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REVIT

AN INTRODUCTION FOR BEGINNERS

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Autodesk. Autodesk Revit is a product that is wholly owned by Autodesk. Any reference to Revit on in this
document or website is made acknowledging this ownership. Refer to Autodesk's own website and product
pages for specific trademark and copyright information. Please visit www.autodesk.com to buy Revit or to get
more information.

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TOP 5 TIPS
1. THINK 3D
Revit is an excellent tool to achieve BIM (Building Information
Modelling). Think about your project in 3D Modelling &
Information terms. To make this easy, work in a 3D & 2D view at
the same time using Tile Views, and keep in mind any information
about the model that might be useful to Schedule later.

2. THINK 2D
You don’t have to model everything in Revit. You can also use 2D
or ‘View-Specific’ elements from the Annotate Tab.

Deciding between 3D & 2D depends on the outcomes and views


you are trying to achieve. If you want to see it scheduled, or in 3D
views, or in multiple views, then it may be best to model it in 3D,
otherwise it’s probably ok to use Annotate tools like Detail Lines &
Filled Regions (similar to hatches). This is not only faster and
usually easier, but your file should be much smaller and cleaner as
a result.

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3. USE THE VIEW STYLES & TOOLS
MODEL STYLES: Switch between different model styles depending
on what you’re doing, for example, Hidden Line might be best to
view as documentation, while Realistic allows you to see the
Render Materials.

TEMPORARY HIDE/ISOLATE: Use Temporary Hide & Isolate to


make your view space much clearer and focus on elements that
you need for the current task.

SECTION BOX: Use the Section Box in 3D views Properties to


effectively and quickly crop your view to focus on a specific area.

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4. USE GRAPHIC OVERRIDES IN VIEW
Sounds complex, but not really. When starting off with Revit these
tools can be extremely powerful and useful to get your views
looking perfect with little effort and pain.
• Hide Elements or Categories in View
• Override the Graphics of Elements or Categories in View,
for example the line and hatch type, thickness and colour

• Override Lines using the Linework tool. You can change the
thickness, style and colour for individual lines as you click.

As you become more familiar with Revit, you will use these view-
specific graphic overrides less often and instead control graphics
at a higher level, but while starting off they can be very helpful.

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5. GET HELP
Revit has built-in some awesome features to help you along the
way. You can hover over any tool in the ribbon for some text,
images and even video (if you’re lucky) about how the tool works
and what to click next.

Second, in the bottom left hand corner, Revit tells you exactly what
to do next and in what order to click things. Very handy!

If you have any questions, head over to architecturetutor.com for


more tutorials, guides, courses and private lessons if you prefer.

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GETTING STARTED
PREPARE THE PROGRAM
ARRANGE LAYOUT: Arrange the Project Browser to the left and
Properties on the right.
PREPARE QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR: Move the Quick Access
Toolbar Below the Ribbon for easier access. The QAT can be super
handy while you’re learning Revit and using certain tools very
often, for example, Copy or Text. Keyboard Shortcuts are better
and faster, but until you learn them, use the Quick Access Toolbar.
Add/remove buttons as you need.
DEACTIVATE ‘DRAG ELEMENTS ON SELECTION’: Have you ever
moved an element by mistake in Revit and had no idea how and
when it happened? Chances are this was caused by a little-known
setting called “Drag Elements on Selection”, which is turned on by
default.

To deactivate, click on the icon so that a red X appears. You’re


welcome.

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CREATE YOUR OWN KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

PREPARE THE PROJECT


1. Before modelling, complete these five steps:
1. Save the project in a safe place with a good name
2. Set Project Information inside the ‘Manage’ tab. A
lot of this information will show up on sheets later.

3. Create Levels
4. Create Grids (if needed)
5. Create or load some family types for main
elements

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FILE TYPES
Revit Project files (.RVT)
This is your Revit project and stores within it a whole lot
information and all families that have been loaded into it.

Revit Family files (.RFA)


Think of these as the different objects that you bring in and out of
different projects. Make these parametric and store them in a
folder for re-use and sharing across projects.

Revit Template files (.RTE)


These are the template files that you can setup to create an
excellent and organized starting point for new projects. You can
save a lot of time by preparing one that contains anything you
could imagine, including view templates, line styles, materials and
pre-loaded families.

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IMAGES & MODELS
INSERT IMAGES
Insert images, such as sketches, plans or elevations in jpeg format,
to easily trace and help model and present your work.

MODEL IN-PLACE
If you can’t find a system family or loadable family that suits your
project, you can use Component > Model In-Place

MASSING
To create truly amazing forms and Architecture, use In-Place Mass
from the Massing & Site Tab.

Check out www.architecturetutor.com for tutorials on how to


using Massing to create any Architectural form including buildings
by famous Architects, such as Zaha Hadid and Bjarke Ingels.

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5 BEGINNER MISTAKES
BE CAREFUL WHEN UPDATING REVIT
Revit is not backwards compatible. This means that if you open
and save something in a newer version, you will never be able to
open it in an older version of Revit. Think about this when sharing
project, template and family files between users that may be on
different version of Revit.

BE CAREFUL WITH DOWNLOADED & FREE FAMILIES


When first starting off, take full advantage of any Revit Families
you can find, to build your models without having to manually
model everything yourself but do check the families that you’ve
downloaded to ensure they are suitable for your needs, clean
them up if needed and delete bad families from your project.

AVOID SWITCHING TO AUTOCAD FOR DETAILING


Use the Annotation Tab within Revit after you have modelled to do
all of your documentation and detailing within, rather than switch
between other programs like AutoCAD. You have total control of
line styles, weights and colours, filled regions and hatches, as well
as tagging, dimensioning and detailed components. But remember
don’t overdo it and overuse 2D elements. Think 3D first.

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TRY AND BE CONSISTENT
Even if you make lots of mistakes and develop lots of bad habits, if
you’re at least consistent about it, then it can often be rectified and
recovered later on yourself or with a little bit of help. Try and avoid
using inconsistent naming, types and methods for different things.

HIDING ELEMENTS
Elements might be not visible in a view for many reasons. The
element may not have been deleted but still not visible because of
any of the following:
• Hide in View by Element
• Hide in View by Category
• Hide in View by Filter
• Temporary Hide in View by Element
• Temporary Hide in View by Category
• Detail Level set incorrectly
• Incorrect Workset being viewed
• Incorrect Design Option being viewed
• Incorrect View Range or Plan Region
• Incorrect Phase
Don’t be overwhelmed, but consider these the next time that
you’re looking for or considering hiding an element.

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RESOURCES
www.architecturetutor.com

This ebook and website is independent of Autodesk. and is not sponsored, endorsed, or affiliated with,
Autodesk. Autodesk Revit is a product that is wholly owned by Autodesk. Any reference to Revit on in this
document or website is made acknowledging this ownership. Refer to Autodesk's own website and product
pages for specific trademark and copyright information. Please visit www.autodesk.com to buy Revit or to get
more information.

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