     

    In-Depth explanation of concepts

    Every new topic of this book starts with the explanation of the basic concepts. In this way, the user becomes capable of relating the things with real world.

     

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    Every chapter starts with a list of topics being covered in that chapter. In this way, the user can easily find the topic of his/her interest easily.

     

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    The instructions to perform any action are provided by maximum number of illustrations so that the user can perform the actions discussed in the book easily and effectively. There are about 1080 small and large illustrations that make the learning process effective.

     

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    At the end of concept's explanation, the tutorial makes the understanding of user firm and long lasting. Major topics of the book have tutorials that are real world projects. Also, most of the tools in this book are discussed in the form of tutorials.

     

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCADCAMCAE Works
    Release dateMay 15, 2024
    ISBN9798224431397
    Autodesk Revit 2025 Black Book
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    Gaurav Verma

    Gaurav Verma is currently a Full Professor at the Panjab University, Chandigarh, India (Dr. SS Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, and Adjunct Faculty at the Department of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology). He is a former CV Raman Post-Doctoral fellow from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. His research focuses on the areas of applied nanoscience and nanostructured materials.

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      Autodesk Revit 2025 Black Book

      By

      Gaurav Verma

      Matt Weber

      (CADCAMCAE Works)

      Edited by

      Kristen

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      DEDICATION

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      of our future generations

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      To my family for their love and support

      Training and Consultant Services

      At CADCAMCAE WORKS, we provide effective and affordable one to one online training on various software packages in Computer Aided Design(CAD), Computer Aided Manufacturing(CAM), Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), Computer programming languages(C/C++, Java, .NET, Android, JavaScript, HTML and so on). The training is delivered through remote access to your system and voice chat via Internet at any time, any place, and at any pace to individuals, groups, students of colleges/universities, and CAD/CAM/CAE training centers. The main features of this program are:

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      Civil Engineering: AutoCAD MEP, Revit Structure, Revit Architecture, AutoCAD Map 3D and so on.

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      Table of Contents

      Training and Consultant Services iv

      Preface xvii

      About Authors xix

      Chapter 1 : Introduction to Revit

      Introduction to BIM 1-2

      Introduction to Autodesk Revit 1-2

      Downloading and Installing Autodesk Revit Student Version 1-2

      Starting Autodesk Revit 1-4

      User Interface 1-6

      Ribbon 1-6

      Title Bar 1-6

      Properties Palette 1-8

      Project Browser 1-8

      Status Bar 1-8

      View Control Bar 1-9

      File Menu 1-12

      Creating a New Project 1-13

      Creating a New Family 1-14

      Creating New Conceptual Mass 1-15

      Opening a Project File 1-17

      Opening File in Revit 1-17

      Opening a Cloud Model 1-18

      Saving a File 1-18

      Exporting Files 1-19

      Exporting File in DWG, DXF, DGN, SAT, or STL format 1-20

      Printing Views and Sheets 1-21

      Print Setup 1-21

      Print Preview 1-22

      Printing Documents 1-22

      Batch Printing 1-23

      Closing Project 1-24

      Revit Options 1-24

      General Page 1-25

      User Interface Page 1-25

      Colors Page 1-27

      Graphics Page 1-27

      Hardware Page 1-28

      File Locations Page 1-28

      Self-Assessment 1-30

      Chapter 2 : Architectural Designing

      Starting A New Project 2-2

      Creating Grid 2-2

      Creating Walls 2-3

      Creating Architectural Wall 2-3

      Creating Structural Walls 2-8

      Creating Wall by Face 2-8

      Creating Sweep Wall 2-11

      Creating Reveal Wall 2-12

      Creating Doors 2-12

      Loading Autodesk Family 2-13

      Modify Tools 2-15

      Selection Mode 2-15

      Type Properties 2-16

      Modifying Properties of Elements 2-17

      Clipboard Operations 2-17

      Matching Type Properties 2-18

      Applying Notching to Steel Frame 2-18

      Removing Notching 2-18

      Cutting Elements using Geometry 2-19

      Uncut Geometry Tool 2-19

      Joining Geometry 2-20

      Unjoin Geometry 2-20

      Switching Join Order 2-20

      Join/Unjoin Roof 2-21

      Beam/Column Joins 2-21

      Wall Joins 2-22

      Splitting Faces 2-23

      Applying and Removing Paint 2-24

      Demolish 2-25

      Un-demolish 2-25

      Activating Controls and Dimensions 2-26

      Aligning Objects 2-26

      Moving Objects 2-27

      Applying Offset 2-28

      Copying Objects 2-28

      Rotating Objects 2-28

      Creating Mirror Copy by Selecting Axis 2-29

      Creating Mirror Copy by Drawing Axis 2-29

      Forming Corners of Walls/Beams 2-30

      Splitting Elements 2-30

      Splitting with Gap 2-31

      Creating Array of Objects 2-31

      Scaling 2-33

      Trim/Extend Single Element 2-33

      Pin and Unpin Objects 2-34

      Hiding Objects 2-35

      Measuring Between Two References 2-38

      Measuring Along An Element 2-38

      Creating Dimensions 2-38

      Creating Assembly 2-41

      Creating Parts 2-42

      Creating Groups 2-43

      Create Similar 2-44

      Creating Windows 2-44

      Placing Components 2-44

      Model In-Place 2-45

      Creating Columns 2-46

      Creating Structural Columns 2-46

      Creating Architectural Column 2-47

      Self-Assessment 2-48

      Chapter 3 : Architectural Designing-II

      Introduction 3-2

      Creating Roofs 3-2

      Creating Roof by Footprint 3-2

      Modifying A Roof 3-4

      Creating Roof By Extrusion 3-5

      Creating Roof By Face 3-7

      Creating Roof Soffit 3-7

      Creating Roof Fascia 3-9

      Creating Roof Gutter 3-9

      Creating Ceiling 3-9

      Creating Floor 3-10

      Creating Architectural Floor 3-11

      Creating Structural Floor 3-11

      Creating Floor Slab 3-11

      Creating Curtain System 3-12

      Placing Mass Objects and Setting Visibility in Architectural Drawing 3-13

      Creating Curtain Grid 3-14

      Creating Curtain Wall Mullion 3-14

      Adding Ramp 3-15

      Adding Stair 3-17

      Creating Railing 3-17

      Sketching Railing Path 3-18

      Placing Railing on Stairs/Ramps 3-18

      Creating Model Text 3-18

      Creating Model Line 3-19

      Room Markings and Calculations 3-19

      Creating Room Markings 3-20

      Creating Room Separator 3-20

      Creating Tags for Rooms and Objects 3-21

      Creating Openings 3-21

      Opening By Face 3-21

      Creating Shaft Opening 3-22

      Creating Wall Opening 3-23

      Creating Vertical Opening 3-24

      Creating Dormer Opening 3-24

      Practical 3-25

      Practice 3-33

      Self Assessment 3-34

      Chapter 4 : Project Management

      Introduction 4-2

      Creating and Managing Materials 4-2

      Graphic Parameters 4-3

      Identity Parameters 4-3

      Appearance Parameters 4-4

      Physical Parameters 4-5

      Thermal Parameters 4-5

      Creating New Material 4-6

      Opening Material Library 4-7

      Defining Object Styles for Project 4-8

      Snap Setting 4-9

      Defining Project Information 4-10

      Route Analysis Settings 4-10

      Defining Project Parameters 4-11

      Creating Project Parameter 4-12

      Adding Shared Parameter 4-13

      Creating and Editing Shared Parameters 4-15

      Creating New Shared Parameter 4-16

      Creating Global Parameters 4-17

      Assigning Parameters 4-18

      Transferring Project Standards 4-20

      Purging Unused Items 4-21

      Defining Project Units 4-22

      Settings 4-23

      Load Classification Settings 4-23

      Creating New Load Classification 4-23

      Demand Factors Settings 4-24

      Managing Panel Schedule Templates 4-26

      Editing a Panel Schedule Template 4-27

      Editing Fill Pattern 4-28

      Modifying Material Assets 4-29

      Analysis Display Styles 4-31

      Managing Sheet Issues/Revisions 4-34

      Modifying Line Styles 4-35

      Setting Line Weight 4-36

      Setting Line Patterns 4-37

      Setting Parameters for Halftone and Underlay 4-38

      Setting Callout Tag style 4-39

      Setting Temporary Dimension Properties 4-40

      Setting Annotation Scales for Detail Levels 4-41

      Project Location Tools 4-42

      Acquiring Coordinate 4-42

      Publishing Coordinate System 4-43

      Resetting Shared Coordinates 4-43

      Specifying Coordinates at a Point 4-43

      Reporting Coordinate System 4-44

      Project Positioning 4-44

      Relocating Project 4-45

      Rotating True North 4-45

      Mirroring Project 4-46

      Rotating Project North 4-47

      Creating Design Options 4-48

      Managing Links 4-49

      Managing Images 4-50

      Creating Starting View 4-52

      Managing Phases 4-52

      Selection Tools 4-54

      Editing Selection Filter 4-55

      Editing Rule-based Filters 4-55

      Inquiry Tools 4-56

      IDs of Selection 4-56

      Selection by ID 4-57

      Review Warnings 4-58

      Self-Assessment 4-59

      Chapter 5 : Revit Family, Conceptual Mass, and Title Block

      Introduction 5-2

      Creating New Revit Family Component 5-2

      Creating Extrusion 5-4

      Creating Blend Object 5-5

      Creating Revolve Feature 5-6

      Creating Sweep Feature 5-7

      Creating Swept Blend Feature 5-8

      Creating Void Forms 5-10

      Practical 5-11

      Creating Conceptual Mass Model 5-15

      Creating Title Block Template 5-17

      Creating Annotation Symbols 5-19

      Practice 1 5-20

      Self Assessment 5-20

      Chapter 6 : Structural Designing

      Introduction 6-2

      Creating Beams 6-3

      Creating the Structural Wall, Column, and Floor 6-4

      Creating Structural Truss 6-4

      Creating Brace 6-5

      Creating Beam System 6-7

      Defining Structural Settings 6-8

      Symbolic Representation Settings 6-9

      Load Cases 6-9

      Load Combinations 6-9

      Boundary Conditions Settings 6-11

      Loads Scaling Display 6-11

      Connections 6-12

      Connection Settings 6-12

      Applying Connection 6-13

      Automating Connections 6-14

      Creating Foundations 6-16

      Creating Isolated Foundation 6-16

      Creating Wall Footing 6-17

      Creating Slab Foundation 6-18

      Structural Rebar 6-20

      Structural Area Reinforcement 6-22

      Structural Path Reinforcement 6-24

      Creating Fabric Area 6-25

      Creating Fabric Sheet 6-26

      Editing Rebar Cover 6-26

      Applying Rebar Coupler 6-28

      Practical 6-29

      Practice 6-41

      Self Assessment 6-42

      Chapter 7 : Steel Structural Designing

      Introduction 7-2

      Creating Fabrication Plate 7-2

      Creating Bolts 7-4

      Creating Anchor Bolts 7-5

      Creating Holes 7-6

      Creating Shear Studs 7-7

      Creating Weld Joints 7-7

      Creating Corner Cuts 7-8

      Creating Notch Skewed 7-8

      Shortening beams/columns 7-9

      Creating Contour Cut 7-9

      Creating Notch 7-10

      Creating Miter Cut 7-11

      Creating Saw Cut-Flange 7-11

      Creating Saw Cut - Web 7-12

      Creating Cut Through 7-13

      Cutting Elements 7-13

      Practical 7-14

      Practice 7-24

      Self Assessment 7-25

      Chapter 8 : System Design

      Introduction 8-2

      HVAC System 8-2

      Defining HVAC Settings 8-2

      Creating Duct 8-4

      Creating Duct Placeholder 8-8

      Applying Duct Fittings 8-10

      Placing Duct Accessories 8-12

      Converting to Flex Duct 8-13

      Creating Flexible Duct 8-14

      Creating Air Terminal 8-15

      Placing Fabrication Parts 8-16

      Creating Multi-Point Routing 8-18

      Placing MEP Fabrication Ductwork Stiffener 8-19

      Placing Mechanical Equipment 8-20

      Placing Mechanical Control Devices 8-20

      Basics of HVAC 8-20

      Calculating CFM and Planning Duct System 8-21

      Creating HVAC System 8-22

      Practical (HVAC) 8-26

      Creating Piping and Plumbing System 8-31

      Activating plumbing floor plan 8-33

      Creating Piping System 8-34

      Creating Pipe Placeholder 8-36

      Creating Parallel Pipes 8-36

      Placing Pipe Fittings 8-37

      Placing Pipe Accessories 8-37

      Creating Flex Pipe 8-38

      Placing Plumbing Fixture 8-38

      Placing Sprinklers 8-39

      Creating Piping Layout Automatically 8-40

      Basics of Piping/Plumbing System 8-41

      Practical (Piping) 8-42

      Creating Electrical Layout 8-45

      Creating Wires 8-46

      Creating Cable Tray 8-48

      Creating Conduits 8-49

      Creating Parallel Conduits 8-49

      Creating Cable Tray Fitting 8-50

      Creating Conduit Fitting 8-51

      Placing Electrical Equipment 8-51

      Defining Electrical Settings 8-52

      Practical (Electrical) 8-54

      Self Assessment 8-57

      Chapter 9 : Performing Analysis

      Introduction 9-2

      Structural Analysis 9-2

      Placing Line Analytical Member 9-2

      Panel by Boundary 9-4

      Panel by Extrusion 9-5

      Creating Link Between Analytical Nodes 9-6

      Creating Boundary Conditions 9-7

      Applying Loads 9-9

      Creating Load Cases and Load Combinations 9-10

      Analytical Automation 9-10

      Running Analysis on Robot Structural 9-12

      Checking Systems 9-13

      Creating Spaces 9-16

      Creating Space Separator 9-17

      Applying Space Tag 9-18

      Applying Space Naming 9-19

      Defining HVAC Zones 9-19

      Generating Duct Pressure Loss Report 9-20

      Generating Panel Schedules 9-22

      Creating Schedules and Quantities 9-23

      Defining Building/Space Type Settings 9-24

      Creating Color Fill Legend 9-25

      Specifying Geographic Location for Project 9-25

      Creating System Zone 9-26

      Creating Energy Model 9-26

      Defining Energy Settings 9-27

      Generating Analytical Energy Model 9-28

      Performing System Analysis 9-29

      Path of Travel Analysis 9-30

      Generating Multiple Route Paths 9-32

      Placing One Way Indicator 9-34

      Placing People Content 9-34

      Self-Assessment 9-35

      Chapter 10 : Inserting and Collaborating Data

      Introduction 10-2

      Creating and Managing Links 10-2

      Linking Revit Model 10-2

      Linking IFC Model 10-5

      Linking CAD Model 10-6

      Linking Topography 10-6

      Linking DWF files 10-8

      Placing Decal 10-8

      Linking Point Cloud Data 10-10

      Linking Coordination Model 10-11

      Linking PDFs 10-12

      Linking Image File 10-14

      Managing Links 10-14

      Importing Files 10-15

      Importing CAD Files 10-15

      Importing gbXML File 10-16

      Importing PDF 10-17

      Inserting Views from Other Files 10-19

      Inserting 2D Elements from File 10-20

      Collaborating with Team 10-20

      Collaboration of Project 10-21

      Worksharing Monitor 10-24

      Checking History of Model Collaboration 10-24

      Restoring Backup 10-25

      Copying and Monitoring Elements 10-27

      Copying and Monitoring Linked Objects 10-27

      Coordination Settings 10-30

      Batch Copying 10-31

      Coordination Review 10-32

      Interference Check 10-33

      Sharing Views of Model 10-35

      Transmitting Revit Project 10-37

      Self-Assessment 10-38

      Chapter 11 : Massing and Site Creation

      Introduction 11-2

      Creating and Managing Mass 11-2

      Show Mass Settings 11-2

      Placing Masses 11-2

      Creating In-Place Mass 11-3

      Creating 3D Sketch 11-5

      Changing Face of Conceptual Model to Curtain 11-6

      Creating Roof on Conceptual Mass 11-7

      Creating Wall by Face 11-8

      Creating Floor by Face 11-9

      Creating and Managing Site 11-10

      Creating Toposolid 11-10

      Placing Site Components 11-12

      Placing Parking Component 11-13

      Creating Property Line 11-14

      Graded Region 11-15

      Displaying Label Contours 11-16

      Self Assessment 11-18

      Chapter 12 : View Management

      Introduction 12-2

      Creating and Managing View Templates 12-2

      Visibility and Graphics Settings 12-4

      Activating Thin Lines 12-9

      Showing Hidden Lines 12-9

      Removing Hidden Lines 12-9

      Creating Cut Profiles 12-9

      Graphic Display Settings 12-10

      Rendering 12-10

      Applying Material 12-11

      Rendering 12-12

      Render in Cloud 12-18

      Render Gallery 12-21

      Creating Default 3D View 12-22

      Creating Camera View 12-22

      Creating Walkthrough 12-24

      Creating Section View 12-27

      Creating Callouts 12-28

      Creating Rectangle Callout 12-28

      Creating Sketched Callout 12-29

      Creating Plan Views 12-30

      Creating Floor Plan 12-30

      Creating Reflected Ceiling Plan 12-30

      Creating Structural Plan 12-32

      Creating Plan Region 12-32

      Creating Area Plan 12-34

      Creating Elevation Views 12-36

      Creating Elevation View 12-36

      Creating Framing Elevation 12-37

      Creating Drafting View 12-37

      Creating Duplicate Views 12-38

      Creating Duplicate View 12-39

      Duplicate with Detailing 12-39

      Duplicate as Dependent 12-39

      Creating Legend View 12-39

      Creating Keynote Legend 12-40

      Creating Schedules 12-41

      Creating Schedules/Quantities 12-42

      Creating Graphical Column Schedule 12-44

      Creating Material Takeoff List 12-45

      Creating Scope Box 12-47

      Creating Sheets 12-48

      Placing View in Sheet 12-49

      Placing Title Block 12-50

      Sheet Issues and Revisions 12-51

      Creating Guide Grid 12-51

      Creating Matchline 12-51

      Placing View Reference 12-53

      Activating and deactivating views in Sheets 12-53

      Managing Windows 12-54

      Switching Windows 12-54

      Closing Inactive Views 12-54

      Tab Views 12-54

      Tile Views 12-55

      Managing User Interface 12-55

      Browser Organization 12-55

      Self-Assessment 12-58

      Chapter 13 : Annotating Model

      Annotations 13-2

      Creating Aligned Dimension 13-2

      Creating Linear Dimension 13-3

      Creating Angular Dimension 13-3

      Creating Radial Dimension 13-4

      Creating Diameter Dimension 13-4

      Creating Arc Length Dimension 13-5

      Spot Elevation Dimension 13-5

      Spot Coordinate Dimension 13-6

      Spot Slope Dimension 13-6

      Detailing Tools 13-7

      Placing Detail Lines 13-7

      Creating Filled Region 13-8

      Creating Masking Region 13-9

      Placing Detail Component 13-10

      Placing Repeating Detail Component 13-11

      Placing Legend Components 13-13

      Placing Revision Cloud 13-13

      Creating Detail Group 13-14

      Placing Detail Group 13-15

      Creating Insulation 13-15

      Creating Text 13-15

      Checking Spelling 13-16

      Finding and Replacing Text 13-17

      Defining Text Properties 13-18

      Applying Tags by Category 13-18

      Applying Tags to All Elements 13-19

      Applying Beam Annotations 13-20

      Applying Multi-Category Tag 13-21

      Applying Material Tags 13-22

      Applying Area Tags 13-22

      Applying Room Tags 13-22

      Applying Space Tags 13-23

      Applying View References 13-23

      Applying Tread Number 13-24

      Applying Aligned Multi-Rebar Annotations 13-25

      Checking Loaded Tags and Symbols 13-26

      Applying Keynotes 13-26

      Placing Symbols 13-29

      Self-Assessment 13-32

      Chapter 14 : Macro Management and Visual Scripting (Introduction)

      Managing Macros 14-2

      Macro Security Settings 14-2

      Creating Macro Module 14-2

      Creating Macro 14-4

      Using Revit API Help file 14-7

      Common Operations in Macro Manager 14-8

      Visual Scripting with Dynamo 14-8

      Starting Dynamo 14-9

      Starting a New Dynamo Script 14-9

      Creating Basic Script for Line 14-22

      Creating Line with Single Code Block 14-24

      Creating Solid Loft with Cross-sections and Guide Curves 14-25

      Creating Path Array of Revit Objects 14-27

      Path Array of Level Bound Objects 14-31

      Creating Scripts with User Inputs 14-32

      Dynamo Player 14-32

      Practice 14-34

      Practice 14-34

      Self Assessment 14-34

      Chapter 15 : Residential Building Project

      Introduction 15-2

      Planning 15-2

      Site Selection for Building 15-2

      Residential Land Size 15-3

      Construction Type and Material 15-3

      Designing 15-3

      Creating Architectural Model in Autodesk Revit 15-4

      Creating Structural Model of Building 15-14

      Creating Plumbing System 15-17

      Chapter 16 : Precast

      Introduction 16-2

      Splitting Structural Elements into Precasts 16-2

      Placing Mounting Parts on Precasts 16-2

      Creating Reinforcements for Assembly 16-3

      Creating Custom Fabric Sheet 16-4

      Defining Custom Sheet Parameters 16-4

      Creating Custom Fabric Sheet 16-5

      Modifying Precast Configuration 16-6

      Solid Wall Part Parameters 16-7

      Solid Wall Segmentation Parameters 16-8

      Solid Wall Reinforcement Parameters 16-8

      Solid Wall Shop Drawing Parameters 16-9

      Annotation Parameters 16-9

      Generating Shop Drawings 16-10

      Exporting for CAM 16-10

      Self-Assessment 16-11

      Preface

      Autodesk Revit is a Building Information Modeling (BIM) software which is used to design buildings parametrically and with drafting elements. Using this software, you can create architectural, structural, and MEP designs of a building. You can generate plan views, elevations, schedules, legends, and sections of a building by using this tool. Autodesk Revit is well capable of sharing data with other users allowing them to simultaneously work on same project.

      To support education, Autodesk gives free educational version of the Autodesk Revit to students with a license of 1 year. You can get your free version of software by visiting the following link:

      https://www.autodesk.com/education/edu-software/overview

      The Autodesk Revit 2025 Black Book is the 6th edition of our series on Autodesk Revit. This book is designed to help beginners in understanding the workflow in Revit and how simple BIM models are created. The book follows a step by step methodology. In this book, we have tried to give real-world examples with real challenges in designing. We have tried to reduce the gap between educational use of Autodesk Revit and industrial use of Autodesk Revit. The book covers almost all the information required by a beginner to master Autodesk Revit. The book covers Architectural Design, Structural Design, Project Management, Revit Family Components, MEP, Mass and Site Creation, Drafting, Data Management and Collaboration, Macros, Visual Scripting, and Precast. A residential building project is given in this book which revises major topics discussed throughout the book. Some of the salient features of this book are :

      In-Depth explanation of concepts

      Every new topic of this book starts with the explanation of the basic concepts. In this way, the user becomes capable of relating the things with real world.

      Topics Covered

      Every chapter starts with a list of topics being covered in that chapter. In this way, the user can easy find the topic of his/her interest easily.

      Instruction through illustration

      The instructions to perform any action are provided by maximum number of illustrations so that the user can perform the actions discussed in the book easily and effectively. There are about 1090 small and large illustrations that make the learning process effective.

      Tutorial point of view

      At the end of concept’s explanation, the tutorial make the understanding of users firm and long lasting. Major topics of the book have tutorials that are real world projects. Also, most of the tools in this book are discussed in the form of tutorials.

      For Faculty

      If you are a faculty member, then you can ask for video tutorials on any of the topic, exercise, tutorial, or concept. As faculty, you can register on our website to get electronic desk copies of our latest books, self-assessment, and solution of practical. Faculty resources are available in the Faculty Member page of our website (www.cadcamcaeworks.com) once you login. Note that faculty registration approval is manual and it may take two days for approval before you can access the faculty website.

      New

      If anything is added or enhanced in this edition which is not available in the previous editions, then it is displayed with symbol in table of content.

      Formatting Conventions Used in the Text

      All the key terms like name of button, tool, drop-down etc. are kept bold.

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      About Authors

      The author of this book, Gaurav Verma, has written and assisted in more than 18 titles in CAD/CAM/CAE which are already available in market. He has authored AutoCAD Electrical Black Books and SolidWorks Electrical Black Books. He has also authored books on various modules of Creo Parametric and SolidWorks. He has provided consultant services to many industries in US, Greece, Canada, and UK. He has assisted in preparing many Government aided skill development programs. He has been speaker for Autodesk University. He has assisted in preparing AutoCAD Electrical course for Autodesk Design Academy. He has worked on Sheetmetal, Forging, Machining, and Casting designs in Design and Development departments of various manufacturing firms.

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      Chapter 1

      Introduction to Revit

      The major topics covered in this chapter are:

      •Introduction to BIM

      •Role of Revit in BIM

      •Installing Autodesk Revit

      •Starting Projects and Families in Revit

      •File Menu Options

      Introduction to BIM

      Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a concept and process used to represent the data related to construction and maintenance of a building in organized manner. In BIM concept, a 3D model of the building is designed with all the design information embedded to related component of building. For example, if a beam/column is created using BIM concept then all the parameters like material, size, weight, shape, time taken for construction, cost, and so on are embedded to beam/column in model and can be retrieved whenever required. BIM is not a new thing as it was started in 1980s. Now a days, the software using BIM technology are becoming cheaper and hence the BIM software are finding greater uses in common building design applications too.

      Introduction to Autodesk Revit

      You may ask why I am talking so much about BIM in a book of Revit! This is because Autodesk Revit is a BIM software. Figure-1 shows the broad spectrum of functions which Revit is capable of doing. Autodesk Revit is a parametric software which means everything you create in the software will have specific parameters so that the same object/structure can be created in real-world. One benefit of parametric software is that you can modify any object of Revit by modifying the related parameters at any time during designing.

      Revit also maintains bidirectional associativity between various objects generated by 3D Building model which means if an object (door, window etc.) is changed in one view then that change will propagate in all the connected views.

      Downloading and Installing Autodesk Revit Student Version

      •Reach the link : https://www.autodesk.com/education/edu-software/overview from your web browser.

      •Sign in with your student account using the Sign in button next to Already have educational access text in the web page; refer to Figure-2. If you do not have the one then create it by using the GET STARTED button.

      •After signing in, move down on the web page and click on the Get product link button for Revit; refer to Figure-3. Select the version, platform and language of software from the drop-downs; refer to Figure-3. The INSTALL button will be active.

      •Click on the INSTALL button. The software will download and install. Follow the instructions as displayed while installing.

      •On running the software first time after installation, a dialog box will be displayed for licensing if user account is not setup with educational access earlier; refer to Figure-4. Click on the Already have a License button from the bottom right corner of the dialog box. The License type page will be displayed in the dialog box as shown in Figure-4.

      •Select the Switch user button from the dialog box and click on the Continue button from the next page in dialog box. The application will close. On restarting the application, Sign in with your Autodesk ID button will be displayed. Select this button and enter your autodesk ID information. If information is valid then application will start.

      Starting Autodesk Revit

      There are various ways to start Autodesk Revit after installation like using Desktop Icon, using Start Menu, using Cortana in Windows 10 etc. We will discuss the standard method which is by using the Start Menu. The procedure is discussed next.

      •Click on the Start button at the bottom left in the Taskbar and type Revit 2025 in the search box. The options will be displayed as shown in Figure-5.

      •Click on the Revit 2025 option from the list. The start page of application will be displayed; refer to Figure-6. Note that the introductory help options are available in Learn drop-down of first page.

      User Interface

      The first thing you need to know while learning a software is to understand various components of the user interface of the software. Various components of the Autodesk Revit User Interface after opening a sample project are annotated.

      Various options of user interface after starting a project are discussed next.

      Ribbon

      Ribbon is a toolbox below the Title Bar in which tools are placed under different tabs. These tabs are further divided into panels. Each panel has a number of tools which perform function of same genre shows the locations of Ribbon, Tabs, and Panels in the user interface.

      Title Bar

      Title bar is the top strip containing quick access tools, name of the document, and connectivity options; refer to Figure-7.

      •Quick Access Toolbar contains tools that are common for file handling. The Quick Access Toolbar contains tools for creating new file, saving current file, printing the file, and so on. You can add desired tools in the Quick Access Toolbar by using customization options.

      •The center of the title bar shows the name of the drawing. If you are using the Student Edition then STUDENT VERSION will also be displayed here.

      •Search Box is used to search desired topic in the Revit Help. To use this option, type the keyword for which you want the information in the text box adjacent to Search button and press ENTER from the keyboard.

      •Sign In button is used to sign into the Autodesk account. If you are not having an Autodesk account then you can create one from Autodesk website. If you have an Autodesk account then you can save and share your files through Autodesk cloud and you can render on cloud. To sign into your Autodesk account, click on the Sign In button. As a result, a drop-down will display; refer to Figure-8. Click on Sign In to Autodesk account option. As a result, the Autodesk - Sign In dialog box will be displayed; refer to Figure-9. Enter your ID & password and click on the Sign In button to login.

      •Autodesk App Store button in the Title Bar is used to install or share apps for Autodesk products. Click on the Autodesk App Store button. The Autodesk APP STORE web page will open in the browser where you can buy or try various apps as needed; refer to Figure-10 (Apps shown in figure might be different in your case).

      •The Help button is used to display online help of Autodesk Revit on the Autodesk server. If you click on the down arrow next to Help button then a list of options will be displayed; refer to Figure-11. Select desired option to check related information.

      Properties Palette

      The options in the Properties Palette are used to modify properties of the components selected from the view port. For example, Figure-12 shows the Properties Palette displayed on selecting a viewport.

      Project Browser

      Project Browser is used to switch between various views, sheets, and objects in the current revit project. By default, the Project Browser is available below Properties Palette; refer to Figure-13. You can drag and place it at desired location in interface.

      Status Bar

      Various options of the Status Bar are annotated in Figure-14. The left area of the Status Bar shows tips or hints on what to do after you have selected a tool. When you highlight an element or component, the status bar displays the name of the family and family type.

      •Select desired workset from the Worksets drop-down that you want to share with your team member for simultaneously working. You will learn more about these options later in this book.

      •Click on the Editing request option from the Status Bar to check the requests sent by your team members for editing.

      •Select the Design Options button from the Status Bar to create different design sets. Design sets are used to represent different possibilities of design like one design set will have Revolving door at entrance and other design set will have double door at entrance. Select desired option from the Active Design Option to selected desired design set. You will learn more about design sets later.

      •Select the Exclude Options check box to exclude all the components from selection which are not part of design options.

      •Select the Editable Only check box to exclude all the components from selection which are not available for editing.

      •Click on desired

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