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Learning Autodesk Advanced Revit Structure 2012

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  • Copyright 2014
  • Edition: 1st
  • Downloadable Video
  • ISBN-10: 0-13-359737-7
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-13-359737-0

In this video based training course for Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2012, author Jay Polding takes you beyond the basics, into advanced tricks and techniques for using the tools available to you in this BIM (Building Information Modeling) software for structural engineering.

To get the most out of this video tutorial, you should already have a good working knowledge of Revit Structure 2012. In this computer based course, you will cover topics such as annotation standards, phasing, working with walls, floors, columns, beams, and trusses. You will also cover structural standards, such as brace, beam connection, and column symbols, learn about shared parameters, and even how to render and present your models. Finally, you will learn how to share work with worksets, and discover tips for collaborating with other consultants.

By the conclusion of this advanced training course on Autodesk Revit Structure 2012, you will have a deep understanding of advanced techniques, and how to use the tools that are available in this software to create and share your structural models. Extensive working files are included to allow you to work alongside the author as he explains the techniques he is teaching in this video tutorial.

Total Time: 7.5 hours

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Table of Contents

01. Introduction
    0101 What You Will Accomplish
    0102 About The Author
02. Defining Families And Parameters
    0201 Defining Families
    0202 Defining Parameters
03. Setting Up Annotation Standards
    0301 Template Files
    0302 Title Blocks
    0303 Title Block Stamp
    0304 View Titles
    0305 Text
    0306 Dimensions
    0307 Level And Grid Heads
    0308 Elevation Bubbles
    0309 Section Bubbles
    0310 Callout Bubbles
    0311 Line Styles
    0312 Materials And Hatching
    0313 Object Styles
04. Starting The Project
    0401 Audit And Purge
    0402 Project Origin Levels And Grids
    0403 Establishing A Starting View
05. Linking Revit Files
    0501 Linking Revit
    0502 Copy-Monitor And Coordination Review
06. Phasing
    0601 Create Phases
    0602 Objects And Phases
    0603 Views And Phases
    0604 Phase Filters
    0605 Phase Filter Graphic Overrides
    0606 Phase Mapping
07. View Management
    0701 Project Browser Organization
    0702 Refining Views On Sheets
    0703 View Templates
    0704 View Filters
08. Site Tools
    0801 Toposurface
    0802 Subregion And Split Surface
    0803 Site Component
    0804 Label Contours
    0805 Spot Elevation
    0806 Slope Tag
    0807 Graded Toposurface
    0808 Net Cut Fill Schedule
09. Foundation Walls
    0901 Walls Review
    0902 Wall Footings Review
10. Floors
    1001 Floors Review
    1002 Sloping Floors
    1003 Thickened Slab
    1004 Slab Recess In-Place Family
11. Make A Floor Grate Family
    1101 Component Family Rules
    1102 Choosing The Template
    1103 Laying Out Reference Planes
    1104 Adding Labels
    1105 Adding Geometry
    1106 Making Family Types
    1107 Inserting And Testing The Family
12. Columns
    1201 Column Review
    1202 Load Concrete Column With Drop
    1203 Edit Concrete Column With Drop Family
    1204 Edit A Column Tag Family
13. Beam
    1301 Beam Review
    1302 Beam System
14. Trusses
    1401 Load A Truss Family
    1402 Purge And Reload Truss
    1403 Make Two Roofs
    1404 Attach Truss To Roof
    1405 Adjust Beam System
    1406 Show Truss On Roof Plan
15. Structural Standards
    1501 Symbolic Cutback Distance
    1502 Brace Symbols
    1503 Beam Connection Symbols
    1504 Column Connection Symbols
16. Shared Parameters
    1601 Graphical Column Schedule Review
    1602 Making Shared Parameters
    1603 Applying Shared Parameters To A Project
17. Presentations And Rendering
    1701 3D Camera Views
    1702 3D Isometric View
    1703 Refine Model
    1704 Materials
    1705 Rendering Settings
    1706 Online Rendering
18. Refining 2D Views And Sheets
    1801 Rename And Organize Views
    1802 View Filter For Footings
    1803 View Range For Framing And Slab Plans
    1804 Detailing And Annotation Review
    1805 Sheets And Printing Review
    1806 Save As Template
19. Work Sharing With Worksets
    1901 Work Sharing With Worksets Setup
    1902 Using Worksharing With Worksets
    1903 Collaborating With Other Consultants

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