Autodesk Revit Architecture 2015: No Experience Required

Learn Revit Architecture the hands-on way For those who like to learn by doing, this Autodesk OfficialPress book shows you how to build a four-story office building onestep at a time, providing you with real-world practice you mightexpect to encounter on the job. Concise explanations, focusedexamples, step-by-step instructions, and an engaging hands-ontutorial make this book the perfect way to learn RevitArchitecture. In addition, you can download starting files for eachchapter from the website in order to compare your work to theauthors, or start fresh with any chapter in the book. Expert author Eric Wing first introduces the interface and Revitconventions, and then moves directly into building modeling. You'lllearn to place walls, doors, and windows, work with structuralgrids, beams, and foundations; add text and dimensions, and usedimensions as a design tool. As the building takes shape, you'lldiscover how to generate construction documentation, createschedules, work with families, consider site issues, and useRevit's rendering capabilities. Here are some of the skills you canacquire from this book: Understanding Revit's interface, views, and grids Creating and editing roofs, railings, stairs, and ceilings Generating documentation and construction schedules Using advanced features like creating hosted families, systemfamilies, and formulas Autodesk Revit Architecture: No Experience Required is acompletely self-paced guide. You can work along with the tutorialfrom cover to cover or jump in anywhere. No matter how you use thisbook, you'll be able to transfer the useful concepts to yourprofessional practice.