Revit Architecture 2008 Essentials

205 video lessons over 19 hours - Actual Videos are 1024 X 768 View online lesson sampler and download outline Your instructor, Lay Christopher Fox, is an independent architectural drafter/illustrator, author, and educator. He is the author of Introducing & Implementing Autodesk Revit Building, produced by Autodesk Press, and will update his book for the new release of Revit Architecture in 2007. He has produced Autodesk Official Training Courseware on Revit Architecture and Revit Structure. He is the Revit Technical Editor for AUGIWORLD Magazine, the bi-monthly newsletter of Autodesk User Group International. Getting Started with Revit Architecture Course outline and explanation of the learning objectives. Starting Revit Architecture. Obtaining the drawings, project files and data sets used in the tutorials. An overview of the Menu Bar and Shortcut Key. How to use the Toolbars. An overview of the Design Bar. How to use the Type Selector Bar and Options Bar. This lesson covers the Project Browser and Workspace. How to use the Status Bar and View Control Bar. This lesson covers Right-Clicking and Shortcut Menus. Understanding Viewing Tools. An overview of Revit File Types and Loading Families. An overview of the User Interface. How do I save a project? Creating a new project, setting units and snaps. Understanding Project Options. Basic Modeling I How to use Drawing Aids. Learning to use the Basics Tab of the Design Bar. How to use the Modeling Tab of the Design Bar. How do I create a Wall? How to Modify Wall Properties. This lesson covers default wall types. How to modify a Wall Profile and add an Opening to a Wall. How to create Curtain Wall types. This lesson covers curtain wall grids, mullions and panels. How to embed one wall type in another. This lesson covers the horizontal structure of walls. How to create walls with differing vertical structure. Using stacked wall types. How do I add Doors and Windows? This lesson covers Door and Window Properties. How to load door families from libraries and create new door types from existing ones. How do I create a New Level? How to Copy and Move Objects. This lesson covers Rotating and Arraying. This lesson covers Mirroring and Resizing. This lesson covers Aligning Objects, Splitting Walls and Lines and Offsetting Objects. How to Trim and Extend Objects. An overview of Grouping. This lesson covers Match, Creating Similar Objects and Pinning Objects. How to Create Grids. How do I Add Columns? This lesson covers Adding Structural Columns. How do I Add Structural Walls? This lessons covers Adding Structural Foundations. How to Add Structural Beams. How to Add Structural Braces. Model Views An Overview of View and Creating Floor Plans. What are the various locations of zoom and pan controls? This lesson covers the View Menu. Using the View Toolbar. What are the types of Views? Instance and type properties of views using the Element Properties dialog. This lesson covers the Visibility/Graphics dialog. The View Scale and Detail Level controls on the View Control Bar. The Model Graphics Style display modes for views. How to use Sun and Shadow controls for views. How to use the Crop Region controls for views. Understanding the controls for hiding and displaying elements in views. This lesson covers the controls for the annotation crop region available to non-perspective model views. This lesson covers Ceiling Plans. This lesson covers Plan regions. Understanding Elevation Views. An overview of the properties of Framing Elevations. Understanding Section Views. This lesson covers Callout Views. This lesson covers non-model views: Legends and Sheets. Using Camera Views. How to create and modify 3D Orthographic (parallel projection) views. This lesson covers perspective and parallel projection views. This lesson covers Schedules and Quantities. Understanding Visibility Graphics. Understanding Object Styles. This lesson covers View Templates. This lesson covers View Properties. View Section Boxes for 3D views. The Phase and Phase Filter properties of views. How to Duplicate views, Duplicate with Detailing and Duplicate as Dependent. Develop a Project How to use the Units and Snaps dialogs to alter project settings. How to control display characteristics of object categories and lines. How to set project information parameters for title block display and how to set project place for sun settings. How to transfer system families and settings from one project file to another. How to set views to display either True North or Project North Understanding the basics of Project template files. How to create and apply user defined category filters. Leveraging Other Files How to import and place image files. How to import and place CAD files. How do I link image, CAD and Revit files? This lesson covers the Import Lineweights dialog. How do I export views to CAD files? This lesson covers the Export Layers dialog. How to use imported CAD or image files as a basis for creating model objects. How to use imported CAD or image files as a basis for creating 2D drafting or details. How to convert imported CAD files to Revit objects. How do I export views to image files? How to control visibility of imported CAD and image files. This lesson covers the Manage Links dialog. Massing and Building Maker Loading a Mass Family, Placing Massing Elements and Mass Visibility Controls. Creating a Mass Solid Extrusion. Creating a Mass Solid Blend. Creating a Mass Solid Revolve and importing CAD Geometry. This lesson covers Reference Planes and Reference Lines. This lesson covers Work Planes, Creating a Mass Solid Revolve and Assigning Materials to Elements.