Autodesk® Revit® 2025 Architecture

Title
Copyright Page
Contents
Book Purpose and Objectives
Preface
On the Companion Files
Chapter 1 Introduction to Revit 2025
	CAD vs. BIM
	Revit Architecture
	Starting Revit 2025
	Understanding the Revit 2025 Interface
		File Menu
		Quick Access Toolbar
		Ribbons
		Info Center
		View Area
		Properties
		Project Browser
		View Control Bar
		Status Bar
		Options Bar
	Zooming in Revit
	3D and Camera in Revit
	Steering Wheel
		Zoom
		Orbit
		Pan
		Rewind
		Center
		Look
		Up/Down
		Walk
	Create New Project
	Open Existing Project
	Closing File(s)
	Exercise 1-1 Introducing Revit 2025
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 2 How to Draw and Modify in Revit
	Introduction
	Drawing in Revit 2025
		Temporary Dimensions
		Alignment Lines
		Snaps
		Draw Context Panel
	Selecting in Revit
		Delete Command
	Exercise 2-1 Drawing and Selecting
	Some Modifying Commands
		Move Command
		Copy Command
		Rotate Command
		Mirror Command
		Array Command
		Linear Array
		Radial Array
	Exercise 2-2 Some Modifying Commands
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 3 Project Preparation
	Introduction
	Project Information and Project Units
		Project Information
		Project Units
	Creating Levels
	Exercise 3-1 Project Information, Units, and Adding Levels
	Importing a CAD File
	Creating Gridlines
	Creating Columns
	Exercise 3-2 Import CAD, Gridlines, and Columns
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 4 All You Need to Know About Walls
	Introduction
	Wall Families
		System Families
		Component Families
	Inputting Walls
	Wall Controls and Temporary Dimensions
	Exercise 4-1 Inputting the Outside Wall
	Additional Modifying Commands
		Align command
		Trim/Extend to Corner
		Trim/Extend Single Element and Trim/Extend Multiple Elements
		Split Element
		Split with Gap
		Match Type Properties
		Create Similar
		Cut Profile
		Underlay
	Exercise 4-2 Additional Modifying Commands
	Wall Profile
	Hide and Unhide Elements
	Exercise 4-3 Wall Profile
	Slanted Walls
	Snap Between 2 Points
	Exercise 4-4 Slanted Wall
	Tapered Walls
	Exercise 4-5 Tapered Wall
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 5 Inserting Doors and Windows
	Introduction
	Inserting Doors and Windows Using Pre-Loaded Families
	Loading Door and Window Families
	Customizing Door and Window Sizes
	Special Techniques for Doors and Windows
		Reveal Constraint
	Exercise 5-1 Inserting Doors and Windows
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 6 Creating and Controlling Curtain Walls
	Introduction
	All You Need to Know A
bout Curtain Walls
	Controlling Curtain Gridlines
		Moving Existing Curtain Gridlines
		Adding New Curtain Grid Lines
		Deleting Curtain Grid Lines
		Controlling Curtain Grid Lines Using Properties
		Add/Remove Segments
	Adding and Controlling Mullions
		Selecting a Group of Mullions
	Adding Storefronts
	Curtain Panles
		Replacing Panels
		Panel Material
	Hiding and Isolating Elements
	Curtain Walls Inside Slanted Walls
	Exercise 6-1 Creating and Manipulating Curtain Walls
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 7 Creating Floors
	Introduction
	Creating Floors by Selecting Walls or Sketching
	Joining Geometry
	How to Create a Shaft Opening in Floors
	Creating a Floor with Slopes
		One-Direction Slope
		Slope for Drainage
	Underlay and Linework
	Exercise 7-1 Creating Floors
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 8 Creating Roofs
	Introduction
	Roof by Footprint
		Slope Arrow
		Attach the Top or Base of the Wall to the Roof
	Exercise 8-1 Creating a Roof by Footprint
	Roof by Extrusion
		Reference Plane
	Exercise 8-2  Creating a Roof by Extrusion
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 9 Components and Ceiling
	Introduction
	Placing Components
	Exercise 9-1 Placing Components
	Creating a Ceiling – Introduction
	Creating a Ceiling – Automatic
	Creating a Ceiling – Sketch
	Creating a Ceiling – Ceiling Soffit
	Exercise 9-2 Creating Ceiling
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 10 Creating Stairs, Ramps, and Railings
	Introduction
	Creating Stairs – First Look
	Creating Stairs – Standard Stairs
	Creating Stairs – Sketching Stairs
	Creating Stairs – Connect Levels
	Editing Stairs
	Editing Sketched Stairs
	Creating Ramps
	Creating Railings
		Modify Existing Railing
		Create New Railing
	Exercise 10-1 Creating Stairs, Ramps, and Railings
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 11 Creating and Manipulating Views
	Introduction
	Creating Duplicates
		Duplicate
		Duplicate with Detailing
		Duplicate as a Dependent
		Renaming View
		Crop Region
		Annotation Crop
	Creating Callouts
		Rectangular Shape
		Sketch
		For Both Types
	Control Visibility / Graphics
	Exercise 11-1 Views — Part 1
	Creating Elevations
	Creating Sections
		3D Section Box
		Orient to View
		Selection Box
	View Range
	Plan Region
	Exercise 11-2 Views – Part 2
	Depth Cueing
	Exercise 11-3 Depth Cueing
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 12 Annotation and Legends
	Introduction
	Creating Dimensions
		Aligned
		Linear
		Angular
		Radial and Diameter
		Arc Length
		Spot Elevation
		Spot Slope
	Measure Command
	Writing Text
		Annotation Text
		Annotation Text Family
		Model Text
	Editing Dimensions and Annotation Text
		Delete Single Aligned Dimension
		Text Multiple Align
	Exercise 12-1  Dimension and Text
	Creating Legends
		How to Create a Legend View?
		Insert Legend Components
		Insert Symbols
	Exercise 12-2  Creating Legends
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 13 Visualize in Revit and Printing
	Dealing with Cameras
		How to Create a Camera
		View Size
		Recent Target
	Exercise 13-1 Perspectives
	Creating Walkthroughs
		How to Create a Walkthrough
		How to View and Modify a Walkthrough
		How to Set Walkthrough Frames
		How to Export a Walkthrough
	Exercise 13-2 Creating Walkthroughs
	Solar Studies: Introduction
	Solar Study Types
		How to Create Still Solar Studies
		How to create Single Day Solar Studies
		How to Create Multi-Day Solar Studies
	Exercise 13-3 Solar Studies
	Rendering in Revit – Introduction
	Render Command in Revit
		Quality
		Output Settings
		Lighting
		Background
		Image
		Display
		Render and Render Region
	Render and Lights
		Setting Up Light Groups
		Adding Trees and People
	Exercise 13-4 Rendering in Revit
	Creating Sheets
		Sheet Collections
	Printing
	Exercise 13-5 Creating Sheets
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 14 Creating Schedules
	Creating Schedules
		Fields
		Filter
		Sorting/Grouping
		Formatting
		Appearance
	Modifying Schedules
	Including an Image in Your Schedule
	Calculated Value
	Exercise 14-1 Creating and Modifying Schedules
	Schedule Key Styles
	Reusing Schedules
	Exercise 14-2 Scheduling Key Styles & Reusing Schedules
	Creating Project Parameters
	Creating Fields From
 Formulas
	Conditional Formatting
	Creating Material Takeoff Schedules
	Split Schedule Across Sheets
	CSV Export for Schedule
	Exercise 14-3 Creating Material Takeoff Schedules
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 15 Project Phasing, Design Options, and Path of Travel
	Project Phasing
		Phases and Elements
		How to Demolish Elements
		Creating Phases
	Exercise 15-1 Using Phases
	Design Options
		How to Set Up Design Options
		How to Add Existing Elements to Design Options
		How to Add New Elements to a Design Option
		How to View Design Options
		Delete Design Options
	Exercise 15-2 Design Options
	Path of Travel
		Tagging
		Scheduling Path of Travel
		Reveal Obstacles
		Add/Delete Waypoint
		Multiple Paths
		One Way Indicator
		People Content
		Spartial Grid
	Exercise 15-3 Path of Travel
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review  Answers
Chapter 16 Toposolids in Revit
	Introduction
	Project Base Point and Survey Point
		Project Base Point
		Survey Point
	Creating Toposolids
		From Sketch
		From CAD Import
		From CSV File Import
	Editing Toposurfaces
	Contour Display
	Creating Property Lines
	Creating Building Pad Using Excavate and Shaft
		Excavate Command
		Shaft Command
	Exercise 16-1A Creating Toposolid Using CAD Import
	Exercise 16-1B Creating Topsolid Using Sketching
	Editing Toposolids
		Creating Subdivision
		Creating a Site
	Annotating Toposolids
		Spot Elevations and Spot Coordinates
	Site and Parking Components
	Exercise 16-2 Modifying Toposolids
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 17 Creating Rooms and Areas
	Introduction to Creating Rooms
	Creating and Modifying Rooms
		To create Rooms One by One
		To Create All Rooms in One Step
		Room Separation Lines
		Modifying Rooms
		Adding Room Tags
	Room Schedule
		Room Settings
	Exercise 17-1 Creating Rooms
	Creating Areas
		Creating Area Plan
		Placing Area Boundaries
		Adding Areas
		Tagging Areas
	Exercise 17-2 Creating Areas
	Creating Color Schemes
		Creating a New Color Scheme
		Color Scheme By Value
		Color Scheme By Range
	Exercise 17-3 Creating Color Schemes
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 18 Tagging and Detailing
	Introduction
	How to Add Tags in Revit
		Tag by Category
		Material Tag
	Exercise 18-1 Adding Tags
	Creating Details
		Creating a Detail View from Scratch
		Callout or Section as Starting Point
		Starting with an AutoCAD File
	Exercise 18-2 Creating Details
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 19 Creating Groups and Revit Links
	Creating Groups
		How to Create a Group – Method One
		How to Create a Group – Method Two
	Adding Groups
		How to Add Groups from Project Browser
		Add Groups from Ribbon
		How to Attach Detail Group to Model Group
	Modifying Groups
	Editing Groups
	Groups in Other Projects
		How to Open a File as a Group in Another Open File
	Exercise 19-1 Using Groups
	Linking Models – Introduction
	Linking Models
	Managing Links
	Visibility / Graphics Overrides in Linked Models
		Display Settings in Linked Model
	Linked Model Conversion
		How to copy Individual Items in a Linked File to the Host File
	Exercise 19-2 Linking Models
	Coordinating Across 
Disciplines
		Copying and Monitoring Elements
		Coordinating Monitored Elements
		Interference Checking
	Linking Other File Types
	Exercise 19-3 Coordinating Across Disciplines
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 20 Importing and Exporting Files in Revit
	Importing/Linking CAD Files
		How to Import or Link a Vector File
		Importing Lineweight
	Manipulating Imported CAD Files
		Query Imported CAD Files
		Deleting Layers
		Exploding Imported Files
		Modifying the Visibility of Imported Files
	Importing Raster Image Files
		Editing Raster Files
	Importing PDF Files
	Exercise 20-1 Working with Imported Files
	Exporfting Files
		Exporting CAD Format Files
		How to Create an Export Setup
		How to Create a New Set of Views/Sheets to Export
		Exporting PDF Files
	Exercise 20-2 Exporting Files
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 21 Creating Masses in Revit
	Introduction
	Place Mass Command
	Exercise 21-1 Basic Mass Elements
	In-Place Mass & Conceptual Mass
	Setting Work Planes
	Creating Mass Forms
		Creating an Extrusion
		Creating a Revolve
		Creating a Sweep
		Creating a Blend
		Creating a Swept Blend
		Creating a Loft
		Void Forms
	Manipulating Conceptual Mass
	X-Ray – Adding Profiles and Edges
		Edit Profile
		Add Edge and Profile
		Divide Surface
	Exercise 21-2 In-Place Masses
	Creating Walls, Floors, and Roofs from Masses
	Exercise 21-3 Creating Walls, Floors, and Roofs from Masses
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 22 Customizing Walls, Roofs, Floors, and 
Compound Ceilings
	Introduction
	Customizing Basic Wall Types
		Wrapping (Only for Walls)
		Auto Join & Auto Join & Lock
	Using Profiles on Walls, Roofs, and Floors
	Exercise 22-1 Creating Basic Wall Types
	Vertically Compound Walls
		Permanent Wall Sweeps and Reveals
	Exercise 22-2 Creating Vertically Compound Walls
	Vertically Stacked Walls
		Embedding a Wall inside Another Wall
	Exercise 22-3 Creating Stacked and Embedded Walls
	Create Parts
	Exercise 22-4 Create Parts
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 23 Creating Families in Revit
	Introduction to Creating Families
	Parametric Framework
	Exercise 23-1 Coffee Table Framework
	Creating the 3D Elements of the Family
		Adding Controls
		Adding Openings
		Adding Model and Symbolic Lines
	Exercise 23-2 Creating 3D Elements of the Family
	Family Types – Sizes and Materials
		Setting Sizes
		Assigning Materials
	Exercise 23-3 Family Types – Sizes and Materials
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 24 Customizing Doors, Windows, and Railing Families
	Customizing Existing Doors and Windows
	Visibility Settings
	Exercise 24-1 Creating a Custom Door
	Exercise 24-2 Creating a Custom Window
	Creating Custom Railings
		Rail Structure (Non-Continuous)
		Baluster Placement
	Exercise 24-3 Creating Custom Railings
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Chapter 25 Worksets and Shared Views
	Introduction to Worksets
	How to Create a Central File
		How to Assign Elements to Worksets
	Creating a Local File
	Functions to Help Control Worksets
		Active Workset
		Gray Inactive Worksets
		Synchronize
		Reload Latest
		Worksharing Display Options
	Exercise 25-1 Creating and Controlling Worksets
	Shared Views—Introduction
	Shared Views
		Follow Up 
on comments
	Exercise 25-2 Shares Views
	Chapter Review
	Chapter Review Answers
Index