Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2014: Essentials

418 Pages·2013·42.7 MB·English

AUTODESK® REVIT®
ARCHITECTURE 2014
ESSENTIALS
Ryan Duell
Tobias Hathorn
Tessa Reist Hathorn
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For Stacey, Lucely, and Nathaniel.
—Ryan
For my family, thank you for supporting me.
—Tobias
For Thad, Tabitha, and Thatcher—the other Ts.
—Tessa
About the Authors
Ryan Duell is a senior quality assurance analyst for Revit at
Autodesk. He holds a bachelor’s degree in design computing
from the Boston Architectural Center. He started his career
with cbt Architects in Boston, Massachusetts, working on a vari-
ety of project teams ranging from single-family residential to
large commercial projects. Ryan eventually moved into the BIM
manager role focusing on managing AutoCAD Architecture and
Revit Architecture standards, along with contributing on projects as needed.
At Autodesk he spent several years in the product support organization work-
ing with Revit. In addition to Autodesk, Ryan teaches Revit at the Boston
Architectural College and contributes to the Revit Clinic blog.
Tobias Hathorn is a licensed architect and user experience
designer for Autodesk Revit. He holds a bachelor’s degree in archi-
tecture from Kansas State University. He started his career at
BNIM architects in Kansas City, Missouri, working on a 1 million
square-foot IRS paper-processing center in Revit Architecture.
After working as a liaison between BNIM and Moshe Safdie and
Associates on the Kansas City Performing Arts Center, Tobias moved to Boston
to join the Revit product team in Waltham, Massachusetts. Tobias has honed
his knowledge and experience with Revit, especially the graphics and rendering
features, over the past six years in the quality assurance and product design
groups. In his free time, he likes to teach Revit Architecture at the Boston
Architectural College, bicycle, paint, and play Tetris.
Tessa Reist Hathorn is a licensed architect and a LEED
Accredited Professional with eight years of experience in archi-
tecture using Revit. After starting her career at BNIM Architects
working on historic renovations and the renowned Kauffman
Center for the Performing Arts, she eventually moved to Boston,
Massachusetts, to work with Moshe Safdie and Associates, work-
ing on high-profi le international projects. Tessa currently works in the Boston
area at Austin Architects where she helps implement BIM in her offi ce. She also
teaches Revit Architecture at the Boston Architectural College and is looking
forward to becoming a mom this spring.
Acknowledgments
The thought of creating a list of acknowledgments was daunting to me; there
would be no way to cover the scope of importance in the amount of space I have.
With that in mind, I fi rst need to thank Autodesk. I appreciate the unique view
and access I have to Revit and the amazingly talented people I have the oppor-
tunity to work with every day. I need to thank my supportive wife and family,
who have always been there along the way of my often demanding day and night
activities. And Wiley, this book would never have been possible without your tal-
ented staff, editing, and support, so thank you. I also want to thank Tobias and
Tessa for the opportunity to coauthor this book.
—Ryan
I’d like to acknowledge some of the individuals who have infl uenced me in
such a way as to make my participation in this book possible. Thanks to
Uncle Jim, for those wooden blocks. Thanks to Michael Holtz, for fostering a
young designer. Thanks to Shawn Gehle, for introducing me to Form-Z as a
college student. Thanks to BNIM, for a forward-looking approach to design
documentation. Thanks to Phil Read, for my fi rst Revit Architecture training.
Thanks to Eddy Krygiel, for being an advocate and mentor. Thanks to Tatjana
Dzambazova, for being a generous connector. Thanks to Steve Crotty and the
Revit QA staff, for my second Revit training. Thanks to Frame Demchak, for
inviting me into the software design fl ow state. Thanks to the Revit UX group,
for my third Revit training. Thanks to Wiley, for making sure this book
happened. Thanks to Ryan, for the solid work. Thanks to Tessa, for everything.
—Tobias
I’d fi rst like to thank the creative team at Autodesk Revit. Because of their soft-
ware and its ability to document architecture in a fun and forward-thinking
manner, I am still an architect. Thank you to BNIM for my fi rst exposure to the
software, especially to Eddy Krygiel for taking me under his wing and mentoring
me toward licensure. Thank you to my current employer, Austin Architects, for
trusting my skills and letting me run with them. Thank you to my co-writers, the
talented Ryan and my dear Tobias. Thanks also to our technical editor, Heather
Lech, for being a critical eye and trudging through our rough fi rst drafts. And an
enormous thanks to our team at Wiley—Alexa Murphy, Rebecca Anderson, and
especially Willem—for making everything behind the scenes happen.
—Tessa
Contents at a Glance
Foreword xv
Introduction xxi
CHAPTER 1 Introducing the Autodesk Revit Architecture Interface 1
CHAPTER 2 Walls and Curtain Walls 31
CHAPTER 3 Floors, Roofs, and Ceilings 67
CHAPTER 4 Stairs, Ramps, and Railings 99
CHAPTER 5 Adding Families 125
CHAPTER 6 Modifying Families 143
CHAPTER 7 Schematic Design 181
CHAPTER 8 Rooms and Color-Fill Plans 209
CHAPTER 9 Materials, Rendering, and Visualization 227
CHAPTER 10 Worksharing 243
CHAPTER 11 Details and Annotations 267
CHAPTER 12 Creating Drawing Sets 297
CHAPTER 13 Workfl ow and Site Modeling 329
CHAPTER 14 Repeating Objects, Best Practices, and Quick Tips 349
Appendix 367
Index 377